User:Aelwyn

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it	Questo utente è di madrelingua italiana.

vec

Sto utente el parla vèneto come só łengoa mare.

en-A

Such a user is adequately skilled to give a hand in an awkward standard of English

es-2

Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel intermedio de español.

la-1

Hic usor simplice latinitate contribuere potest.

de-1

Dieser Benutzer hat grundlegende Deutschkenntnisse.

nw-1

Thy twsor kÿnneNawrean lysan kel taséw ilt, glejch yl caris hy vy.

Italian, male, born on 1 March. Now student of what used to be Natural Sciences at the University of Padua (in the Italian tradition Natural Sciences is a synonym of Natural History). Due to my studies and my personal interest I have some knowledge about Zoology and Botany, which I actually prefer.

1 Computer
2 Languages and politics
3 Wikipedia
4 Other

[edit] Computer

Interested in Free software and Open Source, I use SuSE Linux since three years. Not having studied computer science at school at any level and not spending most of my life in front of a screen, I am the living evidence that Linux is now easy enough for everyone and not only for geeks.

[edit] Languages and politics

I'm also interested in languages, although unfortunately I know few and I'm basically unable to write or speak proper English (someone said: [my English is] understandable, although some awkward word choices). A conlanger since the age of 12, I've been working for 6 years on Nawrean, a personal language. Active in trying to preserve from extinction the venetian language, one of my mother tongues (with Italian), but not sharing the political views of most people who defend their traditions here in northern Italy. In fact I feel Italian and I'm strongly europeanist. This is why I keep trying to write and speak British English and to cultivate a British pronunciation (this one is so difficult having to watch American films to hear some of this nowadays-so-popular language).

[edit] Wikipedia

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I am currently more or less active in en.wikipedia, it.wikipedia, vec.wikipedia and commons.

At present I'm editing some plant family articles.

Cannabaceae, Geraniaceae, Ranunculaceae = Almost done
Urticaceae = Work in progress
Polygonaceae = Next victim
Cyperaceae, Violaceae, Salicaceae = Will do these
Oxalidaceae = Possibly
Fabaceae, Malvaceae = Would like to do it, but it's a difficult topic, I need help and encouragement

This is the general format I use:

General part

Introduction, most famous plants, etymology
Number of genera and species (according to the Royal Botanical Gardens of Kew)
Geographical distribution

Taxonomy part

Position of the family according to APG and older systems
Possible subdivisions of the family (APG/non-APG)

Description

Plant habit
Stem, leaves, hairs
Flowers (K, C, A, G, Inflorescence)
Pollination
Fruit and seed
Seed dispersal
Other

Cultivation and uses (
Image gallery (priority to useful pictures)
Reference

[edit] Other

As a hobby I collect plants to put in my herbarium. I plan to upload some pictures of my specimena for species where nothing better than a dried plant photo is available. Also interested in cooking, gardening, playing cards. I really love cards! I also have a small mineral collection.

Computer