Buaidh

Слава Україні

This user supports a free, independent, undivided,
and fully restored Ukraine.

This user believes that
Israel & Palestine
must coexist in peace.

This editor is a **Senior Vanguard Editor** and is entitled to display this **Duranium Editor Star** with the Neutronium Superstar hologram.

The Gàidhlig noun "buaidh" means victory, triumph, and success.

The Wikimedian Buaidh is a public advocate for liberal democracy, egalitarianism, reproductive rights, environmental protection and conservation biology; a retired Professional Engineer and Expert Witness, pioneer coder, amateur historian and geographer, rosarian, cartophile, velophile, decorated and disabled combat veteran, cancer survivor (so far), and loveable (?) curmudgeon.

Like many other English language Wikipedia editors, this editor:

Is a native anglophone.
Lives in a predominately anglophone country.
Lives in a predominately Christian country .
Lives in a predominately prosperous country.

Unlike many other Wikipedia editors, this editor:

Is a septuagenarian.
Is a humanist and a secularist.
Is an engineer and a scientist.
Prefers American spelling, British punctuation, Canadian manners, Mexican food, long scale billions, the serial comma, and the International System of Units.

Despite the above, this editor endeavors to be as objective as humanly possible. I try to encourage new users to contribute to the English-language Wikipedia, especially users in developing countries and non-English speaking regions. I currently coordinate WikiProject Colorado, the Wikimedians of Colorado User Group, and the Wikimedians of the U.S. Mountain West. I'm a member of the North American Hub Advisory Committee.

My Wikipedia interests are quite diverse. My recent focus has been on history, geography, geodesy, and mountains. Despite a lethal and incurable illness, I still rank among the 200 most prolific Wikipedians by number of edits to the English-language Wikipedia.

Please feel free to leave me a message at User talk:Buaidh, or e-mail me at Special:EmailUser/Buaidh.

Yours aye,
Buaidh talk e-mail

Awards


		The Wikipedian known as Buaidh is hereby recognized by his peers as a Wikipedia World Developer, for his exemplary and extensive work on the outline articles of every country of the world and of every state of the United States (including the creation of a historical outline for every state), and for greatly improving Wikipedia's Outline of Knowledge. Presented on this, the 4th day of August 2009, by — The Transhumanist , penubag , Willscrlt, NW, Gimme danger, Minnecologies, Stefan, Sswonk, –Juliancolton, MacMed, +sj +, Highfields, Tarheel95, Rich Farmbrough, The Earwig, Quiddity, and at-210

An Original Barnstar for contributions to articles about the U.S. State of Colorado
A WikiProject Barnstar for contributions to WikiProject Colorado
A Mississippi Barnstar for contributions to WikiProject Mississippi
An Oklahoma Cookie for contributions to WikiProject U.S. states
An Iowa Barnstar for the creation of the Historical outline of Iowa
A Template Barnstar for work on Wikipedia templates
A Tireless Contributor Barnstar for contributions to the State of Colorado
A Barnstar of Diligence for work on the geographical tables.
A Tireless Contributor Barnstar for contributions to India
A Portal Barnstar for improvements to portal templates
An Original Barnstar for creation of regional user templates.
A Userbox Barnstar for userbox documentation.
An Award for Excellent Hospitality for hosting a wiknic.
A Wiknic Barnstar for hosting a wiknic.
An Eternal Salute for senescence.
An Abbas Kiarostami Award for Mastery for perseverance.
A WikiUserboxer Award for work on Userboxes pages.
A Tireless Contributor Barnstar for userbox template modernization.
A Copyeditor Barnstar for persistance.
A Pizza for Portal:Colorado.
A Surreal Barnstar for userbox template creation.
A Tireless Contributor Barnstar for userbox template organization.
A Tireless Contributor Barnstar for maintaining long complex tables of information about mountains.
A Hot Spring Award of Honor for the List of hot springs in Colorado.
An Original Barnstar for work.
An Indian Barnstar of National Merit for contributions to WikiProject Delhi.

