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The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) was a NASA space mission aimed at testing a method of planetary defense against near-Earth objects. The target object, Dimorphos, is a 160-meter-long (525-foot) minor-planet moon of the asteroid Didymos. DART was launched on 24 November 2021 and successfully collided with Dimorphos on 26 September 2022 while about 11 million kilometers (6.8 million miles) from Earth. The collision shortened Dimorphos's orbit by 32 minutes and was mostly achieved by the momentum transfer associated with the recoil of the ejected debris, which was larger than the impact. This video is a timelapse of DART's final five and a half minutes before impacting Dimorphos, and was compiled from photographs captured by the Didymos Reconnaissance and Asteroid Camera for Optical navigation (DRACO), the spacecraft's 20-centimeter-aperture (7.9-inch) camera, and transmitted to Earth in real time. The replay is ten times faster than reality, except for the last six images, which are shown at the same rate at which the spacecraft returned them. Both Didymos and Dimorphos are visible at the start of the video, and the final frame shows a patch of Dimorphos's surface 16 meters (51 feet) across. DART's impact occurred during transmission of the final image, resulting in a partial frame.Video credit: NASAJohns Hopkins APL


I QUIT!

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I'm sorry everyone. After participating with Wikipedia for a decade, I have made my last and final contribution. I know, and have been told time and again, that this is a collaborative [to work, one with another] effort. I have always understood that -- but it means that everyone's contributions should have meaning. Over the years, I have uploaded 199 images, created 5 articles, and edited heaven only knows how many articles. One article was deleted within days of its creation. Over time, I have watched as image after image I uploaded have been deleted -- only one quarter of them are still online. My edits too have been undone on many occasions. The last was to Village of the Damned (1960 film). My edit of the plot section of that article had lasted 10 years; then an editor (one of the most active here and with 30-years professional writing experience) cut it down. His reasoning was "way too much unneccessary detail; alays remember the golden rule ---- keep it simple, please." I took his meaning to be that it was too long (word count). The original section was only 720 words in length. I did/do not consider that to be "way too much unneccessary detail"; in fact, when I did the edit, I believed that the balance was about right. But, it seems that is not the case. The edit undid my contributions for the most part. I have had edit discussions in the past, but I have always been talked down to and told (as in my latest exchange) my opinion "gets a relevance score of zero." I did not start an edit-war with this guy -- I only asked him *why* he considered the article to be "too much unnecessary detail." His reply was "I edited the article to improve the quality of writing and to improve Wikipedia. 'Kay? If you don't agree with what I did that's too bad." He seemed to have gotten all bent out of shape adding that anything further from me would be "deemed ad hominem personal attacks, or sheer gibberish, and promptly deleted." He is the first person to address me in so blunt terminology, but his attitude is one I have encountered here with some regularity. With one contribution I submit after the next being put to the Guillotine, I see no reason for me to continue any participation with Wikipedia. So here it is -- I quit. I know, many people here have been understanding and supportive of me, telling me that I "shouldn't take it personally," but I can't help it. I'm sorry. Good Bye. -- The Witless Clod (talk) 19:27, 22 November 2015 (UTC) This User fails to understand Wikipedia's Systematized Logistical Projection of its Balanced Policy Contingency. (speak your mind | contributions)

In Memorial

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Dad, you are missed.

An award! Congratulations!

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On behalf of myself and the Kindness Campaign, I'd like to present this barnstar to Jason Palpatine for for high equality editing, numerous images, and contributions to a variety of articles. Congratulations, and thank you! JamieJones talk
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In support of Operation COOKIE MONSTER (OCM) I'm presenting WikiCookies in appreciation for military service to the United States. Happy Independence Day! Ndunruh (talk) 04:33, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

This User Is...

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Jason Palpatine

  • The Disgruntled Civilian
  • Hamhock
  • DTFelna
  • Mell Dewclaw
  • The Odious Wasp
  • No. 149
  • PIG-0149
  • Diesugapula
  • "The Witless Clod"

† This last one was recently given to me from someone I've met online.

