| — Wikipedian ♂ — | |
| Name | Ossipewsk |
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| Born | 1960 |
| Current location | Canberra, Australia |
Any thoughts or comments glady considered, either on this page or by e-mail. I'll look at anything constructive and be appropriately grateful, but anything unhelpful or deliberately unpleasant will just go in the bit-bucket.
At the moment, these boxes are all over the place. One day I'll fix them.
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| they | This user considers singular they standard English usage. |
| snk | This user says either sneaked or snuck. |
| infinitive | This user has no opinion about split infinitives. |
| which & that | This user knows how to use which and that correctly. |
| “,;:’ | This user is a punctuation stickler. |
| A, B, and A and B | This user prefers to use the serial comma only when its omission can be confusing. |
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| n00b | This user is a n00b. |
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This user is a smartass; known for frequently making bad jokes, smartalec comments and having bad pickup lines and is proud of it! |
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| ADD | This user has ADD. |
-Inattentive variant.
| IQ | This user's Intelligence Quotient is 176. |
| IQ | This user's Intelligence Quotient is 158. |
...on a good day............................................otherwise.
I am an Australian, living in Canberra. New recruit to the Wikipedia accounts, but have been using Wikipedia as a primary resource for at least four years.
Contributions
editSo far, I've just been doing minor edits, such as editing for sense, other clarifications, wikification (including fixing incorrect or broken links) and so forth.
- Style
- Haven't defined "my own" style yet (probably shouldn't). I try to stick with the Wikipedia guidelines and also to work with the style of the original article/author.
Previous contributions Made under the IP address 152.91.9.115.
Interests - Wikipedia
editTrade Practices Law
- Both the Anticompetitive Practice aspects...:
- Also known, in other jurisdictions as Antitrust Law and Restrictive Trade Practices,
- ...and the Consumer Protection aspects:
- Also known as consumer rights, unfair business practices, etc.
Paleontology, paleoanthropology, and many aspects of prehistoric human life.
Interests - general
editHockey Both the grass/astroturf game and indoor hockey. I'm a goalie (although much uglier and scarier than this one) and an umpire. Yeah, I'm a glutton for punishment.
Law & Order and all its attendant spinoffs.
Any thoughts or comments glady considered, either on this page or by e-mail. I'll look at anything constructive and be appropriately grateful, but anything unhelpful or deliberately unpleasant will just go in the bit-bucket.