User:VFF0347

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VFF0347

Education

This user attends or attended Northwestern University.

This user attends or attended
Auburn University

UIUC

This user is or was a student at the University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign.

Opinions

This user is a skeptic.

This user believes science, practiced through the scientific method, is the most reliable way of determining the nature of reality.

This user believes that the Universe began with a bang.

This user accepts evolution as a biological fact.

This user is a naturalist, who believes that only natural laws and forces operate in the universe.

This user believes in the separation of church and state.

This user believes the world would be a happier, safer and saner place without religion.

This user is interested in religion as a sociological and historical phenomenon.

This user wants to compile and preserve the sum of all human knowledge.

This user believes in civility and assuming good faith.

This user loves knowledge.

This user ardently opposes all forms of RACISM.

This user ardently supports the
Paris Agreement
on climate change.

This user recycles waste when possible.

Interests

This user is interested in military history.

This user is interested in
ancient civilizations.

This user is interested in
Ancient Mesopotamia

This user is interested in ancient Persia.

This user is interested in the
Sasanian Dynastic Empire.

This user is interested in the Islamic Caliphates.

This user is interested in the Byzantine Empire

This user is interested in the Renaissance period.

This user is interested in the Spanish Empire.

This user is interested in the Protestant Reformation.

This user is interested in the history of the English Civil Wars.

This user is interested in Irish history

This user is interested in the industrial revolution.

This user is interested in the French Revolution.

This user is interested in the Napoleonic era.

This user is interested in
Russian History

This user is interested in the Romanov dynasty

This user is interested in the
Russian Revolution.

This user is interested in
Rivers.

This user is interested in
meteorology

This user is interested in astronomy.

This user is interested in aviation.

This user is interested in air safety.

This user loves
Warbirds from World War 2

Editing

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WikiProject Red Link Recovery.

Awards

This editor has been awarded the
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Hello. I am Virgil from Chicago Illinois, U.S.A.

I am retired now, but formerly I worked in sales, marketing and corporate planning for three different types (transportation, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical) of business corporations.

Since retirement ten years ago, I have spent my spare time studying humanities. My current area of interest is the history of conflict. I am attempting to build a chronological database of warfare. In building my database, I have used Wikipedia to a great extent as the articles that I find on warfare and the associated battles are quite comprehensive.

When I find errors and inconsistencies in Wikipedia, however, I want to correct the facts for posterity. So with regard to editing Wikipedia, I try to 1) Make corrections supported with appropriate references; 2) Rewrite paragraphs / articles that are inaccurate / unclear / redundant / poorly organized; and 3) Reformat and reorganize the notes, in-line citations, and references.

Virgil
May 5, 2024