Userboxes

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295,975

This user has made more than 295,975 edits to all Wikimedia projects.

This user has created a global account. Buaidh's main account is on Wikipedia (in English).

This user supports the
Wikimedia
United States Coalition.

This user coordinates the
Wikimedians of Colorado User Group

This user coordinates the
Wikimedians of the
U.S. Mountain West

English language Wikipedia

This user has been on Wikipedia for 18 years and 13 days.

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293,530

This user has made more than 293,530 edits to the English language Wikipedia.^[a]

This user helped promote 3 featured lists on Wikipedia.

This user may suffer from
Compulsive Wikipedia Editing Syndrome.
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This user eschews userboxes.

Personal

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This user uses the personal pronouns
he/him/his, they/them/their, it/it/its

This user is a
loveable curmudgeon

This user may be a bit eccentric, but is definitely not demented.

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This user currently has
only one spouse.

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This user has two children.

3

This user has three grandchildren.

This user loves the culture of Colorado.

This user loves the cuisine of New Mexico.

This user is old enough
to know better!

100

This user is 100 years old.
(rounded to the nearest hundred years)

70+

This user is a septuagenarian.

This user is chronologically
gifted.

ENTP

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This user is both
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This user is 9944⁄100% pure.

This user is grateful to be a
Homo sapiens
in a universe full of wonder.

This user currently resides on
Planet Earth.

This user is currently near geocoordinates
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Language

en

This user is a native speaker of the English language.

en-us
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This user can contribute at a professional level of American English.

en-CA
-4

This user has a near-native understanding of Canadian English.

en-GB
-3

This user has an advanced understanding of British English.

This user honours
William Shakespeare for exhilarating the English language.

This user honours Samuel Johnson
for his enduring contributions to the English language.

This user honors Noah Webster
for saving the English language
from the Saxon hordes.

This user advocates the
logical and consistent reform
of English orthography.

This user is interested in
English grammar.

fewer
mistakes

This user refuses to use the adjective "less" with
plural nouns!

1

This user refuses to apply the adjective "unique" to anything
that is not the only one of its kind!

1

This user refuses to use the
adjective "unique" as a
synonym for "distinctive"!

1

This user thinks that the superlative
"most unique" is
"most improper"!

⅒

This user refuses to use the verb "decimate" as a synonym for "obliterate"!

⅒

This user thinks that the phrase
"completely decimated"
is "completely improper"!

Skills

This user is a master of all known Wikimarkup.

xhtml-5

This user is an XHTML professional.

math-5

This user can contribute with proficient mathematical skills.

Latn-5

This user has full understanding of the Writing system.

This user is an expert writer in the MediaWiki language.

css-4

This user is an expert Cascading Style Sheets user.

XML-3

This user is an advanced XML coder.

W3C

This user believes in compliance with W3C standards.

WikiProjects

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WikiProject Caribbean.

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This user coordinates
WikiProject Colorado.

This user is a participant of
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This user is a participant in
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WikiProject History.

This user is a participant in
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and Gardening.

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This user participates in
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This user is a participant in
WikiProject Indigenous
peoples of the Americas.

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Citizenship

This user is proud to be an
American !

This user is proud to be a
Hoosier !

This user is proud to be a
Coloradan !

Education

CU
Boulder

This user is an alumnus of the University of Colorado Boulder.

CU
Denver

This user is an alumnus of the University of Colorado Denver.

BSEE

This user holds the degree
Bachelor of Science in
electrical engineering.

ΤΒΠ

This user is a member of the
Tau Beta Pi Association.

ΗΚΝ

This user is a member of
Eta Kappa Nu.

Professional

This user is a retired
Professional Engineer in the U.S. State of Colorado.

IEEE

This user is a Life Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

IEEE
PES

This user is a Life Member of the IEEE Power & Energy Society.

This user qualifies as a
nerd extraordinaire.

Beliefs

This user knows that
Black Lives Matter.

This user knows that
Democracy Matters.

This user knows that
Empathy Matters.

This user knows that
Facts Matter

This user knows that
Reason Matters.

