User:Talmage

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en This user is a native speaker of English.
ar-3 هذا المستخدم يستطيع المساهمة بالعربية بمستوى متقدم.
es-3 Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel avanzado de español.
la-2 Hic utilisator media latinitate contribuere potest.
ko-1 이 사용자는 간단한 한국어를 말할 수 있습니다.
ru-1 Этот участник владеет русским языком на начальном уровне.
دانش فارسی این کاربر درسطح مبتدی است fa-1
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[edit] My Wikipedia Habits

[edit] Patrolling

When I get bored, I often go on vandal patrol, generally reviewing only articles by anonymous users. For first time "offenses" I normally give warnings as follows:

  • Level 1: Inserting unoffensive nonsense, removing a section without commenting why, etc.
  • Level 2: Inserting mildly offensive comments, removing obviously pertinent sections, blanking pages, etc.
  • Level 3: Inserting profane or extremely offensive comments.

I normally look at most edits in which more than 100 bytes were removed. I also scan for any edits to articles involving politics, religion, sexuality, etc., since these topics seem to suffer the most vandalism. I've also seen a pattern of articles pertaining to a high school being vandalized. I personally don't think most high schools (and especially middle schools) ought to have Wikipedia articles. The only exceptions should be particularly notorious high schools (such as Columbine High School) or especially historical schools.

I'm a big fan of the template {{Welcome-anon-vandal}}.

[edit] Article Revision

I typically enjoy reading and editing articles relating to religion, politics, and linguistics. Occasionally I also work on articles related to Kentucky. I also occasionally participate in AfD discussions.

[edit] About Me

This user is American; recognized ancestry ends at the border.
This user is a Christian.
This user enjoys playing chess.
e^{i \pi} \,\; This user is a mathematician.
prog-2 This user is an intermediate programmer.

[edit] Language Preferences

Image:Paul1.gif This user employs a more formal style of writing in articles than in talk pages.
man-
kind		 Regarding gender, this user will use the vernacular, not what is "politically correct".
they This user considers the singular they to be substandard English usage.
whom This user insists upon using whom wherever it is called for, and fixes the errors of whomever he sees.
.  The This user puts two spaces after a full stop.
A, B, and C This user prefers the serial comma.
“…”!
US vs. UK		 This user uses "logical quotation marks". Internal punctuation leads to factual errors. It's not a style issue!
US This user uses American English.
Y'all This here user talks Southern, y'all.