This user supports a free, independent, undivided, and fully restored Ukraine. |
The Gàidhlig noun "buaidh" means victory, triumph, and success.
The Wikimedian Buaidh is a public advocate for liberal democracy, egalitarianism, environmental protection and conservation biology; a retired Professional Engineer and Expert Witness, a pioneer coder, an amateur historian and geographer, a rosarian, cartophile, velophile, decorated and disabled combat veteran, cancer survivor (so far), and loveable (?) curmudgeon. Like many other English language Wikipedia editors, this editor:
Unlike many other Wikipedia editors, this editor:
Despite the above, this editor endeavors to be as objective as humanly possible. I try to encourage new users to contribute to the English-language Wikipedia, especially users in developing countries and non-English speaking regions. I currently coordinate WikiProject Colorado, the Wikimedians of Colorado User Group, and the Wikimedians of the U.S. Mountain West. I'm a member of the North American Hub Advisory Committee. My Wikipedia interests are quite diverse. My recent focus has been on history, geography, geodesy, and mountains. Despite a lethal and incurable illness, I still rank among the 200 most prolific Wikipedians by number of edits to the English-language Wikipedia. Please feel free to leave me a message at User talk:Buaidh, or e-mail me at Special:EmailUser/Buaidh. |
The Wikipedian known as Buaidh is hereby recognized by his peers as a Wikipedia World Developer, for his exemplary and extensive work on the outline articles of every country of the world and of every state of the United States (including the creation of a historical outline for every state), and for greatly improving Wikipedia's Outline of Knowledge. |
293,555 | This user has made more than 293,555 edits to all Wikimedia projects. |
This user has created a global account. Buaidh's main account is on Wikipedia (in English). |
This user supports the Wikimedia United States Coalition. |
This user coordinates the Wikimedians of Colorado User Group |
This user coordinates the Wikimedians of the U.S. Mountain West |
This user has been on Wikipedia for 17 years, 7 months and 25 days. |
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290,801 | This user has made more than 290,801 edits to the English language Wikipedia.[a] |
0.048% | This user has created 29,125 of the 61,023,146 active pages on the English language Wikipedia. |
0.011% | This user has created 722 of the 6,852,151 active articles on the English language Wikipedia. |
2,739 | This user has created 2,739 active categories on the English language Wikipedia. |
116 | This user has created 116 active disambiguation pages on the English language Wikipedia. |
86 | This user has uploaded 86 media filestoWikimedia Commons. |
1 | This user has created 1 active help page on the English language Wikipedia. |
584 | This user has made 584 Lua module edits on the English language Wikipedia. |
2,146 | This user has moved 2,146 pages on the English language Wikipedia. |
349 | This user has created 349 active portal pages on the English language Wikipedia. |
687 | This user has created 687 active project pages on the English language Wikipedia. |
10,304 | This user has created 10,304 active redirect pages on the English language Wikipedia. |
6,068 | This user has created 6,068 active talk pages on the English language Wikipedia. |
8,479 | This user has created 8,479 active template pages on the English language Wikipedia. |
173 | This user has created 173 active user pages on the English language Wikipedia. |
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This user is a loveable curmudgeon |
1 | This user currently has only one spouse. |
2 | This user has two children. |
3 | This user has three grandchildren. |
This user loves the culture of Colorado. |
This user loves the cuisine of New Mexico. |
This user remembers the Truman Administration |
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70+ | This user is a septuagenarian. |
This user is chronologically gifted. |
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This user is grateful to be a Homo sapiens in a universe full of wonder. |
This user currently resides on Planet Earth. |
This user is currently near geocoordinates 40°N 105°W / 40°N 105°W / 40; -105 |
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en-us -5 | This user can contribute at a professional level of American English. |
en-CA -4 | This user has a near-native understanding of Canadian English. |
en-GB -3 | This user has an advanced understanding of British English. |
This user honours William Shakespeare for exhilarating the English language. |
This user honours Samuel Johnson for his enduring contributions to the English language. |
