User:TNstingray

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About me

Welcome! My username combines my home state of Tennessee with the notorious taxonomic order of cartilaginous fish. As a child, I had an unfortunate encounter with the latter that left a scar below my inner ankle, though of course I do not blame the critter for being spooked by a family of beachgoers. At the very least, the experience yielded a cool gamer tag.

Though I have only been an editor on Wikipedia for a few years, countless hours of my childhood were dedicated to reading and researching all its strange and fascinating topics. As such, I am so grateful for the opportunity to contribute towards building this encyclopedia for the current and upcoming generations, and I continue to try and learn something new every day. Much of my work is done behind-the-scenes fixing redirects, links, or typos as I browse, though I also stalk talk pages and make larger edits across articles relating to my specific areas of interest, which right now broadly include science, history, religion, folklore, and the arts.

I do not edit on behalf of any company, organization, group, product, or person. Since 2022, various Internet trolls have accused me of being paid by Amazon to edit the article The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, though I have yet to see this paycheck.^[Humor] My editing philosophy naturally leans towards prioritizing the "letter of the law" when it comes to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, so I find it helpful to reflect on the Fifth Pillar, which reminds us to consider the spirit behind the words.

Userboxes

This user has been on Wikipedia for 4 years, 9 months, and 2 days.	This user has pending changes reviewer rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify)	This user is a participant in WikiProject Middle-earth.	This user would like to remind you that Wikipedia is not censored.
This user lives in the U.S. State of Tennessee.	This user attends or attended the University of Tennessee.	This user respects women and rejects any violence against women.	This user strives to be unfair against unfounded myth and unbalanced in service of the truth.
This user is saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, for the glory of God alone, as revealed from Scripture alone.	This user understands biological evolution and accepts it as a scientifically established fact.	This user is against art generated by artifical intelligence and believes it harms human artists.	This user supports protection of the environment.
This user is interested in the natural sciences.	This user is interested in history.	This user's favorite planet is Earth.	This user would be perfectly fine with humanity if it weren't for all those people.

Barnstars

		The Invisible Barnstar
		Thank you for your effort in helping to better Wikipedia. ––FormalDude talk 04:21, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

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  A WikiGnome
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  Conspiracist Taxonomy
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  Christ in the Desert, 1872