User:Manxruler

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Userboxes

Background

This user comes from Norway.

This user is a Norseman.

This user is of multiple ancestries.

20

This user has visited 20 of the 205 countries in the world.

2	This user has set foot in 2 continents of the world.

This user has never left the Northern Hemisphere.

This user grew up in the suburbs.

Indep home

This user lives on his own.

This user doesn't like crowded cites.

Personal

This user is male.

This user is mixed-handed.

This user is a Taurean.

This user does not smoke.

This user supports the ban on smoking in public places.

This user is drug-free.

⚤

This user is straight
but not narrow.

SOFFA

This user identifies as a friend of one or more lesbian, gay or bisexual people.

This user supports heterosexual and homosexual marriages. Against gay marriage? Don't get one. Problem solved.

This user accepts evolution as a biological fact.

This user has arranged for organ donation; have you?

This user wears glasses.

This user is old enough to remember what a typewriter is, and that's all you need to know.

This user remembers using
a rotary dial telephone.

This user remembers VHS. ±

This user still remembers these.

This user has no understanding of time and does everything at the last minute.

Driver's
license

This user has a driver's license.

This user loves to read.

This user is a bibliophile.

This user prefers
non-fiction.

This user enjoys reading Biographies.

This user firmly believes that this is a better world because of the presence of dogs.

This user is interested in maps.

This user watches videos on YouTube.

This user is interested in the military.

This user is interested in naval warfare.

This user is interested in aerial warfare.

This user is interested in military history.

This user is interested in military aircraft and their history.

This user is interested in tanks.

This user is interested in
World War II

This user is interested in the Napoleonic Wars.

This user is interested in his local history.

This user is interested in the
Middle Ages

This user is interested in the Crusades.

This user is interested in naval history.

This user likes SHIPS. A lot.

This user prefers the metric system.

It is approximately 3:23 AM where this user lives (Norway). [refresh]

This user believes that the meaning of life is to live a happy life.

This user puts up a real Christmas tree, not an artificial one.

This user takes public transport.

This user was Baptised at birth.

This user is not religious.

This user is probably going to Hel.

Education and academical background

PhD(c)

This user is a doctoral student in History.

MA

This user has a Master of Arts degree in History.

BA

This user has a Bachelor of Arts degree in History.

LU	This user attends, or has attended, Lund University

E	This user is, or has been, an Erasmus student

2°

This user has two academic degrees.

Hist

This user is a Historian.

This user is interested in history.

This user is a history buff.

This user considers themselves self-educated.

This user loves knowledge.

Profession

This user has published a book.

This user has written books, novels or plays that have been published.

BOOK

This user is working on publishing a book.

Environment

This user supports sustainable living.

This user is interested in environmentalism.

This user admires all expressions of nature.

This user hopes we can Save the Amazon Rainforest.

This user wants to stop
global warming.

This user wants ZERO net carbon emissions from human activity.^†

This user recycles waste when possible.

This user is interested in regiving.

This user supports public transit.

This user is a bicyclist.

ORG

This user would rather eat
organic food
than tampered-with food

This user does not consume GM foods.

This user likes both warm weather and cold weather.

Politics

This user is a constitutional monarchist.

This user is an advocate of democracy.

This user finds censorship offensive.

User:S.Örvarr.S/Template:EU

EEA	This user is opposed to Fax Democracy

This user is against the Euro.

This user never wastes a vote.

?	This user follows his/her own political ideals.

This user feels that letting oneself be struck with terror by terrorists means actually doing most of their job for them.

This user is against
strict gun control.

This user believes that the death penalty is vengeance, not justice.

This user believes the world would be a better place if everyone had access to a quality, free education.

This user supports
universal health care.

PC	This user is pro-choice.

This user supports NATO.

This user supports the troops.

This user would like a stable Iraq.

This user is interested in politics.

According to The Political Compass this user is:
Economic Left (−7.38) and
Social Libertarian (−4.36)

According to the World's Smallest Political Quiz, this user is* a Political Liberal
(Personal Freedom: 60; Economic Freedom: 10).

This user knows that
Facts Matter

This user believes that Conservapedia is about as trustworthy as North Korea is democratic.

Food and drinks

This user enjoys cooking.

