User:John Carter

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John Carter, also known as the wonderful white-winged wiki warrior, welcomes you to his userpage! He hopes you came here for some pleasant reason, but knows there's a good chance you have a reasonable beef with him. Please make any comments reasonably and politely. Also realize that if he has written something outside of article space (or even within it) there is a very real chance that his at best weak grasp of the English language will render some of his comments all but incomprehensible. Hey, on Mars we don't talk as much as fight, it took me a long time to learn their freaking language, and I've been out of practice with English for about a century now. OK?

[edit] Personality

This editor is an INTJ type personality. Please read this page for a description of how best to deal with such people. Point #11 is particularly appropriate in my case, I'm told.

[edit] Adminship

Maybe taking on a bit more than I should here.

This editor is an admin on the English wikipedia. If you should have any concerns regarding his conduct and his ongoing qualification as such, please either leave a message on my talk page or start an RfC regarding the dubious conduct.

[edit] Activities

Somehow, this bozo was made the lead coordinator of the Christianity WikiProject, without being struck by lightning, earthquake, or any of the other things he might have expected. On top of that, he still hasn't been struck by the expected lightning, earthquake, or whatever. It looks like a lot of what he was intending to do might be put on hold until things get sorted out a bit better there.

He is still trying to place all the relevant project banners on various articles relating to religion. So, if you're coming here because he placed, for example, the {{Astrology project}} on the Biblical Magi page, but the {{WikiProject Bible}} banner still isn't on the article, please be patient. He's going through the articles project by project, and hopes (?) by the end of the year to ensure that all the relevant religion project banners are on all the relevant articles. Project on the WP:PROJDIR/PR page whose tagging as per categorization I have completed:

He is also currently experiencing the "urge to merge" in a big way. Expect to see that template splattered hither and yon on multiple inactive WikiProjects in the near future.

[edit] Christianity tagging

Banner placement completed for the following Christianity related categories:

[edit] A

Category:Abbots of Westminster, Category:American Amish, Category:Anglican churches in London, Category:Anglican suffragan bishops in Manchester;

[edit] B

Category:Baptist churches in London, Category:Bishops of Aberdeen, Category:Bishops of Aberdeen and Orkney, Category:Bishops of Brechin, Category:Bishops of Glasgow and Galloway, Category:Bishops of London, Category:Bishops of Southwark

[edit] C

[edit] Links

Links for my own personal usage: User:Warlordjohncarter/Alphabetical listing of WikiProjects & User:Warlordjohncarter/Removal list of projects & Template:Mammal

[edit] Biography (Lies about himself)

He is comparatively new to wikipedia, having started by creating missing articles. He has recently moved his attention to the Saints project below where he is working on assessing articles and trying to keep the Portal:Saints (and right now the Portal:Cuba as well) going. He will probably move elsewhere shortly, as he is notorious for his rather extensive travelling. And, yeah, he is occasionally a little homicidally xenophobic, as seen here, but he's working on it, OK? And, anyway, there are worse than me. Like, well, cats. I don't like cats, particularly not homicidal little critters like those shown here.

He does not actually dislike all new people he meets, or immediately try to disembowel them. He is particularly fond of underdressed females, like the ex here. He is also finding the US State Department to be very closed-minded and bureaucratic. He admits his passport is a little old, but that really shouldn't be as much of a problem as it is proving to be. And who cares if he uses the "royal we" too much? He's royalty back on Mars, remember? And he thinks Frank Frazetta does great work, although you probably guessed that by now.

He is actually a Roman Catholic, and considers himself rather knowledgeable regarding that body. Not so much necessarily any other groups, though, so if he really screws something up there just let him know. He does try to learn from mistakes, though the jury's still not in about whether he ever succeeds or not. He is not now, however, and never has been, particularly interested in contributing content to articles regarding beliefs, sacraments, and other matters because they are frankly over his head. Articles about mythology, biography, and Curious George are really more his speed. He joined the Wikipedia:WikiProject Saints because it was the smallest biography project he saw, and he personally finds biographical articles easiest to write. In the interests of fairness and objectivity, he was the one who first proposed that the project actively deal with saints of other Christian traditions, not knowing just how many thousands more that added to the already substantial size of the project. In all honesty, he is beginning to doubt whether that was really one of the best ideas he ever had. Oh, well.

Allegations regarding megalomania are generally responded to with a lunge to the midsection. Subtlety was, after all, never his strongpoint. He is also currently in semi-retirement, and believes that wikipedia has the potential to be one of the best places for the quick and easy exchange of information currently available. On that basis, he feels quite priveleged to be able to assist in the ways at least he thinks he is best able to.