This user honors Noah Webster for saving the English language from the Saxon hordes. |
This user advocates the logical and consistent reform ofEnglish orthography. |
This user is interested in English grammar. |
fewer mistakes | This user refuses to use the adjective "less" with plural nouns! |
1 | This user refuses to apply the adjective "unique" to anything that is not the only one of its kind! |
1 | This user refuses to use the adjective "unique" as a synonym for "distinctive"! |
1 | This user thinks that the superlative "most unique"is "most improper"! |
⅒ | This user refuses to use the verb "decimate" as a synonym for "obliterate"! |
⅒ | This user thinks that the phrase "completely decimated" is"completely improper"! |
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math-5 | This user can contribute with proficient mathematical skills. |
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css-4 | This user is an expert Cascading Style Sheets user. |
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This user is a memberof WikiProject Categories to improve Wikipedia categorization. |
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This user participatesin WikiProject Central America. |
This user is a participantin WikiProject Clans of Scotland. |
This user coordinates WikiProject Colorado. |
This user is a memberof WikiProject Countering systemic bias. |
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This user is a participantin WikiProject Indigenous peoples of the Americas. |
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This user is a memberof WikiProject Mathematics. |
This user is a member of WikiProject Mountains. |
This user invites you to join WikiProject North America. |
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This user participates in the Pitcairn Islands work group. |
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This user is proud to be an American ! |
This user is proud to be a Hoosier ! |
This user is proud to be a Coloradan ! |
CU Boulder | This user is an alumnus of the University of Colorado Boulder. |
CU Denver | This user is an alumnus of the University of Colorado Denver. |
BSEE | This user holds the degree Bachelor of Sciencein electrical engineering. |
ΤΒΠ | This user is a member of the Tau Beta Pi Association. |
ΗΚΝ | This user is a member of Eta Kappa Nu. |
This user is a retired Professional Engineer in the U.S. State of Colorado. |
IEEE | This user is a Life Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. |
IEEE PES | This user is a Life Member of the IEEE Power & Energy Society. |
This user qualifies as a nerd extraordinaire. |
This user knows that Black Lives Matter. |
This user knows that Democracy Matters. |
This user knows that Empathy Matters. |
This user knows that Facts Matter |
This user knows that Reason Matters. |
This user knows that Respect Matters. |
This user knows that Science Matters. |
This user knows that Truth Matters. |
This user knows that no religion has a monopoly on truth. |
This user supports the Constitution of the United States. |
This user knows that the First Amendment grants the right to express your beliefs, but does not make them true. |
This user supports Egalitarian Democracy in the U.S. and the world. |
This user believes that White Nationalism isAnti-American. |
This user supports Reproductive Freedom for all. |
This user is a proud Republican who ardently opposes Trumpism. |
This Republican user believes that Donald J. Trump is destroying the Republican Party. |
This user supports Reproductive Freedom. |
This user supports Kamala Harris for President 2024. |
As a decorated combat veteran, this user believes civilians should not possess military style weapons. |
This user supports testing and licensing all firearm owners the same as motorists. |
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This user believes that freedom of religion does not constitute freedom from reason. |
This user knows that freedom of religion also requires freedom from religion. |
This user is cisgender and supports the rights of nonbinary and transgender people. |
This user is a proud resident native citizen of the United States. |
This user is a proud native of the U.S. State of Indiana. |
This user is a proud resident citizen of the U.S. State of Colorado. |
This user is a former resident of the U.S. State of Arizona. |
This user is a former resident of the U.S. State of Texas. |
This user is a former resident of the U.S. State of Utah. |
This user is a former resident of the U.S. State of Wyoming. |
This user is a former resident of the U.S. State of Washington. |
This user has lived in Vietnam. |
This user is of English ancestry. |
This user is of French ancestry. |
This user is of German ancestry. |
