User:Wine Guy

Brief update early 2010 It's been a while since I was around here regularly, as RL got in the way. I have plenty of free time at the moment, so I'm doing various things around WP. I seem to be doing a lot on sports articles; with the 2010 Winter Olympics coming up I'm working on articles related to the games, US Olympic Team athletes in particular. Patrick Deneen, Shannon Bahrke and Hannah Teter are a few to which I have made significant contributions recently; others coming soon. I've been doing RC patrol and some AfD as well. I was planning on beginning a new job in February which would have severely limited the amount of time that I could spend here; for various reasons (i.e. the business may never open) that is now in doubt, and I look forward to continuing to help ... “ ... make the internet not suck. ” — Jimmy Wales Who Is Wine Guy? I am Wine Guy. The name Wine Guy comes from one of my vocations as a Sommelier. Sometimes, people in restaurants don't know the correct term, so they ask for 'the wine guy'. I like it, it's less stuffy. I like wine too, which helps. I am currently about halfway through the process of becoming a Master Sommelier. I am a conservatory educated musician. While my main study was in orchestral percussion and timpani, I also studied voice with a particular concentration in early and baroque music. I am a lifelong Episcopalian. Being an active member of the church, and a professional singer have gone together well. I have had rare opportunities both as a musician and as a churchman because of the confluence of these two parts of my life. Being an Episcopalian, as well as an Anglophile has led me to join the WikiProject on Anglicanism and the Anglican Communion. There is a vast amount of work to be done in this area, but I look forward to making a contribution to the cause. Currently I reside part-time in Chicago, and the rest of the time in Kentucky (south of Louisville.) I grew up near Chicago, and have lived in New York City, and the West Country of England (in Wells, Somerset to be exact.) Wiki Contributions Projects WikiProject Anglicanism Areas of the project where I have worked: Bishops of the ECUSA New Articles Succession of Bishops ECUSA Dioceses and Provinces Anglican church music ECUSA General Convention Creation of Project Assessment v0.1(old) Current is at Wikipedia:WikiProject Anglicanism/Assessment Wikipedia:WikiProject Olympics United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics Create new athlete bios Update and expand existing athlete bios RC patrol I do some RC patrol using Twinkle and Lupin's Anti-Vandal Tool. I must be doing something right; this user page has been vandalized 17 times so far. If any potential vandals happen to read this before working on my page, I only ask one thing: Please Be Creative. Page code has been shamelessly stolen from  pablohablo.

Babel enThis user is a native speaker of the English language. en- Mix This user has been influenced by too many dialects of English to use one orthography, vocabulary and grammar consistently. His use of the suffix -ise/-ize is likely to be suspect. es-2Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel intermedio de español. fr-2Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau intermédiaire en français. la-2Hic usor media latinitate contribuere potest. it-1Questo utente può contribuire con un livello semplice di italiano. de-1Dieser Benutzer hat grundlegende Deutschkenntnisse. Random Stuff This user has been a member of Wikipedia since December 7, 2005. This user has rollback rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify) This user performs non-admin closures at articles for deletion. This editor is a Grognard Extraordinaire and is entitled to display this Wikipedia Vest Pocket Edition. Warning to vandals: This user uses Lupin's Anti-Vandalism Tool! This user is a participant in WikiProject Olympics. This user is a participant in WikiProject Anglicanism. This user is a WikiGryphon. This user is an Episcopalian. This user is a High Church adherent of Anglican Christianity. This user is a descendant of Richard Warren, a passenger on the Mayflower. voc-4This user is a professional vocalist. perc-4This user is a professional percussionist. This user enjoys classical music. This user likes alternative rock. This user believes that articles are boring without images. C2H5OH-3This user utilizes alcohol at an advanced level. This user believes that Caffeine is necessary in large doses daily. INTPThis user's MBTI type is INTP. ⚤This user is straight but not narrow. CHIThis user is a fan of the Chicago Bears. CHCThis user is a fan of the Chicago Cubs CHIThis user is a fan of the Chicago Bulls. This user is a Michigan Wolverine fan.

This user is a member of the Association of Wikipedians Who Dislike Making Broad Judgments About the Worthiness of a General Category of Article, and Who Are in Favor of the Deletion of Some Particularly Bad Articles, but That Doesn't Mean They Are Deletionists AWWDMBJAWGCAWAIFDSPBATDMTAD Est omnino difficile iudicare inclusionis meritum cuiusdam rei in encyclopædia cum ratio sciendi quid populi referat incerta sit, sed nihilominus aliquid encyclopædiam dedecet It is generally difficult to judge the worthiness of a particular topic for inclusion in an encyclopedia considering that there is no certain way to know what interests people, but some topics nevertheless are not fit for an encyclopedia. This motto reflects the desire of these Wikipedians to be reluctant, but not entirely unwilling, to remove articles from Wikipedia.