User:Chovain
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Who am I?[edit]
My name is Mark Chovain. It's an unfortunate name, I know. I've been a registered user of Wikipedia since March 2006.
Who am I really?[edit]
I'm an IT geek on the east coast of Australia. You may be able to find out a little more about me by looking at my userboxes.
What do I do here?[edit]
Most of my time is spent doing one or more of the following:
- RC patrolling;
- Reference checking/improving;
- Finding random articles to improve; or
- Getting involved in WP:AfDs
I try to avoid focusing on topic areas in which I know I will have preconceptions. I think my greatest contributions to Wikipedia have been in areas I have needed to research in order to help out. Certainly, this is where I personally gain the most.
How do I interact with other editors?[edit]
I'm always happy to help people out: if you want to ask a question, feel free to post it on my talk page.
During my recent change patrolling, I will sometimes make a mistake and revert a good faith edit. Please let me know if that happens so I can improve. Likewise, I'll sometimes have a bad day and bite a newbie or other editor, or break any one of the other guidelines out there. If I do bite, or you think I could improve my editing, just leave a (preferably polite) message on my talk page so I can make amends.
I enjoy discussing edits on article talk pages. I especially enjoy discussing controversial edits, as long as all sides remain civil. I have very little tolerance when it comes to rudeness and incivility.
Milestones[edit]
- 100th edit: Linking a reference date in Caesarean Section.[1]
- 250th edit: Polite note to remind User:139.168.118.114 to check the factual accuracy of their edits.[2]
- 500th edit: Removed duplicate example from Cutout animation.[3]
- 1000th edit: Reported Rehaananana (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) to WP:AIV.[4]
- 2000th edit: substed a {{uw-test}} template I had placed on User talk:Aldiny28.[5]
Work in progress[edit]
Bookmarks[edit]
- Favourite engineering failure: The 1814 beer tsunami
Subpages[edit]
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