User:Etamni

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This user is proud to be a Wikipedian. This user has been on Wikipedia for 15 years, 7 months and 20 days. This user helps make Simple English Wikipedia better. Hatnote This user listens to Wikipedia while editing the encyclopedia† This user is bold, but not reckless, in updating pages. This user believes in civility and assuming good faith. WP:RS This user believes in using Reliable Sources. meso This editor is a mesopedian. delu This editor is a delusionist. FU This user supports the use of fair use images on Wikipedia. This user tries to do the right thing. If they make a mistake, please let them know. This user reverts vandalism in the blink of an eye with Twinkle! This user has beaten ClueBot NG to reverting vandalism. This user welcomes new users and tags articles using Twinkle. {{tag}} This user has an alternative account named Etamni-m. to too two This user thinks that too many people have no idea how to use words that they should have learned in grade two. your you're This user thinks that if your grammar is incorrect, then you're in need of help. their there they're This user thinks that there are too many people who don’t know that they're worse than their own children at spelling! its This user understands the difference between its (of it) and it's (it is or it has). ’s Thi's user know's that not every word that end's with s need's an apostrophe and will remove misused apostrophe's from Wikipedia with extreme prejudice. It is approximately 8:31 AM where this user lives. Odd Hours This user works and edits Wikipedia during odd or unexpected or inconsistent times of the day. † Hanlon's Razor This user never attributes to malice that which is best explained by stupidity. † Okrent's Law This user believes that the pursuit of balance can create imbalance because sometimes something is true. This user is a member of the Antarctica Highways WikiProject. This user believes that mindless tagging without doing any editing is little better than vandalism. This user participates in WikiProject Userboxes. This user has read the essay on userbox personalities and might be a Centrist. This user overuses userboxes. UBX This user hopes you read each and every one of his userboxes! or else... This user recently discovered how to use userboxes. This user was up all night finding userboxes and is now very drowsy. Userboxes in Userboxes! This user has userboxes in his userboxes! This user has used the Userbox Maker. This user creates his own userboxes. ubx-3 This user is an advanced userbox user. Mmm, userboxes This user thinks that more Wikipedians would like userboxes if they were edible. This user spends WAY too much time on Wikipedia and really needs to get off the computer... after one more edit. This user supports autism and Asperger's awareness. This user has signed the Neurotypical / Autism spectrum interaction pact. CTB This user has contributed to the following pages.

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Welcome!

Welcome to my user page, if you like, feel free to sign my guestbook. WARNING: You might be first! (Danger averted -- there is no longer any chance that you will be the first to sign!)

My Wikipedia interests

Simple English Wikipedia

Active at simple.wikipedia.org -- indeed, more active there than here now.

Civil Air Patrol

I'm interested in anything having to do with the Civil Air Patrol. I watch more than 100 CAP-related pages, including some that don't exist yet, and hope someday to see a WikiProject set up for this organization. I was once a member of the CAP (several decades ago) but commit to keeping WP:NPOV in these edits. My interest in the CAP includes articles directly about the CAP and its history, missions, and programs, as well as biographies of people who have or had a connection to it. My interest does not quite extend to articles about various airports that happen to mention they are the meeting place of the local CAP unit, but if the airport has a more significant connection, then it may also be of interest to me.

Traffic control

I'm interested in articles about traffic control and road traffic control devices. This includes standard items (such as traffic lights) and more esoteric issues (such as studies that show the effect on safety of changing the setback on stop lines or bars in left-turn lanes).

Criminology

I have some limited interest in certain aspects of criminology. I follow, but don't usually edit, some articles related to disproportionate sentencing, especially death penalty cases, as well as the penalties imposed for those labeled as sex offenders. My interests in criminology are primarily US-centric.

The color purple

Somebody needs to watch that page, right? I don't follow any other color, just purple. I invite others to watch the other colors; although I am sure that someone already does! (This should not be confused with the novel, the film, or the Tony Award winning play by the same name!)

Lottery articles

I've been watching some lottery-related articles. My interest is primarily modern lotteries in the US and Canada. My plan to win more than a billion dollars (US) in the 13 Jan 2016 PowerBall lottery failed. My single "quick-pick" ticket matched exactly one number -- not a winner of any amount -- so early retirement is out for now! I tell people that I win $2 every time I don't buy a lottery ticket, and there are millions of tickets I haven't bought; presumably, I should be worth millions now (if only I could figure out where it all went!)....

How Wikipedia works

Wikipedia is an amazing database! I cannot even begin to imagine the complexity of the underlying database structure. Yeah, I'm sure I can dig in and find the stats someplace, but I'd rather just look at the project as a whole and admire it! Meanwhile, articles about Wikipedia interest me, but I resist the urge to edit them. User pages, talk pages, barnstars, userboxes, Templates, AfD, MfD, TfD, XfD, Jimbo's talk page, etc. are all of interest to me.

Other articles

My infrequent edits on other parts of Wikipedia are often just typographical, but sometimes I actually write something useful!

Who is Etamni?

"Etamni" was the short-form of the name of a character in a book that I read in high school. It was a fantasy novel, but I do not now recall the name of the book or the name of the author. I identified with the character, and have used the name from time-to-time since then. I am a private person, and do not usually associate the name Etamni with my actual name. The word 'Etamni' also spells 'inmate' backwards, but I'm definitely not an inmate!