Some factual information (see, you knew he was going to have to say something about himself accurate, right?). His interests lie primarily in the field of biography, which like he said are easy. He did rather well in school, and was found remarkable for his rather well-developed memory. In fact, he scored a 1420 on the United States SAT and was found to have an IQ of 166, although there was a question about whether at least one question, worth I think 5 points, might have been phrased poorly such that he didn't respond correctly. He has also read a lot (and I mean a lot) of not so good fiction, including, surprise surprise, the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs. For someone working with articles on religion, he personally finds Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco to be one of the best introductions to the subject available.

[edit] Heroes in Wikipedia

I've been lucky enough to have contact with some truly exceptional people here. These are some of the ones who most often and frequently come to mind.

User:Durova - A fine lady who has said that she gets involved in working with some of the more, uh, outspoken members of wikipedia, many of whom seem to have a far better grasp of profanity than standard language. She says she does this to help keep the rest of us from being subjected to the activities of these people, and has demonstrably gone to great efforts to give even these troublesome editors a chance to continue. I know that I am personally very thankful for all her efforts.
User:Jade Knight - My "adopter". Would you like "adopting" someone who claims to be an interplanetary traveler with a tendency to ogle whatever aliens he doesn't kill first? He has had the good luck of probably having had less contact with me than some of the others, but I remain profoundly greatful for his help.
User:Kingboyk - I am stunned at the amount of work this individual has given to wikipedia, and to the Biography WikiProject in particular. He has once run for a seat on the foundation board already. I can imagine few people I would prefer to see there.
User:Pastordavid - One of the first editors I encountered here, and one who has had the at-best dubious pleasure of fairly regular contact with me. One of the most calm, well-informed, and even-handed people I've met. And a great editor who has an unusually high number of FAs and GAs to his credit.
User:Walkerma - a professor and probably the most active member of the Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team. How he manages to do both frankly escapes me.

[edit] Articles created or added to

Please see User:John Carter/Articles.

[edit] DYKs

I like nominating articles for the DYK section. So far, these articles that I have nominated have been included. Articles that I have created or substantially improved are listed in bold, the ones which were the work of others I include as regular text.

Abāmūn of Tukh; Abraham (Copt); Albinus of Angers; Alexander of Bergamo; All Nations; Amaro (saint); Anne-Marie Javouhey; Anthelm of Belley; Anthony Baldinucci; Anthony Forbes Moreton Clavier; Anthony of Kiev; Antoninus of Sorrento;
Barbatus of Benevento; Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health; Benjamin I of Alexandria; Bona of Pisa;
Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Southern Africa); Catellus of Castellammare; Cerbonius; Constabilis;
Eliza Marsden Hassall; Emma Crawford; Eurosia;
Felinus and Gratian; Four Crowned Martyrs;
Gerald of Sauve-Majeure; Gerard of Lunel; Germerius; Giovanni Dominici;
Indian coracles;
James the Brother of Jesus: The Key to Unlocking the Secrets of Early Christianity and the Dead Sea Scrolls; John Campanus; John Horden; Jonah of Manchuria; José María Robles Hurtado; Justus of Beauvais;
Lucia Brocadelli of Narni;
Mammes of Caesarea; Maria Bertilla Boscardin; Marina of Aguas Santas; Martha, mother of Symeon Stylites the Younger; Matryona Nikonova; Matthew Carrieri;
Nicasius of Rheims; Nireah Johnson;
Paternian; Paul Couturier; Paul Henkel; Paul Joseph Nardini; Pennsylvania Ministerium; Peter of Atroa; Peter of Tarantaise; Psalm 83;
Romanov sainthood;
Sebaldus; Sidhom Bishay;
Thomas Vose Daily; Thorlac Thornalli; Translation (relics);
Varvara Yakovleva; Vitalian of Capua;
Zdislava Berka;

[edit] Userboxes

Below are my non-project related userboxes. I am a regular packrat for project userboxes, and actually probably have too bloody many of the silly things. If you really insist on seeing them all, please go here.

This user is an administrator on the English Wikipedia. (verify)

Were this admin is to act in a foolish, trollish, or dickish way, he is open to being slapped with a large trout.

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This user page has been vandalized 6 times.

This user is a WikiElf.

This editor is a WikiGnome.

This user is an advocate for editors with accessibility issues

This administrator is willing to consider reasonable requests for rollback permission.

This user is a member of the
WikiProject Proliferation WikiProject. Start your own WikiProject today! Moo!

This user has graduated from the adoption program by Jade Knight! Kudos!

This user has adopted The Librarian.

This user has adopted Wikidas.

IQ	This user's Intelligence Quotient is 166.

INTJ

This user has an INTJ personality
per the Myers-Briggs typing system.

[edit] Recognition (possibly excessive)

This editor is a Yeoman Editor, and is entitled to display this Service Badge.

This image receives first place here just to remind everyone that while I am extremely grateful to all those others who have chosen to recognize me below with what they have given me, I am still rather inexperienced in a lot of ways. I can and do make mistakes, and I know that. If you believe I have made one, you may well be right. None of these awards, grateful for them as I am, necessarily indicate that any statements of opinion or conclusions I might draw are necessarily any better or more informed than anyone else's. And if you're the person who disagrees with me on something, yes, I mean you.

