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Hello. I am but a tiny mote in the Grand Scheme of Things. Currently working in the field of Emergency Management. When the fit hits the shan, I am one of the folk armed with acronyms and shovels. I believe in fighting the good fight, and sometimes that means my hot temper gets the best of me, and lands me in hotter water. |
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My [http://tools.wikimedia.de/~interiot/cgi-bin/Tool1/wannabe_kate?username=arcayne&site=en.wikipedia.org edit count].<br> |
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My [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Arcayne Wikimedia] account. |
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===Beliefs=== |
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"''Vocatus atque non vocatus, deus aderit''" <br> |
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"''Quisque pro omnibus''" <BR> |
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''It's [[turtles all the way down]]". <BR> |
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''We are all in this together.'' <br> |
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"''Since nothing that we do matters, the most important things are what we do''." |
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I'm also a [[meta:mergist|Mergist]] (with inclusionist tendencies) |
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====Rules to live by==== |
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# [[m:Friends of gays should not be allowed to edit articles|Friends of gays should not be allowed to edit articles]] - really, this one's just common sense. |
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# [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|Wikipedia is not a mirror]] - even if copyright violations ''weren't'' illegal, they would still do immeasurable damage to Wikipedia's originality and spirit. |
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# [[WP:NOT#PAPER|Wikipedia is not paper]] - information available should be generous, not restrictive. |
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# [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#CENSOR|Wikipedia is not censored for the protection of minors]] - ditto #3 |
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# [[Wikipedia:Be bold|Be bold]] - but don't be reckless or a <span class="plainlinks">[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_be_a_dick dick]!</span> |
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# [[Wikipedia:Assume Good Faith]] - but don't ignore bad behavior. Boxing and rugby help me quell the urge to throttle the stupid or biased. |
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# [http://blockadeboy.blogspot.com/ This guy], while not at all citable, is so brilliantly funny that you will either go blind from his wit, or laugh until soda comes out your nose (my money is on the blindness). He comments on comic book fashions. |
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===FA/GA Articles=== |
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*{{FA-icon}} '''''[[300 (film)|300]]''''' (Lead, Plot, Controversy (and [[User_talk:Arcayne/Archive_24|Voting Maven]]), Cruft-Killing) |
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*{{GAicon}} '''''[[Children of Men]]''''' (Lead, Plot, Cruft-Killing, Tolerance) |
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*{{GAicon}} '''''[[Nancy Reagan]]''''' (Clean-Up, Mentoring, Cruft-Killing and Maintenance) |
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===Current Articles Under Construction=== |
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* [[Smallville (TV Series)]] (expansion, clean-up, maintenance) |
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* [[Braveheart]] (expansion, clean-up)- ([[User:Arcayne/Braveheart01/|guide]]) ([[User:Arcayne/Braveheart02/|assembly]]) |
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* [[Googoosh]] (expansion, clean-up, researching) |
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* [[Countdown (DC Comics)]] (general editing, keeper of the peace, citation monster) |
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* all things [[Highlander (franchise)|Highlander]] |
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<big>'''Awards'''</big> |
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Original Barnstar''' |
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For improving and fighting vandals on ''[[300 (film)|300]]''. [[User:Wiki-newbie|WikiNew]] 15:41, 17 March 2007 (UTC) |
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Resilient Barnstar''' |
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | I. [[User:Chrislk02|Chrislk02]], award you this resilient barnstar for your valiant actions. Being willing to refactor a comment or change what was said to put it in a better tone is an ability we could all use a little more of. Thank you again. [[User:Chrislk02|Chrislk02]] [[User talk:Chrislk02|(Chris Kreider)]] 18:50, 2 August 2007 (UTC) |
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Barnstar of Good Humor''' |
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | 'Cause you're funny. [[User:David|<span style="color:green">=David</span>]]<sup>([[User_talk:David|<span style="color:orange">talk</span>]])</sup><sub>([[Special:Contributions/David|<span style="color:orange">contribs</span>]])</sub> 22:20, 12 August 2007 (UTC) |
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Barnstar of Good Humor''' |
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For your good humor on your talk page, in your edits, and your edit summaries (mmm... CruftEaters ;), I hereby give Arcayne this barnstar of due appreciation. 'Tis the best fit. Happy editin', [[User:David Fuchs|David Fuchs]]<sup> <nowiki>(</nowiki><small><font color="#cc9900">[[User talk:David Fuchs|talk]]</font></small><nowiki>)</nowiki></sup> 23:21, 15 August 2007 (UTC) |
