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Wikipedia:Babel
(a.k.a. Posing bar)
Living Languages
deDieser Benutzer spricht Deutsch als Muttersprache.
en-3This user can contribute with an advanced level of English.
si-2This user is able to contribute with an intermediate level of Sinhala.
fr-2Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau intermédiaire en français.
ksh-2Dä Medmaacher schwaadt jet vunn ener Sprooch vum Rhing.
nl-1Deze gebruiker bezit beginnende kennis van het Nederlands.
ta-1இந்தப் பயனாளர் தமிழில் அடிப்படையான அளவில் பங்களித்து உதவமுடியும்.
hi-1इस सदस्य को हिन्दी भाषा का प्रारम्भिक स्तर का ज्ञान है।
Classical Languages
la-2Hic usor media latinitate contribuere potest.
grc-2Ὅδε ὁ χρήστης δύναται συμβάλλεσθαι μετρίᾳ γνώσει τῆς ἀρχαίας ἑλληνικῆς.
sa-2एष उपयोजकः माध्यमिकेन संस्कृतेन लेखितुं शक्नोति।
pi-1ayaṃ puggalo navako Pāliyaṃ.
Other
ipa-4
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This user has a near-complete understanding of the International Phonetic Alphabet.
...This user would like to be able to speak more languages.
Wikipedia
1RRThis user prefers discussing changes on the talk page rather than engaging in an edit war.
This user finds copyright paranoia disruptive.
This user is a proud member of WikiProject Sri Lanka Reconciliation.
Yet Other
This user is a tobacco smoker.
C2H5OH-3This user utilizes alcohol at an advanced level.
This user is a Cancerian.
This user lives in Cologne.
MAThis user has a Master of Arts degree.
This user graduated from the University of Göttingen.
This user contributes using Opera.
80sThis user rocks out to totally rad 80s new wave music.
This user is interested in maps.
This user prefers warm weather.
Wikistress

Hello.

I am a German from Westfalia, with Silesian and Pomeranian roots. After finishing my studies of Indology, Linguistics und Journalism in the beautiful town of Göttingen, I came to Cologne in 2002 to learn Tamil. I love living in the big-city atmosphere of provincial Cologne with its friendly people and its Kölsch, the Cologne Carnival and Kölsch. I am a freelance proofreader and translator, and I teach Sinhala at the University of Cologne. My main area of interest is the South Indian region, particularly Sri Lanka, where I have spent many months in the last 15 years. I'm especially fond of Sinhala music, especially by The Gypsies.

Political Concerns (USA)

Since user boxes concerning serious sociological and political matters are really hard to come by, I'd like to state here that--although I have several close friends in the USA and my favourite TV shows are American--I am very critical of some of that country's policies of

  • using war as a means of "conflict solution" while actually expanding the sphere of influence
  • proclaiming to defend democracy abroad without adhering to democratic rules at home
  • putting economy above ecology, culture and human rights
  • restricting freedom of information whenever it is in the own interest
  • blaming the poor for their own fate.

--see for example

Lists and Bullets ...

... are something I like, as you may be becoming aware of.

My Contributions

Articles that I have significantly contributed to:

(The articles marked with an asterisk were started by me.)

To do

My Pictures

Gallery with the photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons by me

Tools etc.