Greetings

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--Me
In one of the countless billions of galaxies in the universe, lies a medium-sized star, and one of its satellites, a blue and insignificant planet, is the home of this user.
... in this country...
... in this state...
... in this county.
More specifically -- here.
This user watched this event on live TV.
This user's father served on this ship during WW2.
This user was very briefly stationed here...
...working in this general area...
...in this particular building.
Been here 7 times.
Been here three times.
"The smallest worm will turn being trodden on." -- William Shakespeare, "Henry VI"
This user enjoys bowling.

Hello!

Today is November 24, 2024.

Hi there! My name is Jason Palpatine.

I am single -- I never met Miss Right.

I was born in Philadelphia, PA, on (1958-11-05) November 5, 1958 (age 66).

I was originally Roman Catholic (by my mother). Currently, I am a member of the SDA or Seventh-day Adventist Church.

I was raised originally in Glenolden, Pa until 1965,and then Southampton, Pennsylvania. I now live in Warminster Township, Pennsylvania.

My mother was born on July 21 1932 and passed away on Halloween night, 1991.

My father was born in Philadelphia, PA, on June 1, 1925 and passed away October 28 2008. He enlisted at minimum age in the Navy in 1943 serving as a powderman on the USS Edwards (DD-619) during World War II. He and I have attended 3 reunions with his ship’s crew; the last one being 6 weeks before he died.

I have one sister. She is 2 1/2 years younger than me.

My last (and longest lasting) job was working for the Internal Revenue Service. Due to health issues, I had to retire 2015-03-21.

I have been to Las Vegas three times (once with my father and recently on business). On my last visit I lost $17 playing the Big Six wheel.

I have been to Walt Disney World 7 times (once alone). The last time was in 2000. My mother once commented that I am “the one who loves Disney World” in my family.

I enjoy Science Fiction, Music, Anime and the like.

My favorite games are Monopoly, Emperor: Battle for Dune, World of Warcraft, and Myst (which doesn't work on my current computer!).

First Wikipedia edit was on 2005-01-10 06:09:14


Conditions for falling houses

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House must fall on me:

  1. in the middle of a herd of stampeding wild elephants,
  2. during a hail storm,
  3. at 12 Noon local time,
  4. on the Fourth of July,
  5. while the Boston Pops Orchestra,
  6. conducted by Academy Award-winning composer John Williams,
  7. begins to play "The Stars and Stripes Forever!"

My Interests include:

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Movies I like Top Fifteen

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  1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
  2. Silent Running
  3. The Andromeda Strain
  4. Logan's Run
  5. Star Wars: Episodes I – VI
  6. Colossus: The Forbin Project
  7. Journey to the Far Side of the Sun
  8. The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
  9. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  10. Stargate
  11. Independence Day (aka ID4)
  12. The Matrix Trilogy
  13. Mission to Mars
  14. Aliens
  15. Alien

Top Six Favorite Animated Movies

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  1. Brother Bear (2003)
  2. Lilo and Stitch (2002)
  3. Fantasia (1940)
  4. Fantasia 2000 (1999)
  5. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
  6. Princess Mononoke (1997)

My Movie Reviews From IMDB

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What follows here are my comments on some films that I have posted on the IMDB:

'B-Movie'

11 August 2002

A little foot note film in the carriers of 2 well-knowns: Stuart Whitman and DeForest Kelly. This film is one of a number of 1970's Horror films that deal with the theme of nature gone mad.

A scientist researching an out-of-control rabbit population growth in a Midwest town is responsible for a nightmare. While experimenting on ways to sterilize the rabbits, his daughter decides to take one of his experiments as a pet. The rabbit gets away and joins the local rabbit population. In a matter of weeks, the result of the doctor's research manifests itself, as the next generation of rabbits grows to the size of elephants and goes on the rampage. The photography is simple and the special effects are nonexistent: shots of rabbits frolicking around toy-train-landscape-models.

One of these sequences briefly appears on TV in THE MATRIX. If you are a true ST fan of DeForest Kelly, this film is worth watching as a curiosity -- otherwise, don't bother.


'Situation Hopeless... But Pointless'

30 January 2004 - 2 out of 17 users found this review helpful.

A lonely German civilian captures two American fliers in WW II and holds them prisoner in his basement. When the war is over, he can't bring himself to let them go so he continues to hold them prisoner and makes up stories he tells them about how the war would just keep going on and on and on...