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===Helpful Wiki Links & Templates=== |
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* { {user shortcuts} } |
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* [[WP:5P|5 Pillars of WP]] |
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* [[Wikipedia:Avoiding common mistakes|Avoiding common mistakes]] |
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* [[WP:HELP |Help Pages]] |
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* [[Wikipedia:Help desk]] |
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* [[WP:RD| Reference Desk]] |
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* [[WP:UPH| WikiProject User Page Help]] |
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* [[WP:Tutorial| Lurnign to, Liek, Edti, OK?]] |
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* [[WP:EDIT| Editing a page]] |
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* [[WP:STYLE| Manual of Style]] |
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* [[http://vs.aka-online.de/wppagehiststat/ Page Statistic History]] |
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:SYN#Synthesis_of_published_material_serving_to_advance_a_position Synthesis] |
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* [[W:Guidelines for controversial articles| MOS:Conttroversial Articles]] |
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Durova/The_dark_side Editing for King, Country & Cash] |
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* [[WP:AIV| Killing vandals and Eating Them...not really ''':)''']] - where to report them silly vandals |
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* [[WP:BEANS| Don't stuff beans up your nose (Don't give the Knuckle-Draggers ideas)]] |
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* [[WP:CIVIL| The fine art of ''not'' pimp-slapping those who dare to disagree]] |
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* [[WP:NPA| No Personal Attacks]] and [[WP:RPA|removing]] them |
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* [[WP:DR| Dispute Resolution]] |
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* [[WP:NAM|:No angry mastodons]] - explaining the process of the picture to the right |
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* [[WP:RD| Reliable Sources]] and [[WP:V|Verifiability]] and [[WP:OR| no Original Research]], all soon to become the |
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* [[WP:ATT| Wars of Attribution]] |
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* [[WP:CITET]] - citation templates (quite useful) |
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* [http://www.utexas.edu/learn/html/colors.html HTML Colors] |
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* [[WP:UTM| Template messages/User talk namespace]] |
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* [[WP:TMG| Template messages/General]] |
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* [[Help:Table]] |
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* [[WP:FA| Featured Articles]] |
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* [[WP:WIAFA| Featured article criteria]] |
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* [[WP:TODO| To-Do List]] |
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* [[WP:RPP| Requests for Page Protection]] |
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[[Image:Cabal_of_One.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Why yes, I am the cabal you've been told doesn't exist. Muwah hah haa..]] |
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[[/Sandbox|Move along, Nothing to see here...]] |
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==='''In the Interest of Full Disclosure'''=== |
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* I am a fairly liberal Democrat - social liberal, fiscal conservative (and a big believer in international cooperation). |
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* I am a heterosexual male, and I am okay with that. |
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* I believe in [[Civil union]] for homosexuals where marriage would be inappropriate under the law. |
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* I believe in [[Pro-choice]], because I am not a woman, and I have no say in the matter. At all. |
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* I think that [[Black sites]] and [[Extraordinary rendition]] is inherently wrong, and against both [[Constitutional law]] and [[International law]]. |
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* I am an evil uncle - I feed my nephews chocolate and caffeine and then turn them back over to my siblings and document the results. |
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* I like [[French]] folk, although I prefer [[German]] [[wines]] (but in a completely appropriate way). |
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* I am an Apple G5 user ([[Power Mac G5]]). |
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* I am pretty intolerant of [[stupid]] people (as opposed to [[ignorance]]). |
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* I am often aware of how little I am aware of. |
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===Things that make me laugh=== |
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[[Image:Penguin2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Penguins swarming to feast on human flesh]] |
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*The intro sentence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen_Hawking&oldid=90727467 this version] of the Stephen Hawking article |
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*[[Talk:Jedi/Archive 1#Are Jedis(especially in the old order) invanded to weddings?|This question]] on the Jedi talk page |