This user enjoys sampling cuisines from all over the world.

This user is an omnivore.

This user thinks healthy food is vital to mental health.

This user eats fish.

This user eats potatoes.

This user loves eating carrots.

This user eats sushi.

This user eats chocolate.

This user likes
Chocolate Chip Cookies.

This user likes waffles.

This user likes the taste of coffee, not cream / sugar /
hazelnut / what have you.

This user likes
Starbucks Coffee.

This user drinks so much milk, his bones can cut diamonds.

This user drinks tap water regularly.

This user drinks tea.

This user drinks green tea.

This user believes that you should never put milk in with the tea bag.

This user drinks Single malt whisky. Ahh...malt.

This user prefers Islay malts.

This user drinks beer.

This user drinks
wines

Hobbies

This user enjoys collecting and using Firearms.

This User has an interest in Weaponry

This user enjoys
pistol shooting.

This user enjoys rifle shooting.

This user is a hunter.

This user is interested in Primitive skills.

This user enjoys hiking.

This user likes walking by the
Coast

This user enjoys geocaching.

This user enjoys photography.

This user takes photographs with Olympus equipment

This user is interested in retrocomputing.

This user built his own PC.

This user is interested in
coin collecting.

This user is interested in numismatics.

This user is notaphilist

This user believes people who attach postage stamps with sticky tape should be hung, drawn and quartered.

My travels

20

This user has visited 20 of the 205 countries in the world.

2	This user has set foot in 2 continents of the world.

This user has visited 2 of the 6 European microstates

2

This user has never left the Northern Hemisphere.

This user has visited Africa.

This user wants to visit Antarctica.

This user enjoys travelling.

This user enjoys traveling by ship.

Born and raised:

Lived for months:

Spent week(s):

Days:

Hours:

Places I would like to visit some day:

	Plundered from Travellingcari who borrowed from RodW who purloined from Trident13 who shimmied it away from Bucketsofg who plagiarized it from Grutness who lifted idea from Moriori who half-inched from Calton who nicked it from Salsb who stole it from Guettarda who borrowed it from White Cat

Music

This user enjoys country music.

This user believes Bagpipes are
underused and underappreciated.

This user enjoys folk music.

This user is a fan of Country Music.

This user enjoys heavy metal music.

Country

This user is a fan of Waylon Jennings.

This user is a fan of Willie Nelson.

This user is a fan of Kris Kristofferson.

This user is a fan of Johnny Cash

This user is a fan of
Hank Williams.

Others

.30-06

Black crow 16 shells from a thirty-ought-six whittles
this user into kindlin' ^†

This user knows that it's a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll!

This user don't wanna miss a thing.

This user loves the
Beastie Boys.

R	This user loves The Ramones.

GNR

This user loves Guns N' Roses.

ZZ Top

This user's just lookin' for some tush.

This user respects The Boss.

W&N

This user is White & Nerdy.

Enya

This user knows Flora's Secret
And also knows that Enya's birthday is 17th May

BG

This user is Stayin' Alive.

MöH

This user is a fan of Motörhead.

Keep searching, keep on searching This search goes on, this search goes on

This user is the one,
they like all our pretty songs,
and they like to sing along,
and they like to shoot their gun.

Queen

Any way the wind blows, nothing really matters to this user.

R	Dieser Benutzer starb mit einer Spieluhr in der Hand.

It's time that this user began to laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again.

This user's machine kills fascists.

LS

This user's as free as a bird, now.

This user sees the answers blowin’ in the wind.

MM

This user is running to the edge of the world.

WZ

This user lives in Splindid Isolation

This user is Big in Japan

This user welcomes you to the jungle.

Film

This user loves the smell of napalm in the morning.

This user named his rifle Charlene.

This user knows that life is about one shot... one shot.

PULP	The truth is...you're the weak, and I'm the tyranny of evil men. But I'm tryin' Ringo...I'm tryin' REAL HARD to be the shepherd.

This user accepts the alias Pink.

This user is a fan of Quentin Tarantino's films.

This user knows that we can't stop here – this is bat country.

FARGO

This user wants some fuckin' pancakes!

LOTR

This user loves The Lord of the Rings book series and film trilogy, but not the 1978 animated film.