Such a good cast and a plot so terrible, it was shear torture to watch. I was so sure that with such a set of good leads it had to have been a good film; sadly I was wrong -- this was years before Schwarzenegger made RED SONJA. What made it worse was that it still made me want to know how it would turn out in the end. All it was, was scene after scene of Guinness telling his 2 guests stories about how Germany was winning the war. How Guinness and Redford got snagged into this disaster is beyond my comprehension.

This film is a good example of why they created The Golden Raspberry Awards and this gets my nomination as worst of 1965.

Too bad the vote scale here left out zero.


'Before Andrew Divoff, there was.... Burl Ives!?!?!?'

21 January 2003 - 10 out of 10 users found this review helpful.

Magically powerful, the ancient entity known as the D'Jinn can grant a person's wildest dreams, but in this day and age, can your lifestyle stand up to it?

The flip side of THE WISHMASTER, this film is a delightful romp that is comical and heartwarming.

Burl Ives is the D'Jinn, freed from 'The Brass Bottle" by architect Harold Ventimore (Tony Randall) -- who was intent on making it into a lamp!

Based on the book by Thomas Anstey Guthrie, the story shows the chaos that engulfs Harold's life as "Mr. Fakrash" attempts time and again to reward him for freeing him from the bottle. Meaning to be kind, he systematically causes Harold to loose his job, his fiancé, and ultimately, his freedom -- as the world comes to see him as a lunatic. There is no room in this modern world for Hocus Pocus.

I will not spoil the ending -- see it; this is one of Burl Ives' finest performances!


'The first GREAT movie of 2010'

29 March 2010 - 4 out of 7 users found this review helpful.

This story captivated me from the get-go. From the moment we see Hiccup take down Toothless, I was enthralled with the story. Characterization was excellent by all the voice-actors and animators. But it was and is the story that really makes this movie worth the price of a theater ticket. As the story moves forward, Hiccup's growing friendship with Toothless along with the expectations of his tribe known really keeps a viewer on the edge of their seat wondering what will happen next.

The revelations in the film about the dragons pull at one's emotions. One theme that runs throughout the story is the concept of overcoming prejudice. Hiccup is perceived by everyone as "the useless" and the dragons as vicious beasts that the vikings should always "kill on sight". As the story progresses those perceptions change -- first the villager's perception of Hiccup and then the error of everything the viking's supposedly "knew" about their supposed enemies -- making it all look like foolishness in the end. And the resolution definitely makes you smile. The STORY is what really makes this movie.


'Are you sure this wasn't done by Disney?'

30 March 2003

I saw this film on TV back in the early '80's. The fantasy-ography about the childhood of Hans Christian Anderson is a work done with the same level of attention that one would see in the works done by Walt Disney.

The adventures and stories of the young boy are the only things that transcend the animation in this work. The film blends some of the story elements of Anderson's works with his childhood -- specifically THE RED SHOES -- and the selfish daughter of the town mayor. The score of this film is wonderfully moving -- equal to that of a genuine opera. The boy's telling of the final sequence -- THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL -- was so emotionally moving, that it brought tears to my eyes. Of all the films about Hans Christian Anderson, this one is without question, one of the best. It puts the Danny Kay version to shame by comparison.

AT LAST! It's on DVD/video.


Killdozer (1974)

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'32 people voted this a 1?'

24 November 2003 - 39 out of 43 users found this review helpful.

When I saw the vote record for this title on this site, I was dumbfounded. 32 (the largest number) out of 198 people gave it only a 1!

I remember this film from when it first aired. It was one of the ABC MOVIE OF THE WEEK projects. These were short (2 hours with commercials) films produced with TV series level budgets. This film was based on Theodore Sturgeon's short story about a machine that becomes "possessed" by an electromagnetic alien life-form and turns on its operators.

Because of the budget restraints, these films had to rely more on story than showmanship.

Young Orson Wells would have been right at home working on a project like this. Filmed entirely on location. This film was a thriller where an ordinary object we can take for granted becomes an object of fear – a twist Edgar Allen Poe often used in his works. The film is heavily altered from TS's original because of the low budget. The background story of his version of the fall of Atlantis was unnecessary to the plot, so a different and simpler opening sequence was filmed: a meteor crashing into the Earth 100,000 years ago. John Carpenter would use a similar conceptual opening again years later in his remake of THE THING. This film is a story – not a masterpiece – just a story. And I felt it was a good one.

