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Hello, I am yueni, and yes, my internet nickname is all in lowercase letters intentionally. I stumbled upon Wikipedia in early 2003; however, I didn't actually have the guts to actually edit any articles until a few months later. I didn't create a user account until June 2004, though.
I started out by doing basic spelling and grammar edits. I used to be a huge grammar and spelling nazi, but have lightened up a lot, mostly because if I were to be as uptight as I was about both of them, I'd end up spending my entire life on Wikipedia rewording and rewriting articles to the detriment of real life.
As I matured as a contributor, I have started focusing on topics that I know something about. I created most of the articles on Malaysian state capitals, and am thrilled to see them grow and blossom as other more knowledgeable contributors have jumped in to add to the articles.
Currently, most of my contributions are focused in Naruto and Bleach related articles. I have also contributed to articles related to Singapore, my native country. My current pet project is the Languages in Singapore article that I started on 7 March 2006. I hope that more contributors will come in and beef it up, as my ten year stint in the United States of America has not allowed me to keep very current with matters there.
I am also active elsewhere on the Internet, and am the graphics editor and sometime feature writer for SMRT-TV, a television webzine. Other more personal writings (both superficial and deep) can be found on my livejournal.
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[edit] Interests I Contribute In
My interests are many and plentiful. I am, at the moment, addicted to a variety of anime and manga. Naruto and Bleach, in particular, are the primary ones that I keep track of, and they are the ones that I primarily focus any edits in.
I am also interested in languages, though I am only completely fluent in English. I consider myself fairly fluent in Mandarin Chinese, though not as literate. This is something that I am trying to remedy. I am able to hold a conversation in simple German, and read and write the same, but that is a language that I would like to gain some level of fluency in. My Spanish understanding is limited to a very limited vocabulary and just enough phrases to make myself understood, but nothing to sneeze at. Personally, I consider Singlish a language all its own, and I am fairly proficient in it, although I daresay that new terms have started floating around since I've left Singapore.
I am currently learning French at the moment, and picking up a little Japanese by osmosis through watching anime. I also know basic Cantonese, Hokkien and Malay. However, I haven't listed any of these languages in the userboxes, because I feel that my grasp of them is insufficient, and lacking when compared to the first five that I listed.
[edit] Interests I Do Not Contribute In
I enjoy telling and reading stories; as a result, I find mythology, history and other 'story-like' subjects very interesting. However, I do not contribute to them, except for copyedits and spelling/grammar corrections. I mostly read those articles to educate myself on those topics.
Webdesign and graphic design are also topics that I am interested in, though most of my attempts are amateurish at best. I am attempting to go back to school for webdesign in the near future to further pursue that arena of interest. My interests in computer science and other computer-related topics was roused as a freshman in college, and I started out as a computer science major. However, my mother and my college advisor at the time strongly discouraged me from pursuing those aspirations. As a result, other than C and the barest basics of programming skills, I am self-taught in all other arenas.
Another area of interest is statistics and econometrics, although this is merely superficial in nature. I ended up graduating with a combined degree in mathematics and economics (with a focus on statistics and econometrics) purely by accident. This is something I find exceedingly ironic and amusing as I used to hate mathematics, and am actually quite terrible at it in comparison to my peers who graduated with me.
[edit] Recognition Given
I believe in rewarding people who contribute constructively to Wikipedia's efforts. As such, I have recognised the following people with the BarnSakura:
[edit] This Page Has Been Vandalised By
- 202.156.6.60 on 6 June 2006
- 125.236.45.136 on 9 May 2008
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