User:Graue
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Hello. I am a user who goes by the name of Graue. I started the articles on comb sort, cocktail sort, Psycle, and Tile World. In addition, I make many minor copyedits and such on various articles.
All my contributions to Wikipedia are in the public domain. Feel free to use them as you wish.
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Ignore the "unless otherwise stated" in the above template; I haven't ever stated otherwise. Also, ignore the fact that this page is in the "Public domain license" category; public domain isn't a license.
People say it's impossible to put something in the public domain. If true, that sucks. If the above public domain dedication is not valid for some stupid reason, just feel free to use my contributions for anything whatsoever, with or without acknowledging me.
[edit] Incorrectly attributed edits
The rather large edit to printf on October 7, 2005 by an unidentified user was mine; the Wikipedia software had logged me out without warning for some reason. I logged in and attempted to clarify it in the edit summary of the following edit, but the software had logged me out again. I am not concerned with receiving credit for that text but merely wish to point out that it is subject to my policy of making all my edits public domain, and therefore it can be used freely.
[edit] Usage of the word "however"
An error I find increasingly annoying is the presumption of many Wikipedia editors that "however" is a conjunction, like "and", "or", and particularly "but." It is not. It is an adverb. The following examples are wrong:
- The sky is blue, however my shoes are green.
- The sky is blue, however, my shoes are green.
The following alternatives are correct, and one of them should be substituted:
- The sky is blue; however, my shoes are green.
- The sky is blue, but my shoes are green.
- Although the sky is blue, my shoes are green.
Better yet, rewrite the sentence so it doesn't even need the "however." When you find yourself using lots of howevers and buts and althoughs, it's often a sign that you need to rethink the way you're presenting your subject. Using one of those words is like saying, "The following point is true, even though the preceding point would seem to suggest otherwise." Why push the reader in one direction only to yank him or her back the other way? If you can, make your points flow sensibly from one another.
But if you don't think you can do that, at least don't misuse "however." Please.
