On the 1st of November, 2018, I decided to become a Wikipedian. The reasons for this decision are as follows:

#1: The pursuit of knowledge

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I hold the pursuit of knowledge in the utmost esteem. Throughout my short life, the Wikipedia has served as a companion to my curiousity. The readily available information contained on the Wikipedia has been critical in my development as an intellectual. It has thus become my desire to contribute to this noble project, and in so doing, aid in the development of the next generation of curious youths (as well as all living generations!).

#2: Preservation of the Wikipedia's integrity

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I hope to ensure (to the best of my ability) that all information contained on the Wikipedia is factual, or at least reasonable. Fasle information is worse than no information. If a statement is not backed by a citation or reference within at least 5 days after addition, it will be removed by myself. Furthermore, the citation/references should be reasonably credible. The integrity of the Wikipedia should be everyone's top priority.

#3: Fun

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Yes, I'm being serious. The activity of collecting and depositing information is something that I consider to be fun.

Summary

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I like honesty, facts and objectivity. Don't mind me, I'm just minding you.

Userboxes

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A collection of userboxes that best describe me.

SCIENCE

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 This user qualifies as a
nerd extraordinaire.
 This user lives for
science!
 
 This user is an advocate of open research and open access.
 This user believes science, practiced through the scientific method, is the
most reliable way of determining the
nature of reality.
 This user is interested in biology.
 This user is interested in
Cell Biology.
 This user is interested in
Molecular Biology.
 
This user supports protection of the environment.
 
You mess with this user, and they'll
denature your protein.
 
  This user has a passion to learn about organic chemistry.
  This user loves learning about inorganic chemistry.
  This user can recite the entire Periodic Table.
  This user is familiar with the Atomic Orbital concept in Chemistry
NO3This user has nitrated more organics than has had girlfriends.
  This user has a keen interest in Quantum Physics.
  This user is familiar with the concept of Standard Model, a theory which is related to Quantum Physics.
 This user understands Physics at a graduate level.
 This user is a Theoretical Physicist.
 This user, based on observational evidence and current scientific consensus, believes the universe began with a bang.
 This user enjoys and understands the physics of special and general relativity.


 This user knows global warming is a reality we are facing.
 This user understands the science behind climate change and makes efforts to mitigate the problem.
 This user IS interested in Space.
 This user hails from or lives on Earth.
 This user enjoys skygazing and astronomy.
 9 This user is supportive of the new definition of planet.
  This user is interested in Celestial mechanics and Astronautics
 This user knows more about pulsars than about what they did this morning.
 This user is interested in
the Solar System
 This user knows how to spot the ISS from earth.

WARFARE

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 This user is interested in the MILITARY HISTORY of the 20th CENTURY. 
 This user is interested in World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945). 
 This user is interested in the
Russian Civil War.
 This user deeply and utterly loathes people who deny the Holocaust.
 This user is interested in the Korean War.
 This user is interested in the Vietnam War.
 GRENSOORLOG! This user is interested in the South African Border War.
 This user, while generally preferring non-violence, is not a pacifist.

THE ARTS

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 This user enjoys writing.
 This user is an amateur artist.
 This user is an art lover.
 This user enjoys drawing.
 This user enjoys illustration, visual arts, and graphic design.
 This user is a cinephile.
 This user thinks that
Orson Welles is the greatest
director of all time.
 This user loves films by
Stanley Kubrick.
 This user is a fan of Quentin Tarantino's films.
ZemeckisThis user loves Robert Zemeckis movies.

VIDEO GAMES

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 This user is a fan of
first-person shooters.
 This user is a fan of Role-playing video games.
 This user is a modder.
cvg-5This user is a professional gamer.
Diff HThis user plays Video Games on Hard or the highest difficulty available.
 This user loves video game easter eggs, and is a master at finding them.Like this, for example!
!@.. This user plays his MMORPGS on the command prompt.
game
dev
This user is interested in video game development.
+This user enjoys playing retro games.   
 
This user has played all the Age of Empires games.
EEThis user has taken the world in Empire Earth
 This user plays QUAKE
 This user works with Anomalous Materials
L4DThis user was Left 4 Dead.
L4D2This user was Left 4 Dead...Again.
 This user plays CALLOFDUTY
 This user enjoys playing
Assassin's Creed.
ArkhamThis user enjoys playing the
Batman: Arkham games.
This user is a fan of the Dead Space series.
GTAVThis user picked C. Ain't that a bitch?
 This user thinks in a very cubic way....

BELIEFS

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  This user is a Born Again Christian.
 
This user is a
Protestant Christian.


Personal information (but not too personal)

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In the early hours of 26 February, 1999, Cameron John Thaddeus Tiberius Wilson (the first of his name) was born.

Of Nordic descent and latin influences, Thaddeus is very much your average pale-skinned fair-haired blue-eyed affair, with the characteristic long name to boot.

Thaddeus lives in South Africa, a beautiful country with a dark past facing many challenges (pretty much like every other country on earth).

Thaddeus is an native speaker of the English language, as well as a speaker by necessity of the Afrikaans language. Thaddeus loves languages, and possesses basic knowledge of 4 other languages, as well as adequate and ever-growing knowledge of French, Russian and German. (Some sagely advice: The only way to learn another language is through the pain and suffering of determination. Speaking a tongue other than your mother's feels as unnatural as anything on this earth. You gotta have passion).

Thaddeus is a lover of Science and the Arts (esp. Literature, cinematography and illustration), but doesn't really care for sports.

Thaddeus is currently studying physics, chemistry and biology.

So that's just a little about myself. Why was I referring to myself in the third person? I have no idea.

Goals

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I'll primarily focus on the creation and maintenance of scientific and historical articles, but I tend to dabble in everything.

Lifetime Goals

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I don't imagine that the Wikipedia is going away during my lifetime, and so I've set lifetime goals for myself, which are: The creation of at least 100 articles, with at least 10 each concerning Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History and Astronomy. At least 10000 meaningful edits to the Wikipedia is also a goal.

Wish me luck.