User:AlexEng

Welcome to my user page

AlexEng is busy and is going to be on Wikipedia in off-and-on doses, and may not respond swiftly to queries.

Who I am

Introduction About me This user lives in or hails from the U.S. State of California. It is approximately 9:19 PM where this user lives (California). [refresh] This user is male. This user is of Ukrainian ancestry. This user loves a good cup of tea. en This user is a native speaker of the English language. ru Русский — родной язык этого участника. uk-0 Цей користувач не розуміє української мови (або розуміє зі значними труднощами). This user has publicly declared that he has a conflict of interest regarding the Wikipedia article Apple Inc.. Welcome! You can call me Alex on Wikipedia. The most important thing you should know about me is that I am always open to discussion. If we're having a disagreement, if you're concerned about something I did, or if you need help with anything, I invite you to leave me a message. That's it! If you'd like to know more about me, keep reading. Things I'm passionate about: Board Games Video Games Physical Fitness United States Politics Irreligion World History Geography Current Events Fine dining Tea Dramatic irony Do not expand    This user has just wasted both their time and yours placing this userbox on their profile, because it says absolutely nothing important, interesting or relevant to anything. LOL

What I do

My Work This user has a Bachelor of Science in computer engineering. This user is a software engineer. rb-2 This user is an intermediate Ruby programmer. C-2 This user is an intermediate C programmer. py-4 This user is an expert Python programmer. Java-0 This user has some undisclosed problems with Java. Wikipedia and me This user is a translator from Russian to English on Wikipedia:Translation. This user previously used another account. 18Y This Wikipedian joined Wikipedia on February 17, 2007 (18 years, 7 months, 1 week and 4 days ago). In an emergency, this user may be slapped with a trout. This user will not serve. This user believes that edits need useful summaries. This user is a WikiOgre. Occupation & Education I work in software Test Automation. I earned a degree in Computer Engineering with a minor in Electrical Engineering. Editing I will always document reasons for my changes in an edit summary. The more explanation a change requires, the longer the summary. If something's not clear, you are always welcome to contact me on my talk page. I can contribute to Russian→English text translations, but my English→Russian is only passable. I like to patrol RecentChanges and copyedit Random articles. I am interested in improving the WP:ACCESSIBILITY of Wikipedia. Please read User:AlexEng/COI for details regarding my conflicts of interest. You are welcome to read my statement of bias. Works in Progress (On hold) Vasily Anisimoff - This page needs a more thorough Russian→English translation that I am equipped to provide. Assassination of Kemal Arıkan - Needs to be created from the merger of its two constituent articles, when I have time. Truth value (computer science) - To be created, based on massive expansion of Truth value#Computing Fictional company - Needs additional sourcing Useful Links I found many of these links useful at one point or another. Sharing them on this page with a brief blurb for each in hopes that others also find them useful. AlexEng/RfA Criteria - My personal RfA criteria WP:MOREX - Arguments based on the experience of the editor WP:CRUSH - Civil POV pushing WP:Service awards - Various self-granted awards for editors based on time served and edit count WP:NUTSHELL - Very simple breakdown of Wikipedia core principles for new users and those with shorter attention spans WP:GUIDELINES - List of all guidelines that apply to the project WP:MOS/C - Manual of Style, Table of Contents Special:CentralAuth - Look up various useful information about user accounts WP:CHUNK - Walls of text WP:FILIBUSTER - Breaking discussions by repeatedly pushing a point of view that fails to attract consensus WP:TRIFECTA - Three core principles of Wikipedia Help:Interwiki linking - Syntax for linking between different wiki projects, e.g. Wiktionary WP:Template messages - Navigable index of template messages, such as cleanup banners WP:Hatting - For uninvolved editors to close toxic discussions WP:Noticeboards - A list of noticeboard to use for various purposes WP:Reliable sources/Perennial sources - Breakdown of which perennial sources have consensus on reliability WP:COI - for guidance related to editing when you have a conflict of interest Specific discussion regarding COI in relation to published sources regarding Wikipedia editors WP:FLAT - Solid essay on the misuse of policy to push nonsense WP:MANDY - Response to denial of various accusations. "Well, they would deny it, wouldn't they?"

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What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar For suggesting an infobox to replace the lead image at Haredi Judaism. Great idea! You just saved the project many hours in keystrokes and reads. Well done, my friend! Anna Frodesiak (talk) 20:19, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

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