If you know the source of the name 'Etamni' please feel free to drop a note on my talk page -- I'd love to find that book again and see if I still identify with the character that my teenaged self found so intriguing!

There are others out there on the internet who also use the name Etamni.

I am a database designer, writer, and entrepreneur. I've worked in customer service and technical support for a major cell phone carrier. I've dispatched taxis. I've made and delivered pizza. I've made elephant ears at a fair, I've ... oh gosh, the list just goes on and on!

Alternate account

Pursuant to the security exception of WP:VALIDALT, I have registered Etamni-m as an account to use while on a mobile device or public WiFi of any kind. The user page and talk page for that account redirect back to my main account. For those to whom it matters, please be aware that my primary mobile device uses dynamic IP addresses when connected to cellular data, and may also use the same IP address as my main account if I am using it to edit while it is connected to my home WiFi. I commit to not using this alternative account for inappropriate purposes.

Signatures

Main account

• through 5 July 2015: Etamni (talk)
• 6 July 2015 - 6 Aug 2015:  Etamni | ✉ 
• 6 Aug 2015 - present: Etamni | ✉ | ✓ 

Mobile account

• 3 Nov 2015 - present:  Etamni ^mobile | ✉ | ✓

Signature color schemes

• Regular color scheme
• Christmas 2015 color scheme

Etc.

You know you've been editing Wikipedia too much when you go to make changes to a MS Word doc, and start off by trying to click an edit button at the top of the page. -- Etamni, 9/21/2015

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The userboxes above are more or less Wikipedia-related and how I approach editing. Those that follow are more personal and/or fun: This user uses Gmail as a primary email service. This user has a YouTube account. This user believes in free enterprise. — This space is for rent. CAP This user is a former member of the Civil Air Patrol † This user formally recognizes the Tree That Owns Itself. † WP:UA Qu This user does not always place the letter u after the letter q. † WP:UA This user believes that excessive editing of Wikipedia can lead to weight loss, if one forgets to eat! † This user understands and appreciates Irony. † "Everyone will forget soon, the fourth man on the moon..." † This user hopes to be far away from the Eastern seaboard when Cumbre Vieja collapses. † This user expects an Impact event during their lifetime. † This user wants to drive from Alaska to Russia one day. † $ ¥ € £ This user believes that the profit motive makes network news reporting inaccurate and biased. † This user believes that politicians should not interfere with Public news broadcasting. † $ News + Profit = Propaganda † This user is against cyberbullying. This user owns or at one time owned a Pet Rock. This user is owned by one or more cats. This user's cats have their own userbox. This user has tested the buttered cat paradox.† WP:UA This user eats potatoes. This user eats cheese. This user loves hamburgers. This user loves to eat pizza. This user eats Swedish Fish. STAR WARS This user is a Star Wars fan. 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 wants to pre-order an AT-AT. ¡ This user knows the Chewbacca Defense and is not afraid to use it! ID You don't need to see this user's identification. This user has been assimilated. Resistance is futile. trek This user is mildly embarrassed to have a Star Trek userbox, but really, who are they kidding? This user wants to believe, but verifiability is policy. PvZ This user's favorite Plant in Plants vs. Zombies is the Garlic. ? This user doesn't see how it is relevant to their editing to disclose their age. This user remembers using a rotary dial telephone. This user is old enough to remember what a typewriter is, and that's all you need to know. he This user prefers to be referred to using masculine gender pronouns. 3+ years This user has worked within the US wireless telecommunications industry as a customer care agent† wireless This user has worked within the US wireless telecommunications industry as a Tier 2 tech support agent† When Inclusionists and Deletionists battle!†

Userboxes I crafted

Userboxes in this section were crafted by me. (They only apply to me if they are reproduced in the sections above.) Wikitext userbox where used {{User:Etamni/Userboxes/ListensToWikipedia}} Hatnote This user listens to Wikipedia while editing the encyclopedia† linked pages {{User:Etamni/Userboxes/FormerMbrCAP}} CAP This user is a former member of the Civil Air Patrol † linked pages {{User:Etamni/Userboxes/SingularTheyThem}} linked pages {{User:Etamni/Userboxes/OddHours}} Odd Hours This user works and edits Wikipedia during odd or unexpected or inconsistent times of the day. † linked pages {{User:Etamni/Userboxes/Qu}} Qu This user does not always place the letter u after the letter q. † WP:UA linked pages {{User:Etamni/Userboxes/Balance}} When Inclusionists and Deletionists battle!† linked pages {{User:Etamni/Userboxes/WikipediaDiet}} This user believes that excessive editing of Wikipedia can lead to weight loss, if one forgets to eat! † linked pages {{User:Etamni/Userboxes/WirelessWorker1|1=present=no|2=position= |3=region= |4=length= |5=livery= }} wireless This user has worked within the wireless telecommunications industry † linked pages There are five optional parameters.

Identity
Committed identity: 833a83e91f6ef4c4118c88e4ae44cac7d79e8ecbf037759d9300188d5a5a55fe16d0c2267dba0fdb89fb4795f2c52370f93241376845d4e1f29c15f80ac44d57 is an SHA-512 commitment to this user's real-life identity. Note that my IP changed sometime around 6 Nov 2015 due to the shutdown of Clear 4G WiMAX. It appears that my new ISP uses Dynamic IP addresses.