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Bellagio99

Joined 4 October 2006

About Bellagio99

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Welcome to my page  . I'm a social scientist (and point guard wannabe) who   social networks, true science fiction, and modern dance. In Wikipedia (and life), I'm a moderate inclusionist. Some of the pages I've worked on are Natalie Zemon Davis, Judith Merril and Oscar Peterson. Much to my surprise, I've made more than 6,500 edits of more than 500 pages, although the distribution is a J-curve. Part of the reason is that when I encounter bad syntax in the odd article, I am a drive-by WikiGnome.

 

Why "Bellagio" for my WikiName? It's the Italian village and not the Las Vegas hotel (the latter, to its credit, has some wonderful Dale Chihuly glass art). I love the beauty, the vibes, and the people of the village. So, why not?


My drug of choice --  


FWIW, I'm starting to think of Wikipedia as the anti-Google. Where Google supplies an unorganized list, Wikipedia tries to organize information chaos into comprehensible bytes. Despite the problems that all WP editors know, IMHO, it does a pretty good job of synthesizing, presenting and self-correcting. YMMV.

 
This editor is a Journeyman Editor, and is entitled to display this Service Badge.


". . . each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope."

— Robert F Kennedy, from his famous speech in South Africa in 1966.

Awards

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This editor is a Grognard and is entitled to display this Wikipedia Little Red Book.
  The Society Barnstar
For all your great work on social science articles, and making Wikipedia a better place. Jeeny 02:40, 6 October 2007 (UTC)


  The Barnstar of Diligence
You have long deserved this, for your dogged approach to the protection of your favorite articles, and especially those connected with social network themes. Well done! Ref (chew)(do) 12:24, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
  The Minor Barnstar
Wikignomes are often-overlooked, but make essential contributions to the Wikipedia. The Minor Barnstar is awarded for making minor edits of the utmost quality. Blooded Edge (T•C•A) 21:21, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Tools

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(Feel free to "borrow" these tools. I did.
Thanks to Refsworldlee, Jeeny, JaminBen, Epbr123, Ne-Jay, Hereenthere, Michael Hardy, et al.)

Typical changes I make

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  • writing and rewriting large chunks of content
  • removing duplicate or long-winded information
  • neutralizing overly positive or negative statements
  • asking people to cite their sources
  • improving spelling, punctuation and grammar
  • patrolling articles in my watchlist for linkspam and vandalism

Cite templates

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Useful templates

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion#How to list pages for deletion

Template formats, courtesy of emerson7

template:cite news: newspapers, news organizations, etc.
template:cite web: websites
template:cite journal: magazines and journals
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(Unceremoniously stolen from User:Nuggetboy's page who appropriated it from Boojum's talk page.)

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Wikipedia reference desk

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Wikipedia statistics

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Wikithanks, Wikismiles & Wikilove

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You can also smile at others by adding this graphic to their talk pages along with a friendly message:
 

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Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

 

 
Foucault's pendulum does not rotate. It swings back and forth, as the earth rotates around it. I added this just because it is cool. Thanks to Slrubenstein.

Contact

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Please leave me messages on my User Talk:Bellagio99 page, I will usually respond there to avoid fragmenting a discussion. Thanks.  

For private communication: Special:Emailuser/Bellagio99

A Partial Autobiography in Userboxes

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All scavenged -- thank you  : Jeeny [RIP], Malik Shabazz, ThaddeusStamp, Goyston, Ludahai, Ursasapien, Sefringle, The Psychless, Leuko, Bearian, RrBurke, Meandering, Javascap, Johnny Au, Benbest, Faithlessthewonderboy, Wordbuilder, BlackJays, S.dedalus, Fairsing, DMack, Spencer, Andrzej Kmicic, Attilios, HokieRNB, Menasim, Legotech, Herenthere, Dycedarg, Pinkadelica, David Gerard, Slrubenstein, GreenJoe, TiddlyTom, Lisapollion, MySurvivorPartay, GordonEcker, VitaleBaby, EchetusXe, LeaveSleaves, Appraiser, Bearian, Jake Wartenberg, Wasted Time R, Unionhawk, Rossrs, KeyedIn, Moonriddengirl, Madcoverboy, Wikipedia-Project Userboxes and others.