For that matter, so did most of my friends at the time felt the same way -- it was a popular movie.

How I wish wish wish this was released on DVD!

'Interesting version.'

12 May 2002 - 18 out of 18 users found this review helpful.

There have been many adaptations of Lewis carol's work. However, I believe this version is the most enjoyable of all. Both children and adults will find this film entertaining. This version has a unique opening/closing envelope. With the ending showing that her dream had actually changed Alice's persona: "from now on I'll be the me I never knew." Unlike Irwin Allen's 1985 version (which amalgamated "Wonderland" and "Looking Glass" together) or the special-effects over-ridden 1999 version, this film takes the best of the Wonderland story and displays it with a richness that is pleasant and memorable. The addition of John Barry's (better known for his score's to the early James Bond films) music only adds to the sense of wonder that we share with Alice in her adventure. The music indeed elevates this version to the status of art in the truest sense rather than just another movie. Heck, it was better than the one Disney came out with -- that should say a lot.

Interesting fact, this film features Micheal Crawford as the WHITE RABBIT. Better known for his roles, Frank Spencer in "Some Mothers do Ave Em" and the Phantom in the stage production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera." A curious footnote on his carrier.


'A work of horror -- and one of Price's better performances'

10 January 2005 - 11 out of 14 users found this review helpful.

We begin with the end -- the funeral of Magistrate Simon Cordier (Vincent Price). It was his wish that certain individuals gather after the funeral, for the opening of a small chest he had entrusted to Jeanne D'Arville (Elaine Devry). At the D'Arville Gallery, the chest is opened and they learn that he kept a diary of his last days.

Simon Cordier, was a judge who sentenced a murderer to death -- a man who claimed to have been possessed by the HORLA (an evil spirit) that had driven the man to commit murder. The HORLA then holds Cordier responsible for the death of his slave and reveals that he has chosen Cordier to take his place.

The creature constantly taunts Cordier, breaking him under it's will to kill and commit acts that he had always condemned.

Is he mad? Or is the HORLA real? These questions are the core of the story -- and we are left (along with the mourners at the end) to ponder and answer the question ourselves.

This film was written and produced by Robert E. Kent and adapted from the stories of Guy de Maupassant . This film was done with the same level of quality that Roger Corman would exercise with Price in his adaptations of the stories by Edgar Allen Poe.

I have always considered this to be one of Vincent Price's finest performances.

It is a classic.


'No Plot! Just Humor. ;)'

2 September 2002 - 15 out of 18 users found this review helpful.

No Plot -- The film starts with this proclamation. This film is definitely one of Jerry Lewis's best of his carrier. Filmed during the height of his movie output in the 1960's, this film is comedy unto its own sake. The gags just don't stop -- you aren't given a moment to relax, because it's all so funny, you can't stop laughing. The NO PLOT aspect only helps, as the audience is free to concentrate on the moment. I still burst into laughter when the hotel manager is called by the airport to inform him 'HE WHAT!?' Yes, this film is dated by today's standard, but that should come as no surprise. This film was the product of a different era -- and a different society. The change in our society was what made him decide to briefly retire from film in the '70s. The standards of humor just changed. And performers had to change with it. But film is permanent. It is set in celluloid. It can be re-edited, but what would be the point? For anyone who can appreciate 'the artist' for his art, this film still can be enjoyed. For anyone who can look at past films for nostalgia, this film can be enjoyed. It's called comedy -- 'nuff said.

'And then what?'

27 October 2002 - 7 out of 16 users found this review helpful.

An interesting work from a man's point of view; the people of a remote, New England village rooted in pagan rites, are weak, in-bred, and in need of new blood. They find what they need in the protagonist's daughter. This film shows the obvious and the not-obvious at the same time. That the women of this pagan community could ensnare the man's young daughter is one thing -- but that they also ensnared his wife is a shock that stuns both him and the audience.