This user knows that
Respect Matters.

This user knows that
Science Matters.

This user knows that
Truth Matters.

This user values reason
over faith.

This user knows that
no religion
has a monopoly on truth.

Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Politics

This user supports the
Constitution
of the United States.

This user knows that the
First Amendment grants the
right to express your beliefs,
but does not make them true.

This user supports
Egalitarian Democracy
in the U.S. and the world.

This user supports
Reproductive Freedom for all.

This user believes that
White Nationalism
is Anti-American.

This Republican ardently supports diversity, equity, and inclusion.

This Republican ardently opposes Trump Oligarchy.

This user is a proud Republican who ardently opposes Trumpism.

Issues

As a decorated combat veteran, this user believes civilians should not possess military style weapons.

This user supports testing and
licensing all firearm owners
the same as motorists.

This user supports
Reproductive Freedom.

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This user ardently supports
DEI

This secular user defends the rights of people of faith.

This user believes that freedom of religion
does not constitute freedom from reason.

This user knows that freedom of religion
also requires freedom from religion.

This user is straight
and supports the rights
of LGBTQIA people.

This user is cisgender and supports the rights of nonbinary and transgender people.

Residence

This user is a proud resident native citizen of the United States.

This user is a proud native of the U.S. State of Indiana.

This user is a proud resident citizen of the U.S. State of Colorado.

This user is a former resident of the U.S. State of Arizona.

This user is a former resident of the U.S. State of Texas.

This user is a former resident of the U.S. State of Utah.

This user is a former resident of the U.S. State of Wyoming.

This user is a former resident of the U.S. State of Washington.

This user has lived in Vietnam.

Genealogy

This user is of English ancestry.

This user is of French ancestry.

This user is of German ancestry.

This user is of Irish ancestry.

This user is of Dutch ancestry.

This user is of Scottish ancestry.

This user is of Swiss ancestry.

This user is of Welsh ancestry.

This user is of United States ancestry.

This user is of Delaware ancestry.

This user is of Illinois ancestry.

This user is of Indiana ancestry.

This user is of Kentucky ancestry.

This user is of Maryland ancestry.

This user is of Massachusetts ancestry.

This user is of New Jersey ancestry.

This user is of New York ancestry.

This user is of Ohio ancestry.

This user is of Pennsylvania ancestry.

This user is of Virginia ancestry.

This user is of West Virginia ancestry.

Military

An ancestor of this user fought for the independence of the United States of America.

An ancestor of this user fought for Great Britain in the
American Revolutionary War.

An ancestor of this user
fought for the United States
in the War of 1812.

An ancestor of this user fought for the United States in the Mexican-American War.

An ancestor of this user fought to preserve the Union in the American Civil War.

This user fought for the United States of America
in the Vietnam War.

This user is an American combat-related 100%
Disabled Veteran.

This user is a veteran of the
United States Army.

This user was awarded the U.S.
Bronze Star Medal for Valor with one oak leaf cluster.

This user was awarded the U.S.
Army Commendation Medal for Valor with one oak leaf cluster.

This user was awarded the
United States Air Medal for meritorious achievement while in aerial flight.

The United States Army awarded this user the
Combat Infantryman Badge.

This user rejects the use of
violence, force, or coercion
to resolve regional disputes.

Health

This user has lived with
multiple myeloma
for 10 years, 2 months, and 29 days.

This user received an autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant.

OLV

This user is an
ovo-lacto vegetarian.

This user loves the many varieties of capsicum.

This user abstains from
all forms of tobacco.

This user limits caffeine consumption
to less than 500 mg per day.

This user restricts blood ethanol content to less than 400 ppm.

This user restricts
blood tetrahydrocannabinol content
to less than 50 ppb.

This user is a pagophage.

This user supports the
International Myeloma Foundation.

This user supports the
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

This user supports the
Multiple Myeloma
Research Foundation.

PP

This user supports
Planned Parenthood.

Recreation

This user enjoys
axe throwing.

This user is a cyclist.

This user is a gardener.

