User:John24601

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Welcome to my user page. My name is John, and I live in the United Kingdom. I am a Nurse and First aid trainer. I am also in the process of applying to Medical school. Feel free to drop me a note on my talk page or send me an email

My hobbies include: Music - I play several instruments, including Soprano Clarinet in Bb, Bass clarinet and Piano. I have an interest in Romantic era music. I used to be interested in Conducting, although I haven't had as much opportunity for that recently. I also have more modern tastes, although these tend to be more transient: currently I am listening to Queen, The Mamas & the Papas, Otis Redding, Petula Clark, Metallica and REM. Theatre - I'm particularly into Musical theatre. My favourite shows include Les Miserables, Avenue Q, Wicked, Fame, & Miss Saigon Technical theatre - Mainly I dabble in Amateur dramatics, inparticular in Stage management and Stage lighting. I am not an Actor by any means, however, my talents lie firmly backstage! Kayaking - I used to do a lot more of this although over the last few years I haven't had as much time. I enjoy paddling on rivers, lakes, white water and surf. I usually paddle with friends, I don't belong to a club. Reading - I'll give pretty much anything a try. Currently I'm working my way through Catch-22. My favourite books include Lord of the Flies and Catcher in the Rye. Science and Mathematics - Two great passions, which I guess makes me a bit of a geek. I'm most interested in the medical aspects of science (such as Anatomy, Physiology, Pathophysiology and Pharmacology). In maths, I prefer Pure maths: I dabble in Statistics when forced to.

[edit] Opinions & Values on Wikipedia

This user is male.

This user lives in the United Kingdom.

This user is a musician.

I can be quite picky about what should and should not go into an article. In particular, my pet hates are "how-to" sections, disclaimers, trivia/cruft, and blatant editor opinion&analysis/original research.
I'm considered pedantic by some because I like to see work well referenced: in particular those "facts" which are deeply bedded in an article and taken for granted from one edit to the next, as they so often turn out to be incorrect. WP:V says we should cite any material likely to be challenged: that is exactly the kind of material people are likely to cite anyway, we don't need reminding - it's the rest we need to pay attention to.
I'm not a fan of episode synopsis pages for TV shows. I've been involved in writing/editing them in the past, but now they just annoy me. I'm not sure they're encyclopaedic per WP:NOT, but I fear it'd be mission impossible to get rid of them all.

[edit] My contribution to wikipedia

NHS

This user is a NHS nurse.

ACADEMIC JOURNAL

This user has had his/her work published in an academic journal.

IQ	This user's Intelligence Quotient is 142.

ath

This user is interested in atheism.

This user is an academic.

Mis

This user can hear the people sing.

Major areas of interest on wikipedia	Articles I've made major contributions to or have a special interest in	Articles I've created
Cardiac arrest and Resuscitation Nurses and Nursing Medicine First aid Television	Cardiac arrest Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Cardiac tamponade Choking First aid Licensed practical nurse Myocardial infarction Rescue breathing	Consultant (medicine) Matron Nursing in the United Kingdom Senior Registrar Hull Royal Infirmary

In addition I am the creator of the First aid wikiproject, which has been somewhat neglected of late, but which I'm hoping to get back to soon.

I am periodically active on WP:AfD. I also trawl through random pages trying to make small improvements: mostly stylistic edits, I also tag articles which need serious improvement.