SheffieldSteel

LE This user worries that they may actually be Lawful Evil.

This user is a participant in WikiProject Formula One.

In an emergency, this user may be slapped with a trout.

This user believes that Wikipedia is not a crazy den of pigs.

Fishapods make me happy

Other things that make me happy

People being

• polite
• rational
• reasonable (there's a difference, isn't there?)

on Talk pages.

Other things you might want to know about me

• What are you?

Straight but not narrow

• Where are you?

Durham, NC, USA

• So why the English spellings?

I blame the parents

• And the username? You're a heavy metal fan? You're involved with steel? From Sheffield?

I was, and I studied it for a while, and met many good friends there, but the real answer is here

• Seriously, don't you think your username is a violation of our policy?

If you can find anything in my contributions that looks like this name is a problem, please let me know. One formal challenge has been made; see this.

Things I have written

Articles

Soldiers for the Truth Foundation

User warnings

• /Warnings

Userboxes

• Lawful Evil
• /Trout
• /Pigs

Things I am writing

• Don't bite the midbies (WP:BITEM)
• No bad original research (WP:NBOR)
• Assume Good Faith - as far as is reasonable
• Noticeboard noticeboard (WP:NBNB) - if you can't tell if this is humourous or not, you're in good company
• Things you'll just have to learn to accept about Wikipedia
• Three reverts total -or- what is wrong with 3RR

Things I keep forgetting to work on

• Religious Society of Friends
• Fragile Allegiance

Things I have been sent

		The Purple Heart
		I, Smee, award this barnstar to SheffieldSteel for enduring flack and uncivil behaviour while being a good editor and making valued contributions to the project. Thank you for your contributions to the project. Your work here is appreciated by the community. Yours, Smee 22:20, 20 June 2007 (UTC).

Fishapod plushy

Oh, look, cousins on userpage! Tiktaaliks! Have a fishapod plushy, SheffieldSteel! bishapod splash! 09:42, 7 May 2008 (UTC).

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		For your continuing, never-ending work and patience on the Hoggenkal Falls page...the falls that go on and on and on.... Renee (talk) 22:04, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Congrats! Here's a t-shirt. BTW, sorry that I had to go neutral. I have to be cautious. But I think you'll do just great. Erik the Red 2 (AVE·CAESAR) 23:47, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		This barnstar is for every editor who assisted in accuracy, form, vandalism and POV fighting for Barack Obama for Election Day 2008, and who did it with civility, and just a dash of frustration and coriander. Moni3 (talk) 13:54, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

		What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar
		I meant to award you this sooner, for your re-draft of the lawsuit section of Don Martin (public affairs) which helped to finally resolve a long consensus discussion. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 22:33, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

Things I want you to read

“ It is not censorship to exercise mature and responsible editorial judgment. ”

Jimbo

“ This is a collaborative project. If someone is entirely unable or unwilling to work with others, we don't keep them around just because the negative aspects aren't too bad. The fact that we put up with crap like this for so long is one the reasons we lose good contributors and have trouble keeping new ones; we're more willing to put up with trolls than we are to create a decent editing environment. Forget "collegial," at this point I'd settle for "not shit." ”

Mr.Z-man

“ Aids is the opposite of anecdote: three million people died of it last year. Hundreds of thousands of lives, perhaps millions, have been lost because of a stupid idea, promoted by stupid people. To the best of my knowledge, not one has either apologised or clarified their stance. Just don’t let anyone tell you pseudoscience is harmless. ”

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