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Pwnage8

Joined 13 January 2007
This user prefers to use Wikipedia over Citizendium, or any other online encyclopedia.
8,000+This user has made more than 8,000 contributions to Wikipedia.
This user scored 5390 on the Wikipediholic test.
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WikiProject Ottawa.
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WikiProject Toronto.
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WikiProject Baseball.
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Countering systemic bias.
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This user comes from the
City of Toronto.
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Toronto Blue Jays
OTTThis user is a fan of the
Ottawa Senators
WWEThis user enjoys watching WWE.
TNA This user prefers TNA over WWE. WWE
This user considers themselves self-educated.
This user might or might not have an academic degree, and considers the distinction irrelevant on Wikipedia.
This user is a child at heart. They might have grown older, but they'll never grow up.
According to The Political Compass this user is:
Economic Left (−2.75) and
Social Libertarian (−2.62)
This user supported Ron Paul for President in 2008.
This user is an independent voter who doesn't like partisan politics.
This user does not trust electronic voting machines.
This user is skeptical of anthropogenic global warming.
This user thinks the
global warming issue has been immensely exaggerated
This user believes that hippies, celebrities, and politicians are NOT experts on climate change.
This user did not participate in the Earth Hour event.
This user supports the
use of green energy.
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This user is for racial equality.
This user supports immigration and the right to travel freely upon the planet we share.
This user is car-free.‡
This user supports public transit.
This user is a railfan.
This user wants the World Trade Center rebuilt as it was.
IAU This user thinks the 2006 IAU General Assembly's definition for a "planet" is unfair!
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SIThis user measures using a combination of SI and Imperial units.ft-lb
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This user is interested in conspiracy theories but thinks lizards, UFOs and antisemitic theories are disinformation.
This user is a former member of the worldwide family of Scouts.
abcThis user is a green belt in Taekwondo.跆拳道
This user enjoys chess.
This user has insomnia.
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LE-0This individual still maintains a shred of dignity in this insane world by adhering to correct spelling, grammar, punctuation and capitalisation.
This user employs a more formal style of writing in articles than in talk pages.
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…in.Ending a sentence with a preposition is something that this user is okay with.
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two		This user thinks that too many people have no idea how to use words that they should have learned in grade two.
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A, B, and CThis user prefers the serial comma.
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’sThi's user know's that not every word that end's with s need's an apostrophe and will remove misused apostrophe's from Wikipedia with extreme prejudice.
“...”!
US vs. UK		This user uses logical quotation marks. Internal punctuation leads to factual errors. It's not a style issue!
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This user is a firm believer in the proposition that cold pizza and stale potato chips qualify as brain food.
This user eats at KFC.
This user loves cake.
This user eats cookies.
This user likes Ice cream.
Woohoo!This user thought that The Simpsons Movie was better than ten Super Bowls!
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Opie with JimThis user has been infected by the virus known as Opie with Jim Norton radio show.
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102.1This user listens to 102.1 The Edge.
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CC This user does not like Cannibal Corpse.
SThis user does not like Slayer.
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I used to be a red link, now I'm just a Red Neck.created this page. Anything that isn't covered in the userboxes will be explained here in text. This page is a work in progress, covering the story of how I joined Wikipedia, my biggest contibutions to the project, interesting things I've found here, my personal beliefs and Wikilosophy, and is also the place where I maintain my to-do list. You may edit and/or vandalize it if you wish, however, please be advised that if you do the latter, your contribution will be reverted. You may also sign my guestbook at the bottom of the page. I will be representing my home country of Canada in the 2009 WikiCup. I realize that I have a lot to live up to, since Canada has produced some of the most prolific editors of Wikipedia (Bryan Derksen, SimonP, Bearcat). Rest assured, I will be going all the way in the competition. By the way, I pwn vandals.

