It's very important for each contributor to provide background information about him- or herself. Here is my modest contribution, in the form of userboxes.

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. ... TheThis user always puts two spaces after a full stop, and regards this as best practice.
 This user was born in the Year of the Dragon.
PhDThis user has a Doctor of Philosophy degree.
enThis user is a native speaker of the English language.
fr-3Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau avancé de français.
es-2Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel intermedio de español.
 This user was born in the U.S. State of New Jersey.
 An ancestor of this user was born in the U.S. State of New York.
ENDThis user has no more userboxes.