This film is horrifying in the way it takes the concept of feminism and turns it into something evil. The fate of the protagonist is most unsettling (this film still gives me nightmares, even 30 years later). The ending disappointed me. This so called SECRET is no secret -- and the men just let it go on and do nothing about it! The rage I felt in that final scene when we see that the protagonist is alive (both his eyes and tongue cut out) and fully degraded to this day still has me screaming: THIS FILM NEEDS A SEQUEL!

After all, they did make REVENGE OF THE STEPFORD WIVES


High Midnight (TV)

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'The End Justifies The Means'

2 out of 2 people found the following review useful:

4 May 2002

Based on a true incident, this story is a drama that is in reality horror. On July 4, 1976, the Denver police narcotics task force, lead by an officer named Captain Lou Mikalich, broke into the home of a family of law-abiding citizens. Under the NO-KNOCK-LAW they break in and attack the family without any warning. They just kick the door in and open fire -- killing a pregnant mother and her 4 year old daughter. In the kitchen, Mikalich tortures her husband and tears the place apart only to find nothing. When they realize what they have done, they set the place on fire and leave. But the man and his 3-year-old son survive.

What follows is a series of attempts by the police officers to cover up what they have done, culminating with Mikalich ordering his men to murder both the man and the boy: "Be sure to use something that can not be traced!"

This film is an indictment of the kind of shocking police misconduct that is still too commonplace even today.




Save Traditional animation!


Music I like

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Classical music

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  1. Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 6, the "Pastoral" in F Major (Op. 68)
  2. Le Sacre du printemps (English: The Rite of Spring; Russian: Весна священная) by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky.
  3. Pictures at an Exhibition (or Pictures from an Exhibition; Russian: Карти́нки с вы́ставки, by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky.
  4. Carmina Burana, the scenic cantata composed by Carl Orff in 1935-1936.


Three favorite carols

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What are the Four Pillars?

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In the film Dead Poets Society, the students of the fictional Welton Academy prep school, are asked "What are the Four Pillars?" To which the student body answers "Tradition, Honor, Discipline and Excellence".

I found the question and answer interesting, much like the slogans of the Party in Orwell's Nineteen-Eighty-Four. I attended parochial schools for two years (I was withdrawn after my parents discovered how I was being treated) and public schooling for eleven years till graduation. Given past experience, in this day in age, I think a more appropriate answer would be:



Some random thoughts

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2+2=5

  • What part of "Thou shalt not kill" don't they understand?
  • Deep Thought was wrong; the correct answer is "22," not "42" (ref "1984 and Beyond" by Nigel Calder )
  • All the world's a prison, and all the men and women merely inmates.
  • Never underestimate the scope for human stupidity.
  • Don't tread on me!
  • The higher, the fewer.
  • This user did ask the question: "What can I do for my country?" The answer was: GO TO HELL!
  • When one person says this is so and a dozen people say it's not so, it's obvious who's lying and who's telling the truth!
  • Don't even think of asking this user any of the following questions:
    • "Why don't...?"
    • "Why didn't...?"
    • "Why haven't...?"
    • "Why isn't...?"
    • "Why aren't...?"


A Story of Four People

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This is the story of four people named Everybody, Anybody, Somebody, and Nobody.
There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.
Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.
Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody’s job.
Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it.
In the end, Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.

Quotes of interest

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- Sir Arthur C. Clarke, CBE (16 December 191719 March 2008)
- President John F. Kennedy 20-JAN-1961
- George Orwell, "Nineteen Eighty-Four"
- Kurt Vonnegut
- Carl Sagan, The Burden Of Skepticism, The Skeptical Inquirer, Vol. 12, Fall '87


Dear Mr. Robert L. Ripley...

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  • During a 1984 television interview, a certain, distinguished but elderly scientist who shall remain nameless, stated that something was impossible! The look on this user's face was quite colourful.

Laws of note

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  • Murphy's law: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong."
  • Grinnell's Law of Labor Laxity: "At all times, for any task, you have not got enough done today."
    • This user is very familiar with Grinnell's Law of Labor Laxity. In point of fact, for a time, he worked for a company that practiced that principle.
  • Manly's Maxim: "Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence."

Misc.