Introduction edit

The first time I stumbled upon Wikipedia had to be during a google search sometime back in 2004. That would be the primary means I would access Wikipedia for the next couple of years. I remember usually being disappointed by the content, for example, finding stub articles that aren't really informative. Thankfully, Wikipedia has been vastly improved in the last four years, so this does not happen as often, nowadays. Although I had been reading Wikipedia a lot, especially since about September 2006, when I began using it as a primary source, and finding typos and factual errors, I never bothered to fix them. One reason was that I had been accustomed to not copyediting what I read online for so long that it didn't seem like a "big deal". Another reason is that I was hesitant to edit with my IP, and finally, I held off on joining, because I knew that it would be taking up my time. What finally motivated me to join was an error that I found on January 13, 2007 in the infobox of the Kenny vs. Spenny article. It said that the premiere was in 2004 and not 2003. I just couldn't let that go. So I fixed it. Since then, I have been a regular contributor to Wikipedia, and in January 2008, debuted on the List of Wikipedians by number of recent edits at #3613. I have been a mainstay on the list ever since, and as of May 2008, I am #1083.

My username comes from the fact that I pwn everyone and everything. Well.. actually, I don't. At the time I made this account, I had been playing a lot of tennis and handball with my friends, and they would often use the word "pwned", or "pwnage", as in "that was pwnage". And so I started using that word on a regular basis, more than I had been before. When it came time to make an account, I just wanted something random and neutral that I was comfortable with. I tried "Pwnage", since that seemed like a logical choice, but it was already taken. So I added the "8" on the end, as a reference to the townhouse I lived in as a kid, which was Unit #8. Thus, my name. I'm quite pleased with how it turned out.

My contributions edit

Special:Contributions/Pwnage8

Any article on any subject is vulnerable to my edits. That's what's so great about Wikipedia. Below is a taste of what I've done so far:

Articles created edit

Toronto-related

Schools

Roads

Music-related

Other

Significant contributions edit

Toronto-related

Schools

Roads

Music-related

Other

Templates created edit

Awards edit

 
This editor is a
Veteran Editor
and is entitled to display this
Iron Editor Star.
  The Apprentice Award in Minor Discovering Locations of Pages
I found the page User:GeneralIroh/Special

Interesting things I found on Wikipedia edit

  • Insertion of disinformation in the Verichip article[1] that took six months to remove.[2]

Funny stuff edit

Wiki Break with Reality

This psychological condition occurs when someone commits every waking hour to spreading vast amounts of misinformation via Wikipedia. The victim is unable to determine fact from fiction. Victims are also found to commit acts of Idle Worship. This condition is technically an "umbrella syndrome," as it is the result of multiple diseases. Dyslexia, Brackets, Dangling Participle, Autism, Conjunctionitis and drama dependency all are factors that contribute to the overall condition. People suffering from this disease are very difficult to treat as they require that you produce supporting citations for everything that you say. Original research has shown[citation needed] that the only effective way to bring someone back from wikiworld is to perform a Complete Personality Transplant. CPTs are potentially fatal, so it is a win-win situation.

Wikipedian views edit

I am an Immediatist, and in deletion discussions I lean towards Inclusionism, although I believe there are times that an article just doesn't belong in Wikipedia. However, that does not make me an Incrementalist.

Deletionism vs. Inclusionism edit

I believe that Deletionism is inherently anti-wiki, detrimental to this project, and that no one who seriously looks out for its well-being, and is commited to building this free encyclopedia would adopt such a position. There seems to be too many of them these days. The worst ones are those who shamelessly prod articles when they don't meet criteria for deletion, and if someone objects they go to a full AfD, when improvements are possible, but they are too lazy to make them. According to Wikipedia's guide to deletion, before nominating an article, one must first try to make improvements. Thus, most AfDs are not properly followed through. However, since deletion discussions are mostly dominated by deletionists, a lot of articles go down without a fight. Sometimes, common sense prevails and the deletionists suffer humiliation as a consequence of their careless actions; sources are available, subject really is notable, etc. and the AfD is swamped by Keeps. Thankfully, most users do not fall into this extreme. I take the view of some Delusionists that labels like "Deletionist" and "Inclusionist" really are delusional, and both extremes are ultimately detrimental to the project.

