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Wikipedians in the United States




This user lives in or hails from the state of Florida,
the Sunshine State.

Ok..I've caved. "White & Nerdy" more than sums me up, so posting it all to Wiki is superfluous ;)


I have numerous anon edits and will go back and post links to those articles as I have time. I am also working on updating and organizing my userboxes; to that end, the bottom of this page may be noted to be in a state of flux.

May 2011: Due to IRL concerns my editing activities will be "spotty" at best. I still visit and will edit as am able, but will not be able to be as "Active" as I would wish.


Wiki's I have Personally Witnessed or Lived Through

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Orbiter Challenger (1986) I was 7. We watched the launch trail from outside then got back inside just in time to hear the bad news. We missed eye-witnessing by mere seconds.

Hurricane Andrew (1992) SW FL. He was a TS when he passed over my mom's house and I stood in what was left of the eye before passing over to the Gulf waters and strengthening again. My sister, as a cop, was drafted to help with the clean-up in Miami.

Lords of Chaos (1996) I still have nightmares. Junior in High School. Being under curfew and martial law as buildings blow up and parrots get gutted leaves its mark.

Tropical Storm Charley (1998) He had already passed us in FL, afetr dumping much rain, before strengthening and wallopping Texas. We painted "Charley Go Home" on our plywood, pity TX that he didn't.

Orbiter Columbia (2003) Had moved acorss the state and was living 20 minutes from NASA when it happened. Like most everyone else in the area I had minor flashbacks to Challenger.

Places/Events/People I have known

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Connie Mack IV family friend

Deion Sanders met at school event

Edison State College Former College

Florida Gulf Coast University My then BF's College

Fort Myers Miracle and Jericho The Miracle Dog: "Like his dad, (Mike) Veeck was known for his wacky promotions that made people want to come out to the ballpark for an evening of family-oriented fun. The team mascot for the year was a highly trained golden retriever named Jericho, who served as a ball boy on the field and goodwill ambassador to the kids. Legend has it that Veeck discovered Jericho when the dog was a part-time employee at a Pompano area Farm Stores. Veeck drove up, placed his order, and was a little surprised to see a golden retriever bringing him his groceries. Jericho made national news in print and T.V. media, bringing further recognition to the Miracle. Jericho passed on in 1995, but his son, Toucan, his grandson, Jackson, and even his great-grandson, Rutgers, were all Miracle employees over the last several years. Jackson and Rutgers are still working as mascots for teams within the Goldklang Group; with the Charleston Riverdogs and the Hudson Valley Renegades, respectively. Current Miracle mascot, Miss-A-Miracle, is keeping the golden retriever tradition going strong, here in Fort Myers." -- former Job

Fort Myers Senior High School My High School

France with Mom

Germain Arena

Germany with Mom

Hammond Stadium former Job

Jeff Kottkamp family friend

Jevon Kearse met at local event

Lee County Sheriff's Office Sis former job

Mike Greenwell was a bud, lost touch

Mindy McCready met at local event

Paradise Island with Dad

Silver Meteor trvelling to DC

Southwest Florida International Airport

Tina Wainscott Buddy

Union Station

Washington, D.C.

WINK-TV Former Job

Contributions

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Battle of Tebbs Bend (WikiProject KY)

Campbellsville, Kentucky (WikiProject KY)

Campbellsville University (WikiProject KY)

Cecropia Moth

Comodo Internet Security

Conficker

Cybill Shepherd

Fort Myers, Florida (WikiProject FL)

Green River Lake (Wiki Project KY)

Green River Lake State Park (Wiki project KY)

Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis

Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis

Hypokalemic Sensory Overstimulation

King Arthur - talk page

List of 2004 Summer Olympics medal winners

List of Webkinz stuffed animals

Memory Alpha (WikiProject Star Trek)

Paul E. Patton

2011 PSN Outage (WikiProject Crime, Computing)

Pokémon (WikiProject Pokémon)

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (WikiProject Pokémon)

Rodney Alcala (WikiProject Crime, SKTF) My first ever ground-up original Wiki creation.

Serial Killer Task Force

Star Trek Franchise (WikiProject Star Trek)

Ted Bundy

U.S. Route 68 (WikiProject KY)





 This user is a member of Wikipedia.
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This user is proud
to be a Wikipedian.
 Because of real life, this user will be editing on and off.
3This user is a WikiTeen.
 Wikipedia is not censored.
 This user respects copyright and other intellectual property rights.
  This user is proud to be a nerd, although she prefers not to brag and often go(es) incognito without a pocket protector.
Majority ≠ right This user recognizes that even if 300,000,000 people make the same mistake, it's still a mistake.
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mankind
This user supports the use of gender-neutral language when it reasonably exists as an alternative to a common gendered word.
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too
two
This user thinks that too many people have no idea how to use words that they should have learned in grade two.
y'allThis user believes that y'all is a real word, but ain't isn't one.ain't
their
there
they're
This user thinks that there are too many people who don’t know that they're worse than their own children at spelling!
your
you're
This user thinks that if your grammar is incorrect, then you're in need of help.
A, B, and
A and B
This user uses the serial comma unless its inclusion is confusing.
;This user knows how to use a semicolon correctly.
ANAL 4This user advocates good grammar usage.
USage declineThis user uses American English, but is appalled at its rapid and continuing deterioration.
 This user uses Commonwealth spelling.
MixThis user has been influenced by too many dialects of English to use one orthography, vocabulary and grammar consistently.
Y'allThis here user talks Southern, y'all.
Y'allHey y'all! This user is a fan or speaker of Southern dialect, where we have "owl" not "oil" like them Yankees.
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 This user is interested in computer engineering.
AIM-AbleThis user understands AIM talk perfectly well, and sometimes uses it, but not excessively.
HTML-3This user is an advanced HTML programmer.
 This user is an intermediate TI-BASIC programmer.
prog-xThis user is merely a humble programmer.
 This user is against DRM.
 This user is against cyberbullying.




