User:Mrug2

Important

It looks like I'll have to take a mild break (of unknown length) from Wikipedia. Want to know why? The dreaded word: Exams. I hope I'll have some time to check the site every now and again, though, for user page vandalism, etc. See ya then!!

Introduction

Hello there! I'm still (almost) a newbie with Wikipedia; I created my user account on the 15^th of February. However, I'm learning fast, and I'm already familiar with most of the policies regarding editing and vandalism; see the My Edits section for more on this.

Editing tip: It is not overly advisable for one to appear in any way pompous.

User Name

At first glance, my user name/signature may appear to be composed of random characters. It's actually made up of a combination of my first initial and my nickname, plus a little '2' to make it unique (there's already someone with the username 'Mr. Ug' or something like that). I really like my signature as it is now, so please don't start telling me it breaches Wikipedia policy and needs to be changed.

Userboxes

This user contributes using Windows Experience and Internet Explorer 7.

This user uses Wikipedia as a primary point of reference.

This user lives in the United Kingdom.

This user supports recycling.

This user is a recent changes patroller.

This user knows by heart the first 34 digits in the decimal representation of pi.

Picture of the day

African helmeted turtle

Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

The time is 00:51 on Sunday, 1 December 2024, and there are now 6,918,045 articles on the English Wikipedia.

Sandpit (test area)

Interests and Hobbies

I tend to prefer scientific subjects rather than cultural ones, especially astronomy, molecular physics, chemistry and artificial intelligence. My hobbies include conservation, optical illusions, word games and, of course, contributing to Wikipedia.

My Favourite Coincidence

I was searching in Google for Island of the Lizard King once, and I found "Lizard Island, king-sized bed" half-way down the list. Yikes.

My Edits

You can access my edit count at the top-right of this page. I know, it's very poor, but I'm working on improving that. The article I'm most proud of my edits to is Swarm (1998 video game), which was previously (in my opinion) a total mess. I also regularly add comments in the featured picture candidates section.

Vandalism

I've responded to several counts of nonsense/vandalism on Wikipedia so far, though I haven't had my user page vandalised yet. Here are a few links and templates I find useful in this area (I've copied them here for convenience).

Wikipedia:Recent changes

Wikipedia:Vandalism

Wikipedia:Cleaning up vandalism

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 {{subst:db-test}} ~~~~
 {{subst:uw-vandalism1|Page name}} ~~~~
 {{subst:uw-vandalism2|Page name}} ~~~~
 {{subst:uw-vandalism3|Page name}} ~~~~
 {{subst:uw-vandalism4|Page name}} ~~~~
 {{subst:uw-delete1|Page name}} ~~~~
 {{subst:uw-delete2|Page name}} ~~~~
 {{subst:uw-delete3|Page name}} ~~~~
 {{subst:uw-delete4|Page name}} ~~~~
 {{subst:uw-npov1|Page name}} ~~~~
 {{subst:uw-npov2|Page name}} ~~~~
 {{subst:uw-npov3|Page name}} ~~~~
 {{subst:uw-npov4|Page name}} ~~~~

Warning: I regularly monitor this page's history. Therefore, any non-constructive changes made to it, no matter how minor, will be spotted - usually within 36 hours. If you are a vandal, and you really want to vandalise one of my pages, then go to my sandpit and do it.

Favourite images and media

Thanks for looking, and have a nice day!!

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