User:Jackytar

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

My Sandbox

This is a Wikipedia user page.

This is not an encyclopedia article. If you find this page on any site other than Wikipedia, you are viewing a mirror site. Be aware that the page may be outdated and that the user to whom this page belongs may have no personal affiliation with any site other than Wikipedia itself. The original page is located at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jackytar.
At A Glance
en This user is a native speaker of English.
fr-1 Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau élémentaire de français.
This user is a professional mariner.
This user is a proud member of the Grey Funnel Line, Maple Leaf Division.
' This user is a member of the Canadian Forces.
SCA This user is a member of the
Society for Creative Anachronism.
This editor is a member of WikiProject Comics.
LJ This user maintains a LiveJournal  as jackytar.
Firefox This user prefers Mozilla Firefox.
<html> This user can write HTML.
This user comes from British Columbia.
This user comes from Canada.
Staff photo
Staff photo

DISCLAIMER

All statements, comments and opinions contained in this or any other page created or edited by the user are solely his responsibility. They are in no way to be construed as official statements for the Government of Canada, the Department of National Defense or the Canadian Forces.

Hello. My right name is Bill, and I go by the nickname of Jacky Tar on Wiki and Livejournal. Jacky Tar is a traditional slang term for sailors in the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy. The term has gone out of common usage in the latter, but being a staunch traditionalist, I like to do my bit to keep it alive.

[edit] Background

I've been in the Canadian Navy for getting on eighteen years now, serving mainly from Canada's west coast naval base. I'm an electrical technician by trade, and at present I hold the rank of Petty Officer 2nd Class. In June I was posted ashore from HMCS Algonquin to take up a billet as an electrical instructor in the Engineering Division of the Canadian Forces Fleet School in Esquimalt, BC.


In my off-time, I like to make contributions to Wikipedia (of course), as well as play around with 3D CGI modelling and rendering software such as Poser, Bryce and Lightwave. I also maintain a LiveJournal (link available in the At A Glance box to the left), and I am active in the Society for Creative Anachronism. I read omnivorously, but am particularly fond of science fiction and fantasy. I also participate in the National Novel-Writing Month, but have yet to successfully complete the challenge.

I believe firmly in the potential of the Internet as a force for good in the world. The Internet and a now-relatively cheap computer gives everyone a voice; for the first time, direct writer-to-reader mass publishing is possible. Unfortunately, the Internet also has the vices of its virtues; it is distressingly easy for people and corporations to abuse this, thus the proliferation of pop-up boxes with advertisments, spam and web-based pornography, to name but three. Wikipedia has the potential to provide information with a high degree of accessibility and accuracy, provided all the contributors are willing to accept review input and correction.

Warning This user is a member of the Canadian Forces and may be away from Wikipedia for long periods of time, but will most probably return. Emails sent to this user and messages left on this user's talk page may not be replied to for a while.

[edit] Wikipedia Interest Areas

[edit] Comics

[edit] Living History and Renactments

[edit] Canadian Military

[edit] Ships I Have Sailed In