This user is of Irish ancestry. |
This user is of Dutch ancestry. |
This user is of Scottish ancestry. |
This user is of Swiss ancestry. |
This user is of Welsh ancestry. |
This user is of United States ancestry. |
This user is of Delaware ancestry. |
This user is of Illinois ancestry. |
This user is of Indiana ancestry. |
This user is of Kentucky ancestry. |
This user is of Maryland ancestry. |
This user is of Massachusetts ancestry. |
This user is of New Jersey ancestry. |
This user is of New York ancestry. |
This user is of Ohio ancestry. |
This user is of Pennsylvania ancestry. |
This user is of Virginia ancestry. |
This user is of West Virginia ancestry. |
An ancestor of this user fought for the independence of the United States of America. |
An ancestor of this user fought for Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War. |
An ancestor of this user fought for the United States in the War of 1812. |
An ancestor of this user fought for the United States in the Mexican-American War. |
An ancestor of this user fought to preserve the Union in the American Civil War. |
This user fought for the United States of America in the Vietnam War. |
This user is a veteran of the United States Army. |
This user was awarded the U.S. Bronze Star Medal for Valor with one oak leaf cluster. |
This user was awarded the U.S. Army Commendation Medal for Valor with one oak leaf cluster. |
This user was awarded the United States Air Medal for meritorious achievement while in aerial flight. |
The United States Army awarded this user the Combat Infantryman Badge. |
This user has survived and thrived for 55 years despite a Combat Induced Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. |
This user has lived with multiple myeloma for 9 years, 10 months, and 11 days. |
This user received an autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant. |
OLV | This user is an ovo-lacto vegetarian. |
This user loves the many varieties of capsicum. |
This user abstains from all forms of tobacco. |
This user limits caffeine consumption to less than 500 mg per day. |
This user restricts blood ethanol content to less than 400 ppm. |
This user restricts blood tetrahydrocannabinol content to less than 50 ppb. |
This user is a pagophage. |
This user supports the International Myeloma Foundation. |
This user supports the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. |
This user supports the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. |
PP | This user supports Planned Parenthood. |
This user is a cyclist. |
This user is a gardener. |
This user enjoys hiking. |
This user enjoys llama trekking. |
This user enjoys nordic skiing. |
This user cultivates roses. |
This user loves to snowshoe. |
This user is a swimmer. |
This user survived the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. |
This user has visited Antigua and Barbuda. |
This user has visited Austria. |
This user has visited the Bahamas. |
This user has visited Barbados. |
This user has visited Belgium. |
This user has visited the British Virgin Islands. |
This user has visited Cambodia. |
This user has visited 3 of the ten provinces but none of the three territoriesofCanada. |
This user has visited Denmark. |
This user has visited Dominica. |
This user has visited Estonia. |
This user has visited Finland. |
This user has visited 8 of the 16 states of Germany. |
This user has visited Gibraltar. |
This user has visited Greece. |
This user has visited Hungary. |
This user has visited Iceland. |
This user has visited 8 of the 31 states of México and Ciudad de México. |
This user has visited Morocco. |
This user has visited the Netherlands. |
This user has visited Norway. |
This user has visited Poland. |
This user has visited Portugal. |
This user has visited Puerto Rico. |
This user has visited Russia. |
This user has visited Saint Kitts and Nevis. |
This user has visited Saint Lucia. |
This user has visited Saint‑Martin. |
This user has visited Singapore. |
This user has visited Sint Maarten. |
This user has visited Slovakia. |
This user has visited Spain. |
This user has visited Sweden. |
This user has visited Turkey. |
This user has visited 42 of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. |
This user has visited the United States Virgin Islands. |
This user has visited Vietnam. |
This user has landed in, but has not explored, England. |
This user has landed in, but has not explored, Guam. |
This user has landed in, but has not explored, Japan. |
This user has landed in, but has not explored, the U.S. State of Georgia. |
This user has cruised the Atlantic Ocean. |
This user has cruised the Pacific Ocean. |
This user has cruised the Aegean Sea. |
This user has cruised the Baltic Sea. |
This user has cruised the Caribbean Sea. |