Please note that I am more than the sum of my Userboxes. I am an Emergent Property and a Networked Self.

Activities, beliefs, interests

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Activities

 This user is greater than the sum of his userboxes.


 This user is married.
 This user has a wife.
sibs-0This user is an only child on his mother's side.
gkThis user is a geek.
 This user comes from the
City of Toronto.
UTThis user attends or attended the University of Toronto.
 This user teaches at a university or other institution of higher education.
Your company's logo goes here.This user has decided to sell out to corporate sponsorship. Sorry!
HThis user attends or attended Harvard University.


ΦΒΚThis user is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
BAThis user has a Bachelor of Arts degree in History.
MAThis user has a Master of Arts degree in Social Relations.
PhDThis user has a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Sociology.
 This user is interested in Sociology.
 This user is a sociologist.
 This user remembers using
a rotary dial telephone.
81 This user is 81 years old.
 This user is short-sighted.
 This user takes public transport. 
 This user's a car enthusiast and drives the Ultimate Driving Machine.
 This user uses the TTC.
TORThis user is a fan of the
Toronto Raptors
TORThis user is a fan of the
Toronto Blue Jays
NYGThis user is a fan of the
New York Giants.
ESTThis user's time zone is EST.
 This user's time zone is UTC+5.
 This user is Canadian, eh?
 This user's Canada includes Québec. 
 This user comes from Ontario.
 This user is a Wikipedian in Canada.
 This user comes from the
City of Toronto.
 This user is a Canadaphile
 This user is a third generation American.
  This user is a native speaker of American English.
  This American-born user is a dual citizen of both Canada and the United States (an AmeriCanadian).  
enThis user is a native speaker of the English language.
 This user lives in, or hails from,
New York City.
I love NY This user ♥ NY.
 This user prefers
New York pizza		 
 This user prefers True Neapolitan Pizza.id2
  This user eats bagels.
This user's favorite ice cream flavor is mint chocolate chip.
 This user loves espresso.
 This user loves oranges.
 
This user loves
Chinese cuisine.
 This user loves
Japanese cuisine.
  This user eats sushi.
 This user loves
Indian cuisine.
 This user eats steak.
 This user eats fish.
  This user is an omnivore.
ORGThis user would rather eat
organic food
than tampered-with food		 
 This user drinks tea.
 This user exercises regularly and drinks a lot of water to stay hydrated.
Java-4This user is an expert coffee drinker.
 This user is dedicated to raising awareness of the dangers of DiHydrogen Monoxide.
 This user loves the Spring.
 This user loves the Summer.
 This user likes cycling.
 This user is interested in philately,
but prefers to call it stamp collecting.
 This user loves using Google Earth.
 This user plays basketball.
 This user enjoys snorkeling.
 This user has completed a 5k.
 This user is a
cross country runner.
 This user plays tennis.
 This user admires all expressions of nature. 
  This user is a nudist.
PackratThis user is a packrat.
 This user sleeps, but not for predictable amounts of time.
 This user has insomnia.

Beliefs

 If this user can't dance with Emma Goldman, he doesn't want to be in your revolution.
NameThis user wants his name to be confidential.XXX
 Big Brother is watching this user.
  This user finds censorship offensive.
DuneThis user knows that fear is the mind-killer.
Majority ≠ right This user recognizes that even if 300,000,000 people make the same mistake, it's still a mistake.
 This user believes that common sense trumps all other arguments. 
 This user respects the beliefs and religions of others.
  This user supports the ACLU.
 This user is interested in religion as an anthropological and historical phenomenon.
 This user knows the Ultimate Answer.
 This user is a skeptic.
 This user agrees with the general principles of evolution.
  This user is interested in environmentalism.
 This user supports recycling.
 This user supports the use of wind power, solar power, and electric vehicles.
  This user supports really strict concealed carry laws that will make concealed carry for civilians illegal.
 This user wants to tax the rich to provide health care, education and welfare for everyone.†$ £
¥ €
  This user supports stem cell research.
 This user believes in materialism, the belief that everything that exists is made of matter.
  This user believes in the separation of church and state.  
  This user is opposed to online censorship.
 This user is of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry.
עבריתThis user regrets that he has forgotten most of the Hebrew he once knew.
  This user believes in a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.  
 This user supports the
European Union.
 This user supports the democratic movement in Ukraine.
 