Notability edit

Many articles get deleted nowadays because the subject is "non-notable". Although notability is not a core policy of Wikipedia, it has increasingly become the threshold for inclusion. At its core, it is an extension of the verifiability policy (i.e. the content of the article can be verified in reliable sources). However, many deletionists deliberately ignore the notability criteria and pretend that certain articles don't meet it. Interpretation of the notability guideline is intended to be broad. If an article meets just one of the criteria, it should stay. I've used the term "notable" to defend some articles, and help delete others. The latter may seem contradictory to my previous rant about deletionism, but do keep in mind what I said at the top of this section. Sometimes an article just doesn't belong here, such as ones with no meaningful content that can be found on the subject. For example, an elementary school with nothing special about it, and the only information that can be found is on the board website, and would constitute an infobox and nothing more. Pretty much meaningless content. This can also be applied to streets, strip malls, etc.

Favourite bands/artists edit

Alternative rock

Emo

Indie

Hip hop

Metal

Pop punk

To-do list edit

FAs:

Create:

Sandboxes edit

Guestbook edit

Sign below everyone else. You don't need to hit 'enter' (there's already a ton of space), and remember the four tildes at the end.

  1. Yay! 1st signiture! It's been a pleasure talking to you, hope you have a good collection of signitures (starting with this first one). (By the way, you might want to add this to {{User:Jack/ABs}}).--Sunny910910 (talk|Contributions|Guest) 03:21, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  2. Big ups to my main man, MC.Ihaveacomputer (talk) 03:28, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  3. Cheers from another Wikipedian Matt Good fan! You're dreaming eh? 03:42, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
  4. Cheers. SlightlyMadwanna si-ign? 13:22, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
  5. Hi! Chubbennaitor 13:28, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
  6. Yo. This is the youngest person I've ever met. Shapiros10 WuzHere  00:46, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
  7. I like your style! From Tagi to Bottom, MySurvivorPartay (Wobbuffet!. Dats right) 16:16, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
  8. Number 8...is just absolute pwnage. Sign me! —LaPianista! «talk» 01:21, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
  9. Then what about number 9? Sign mine too...! Chamal Talk/Sign 02:47, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
  10. Hey, whats up. Articles getting deleted bumms the crap out of me!! ARR!!! Tezkag72 (talk) 23:54, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
  11. Sign mine?--LAAFansign review 01:00, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
  12. Hey there! Fancy signing my guestbook? -   10:41, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
  13. Hey! Thanks for signing my guestbook! :) - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ guestbook ♦ contribs 21:38, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
  14. Just because. Live with it! DiverseMentality(Boo!) 01:01, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
  15. Nice to meet you! Fancy signing my guestbook? - Alistairjh or 2o-DeMoN-o8 (talk) 20:21, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
  16. Hey, cheers for the keep on the AfD for MTV Music! Thought I'd drop by and sign this while I was at it   Feel free to sign mine! --Cabe6403 (Talk•Sign!)
  17. Thanks for signing mine...I really want more signatures on my GuestBook, hint hint, to the rest of the world... TopGearFreak Talk 17:08, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
  18. --A NobodyMy talk 17:47, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
  19. Almost 20! Nice to see you. Feel free to sign my guestbook (if you haven't already)! Then have a beer in Virginia Beach! ;) -- MISTER ALCOHOL T C 06:09, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
  20. 20th signature! Winstontalk 16:29, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
  21. I can't believe I never noticed this. Well, hey. Tezkag72 17:34, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
  22. Good luck in the 2009 WikiCup! From a fellow Canadian. OlEnglish (talk) 21:06, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
  23. Hello Filper01 (Chat, My contribs) 16:55, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
  24. What is up. --Wyatt915✍ 00:11, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
  25. Hi! Please sign mine!! Thanks. La Alquimista 12:36, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
  26. Hey there! Fancy signing my guestbook? ISLANDERS27 (sign?) 08:03, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
  27. G'Day! Care to sign mine?--Ezekiel 7:19 †Go Canucks! (sign) 11:45, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
  28. Hi! Click the sun to sign mine please! Derild4921☼ 18:01, 30 July 2010 (UTC)







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