JAY

Snootchie-Bootchies!

Clerks.

This user is not even supposed to be here today!

PotC

This user is disinclined to acquiesce to your request.

This user has got red on him.

Kill Bill

This user owns a
Hattori Hanzo sword.

R

This user loves horror films, but hates torture films.

This user loves documentaries.

This user prefers HD DVD over Blu-ray Disc

This user despises 3-D films.

Television

This user has a television set.

This user dislikes commercials that happen during TV shows and movies and finds them annoying

This user prefers cable television over satellite television.

This user has a
cunning plan, my lord.

This user must save the cheerleader to save the world.

ΔTPΔ

This user likes a DAMN fine cup of coffee!

ﬁreﬂy

They can't take the sky away from this user.

BtVS

This user helped Buffy blow up Sunnydale High.

This user is a Hard Core Nut Ball Xenite.

T

This user knows that "the 21st century's when everything changes - and you've got to be ready!"

H

This user believes that everybody lies.

entourage

This user says "Lets hug it out, bitches."

This user wants a Fish Nightlight like Sheldon's from The Big Bang Theory.

This user demands you
respect my authoritah!

FG

This user thinks Family Guy is freakin' sweet.

This user digs Time Team.

MB	This user rejects your reality and substitutes his own!

TG

This user wonders what time the Stig would clock in a Dacia Sandero.

news

The only reality show this user watches is the news.

Entertainment is a commodity.
News is a right.^†

D

This user watches
THE DAILY SHOW.

DA

Don't panic!
This user is a fan of Dad's Army.

QI

This user is Quite Interesting.

This user thinks Parks & Recreation is way better than The Office.

Radio

NET

This user listens to radio over the Internet.

FM

This user has an FM radio.

This user listens to
BBC World Service.

Newsprint

This user reads newspapers.

This user enjoys reading magazines.

T

This user reads Time Magazine.

Comics

This user reads webcomics.

Games

This user plays Risk.

CN

This user's alignment is Chaotic Neutral: the "Free Spirit."

VTM

This user is a member of Clan Brujah and is likely an anarchist.

This user plays Axis & Allies.

Diff None

This user watches recorded game-sessions.

This user likes to play strategy games on a computer.

This user is a fan of
first-person shooters.

This user prefers to play games on a PC.

This user owns a Game Boy.

Languages

nb

Denne brukeren har norsk som morsmål, og skriver bokmål.

en-3

This user can contribute with an advanced level of English.

de-1

Dieser Benutzer hat grundlegende Deutschkenntnisse.

sv-2

Denna användare har kunskaper på mellannivå i svenska.

da-2

Denne brugers kendskab til dansk er på mellemniveau.

UK

This user uses British English.

EN
UK

This user understands the difference between England and the United Kingdom

...

This user would like to be able to speak more languages.

ipa-0
ə

This user does not understand the International Phonetic Alphabet.

This user employs a more formal style of writing in articles than in talk pages.

Wikipedia

This user has been a Proud Wikipedian since 16 June 2005.

This user has been on Wikipedia for 19 years, 5 months and 11 days.

This editor is not an administrator and does not wish to be one.

This editor is a
Master Editor II
and is entitled to display this
Platinum Editor Star.

This editor is an Auspicious Looshpah and is entitled to display this Book of All Knowledge with Secret Appendix.

This user has been editing Wikipedia for more than ten years.

This user has created a global account. Manxruler's main account is on Wikipedia (in English).

This user is one of the 2000 most active English Wikipedians of all time.

1,135

As of last count, this user is #1135 of active Wikipedians.

1135

The highest rank which this user achieved was #1135 in the list of Wikipedians by number of edits

This user has rollback rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify)

This user has autopatrolled rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify)

This user has pending changes reviewer rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify)

even

This editor is an eventualist.

~~UAR~~

This editor believes that account creation should not be required on Wikipedia.

This user believes that a user's edit count does not necessarily reflect on the value of their contributions to Wikipedia.

This user believes date-autoformatting is like lipstick on a pig.

This user prefers to leave redlinks, in the hope they will be filled, and has been known to fill them.

Bah!

This user can't be bothered joining any WikiProjects.

This user contributes to Wikimedia Commons.

