User:JubalHarshaw

JubalHarshaw

vn-1 This user page has been vandalized once.

en This user is a native speaker of English.

US This user uses American English.

This user is a citizen of the United States of America.

This user lives in the U.S. State of Michigan.

This user is male.

This user is a Virgo.

dad This user is a father.

... This user may get around to being a professional procrastinator. Someday. Maybe.

This user is a bibliophile

This user enjoys writing.

This user is a computer system administrator.

bss-3 This user is an advanced bass guitarist.

voc-2 This user is an intermediate vocalist.

gtr-1 This user is a novice guitarist.

drm-2 This user is an intermediate drummer.

[[wiki]] This user is part of the wikification drive.

BSG This user contributes to the Battlestar Wiki.

man- kind Regarding gender, this user will use the vernacular, not what is politically correct.

to / too / two This user thinks that too many people have no idea how to use words that they should have learned in grade two.

their / there / they're This user thinks that there are too many people who don’t know that they're worse than their own children at spelling!

your/ you’re This user thinks that if your grammar is incorrect, then you’re in need of help.

… This user is addicted to ellipses and has been known to use them indiscriminately...

This user enjoys reading anything.

This user enjoys reading poetry.

This user enjoys reading short stories.

This user is of German ancestry.

This user is of French ancestry.

This user is of Italian ancestry.

This user enjoys playing hearts.

This user enjoys playing Euchre.

This user plays the Ultima series of computer games.

CG This user's alignment is Chaotic Good: the "Rebel."

Fear Fear is the Mind-Killer.

I would say I'm a cynic but I bet you just wouldn't believe me.

This user is a pirate. Arrr!

This user thinks that the cake is a lie!

e This user is in ur fortress, killin ur dorfs.

Hello!

The name's Jeremy ... I'm from Flint, Michigan, USA.

I take my username, JubalHarshaw, from Jubal Harshaw, a major character in Robert A. Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land.

Feel free to visit me:

• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jharris76
• Battlestar Wiki: http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/User:JubalHarshaw

More to come!

My contributions

I was quite active in the Wikification project, but I also like to roll the dice, hitting random articles to see if I stumble on something interesting, or in need of improvement. I also tend to be fascinated by some of the craziness that goes on in talk pages, though I deplore personal attacks and unnecessary conflict. I've also been speaking up on more AfD pages lately ... it fosters a sense of community ... but I'm not trying to waste too much time on it, not with 7000+ pages needing wikification. Fighting vandalism is also starting to become a hobby.

Lately I have been rather stressed by life and work and editing much less.

Things to remember

0. WP:NPOV,WP:NOR,WP:V,WP:EP,WP:IAR

(Thanks to Mangojuice, I stole the next four right from his user page.)

1. Coverage on Wikipedia is much better than its quality. I should strive to improve the quality of wikipedia, it's a job not enough people are doing.
2. Wikipedia covers lots of articles on unencyclopedic crap. I will accept this and not waste my time fighting it.
3. Focusing too much on deletion is a bad but tempting thing.
4. Do your real work, don't waste all your time here. I mean it.

5. Some people seem very proprietary and over-protective about articles they contribute to, and sometimes lash out against others who edit said articles. I resolve to not take this personally.
6. I will take the time to give thanks, kudos, recognition, and appreciation when I find users doing good work. It's something that is not done enough.
7. Wikification is more than just adding wikilinks. If someone cares enough to create a relevant article, a wikilink will be created that is more than just a red link. Wikification is more than links; it is sections, list formatting, infoboxes, uncat tags, sources tags ... anything that can be done to improve the article. You don't agree that it's completely wikified? Re-add the wikify tag and I or another wikifier will run through it again.
8. If you have an issue with my edits, cite me examples. Giving examples to other people doesn't really help me improve. Sure, I'll probably find their talk page, but why not just be upfront with me?

Interesting or useful code snippets

• User:JubalHarshaw/code

Edit count

• http://www.cohepso.com/mike/edit/?name=JubalHarshaw&wiki=en.wikipedia&count=count Michael Billington's counter (apparently broken)
• http://www.bitmeta.org/editcounter/count.php Dracione's counter (apparently broken)

Service awards

This editor is a Journeyman, and is entitled to display this Journeyman Editor Badge

This editor is a Grognard, and is entitled to display this Wikipedia Little Red Book

Compulsive wikification

Is it a Bad Thing to be wikifying articles you know are highly unlikely to survive an AfD, just because they have a wikify tag? =) I've always been told that "you can't polish a turd." My urge to wikify has gotten out of hand. Even my talk page is wikified. Help!