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[[Image:Rosamelia1.JPG|right|]] ¡Hola! I'm Rosamelia Martínez but everybody calls me Rosa, so you may call me that too. I was born in [[Cartagena, Colombia|Cartagena de Indias]], a small city in [[Colombia]]. <div style="float:{{{float|left}}}; border:{{{border-width|1}}}px solid {{{border-color|{{{1|hotpink}}}}}}; margin:1px;">
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<noinclude>Currently I live in [[Bogotá|Santafé de Bogotá]], where I'm developing my law thesis and going through several bar-like exams so that I can graduate some time this year as a lawyer.  <br clear="all">

==Pets (past, present and future)==
One of my main interests in life are animals. I had an endless list of pets when I was growing up (turtles, hamsters, guinea pigs, cats, dogs, parrots, mice, canaries, parakeets, guppies-you name it- I've probably smothered one of those to death). The only pet I wanted and never got was a boa; I think I'll get one of those in the next few years, an albino preferably. <br clear="all">
{{User:UBX/Parakeets}} {{User:UBX/Loves Great Danes}} 
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 [[Image:Bono1.JPG|left|]]The current survivor a.k.a pet is '''Bono''' (born on April 7th, 2003). He's a four year old blue-eyed harlequim great dane and I just LOVE him! Apart from eating a couple of australian parakeets when growing up and biting a hairdresser's butt last year, he's very peaceful, playful and obedient. His main interest is chewing on stuff (the only ones I have regretted have been my Compton's cdrom and a corner of a wall that had to be plastered; it was when he was teething). <br clear="all">

==Testy Tests==

''How now, my headstrong! where have you been gadding?''<br clear="all">

===Know Thyself===
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{{User:UBX/INFP}} 
This test you can take [http://www.personalitytest.net/types/index.htm here] was quite accurate about my personality type, which is '''Introverted (I) iNtuitive(N) Feeling (F) Perceiving (P)'''. <br clear="all">

''INFP: "Questor". These people are idealistic, self-sacrificing, and somewhat cool or reserved. They are very family and home oriented, but don't relax well. High capacity for caring. High sense of honor derived from internal values. 1% of the total population.'' <br clear="all">

In essence, I need lots of time alone and I'm scared to death of speaking up at meetings (I'm rarely on time for them anyways-time is relative). I'm also a very girly girl, and I'm very caring about others but easily hurt, so beware cause I often take things too personally. Nonetheless, I easily forgive people (cause nothing in human relationships is final, least of all decisions taken or words said during a heated discussion) and most of the times I will not be concerned about "what was said" during an argument but about "how it was said".<br clear="all">   
 
===Nobody loves a woman because she is handsome or ugly, stupid or intelligent. We love because we love.===

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This [http://uk.tickle.com/test/iq/intro.html IQ Test] is fun! It not only tells you your numerical [[intelligence quotient]] (if such a thing even exists) but also tells you a bit about your reasoning pattern. <br clear="all">
I scored as a '''Facts Curator'''...ah, "sweet, syrupy vanity" as some may say...

''Like a meticulous collector, you've fed your brain a unique set of facts and figures over the years and this makes you a Facts Curator. Whether or not you intend to absorb every piece of information that comes your way, your mind is a sponge for knowledge.'' 

''The words in your head could almost fill a dictionary, and you're equally adept at manipulating numbers and detecting important patterns in number sequences.'' 
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This means I'm quite good at memorizing foolish random stuff (some of which I don't know how or why I remember)...for example, did you know [[Mata Hari]]'s real name was Gertrude Zelle? or that [[John Milton]] wrote ''Aeropagitica'' in 1644? I do, and I'm not even familiar with Milton's work for crying out loud...<br clear="all">


