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If For Some Reason You Feel The Need To Edit This Page, Please Do So On The Pages Beta Page As That Is Where I Edit The Page As A Hole And Wouldn't Want To See Your Changes Accidently Overwritten, When I Update The Actual Usser Page. For My Reasoning On Why I Take This Method In Editing My Page, See The Other Section On This Page.

FERDIA O'BRIEN

About Me

A Little About Me
Well, I suppose the first thing I should point out about myself is that I hail from the Emerald Isle, I'm currently doing a Higher Degree in Multimedia Applications Development, and I work for America Online to keep myself afloat.

In regards to Wikipedia I usually perform small, correction type edits, but my main goal on Wikipedia is to standardise the methods of Archiving, and to crack down on the rampant vandalism of the articles. I also do more major edits every once in a while, usually on music type articles. As you may be able to guess I am currently rebuilding my User Page, the main addition being a new layout for the Main Page, with a complete rebuild of the main page existing here.

Check out this link: It's cool. [1]

A Flag For Each Year

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My Interests

♂This user is male.
enThis user is a native speaker of the English language.
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tlh-0tlhIngan Hol jatlhbe' lo'wI'vam.
This user is an audiophile.
Republic of IrelandThis user is a
resident citizen of the
Republic of Ireland.
IrelandThis user is Irish and
lives in Ireland.
FGThis user thinks Family Guy is freakin' sweet.
This user enjoys Star Trek.
This user contributes using Firefox.
PsThis user contributes using
Adobe Photoshop.
This user is an atheist.

This user has an iPod.
cRap This user can't stand rap music.
This user enjoys rock music.
This user is a member of Wikipedians against censorship.
This user is a member of the
Counter-Vandalism Unit.

Today's featured article

Andrea Navagero

Andrea Navagero (1483–1529) was a Venetian diplomat and writer. He entered the Great Council of Venice at the age of twenty, five years younger than was normal at the time. He edited manuscripts at the Aldine Press, garnering a reputation as a scholar and a highly skilled writer. In 1515, he was appointed the official historian of the Republic of Venice as well as the caretaker of a library containing the collection of the scholar Bessarion. Navagero was named the Venetian ambassador to Spain in 1523 and navigated the volatile diplomatic climate caused by the conflict between Charles V of Spain and Francis I of France. By the time Navagero arrived back in Venice in 1528, he had grown disillusioned with politics and wished to return to editing manuscripts and cultivating his prized gardens. Much to his dismay, he was appointed ambassador to France in January 1529. After traveling to meet with Francis I, he fell ill and died that May. (Full article...)

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My Work & Templates

Original Work
I mostly do small edits, but heres some of my larger ones (the list isn't fully compiled by any means, I'm just to busy hunting vandals right now:

Outside specific edits like those, I've set up countless archives, archive boxes and (in my own humble opinion), the indespencable To-Do-Boxes

Templates

  • Archive Template [2]
  • References Template [3]
  • Column Template [4]
  • Nested Projects Template [5]

My Origional Homepage

For My Beta Page

Bands I Listen Too

AC/
DC
This user is a fan of AC/DC.
VHThis user loves Van Halen.
This user is a Black Sabbath fan.
MöHThis user is a fan of Motörhead.
This user is a Nirvana fan.
RHCPThis user is a huge Red Hot Chili Peppers fan.
TLThis user is a Thin Lizzy fan.
BRThis user is a fan of BAD RELIGION.
This user is a fan of Metallica.
This user is one hard-core Pearl Jam fan.
WSThis user fell in love with The White Stripes
  All in all, this user's just another brick in the wall.
This user is a fan of The Smashing Pumpkins and worships Billy Corgan.
When this user dies, this user takes the stairway to heaven.
WikiProject iconMotorhead (inactive)
WikiProject iconThis page is within the scope of WikiProject Motorhead, a project which is currently considered to be inactive.

Did you know...

Engraving of the Great Pyramid of Giza
Engraving of the Great Pyramid of Giza

On this day...

May 29: Feast day of Saint Paul VI (Catholicism)

Headline in the New York Times
Headline in the New York Times
More anniversaries:

Other Stuff

For That Which Does Not Fit Into The Pages Above, It Will Have To Go Right Here

Methodology
I edit this page and its accompanying talk page using several beta pages, the reason for this is that due to the complex nature of the code, I hate leaving the page in a disordered state if I have to stop coding before I’ve finished.

As I mentioned about, those beta pages are:

Quick Note
Just a quick note for those of you brave enough to make it to the bottom. This page is designed for a 1680x1050 flat panel monitor. Why? Well, because that's what I use and this page is my tool box, not yours. I have set up my own copy of the Main Page (with everything, not just the main five boxes) here because I hole-heartadly disagree with one fundimental element of the page, which will become obvious when you head over to the page. I set up a redirect on the Talk Page to go to the actual main page for my own conveniance, if you want to say something on my Main Page Talk Page, please do so on my Talk Page.

Australian white ibis

The Australian white ibis (Threskiornis molucca) is a wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It is widespread across much of Australia, and has a predominantly white plumage with a bare, black head, long downcurved bill, and black legs. While it is closely related to the African sacred ibis, the Australian white ibis is a native Australian bird. Due to its increasing presence in the urban environment and its habit of rummaging in garbage, the species has acquired a variety of colloquial names such as "tip turkey" and "bin chicken". This Australian white ibis was photographed at the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.

Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp