If you're wondering about my choice of user name, well, I just picked a somewhat random one to do an edit, since I was sure that I would not really come back to Wikipedia. After all, a encyclopedia edited by everyone is a project destined to fail, right? That was more than 20,000 edits ago.
I lived in Australia, America, Europe and Asia for longer periods of time, currently living in Japan. English is not my first language, although I think i speak it pretty well. Nevertheless I focus on adding content researched from the WWW and other sources rather than editing the language of articles.
I became an Administrator on May 8, 2004, with 16 votes for, 0 against, and 1 neutral. Thank you to everybody who voted for me, and to RickK for nominating me.
I, fvw, hereby award you this Working Man's Barnstar, in recognition of your hard work patrolling S:RC and reverting vandalism.
For illustrating hundreds of articles, and especially for locating and uploading images in response to requested pictures, I award you this Photographer's Barnstar. —Solipsist
The Commons Ambassador Barnstar: For your wonderful contributions and images on the Commons, and their integration to the project. Thank you. Yours, Smee 17:04, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
Trampton has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing!
I, fvw, hereby award you this Working Man's Barnstar, in recognition of your hard work patrolling S:RC and reverting vandalism.
For illustrating hundreds of articles, and especially for locating and uploading images in response to requested pictures, I award you this Photographer's Barnstar.
Hereby I award you this lousy Chair HKDRT for creating what might be the best Wikipedia article ever and certainly the best one I have come across! (by Bravada for Japanese Toilet)
This editor is a Veteran Editor IV, and is entitled to display this Gold Editor Star (by Sam 1123)
For your contributions to Wikipedia and humanity in general, you are hereby granted the coveted Random Smiley Award
The Commons Ambassador Barnstar: For your wonderful contributions and images on the Commons, and their integration to the project. Thank you. Yours, Smee 17:04, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks Chris 73 for helping to promote Coconut crab to Good Article status. Please accept this little sign of appreciation and goodwill from me, because you deserve it. Keep it up, and give someone a pat on the back today. Sp33dyphil © • © 07:08, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
