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BilCat
— Wikipedian ♂ —
Born	20th Century
Name in real life	Bill
Gender	Male
Pronouns	He/Him
Nationality	American
Country	America
Languages	American English, Jamaican Patois, and just a tiny bit of Spanish
Time zone	EST
Ethnicity	Mutt of West European descent
Race	Human race
Eyes	Wears glasses
Blood type	Red
IQ	Yes
Family and friends
Marital status	Single
Children	No
Siblings	Yes
Parents	Yes
Pets	Cats
Education and employment
Employer	Cats
Education	B.A.
High school	Yes
College	Yes
University	Yes
Hobbies, favourites and beliefs
Hobbies	Wikipedia
Religion	Evangelical Christian
Politics	Yes
Movies	Yes
Shows	Yes
Books	Yes
Music	Yes
Interests
	Wikipedia
Contact info
Website	en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:BilCat
Blog	en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:BilCat
Email	"Email this user"
BilCat subpages
	User:BilCat/Subpage
Account statistics
Joined	August 20, 2006
First edit	Forgettable
Extended confirmed	Yes
Page mover	Yes
Rollbacker	Yes
Administrator	Never
Edit count	190,000
Userboxes
	In Memoriam: 9/11; Lest we forget…
	This user has been on Wikipedia for 15 years, 6 months and 20 days.
175,000+	This user has made more than 175,000 contributions to Wikipedia.
268	This user is ranked 268 on the list of Wikipedians by number of edits.
	This user has earned the; 100,000 Edits Award.
	This user has pending changes reviewer rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify)
	This user has rollback rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify)
	This user has page mover rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify)
IP address	This user supports mandatory registration.
	This user thinks that registration should be required to edit articles.
	This user's refusal to financially support Wikipedia and the Foundation is non-negotiable as long as Open Editing is non-negotiable!
	This user is not an admin, but helps and supports ; Rouge admins.
incl	This user is an inclusionist.
	This user is a Christian.
	This user isn't perfect, just forgiven.
✝♫	This user enjoys Christian music.
	This user is American; recognized ancestry ends at the border.
	This user's heart is Jamaican!
	This user is owned by one or more cats.
	This user is a member of WikiProject Aviation.
	This user is a member of WikiProject Aircraft.
	This user is a member of the WikiProject Aircraft - Engine Task Force.
	This user is a member of the Military aviation task force; of WikiProject Military history.
18+	This user is an adult.
BA	This user has a Bachelor of Arts degree.
ATL	This user is a fan of the ; Atlanta Braves
TEN	This user is a fan of the ; Tennessee Titans
ATL	This user is a fan of the ; Atlanta Falcons
UT	This user is a VOLS fan.
UGA	This user is a BULLDOGS fan.
ROM	This user is a fan of the ; Rome Braves
CHA	This user is a fan of the; Chattanooga Lookouts
GWN	This user is a fan of the ; Gwinnett Stripers
NSH	This user is a fan of the; Nashville Predators
ATL	This user is an Atlanta Hawks fan.
MEM	This user is a fan of the; Memphis Grizzlies
its & it’s	This user understands the difference between its and it’s. So should you.
to¦go	This user chooses to sometimes use split infinitives.
A, B, and C	This user prefers the serial comma.
ain’t	This user considers ain’t standard English usage.
which; that	This user typically uses "which" and "that" interchangeably.
they	This user considers singular they standard English usage.
who(m)	This user uses either who or whom in the object case.
-	This user finds MOS:DASH far too complicated and non-intuitive for normal written usage, and uses only hyphens in most circumstances, as they were taught in typing class.
by	The passive voice may be used by this user.
	This user uses the phrase "comprised of" in article space.
y'all	This user thinks y'all serves a useful purpose as a second-person plural pronoun, and would like to see y'all use it more often.
“…,”	For quotation marks, this user would rather use “American punctuation.”
LE-n	dis usa has 4gon da use of gramer and spaling sinse b4 i wuz borned nd has no intenshun 2 eva start uzin it,
based	Based on experience, this user knows that based off is nearly always incorrect.
	This user loathes, but is forced to observe, daylight saving time.
	This user has a dual boot configuration.
C:\>_	This user uses DOS, or knows how to use it.
	This user prefers Windows 7
	This user knows the dire side effects of dihydrogen monoxide.; Do you?
	This user is opposed to online censorship.
	This user is interested in religion.
Wikipedia:Babel
en	This user is a native speaker of the English language.
en-us; -N	This user is a native speaker of American English.
SoE-n	This person is a native speaker of Southern American English; (Southern bah the grace o' God)
jam-2	Dis yuuza ab intamidiet nalij a Jumiekan.
Mix	This user has been influenced by too many dialects of English to use one orthography, vocabulary and grammar consistently.
es-0	Este usuario no entiende español (o lo entiende con mucha dificultad).
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Recent activity	Contributions

CONSIDERING RETIREMENT

BilCat is strongly considering retirement, although nothing is set in stone...

Corporate Stupidity

The recent decision by the WMF to "hide" IP addresses is probably the absolutely most asinine and stupid decision the Foundation has ever made in its 20-year history. Rather than simply require registration, as every other well-trafficked internet website does, the Foundation's decision will make fighting vandals and trolls even more difficult. I did not join Wikipedia for that reason, yet a large percentage of my daily time is taken up with that task. Last year, Portuguese Wikipedia required registration, and all indicators show it to be a very good decision. Vandalism has decreased across the board there, and editors are reporting that they are much happier, and have much more time to spend on improving the encyclopedia. Editor registration has even increased. But rather than follow their example, the Foundation instead dug in its heels, and is implementing IP masking instead. Please understand: One of the primary reasons I oppose IP editing is due to the lack of privacy, but masking IP addressed is not the solution. Mandatory registration will not only protect privacy, but allow an even playing field for all users, which does not exist today.

Because of the Foundation's decision, I am seriously considering retirement from Wikipedia. It's just not worth the grief anymore. As I said, I'm not here to fight vandals and trolls, especially unpaid; I'm here to build encyclopedia. If English Wikipedia ever implements mandatory registration, I plan to return. Until then, I don't think I'll be here much longer. I'm willing to see what happens first, but I don't expect the results to be good.

(If I were fluent in Portuguese, I'd be editing there instead, at least until the Foundation forces them to allow IP editing again, which will probably happen sooner or later. However, unlike many editors on English Wikipedia, I recognize my lack of fluency in other languages, and so I chose not to inflict my language incompetence on other Wikipedias. In truth, I have enough trouble with English sometimes!)

New WP Slogans

Wikipedia – This site is for entertainment purposes only.
Wikipedia – The Encyclopedia anyone can vandalize!
Wikipedia - We make herding cats seem super-easy!
Wikipedia - You don't have to be crazy to edit here, but it helps!
Wikipedia - The internet version of the camel - a horse designed by committee!

Miscellaneous comments

I'm not an idiot, but I sometimes play one on Wikipedia!

And Now, Something Completely Different

My Observations on Pets

Cats really don't have nine lives, but they eat enough food for nine lifetimes.
Many people think cats are cleanly animals. They are not! They are grooming animals - there's a big difference!
Sometimes when your pet is whining for no apparent reason, they just want you to go outside and turn the sun on, or the rain off.