===Oh, L'amour===
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I just love these silly tests you can find all over the net...here's one of my favorites called, [http://uk.tickle.com/test/whosyourtypef/select.html "Who's Your Type?"], which supposedly tells you who's the perfect guy/girl for you... 
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My result is the '''Renaissance man'''?!...and I'm a '''Facts Curator'''? Then,"Quick! to the Museum..." ;D
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''This man is extremely passionate about everything you can think of. His interests run the gamut, from football scores to Dutch art, and he delves into all of his interests enthusiastically. Your man will do anything and go anywhere and most likely have a smile on his face the whole time. You'll constantly be mesmerised by how much information he soaks up and retains. Whether it's because he's extremely well cultured or due to his romantic nature, you can't help yourself falling for this bloke. Although he has a plethora of redeeming qualities, this great catch can be somewhat dotty. He can sometimes lose sight of reality and wind up living happily in the clouds. But when it comes down to it, that's exactly where this man will put you - on cloud nine.''<br clear="all">

===Knowledge of other people's beliefs and ways of thinking must be used to build bridges, not to create conflicts...=== 
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I think this test result tells a bit more about myself. I found it in someone's user page here at Wikipedia (I don't recall whom..oh, wait, I do, it's someone nicknamed "The Minister of War" (love?) lol). You can take it  [http://quizfarm.com/test.php?q_id=23320&first=yes here] 
<table border='0' cellpadding='5' cellspacing='0' width='600'><tr><td> </td><td> You scored as <b>Existentialist</b>. Existentialism emphasizes human capability. There is no greater power interfering with life and thus it is up to us to make things happen. Sometimes considered a negative and depressing world view, your optimism towards human accomplishment is immense. Mankind is condemned to be free and must accept the responsibility.<br><br><table border='0' width='300' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0'><tr><td><p><font face='Arial' size='1'>Existentialist</font></p></td><td><table border='1' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='88' bgcolor='#dddddd'><tr><td></td></tr></table></td><td><font face='Arial' size='1'>88%</font></td></tr><tr><td><p><font face='Arial' size='1'>Cultural Creative</font></p></td><td><table border='1' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='69' bgcolor='#dddddd'><tr><td></td></tr></table></td><td><font face='Arial' size='1'>69%</font></td></tr><tr><td><p><font face='Arial' size='1'>Modernist</font></p></td><td><table border='1' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='69' bgcolor='#dddddd'><tr><td></td></tr></table></td><td><font face='Arial' size='1'>69%</font></td></tr><tr><td><p><font face='Arial' size='1'>Materialist</font></p></td><td><table border='1' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='69' bgcolor='#dddddd'><tr><td></td></tr></table></td><td><font face='Arial' size='1'>69%</font></td></tr><tr><td><p><font face='Arial' size='1'>Idealist</font></p></td><td><table border='1' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='69' bgcolor='#dddddd'><tr><td></td></tr></table></td><td><font face='Arial' size='1'>69%</font></td></tr><tr><td><p><font face='Arial' size='1'>Postmodernist</font></p></td><td><table border='1' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='50' bgcolor='#dddddd'><tr><td></td></tr></table></td><td><font face='Arial' size='1'>50%</font></td></tr><tr><td><p><font face='Arial' size='1'>Fundamentalist</font></p></td><td><table border='1' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='31' bgcolor='#dddddd'><tr><td></td></tr></table></td><td><font face='Arial' size='1'>31%</font></td></tr><tr><td><p><font face='Arial' size='1'>Romanticist</font></p></td><td><table border='1' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='25' bgcolor='#dddddd'><tr><td></td></tr></table></td><td><font face='Arial' size='1'>25%</font></td></tr></td></tr></table><br><br><font face='Arial' size='1'></font></table>
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==Walk the Plank, ye Filthy Foolish Fiend!==
{{User:Aeon1006/Userboxes/User Pirate}} 
Ahoy, me hearties! Before I be loaded to the gunwales let me spin you a merry yarn or two o' me sweet trade as a mighty buccanneer thar on board me furner, o' booty o'doubloons so grand no Jolly Roger squadron has e'er e'en layn eyes upon a fortieth share and o' legendary corsairs that now be feastin' with grog on Fiddlers Green. So brin'ye peg leg and ye parrot hither and let's partake some pretty grub until, By the Powers!, we must weigh anchor, hoist the mizzen and part to arms me lads.
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But I do beseech thee, for this lass  is none of ye flirt-gills and can go swashbucklin' like any regular gentlemen o' fortune so don't come hither in ye fine ninja breeches you lily-livered landlubbers unless ya care to taste the cold steel of my hook or feel my cat o' nine tails on your mangy cur's anatomy, for I'll lay the black spot on ye swifter than yee can say,"Skuttle me Skippers!". So avast yer gob afore I keelhaul ye an' string yer bones from the crow's nest for I don't know as I recall askin' ye for yer thoughts, ye bilge-drinkin' scurvy scallywags. ARRRRR!
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==Other things I'm interested in, besides pirates...==
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|}</div>''Then, Éowyn of Rohan, I say to you that you are beautiful. In the valleys of your hills there are flowers fair and bright, and maidens fairer still; but neither maiden nor lady have I seen till now in Gondor so lovely, and so sorrowful. It may be that only a few days are left ere darkness falls upon our world, and when it comes I hope to face it steadily; but it would ease my heart, if while the Sun yet shines, I could see you still. For you and I have both passed under the wings of the Shadow, and the same hand drew us back.'' <br clear="all"> 

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''Wilt thou be gone? it is not yet near day:''
''It was the nightingale, and not the lark,''
''That pierced the fearful hollow of thine ear;''
''Nightly she sings on yon pomegranate-tree:''

===IL Divo===
[[Image:IlDivoBarnstar.png|left|frame|For creating the Il Divo articles and this Barnstar Award, I award myself the IL DIVO Barnstar:)]]
My first and most beloved contribution to Wikipedia is the article about [[Il Divo]], my favorite operatic pop band, including each of the divos' biographies. I was appalled when I tried to search for them at Wikipedia and I came up with a stub! 
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I also created the IL DIVO Barnstar, awarded in recognition of an individual's special interest or contributions to Il Divo related articles. It was introduced by me on March 12, 2006. List of users that have received this barnstar: [[User:Danypo|Danielle]],  [[User:Peruvianllama|Peruvianllama]], [[User talk:68.39.174.238| user 68.39.174.238]], [[User:Noli|Noli]], [[User talk:200.52.176.142|user 200.52.176.142]], [[User talk:70.64.53.22|Monique Wuttunee]], [[User:AzaToth|AzaToth]], [[User talk:Vivaitalia57|Vivaitalia57]], [[User:Whjayg|Jay]], [[User talk:Rellon|Rellon]] and myself.[[Image:Il Divo Star.png|120px|right|]]
Thanks to AzaToth for creating the Il Divo Ribbon.<br clear="all">

====My First Award!====
[[Image:Exceptional newcomer.jpg|frame|left|I return with the "Excellent newbie award" for your quickly getting up to speed on wide issues [[User:68.39.174.238|68.39.174.238]] 07:28, 30 November 2005 (UTC)]]

==Wikiworks==

My second contribution to Wikipedia is the article on the [[Vallenato Legend Festival]]. This is the most important festival of its genre in the world since [[vallenato]] music is native to Colombia. When I first read it, I found it was an awkward stub that had been directly copied from the official spanish website. I'm not a fan of this particular type of music but it's so popular here that it wasn't difficult to come up with something better. 

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Ahhh, sweet and colorful orange juice...my third minor contribution is also my favorite drink.<br clear="all">

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(drool) yummy Jelly Beans (except for the black one yuck!)
... a delicious contribution.<br clear="all">

{{Babel|es|en-4|it-2|pt-2|fr-1|de-1|}}I've just recently become aware of the imperative need of translations in Wikipedia. Having Spanish as my native language, I've joined the list of translators at [[Wikipedia:Babel]]. My first contribution has been the translation of verses III to XI of Colombia's National Anthem, [[¡Oh Gloria Inmarcesible!]]. 