This user believes free images should be moved to the Commons.

This user has contributed 542 images to Wikipedia and Commons.

This user enjoys the
Picture of the Day.¤

This user has written or significantly contributed to 1 A-class article.

This user helped promote the article Operation Leader to A-Class article status.

This user has helped promote 5 good articles on Wikipedia.

This user helped promote Johannes S. Andersen to good article status.

This user helped promote Northrop N-3PB to good article status.

This user helped promote SS Empire Endurance to good article status.

This user helped promote Halvdan Koht to good article status.

This user helped promote SS Kommandøren to good article status.

This user has written or expanded 85 articles featured in the Did You Know section on the Main Page.

This user has contributed 5 pictures featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page.

This user has been awarded 6 Barnstars on Wikipedia.

This user has given 12 barnstar(s) to others.

55,000+

This user has made more than 55,000 contributions to Wikipedia.

59,000+

This user has made over 59,000 contributions to Wikimedia projects.

This user has created 53 articles on Wikipedia.

WP:RS

This user believes in using
Reliable Sources.

<ref>

This user recognizes the importance of citing sources.

<ref>

This user would like to see everyone using inline citations. Please...


	Please Sign Your Posts

This editor thinks that all articles should have an infobox.

_	This_user_dislikes_seeing underscores_in_Wikilinks

<sum>:1

This user believes that every edit should have a summary.

~~YOU~~

This user dies a little inside whenever they see the word you in an article.

This user terminates unquoted ellipses on sight. This is not your blog. We end sentences properly.

’s

This user understands that ~~apostrophe's~~ apostrophes are for possession and contraction, not pluralization.

This user absolutely hates redirects and has to fix any one he sees.

平平

This user favours {{lang}} template.

User:Promethean/No2

This user is bold, but not reckless, in updating pages.

Wikipedia is not censored.

Non nobis solum

This user is against DRM.

VE

Manxruler does not
support VisualEditor's
WYSIWYG appearance.

This user finds edit/revert wars disruptive.

This user does not understand mean people. Please be nice.

:-]

This user is polite and expects others to act accordingly.

no
ads

This user is against advertisements on Wikipedia.

~~trivia~~

This user hates trivia sections in articles.

This user wastes far too much time editing Wikipedia.

Chicago,
Illinois

This user thinks articles about large U.S. cities should be titled simply "City", not "City, State".

. The

This user does not put two spaces after a full stop.

A, B and C

This user prefers not to use the serial comma.

This user contributes using a laptop.

This user contributes using Firefox.

This user contributes using Windows 7 Home Premium.

DYKs

Did you know? has been updated with facts from the following articles, which you created or substantially expanded:

