User:Quack 688

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Userboxes AU-5 This user believes that Australian English is the only real English, and will likely respond to any use of The Queen's or American English with disgust. This Wikipedian tries to assume bad faith. This user is not the Messiah! He is a very naughty boy! dumb This user doesn't know how to use Userboxes.

Wow. My very own little web world. What am I going to do with you?

• Personal blog/rant?
• Dating profile?
• Combination short soup recipes?

Um... Wikipedia is definitely home to a vast amount of useful information. When I think of something useful to put here, you'll be the first to know. Until then...

• Australia'll smash the Poms in the Ashes! Stuart MacGill deserves a spot in the eleven! The 110 km/hr regional speed limit is ridiculous! Bring back the Biff! Land rights for gay whales!
• I like flowers, puppies, and sunsets. Ideal partner: Me. With tits.
• I'll pay $20 for a really good combination short soup. Cash after consumption. If it was really good.

12 Jan 06: Wow, look at that Ashes comment. I made it before the first match, and we ended up winning five-zip. First whitewash in 86 years. Am I an oracle or what?

In the next episode of Quackipedia: Captain Quack goes on a mystical journey, in order to learn the secrets of feng shui, and apply its principles to userbox placement. Doesn't Mr. Assume-Bad-Faith look better with a giant foot? Now he can jump around like a pogo stick and Mario-stomp whomever he wants to.

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Real Userboxes It's really pretty simple: - mind NPOV - - don't be a dick - - ignore all rules - This user assumes good faith. This user tries to do the right thing. If they make a mistake, please let him or her know. This user believes it is every citizen's duty to vote. fr-1 Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau élémentaire de français.

I've been lurking and using Wikipedia as a reference for a while, but I've come into a bit of free time, so I might as well do something useful with it. I always appreciate the chance to expand my perspective, and I should be able to do that here. After all, to quote a certain work of fiction, "Understanding is a three edged sword." Your side, their side, and the truth. Any feedback along the way is welcome, of course.

Things I've learned along the way:

Some articles will always need to be deleted or reworked - but let's do it with a scalpel, not a sledgehammer. I especially like the TRAINWRECK precedent.

Same for individual articles. If an articles contains good stuff and bad stuff, how about deleting just the bad sections, instead of the whole thing?

(I've moved my other Wiki-related thoughts into a WikiJournal.)