User:SB Johnny

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User page, schmoozer page :).

This user is a member of WikiProject Horticulture and Gardening.
This user is a member of WikiProject Plants
This user lives in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
This user has a page on Wikibooks.
This user is a member of WikiProject Spam.
This user is a member of the
Counter-Vandalism Unit.
This user is evil, and frequently says mwhahaha!
This user is a newpage patroller.
This user remembers using
a rotary dial telephone.

About Me

I'm an organic horticulturist, farmer, nurseryman, goat-herd, husband and father.

I live in Bechtelsville, PA, which is a small town in the foothill region of Eastern Pennsylvania.

I studied horticulture, landscape architecture, philosophy, and history at Temple University. After this I studied philosophy at the New School University.

I continue to study plants and organic gardening techniques.

About Me on Wikimedia

I work on a number of Wikimedia projects, and much of my work on Wikipedia is related to my work elsewhere.

  • On Wikipedia, I primarily focus on copyediting, creating stubs (especially to resolve "redlinks" on wp and "hidden redlinks" from other projects), chipping in on policy and project discussions, vandal patrolling (mostly using my watchlist, but sometimes also using #cvn-wp-en), and moving images to commons.
  • On Wikibooks, I primarily edit the garden book, but also help with policy and cleanup issues, and serve there as an administrator, checkuser, and bureaucrat.
  • On Wikiversity I primarily work on the Bloom Clock, but have also been involved nearly since the beginning of the project in helping to define and expand Wikiversity's mission, as well as serving as a custodian, mentor, and checkuser.
  • On Wikimedia Commons I mostly just upload files, wikify, and create galleries, but I also help to work on administrative backlogs and dispute resolution.

WikiProjects I Follow

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