User:TSpeerling

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Sorry, I'm fairly new to it... or at least I finally bothered to get a user name on 18th November 2006 after a year of half-useful proofreading. Apologies in advance for my potentially inconsistent British/US spelling.

[edit] A disturbing multitude of userboxes

Sprachen UK This user uses British English. en This user is a native speaker of English. de-2 Dieser Benutzer hat fortgeschrittene Deutschkenntnisse. fr-1 Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau élémentaire de français. es-1 Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel básico de español. objc-2 This user is an intermediate Objective-C programmer. xhtml This user can write XHTML. .css This user can write Cascading Style Sheets. php This user can program in PHP. js This user can program in JavaScript. ascript tell Wikipedia this_user has AppleScripting terminology. bash This user is a bash scripter.

Speeling, and grammer!!1! OED This user uses Oxford spelling. !? This user is a punctuation stickler. A, B, and C This user prefers the serial comma. … This user is addicted to ellipses and has been known to use them indiscriminately…. . The This user does not put two spaces after a full stop. less & fewer This user understands the difference between less and fewer. So should you. who(m) This user uses either who or whom in the object case. man- kind Regarding gender, this user will use the vernacular, not what is "politically correct".

Geekiness – Hardware This user contributes using a Macintosh computer. This user has a tri monitor configuration. >56k This user contributes using a broadband connection. This user contributes using a wireless connection.

Geekiness – Software This user has a dual boot configuration. This user runs Mac OS X. This user contributes using Debian. This user contributes with GNOME. This user contributes using Classic Mac OS. This user uses Mac OS X Server. rh This user contributes with Red Hat Linux. This user contributes using Safari. This user BOINCs. This user uses Adium to chat on various instant messaging networks. This user contributes using Adobe Photoshop. TEX This Wikipedian is a TEX user. SubEthaEdit This user contributes using SubEthaEdit.

Miscellany This user lives in the United Kingdom. This user is ambidextrous. SYN This user is a synaesthete. This user is an audiophile. This user is nocturnal. This user begrudgingly observes Daylight Saving Time. This user likes to spin pens. This user enjoys electronics or is an electronics hobbyist. S This user is a Slytherin.

Food! This user loves to eat pizza. This user loves sausages. This user loves to eat fries, or chips. This user eats chocolate. This user enjoys jelly beans. H2O This user is H2O intolerant. Achoo! This user prefers Coca-Cola over Pepsi. Pepsi This user prefers Pepsi over Coca-Cola. C2H6O-1 This user drinks relatively infrequently. He or she is probably the better for it.

Music This user plays the drums. This user is a music composer. This user plays the clarinet. This user plays the saxophone and can use circular breathing on it. This user is an analog synthesizer player. This user likes alternative rock. This user enjoys ska. This user likes most types of music. This user had an iPod before you even knew what one was. This user does not like iPods. This user can tune a piano. ' This user is against DJs adding a 4/4 Beat under old 80s songs and calling them new. This user sings only in the shower.

Wikipedia This user uses Wikipedia as a primary point of reference. This user is proud to be a Wikipedian. This user would be a member of the AAW if they could be arsed about it. This user has a zero tolerance policy on vandalism. This user tries to do the right thing. If they make a mistake, please let him or her know. Please be nice and patient with this New Wikipedian. This user respects copyright, but sometimes it can be a major pain.