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User:Arcade McAleney

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Hi, this is my user page, so yeah. I <3 shiny boxes.

ubx-nThis user communicates exclusively via userboxes.
AmE-0This user does not understand the American "English" "language" artificially created by Noah Webster in 1828 for no other reason than just to be "different" and bloody well doesn't want to.
French
-
English
This user likes to translate articles from French to English.
tuff, doe, chru, toughtThis user thinks English spelling reform is dumb, since we'll have to do it again anyway in a few hundred years, and besides, no writing system is telling me how to talk.
Majority ≠ right This user recognizes that even if 300,000,000 people make the same mistake, it's still a mistake.


they
he or she
This user considers the singular they to be substandard English usage.
firemanfighter
mankind
This user supports the use of gender-neutral language when it reasonably exists as an alternative to a common gendered word.
After havingHaving learnt to appreciate good grammar, this user thinks that After is a superflous prefix.
byThe passive voice may be used by this user.
snkThis user says either sneaked or snuck.
"There's" with a plural subjectThis user knows that "there's" with a plural subject is a pervasive grammatical error. There's There are too many people making this mistake. Don't be one of them.



to¦goThis user chooses to sometimes use split infinitives.
... in.Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which this user will not put.
to
too
two
This user thinks that too many people have no idea how to use words that they should have learned in grade two.
if & whetherThis user knows how to use "if" and "whether" correctly.
than
then
This user understands the difference between using "than" and "then."
their
there
they're
This user thinks that there are too many people who don’t know that they're worse than their own children at spelling!
your
you're
This user thinks that if your grammar is incorrect, then you're in need of help.
its & it'sThis user understands the difference between its and it's. So should you.

Transclusions

its
it's
It's really not that hard to use each word in its proper manner.
itsThis user understands the difference between its (of it) and it's (it is or it has).
which & that This user joins with Dickens, Melville, and other great writers[1] in rejecting the canard that which may not be used for restrictive relative clauses.
Latin Plurals: "Data is are..." This user uses "data", "media", "memoranda", "criteria", and "agenda" as the plurals of "datum", "medium", "memorandum", "criterion", and "agendum".
ain't nobodyThis user hates seeing double negatives clutter up the English language. He wants to stomp it out no matter what it takes.
based Based on experience, this user knows that based off is nearly always incorrect.
-ly This user mourns the apparent death of the adverb, a loss that this user feels most serious.
Wheaties, Cheerios, and Rice Chex This user prefers the cereal comma.
’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.
’sThis user realises that plural nouns should not have an apostrophe while possessive words should!
’sThis user understands that apostrophe's apostrophes are for possession and contraction, not pluralization.
"…"?This user thinks "British punctuation is best for quotation marks". Do you?
???
?!?
!!!
This user terminates excessive use of exclamation points and question marks on sight. Grow up!
This user terminates unquoted ellipses on sight. This is not your blog. We end sentences properly.
;This user is addicted to semicolons; he uses them frequently.
;This user knows how to use a semicolon correctly.
;This user's favorite punctuation is semicolons; he likes using them a lot.
tyop
typo
This user is a member of the Wikipedia Typo Team.


This user thinks good grammar is sexy.
MistEYkThis user does not always see his grammar mistakes. It would be nice of you to correct them.
“,;:’This user is a punctuation stickler.
UKThis user uses British English.
Oh shit!This user thinks profanity does not exist. He believes that such words are the same as any other words and should be treated as such.
This user employs a more formal style of writing in articles than in talk pages.
EH?This user is obsessed with Canadian slang.
nws-5This user newspeaks doubleplusgoodwise.
BS-6This user is able to contribute with a professorial level of Bullshit.
BS-NThis user is a native speaker of Bullshit.


LE-0This individual still maintains a shred of dignity in this insane world by adhering to correct spelling, grammar, punctuation and capitalisation.
dm-0This user doesn't understand, or wish to understand death metal roars, screams, grunts, snarls, or growls.
fgn-0This user doesn't speak any dialect of foreign, and will talk to foreigners in English believing they will understand if one is just loud enough.
gb-0This user cannot tolerate any form of Gibberish language, and is therefore easily emotionally traumatized by The Sims.
sar-5This user is an expert at picking up on sarcasm, as well as making sarcastic remarks.
sar-NThis user is a native speaker of sarcasm. Isn't that just great?
PET CATThis user has a pet cat.


PET DOGThis user is happy to have a pet dog.


This user thinks no outfit is complete without cat hair.
This user has tested the
buttered cat paradox.
WP:UA
This user is a mammal.