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This user is a fan of the original Battlestar Galactica, but is absolutely NOT a fan of Dynasty Of The Young And The Restless Of All My Children In Search Of The Guiding Light As The World Turns On The Edge Of Night All The Days Of Our Lives At Dallas General Hospital With Only One Life To Live In Space.

Captain Queeg is mental.

How to Win at Wordsmanship

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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
integrated management options
total organizational flexibility
systematized monitored capability
parallel reciprocal mobility
functional digital programming
responsive logistical concept
optional transitional time-phase
synchronized incremental projection
compatible third-generation hardware
balanced policy contingency

The procedure is simple. Select a buzzword from each column. For instance, "systematized logistical projection," a phrase that can be dropped into virtually any report with that ring of decisive, knowledgeable authority. No one will have the remotest idea of what you're talking about but the important thing is that they're not about to admit it.

Vital statistics

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Life, Status and Situation

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Today is 24 November 2024
This user's time zone is UTC-5.
This user observes Daylight Saving Time.
WTThis user attends or attended William Tennent High School.
This user's favorite subject is computing.
This user is a mental health consumer.
ØThis user is a recluse.
z z z This user suffers from sleep apnea.
This user does not smoke.
Secondhand smoke is one of this user's pet peeves.
This user is right-handed.
OCDThis user lives with obsessive–compulsive disorder.
Wales/CymruThis user is of Welsh descent.
sis This user has a little sister
This user is friends with WJM/the MacLord.
This user is of Irish ancestry.
This user is straight.
This user is not a biological parent.
🇩🇪This user is of German ancestry.
This user remembers using
a rotary dial telephone.
This user remembers when television programming was only in black-and-white.
This user is from the planet Earth.
This user lives in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
This user lives in or hails from Philadelphia.
This user has never left the Northern and Western hemispheres.
This user has never traveled outside the United States.
This user pumps his own gas.
This user has been to the United Nations Headquarters.

Politics and Beliefs

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Wikipedia:Userboxes/Political Parties & Wikipedia:Userboxes/Beliefs

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This user is opposed to the abandonment of Traditional animation by major movie studios.
This user believes in Modal logic.
This user is a freethinker.
This user supports the
Democratic Party.
This user is a member of Wikipedians against censorship.
This user believes it is every citizen's duty to vote.
This user believes in the separation of religion and state.*
This user is Pro-life.
 This user is interested in animal rights issues.
This user supports public transit.
This user is interested in recycling issues.
This user is interested in the
debate over abortion.
I would say I'm a cynic but I bet you just wouldn't believe me.
This user is interested in politics.
This user sees nothing wrong with the human form and doesn't view it as something that needs to be hidden.
"No smoking" sign with text This user supports the ban on smoking in public places.
This user opposes racism and admires Martin Luther King Jr.
Wikipedia is not censored for minors.*
This user feels that out of process deletions subject to an administrator's whims rather than consensus damage Wikipedia more than any userbox ever could.*
  This user believes that only articles need reflect a NPOV, and that displaying political, religious, or other beliefs using userboxes and user categories should not be banned.*
incl This user is a Wikipedia inclusionist.*
This user is opposed to online censorship.*
This user believes that the death penalty should never be used.*
To this user, Pluto is and always will be a planet.

Wikipedia:Userboxes/Religion

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This user believes in God.
This user was born a Roman Catholic.
This user is religious.
This user's spiritual beliefs
are complex and personal.
This user respects others' religions, and realizes that not all people wish to follow the same path.
This user is a Christian.
This user is a Seventh-day Adventist
This user believes he has Nine Billion Names.
This user is interested in the belief that there is no light or dark side of the Force, but only a single Unifying Force.
This user realizes that the Earth isn't an oblate spheroid, but rather a close approximation of one.

Wikipedia:Userboxes/Regional Politics

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This user supports the United Nations.

Wikipedia:Userboxes/Sexuality

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This user supports and encourages the practice of safe sex.
This user supports the inclusion of sex education in school systems.
pornThis user enjoys pornography.
This user is male.
This user is single.
This user wishes he had a girlfriend.

Interests and Tastes

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Wikipedia:Userboxes/Automotive

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This user can drive.
This user owns a North American Ford Escort.

