User:zfJames

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Weise's epitaph in Eisenberg, Germany

In historical linguistics, Weise's law describes the loss of palatal quality some consonants undergo in specific contexts in the Proto-Indo-European language. In short, when the consonants represented by *ḱ *ǵ *ǵʰ, called palatovelar consonants, are followed by *r, they lose their palatal quality, leading to a loss in distinction between them and the plain velar consonants *k *g *gʰ. Some exceptions exist, such as when the *r is followed by *i or when the palatal form is restored by analogy with related words. Although this sound change is most prominent in the satem languages, it is believed that the change must have occurred prior to the centum–satem division, based on an earlier sound change which affected the distribution of Proto-Indo-European *u and *r. The law is named after the German linguist Oskar Weise (epitaph pictured), who first postulated it in 1881 as the solution to reconciling cognates in Ancient Greek and Sanskrit. (Full article...)

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About

This page lists a little bit about me through user boxes and other material. The sections below will be primarily dedicated to my own thoughts on editing and my work here. Feel free to comment on my talk page about anything related to this page or my editing practices in general. Note that I will, at times, be absent from my work due to school and other considerations since I do have a life outside of Wikipedia.

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for several years.

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This user can program in C#.

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Labrador Retrievers.

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This user is at an intermediate comedic level. They can back slap with the best of them.

Facts

This user knows that facts matter, but understands that all facts are based on underlying assumptions about truth.

Proof

This user is aware that science cannot prove anything and that all people (including scientists) are biased.

This user knows that the United States is a republic and not a democracy.

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This user contributes using Firefox.

Oh no: this user has way too many userboxes.

Editing Style

I devote most of my Wikipedia time to grammar fixes as opposed to wholesale content addition, substitution, or deletion. Sometimes I forget to proofread my changes before publishing (don't we all?), but I make an effort to keep the original intent of the article or cited material using contextual hints and source material. I have not authored any articles and I usually do not write sufficiently new material to warrant an official citation. I am relatively familiar with code and therefore prefer the source editing pane (although, as a fairly new user, I sometimes don't have a clue what I'm doing!). I am familiar with HTML and CSS styling, but I do not claim to have any expertise with JavaScript.

Vandalism

I have spent significant time working on vandalism reports lately, so I want to clarify my understanding of the vandalism regulations. First, if your edit is destructive (i.e. removing significant content without any kind of visible reason), I will undo it until the issue is discussed further. Second, if you change words or constructive content into meaningless or offensive content, I will remove your edits with a higher-level warning (than just level 1). Finally, any other edits that I change are, of course, only my interpretation of the context and can certainly be inaccurate. Feel free to politely and professionally discuss any issues with my changes on my talk page because I probably do not have yours on my watchlist. Enjoy editing Wikipedia!

Offensive Content

I believe that judicious censorship of repugnant material demonstrates a healthy understanding of moral boundaries and indicates a decent society. However, since I have chosen to edit on Wikipedia, I have (implicitly) agreed to abide by their boundaries. Wikipedia is not censored and I will not censor it in accordance with those guidelines. That being said, I will fully censor content I believe represents a personal attack when such content appears on my user page. I am very willing to reason with anyone who disagrees with me as long as both sides can remain civil throughout the discussion. Professionalism is not just valuable in the workplace—it also sets a lifelong standard of character that should not be shed just because a user can hide behind a 'different identity' online. Censorship of material on my talk page will comprise two types depending on the severity:

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Name-Calling and Insults (no content) {{Inappropriate comment |action=no action |reason=See [[WP:PA]] |comment=Personal attacks are not appreciated and can be removed from my own talk page. Thanks! ~~~~ }} Personal attacks are not appreciated and can be removed from my own talk page. Thanks! ~~~~

Offensive References and Ad hominem attacks within an argument

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Note that my particular method of handling this type of content is not intended to serve as a reference or a template for any other user's actions. I do not claim to be even using the templates correctly, so bear that fact in mind. This is for illustrative purposes only.

Views Purported To Represent Me

I do not share my identity on Wikipedia and none of the information presented on either my talk page or my user page (including subpages) should be construed as an indicator of my actual views. Information which has been verifiably added by my username certainly may represent my views, but none of my page edits or comments are 'clues' or links to me.

Kitten Template

I have created one template, which is for giving someone a kitten. This section is mainly just a notice so that users are aware of my subpages, but if you want to use it, here it is.

Subpages

Per Wikipedia policy, I am allowed to create subpages of my user page for the purposes of testing and creation of Wikipedia-related content as long as I don't have anything not allowed in user pages anyway. With this in mind, and with the intent to make my stuff and tests a bit more organized, I have created a series of user subpages dedicated to templates, userboxes, and, later, sandboxes (no link yet). Talk page archives should (assuming that the archive bot is configured correctly) be automatically recorded and archived. Please let me know if one of my pages contains content deemed to fall under WP:UPNOT through a message on my talk page before just changing the page. Here is the list of subpages:

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