Expatkiwi

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About me

Expatkiwi: Damon Seath (a psuedonym). Former New Zealander now living in California, USA.

I'm married, with one son. My interests are: Vexillology, Military History, Graphic Design, Political Science, and Australian Rules Football. I'm the author of 'An Unexpected Visitor' (Copyright 2005 Moon Maiden Publishing), 'Revenge of the Normal Fringe' (Copyright 2006 Moon Maiden Publishing), and 'Celebrations, Transformations, and Assassinations' (Copyright 2006 Moon Maiden Publishing).

I tend to be centralist in my political leanings (Social Democratic), though I have caused a few raised eyebrows with my support of Somaliland, Taiwan, and Northern Cyprus. I think very highly of both my birth nation and adopted nation, and regard the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, the Bill of Rights, and Rhodesia's UDI as the most profound documents ever written by Mankind. Freedom is an inalienable right.

Spent years:

Months to Days to just passing through:

	Idea pinched from Moriori who glomed it from Calton who nicked it from Salsb who stole it from Guettarda who borrowed it from User:White Cat

"All the soul of man is resolution, which in valiant men falters never, until their last breath". Ian Douglas Smith (1965)

"If we are marked to die we are enow to do our country loss, and if to live, the fewer men, the greater share of honor". William Shakespeare (Henry V)

"Dit is ons Erns". Inscription on the Afrikaanse Taalmonument, Paarl, South Africa.

Tranche XXIV of the WikiProject coordinators has been elected.
The October newsletter is now available.
Editors are advised that Featured Articles promoted before 2016 are in need of review, if you had an article promoted to Featured status on or before 2016 please check and update your article before they are listed at FAR/C.

Featured article candidates: Boot Monument • Teddy Wynyard • Siege of Breteuil
Featured article review: Byzantine Empire • Edward I of England • Northrop YF-23 • Isaac Brock • Pre-dreadnought battleship
Featured picture candidates: Thorsten Nordenfelt
A-Class review: Lockheed YF-22 • USS Texas (BB-35) • John S. McCain Sr. • Project Pluto
Peer reviews: Sher Shah Suri • Rwandan genocide • Battle of Chunj • War of the Antiochene Succession

Good article nominees: Mohammad Shah Qajar • Battle of Ekiokpagha • Simon Stuart (general) • Dabney Coleman • Crusading movement • Black and Tans • Ottoman destroyer Yarhisar • Regency of Algiers • History of the Regency of Algiers • Perdiccas • Ziaur Rahman • Pierre François Bauduin • Federalist No. 29 • Mongol invasion of Khorasan • HMS Sheffield (C24) • Charles the Bold • James Alexander Ulio • Central Powers • Short Sunderland in New Zealand service • Te Pōrere Redoubts • Aromal Chekavar • Tumu Crisis • 1838 Mormon War • Mseilha Fort • SMS Albatross (1871) • Shō Hashi • Charles Brenton Fisk • HMS Savage (1910) • HMS Diamond (1816) • SMS Brummer (1884)
Good article reassessments: Battle of Plataea • Mehmed II's Albanian campaign • USS Texas (BB-35) • Hans-Ulrich Rudel • Haile Selassie • Joseph McCarthy

Barnstar of Diligence Award

The Barnstar of Diligence was given to me by Inanna for my overall contributions to WIKIPEDIA. Awarded on January 31, 2006.

Barnstar of National Merit

The Barnstar of National Merit was given to me by Son of the Tundra for my work on the TRNC pages. Awarded October 1, 2005.