I love the Wikipedia®. Most of my edits are minor grammatical edits, since I'm a grammar freak (and one of the few remaining living Latin Teachers!) I'm also pretty serious about NPOV.
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During the day, I run an intellectual property law firm. In the past I've been President of a small college; developed software for Facebook, eBay and Twitter; am a Quora Top Writer and have been published in Forbes and Slate. More about me at colinandbethany.com and at colinjensen.com.
Languages
| en | This user is a native speaker of the English language. |
| ang-1 | Þes brūcere cann forðian mid grundlicgendre mǣðe Englisces. |
| lam-3 | Huic usori praeclara scientia linguae latinae mediae est. |
| es-5 | Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel profesional de español. |
| grc-1 | Ὅδε ὁ χρήστης δύναται συμβάλλεσθαι ὀλίγῃ γνώσει τῆς ἀρχαίας ἑλληνικῆς. |
| ke-1 | Ὁ χρήστης οὗτος δύναται συνεισφέρειν μετὰ μικρὰς γνώσεως τῆς Κοινῆς Ἑλληνικῆς. |
| fr-1 | Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau élémentaire de français. |
| jam-2 | Dis yuuza ab intamidiet nalij a Jumiekan. |
and one week of Q'eqchi' (not K'iche').
Grammar
| GN | This user is a Grammar Ninja and says "WAAAAAAAAAA!!!!" as proof. |
| Mix | This user has been influenced by too many dialects of English to use one orthography, vocabulary and grammar consistently. |
| A, B, and A and B | This user uses the serial comma unless its inclusion is confusing. |
| Majority ≠ right | This user recognizes that even if 300,000,000 people make the same mistake, it's still a mistake. |
| they | This user frequently uses singular they as it is a handy gender-neutral pronoun. |
| y'all | This user thinks y'all serves a useful purpose as a second-person plural pronoun, and would like to see y'all use it more often. |
| to¦<b>ly¦go | This user is proud to rightfully split infinitives. |
| . The | This user puts two spaces after a period. |
| by | The passive voice may be used by this user. |
| subj | This user prefers that the subjunctive mood be used. Were this user you, they would use it. |
| "…"? | This user thinks "British punctuation is best for quotation marks". Do you? |
| … | This user is addicted to ellipses and has been known to use them indiscriminately... |
| ; | This user's favorite punctuation is semicolons; they like using them a lot. |
Other
 | This user is interested in politics. |
 | This user is interested in religion. |
 | This user is an Eagle Scout. |
 | This user is a member of the Order of the Arrow. |
 | This user is interested in ancient civilizations. |
 | This user is interested in Ancient Israel. |
 | This user is interested in Ancient Greece |
 | This user is interested in ancient Rome. |
 | This user is interested in Ancient Rome. |
 | This user is interested in their family history. |
 | This user enjoys writing. |
| E | This user reads The Economist. |
| MAGAZINE | This user has had their work published in a magazine. |
| B | Y | U | This user attends or attended Brigham Young University. |
 | This user teaches at a university or other institution of higher education. |
| laudō | This user's favourite subject is Latin. |
| MBA | This user has a Master of Business Administration degree. |
| BA | This user has a Bachelor of Arts degree. |
 | This user is interested in Christianity. |
 | This user does not appreciate tobacco smoke. |
 | This user thinks Wikimedia deserves the Nobel Peace Prize |
 | This user is a skeptic. |
 | This user is interested in the belief that death is an acceptable part of life. |
 | This user is interested in existentialism. |
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This user is a committed advocate of democracy. |
| This user believes it is every citizen's duty to vote. |
 | This user contributes to the Internet Movie Database. |
 | This user tracks what they listen to on Last.fm (mrcolj2006). |
 | This user is a karateka. |
| X | This user is a member of Generation X. |