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Currently residing in Alexandria, Virginia (United States) and originally of Foxboro, Massachusetts. I graduated in May 2005 with a BSE degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan.
Wikipedia has been one of my hobbies since I learned about its "open" nature in 2004, though I didn't start contributing under this profile until March 2005. I also have profiles under the same name at Wikibooks, Meta Wiki, and Wikimedia Commons (where I upload images).
Profile name etymology
The "penta" refers to the fact that 5 is my favorite number, perhaps because I could easily remember that 52 = 25. The "wing" refers to one of my greatest interests, aviation, particularly commercial aircrafts and airports. This is clearly demonstrated with my strong interest in flight simulators (particularly the Microsoft version, which is the only comprehensive version I have easy access to) and various websites such as airliners.net and airnav.com.
Other interests
I have other interests that my profile name does not suggest. They include:
- Architecture
- Astronomy
- Computers (of various types and applications)
- Energy systems (especially renewable energy)
- Geography
- History
- Politics (I am a moderate)
- TV stations
- Transportation
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Editing Style
Most of the time I am correcting spelling and grammatical errors as well as rearranging articles. My goal is to make the articles as comprehensible as possible by:
- linking esoteric and/or relevant words or phrases
- organizing similar topic information under the same heading and/or paragraph
I usually add information if I am familiar with an article's topic or run across verifiable new information elsewhere. References allow an article to be verified, which is very important given the open nature of Wikipedia where anyone can edit.
When it comes to vandalism, I believe that such vandals should be shot on site and drawn and quartered, with their heads placed on pikes as a warning to others.
Member of the following Wikiprojects
Featured articles
The following are featured articles that I made huge contributions to, including guiding partially or completely through the FAC process.
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