• Name: I am impelled to remind the public that jalapenos do, in fact, exist, despite what the Anti-Jalapeno Conspiracy would have us all believe. The fact that there is no Wikipedia article on this conspiracy is proof of the conspiracy's all-powerful influence.
  • Views on the world: generally I am in favor of good and opposed to evil.
  • Views on Wikipedia: I am a wikicynic. Once the soapboxing and trolling are discarded, 30%-70% of the discourse here is bullshit, namely, speech intended not to express one's opinions and motivations but to cloak or decorate them. This is a somewhat higher figure than what I encounter in real life, but then I may live in a bubble.
  • Views on userpages: I have nothing against userboxes. Some of my best friends are userboxes. I just don't want them hanging around my userpage, that's all.
  • My behavior: I try not to be an asshole toward people who are not themselves assholes. If you are not an asshole and I have been an asshole toward you, you either caught me on a bad day, in which case I sincerely apologize, or you actually are an asshole but don't know it yet. Or, I'm an asshole and don't know it yet, in which case-- well, sorry.
  • About me: I am an adult and have been so for some years now, though this is disputed.
    • Things I hate: people who say "the Wikipedia".


The Modest Barnstar
For a great edit on the Netherlands section in Antisemitic incidents during the 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict. Naked statements are bad, complete context and information are better. --Cerejota (talk) 04:39, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
The April Fool's Barnstar
For restoring my faith in human intelligence. --Gilabrand (talk) 15:58, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
For your tireless work on Durban Review Conference and various other articles. I award you this shiny barnstar. Your work does not go unappreciated. Thanks for making Wikipedia a better place for everyone! Cheers Kyle1278 22:51, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
For working on an article that you felt shouldn't even exist and helping to bring it up, even if temporarily, to encyclopedic standards. Nableezy (talk) 18:32, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
Your indefatigable persuit of impoving Middle East related articles, many of the controversial, has made the website a better place. The Squicks (talk) 18:38, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
For saying a Zucchini should be called a Zucchini. --Firefly322 (talk) 16:17, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
The Excellent Userpage Award
I just happened to stumble on your username and your userpage, and both were highly entertaining to me and made me laugh. If that's not worth a barnstar, what is? — Hunter Kahn 05:34, 30 November 2010 (UTC)


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