Welcome to my user page. I'm Benjamin, and I've been editing Wikipedia since June 2013. I began editing to try and improve local pages that I thought were lacking but have since branched out to other topics. Below, I've got a few links for my personal use, along with some userboxes and files I've contributed to Wikipedia.

I'm very serious about using URL archives and consistent formatting when I cite sources. I lean inclusionist, but seem to get more moderate in that respect the more I edit. I'm always willing to discuss, and I appreciate when others drop a line to ask about an edit or revert.

About me (section is incomplete and messy)
This user has made over
10,000 edits to Wikipedia.
11Y
This user has uploaded 33 images to Wikipedia.
♂This user is male.
This user is interested in
Geography.
This user is interested in history.
This user has visited 31 of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.31
This user has visited 3 of the 10 provinces and 3 territories of Canada.3

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This user has visited 12 of the 205 countries in the world.
This user enjoys reading almost anything.
This user does not smoke.
This user supports a deep reform of the United Nations.
This user is interested in philosophy.
This user believes in being good.
This user is interested
in extreme sports.
This user plays soccer.
This user loves to go camping.
Files uploaded and articles created, among other contributions
* Jose Van Rankin


Favorite quotes
"How can you reason with unreasonable people"

"May all that have life be delivered from suffering"

"You must become the change you want to see in the world"

"Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you"

"Be at the right place at the right time and do the right thing"

"No pain, no gain"

"When you don't give up you cannot fail"

"Make your actions and mistakes unregrettable"

"If you’re not making someone else’s life better then you’re wasting your time"

"It does a fool no good to spend money on an education, because he has no common sense"

"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results"

"Whenever you're about to criticize anyone, remember that not all people in this world have had the same advantages you've had"