User:Matt Deres

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but not narrow.
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[edit] A bit about me...

Matt Deres is my real name, not a nic. I'm a 34 year-old father of one with a double BA(hons) in Archaeology and Anthropology from Wilfrid Laurier University. I have a wide range of interests and can usually be found on the various reference desks, the Featured Picture candidates voting page, and patrolling the recent changes page, wiping out vandalism with Twinkle.

[edit] About vandalism

I spend a lot my time here cleaning poo off of Wikipedia. I'm not being cute; I mean I literally spend a great deal of time removing the words "poo", "poop", and "poopy" off of otherwise legitimate articles. Because of this, I may sometimes get a little hasty with the revert key and a little heavy-handed with warnings given. If you think I've made a boo-boo, please let me know so have a chance to apologize and set things right. Before getting upset, check out my User Contributions on the left and see what kind of flood I (and many others) are trying to keep in check.

Speaking of vandalism... I might as well explain here that I almost never use the first-level (general note) for vandalism warnings. If I judge something to be vandalism, it's automatically a level 2 or a level 3 if it's really obnoxious. Attacks on users get you an "only" warning. The way I see it, you can have your "second chance" after your block expires.

[edit] Inspirations

Folks who've helped me understand things include: David Attenborough, James Burke, George Carlin, Larry Gonick, and Bertrand Russell, among many others.