This I believe:

the fundamental interconnectedness of all things

six degrees of separation

string theory

wikification

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Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno

E pluribus unum


Areas of interest

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My music

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Great Highland Bagpipe since 1972 Scottish smallpipes since 1999 Border pipes since 2002 Electronic bagpipes since 1999 Uilleann pipes since 2006 English concertina since 2004 Hurdy gurdy since 2006

My heritage

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Switzerland Swiss German Richterswil Ibersheim Swiss Brethren Mennonite Church of the United Brethren in Christ Swiss American

My languages

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The language ratings are more or less my current speaking and writing abilities.

My reading ability for these languages is at least one or two levels higher.

My service

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Cryptologic technician USS Salt Lake City (SSN-716) USS Texas (CGN-39) USS Coronado (AGF-11) USS Fife (DD-991) USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) USS New Jersey (BB-62) USS Dubuque (LPD-8) USS Ranger (CV-61)


Wiki stuff

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Articles I have expanded

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Battle of Chester Station 11th Infantry Regiment (United States) Camp Meade Theodore Schwan Samuel Hiestand Marengo Cave 30th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment‎ James W. Forsyth‎ Comanche (horse)

Articles I have created

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Nearly all of the articles / stubs I have created were red links in existing articles and connected with either the 11th Infantry Regiment or the Second Army Corps. Since these were already red links I should not be creating any orphans.

Franklin M. McDonald George A. Garretson Henry M. Duffield George K. Sanderson Fort Meade (South Dakota) Fort Bennett Fort Sully Fort Custer (Montana) Camp Alger Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba Military Service Institution of the United States Military Order of the Dragon Second Army Corps United States Volunteers


Stubs I have created

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(not yet assessed / rated)

13th Regiment Indiana Infantry John P. Sanderson Camp Poplar River Camp Porter John McNeil Jr. Timothy Upham John B. Campbell Arthur Campbell (Virginia soldier)


When I finish the following I intend to go back and try to improve the quality of my contibutions above

Stubs I intend to expand

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I have the information for this but need to wikify it.

John Henry Patterson (soldier) School of Application for Infantry and Cavalry

Articles I plan to write

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I already have the information for these but need to wikify it.

Joseph Drake (soldier), C.S.A. colonel 4th Miss. Alvin Coe Voris, Union General Warren C. Beach Isaac D. DeRussy Henry O.S. Heistand Fort Mackenzie Wyoming