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Basic Info / Background

This user is proud to have been a Wikipedian since February 02 2006.

This user is male.

This user was born on Nov. 19.

Y

This user is a member of
Generation Y.

12

This user has visited 12 of the 205 countries in the world.

This user has over 3000 edits to the English Wikipedia

Acedemic Info & Interests

This user is a university student.

This user is an undergraduate student majoring in History.

This user is an undergraduate student majoring in Computer Science.

This user is interested in the Byzantine Empire

This user is interested in Carthage.

This user is interested in ancient Rome.

This user is interested in the Crusades.

Employment

This user works for the US Federal Government.

Political Views

This user is a Capitalist.

This user supports the legalization of all drugs for adults.

This user believes you should not vote unless you understand the issue.

This user supports globalization and free trade.

This user supports the use of nuclear power.

Wikipedia-Related Views

This user uses Wikipedia as a primary point of reference.

<ref>

This user recognizes the importance of citing sources.

This user believes that articles are useless without images.

This user reverts vandalism on sight.

File:Poitrine.jpg

Wikipedia is not censored for minors.

This user supports the use of ads on Wikipedia.

Ps

This user contributes using
Adobe Photoshop.

Grammar Style

ANAL 4

This user advocates good grammar usage.

~~they~~
he or she

This user considers the singular they to be substandard English usage.

A, B and C

This user prefers not to use the serial comma.

by

This user does not use the passive voice.

~~mankind~~

This user supports the use of gender-neutral language.

... in.

Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which this user will not put.

"...,"

For quotation marks, this user would rather use "American punctuation."

My Bio

I live in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. I have a B.A. in History but I'm currently working and studying in the realm of Computer Science. My interests are pretty diverse and include most academic subjects.

My Focus

I value proper referencing within articles. As a history major, I'm familiar with footnoting credible, scholarly sources to validate my academic papers, and I believe Wikipedia articles should be held to the same standards. As the encyclopedia's primary criticism is its perceived factual fallibility, this seems all the more important. All of my submissions, long or short, are supported with a proportional number of citations.

My Contributions

My favorite way to contribute is to write a non-existent article from scratch, revive a deleted one, or completely rewrite a horrible article. By starting without a baseline, I can ensure objectivity and factual accuracy; plus, I find it easier to work without a predefined structure. I've enjoyed writing research essays since I was in elementery school, and Wikipedia provides an ideal vehicle for this 'hobby,' providing a simple and useful method of publication and exposing me to topics I'd never think to write about – my first article was on press passes; I've since written of frogs, airplanes, lightning, truck stops, and Christian sects. Strangely, I've yet to write a single article even remotely related to the fields of history or economics, my college majors.

Additionally, I enjoy creating graphics from Wikipedia. Usually I'll do this in conjuncture with creating an article, but if you'd like me to make an image for something you're working on, let me know – I'll give it a go.

I've also written a few (pretty crude) Wikipedia-related programs for myself, including a citation-generator and an infobox-maker.

Articles I've started:

One-liners to full articles:

Massive Rewrites:

Long-term effects of alcohol [1]

My Pictures
My Graphics
My Uploads
My Templates

Stuff for Me

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 ===My Bio===
-I live in the United States, on the east coast.  My interests are very diverse, but I'm especially fond of history, economics, politics, and practical sciences.
+I live in the [[Mid-Atlantic States|Mid-Atlantic region]] of the United States.  I have a B.A. in History but I'm currently working and studying in the realm of Computer Science.  My interests are pretty diverse and include most academic subjects.
 ===My Focus===
-Proper referencing within articles is very important to me. As a history major, I'm accustomed to qualifying almost every statement with a credible footnote when I write, and I believe Wikipedia should be held to the same high standards.  As the encyclopedia's primary criticism is its perceived factual fallibility, these seems all the more important.  All articles I write, long or short, are backed with a proportional number of citations.
+I value proper referencing within articles. As a history major, I'm familiar with footnoting credible, scholarly sources to validate my academic papers, and I believe Wikipedia articles should be held to the same standards.  As the encyclopedia's primary criticism is its perceived factual fallibility, this seems all the more important.  All of my submissions, long or short, are supported with a proportional number of citations.
 ===My Contributions===
-My favorite way to contribute is to write a non-existent article from scratch, revive a deleted one, or completely rewrite a sloppy one.  By starting without a baseline I can ensure objectivity and factual accuracy; plus, I find it easier to work without a predefined structure.  I've enjoyed writing research essays since I was very young; Wikipedia provides an ideal outlet for this 'hobby', exposing me to topics I'd never think to write about -- my first major article detailed [[press pass]]es; I've since written of frogs, airplanes, and lightning, truck-stops, and Christian sects.  Strangely, I've yet to write a single article even remotely related to the fields of history or economics, my college majors.
+My favorite way to contribute is to write a non-existent article from scratch, revive a deleted one, or completely rewrite a horrible article.  By starting without a baseline, I can ensure objectivity and factual accuracy; plus, I find it easier to work without a predefined structure.  I've enjoyed writing research essays since I was in elementery school, and Wikipedia provides an ideal vehicle for this 'hobby,' providing a simple and useful method of publication and exposing me to topics I'd never think to write about &ndash; my first article was on [[press pass]]es; I've since written of [[Monte Iberia Eleuth|frogs]], [[Curtiss 18|airplanes]], lightning, [[Iowa 80|truck stops]], and Christian sects.  Strangely, I've yet to write a single article even remotely related to the fields of history or economics, my college majors.
-Additionally, I'm able to contribute occasional graphics.  Usually I'll do this in conjuncture with creating an article; I'm not really sure how to find graphics that need creating for existing articles.  If you'd like me to try creating one for an article you're working on, let me know -- I enjoy it, and it's good practice.
+Additionally, I enjoy [[/graphics|creating graphics]] from Wikipedia.  Usually I'll do this in conjuncture with creating an article, but if you'd like me to make an image for something you're working on, let me know &ndash; I'll give it a go.
-Lately I've been learning how to write Python programs and I've made a few pretty crude Wikipedia programs for myself, including a citation-generator and an infobox-maker.
+I've also written a few (pretty crude) Wikipedia-related programs for myself, including a citation-generator and an infobox-maker.
 '''Articles I've started:'''
 *[[Press pass]]  ([[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]]  Good Article)
+*[[List of active Solar System probes]]
 *[[Eleutherodactylus limbatus]]
 *[[Lyndsey Marshal]]
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 *[[The Use of Knowledge in Society]]
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+*[[João de Trasto]]
 ''One-liners to full articles:''
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+*[[Autograph book]]
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