Hi, Pat457 here. No, the numbers aren't part of my name.

It's been some time since I started here but I never really get around to tidying up this page, so apologies if it isn't very pretty to look at.

Pages I've made

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Pages I have edited / am editing in a (probably) substantial way

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  • Wisdom King
  • That part of the page where I talk about myself

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    Who and what I am

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    I'm just gonna let these little userboxes speak for me.


    20+This user is a vicenarian.
     This user qualifies as a
    nerd extraordinaire.
    right-mindedThis user believes that only left-handed users are in their right minds.
    This contributor to Wikipedia is male.
    No Labels!This user HATES labels!
      +This user, like every other sane person, wants to be paid more.



    What I do

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    On Wikipedia
     This editor is a volunteer, and is willing to write and maintain encyclopedia articles for free.


    Elsewhere
     This user enjoys drawing.
     This user is a kendoka.剣道

    Technically, I used to practice kendo back in my student days, but I've no longer any time for it lately ...

    What I like

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    Let's have the userboxes speak again, shall we?


    Manga, game and anime-related
    東方This user grazes in the fields of Gensokyo.
    絶望した!This user is in despair
    GTOThis user is a student of
    Great Teacher Onizuka.
    This user is a fan of
     
    This user uses the Ring of Saturn as a nose ring.
     This user is a fan of the Dragon Ball franchise.

    Not included in the above: 20th Century Boys. One of the best manga I've ever read.

    P.S.Touhou is life. I'd say that it's actually what got me researching the religious history of the Suwa region (which I am focusing on right now).


    Books
     This user enjoys the works of
    J. R. R. Tolkien.
      This user enjoys reading almost anything.
     This user is a Bibliophile.
    VThis user remembers the fifth of November.
      This user believes that "all the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players".
      This user is a fan of the Iliad.
     This user enjoys reading historical fiction.
    Movies and Television
    LOTR This user loves The Lord of the Rings book series and film trilogy, but not the 1978 animated film.
     This victory belongs to the farmers, not to this user.
      This user is a fan of Kung Fu films.
    Help fight The Axe GangI'm with 周星馳
    300Tonight this user dines in hell!
    VThis user remembers the fifth of November.
    This user is a MSTie.
     
     This user is a fan of Blackadder.
     This user enjoys
    Hong Kong films.
     This user enjoys Bollywood films.
     Ee vaadukari paata Telugu Cinemalu ante padi chastaaru.
    (This user loves old Tollywood movies to death!!!)
    1

    1Even though I barely know any Telugu

    Music
    GDThis user is a Basket Case.
     This user is the walrus.
    The WhoThis user won’t get fooled again.
     This user is a fan of
    The Ramones.
     Dieser Benutzer ist ein Fan von Rammstein.
      This user listens to The Only Band That Matters.
     This user is a Black Sabbath fan.
    Op
    Ivy
    This user loves Operation Ivy
    TOThis user is a fan of The Offspring.
    EPThis user thinks Elvis is still alive.
     This user respects The Boss.
    ALThis user listens to music by Weird Al
    Meat LoafThis user would do anything for love.
      This user sees the answers blowin’ in the wind.
       This user gets knocked down, but gets back up again
      This user relaxes with the magic and unique sound of the Sitar and Tabla.
     This user enjoys Chinese traditional music.
     This user enjoys
    Indian classical music.
     This user enjoys punk rock.
    EBThis user enjoys Eurobeat.
     This user enjoys sacred music.
     This user enjoys music by George Frideric Handel.
      This user is thankful that Sergei Prokofiev existed.


    History
     This user is interested in history.
     This user is interested in the
    Ancient Near East
     This user is interested in
    Ancient Israel.
     This user is interested in the
    history of Christianity.
     This user is interested in hagiography.
     This user is interested in Ancient Rome.
     This user is interested in Late Antiquity.
     This user is interested in the Early Middle Ages.
     This user is interested in ancient Persia.
     This user is interested in Japanese history.
      This user is interested in the History of India.
    Religion
     This user prefers to read sacred texts in their original language whenever possible.
    ...This user wishes to study more religions.
     This user is interested in Zoroastrianism.
     This user respects the beliefs and religions of others.
     This user is interested in classical mythology.
     This user is interested in Roman Catholicism.
     This user is interested in Hinduism.
     This user is interested in Shinto.
     This user is interested in
    Mahayana Buddhism.
     This user is interested in Mikkyō.
     This user is a Bible reader.
    This user is interested in Judaism.
     This user is interested in religion as a sociological and historical phenomenon.
     This user is interested in religion as an anthropological and historical phenomenon.
     This user is an apatheist and believes there are more important things to worry about than whether or not God exists.
    Something about languages
    tlAng tagagamit na ito ay katutubong tagapagsalita ng Tagalog.
    ja-4この利用者は母語に近いレベル日本語を使いこなせます。
    en-4This user can contribute with a near-native level of English.
    lzh-1此士少解文言
    grc-1Ὅδε ὁ χρήστης δύναται συμβάλλεσθαι ὀλίγῃ γνώσει τῆς ἀρχαίας ἑλληνικῆς.
    sa-1एष उपयोजकः सरलेन संस्कृतेन लेखितुं शक्नोति।
    zh-1該用戶能以基本中文進行交流。
    该用户能以基本中文进行交流。
    LE-ndis usa has 4gon da use of gramer and spaling sinse b4 i wuz borned nd has no intenshun 2 eva start uzin it,
    BSThis user can speak Bullshit.
    Deva
    This user has an understanding of the Devanagari.
    Grek
    Ω
    This user has an understanding of the Greek alphabet.
    Hant
    This user has an understanding of the Traditional Chinese characters.
    Hebr
    ש
    This user has an understanding of the Hebrew alphabet.
    Hrkt
    This user has an understanding of the Katakana or Hiragana.
    Phnx
    𐤀
    This user has an understanding of the Phoenician alphabet.
    Sidd
     
    This user has an understanding of the Siddhaṃ script.
    Tglg
    This user has an understanding of the Baybayin.
     This user is fascinated by Oracle bone script.
     這個用戶認為漢字簡化是好是壞取決於漢字本身。
    这个用户认为汉字简化是好是坏取决于汉字本身。
    This user believes that whether simplification made a character more or less beautiful depends on the character.
    ubxThis user uses userboxes.