This user has cruised the Mediterranean Sea. |
This user has cruised the North Sea. |
This user has cruised the Danube. |
This user has cruised the Mekong. |
This user has cruised the Rhine. |
This user has cruised the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal. |
This user has visited all 15 counties of the U.S. State of Arizona. |
This user has visited all 64 counties of the U.S. State of Colorado. |
This user has visited all three counties of the U.S. State of Delaware. |
This user has visited all 21 counties of the U.S. State of New Jersey. |
This user has visited all 23 counties of the U.S. State of Wyoming. |
This user has visited 10 of the 19 boroughs and 3 of the 11 census areas of the U.S. State of Alaska. |
This user has visited four of the five counties of the U.S. State of Hawaiʻi. |
This user has ridden the railways of the U.S. State of Alaska. |
This user has ridden the railways of Germany. |
This user has ridden the railways of México. |
This user has ridden the railways of Saint Kitts and Nevis. |
This user has ridden the railways of Singapore. |
This user has ridden the railways of the United States of America. |
This user has cycled in the U.S. State of Arizona. |
This user has cycled in the Canadian province of British Columbia. |
This user has cycled in the U.S. State of Colorado. |
This user has cycled in the U.S. State of Delaware. |
This user has cycled in the U.S. State of Indiana. |
This user has cycled in the U.S. State of Maryland. |
This user has cycled in the U.S. State of Minnesota. |
This user has cycled in the U.S. State of New Mexico. |
This user has cycled in the U.S. State of North Carolina. |
This user has cycled in the U.S. State of Ohio. |
This user has cycled in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. |
This user has cycled in the Mexican stateofQuintana Roo. |
This user has cycled in the U.S. State of Texas. |
This user has cycled in the U.S. State of Utah. |
This user has cycled in the U.S. State of Washington. |
This user has cycled in the U.S. State of Wisconsin. |
This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Alaska. |
This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Arizona. |
This user has hiked in Austria. |
This user has hiked in Barbados. |
This user has hiked in Belgium. |
This user has hiked in the Canadian province of British Columbia. |
This user has hiked in the U.S. State of California. |
This user has hiked in Cambodia. |
This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Colorado. |
This user has hiked in Denmark. |
This user has hiked in the United States District of Columbia. |
This user has hiked in Dominica. |
This user has hiked in Estonia. |
This user has hiked in Finland. |
This user has hiked in Germany. |
This user has hiked in Gibraltar. |
This user has hiked in Gibraltar. |
This user has hiked in Greece. |
This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Hawaiʻi. |
This user has hiked in Hungary. |
This user has hiked in Iceland. |
This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Illinois. |
This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Indiana. |
This user has hiked in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. |
This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Maine. |
This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Maryland. |
This user has hiked in the Mexican capital of Ciudad de México. |
This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Minnesota. |
This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Missouri. |
This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Montana. |
This user has hiked in Morocco. |
This user has hiked in the Netherlands. |
This user has hiked in the U.S. State of New Jersey. |
This user has hiked in the U.S. State of New Mexico. |
This user has hiked in the U.S. State of North Carolina. |
This user has hiked in Norway. |
This user has hiked in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. |
This user has hiked in Poland. |
This user has hiked in Portugal. |
This user has hiked in Puerto Rico. |
This user has hiked in the Mexican stateofQuintana Roo. |
This user has hiked in Russia. |
This user has hiked in Singapore. |
This user has hiked in the U.S. State of South Dakota. |
This user has hiked in Spain. |
This user has hiked in Sweden. |
This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Tennessee. |
This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Texas. |
This user has hiked in Turkey. |
This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Utah. |
This user has hiked in Vietnam. |
This user has hiked in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. |
This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Washington. |
This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Wyoming. |
