User:Phoenixrod
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I finally registered on Wikipedia in February of 2006. Previously, I had made minor changes to articles; we will see if I undertake more ambitious projects. Feel free to drop me a line (politely, I hope!) on my talk page.
As far as I can tell by the welcome messages, I registered a mere nine minutes before Wikipedia's one millionth user. So close to fame....
I have found that people like to ask about my user name. No, I'm not Harry Potter. And no, I don't live in Arizona. The answer is much more mundane: Back in the '90s, I liked to play a computer game called Heretic, and I rather liked the weapon called the Phoenix Rod. Something about lighting enemies aflame brought out the vicarious pyro in me, I guess.
About me: I am an American graduate student studying British literature, and I am an avid baseball fan. Many of my edits fall in these broad areas, although lately I've flirted with the random article button and with simply reading Wikipedia, letting randomness (or its appearance) lead me where it will. Checking the recent changes button is also strangely cathartic.
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United States Army forces target railway cars south of Wonsan, North Korea, an east coast port city, during the Korean War. Trains in North Korea were targets of attack by U.S. and other U.N. forces, so much so that both military and civilian trains often had to wait out the daylight hours in tunnels. Photo credit: United States Army |
For my own use:
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[edit] Edit count
- My edit count can be found here. On second glance, the information does not seem to get updated. I'm positive I have more edits that that. Anyone know where I can go to find out?
- To break down Wikipedia page history statistics: [2].
[edit] User contributions
Contribs link: Phoenixrod.
[edit] Test templates
These can be found here.
[edit] Great lines from Wikipedia
From the article on trousers: "Removing one's trousers in public is, in the main, considered taboo."
[edit] Funny edits
Here's an amusing bit of vandalism: [3].
Also: [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11].
[edit] Userboxes
Are a waste of time. Mine and yours.
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