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*The fact that [[evil]] gets its own article while [[good]] is a disambiguation page. From the disambiguation page, the only article about "good" only deals with it [[Goodness and evil|in juxtaposition with evil]]. The fact that we are unable to discuss goodness on its own merits just might say something about the world. |
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*Listcruft like [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of fictional characters who wear fingerless gloves|this]], and the people who voted to keep it |
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*The extent of the Puritans' devious machinations, as noted [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pequot_War&diff=prev&oldid=95870722 here] |
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*The dark side of Gwyneth Paltrow [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gwyneth_Paltrow&diff=next&oldid=95278938] |
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*This all-too-accurate review of [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dreamcatcher_%28film%29&diff=prev&oldid=106492032 one of the worst films of all time] |
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*What does a Victorian sufferer of [[Multiple Personality Disorder|MPD]] do on an evening off from mayhem? He makes [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Strange_Case_of_Dr_Jekyll_and_Mr_Hyde&diff=next&oldid=143111497 jam], that's what. There's actually a [http://mcsweeneys.net/2006/11/17hahn.html B&B] for this. |
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* As if Wikipedia wasn't frustrating enough to edit, [[User:Selfworm/Fooled_You|this]] comes up. Yay. |
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* Apparently, [[Lord Voldemort|Voldemort]] has [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lord_Voldemort&curid=45106&diff=151610348&oldid=151571571 a side gig]. |
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==='''Wikipedians I Respect'''=== |
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These guys seem to have their shoes tied up nicely, and are pleasant about helping others (learn to) do the same: |
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*[[User:Improv]]- (embodies [[WP:BITE]]) who has since left WP in frustration |
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*[[User:SlimVirgin]]- (my spirit guide throught he Technocracy) |
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*[[User:John_Broughton]]- (anyone who can deal with the headaches he does daily deserves several rounds of drinks) |
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*[[User:Bignole]]- (I have grown to admire this guy's depth; plus he's rather forgiving)-I currently owe him copious amounts of liquor |
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*[[User:Erik]]- he's always there with good advice. Apparently Jimbo loves him. |
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*[[User:The Behnam|The Behnam]]-an intellectual brother of another mother |
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*[[User:CanadianCaesar]]- From whom I unashamedly stole his page format |
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*[[User:DavidShankBone]] - the guy takes pictures for Wikipedia, and is pretty cool. |
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*[[User:Ernst_Stavro_Blofeld]] - this cat has his act together, ''big-time''. |
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*[[User:Dekimasu]] - a nice, calming influence. |
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*[[User:AldeBaer]] - this guy's logic is often flawless. If he can go from being an uncivil lout to where he is now, there's hope for me yet. ;) |
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*[[User:Bstone]] - I actually know this guy in real life. He's nifty. |
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===Interesting Wikipedia User Pages=== |
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* [[User:Perceval]] |
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* [[User:Buchanan-Hermit]] |
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* [[User:RexNL]] |
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* [[User:Tariqabjotu]] |
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* [[User:TShilo12]] |
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* [[User:Ryulong]] - fantastic use of coding |
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* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:AldeBaer/welcome]] - very clean and deceptively simple interface. |
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[[Image:Consensus new and old.svg|thumb|right|400px|Wikipedia consensus process flowchart.]] |
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==='''Books I've Written'''=== |
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* ''Love Songs and Other Mysteries'' (1991) - poetry |
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* ''Bad Choice'' (1989) - bad fiction (I will pay you to destroy any copies you find) |
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* ''Caught'' (tentative title, currently being written) |
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* ''Through a Guitar, Darkly'' (currently fermenting) |
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==='''Favorite Waste of Time.com'''=== |
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* http://www.neave.com/games/ |
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* http://www.miniclip.com/games/en/ |
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[[Category:Mergist Wikipedians|Arcayne]] |
Revision as of 02:17, 8 September 2007
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