I, Pastor David, award John Carter this Saints' Star for his work at the thankless task of adding a "class" rating to more than 700 articles on saints and related topics

		The Saints' Star
		I award this Barnstar for your great efforts on saints articles.--evrik ^(talk) 17:06, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

		The Working Man's Barnstar
		For your tireless and painstaking edits in regards to WikiProject Saints and Wikipedia in general! Alekjds ^talk 02:20, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

		The Saudi Arabian Barnstar
		Great work man , allow me to award you this Ammar (^Talk - ^{Don't Talk}) 00:11, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		For all of your contributions to saint related articles and for the tons of articles you created. Well done! ♠Tom @s Bat 21:12, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

		The 50 DYK Medal
		I, Victuallers, hereby award you with The 50 DYK Medal, for your over 50 contributions to the Wikipedia:Did you know? section as featured on the Main Page. Your work is appreciated. Thank you. Yours, Victuallers 11:15, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

		The DYK Medal
		Admitting that my count could be off, I have seen 19 articles that John Carter either nominated, created, or expanded featured on the Main Page DYK section. No small acheivement no matter how you look at it! Pastordavid 17:46, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

		The Working Man's Barnstar
		I, User:Walkerma, award John Carter this barnstar for his dedication and hard work on the WP:1.0 project. Thanks! Walkerma 03:51, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

		The Biography Barnstar
		For your continued effort on the A-class review, it's hard being the sole reviewer with only occassional help. Good work. Also for your contributions to Biography related articles. SpecialWindler talk 11:31, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

		The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
		For your work on the article assessment in regards to Wikipedia: WikiProject Kabbalah. Good job! Lighthead ^þ 23:34, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		I hereby award The Original Barnstar to Warlordjohncarter in recognition of assessing over 1654 articles for WikiProject Biography's Summer 2007 Assessment Drive. Psych less 00:59, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

		The Editor's Barnstar
		I noticed that your edits were impressive and so I've decided to award you this Editor's Barnstar! Wikidudeman ^(talk) 20:40, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

The Biography Barnstar

		The Biography Barnstar
		Here is just for making the darn thing. New4325 (talk) 22:50, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

	Leader of the pack
	Thank you for expanding the lead section of the Gavin Donoghue article. Thanks. Sunder land 06 16:13, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

		The Barnstar of Good Humor
		I come to cheer you on after reading the Wikipedia Signpost, where ais523's technology report says your rename to "John Carter" shut down the server for 10 minutes because 75,000 edits had to be reattributed. Wow! I laugh in admiration... Shalom (Hello • Peace) 06:47, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

		Star of The Indian Christianity Articles
		Thank you for help in Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian Christianity Tinucherian (talk) 19:02, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

		The WikiProject Barnstar
		For your impressive collaborative work across many WikiProjects. Cirt (talk) 19:21, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

		The Africa Award
		John_Carter is awarded this Africa Award for exemplary work on Africa-related articles. Presented by a member of the WikiProject_Africa, T L Miles (talk) 04:18, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

		The Crap toleration barnstar
		For your outstanding ability to deal with the crap that you encounter and staminar at using the pooper scooper to make wikipedia a better place. How you tolerate such a strong exposure to ammonia (which is potentially lethal) I don't know but the Bald One is proud of your resistance to it. Keep up the strong resistence to it and in making the world a cleaner place!! ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 17:48, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

		The Fraternity/Sorority Barnstar
		For being apart of WikiProject Freemasonry! InvisibleDiplomat₆⁶₆ 05:40, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		Just had to award one for your persistent, tenacious efforts on the Hoggenkal Falls page. I came back to check on it and you and Shef.steel are STILL hanging in there. You ARE a tireless contributor! Renee (talk) 22:06, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		John Carter is hereby awarded this Original Barnstar, for his tireless efforts to make this encyclopedia better. He is undoubtedly one of the best editors on Wikipedia. His terrific work, courtesy, willingness to help and improve, and extremely civil behaviour should act as a reference guide for all aspiring Wikipedians. That's because of editors like you that this project is still going strongly. Have no words, all I can say is thank you. Thank you for being part of Wikipedia. Best regards, Shahid • ^Talk2me 15:26, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

		The Wiki-halo
		Its funny John but I was also about to give you this award for the multiple assets you give to this encyclopedia. Not only do I greatly appreciate your help and overlooking of the various disputes you've been involved in and somehow managing to keep a cool head, particularly with the Preity Zinta and related issues, but you have earned a great deal of respect from your fellow editors and advice that you give. Aside from this you have put in a huge amount of work "behind the scenes" towards improving the organization and system of the encyclopedia which people should be in debt of gratitude for. Cheers and thankyou for being an honorable wikipedian in this community. ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 16:15, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

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