User:Lar

Lar is taking a short wikibreak and will be back on Wikipedia around 10 April after his holiday. Some limited access may be available to him, who knows, but don't expect speedy turnarounds on requests or comments, thanks!

Hi!

• My real name is Larry Pieniazek and I am probably not notable. I like LEGO ® Brand building elements. The WMF has seen validation of my identity (see credentials box at left). I have means to validate my identity and credentials independently if necessary. Contact me if for some reason you have a valid need to do this. Be prepared to explain the need in great detail or for me to decline to validate for you, because I've already done so with the WMF.
• User:Epousesquecido is my wife.
• I am an English Wikipedia administrator.
• I am also an administrator on Commons, the multiwiki media repository.
• I am also an administrator on Meta, the wiki for coordination of Wikimedia projects..Let me know if you have any questions or issues with any of these wikis, and I'll do what I can to help.
• Other accounts I openly acknowledge having: User:Larbot (for rote edits), User:Larpersona, User:Larzilla (both for fun) User:Larry_Pieniazek (anti-impersonation) ... did I forget any? LMK!, preferably by leaving me a note on my talk or email.

[edit] Outside interests

[edit] Avocations

• I'm a LEGO community activist, I guess you could say, getting involved in lots of LEGO related projects... some might say more to the detriment of the project than the benefit! In the past, I've been involved in BrickWiki a MediaWiki based wiki concerned with LEGO, LEGO fans, and LEGO creations. My personal website is Milton Train Works. (yes I realise that the WP:MoS says LEGO isn't to be written in all caps. I'll do my articles that way, but this is my user page!!! Deal!)
• I'm a gamer. Board games, computer games, fusball.
• I like trains. Real ones, and models (especially LEGO ones)
• I like cars. At one time we had 8 in our family but we're doing better now.
• I like planes. Always wanted to get a license, don't have one, but am always willing to spring for gas or rental if you'll take me up in yours.
• I like music. Especially live music. All kinds but especially blues, rock, classical, and things that mix one or more of those together.

[edit] In Real Life

Professionally I am a System architect, working on data and application integration projects and I travel for work a lot (most of the states and countries below are due to work related travel). I live in Michigan with a wife, 2 kids, 0-2 exchange students depending on season, 4 cats, 1 dog, 3 cars and a horse that doesn't live with us.

[edit] Beliefs

I believe in WP:NPOV so these beliefs are listed so you know how I feel about stuff and (VERY IMPORTANT) you should call me on any editing that looks like I'm POV pushing!!!! Seriously. Please do if you see it. Mostly I edit technical stuff so hopefully it's not that big an issue, but if you see it, call me on it.

• Politically I'm a libertarian, or a freedom advocate. I come out in the far upper right on the Nolan Chart almost to anarchy. I don't think government is good socially for much of anything except protecting our individual liberties. I've belonged to the ACLU on and off for years.
• Economically I'm a libertarian too, or a free market capitalist if you prefer. I don't think goverment is good economically for much of anything except protecting people from fraud and theft and suchlike.
• I'm pro choice on *everything*. Legalise everything and expect people to do the right thing, or suffer the consequences.
• I'm an atheist, or at best a very skeptical agnostic. Personally I think religions as a whole have done more harm than good, overall, to society since we've been civilised. I oppose any sort of state imposition of a particular religion, but if you want to have one, by all means, be my guest. Just don't impose your views on me and mine.

[edit] Wikipedia

I'm a Wikipedia novice apprentice journeyman administrator, with only a few a few hundred less than just over two three four five nine eleven thousand edits to my credit, mostly typos I spotted and WP related advocacy in Wikiproject space, but I have created a few articles here and there. I think Wikipedia is great but it can take up a LOT of time so I've held back. (ha!)

• I am an inclusionist but not enough to join an association.
• User:Karmafist identified me as a metawikipedian. He's probably right.
• I may (see above) have a bit of editcountitis (d'ya think??).
• When I get too proud of my edits, I need to go look at WP:1000
• When I get too proud of my adminship, I need to remember that not everyone looks favorably on my actions here, or in my previous community activities: 1 and 2... (don't discount that user just because they chose to speak anonymously)

Some comments:

• Feel free to mail me with comments or concerns, my mail link should work.
• One annoying habit I have, I forget to hit preview before save, or preview, but miss some typo causing multiple edits. I hate that!
• If you need access to a Wikipedia article that has been deleted, ask me. If it's not a copyright violation, personal information, libel or similar, I will make the text available to you.

Note that using the text to recreate the deleted content may be speedily deleted, and using it to keep it hanging around in your userspace has gotten editors penalized before. But that's your problem.

Other Wikis... I have the ID "Lar" on many other places. Among them:

• Commons (some of my images are here)
• Meta
• BrickWiki
• Yellowiki
• UnCyclopedia
• Encyclopedia Dramatica (this id has been set up but the password discarded, to prevent impersonation)

See my WikiMatrix for full details

[edit] Projects

	This user is a member of WikiProject The Beatles, a WikiProject which aims to expand and improve coverage of The Beatles on Wikipedia. Please feel free to join us.
Abbey Road... This user is in the picture... somewhere!

This user is a member of WikiProject Bridges, a WikiProject which aims to expand coverage of bridges on Wikipedia. Please feel free to join us.

This user is a member of WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America, a WikiProject which aims to expand coverage of the indigenous peoples of North America and related topics on Wikipedia. Please feel free to join us.

This user is a member of WikiProject Michigan, a WikiProject which aims to expand coverage of the State of Michigan on Wikipedia. Please feel free to join us.

This user is a member of the WikiProject Council, a collaborative effort regarding WikiProjects in general. Please feel free to join us.

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[edit] Vandalisms

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