Greetings!

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About me

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My name is Rick. I have a broad but shallow base of knowledge, so I don't author any articles, but I have a childhood-engendered fondness for browsing reference works (such as encyclopediae, dictionaries, and atlases) and an apt eye for spelling and usage errors, so I contribute a little in the way of copyediting.

I'm currently exploring ways to be more involved in the project, especially by translating featured articles on the Spanish Wikipedia to English.

ESTThis user's time zone is EST.
enThis user is a native speaker of the English language.
es-3Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel avanzado de español.
 
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This user is a translator from Spanish to English on Wikipedia:Translation.
USThis user uses American English.
 This editor is a WikiGnome.

Discussions

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Wikipedia vandalism information
(abuse log)

 
Level 3

Moderate to high level of vandalism

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4.92 RPM according to EnterpriseyBot 18:10, 4 November 2024 (UTC)



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