This user enjoys hiking.

This user enjoys llama trekking.

This user enjoys
nordic skiing.

This user cultivates roses.

This user loves to snowshoe.

This user is a swimmer.

This user walks for exercise.

Travel

This user has visited
4 continents.

This user has visited
37 countries.

This user survived the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017.

This user has visited Antigua and Barbuda.

This user has visited Austria.

This user has visited the Bahamas.

This user has visited Barbados.

This user has visited Belgium.

This user has visited the British Virgin Islands.

This user has visited Cambodia.

This user has visited 3 of the ten provinces but none of the three territories of Canada.

This user has visited Denmark.

This user has visited Dominica.

This user has visited Estonia.

This user has visited Finland.

This user has visited
8 of the 16 states of Germany.

This user has visited Gibraltar.

This user has visited Greece.

This user has visited Hungary.

This user has visited Iceland.

This user has visited 8 of the 31 states of México and Ciudad de México.

This user has visited Morocco.

This user has visited the Netherlands.

This user has visited Norway.

This user has visited Poland.

This user has visited Portugal.

This user has visited Puerto Rico.

This user has visited Russia.

This user has visited Saint Kitts and Nevis.

This user has visited Saint Lucia.

This user has visited Saint‑Martin.

This user has visited Singapore.

This user has visited Sint Maarten.

This user has visited Slovakia.

This user has visited Spain.

This user has visited Sweden.

This user has visited Turkey.

This user has visited 42 of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

This user has visited the United States Virgin Islands.

This user has visited Vietnam.

This user has landed in, but has not explored, England.

This user has landed in, but has not explored, Guam.

This user has landed in, but has not explored, Japan.

This user has landed in, but has not explored, the U.S. State of Georgia.

This user has cruised the Atlantic Ocean.

This user has cruised the Pacific Ocean.

This user has cruised the Aegean Sea.

This user has cruised the Baltic Sea.

This user has cruised the Caribbean Sea.

This user has cruised the Mediterranean Sea.

This user has cruised the North Sea.

This user has cruised the Danube.

This user has cruised the Mekong.

This user has cruised the Rhine.

This user has cruised the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal.

This user has visited
all 15 counties
of the U.S. State of Arizona.

This user has visited
all 64 counties
of the U.S. State of Colorado.

This user has visited
all three counties
of the U.S. State of Delaware.

This user has visited
all 21 counties of the U.S. State of New Jersey.

This user has visited
all 23 counties
of the U.S. State of Wyoming.

This user has visited
10 of the 19 boroughs
and 3 of the 11 census areas
of the U.S. State of Alaska.

This user has visited four of the five counties of the U.S. State of Hawaiʻi.

Railways

This user has ridden the railways of the U.S. State of Alaska.

This user has ridden the railways of Germany.

This user has ridden the railways of México.

This user has ridden the railways of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

This user has ridden the railways of Singapore.

This user has ridden the railways of the United States of America.

Bicycling

This user has cycled in the Canadian province of Alberta.

This user has cycled in the U.S. State of Arizona.

This user has cycled in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

This user has cycled in the U.S. State of Colorado.

This user has cycled in the U.S. State of Delaware.

This user has cycled in the U.S. State of Indiana.

This user has cycled in the U.S. State of Maryland.

This user has cycled in the U.S. State of Minnesota.

This user has cycled in the U.S. State of New Mexico.

This user has cycled in the U.S. State of North Carolina.

This user has cycled in the U.S. State of Ohio.

This user has cycled in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

This user has cycled in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.

This user has cycled in the U.S. State of Texas.

This user has cycled in the U.S. State of Utah.

This user has cycled in the U.S. State of Washington.

This user has cycled in the U.S. State of Wisconsin.

Hiking

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Alaska.

This user has hiked in the Canadian province of Alberta.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Arizona.

This user has hiked in Austria.

This user has hiked in Barbados.

This user has hiked in Belgium.

This user has hiked in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of California.

This user has hiked in Cambodia.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Colorado.

This user has hiked in Denmark.