Wikipedia:Userboxes/Anime

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^_^This user watches anime.
GITSThis user has a
Stand Alone Complex.
This user is a fan of the Dragon Ball franchise.
MCoGThis user is a fan of The Mysterious Cities of Gold.
星方武侠This user is in search of The Galactic Leyline
This user is a Space Cowboy.
FMAThis user believes in The Truth Beyond Truths.
This user drives the Mach Five.
This user is searching for paradise.
アニメ
dub
This user prefers to watch
his anime dubbed.

Wikipedia:Userboxes/Books

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This user reads science fiction.
This user enjoys the works of Arthur C. Clarke.
This user's personal hero is Carl Sagan.
This user enjoys the works of
J. R. R. Tolkien.
This user believes that "all the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players".
Big Brother is watching this user.
This user is a friend of Don Quixote.
LOTR This user enjoys The Lord of the Rings book, the film trilogy, and the 1978 animated film.
Narnia This user loves The Chronicles of Narnia.
This user is a fan of Dune.
AtrThis user serves House Atreides.
HPThis user is a Harry Potter fan.
G This user is a Gryffindor.
This user is a fan of the Batman.
This user enjoys comics.
אLord Apocalypse will return.
WebcomicsThis user reads webcomics.
SupermanThis user fights for Truth, Justice and the American Way!!!!!!!
^_~This user is a definite fan of manga.
This user reads Dark Horse Comics .
This user reads DC Comics.
This user reads Marvel Comics.
This user reads Usagi Yojimbo.
This user enjoys the works of
Sherlock Holmes.

Wikipedia:Userboxes/Colours

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This user's favourite colour is blue.
This user uses MSN Hotmail as a primary email service.
Y!This user uses Yahoo! as a primary search engine.
This user is a member of :UBX/yahoo!.
This user is a member of Neopets®.
This user is a member of Wikipedia.
This user contributes using Firefox.
WThis user contributes using Microsoft Word.
This user contributes to the
Internet Movie Database.
@This user can be reached by email.
HPThis user contributes using an HP computer.
This user is a carnivore.
This user drinks milk.
This user loves spaghetti.
This user eats green beans.
This user eats potatoes.
This user loves eating carrots.
This user eats cheese.
This user eats chicken.
This user loves hamburgers.
This user loves to eat beef.
This user is a waffle eater.
This user loves to eat fries, or chips.
This user loves
donuts.
This user loves pasta.
This user loves to eat pizza.
This user loves cake.
This user eats chocolate.
You better keep your hands off my peeps!
This user is a cereal killer.
H20This user drinks water.
This user drinks tea.
CokeThis user believes Pepsi is no match for Coke. Not even close.Pepsi
This user eats at KFC.
This user eats at McDonald's.
D'NIThis user plays the Myst series.
This user plays mahjong.
This user passed GO!
(…so where is my $200?)
S1This user is a Scrabble player.
This user plays with a full deck.
This user enjoys playing blackjack.
This user enjoys playing solitaire.
DUNEThis user thinks Emperor: Battle for Dune is the best game ever.
OrdThis user serves House Ordos.
SWGThis user plays
Star Wars Galaxies.
B&WThis user likes to play God!
CEThis user's alignment is Chaotic Evil: the "Destroyer."
a²+b²=c²This user is an intermediate mathematician.
Pi ≈ 3.14159 26535 89793 23846 26433 83279 50288 41971 69399 37510 58209 74944 59230 78164 06286 20899 86280 34825 34211 70679 82148 08651 32823 06647 09384 46095 50582 23172 53594 08128 48111 74502 84102 70193 85211 05559 64462 29489 54930 38196 44288 10975 66593 34461 28475 64823 37867 83165 27120 19091 45648 56692 34603 86104 54326 64821 33936 07260 24914 12737 24587 00660 63155 81748 81520 92096 28292 54091 71536 43678 92590 36001 13305 30548 82046 65213 84146 95194 15116 09...
met?This user prefers metric units, but, having grown up in the United States, cannot relate to them.
2001: A Space OdysseyThis user thinks 2001: A Space Odyssey is the best science fiction film ever made.
This user supports the Babylon Project.
FarThis user watches Farscape.
trekThis user is a Trekker and knows that any real fan is not a Trekkie.
This user is a hoopy frood who really knows where his towel is.
SGThis user activates the Stargate to explore other planets.
STAR WARSThis user is a Star Wars fan.
SW
II
This user thinks Attack of the Clones was the best chapter of the Star Wars saga.
STAR WARSThis user is a true Star Wars fan, and as one, considers the films to be a single work.
This user supports the Galactic Republic.
PhantomThis user is past the point of no return.
TronLight cycle This user fights on the Game Grid.
風の谷の
ナウシカ
This user lives in the Valley of the Wind.
This user is not a number, he is a free man.
LOTR This user enjoys The Lord of the Rings book, the film trilogy, and the 1978 animated film.
newsThe only reality show this user watches is the news.
KubrickThis user thinks that Stanley Kubrick is the greatest director of all time.
This user has a television set.
STAR TREKJason Palpatine is a fan of Star Trek: The Original Series.TOS
STAR TREKJason Palpatine is a fan of Star Trek: The Animated Series.TAS
STAR TREKJason Palpatine is a fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation.TNG
STAR TREKJason Palpatine is a fan of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.DS9
STAR TREKJason Palpatine is a fan of Star Trek: Voyager.VOY
MatrixThis user took the red pill, not the blue pill.
Colossus: The Forbin ProjectThis is the dawning of the Age of Colossus
This user has gone on a Journey to the Far Side of the Sun.
BSG This user is a fan of the original Battlestar Galactica... but is not a fan of that soap opera in space.
Dr WhoThis user has been a
Doctor Who fan since the
Cushing Doctor.
C
This user is against the colorization of black and white movies.
This user enjoys film scores.
This user enjoys classical music.
This user likes all types of music.
  • When it came to my tastes in music, my mother said I was "a surprise package."

