User:BlakJakNZ

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Greetings. My name is Mark and I go by the nick of 'BlakJak' online. I am a native of Auckland, New Zealand although I have been living in Wellington since early 2006.

I edit articles on Wikipedia spasmodically, usually when I see something that (from my humble point of view) begs for editing - clarifications, simple errors, etc. A stickler for accuracy, you might say. That said, I do like the collaborative nature of Wikipedia the fact that others can add/amend any errors I might have made.

Articles i'm likely to be involved with will usually be those I have a personal interest in - The Military, Emergency Services, Radio & Communications Technology, Information Systems (esp. Networking). I only look at Wikipedia every few weeks, unless i'm looking for something in particular.

My pet peeves on Wikipedia include:

  • People who correct spelling between English-English and American-English - preferring American. I'm a New Zealander - we use the English spelling conventions - just because I spell Neighbour with a U doesn't make it wrong - don't edit me for the sake of editing!
  • People who edit articles with a multi-national flavour to make them more specific for a particular nation. If you keep it generic it'll work fine - add a more specific paragraph for your particular needs.

For more info on me you can check out my Website.

[edit] Userboxes

I decided to throw some of these in for a lark...

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.
ANAL 4 This user advocates good grammar usage.
NZ This user uses New Zealand English.
Mix This user has been influenced by too many dialects of English to use one orthography, vocabulary and grammar consistently.
This user uses Commonwealth spelling.
This user uses Jabber.
This user's ICQ UIN is {{{1}}}.



This user's IRC nick is BlakJak on the server Undernet.org or Zirc.org or freenode.net.
.me This user has an email account with their (default) own domain name.
irssi This user uses irssi for chatting on IRC.
Firefox This user prefers Mozilla Firefox.
This user contributes using GNU/Linux, but doesn't care what other people call it.
This user contributes using Microsoft Windows XP.
ADSL This user contributes using an
ADSL connection.
This user enjoys rock music.
This user enjoys pop music.
This user is a Transformers fan.
This user is a former member of the worldwide family of Scouting.
This user is a network or communications engineer and designs the internet so you don't have to.
This user is an Emergency Responder or Emergency Services Worker.
This user has an amateur radio license with callsign ZL1VMF.