{{User:The Raven's Apprentice/Userboxes/User UBXlove}}
I've been spending some time with userboxes. I've joined the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Userboxes]]. I've also designed a few userboxes, organized others that weren't labelled correctly, edited one or two, even created a [[Template:User Barnstar2|Userbox Barnstar Award]] to congratulate those userbox contributors whose creations I particularly like. 
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It was introduced by me on March 23, 2006. List of users to whom I have given this barnstar (if you click on their user names here you will see the userbox that won them the award): [[User:Aeon1006/Userboxes/User Humour|Blarneytherinosaur]], [[User:Disavian/Userboxes/relirespect|Grutness]], [[User:Royalguard11/userboxes/world stage|Aquarius Rising]], [[User:nathanrdotcom/Userboxes/PETA|Check-Six]], [[Template:User soup nazi|JustPhil]], [[User:1ne/Userboxes/User truth-corresp-or-something|Velho]] and [[Template:User:MiraLuka/Userboxes/User:MiraLuka/Userboxes/User armani|Nouly]]. 

===Enrico Pace===

I created an article on this fabulous italian piano player. I saw  [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqCEhmqsSnY his performance of Liszt's Totentanz] and wow...I mean...wow...he deserved an article at Wikipedia. I can't thank Louise enough for her translations from Dutch for this article.

===Armando Manzanero===
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I created the page on the Latin American musician [[Armando Manzanero]]. He is VERY famous in Latin America, a bit of an old timer...maybe that explains why he didn't have a proper page before. I'm really proud of this page as it's a personal milestone for me, it's the first page I've written using proper references and language usage. (Unlike Il Divo's articles where everything seems to be in a mess as I didn't follow many of the guidelines being a newbie editor). I just love how I've been able to work in this page without discussions or vandalism interference.  It seems not many English-speaking youngsters are interested in Mr. Manzanero's work, which in this case is a good thing as that usually doesn't mean there will be more contributors to the page but more vandals instead. 
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That's the main reason why I have ceased to actively contribute to [[Colombia|Colombia's]] article; it's just constantly under attack. Besides, most of the so called "contributors" basically copy-paste any information they find on the web without citing their source and without even caring for the style of the article as a whole or of what  previous contributors have written. Thus, information is awkwardly repeated, percentages rarely sum up to 100% and I've even seen some major stupidity like claiming that Colombia has a festival for every day of the year.

===Antonio Ricaurte===             

That doesn't mean I won't contribute with anything else that's related to Colombia of course. I created the bio on this romantic martyr of the Colombian Independence War. [[Antonio Ricaurte]], a captain of Bolivar's army who blew himself up in a Spanish stronghold at the San Mateo battle to weaken the enemy. His courageous action gained him immortal fame and is remembered in the last stanzas of the National Anthem, "...in atoms flying "Duty before life!" in flames he wrote!"... "in atoms flying"...now there's a figure of speech for "being blown to smithereens"...

===Naming Conventions===

[[Image:Fakebarnstar3.GIF|frame|right|For showing yourself ready and willing to contribute and not getting too serious I [[User:Dfrg.msc|Dfrg.]][[User talk:Dfrg.msc|msc]] award you The Asparagus Barnstar. Cheers! [[User:Dfrg.msc|Dfrg.]][[User talk:Dfrg.msc|msc]] 03:03, 24 April 2007 (UTC)]]

I've also worked a bit on changing [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions|naming conventions]] at Wikipedia, particularly this little phrase, "article naming should prefer to what the majority of English speakers would most easily recognize". I've discussed this at lenght in [[Talk: Waldemar Matuška]] and [[Talk:Mario López]]. The main reasons why I think it's necessary for Wikipedia to start the process of allowing native spellings in articles and redirecting any English users who search for an article using us-ascii to the article with the native spelling are the following: 

* First, an encyclopaedia's purpose is to enlighten about subjects foreign to us, like foreign cultures and how they manifest themselves differently to our own culture, like through the use of a different language. Therefore, not using the native name constitutes a loss of information for all of us.  

