User:Xiaphias

NERD Basic Info / Background This user is male. This user was born on Nov. 19. YThis user is a member of Generation Y. 6This user has visited 6 of the 208 countries in the world. IQ This user's Intelligence Quotient is 138. agn This user is agnostic. This user is a Taoist. This user is proud to have been a Wikipedian since February 02 2006. 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 Economics. 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 LPThis user is a member of the Libertarian Party. 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. PsThis user contributes using Adobe Photoshop. Grammar Style ANAL 4This user advocates good grammar usage. they he or sheThis user considers the singular they to be substandard English usage. A, B, and CThis user prefers the serial comma. byThis user does not use the passive voice. man- kindRegarding gender, this user prefers the vernacular, not what is politically correct. ... 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." Other Interests This user settled Catan. HThis user is addicted to Vicodin. This ordinary user has discovered extraordinary abilities. Scrubs This user is the world's most giant doctor. PHILIP J. FRYThis user is his own grandfather. TDSThis user watches the most trusted name in fake news. This user enjoys photography.

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.

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.

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 passes; 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.

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.

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.

Articles I've started:

• Press pass ( Good Article)
• Eleutherodactylus limbatus
• Lyndsey Marshal
• Jesse Hutch
• John Paulitious
• Monte Iberia Eleuth
• Curtiss 18
• Drug-Free Century Act
• The Use of Knowledge in Society
• Threadleaf giant hyssop

One-liners to full articles:

• Keraunomedicine
• Iowa 80

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