 This user is a member of WikiProject Pokémon.
 This user is a participant in WikiProject Crime and Criminal Biography.
 This user is interested in the U.S. State of Florida.
 This user is interested in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky.
00:00This user uses 24-hour time.
14 November 2024This user supports International Date Format (day month year)
 This user loathes, but is forced to observe, daylight saving time.
YOUThis user dies a little inside whenever they see the word you in an article.
 This user reserves the right to completely screw up her own edits.
 This user is bold, but not reckless, in updating pages.
 This user feels that an article's talk page contributes to its success and should be treated accordingly.
1RRThis user prefers discussing changes on the talk page rather than engaging in an edit war.
 This user is a participant in the
Star Trek WikiProject.






 This user enjoys
pistol shooting.
 This user's favourite animal is the Lion.
 This user likes or keeps one or more cockatiels.
 This Wikipedian loves horses.
 This user enjoys riding horses.
 This user rides dressage.
  This user likes Show Jumping.
  This user is horse crazy!
 This user is allergic to cats.
 This user has a pet cat.
 This user has been scratched several times by her pet cat.
This user firmly believes that this is a better world because of the presence of dogs. 
 This user likes dinosaurs.
 This user enjoys inline skating.
 This user enjoys ice skating.
cvg-2This user is an intermediate gamer.
 This user is opposed to regional lockout.
 This user likes Java.
TCP/IPThe user was active on the Internet before the World Wide Web was invented.WWW
 This user really likes old computers.
 This user has a profile on MySpace.
  This user maintains a facebook profile. +
AddThis user is found on many virtual communities.
 
This user watches videos on YouTube.
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This user only uses Google products as a last resort.
 
This user maintains a blog.
 This user uses Bing as a primary search engine.
  This user has loaded an operating system on a few computer(s).
C:\>_This user uses DOS, or knows how to use it.
XPThis user uses Windows XP.
 This user uses Windows Vista
 This user wishes that the manufacturer did not install Windows Vista on her computer.
 This user prefers Windows XP over Windows Vista 
7This user uses Windows 7.
  This user continues to love Classic Mac OS.
  This user contributes using a PC.
 This user built her own PC.
 This user contributes using a laptop.
  This user is an Apple zealot.
 This user uses Microsoft Windows under duress.
This Windows user has experienced one or more Blue Screens of Death.
6 This user owns 6 working computers.
 This user remembers when the Apple II was cutting-edge technology.
PC This user knows that PC just means personal computer; a computer not running Windows may be a PC.
 This user still remembers these.
 This user uses OpenOffice.org rather than Microsoft Office.id2
> _ This user often uses the command line when operating her computer.
 This user uses the freeware AVG virus scanner.
EVABThis user protects her computer with Edwin Valdez Anti-BYOND.
 This user is using a firewall to protect her computer.
 This user uses µTorrent.
 This user supports The Pirate Bay.
 This user uses Skype.
 This user uses Steam for digital distribution.
 This user likes to play strategy games on a computer.
 This user plays a PS2.
 This user prefers the GameCube and PlayStation 2 over the Xbox. 
 This user prefers the Nintendo DS over the PlayStation Portable.
  This user plays games on the Nintendo GameCube console.
 This user still enjoys the
Nintendo 64.
  This user still plays games on the Game Boy Color.
  This user plays games on the Game Boy Advance.
 This user is a Nintendo fangirl.
 120 GB PS3 Slim
 This user plays Pac-Man.
 This user kicks butt at Tetris.
  This user prefers to play guitar while playing Rock Band. +
  This user plays Guitar Hero on hard.
ΑThis user is a Pokétheist: Arceus created the universe, and the Legends should be worshipped.Ω
CS:S This user plays CS:S.
 This user plays games from The Legend of Zelda series.


 This user tracks her money on Where's George?
 This user is a swimmer.


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 This user is a backgammon player.
 This user is a checkers player.
 This user enjoys chess.
 This user enjoys chess variants.
 This user plays mahjong.
 This user can solve a Rubik's Cube without cheating.
 This user is a Go player.
 This user is a Sudoku addict.
 This user enjoys playing blackjack.
 This user plays Gin Rummy.
 This user plays Yu-Gi-Oh!
 This user is a Scorpio.
 This user was born in the Year of the Horse.