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About Me:I am a Canadian by birth, a Hoosier by choice, and Irish by ancestry (However I suspect my great grandmother may have been Scottish and afraid to admit it, can't really blame her though, who'd want to admit that!). I am married to a lovely lady who is horribly French (which I don't hold against her), and as of yet I am childless. (My children would be half French, not sure I am ready to do that to them)

If you see these IPs: 66.38.8.229 or 66.134.12.90 - thats me! Sometimes this silly things logs me out in the middle of a big edit because I don't click "remember me" when I am at those IPs(Cause I take so long). My former Username is Cool10191.

More About Me

My Wikilife

This editor is a
**Veteran Editor**
and is entitled to display this
**Iron Editor Star**.

I describe my wikiexperience as 70% browsing and 30% editing. I read and learn much more than I contribute. I don't consider myself to be an authority on much of anything, I am more of a well informed bystander than anything else. I used to just browse and edit without a user account for over a couple years. It was not until I actually wanted to create an article in 2006 that I created this account, and then I pretty well stopped using it until 2007 when I decided to do some major contributions to regional article around me, I think a user account makes the edits more credible. :) But now I am pretty much addicted to adding.. so I guess I will keep doing so. I am user Cool10191 over on the commons, but I am only ever there to upload stuff. Contacting me here is best. My preferred editing style is to use the King's English, but since I edit mostly American history stuff, I try my best to use American English.

I would like to get good enough at editing to write an FA. I feel that my primary fallacy is copy-editing. Give me a month of reading and re-reading and I can make something read fairly well, but still not quite good enough in my opinion. I have the MOS down pretty good, and am good an using citations and references.

Finally, I consider wikipedia a hobby, and I really detest drama and stress. While there have been a few incidents I have spoken up on, I generally prefer to stay out of the drama\politics\vitriol that is, quite unfortunately, rather common on this project. And instead I enjoy working with the few editors around me who are actually more interested in writing a good article, than enforcing their will on others.

My Sandbox

Religion

I am a deep study of religions, especially protestant Christianity. I have a very wide knowledge on the subject and regularly skim religious articles.

I am very knowledgeable of branhamism and some other "odd-ball" sects of Christianity. I think it is very important to have a catalog of not just the sects but a little background information on the people involved in them and details on what sets them apart from other seemingly identical sects.

History

I also LOVE history. I try to add history sections on articles for the towns around me and other smaller things I am familiar with. I don't do much to edit the major topics I will leave that to the better historians, but if you want someone who knows a little bit about just about everything historical, I am your man. I am particularly well versed in European and Middle Eastern History from about 100CE-1825CE and especially knowledgeable of the histories of France, Britain, Moorish and Christian Spain, Italy, The Hapsburg Monarchy\Empire, The Ottoman and Seljuk Turkish Empires. I enjoy fighting arguing the Pro-Christian or Pro British\English position, as opposed to the position of the Sinister Frenchman or Murderous "Infidel". I am also (somewhat embarrassedly) fairly well versed in Latin. I do, however, find it most useful in reading many scholarly works as so many between the ancient era until the latter 1700s where at least partial Latin works.

Other things

The greatest band of all time singing one of my personal favorites.
Another favorite
Don't let this one make you cry. Omg, home sweet home, and with the original tract playing in the background. Simply amazing
"E pluribus unum" is the opposite of diversity.

Upcoming Wiki-Trip

I am planning to take another photo outing next month. If anyone wants some photos of places in southern Indiana, drop me a line on my talk page and I will see what I can do.

What I am Studying Now

I found two excellent new books at border's the other day. The one down on fourth street (Louisville) is amazing. I love the narrow escalator and the quaint atmosphere. Charming to be sure. I have this one book entitled a Short History of the Byzantine Empire. It is a condensed version of a three volume work, which after getting halfway into this book, I'm convinced I now want all three. Reading of Justinian, and how he saved the empire.. only for it to be destroyed by his predecessors, it almost bring you to tears! Plus! I found the most fantastic book I have come across in ages!!! All five books on the Gallic Wars put together in a single volume. One the left page, the original text in Latin! On the right page, a modern translation. It is so amazing to actually read the first hand account of something that happened over two thousand years ago.. Amazing!

I am looking for a book on the Crusader Kingdom to read next. But I'd settle for something on Angevin Empire so I can truelly understand the backstabbing, and generally deceitful and wicked ways, of the House of Capet. Le 'etat se mio, said the evil king...

Articles I watch and edit

Regional Articles

I have poured out most of my knowledge of local history. Pending a new major epiphany, I am putting my regular attention southern Indiana article on hiatus and will now focus on early Indiana History.

Religious Articles

I am watching and maintaining some oddball religious articles including:

Banking\lending

I am currently watching, but not really editing:

Refund Anticipation Loan

Historical\Biographical

This has pretty well turned into my Wikiproject Indiana. But I am still adding bits and pieces to other articles as I read books. I am also still watching the napoleon related articles. I am thinking of making significant additions to the article on Fouche and Talleyrand, but I am not sure yet.

Wikiproject Indiana

This user is a participant in
WikiProject Indiana.

I have made my goal, over half of the top importance articles are now GA status! Yay! I have also reassessed about 75% of all articles in the project, most of which are now on my watch list. I am checking IPs for vandalism daily. I have also spent some time working on government and history lately. I have made a template for both. {{Indiana history}} and {{Indiana government}}. I have a few thoughts on things I would like to do next. I was thinking about writing an even more detailed History of Indiana article—I would need to split off sub articles. I was thinking History of Indiana (before 1787), History of Indiana (1787-1816), History of Indiana (1816-1899), History of Indiana (1900-1999). But I don't know if I want to put in that much effort right now. Short of that, I was thinking of writing numerous start to C class articles on various historical topics. I have did a few - Indiana Klan, Treaty of Grouseland, etc. I also want to go through all the county articles and begin an expansion of the government sections.

Kind Words from Wikipedians

		The Original Barnstar
		For your work on adding historical information to Indiana articles, I hereby award you this barnstar. Omnedon (talk) 05:45, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

		The Resilient Barnstar
		For you rapid improvement on Davis Floyd after my WP:Indiana review alerted you to areas for improvement. Jahnx (talk) 09:47, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

		The Indiana Barnstar
		For excellent work on Harrison County topics, and on other Indiana articles I started, meaning I could concentrate on other things, I hearby make you the first to attain the Indiana Barnstar. Enjoy.--Bedford 15:46, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

		The Indiana Barnstar
		I was going to award you with an Indiana Barnstar for all your work on the History of Indiana article, but I see you already have one. At any rate, good work on the article, and congratulations on the GA review. That article came a long way in a short amount of time! Mingusboodle (talk) 11:57, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		For helping out with those accuracy improvements to South Bend Watch Company, a task that I was too ~~lazy~~ busy to do, I award you the Barnstar of Diligence! Keep up the great work, my expatriate Canadian friend. –xenocidic (talk) 14:07, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

		The Copyeditor's Barnstar
		For copyeditting again and again until you get it right, and in the process making several articles GA's, most recently Benjamin Harrison, I present unto you the Copyeditor's Barnstar. King Bedford I ^{Seek his grace} 22:43, 3 August 2008 (UTC)