Pierre.becquart

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This user has been on Wikipedia for 16 years, 10 months and 14 days.

This user is a citizen of Belgium.

This user is self-educated to an advanced college level.

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Cet utilisateur a pour langue maternelle le français.

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Deze gebruiker spreekt uitstekend Nederlands.

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This user can contribute with an advanced level of English.

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Dieser Benutzer hat fortgeschrittene Deutschkenntnisse.

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Warbirds from World War 2

« To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection. » (Jerry Pournelle)
« When I express my opinions it is so as to reveal the measure of my sight not the measure of the thing. » (Michel de Montaigne)
« The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. » (Socrates)

Born 24 February 1956 in Menen, West-Flanders, Belgium
Wikipedia in West-Flemish dialect, it's really funny and here [1]

My edit counter and stats (French Wikipedia) are here [2]

Areas of interest/knowledge and contributions

About me

Born in Westflanders (WWI battlefields) from a flemish mother and a walloon father. With all it can bring in terms of openness and richness, but also in constant search for identity and balance.
I was pissed off by the childish quarrels that have been ruining our beautiful country for decennia.
Fortunately, these troubled times seem to have somewhat calmed down since we have a center-right government.

Neither bourgeois, nor bohemian.
Multilingual self-made-man.
I am trying to approach the truth, or I should say the thruths.
In first instance, by trying myself to be true in what I do and say.
I wish to continue to search for the truth in myself, without ever believing that I hold it.
I wish to continue searching for the truth around me, avoiding to reclose myself in certainties.

Neither God, nor Master.
I am a sort of agnostic. The existence of a power that supasses us is most likely. I do not try to escape the interrogations that come with this assumption. But whatever the process and its possible outcomes, what difference does it make? This power is there, nobody can pretend it will change the world, or not. Even if you are devoted to it and practice the cults regularily.

Non conformist, ex-conscientious objector.
Ex-soixanthuitard n'ayant pas complètement viré de bord.

Wikipedia for me

Wikipédia is fascinating me.
It's not a cosmetic tool like Facebook.
I found tons of relevant information into it.
And if, at one occasion, I took for true something that is not, I think I will survive.

I am an occasional contributor/donator. As a contributor I am mainly active in the French Wikipedia.
But as a user I mainly use the English Wikipedia.
Because the coverage is much larger and the verification maturity is ahead of the other languages.
I explore a lot using the links ans hence I sometimes find/correct a small trypo error.
I also add comments or questions in the "Discussion" pages.
I admit I did not read all recommendations before starting add contributions.
I go ahead by radar trying to adapt to the, mostly senseful, requirements.

I admire the admins, mediators and stewards that try keeping good order in the vessel.
Not an easy job. The gangrene of the Internet, is the lack of respect.

Friendly to all Wikipedians!
Pierre

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