*Second, it's an issue of respect. By its very own nature, an encyclopaedia values foreign cultures, that's why it's interested in knowing about them (when you don't value something there's no reason to study and research it). Part of having esteem for a foreing culture is to respect its people's native name and not change it because it's difficult for you to pronounce it. The perfect example for this is one of Mr. Mandela's childhood anecdotes on how a teacher at his school changed his name from "Rolihlahla" to "Nelson" in apartheid time in South Africa.

*Third, it creates confussion unnecessarily. For example, wouldn't it be easier if all of us had to call the Deutsch language, people and their country by the same name? How come in English it is "German", in Spanish "Alemán" and in German "Deutsch"? Having to learn all of those variants is just a big waste of time and it makes it difficult for us to communicate with foreigners who as a rule are not (and shouldn't be) familiar with local terms.

*Finally, this '''does not''' constitute a "revolution in language", it's standard practice in other languages like Spanish for example (I only use it as an example because it's the only other language I profoundly know about, not because I want the English language to adapt to the Spanish language).  Until a generation ago the Spanish language "Hispanised" foreign names so we had for example [[Baruch Spinoza|Benito Espinoza]] and  [[Pippin the Younger|Pepino el Breve]] (which was quite akward as "pepino" means "cucumber" in Spanish lol). This has changed since and now native spellings are recognized as  desirable spellings, even if the process of adapting all "Hispanised" words is painfully slow and there's  still a long, long, long way to go.  At the end though, it's inevitable, as we will be forced to be more and more in contact with foreign cultures in the near future.

==Currently working on...==

Nothing, I need to go on Wikibreak if I want to graduate this year.

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==Wiki Hell==
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I hereby condemn user [[User_talk:82.108.132.146|82.108.132.146]] to burn in the eternal seas of fire of [[User:BD2412/Wiki-Hell|Wiki-Hell]] for adding external links to more than twenty articles pertaining to famous musical soloists and bands for the sole purpose of advertising sites where ringtones of each of the musical artists' songs were sold. This user is not only a spamvertiser but is also trying to use Wikipedia for fraudulent purposes as these sites claim to be "official", which is untrue. On April 3, 2006, I single-handedly reverted all of this user's "contributions" to a total of twenty-three musical groups' articles including [[Il Divo]], [[P!nk|Pink]], [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]], [[McFly]] and [[Westlife]].  

{{award2|image=WikiDefender Barnstar.png|topic=Defender of the Wiki Barnstar|text=I, [[User:The Halo|Th]][[Wikipedia:Esperanza|<font color="green">e</font>]] [[User:The Halo| Halo]], hereby give you this '''Defender of the Wiki Barnstar''', in recognition of your hard work keeping musical artist's articles free from commercial links.Yours, [[User:The Halo|Th]][[Wikipedia:Esperanza|<font color="green">e</font>]] [[User:The Halo| Halo]] ([[User talk:The Halo|talk]]) 11:42, 25 May 2006 (UTC)}}

==Tired of Wikipedia? Get help!==
{{Award|image= Bstares3a2.png|text= I hereby award [[User:Rosameliamartinez|Rosa]] the [[Wikipedia:Esperanza|Esperanza]] Barnstar for such great work in the Barnstar Brigade! '''''[[User:Nauticashades|Nautica]]''<font color="black">[[User:Nauticashades|Shades]]</font>'''<sup>([[User Talk:Nauticashades|talk]])</sup> 19:30, 7 October 2006 (UTC)}} <div style="float: left; border:solid  #50C878 1px; margin: 1px;">
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Hey, feeling stressed out by all the nonsense going on with other wikipedians? After a heated discussion it's best to [[Wikipedia:A nice cup of tea and a sit down| have a nice cup of tea and a sit down]]. It's really helpful and relaxing.
You may also join Esperanza and meet some fabulously nice people who will help you unwind. 
Adiós, <font color="violet">[[User:Rosameliamartinez|'''Rosa''']]</font>
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For your great work in the Barnstar Brigade giving out lots of awards to many deserving people, [[User:Jam01|I]] proudly award you this barnstar! [[User:Jam01|Jam]]<font color="green">[[User:Jam01/Esperanza|01]]</font> 02:41, 28 October 2006 (UTC) 
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