User:Halibutt/OldPage

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Halibutt (born 1981) - a student, journalist in spe and a proficient nitpicker. Since 2000 a student at the Spanish Studies Faculty of the Warsaw University. Some time ago I was also working for the Polish Press Agency. I joined the Polish wikipedia some time ago with a sense of a mission, but don't worry, I quickly grew up. My main interests are history and linguistics, with focus on Central Europe and history of 20th century armed conflicts.

Contrary to what you might think, I passed my Cambridge CAE exams and got an A grade, which theoretically entitles me to teach English language in Polish high schools. I'm a proof that the British Council examination boards are often wrong... Please feel free to correct my mistakes.

As all other Poles I'm a fascist/ communist/ racist/ anti-semite/ biased person/ revisionist/ philo-semite/ Semite/ trouble user/ uncivilized barbarian/ nationalist/ placename fetishist. Or at least that is how certain wikipedians call me. I guess that's the price one has to pay for having one's own point of view and knowing enough historical sources to defend it. As a Jew I have several other features, but it's not PC to state them loudly. Anyway, before you make any remarks on my nationality be sure to learn how to deal with Poles.

Halibutt
Halibutt

Contents

[edit] Major contributions

or simply pages I'm quite proud of

[edit] World War II

That's what my grandpa wore on his shoulder during WWII
That's what my grandpa wore on his shoulder during WWII

[edit] Places

map of Poland in 1939 - by Halibutt
map of Poland in 1939 - by Halibutt

[edit] People

[edit] Other

My grandpa in his Vickers E tank in 1938; he served under col. Stanisław Maczek and later joined the Armia Krajowa
My grandpa in his Vickers E tank in 1938; he served under col. Stanisław Maczek and later joined the Armia Krajowa

[edit] Ongoing projects

I've recently added Polish pronunciation keys (.ogg files) to all 47 major Polish cities. Just let me know should you have any requests or comments.


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[edit] Pages in need of attention

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