This user has hiked in the United States District of Columbia.

This user has hiked in Dominica.

This user has hiked in Estonia.

This user has hiked in Finland.

This user has hiked in Germany.

This user has hiked in Gibraltar.

This user has hiked in Greece.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Hawaiʻi.

This user has hiked in Hungary.

This user has hiked in Iceland.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Illinois.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Indiana.

This user has hiked in the Mexican state of Jalisco.

This user has hiked in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Maine.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Maryland.

This user has hiked in the Mexican capital of Ciudad de México.

This user has hiked in the Mexican state of México.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Minnesota.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Missouri.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Montana.

This user has hiked in Morocco.

This user has hiked in the Netherlands.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of New Jersey.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of New Mexico.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of North Carolina.

This user has hiked in Norway.

This user has hiked in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

This user has hiked in Poland.

This user has hiked in Portugal.

This user has hiked in Puerto Rico.

This user has hiked in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.

This user has hiked in Russia.

This user has hiked in the Mexican state of Sinaloa.

This user has hiked in Singapore.

This user has hiked in the Mexican state of Sonora.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of South Dakota.

This user has hiked in Spain.

This user has hiked in Sweden.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Tennessee.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Texas.

This user has hiked in Turkey.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Utah.

This user has hiked in Vietnam.

This user has hiked in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Washington.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Wyoming.

This user has hiked in the Mexican state of Yucatán.

High points

This user has hiked to the highest point in the U.S. State of Indiana.

This user has hiked to the highest point in the U.S. State of Kansas.

This user has hiked to the highest point in the U.S. State of North Carolina.

This user has hiked to the highest point in the U.S. State of Ohio.

This user has hiked to the highest point in the U.S. State of South Dakota.

This user has hiked to the highest point in the U.S. State of Tennessee.

Low points

This user has visited the lowest point of North America.

This user has visited the lowest point of the United States of America.

This user has visited the lowest point of the U.S. State of California.

This user has visited the lowest point of the European Union.

This user has visited the lowest point of the Netherlands.

This user has visited the lowest point of the U.S. District of Columbia.

This user has visited the lowest point of the U.S. State of Illinois.

This user has visited the lowest point of the U.S. State of Ohio.

Some quotations

If any one take over a field to till it, and obtain no harvest therefrom, it must be proved that he did no work on the field, and he must deliver grain, just as his neighbor raised, to the owner of the field. — Code of Hammurabi #42 about 1754 BCE

He made the sea of cast metal, ten cubits from rim to rim, circular in shape and five cubits high; a cord thirty cubits long gave the measurement of its girth. — 1 Kings 7:23 — Biblical proof that π=3, about 620 BCE

Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself. — Confucius about 500 BCE

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. — Matthew 7:12 — Jesus of Nazareth about 29 CE

Pay, Oh Children of Adam, as you would love to be paid, and be just as you would love to have justice! — Quran 83:1-6 — The Prophet Muhammad about 630 CE

Blessed are those who endure in peace. — Francis of Assisi 1224

Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise. — The Fool to King Lear, William Shakespear 1603

All mortals are equal; it is not their birth,
But virtue itself that makes the difference. — Ériphyle by François-Marie Arouet 1732

Courage is the fear of being thought a coward. — Horace Smith 1826

Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, Rage against the dying of the light. — Dylan Thomas 1947

We have met the enemy and he is us. — Pogo April 22, 1970

Get your head out of your ass and smell the roses. — Matt Douglas 1987.

Wisdom comes from those mistakes from which we learn. — Buaidh mac Eanruig April 1, 1998

No wall can stand against the yearning of justice, the yearnings for freedom, the yearnings for peace that burns in the human heart. — Barack Obama June 19, 2013

The Continental Army suffered a bitter winter of Valley Forge, found glory across the waters of the Delaware, and seized victory from Cornwallis of Yorktown. Our army manned the air, it rammed the ramparts, it took over the airports, it did everything it had to do, and at Fort McHenry, under the rockets’ red glare, it had nothing but victory. — Donald Trump July 4, 2019

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