 		This user believes that Taiwan is a legitimate nation.
 This user enjoys reading alternate history fiction.
 This user knows the Ultimate Answer.
 This user knows that there are at least 654,965 reasons why the 2003 invasion of Iraq was wrong.
 This user is interested in higher education.
⚤This user is straight
but not narrow.		 
 This user supports the legalization of same-sex marriage.
 This user is heterosexual.
 This user supports the inclusion of sex education in school systems.
This user's deviation is standard. 
   This user supports gender equality.
mankindThis user supports the use of gender-neutral language.
 This user is male.
This user supports racial equality.
PC This user is pro-choice.
  This user believes that the death penalty should never be used.*
 Secondhand smoke is one of this user's pet peeves.
 
This user does not smoke.
 This user knows Who's on First.
  This user finds censorship offensive.
  This user supports the ACLU.
 This user is a member of Wikipedians against censorship.
  This user is a humanist.
DEM
This user supports the Democratic Party of the United States.
 This user supported Barack Obama for President in 2008 and 2012.
  This user believes that George W. Bush's edits to the constitution need to be reverted.

Interests

 This user enjoys films.
 This user is an audiophile.
  This user likes most types of music.
 This user loves vinyl records.
 This user is a member of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
 This user enjoys jazz music.
Miles This user listens to Miles Davis.
 This user enjoys classical music.
 This user enjoys reggae.
R&BThis user listens to R&B  music.
 This user enjoys ballet dancing.
 This user is a fan of Gilbert and Sullivan. 
 This user is a Monty Python fan.
CBCThis user is a CBC Radio fanatic.
NETThis user listens to radio over the Internet.
1This user thinks BBC Radio 1 is worth the licence fee alone.
 This user is a fan of The Howard Stern Show.
 A Prairie Home Companion is the answer to life's persistent questions.
JAMThis user wants to talk for Just a Minute, without repeating, hesitating or deviating from the subject.
 This user listens to NPR.


 This user remembers when television programming was only in black-and-white.
CBC
SRC		This user supports the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Cet utilisateur prend en charge Société Radio-Canada.
CitytvThis user watches Citytv in Toronto.
 This user watches TVO.
 This user watches TSN.
 This user watches Deadwood.
NUMB3RSWe all use math every day.
 This user is a Stargate fan.
STAR WARSThis user is a Star Wars fan.
STAR TREKBellagio99 is a fan of Star Trek: The Original Series.TOS
STAR TREKBellagio99 is a fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation.TNG
1.618... This user is under the influence of Philip K. Dick.
 This user enjoys the works of Neal Stephenson.
 This user enjoys thinking in Four Dimensions.
 This user contributes to the
Internet Movie Database.
Indies This user is a huge fan of small films.
 This user is a Marxist of the Groucho variety.
  This user believes that "all the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players".
 This user is Waiting for Godot, who will surely be arriving on June 19.
 This user is a bardolater.
 This user is interested in Sociology
 This user is interested in
art history.
 This user is a history buff.
H?This user wishes the
History Channel still showed actual history programming.
 This user is interested in
art history.
 This user is interested in military history.
 This user is interested in politics.
 This user is interested in
Greek mythology.
 
This user is interested in maps and mapmaking.
 This user enjoys going to the sauna.
 This user is interested in architecture.
  This user is interested in automobiles.
 This user is interested in politics.
 
This user is interested in geopolitics.
 This user survived the Cold War.
 This user is interested in the history of the Cold War. 
 This user is an Americophile.


10This user realizes that there are 10 types of people in this world: those who understand binary and those who do not.

