User:JPMcGrath

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Wikipedian since 2005-10-02
This user has been on Wikipedia for .
This user doesn't trust Wikipedia as far as they can throw it... but, nonetheless uses it daily.
UARThis editor believes that account creation should be required to edit on Wikipedia.
This user supports the use of flagged revisions on the English Wikipedia.
This user believes in civility and assuming good faith.
This user strives to maintain a policy of neutrality on controversial issues.
~~~~JPMcGrath signs their posts and thinks you should too!
This user is a recent changes patroller with Twinkle!
This user contributes using Mozilla Firefox.

WikiProjects
This user is a participant in WikiProject U.S. Supreme Court cases.
This user participates in WikiProject U.S. Congress.
This user is a participant in WikiProject Disambiguation.
This user is a participant in WikiProject United States presidential elections.

Language
enThis user is a native speaker of the English language.
es-2Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel intermedio de español.
A, B, and CThis user prefers the serial comma.
"…"?This user thinks "British punctuation is best for quotation marks". Do you?
;This user knows how to use a semicolon correctly.
LE-0This individual still maintains a shred of dignity in this insane world by adhering to correct spelling, grammar, punctuation and capitalization.
IntS-0This user has no interest in Internet slang, or talks like an offline person.

Programming
JavaThis user can program in Java.
C++This user can program in C++.
CThis user can program in C.
pasThis user can program in Pascal.
forThis user can program in Fortran.
COBOLThis user can program in COBOL.
asmThis user can program in assembly language.
AWKThis user can program in AWK.
PerlThis user is just another Perl hacker.
bashThis user can program in Bash.
?This user has forgotten most of the languages he has programmed in.

Interests
This user is interested in the Supreme Court of the United States.
This user is interested in the history of the United States.
♥ This user is addicted to Hearts.
♠ This user enjoys playing Spades.
This user is a backgammon player.
This user likes all types of music.

Userboxes
UBXThis user has way too many userboxes
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Hi,

My name is John McGrath, and I live in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. I have been on Wikipedia since October 2, 2005 (that's 19 years, 3 months and 4 days). At first, I was intrigued (anyone can edit?), but then I grew skeptical of the reliability and objectivity of Wikipedia. I stayed away for about 2½ years, but it became harder and harder to ignore. I found myself consulting it regularly, and wanting to fix the errors I found. I came to realize that Wikipedia is an excellent aggregator and that the content is also reliable and objective enough to be very useful.

Lately, I have been reading mostly about U. S. History and the U. S. Supreme Court, so much of my editing has been in those areas. If you are interested, here is what I have been reading recently.

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Awards

		The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		For taking the challenge at hand at Wikipedia:Reward board and O4E Challenges, outlined for Old school Vandalsim 2, I award you this barnstar Ottawa4ever (talk) 16:06, 24 January 2010 (UTC)