This user has hiked to the highest point in the U.S. State of Indiana. |
This user has hiked to the highest point in the U.S. State of Kansas. |
This user has hiked to the highest point in the U.S. State of North Carolina. |
This user has hiked to the highest point in the U.S. State of Ohio. |
This user has hiked to the highest point in the U.S. State of South Dakota. |
This user has hiked to the highest point in the U.S. State of Tennessee. |
This user has visited the lowest point of North America. |
This user has visited the lowest point of the European Union. |
This user has visited the lowest point of the U.S. District of Columbia. |
This user has visited the lowest point of the U.S. State of Illinois. |
This user has visited the lowest point of the U.S. State of Ohio. |
This user plans to visit Egypt. |
This user plans to visit Jordan. |
This user plans to visit México. |
This user plans to visit the United States of America. |
This user plans to cruise the Nile. |
This user wishes to visit the U.S. State of Alabama. |
This user wishes to visit Argentina. |
This user wishes to visit Australia. |
This user wishes to visit the Mexican stateofBaja California. |
This user wishes to visit the Mexican stateofBaja California Sur. |
This user wishes to visit Chile. |
This user wishes to visit China. |
This user wishes to visit the U.S. State of Connecticut. |
This user wishes to visit England. |
This user wishes to visit France. |
This user wishes to visit the U.S. State of Georgia. |
This user wishes to visit Guatemala. |
This user wishes to visit the Isle of Man. |
This user wishes to visit India. |
This user wishes to visit Ireland. |
This user wishes to visit Italy. |
This user wishes to visit Japan. |
This user wishes to visit Latvia. |
This user wishes to visit Lithuania. |
This user wishes to visit Luxembourg. |
This user wishes to visit the U.S. State of Mississippi. |
This user wishes to visit New Zealand. |
This user wishes to visit the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. |
This user wishes to visit the U.S. State of North Dakota. |
This user wishes to visit Northern Ireland. |
This user wishes to visit the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. |
This user wishes to visit the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. |
This user wishes to visit the U.S. State of Rhode Island. |
This user wishes to visit the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. |
This user wishes to visit Scotland. |
This user wishes to visit the U.S. State of South Carolina. |
This user wishes to visit Switzerland. |
This user wishes to visit Uruguay. |
This user wishes to visit the U.S. State of Vermont. |
This user wishes to visit Wales. |
If any one take over a field to till it, and obtain no harvest therefrom, it must be proved that he did no work on the field, and he must deliver grain, just as his neighbor raised, to the owner of the field. — Code of Hammurabi #42 about 1754 BCE
He made the sea of cast metal, ten cubits from rim to rim, circular in shape and five cubits high; a cord thirty cubits long gave the measurement of its girth. — 1 Kings 7:23 — Biblical proof that π=3, about 620 BCE
Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself. — Confucius about 500 BCE
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. — Matthew 7:12 — Jesus of Nazareth about 29 CE
Pay, Oh Children of Adam, as you would love to be paid, and be just as you would love to have justice! — Quran 83:1-6 — The Prophet Muhammad about 630 CE
Blessed are those who endure in peace. — Francis of Assisi 1224
Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise. — The FooltoKing Lear, William Shakespear 1603
All mortals are equal; it is not their birth,
But virtue itself that makes the difference. — ÉriphylebyFrançois-Marie Arouet 1732
Courage is the fear of being thought a coward. — Horace Smith 1826
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, Rage against the dying of the light. — Dylan Thomas 1947
We have met the enemy and he is us. — Pogo April 22, 1970
Get your head out of your ass and smell the roses. — Matt Douglas 1987.
Wisdom comes from those mistakes from which we learn. — Buaidh mac Eanruig April 1, 1998
No wall can stand against the yearning of justice, the yearnings for freedom, the yearnings for peace that burns in the human heart. — Barack Obama June 19, 2013
The Continental Army suffered a bitter winter of Valley Forge, found glory across the waters of the Delaware, and seized victory from Cornwallis of Yorktown. Our army manned the air, it rammed the ramparts, it took over the airports, it did everything it had to do, and at Fort McHenry, under the rockets’ red glare, it had nothing but victory. — Donald Trump July 4, 2019