User:Jkelly

This user is a native speaker of the English language.

Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau intermédiaire en français.

I am a Wikipedia (and Commons) administrator. If you would like to communicate with me, please feel free to use my talk page. I have access to m:OTRS tickets, and will respond to requests to check permissions.

Edits

I have chosen not to list articles that I have created or contributed to. I am concerned that, for me, it would encourage feelings of ownership (although I did mention a few at my RfA). If you'd like, however, you can see my edit count, or my recent contributions.

The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar

"My hero, superhero won't you come and save my day..." Extraordinary Machine 22:32, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar

I award this barnstar to Jkelly for his conscientious approach to image copyright issues here on Wikipedia, and for taking on the very unpleasant and thankless job of trying to enforce our policy, but without resorting to bullying or to trampling on other editors. AnnH ♫ 19:58, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		for excellent work in research and provision of original sources in a significant number of articles. Excellent work! - Alison ^✍ 17:25, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

		The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
		Jkelly is awarded the Defender of the Wiki Barnstar for his efforts to prevent Wikipedia from being used for fraudulent purposes. Tekleni 21:01, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Trivia

One of my administrative actions received coverage in the New York Times.

Thoughts on Wikipedia

I suppose that I have a couple.

Licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License, and nothing else
I am content with licensing my contributions only under the GFDL. I have chosen to avoid further complicating the legal situation of Wikipedia by introducing other licenses, either more or less restrictive.