Reading, writing

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Reading

 This user is a bibliophile.
 This user enjoys reading fiction.
 This user enjoys reading non-fiction.
  This user enjoys reading Biographies.
DThis user reads Dilbert.
 This user has read 29 of William Shakespeare's plays.
This user enjoys the works of
Jane Austen.
 This user enjoys the works of
the Brontë sisters.
 This user enjoys the works of
George Eliot
22 This user's favourite novel is Catch-22.
84 This user enjoys the works of George Orwell.
 This user is a fan of Gabriel García Márquez.
 This user enjoys reading science fiction.
 This user enjoys reading hard science fiction
 This user enjoys the works of
Isaac Asimov.
1.618... This user is under the influence of Philip K. Dick.
 This user enjoys the works of Robert A. Heinlein.
 This user is a fan of Dune.
 This user enjoys the works of Larry Niven.
HPThis user is a Harry Potter fan.
 This user enjoys the works of Neal Stephenson.
 This user enjoys the works of
J. R. R. Tolkien.
 This user is a fan of
The Lord of the Rings.
  This user enjoys reading anything.
 This user reads The New York Times.
 This user is informed by The Globe and Mail.
 This user enjoys reading magazines.
EThis user reads The Economist.

Writing

 This user is old enough to remember what a typewriter is, and that's all you need to know.
. TThis user was self-taught on an electric typewriter
 This user enjoys writing.
 This user has published peer-reviewed articles in academic journals.
 This user has published a book.
BOOKThis user is working on publishing a book.
POEMThis user has had one of his poems published.
MAGAZINEThis user has had his work published in a magazine.
Textbook EncyclopediaThis user has had his/her work published in a textbook encyclopedia.
 This user employs a more formal style of writing in articles than in talk pages.
  EditorForHire
This user will edit for money.
whomThis user insists upon using whom wherever it is called for, and fixes the errors of whomever he sees.
Subj This user prefers that the subjunctive mood be used. Were this user you, he would use it.
person,
humanity		This editor writes carefully to avoid gender neutrality issues completely.
byThis user does not use the passive voice.
MixThis user has been influenced by too many dialects of English to use one orthography, vocabulary and grammar consistently.
to¦goThis user chooses to sometimes use split infinitives.
…in.Ending a sentence with a preposition is something that this user is okay with.
. TheThis user does not put two spaces after a full stop.
to
too
two		This user thinks that too many people have no idea how to use words that they should have learned in grade two.
their
there
they're		This user thinks that there are too many people who don’t know that they're worse than their own children at spelling!
its
it's		It's really not that hard to use each word in its proper manner.
your
you're		This user thinks that if your grammar is incorrect, then you're in need of help.
…This user is addicted to ellipses and has been known to use them indiscriminately...
Erdős 3This user has an Erdős number of 3.

Computing, wikiing

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Computing

 This user still remembers these.
C:\>_This user uses DOS, or knows how to use it.
 This Windows user has experienced one or more Blue Screens of Death.
 This user is interested in computer engineering.
2 This user owns 2 working computers.
 This user contributes using a laptop.
 This user spends too much time on Internet forums.
 This user uses Google as a primary search engine.
Don't be evil This user would be lost without Google.
 This user prefers Windows, but still sees the advantages of Macs. 
 This user contributes with a computer manufactured by Dell.

Wikiing

 The English Wikipedia has 6,837,378 articles.
 
This user is proud
to be a Wikipedian.
 

