User:McMarcoP

This user likes userboxes a bit too much. Find all the info you fancy there. Somewhere.

Lots of further, personal and therefore absolutely irrelevant information can be found at the "About Me" subpage. So, if you want to know which movies I like or what music I listen to, be my guest. And, to be even more annoying, everything there is in userbox form. Have fun.

The Yeoman lv 2, Awarded for being a Registered Editor for 13 months 15 days and completion of 4,500 edits

As a Wikipedian, I felt I needed to award some (OK, two at the moment) barnstars. See which ones here.

NameThis user's name is Marco Piva.	It is approximately 12:34 PM where this user lives.
This editor is a Yeoman Editor and is entitled to display this Service Badge.	YouThis user was named 2006 Person of the Year by Time magazine.
This user has been on Wikipedia for 17 years, 1 month and 17 days.	4,600+This user has made more than 4,600 contributions to Wikipedia.
This user has created 11 articles on Wikipedia.	This user has taken and uploaded  55 images to Wikipedia and Commons.
This user has created 2 templates on Wikipedia.	This user believes that a user's edit count does not necessarily reflect on the value of their contributions to Wikipedia.
This user reserves the right to completely screw up his own edits.	This user tries to do the right thing. If they make a mistake, please let them know.
tyop typoThis user is a member of the Wikipedia Typo Team.	Is human.This user is a participant in the Grammar WikiProject.
This user is a random page patroller.	This user is a participant in WikiProject Days of the year.
This editor is a WikiGnome.	This user is a WikiElf.
<ref>This user recognizes the importance of citing sources.	KILROY WAS HERE!
This user quietly contributes to Wikipedia at work.

Wikipedia achievements:

• creation and continuous expansion of David Berkeley (will make a GA out of it one day)
• sourcing and expansion from stub of The Ghost Club
• sourcing and heavy expansion from stub of Duncan Lunan
• sourcing and heavy expansion from stub of David R. Ross
• sourcing and heavy expansion from stub of Hal Duncan
• expansion from stub of Alessandro Haber
• expansion of Fairlie, North Ayrshire
• creation of Ezechiele Ramin, article that I have also created on the Italian Wiki: see it here
• creation of Matteo Strukul on the Italian Wiki
• creation of Marzio Innocenti
• creation of Gianluca Faliva
• creation of Internal Combustion (CSI) (it was the only episode missing from the list) now deleted due to change of policies about single episodes of TV series
• expansion and sourcing of Greenock Wanderers RFC
• sourcing and heavy editing of Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine
• heavy sourcing and editing of Michael Jones (rugby union player), Tom Voyce and Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu
• complete rewriting of Philippe Bernat-Salles
• sourcing and expansion of Gary Gibson
• sourcing and expansion of Michael Cobley
• creation of Template:Italy Squad 1987 World Cup and Template:Italy Squad 1991 World Cup
• creation of the "Members of the Glasgow Science Fiction Writers' Circle", "Inspector Rebus novels" and "Novels by Hal Duncan" (renamed to "Works by Hal Duncan") Categories
• creation of Vellum (disambiguation)
• sourcing and expansion of Vellum (novel)
• creation of Ink (novel)
• creation of Escape from Hell! (Hal Duncan novella)
• creation of Songs for the Devil and Death now deleted
• creation of Papaveria Press

My very first edit, in 2007, was THIS, after which I didn't contribute for over 20 months until THIS. Then, I started being quite active. Sorry.

This editor is a Grognard Extraordinaire and is entitled to display this Wikipedia Vest Pocket Edition.

This editor is a Yeoman Editor and is entitled to display this Service Badge.

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This user enjoys watching pointless animations.

Language - spoken

vecSto utente el parla vèneto come só łengoa mare.	itQuesto utente è di madrelingua italiana.
en-5This user can contribute with a professional level of English.	es-3Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel avanzado de español.
fr-2Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau intermédiaire en français.	pt-1Este usuário/utilizador pode contribuir com um nível básico de português.
sco-4This uiser's the stang o the trump whan it comes tae contreibutin in Scots.	NdsThis droog is quite horrorshow at govoreeting Nadsat.
scn-1St'utenti pò cuntribbuiricci c'un sicilianu ôn liveddu sìmprici.	ca-1Aquest usuari pot contribuir amb un nivell bàsic de català.
grc-1Ὅδε ὁ χρήστης δύναται συμβάλλεσθαι ὀλίγῃ γνώσει τῆς ἀρχαίας ἑλληνικῆς.	la-3Hic usor callidissima latinitate contribuere potest.

Language - opinions

ain't nobodyThis user hates seeing double negatives clutter up the English language. He wants to stomp it out no matter what it takes.	they he or sheThis user considers the singular they to be substandard English usage.
byThe passive voice may be used by this user.	…in.Ending a sentence with a preposition is something that this user is okay with.
(s)he This user supports parallel usage.	wyf- man This user understands grammatical gender historically preceded and is independent of natural gender.
to too twoThis user thinks that too many people have no idea how to use words that they should have learned in grade two.	you oneThis user knows that one should not use "you" in encyclopedia articles or other formal works.
their there they'reThis user thinks that there are too many people who don’t know that they're worse than their own children at spelling!	than thenThis user understands the difference between using "than" and "then."
your you'reThis user thinks that if your grammar is incorrect, then you're in need of help.	Majority ≠ right This user recognizes that even if 300,000,000 people make the same mistake, it's still a mistake.
This user thinks good grammar is sexy.	. TheThis user does not put two spaces after a full stop.
A, B and CThis user prefers not to use the serial comma.	its & it'sThis user understands the difference between its and it's. So should you.
’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 terminates excessive use of exclamation points and question marks on sight. Grow up!
Pickyness PickinessThis user changes the adjective ending "y" to "i" to form nouns with "-ness".	UKThis user uses British English.
AIM-AbleThis user understands AIM talk perfectly well, but does not seriously use it. Ever.	ipa əThis user has a native-like understanding of the International Phonetic Alphabet.
1337-0This user has no idea what 1337 is or prefers to contribute using proper words.	IntS-0This user has no interest in Internet slang, or talks like an offline person.
BSThis user can speak Bullshit.	LE-1This user's been known to screw up the occasional sentence and make the occasional typo, but is otherwise pretty accurate with regards to English.
...This user would like to be able to speak more languages.	sar-NThis user is a native speaker of sarcasm. Isn't that just great?
1+1=3?This user does not understand mathematics.