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Current Status:
*Annoyed*

About me

Hi! My name is Brian Schott. I have an Associate of Applied Science degree in Computer Network Administration.

I have been involved with Wikipedia since May 2005. I consider myself a Wikipediholic. My interests are quite diverse, and include Computer networking, Case modding, Classic Cars, Piloting, digital photography, Radio, Astronomy, Computer Gaming, Swing Dancing, Music and Movie collecting.

Wikipedia philosophy

This user is a member of the Association of Deletionist Wikipedians

The motto of the ADW is "The proliferation of mediocrity is never its own excuse"

Association of Deletionist Wikipedians
Association of Deletionist Wikipedians

I am a Deletionist. While Wikipedia is not a paper encyclopedia, I hold the belief that a short, poorly-sourced articles do not merit a place here. I also believe Wikipedia is not a social club. As long as the a topic meets all guidelines I have no problem with it. Article subjects must be verifiable, must be notable, must not fall into any catagory listed in Wiki is not.... I support lowering the bar on the deletion process. Wikipedia is not infinite in time or space or meaning, and the current requirement for consensus is too far in favor of non-notable pages/articles.

While I do understand the importance of policies and guidelines, try to follow them, and know that process is important, I do believe that there are some situations where it becomes appropriate to ignore all rules. This means I understand admins can use common sense to close an AfD early, among other things. This does not apply to articles though. All article MUST be verifiable, written in a Neutral Point of View and must NOT be original research.

I believe that there should be a policy allowing persons who do not wish to have and article on themselves in Wikipedia to petition it be removed, regardless of their notability. Personal privacy should not be trumpt by 'right to know'. Everyone should be afforded the right to privacy and I believe WP:Ignore all rules should be applied in these cases.

I am only human and make mistakes. If you find any mistakes, please feel free to edit them and leave a note on my talk page. I try improve my methods to keep errors from recurring. If you've caught an error, please either fix it or let me know. You may be quicker on the keyboard, I may have completely missed it, or I may have had some kind of real life event that this preventing me checking.

Important links

Major contributions

Italicized articles are ones I created or recreated from scratch and bold articles are the articles I've put the most work into. Red links are articles I plan to create.

Awards from others

Barnstar.png Solid research
I, MacGyverMagic, hereby award you this barnstar for some solid research on the The Mark of Conte AFD. - 09:53, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Vandalisms of my User pages.

Here is a list of vandalisms that have taken place on my userpages.

Wikipedia issues I believe need to be addressed

  • I believe the Notability articles should be expanded and approved as guidelines. While the trilogy rules (WP:V, WP:OR, WP:POV) are something every article should follow, I think notability should also become a firm rule.
  • I find that there is a lack of accountability for editors. Vandalism and concistant violations of uncivil behavior and re-occurring personal attacks. I believe there should be some way to more easily flag someone for their abuses and then be able to track that history.
  • Schools, in particular primary, are generally unnotable, and there for do not deserve articles. I am a backer of WP:SCHOOLS, and the sooner it can become a recognized rule, the better.

Tools and Bookmarks

UBs

Licensing

I agree to multi-license all my contributions, with the exception of my user pages, as described below:

Multi-licensed with the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike License versions 1.0 and 2.0
I agree to multi-license my text contributions, unless otherwise stated, under Wikipedia's copyright terms and the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license version 1.0 and version 2.0. Please be aware that other contributors might not do the same, so if you want to use my contributions under the Creative Commons terms, please check the CC dual-license and Multi-licensing guides.
Little bit about me...

Languages

BS-0This person does not understand Bullshit (or understands it with considerable difficulties or does not wish to communicate in Bullshit).
du-1This user does not wish to speak or hear dumbass, but is resigned to the necessity of at least understanding it in an environment of massive collaboration.
Oh yah, this user can speak Minnesotan ya'know.
es-1Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel básico de español.
fr-1Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau élémentaire de français.
de-2Dieser Benutzer hat fortgeschrittene Deutschkenntnisse.
C++This user can program in C++.
JavaThis user can program in Java.
SQLThis user uses SQL queries to locate their car keys.
vbThis user is a Visual Basic programmer.
<html>This user can write HTML.

Wikipedia

This user maintains a strict policy advising against all personal attacks.
delThis editor is a deletionist.
vanityThis user supports the removal of vanity pages with extreme prejudice.
linkspamThis user despises linkspam, and will terminate it on sight, as well as any other spam by the contributor.
no
ads
This user is against advertisements on Wikipedia.
This user reserves the right to completely screw up their own edits.
This user believes that process is important on Wikipedia and is opposed to its circumvention.

Personal information

C2H5OH-2This user drinks occasionally.
This user bows down before the awesome might of Vodka.
This user's time zone is UTC-6.
AAsThis user has an Associate of Applied Science degree.
This user is a Pirate. Arrr!
| I | N | T | E | G | R | A | L | S |

My antiderivative

met?This user prefers metric units, but, having grown up in the United States, cannot relate to them.
BOOKThis user is working on publishing a book.
This user is a licensed private aircraft pilot, and has earned an instrument rating.
This user enjoys skygazing and astronomy.
gtr-3This user is an advanced guitarist.
This user likes all types of music.
This user's favourite subject is Information Communication Technology.
This user is of multiple ancestries.

Computing

gkThis user is a geek.
MCPThis user is a Microsoft Certified Professional
MOUSThis user is a certified Microsoft Office User Specialist
A+This user is a A+ Certified Computer Technician
Network+This user is Network+ Certified
ITHello, I.T. , have you tried turning it off and on again? Is it definitely plugged in?
farkThis user is a farker.
This user maintains a blog at YouTube.
P2PThis user uses P2P file-sharing services unashamedly.
This user has more monitors than the Nebuchadnezzar.
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IRC
This user uses mIRC for chatting on IRC.
This user contributes using Adobe Photoshop.
This user uses Azureus.
FirefoxThis user prefers Mozilla Firefox.
This user contributes using Microsoft Windows XP.
This user sits safely behind an OpenBSD firewall.
This user contributes using Linux.
This user contributes using Solaris
Be This user contributes using BeOS
This user contributes using Debian GNU/Linux.
w/lThis user has a dual boot configuration.
64This user uses an x86-64 processor.
This user allows their neighbors to use their wireless Internet connection.
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article List of papabili in the 2013 papal conclave is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of papabili in the 2013 papal conclave until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. -- --JamboQueen (talk) 17:06, 18 March 2013 (UTC)