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What, what, what, what, what! - yes folks, it's classics geek extraordinaire!

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• Born - Ashford, Kent
• Grew up in - Walmer (making me a proud man of Kent)
• Lives - London, WC1

• BA, Ancient History (majoring in Ancient Rome), University College London, 2005 Category:Wikipedians with BA degrees
• MA, Museum Studies, University of Leicester, 2006 Category:Wikipedians with MA degrees

I have accumulated 111,470 edits according to here.

This user has been a major contributor to more than 18 articles featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page.

This user has been awarded 6 Barnstars on Wikipedia.

This editor is a WikiGnome.

I hereby present you with the Military history WikiProject Distinguished Service Award for your contributions to the Wikipedia and the Military history WikiProject, specifically to the Classical warfare task force. - Vedexent 21:42, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

For your massive improvements to Wikipedia's categorization of battles, I hereby bestow upon you the Military history WikiProject Distinguished Service Award. Kirill Lokshin 15:44, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

The Epic Barnstar For your fine contributions to Medieval and Early history, I award you the Epic barnstarßlηguγΣη

		The Original Barnstar
		Well done for your work on the Church of Christ the King Article LordHarris 23:26, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

		The Minor Barnstar
		Minor contributions to Wikipedia can sometimes add up to quite a lot, which I think they have in your case. For that, I award you this "Minor Barnstar", Neddyseagoon. Keep up the great work! Ioeth (talk contribs friendly) 16:24, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

		The Rosetta Barnstar
		Truly impressed by the amount of articles from other Wiki's initiated in the English project by you. This one was simply waiting for you. Well deserved. Arnoutf (talk) 23:42, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Picture of the day

The Continental XI-1430 (often identified as the IV-1430) was a liquid-cooled aircraft engine developed in the United States by a partnership between the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) and Continental Motors. It resulted from the USAAC's hyper-engine efforts that started in 1932, but never entered widespread production as it was not better than other available engines when it finally matured. In 1939, the I-1430-3 was designated as the engine to power the Curtiss XP-55, a radical pusher-engine fighter design that did not reach production. This I-1430-11 engine is in the collection of the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.Photograph credit: Dane A. Penland

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This user is straight but not narrow.	This user practices abstinence but still has a healthy sex drive thank you very much.	This user practices abstinence for religious reasons, but disagrees with the Silver Ring Thing.
This user practices abstinence but is not sure whether through shyness or through moral choice.	This user is not a biological parent.	This user wishes he had a girlfriend.
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Y This user is a member of Generation Y.	sibs-0 This user is an only child on their mother's side.	Wey-aye! This user has Geordie ancestors.
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This user is a citizen of the European Union.	This user is a British Citizen.	This user lives in London.
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This user is interested in religion as an anthropological and historical phenomenon.	This user wishes to learn more about Islam.	This user believes that evolution doesn't have to conflict with Christianity.
This user is a Christian who has gone on pilgrimage to Canterbury, Winchester, Lindisfarne, Durham, Walsingham and Rome	This user prays.	This user is a liberal adherent of Anglican Christianity.
Education
This user attends or attended UCL	This user is a past or present student at the University of Leicester.	1sex This user went to a single sex secondary school.
MA This user has a Master of Arts degree.	BA This user has a Bachelor of Arts degree.	GS This user went to a grammar school.
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This user believes it is every citizen's duty to vote.	This user supports Amnesty International.	This user believes that the death penalty should never be used.*
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This user enjoys heavy reading, such as Shakespeare and other dead guys.	This user is interested in religion.	This user is interested in ancient civilizations.
This user is interested in the Middle Ages	This user is interested in the Renaissance period.	This user is interested in ancient Rome.
This user is a Historian.	Grek-5 Ω This user has full understanding of the Greek alphabet.	This user is interested in their family history.
This user is interested in World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945).	This user is interested in the history of the Cold War.	This user is interested in art history.
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Travel
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7 This user has visited 7 of the 205 countries in the world.	This user is a Francophile.	This user is an Italophile
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4 This user thinks BBC Radio 4 is worth the licence fee alone.	3 This user is part of the classical music massif.	FM This user has an FM radio.
Needle Nardle Noo This user listens to The Goon Show on the modern-type, steam-driven cardboard wireless.	This user is going left hand down a bit.	Bad Week This user has won The Worst Week of the Week Award, Awarded Weekly, on a Week-by-Week Basis.
NOW This user loves The Now Show and hates The Git Wizard.	DR R This user prefers the radio series of Dead Ringers rather than the TV version, and knows that Brian Perkins is the godfather of Radio 4.	N This user works for K.E.N.T., the Key Environmental Nonjudgemental Taskforce.
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NOW This user listens to The Now Show podcast, and wishes other BBC comedy was podcasted as well.	Is it me? This user thinks he may be a Tog.	This user listens to In Our Time, with me, Melvyn Bragg.
TV
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This user digs Time Team.	Allo, Allo! This user is wishing you "Gid moaning!"	Kermit is this user's hero.
BBF This user has interviewed George Parr.	TR So it's goodnight from me, and it's goodnight from him.	DA Don't panic! This user is a fan of Dad's Army.
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YM Are you a fan? Yes Minister.	DR TV "As a result, the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il announcified that he would be resumerating their nucular program."	HIGNFY This user would vote for the Rt. Hon. Tub of Lard MP
This user has spent time in Slade Prison.	1 This user thinks Thunderbirds are GO!	This user works at MI5 not 9 'til 5.
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This user enjoys the poetry of Wilfred Owen.	This user believes that "all the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players".	This user knows The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything.
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This user plays Risk.	This user drinks water regularly.	C2H5OH-0 This user is a non-drinker.
arma virumque cano - this user is a fan of the Aeneid.	Avast there! - this user is a fan of the Hornblower novels.	Eh up! This user enjoys the James Herriot series.