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'''Notes''' 
* You are welcome to e-mail me, but be sure to include your username or I will not be able to respond. 
* You are welcome to correct my spelling (I use [[Canadian English]]).
* You are welcome to transfer any of my images to the commons.
:<small><sup><font color="#000">[[User:H|(]]</font><font color="#c20">[[User talk:H|H]]</font><font color="#000">[[User:H|)]]</font></sup></small><!-- Was HighInBC -->
== HighInBC ==

''[[/Geek code|Geek code]]'' <small><sup>[http://tools.wikimedia.de/~interiot/cgi-bin/Tool1/wannabe_kate?username=H&site=en.wikipedia.org stats]</sup></small>


Hello, I am Ryan, I have enjoyed Wikipedia so much that I have created my [http://wiki.HighInBCGallery.com own wiki] to help me track my various personal projects. My Wikipedia name '''HighInBC''' is a reference to my enjoyment of hiking the mountains and valleys of [[British Columbia]]. If you know about photography I am always open to advice, whether general or based on what you have seen of my work.

I enjoy photography and take pictures whenever I get the chance, thank God for digital cameras because I cannot afford to buy film. I have an alternate account [[User:HighOnTheRoad]] that I use if I am using a potentially insecure computer.

I try to be a nice guy.

See [[Special:Contributions/HighInBC|what I have contributed]].

See the [[/gallery|gallery]] of the photos I have taken for wikipedia.

If you want to form a cabal, just e-mail me. <small><sup>Kidding, kinda serious though, but kidding</sup></small>

== Credentials ==

I am a [[Monarch|King]] who lives in a [[Loss Creek|magical forest]]. However, do not let the influence you in a content dispute, as we use [[WP:A|attribution]] to a reliable source to confirm things, not credentials.

== Current RfAs ==
It is important to keep an eye on these. I hate it when an RfA ends and I would have commented, so now I watch more carefully.

{| align=left !important;
|{{Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard/RfA Report}}
|}
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== Early internet history for HighInBC ==

I was once known as '''Oxhlodo''', a name created via random smacking of keys, then editing the results. The earliest known record of my existence on the internet is here:[http://cypherpunks.venona.com/date/1994/05/msg01632.html] with this response [http://cypherpunks.venona.com/date/1994/05/msg01655.html]. Not sure what list I was asking for but I am pretty sure the response was a joke.

== Photos I plan to take ==

:* [[Sidney, British Columbia]]
:* [[BC Transit]]
::* Parking lot full of buses (at their HQ)
::* A double decker bus

:* [[Wikipedia:Photo Matching Service#Sidney]]

:* [[Wikipedia:Photo Matching Service#Victoria_2]]



== Words I want to use ==

; heterodox : Not in accordance with established doctrines or opinions, or those generally recognized as right or 'orthodox'.
; shew : prove: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment.

== Things I need ==

Links and templates I always find myself needing:

:* [[User:HighInBC/gallery]]
:* {{User:HighInBC/Old AfD Link}}
:* [[WP:AN]]
:* [[WP:AN/I]]
:* [[Wikipedia:Template messages]]
::* [[WP:TUSER]]
::* [[WP:TM/CLEAN]]
:* [[Wikipedia:Administrator_intervention_against_vandalism]]
:* [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents]]
:* [[WP:RFCN]]
:* [[:Category:Speedy deletion templates]]
:* [[CAT:CSD]]
:* [[CAT:UNBLOCK]]
:* [[WP:PEREN#Legal_issues]]
:* <nowiki>{{Removewarn}}</nowiki>
:* <nowiki>{{db-spam}}</nowiki>
:* <nowiki>{{spam#-n|Article name}}    <- 0/1,2,3/4</nowiki>
:* <nowiki>{{no copyright holder|month=month(word)|day=day|year=year}}</nowiki>
:* <nowiki>{{importance}}</nowiki>
:* <nowiki>{{unreferenced}}</nowiki>
:* [http://stats.wikimedia.org/EN/TablesWikipediaEN.htm Wikipedia Statistics English]
:* [irc://irc.wikimedia.org/en.wikipedia #en.wikipedia] Recent changes feed
:* [irc://chat.freenode.net/wikipedia-en-admins #wikipedia-en-admins]
:** /msg nickserv identify overlord
:** /msg chanserv invite #wikipedia-en-admins
:** /join #wikipedia-en-admins