Trygg class torpedo boat 4 July 2007
HNoMS Heimdal OPV (1892) 4 July 2007
Battle of Dombås 11 January 2008
Battle of Ronaldsway 21 January 2008
Willis Lent 8 March 2008
HNoMS Sæl 7 April 2008
Ivan Sidorenko 16 April 2008
HNoMS Honningsvåg 4 May 2008
HNoMS Kjell 10 June 2008
Kjeld Stub Irgens 5 September 2008
Anne Margrethe Strømsheim 19 October 2008
Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.12 28 October 2008
Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.8 28 October 2008
Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.10 31 October 2008
Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.9 1 November 2008
Castle Rushen 10 November 2008
Odd Isaachsen Willoch 11 November 2008
Joachim Rønneberg 14 November 2008
Arne Sunde 20 November 2008
SS Sanct Svithun 25 November 2008
SS Irma (1905) 1 February 2009
SS Henry 1 February 2009
Fredrik Kayser 9 February 2009
SS Dronning Maud (1925) 7 March 2009
Gunnar Heiberg 30 May 2009
Lauritz Sand 13 June 2009
SS Barøy (1929) 6 July 2009
Hans Gabrielsen 28 November 2009
Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1901 28 November 2009
Lillebil Ibsen 13 December 2009
Skorpa prisoner of war camp 21 December 2009
SS Bergensfjord 8 January 2010
Lise Lindbæk 10 January 2010
Norman Lind 17 January 2010
Odd Starheim 22 January 2010
Johannes S. Andersen‎ 29 January 2010
Gerda Grepp‎ 2 February 2010
Kristian Welhaven 9 February 2010
Landsverk L-120 11 February 2010
Hjalmar Welhaven 12 February 2010
Odd Lindbäck-Larsen 20 February 2010
Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.1 22 August 2010
Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.2 24 August 2010
Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.3 15 September 2010
Kristian Laake 3 October 2010
Lom prisoner of war camp 18 October 2010
HNoMS Tor (1939) 14 January 2011
MS Palatia (1928) 29 January 2011
HMY Alexandra 10 May 2011
SS Vigrid 13 June 2011
Turtagrø 16 September 2011
Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.4 24 October 2011
Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.5 11 March 2012
Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.7 27 May 2012
Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.6 5 June 2012
Kristian Løken 16 August 2012
SS Nordnorge (1923) 25 September 2012
HNoMS Storm (1898) 20 October 2012
MTB 345 15 November 2012
Capture of Egersund 9 December 2012
Capture of Arendal 4 February 2013
SS Sirius (1885) 15 February 2013
SS Kommandøren 27 April 2013
Mona Røkke 23 July 2013
Nansenflua 22 August 2013
City Nord 27 November 2013
HNoMS Brand (1898) 8 December 2013
Caesar Hull 1 February 2014
Rolf Hauge 18 May 2014
Altenhus Fortress 25 May 2014
Birger Fredrik Motzfeldt 29 July 2014
Hans Aasnæs 14 August 2014
Kristian Krefting 28 August 2014
SS Bosnia (1898) 19 September 2014
Anna Karoline 12 November 2014
Thorleiv Røhn 22 December 2014
MS Sinfra 16 September 2015
MV Norsel (1945) 13 December 2015
Sakura Hauge 30 December 2015
Operation Leader 15 June 2016
Kari Løvaas 11 July 2016
Eriksen M/25 4 January 2017
Thomas Hjalmar Westgård 17 March 2017
Niels Larsen Bruun 11 April 2017
Bjarne Keyser Barth 23 April 2017

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Awards

Barnstars

		The Norwegian Barnstar of National Merit
		For your fine contributions to Norwegian articles and Norwegian military history in particular. Inge 10:41, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

		The Copyeditor's Barnstar
		For copyeditting USS New Jersey (BB-62), the Mainpage Featured Article for October 15, 2008, I herby present you with The Copyeditor's Barnstar. Keep up the good work! TomStar81 (Talk) 01:52, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

		Norwegian Barnstar of National Merit: Grand Star
		For your extended history of superior contributions to Norwegian articles it is my honor to award you the Norwegian Barnstar of National Merit with Grand Star. Skål - Williamborg (Bill) 04:36, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

		WikiProject Ships Barnstar
		Awarded to Manxruler for his excellent work in bringing the SS Empire Endurance article up to GA class. I laid the foundation, but I couldn't have done it without you! Mjroots (talk) 21:12, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

		The Minor Barnstar
		Such is the nature of most your edits, but the major edits are highly and equally appreciated! Geschichte (talk) 09:51, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	Thank you very much for identifying my mistakes and letting me fix them...........Greatly appreciated! ƬheStrike Σagle ^sorties 05:47, 4 July 2013 (UTC)

Chevrons

		Military history service award
		On behalf of the Milhist coordinators, you are hereby awarded the WikiChevrons for reviewing a total of one Milhist article at either PR, GAN, ACR or FAC during the period July to September 2016. Thank you for your ongoing support of Wikipedia's reviewing processes. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 12:37, 12 October 2016 (UTC)

Awesome gems

Norwegian people
Thank you, historian, for quality articles on people in history, such as resistance fighterJohannes S. Andersen], and for sharing your fascination with ships such as SS Empire Endurance, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:56, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

Medals

		The 25 DYK Medal
		Well done Manxruler. Such a Norwegian eclectic contribution to the DYK project. Biographies, motor torpedo boats ... etc Lots of contributions. Thank you from me and the wiki. Not bad for someone on wikibreak. Happy yuletide from me and the Nesse Victuallers (talk) 21:47, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

		The 50 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal
		You broaden our horizon for Norway's people and ships! Looking forward to more discoveries in that field, Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:55, 14 June 2011 (UTC)