User:JohnOwens

JohnOwens
— Wikipedian  —
Name
J. Randall Owens
BornDecember 31, 1969
Current locationManchester, UK
Hobbies, interests, and beliefs
AliasesRandy, KarMann, DeadMeat
Contact info
WebsiteGhiaPet
BlogYes
Userboxes

Round holes I almost fit

This user is a
Citizen of the Galaxy
and nothing else matters.
This user is from Earth.

11
This user has visited 11 of the 205 countries in the world.
This user is a participant in
WikiProject Merseyside

Language

enThis user is a native speaker of the English language.
de-3Dieser Benutzer hat sehr gute Deutschkenntnisse.
la-2Hic usor media latinitate contribuere potest.
ru-1Этот участник владеет русским языком на начальном уровне.
fr-1Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau élémentaire de français.
it-1Questo utente può contribuire con un livello semplice di italiano.
ipa-1
ə
This user has a basic understanding of the International Phonetic Alphabet.
blz-2This user is an intermediate speaker of blazon.
...This user would like to know all existing languages.
they
he or she
This user considers the singular they to be substandard English usage.
man-
kind
Regarding gender, this user prefers the vernacular, not what is politically correct.
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.
whomThis user insists upon using whom wherever it is called for, and fixes the errors of whomever he sees.
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!
your
you're
This user thinks that if your grammar is incorrect, then you're in need of help.
Subj This user prefers that the subjunctive mood be used. Were this user you, he would use it.
. TheThis user does not put two spaces after a full stop.
A, B, and
A and B
This user uses the serial comma unless its inclusion is confusing.
its
it's
It's really not that hard to use each word in its proper manner.
’sThi'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.
"…"This user favours typewriter style quotation marks over typographic ones.
ANAL 5This user is incredibly stringent with professional grammar.
MixThis user has been influenced by too many dialects of English to use one orthography, vocabulary and grammar consistently.

Computer

This user contributes using Linux.
Fedora logoThis user contributes with Fedora Linux.
This user contributes using FreeBSD.
w/lThis user has a dual boot configuration.
KDEThis user contributes with the KDE desktop environment.
This user hacks happily with Emacs.
Perl-3This user is an advanced Perl programmer.
C-1This user is a beginning C programmer.
mysql-2This user is an intermediate MySQL programmer.
HTML-3This user is an advanced HTML user.
xhtml-3This user is an advanced XHTML user.
js-2This user is an intermediate JavaScript programmer.
XML-1This user is a beginning XML coder.
OSrcThis user contributes to Open Source projects.
This user contributes using a PC.
This user uses an AMD processor
IPThis person's IP is 127.0.0.1
IPThis user's IP is ::1.
This user contributes using Free Software.
GIMPThis user contributes using GIMP.

This user contributes using Inkscape.
This user enjoys using Celestia to look at the virtual skies.
This user BOINCs.
This user couldn't live without the keyboard shortcut Alt Tab.

Communicating

This user uses Wikipedia as a primary point of reference.
7,000+This user has made more than 7,000 contributions to Wikipedia.
Web This user has a website.
@This user can be reached by email.
@
OWNThis user uses an email account with his own domain name.
PidginThis user uses Pidgin to chat on multiple instant messaging networks.
*This user can be found on most, if not all, IM networks!
BThis user keeps a weblog at Blogger.
This user uses WordPress.
FirefoxThis user prefers Mozilla Firefox.
This user thinks an explorer can't be better than a fox!
This user contributes using Firefox.
This user uses Mozilla Thunderbird.
BBThis user contributes using a broadband connection.

Interests

This user loves knowledge.
This user prefers the metric system.
?met?This user prefers metric units and cannot figure out why Americans and Brits have such a hard time with them.
This user has a keen interest in physics.
Eagle Nebula This user is interested in astronomy.
This user enjoys skygazing and astronomy.
This user is interested in space sciences.
This user doesn't care whether Pluto is a planet or not – but IAU's 2006 redefinition of planet was a linguistic-philosophical embarrassment.
This user is an advanced mathematician.
This user knows by heart the first 15 digits in the decimal representation of pi.
This user is a Bayesian.
This user loves problem solving.
This user knows how to travel 1 mile due south, due east, then due north and end up where he started.
6×9=42This user jokes in base 13.
This user is interested in linguistics.
laHic usor latine loquitur atque contribuere potest.
This user is interested in Ancient Rome.
This user is interested in the
Middle Ages
This user is interested in the Crusades.
This user is interested in politics.
This user accepts evolution as a biological fact.
Boeing 777-31H, Emirates JP452808This user is interested in aviation.
/.This user has a Slashdot account.
This user enjoys reading science fiction.
This user is skeptical of the Zodiac.
LynchThis user is a fan of David Lynch's films.
This user enjoys photography.
This user loves calculators.
This user plays games on a graphing calculator.
This user is a fencer.
This user is an archer.
vla-1This user is a novice viola player.
vln-1This user is a novice violinist.

Other

GMTThis user's time zone is GMT.
This user dislikes the new DST time.New DST Time
00:00This user uses 24-hour time.
This user supports sustainable living.
This user supports
renewable energy.
This user supports the use of nuclear energy.
This user supports public transit.

Personal

♂This user is male.
This user is straight
but not narrow.
This male user supports feminism.
♂♀This user supports gender equality.
HRCThis user supports the Human Rights Campaign.
Choice This user is pro-life and pro-abortion.
XThis user is a member of
Generation X.
This user is old enough to remember what a typewriter is, and that's all you need to know.
This user remembers using
a rotary dial telephone.
This user is not a biological parent.
This user is right-handed.
IQ This user's Intelligence Quotient is ≥154.
This user sleeps, but not for predictable amounts of time.
This user is near sighted.
This user is interested in humanism.
This user believes in materialism, the belief that everything that exists is made of matter.
EACThis user is a member of the Evil Atheist Conspiracy. Booga booga!
Until proven wrong, this user does not believe in the supernatural.
This user realizes that the Earth isn't an oblate spheroid, but rather a close approximation of one.
This user believes that the Universe began with a bang.
newsThe only reality show this user watches is the news.
This user thinks Keith Olbermann is superior to Bill Orly in every way possible.YA RLY
According to the political compass this user is Economic Left (-7.13) and Social Libertarian (-7.33).
? This user follows his/her own political ideals.
This user believes in the separation of church and state.
This user supports
instant-runoff voting.
This user does not trust electronic voting machines.
C2H5OH-2This user drinks occasionally.
This user is a Goth.
NGThis user's alignment is Neutral Good: the "Benefactor."
This user is of multiple ancestries.
Wales/CymruThis user is of Welsh descent.
This user is of English ancestry.
🇳🇴This user is of
Norwegian ancestry.
🇩🇪This user is of German ancestry.

Food & Drink

This user believes that caffeine is necessary in large doses daily.
This user takes his/her coffee with 2 creams and 6 sugars.
This user drinks nothing but Dr Pepper.
H2OThis user is H2O intolerant. Achoo!
This user eats cheese.
This user loves to eat pineapples.
This user likes a 'proper' Pasty.
This user has eaten MREs and lived to tell the tale.

Userboxen

-xenThis user believes that userbox should always be pluralised userboxen, and thinks that this is one of the most important and exciting issues of our time.
ubx-cThis user thinks that userboxes have gotten out of control.
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