User:RSStockdale

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This user has been on Wikipedia for 18 years, 10 months and 9 days.

This user has been editing Wikipedia for more than 15 years (18 years, 10 months, and 9 days).

26%

This user has been a Wikipedian for 26.4% of his life.

This editor is a Veteran Editor and is entitled to display this Iron Editor Star.

This user has created 131 articles on Wikipedia.

This editor is a WikiGnome.

This user thinks that registration should be required to edit articles.

A, B, and C

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serial comma.

10,000+

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Interests

This user is interested in the
American Civil War.

This user enjoys photography.

This user takes pictures with their
Nikon Z50II

This user is a genealogist.

This user enjoys travelling.

About me

This user is a resident native citizen of the United States of America.

This user is an Eagle Scout
with a gold palm.

BS

This user has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science.

ΚΑ

This user is a member of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity.
Fratres usque ad aram fidelis

This user knows by heart the first 10 digits in the decimal representation of pi.

This user used to live in Munich.

Majority ≠ right

This user recognizes that even if 300,000,000 people make the same mistake, it's still a mistake.

Languages

en

This user is a native speaker of the English language.

de-1

Dieser Benutzer hat grundlegende Deutschkenntnisse.

es-1

Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel básico de español.

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American Civil War task force.

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Solar System task force.

This user is a member of WikiProject Astronomical objects.

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WikiProject Spaceflight.

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WikiProject Missouri.

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WikiProject Florida.

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WikiProject Texas.

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WikiProject Virginia.

This user is a member of WikiProject Science Fiction.

This user participates in
WikiProject Photography.

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Travel

This user has visited 47 of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

47

This user has visited 7 of the 10 provinces and 3 territories of Canada.

7

This user has visited 5 of the 31 states of México.

North America (17 of 47)

Antigua and Barbuda^‡
Aruba^‡
The Bahamas^‡
Barbados^‡
Belize^‡
Canada
Cayman Islands^‡
Costa Rica^‡
Dominican Republic^‡
Jamaica^‡
Mexico
Panama^‡
Puerto Rico^‡
Saint Martin^‡
Sint Maarten^‡
United States^‡
US Virgin Islands^‡

^‡ Visited capital

South America (6 of 15)

Argentina^‡
Chile (Cape Horn)
Columbia
Falkland Islands (UK)^‡
Peru^‡
Uruguay^‡

^‡ Visited capital

Europe (20 of 50)

Austria^‡
Croatia
Denmark^‡
Estonia^‡
France^‡
Germany (East, West, Unified)^‡
Greece (Corfu, Crete)^‡
Italy (Sicily)^‡
Liechtenstein^‡
Luxembourg^‡
Malta^‡
Norway^‡
Portugal^‡
Russia
Spain^‡
Sweden^‡
Switzerland^‡
Turkey
United Kingdom (England, Gibraltar, Isle of Wight, Scotland)^‡
Vatican City^‡

^‡ Visited capital

Asia (1 of 51)

Turkey

^‡ Visited capital

Africa (1 of 62)

Madeira^‡

^‡ Visited capital

Australia (0 of 12)

none so far

^‡ Visited capital

Antarctica (1 of 1)

Antarctica

Oceania (1 of 32)

Hawaii^‡

^‡ Visited capital

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Table-related
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{{dts\|format=md\|April 12, 1861}}	in wikitable sortable, date sort	Template:Date table sorting
{{sortname\|first\|last}}	in wikitable sortable, name sort	Template:Sortname
{{Sort\|order\|[[wikilink\|display]]}}	in wikitable sortable, generic sort	Template:Sort
{{sticky header}} and class="wikitable sticky-header	non-scrolling header; locks the table header so that it remains visible while scrolling	Template:sticky header
{{sticky header}} and class="wikitable sticky-header-multi	same for non-scrolling multi-line headers must use class=sortable with multi-row	same
{{row hover highlight}} and class="wikitable hover-highlight	highlight row when mouse hovers over it	Template:row hover highlight
{{BLACK}}	Standard values for cell colors and text	Template:Table cell templates
mw-collapsible mw-collapsed	allows table to be collapsed second parm defaults it to being collapsed	Help:Advanced table features
Formatting
{{convert\|555\|ft\|m\|abbr=on}} disp=br() sortable=on	displays the first measurement and then the second in parenthesis add "disp" to put the converted on a 2nd line with brackets add "sortable" to make it sortable in a table, even when using mixed units	Template:Convert
{{birth date and age\|YYYY\|MM\|DD}}	displays the date of birth and then the age in parenthesis	Template:birth date and age
{{-}} {{clear}}	force break, normally so that the paragraph text is not misaligned due to an infobox or pictures
{{nbsp}}	non-breaking space
{{nbh}}	non-breaking hyphen
{{val}}	formatting numeric values, especially those with scientific notations, uncertainty notations, and those with measurement values with physical units. No wrapping across lines.	Template:val
{{Col-begin}} {{Col-break}} {{Col-end}}	making & using a column can use wikipage section headers within the columns	Template:Column
Infobox formatting
{{indented plainlist\| * Item 1 * Item 2 * Item 3 }}	doing a list of items; if one wraps, it indents the wrapped piece	Template:indented plainlist
Links & Refs & Internal notes
{{Ill\|Article title\|language code}}	Links to article in another language	Template:Interlanguage link
{{linktext\|word}}	Links to Wiktionary word	Template:Linktext
<ref>...</ref>	place citations after punctuation
<ref name=xxxx>...</ref> <ref name=xxxx /> <reflist>	reusing a reference 1st line shows marking; 2nd shows reusing it; 3rd to include them in text
{{efn\|text}}} {{notelist}}	using an end footnote 1st line shows marking; 2nd shows using it in the text	Template:Efn-lr many variaties exist
{{efn\|name=name1}}} {{notelist\|refs= {{efn\|name=name1\|some text}} {{efn\|name=fn2\|another}} }}	multiple spots using same end footnote 1st line shows a ref to it; following lines show using it in the text	Template:Efn-lr many variaties exist
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