== A few opinions ==

*Personal attacks create a hostile environment that chases away productive users
*Personal attacks are still personal attacks, even if worded cleverly: "I my opinion you seem to be acting like a moron..."
*Reverting the action of another users always deserves an explanation, even if done by an admin
*Complaints that are not specific may be ignored
*Complaints that are ignored should not be repeated unless they provide new information
*If people do not respond to complaints then further action may be needed
*"Assume good faith" does not mean "Act like a sucker"
*If you apply the true spirit of consensus, instead of just counting votes, people will always complain.
*I will try to enforce policy, but sometimes there are simply to many people resisting it and I give up(for a little while).
*Always remember Wikipedia is not an experiment in freedom. Altruism can be detremental to the project if it is not tempered by a little bit of brain matter.

== Misc ==

Outside opinions of HighInBC:

:* [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/HighInBC]] - 18:03, 27 May 2006 - 03:43, 2 June 2006
:* [[User:HighInBC/Review by Dlohcierekim]] - 18:54, 17 October 2006
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AHighInBC&diff=86288964&oldid=86274164 "Your RfA" from User:Tone] - 08:04, November 7, 2006
:* [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/HighInBC 2]] - 10:41, November 21, 2006 to 14:01, November 28, 2006
:* [{{fullurl:WP:ANI|oldid=113232129}}#Harrassment This] and [{{fullurl:WP:ANI|oldid=113140640}}#Blocks_for_personal_attacks this] contain outside opinions of me - 22:06, 1 March 2007 to 18:02, 5 March 2007
:* For more outside opinions on me, see my '''Trophy case''' on my user talk page which contains ''Items that have been removed from my userspace''.

I have the same username on other Wikis:

:* I am [[commons:User:HighInBC]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%3AHighInBC&diff=91661867&oldid=91661416].
:* I am [http://wiki.highinbcgallery.com/index.php/User:HighInBC User:HighInBC on my own wiki].

I have multiple users on this Wiki in a manner permitted by [[WP:SOCK#Legitimate_uses_of_multiple_accounts|policy]] including:

:* I am [[User:HighOnTheRoad]], I use this user when on an untrusted computer or network so as to avoid compromising my admin account.
:* I operate [[User:HBC Archive Indexerbot]], an automated bot account for indexing archives. '''In progress'''
:* I operate [[User:HBC AIV helperbot]], a bot designed to remove already blocked people from [[WP:AIV]]. <small><sup>[http://tools.wikimedia.de/~interiot/cgi-bin/Tool1/wannabe_kate?username=HBC_AIV_helperbot&site=en.wikipedia.org stats]</sup></small>
:* <s>I operate [[User:HBC archive builderbot]], a bot that generates and maintains an archive for [[WP:RFCN]]. '''[[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/HBC archive builderbot|Approved for trials]]''' </s> '''On back burner'''
:* I operate [[User:HBC NameWatcherBot]], a bot that monitors new names and reports names that match certain patters. '''[[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/HBC NameWatcherBot|Approved for trials]]'''

Funny things I have seen:

:* [[Talk:Muhammad/images#The_mediation--_in_comical_screenplay_form]]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&curid=5137507&diff=128763793&oldid=128759523 "David Gerard is an idiot" - David Gerard]
:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:TortureIsWrong&curid=10155722&diff=135880243&oldid=135879773 doing so was a Bush-league move worthy of Bush himself]
:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=block&user=SimonP&page=User%3ABetacommandBot "Bots incapable of responding to criticism are to be blocked"]

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{{User:HighInBC/Barnstars}}H is taking a very long Wikibreak because the foundation has decided to enforce the unblock of a person who has harassed me in my place of work and at home. This shows a real disrespect to my volunteering to this project and dismisses the danger to my employment and physical safety that the outing of my personal information caused. Not sure when I will be back. See [[User talk:ColScott]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:ColScott block log]. [[User talk:H|<small><sup><font color="#000">(<font color="#c20">H</font>)</font></sup></small>]]<!-- Was HighInBC --> 16:40, 7 June 2007 (UTC)