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This user is not a pet owner.
This user is a bowler.
PHIThis user is a fan of the
Philadelphia Phillies
PITThis user is a fan of the
Pittsburgh Pirates
PHIThis user is a fan of the
Philadelphia 76ers.
PHIThis user is a fan of the
Philadelphia Eagles
PITThis user is a fan of the
Pittsburgh Steelers.
PHIThis user is a fan of the
Philadelphia Flyers


Other

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This user's favorite roller coaster is Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Walt Disney World, which this user has ridden several times.
Fx This user is interested in space exploration.

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The English Wikipedia has 6,915,252 articles.
This user is a Wikipedian.
no adsThis user is against commercials in Wikipedia.
This editor is not an administrator and does not wish to be one.
vnThis user page has been vandalized.
This user has a zero tolerance policy on vandalism.
This user is proud
to be a Wikipedian.
1RRThis user prefers discussing changes on the talk page rather than engaging in an edit war.
This user does not understand mean people. Please be nice.
This user is bold, but not reckless, in updating pages.
Wikipedia is not censored.
IThis user is a person, and nothing else matters.
.....This user is a professional procrastinator.
ZAP!No user serviceable parts inside.
This user knows Who's on First.
This user finds copyright paranoia disruptive.
@This user can be reached by email.
This user finds edit/revert wars disruptive.
no
ads
This user is against advertisements on Wikipedia.
This user believes that articles are useless without images.
AfD- 1This user has had  1 pages put up for deletion. Most of the time, they were deleted.
CTBThis user has contributed to the following pages.
WBThis user uses the World Book Encyclopedia along with Wikipedia.
ubx-1This user is a userbox novice.
This user respects copyright, but sometimes it can be a major pain.

Userboxes

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This user recently discovered how to use userboxes.
This user is greater than the sum of his userboxes.


ubxThis user uses userboxes.
ubx-1This user is a userbox novice.
Too many userboxesThis user may have too many userboxes ... nah, no way!!
This user was up all night finding userboxes and is now very drowsy.
This user believes that userboxes do not divide the Wikipedia community, but rather emphasise its diversity.
This user believes that only articles need reflect a NPOV, and that displaying political, religious, or other beliefs using userboxes and user categories should not be banned.
This user is aware of how silly this huge table looks on his user page, but acknowledges that its real purpose is twofold: statistics and standardization.
This user provides information using userboxes to contact other Wikipedians with similar interests.




ENDThis user has no more userboxes.