User:Goyston

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Purpose

Myself in standard Wikipedia editing set up.

Hi!

My name is Grant, and I live in Canada. (I'm a guy, for those who aren't familiar with the name Grant. =D) I am a newish member to Wikipedia. Previously I was a bit of a lurker, frequently using Wikipedia and never editing. Then I began editing anonymously, and realized I should get a proper account. I speak English natively, and I'm a grammar enthusiast, so I will mainly be proofreading and cleaning up messy articles. I do a bit of vandal fighting using the (in my opinion amazing) program Vandal Fighter. I can be e-mailed by clicking here. I am also creating a simpler version of Wikifun for newer, less experienced users. It is tentatively named WikiQuiz and can be played right here. Enjoy!

Expertise

I'm an expert at

If you have an article related to any of those things, and you need help, let me know!

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Information

Thank You's

  • El Americano for having a super cool user page and giving me permission to basically use the exact same page as him.
  • S.D. for being super cool and doing all the actual work of renovating my user page and then being modest about it.
  • (aeropagitica) (whose user name I can finally spell!) for adopting me as a young user and helping me find my feet.
  • Users:Everyone for creating such a fantastic resource. And for not biting my head off like some online communities do to the new users. Way to be welcoming and nice, everyone!

Possible Bias

Like all Wikipedians, I am human. (Except for the bots, I guess. Do they count?) I am also still in high school and a new user, so it is pretty likely that I will make some mistakes. I believe in NPOV, but again, I am human. I am focusing right now on copy-editing and clean up, but when I do make edits to articles, bias may slip through, so I am declaring anything that might bias me here:

I'll try not to let any of that slip in to any edits I make, but if it does, I apologize. Feel free to undo it and if you wouldn't mind, leave me a note on my talk page too. Thanks for your help!

Languages

en This user is a native speaker of English.
fr-1 Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau élémentaire de français.
es-0 Este usuario no entiende español (o lo entiende con mucha dificultad).

Grammar

they This user considers singular they standard English usage.
by The passive voice may be used by this user.
mankind This user supports the use of gender-neutral language.
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.
less & fewer This user understands the difference between less & fewer.
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 a punctuation stickler.
. The This user does not put two spaces after a full stop.
A, B and C This user prefers not to use the serial comma.
its & it’s This user understands the difference between its and it’s. So should you.
“…” This user favours typographic quotation marks over typewriter style.
CA This user uses Canadian English spelling.
AIM-Able This user understands AIM talk perfectly well, but does not use it. Ever. Well, sarcastically sometimes. But that's it. Really. lulz.

Userboxes

This user created and runs WikiQuiz.
This user is a member of the League of Copyeditors.
hs This user is a high school student.
CB This user is color blind.
teen This user is a teenager.
This user is of English ancestry.
This user is of Welsh ancestry.
This user comes from Canada.
This user comes from Toronto.
This user is of multiple ancestries.
This user's Canada includes Québec.
S This user is a fan of Surreal comedy.
This user is a Monty Python fan.
f This user maintains a facebook profile.
G This user uses Google as a primary search engine.
This user uses Wikipedia as a primary point of reference.
This user uses Gmail as a primary E-mail service.
Firefox This user prefers Mozilla Firefox.
This user runs Mac OS X.
This user contributes using an Apple Mac mini computer.
This user eats sufficient quantities of Hot Dogs to positively qualify as an Honorary Hot Dog in their own right.
This user settled Catan.
This user likes to play games on his or her Mac, but is getting awfully sick of Breakout.
This user is a bibliophile.
This user is interested in drama and acting.
This user enjoys cooking.
This user enjoys photography.
This user enjoys pottery.
D This user reads Dilbert.
Webcomics This user reads webcomics.
Image:WikiGnome.png This editor is a WikiGnome.
Newcomer Please be nice and patient with this New Wikipedian.
This user scored 2593.781 on the Are You a Wikipediholic Test.
This user was up all night finding userboxes and is now very drowsy.
This user assumes good faith.
This user has been adopted by (aeropagitica).
Warning to Vandals: This user is armed with Vandal Fighter.
This user is a member of the
Counter-Vandalism Unit.
encyc This user frequently uses a physical encyclopedia to verify facts.
TIME This user was named TIME Person of the Year.


400+ This user has made over 400 contributions to Wikipedia.
IQ This user's Intelligence Quotient is 142.