Wikipedian since October 4, 2006

tyop
typo		This user is a member of the
Wikipedia Typo Team.
 This user is one of an infinite number of "monkeys" editing Wikipedia right now.
 This user has a sense of humour and shows it through the use of userboxes.
!This user is a userbox kleptomaniac.
 This user has rollback rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify)
IP addressThis user supports mandatory registration.
1RRThis user prefers discussing changes on the talk page rather than engaging in an edit war.
RfAThis user thinks most administrators do a good job but has no wish to join them.
 This editor is not an administrator and does not wish to be one.
 This user has no understanding of time and does everything at the last minute.
 This user has been awarded 2 Barnstars on Wikipedia.
 This user reserves the right to completely screw up his own edits.
 This user reverts vandalism in the blink of an eye with Twinkle!
 This user thinks that registration should be required to edit articles.
 This user is a member of the AWWDMBJAWGCA
WAIFDSPBATDMTAD.
451 FThis User is an Anti-Deletionist and will support the destruction of the work of other editors only after fair process.
 Editing Wikipedia is something this user does as a hobby.
EBThis user uses the Encyclopædia Britannica along with Wikipedia.
darThis editor is a darwikinist.
  This user loves userboxes.
 This user believes that userboxes do not divide the Wikipedia community, but rather emphasise its diversity.
6,700+This user has made more than 6,700 contributions to Wikipedia.
 This user is bold, but not reckless, in updating pages.
 This user has a ton of edits.
 This user wastes far too much time editing Wikipedia.
 This editor is a WikiGnome.
This user edits with the gadget wikEd.
linkspamThis user despises linkspam, and will terminate it on sight, as well as any other spam by the contributor.
<ref>This user recognizes the importance of citing sources.
<ref>This user would like to see everyone using inline citations. Please...
tyop
typo 		This user is a member of the Wikipedia Typo Team.
 This user spends WAY too much time on Wikipedia and really needs to get off the computer... after one more edit.
 This user employs a more formal style of writing in articles than in talk pages.
 This user strives to maintain a policy of neutrality on controversial issues.
<sum>:1This user believes that every edit should have a summary.
 This user subscribes to
The Signpost.
NP This user thinks Wikimedia deserves the Nobel prize
WTF?This user ALWAYS leaves
an edit summary.
 This user is greater than the sum of his userboxes.


Majority ≠ right This user recognizes that even if 300,000,000 people make the same mistake, it's still a mistake.
ub-0This user believes that the placement of bumper sticker-style slogans in a small box on one's user page is an ineffective and deceptively simplistic way of communicating the nuances of one's views on a variety of issues that cannot be reduced to a pithy slogan.
 
Content of Wikipedia, November 2007.citation needed HT:User talk:JzG

Places I've been

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This user loves sunny days
  This user prefers warm weather.
 This user is addicted to travel.
 
5 		This user has set foot in 5 continents of the world.
 
52		This user has visited 52 of the 208 countries in the world.

Americas

 This user has visited 9 of the 10 provinces and 3 territories of Canada.9
 This user has visited Jamaica.
 This user has visited Martinique.
 This user has visited Mexico.
 This user has visited Trinidad and Tobago.
 This user has visited 46 of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.46
 This user has visited one or more of the United States' National Parks.
 This user has visited Brazil.
 This user has visited Chile.
 This user has visited Costa Rica.
 This user has visited Peru.

Western Europe

 This user has visited Austria.
 This user has visited Belgium.
 This user has visited Denmark.
 This user has visited England.
 This user has visited Finland.
 This user has visited France.
 This user wants to live a Beat lifestyle in Paris, France.
 This user has visited Germany.
 This user has visited Iceland.
 This user has visited Italy.
 This user has visited Netherlands.
 This user has visited Norway.
 This user has visited Portugal.
 This user has visited Scotland.
 This user has visited Spain.
 This user has visited Sweden.
 This user has visited Switzerland.
 This user has visited Vatican City.

Eastern Europe

 This user has visited Bulgaria.
 This user has visited Croatia.
 This user has visited Czech Republic.
 This user has visited Greece.
 This user has visited Hungary.
 This user has visited Kosovo.
 This user has visited Macedonia.
 This user has visited Montenegro.
 This user has visited Russia.
 This user has visited Serbia.
 This user has visited Slovenia.

Africa, Asia, and Beyond

 This user has visited Egypt.
 This user has visited Israel.
 This user has visited Jordan.
 This user has visited Morocco.
 This user has visited Ghana.
 This user has visited Kenya.
 This user has visited Senegal.
 This user has visited Tanzania.
 This user has visited Zanzibar.
 This user has visited Cambodia.
 This user has visited China.
 This user has visited India.
 This user has visited Hong Kong.
 This user has visited Indonesia.
 This user has visited Bali.
 This user has visited Japan.
 This user has visited Singapore.
 This user has visited Taiwan.
 This user has visited Australia.
 This user would like to vacation on Mars (one day).
  This user misses Pluto. May its planethood rest in peace.
END This user has no more userboxes.

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