This user loves the DeLorean.
This user wishes they had a DeLorean.
RedThis user loves the colour red.



The universe may implode any second because this user is about to discover the meaning and question of life.


This user is a Marxist of the Groucho variety.
This user has a Lame Password.


This user is proud to be a nerd, although he prefers not to brag and often go(es) incognito without a pocket protector.
This user believes in freedom of all types of information for all.
This user is against DRM.
Comic SansThis user refuses to take seriously anything written in the Comic Sans font.
This user believes in the right of every human being to have access to Wikipedia.
Put the number 25 in a calculator. Multiply by 800. Multiply by 266. Subtract 1,992. Then look at the calculator upside-down...
This user loves tricks like this.
This user contributes using a typewriter, and sends all contributions via snail mail.
This user still remembers these.
PM This user drinks Pepsi Max Acesulfame K and Aspartame. Never did them any harm!
This user bows down before the awesome might of Vodka.
Being from a civilised *urp* nation, I spell whisky without an 'E'
This user strongly believes pigs die for a cause.
This user is currently on
a seefood diet.
This user prefers eating pizza with pineapple.
This user avoids the noid.
"Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing that you don't put tomatoes in fruit salad."
☢This user enjoys limes AND all things limey.
This user loves bacon!
This user loves cheesecake.
This user loves
Italian cuisine
This user loves Russian cuisine
This user settled Catan.
This user is attacking you with all three dice.
CardsThis user enjoys playing card games.
This user enjoys playing blackjack.
This user enjoys playing poker.
This user plays with a full deck.
This user plays Cribbage.
This user plays Hearts.
This user is addicted to Hearts.
This user is a poker legend.
This user is addicted to Texas Hold 'em and is going all in with pocket aces.


This user commits poker homicide on a basic level.
Vault-TecThis user uses Vault-Tec products.


This user is still alive.
This user is thinking with Portals!
The cake is a lie This user believes the cake is a lie!
BYHDThis user is going to BURN YOUR HOUSE DOWN with lemons!
This user works with Anomalous Materials
TF2This user's a spy!!
TF2This user's a one-eyed Scottish cyclops, ya bloody git!!
TF2This user's sentry is being sapped!!
TF2This user's not a crazed gunman, he's an assassin!!
TF2This user fights when assured of victory.
TF2Who touched this user's Sasha?!?!
TF2This user dances to the Rocket Jump Waltz. (Maggots!)
This user plays games from The Legend of Zelda series.



EEThis user has taken the world in Empire Earth
BioShockThis user is in search of Rapture.


Free software logosThis user uses free software wherever and whenever possible.
This user is interested in the history of the Cold War.
This user is interested in the Napoleonic Wars.
This user is interested in World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945).
This user deeply and utterly loathes people who deny the Holocaust.
This user went to Vimy Ridge to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
This user is interested in the War of 1812.
This user is interested in the military history of ancient Rome.
This user is interested in classical mythology.
This user is interested in the Roman Empire.
This user is interested in Ancient Greece.
This user is interested in Ancient Rome.
This user is interested in the British Empire.
This user is interested in the history of the lands comprising the United Kingdom.  
This user is interested in the French Revolution.
This user is interested in
Russian history.
This user is interested in Russia and is capable of speaking in a Russian accent.
This user is interested in the
Russian Revolution.
This user is interested in the
Russian Civil War.
This user is interested in the
Russian Revolution.
This user is interested in
Lenin.
This user is interested in the Romanov dynasty
This user is interested in the Spanish Revolution.
This user knows that American Independence occured on July 2, 1776.
This user thinks Christopher Columbus deserves a damnatio memoriae.
This user is interested in the life and times of Julius Caesar.
This user is not a lawyer. He is not admitted to practice in any jurisdiction, and nothing that he writes is legal advice.
This user takes
Public Transport
because he has to!
math-3This user can contribute with advanced mathematical skills.
no mathsThis user finds maths incredibly boring...
a²+b²=c²This user is an intermediate mathematician.
This user can divide by zero.
SIThis user uses the metric system and loves it.
1+1=10This user likes binary.
4+4=10This user likes octal.
10This user realizes that there are 10 types of people in this world: those who understand binary and those who do not.
=1 This user knows that 0.9...(repeating) is exactly 1 and can prove it, but wishes that other people could understand it the way he does.
This user's deviation is standard.
This user knows that real monkeys lack the randomness required to type Shakespeare, but still understands the concept of infinity.
This user likes music by
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.


This user plays the theremin.
ther-1This user is a novice thereminist.
This user enjoys the big band sound