User:Garth of the Forest

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Userboxes This user believes it is every citizen's duty to vote. This user is heterosexual. This user is a citizen of Canada. This user comes from Canada. en-ca-N This user is a native speaker of Canadian English. This user rides a Harley-Davidson This user enjoys pistol shooting. This user is old enough to remember what a typewriter is, and that's all you need to know. C2H5OH-3 This user utilizes alcohol at an advanced level. This user eats bagels. This user is a carnivore. This user enjoys cooking. This editor is a WikiGnome.

My Wikipedia philosophies are:

• Read first; read again, and then consider editing or adding to the article.
• Never edit if you are too impaired to drive.
• It is not a good idea to edit while stoned.
• I am a self-annointed genius, but still human and therefore not infallible. If you think I have made a poor judgement call or a mistake, please tell me so I can learn and become a better editor, or, an even better outcome, we may both actually learn something from the experience and both become even better Wikipedians. Keep it civil.
• Don't take yourself too seriously. Respect other people's opinions, even when you know they are wrong.
• I try to be polite, and respectful of other opinions. If you think I haven't been so, please let me know so I can apologize. But please also remember this is an encyclopedia, not a soapbox, we need to stick to the facts. If I suspect that someone is pushing opinion over fact, or POV is suspect, I will stand and deliver (references).
• I just want Wikipedia to be a good and accurate encyclopedia.
• I try to always distil the good from other people's edits. Occasionally this requires a complete revert.

[edit] Useful Links

• Citation templates
• Good article nominations
• Extended image syntax
• Fair use rationale guideline
• Good fair use rationale examples

[edit] About me

I am a resident of Western Canada, and my initial introduction to Wikipedia stemmed from a passing interest in the history of my Gaelic and Norse ancestors. I've been a user for many years, but a member only since September 2007.

My interests include:

• Motorcycles, because I've been riding since the early seventies and still love to "jam in the wind".
• Politics
• History
• Hockey
• Curling
• Skiing
• Computing science and electrical engineering (20+ years related business experience)
• Financial planning
• Music, particularly jazz, blues, and the good stuff from the sixties and seventies (i.e. minus the disco)

[edit] A few articles I've written (or which are in progress)

• Grim Reapers MC - my first wikipedia article written from scratch
• Rebels MC - in progress
• William McQueen - ahem - in progress

These are other motorcyle-related articles that I have contributed to, and will continue to monitor, as time permits:

• Motorcycle - vandalism patrol
• Motorcycle club - still needs work on refs and neutrality, vandalism patrol
• Hells Angels - vandalism patrol, add additional Canadian info
• Mongols (motorcycle club) - vandalism patrol, expand content
• Outlaws Motorcycle Club - much unverified information, vandalism patrol
• Bandidos - Needs additional POV work, continue with vandalism patrol
• Pagans MC - vandalism patrol
• Quebec Biker war - still need to add additional (well referenced) material
• RICO
• List of motorcycle gangs
• List of motorcycle clubs

I've also made contributions to these articles:

• Western Canada
• Canadian Senate
• Conservative Party of Canada
• Calgary
• Edmonton
• Red Deer
• Red Deer Rebels
• Red Deer Rustlers
• Peter Lougheed
• Ralph Klein
• Ed Stelmach

I am a member of the Motorcycling WikiProject, a WikiProject which aims to develop and expand Wikipedia's coverage of motorcycles and motorcycling. Please feel free to join us.