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About my username

My user name is Anglo-Saxon (rather than Scandinavian as has been suggested) and has the following story behind it: Ages (years) ago a new forum was set up for fans of history and archaeology, because some members of an existing forum were sick of all the off-topic postings (the new forum is now sadly defunct, the original one still remains). For some reason the regulars all chose historical names, prinicpally Roman. The Romans have never been a particular interest of mine, and wanting to be a bit different I decided to go with an Anglo-Saxon name (I'm English, btw). I searched the net for Anglo-Saxon names, and found a site (I've not been able to find this online now) with a huge list of them, I browsed the list and decided I liked the look of the name Thryduulf, and so I chose that as my username. I've used it intermittently since. My other (more regular) username is Awkward42 (because I am awkward, and as Awkward was taken at hotmail, I chose Awkward42 (42 being The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything). User:Awkward42 on here is also me, see below and the Awkward42 user page.

Dual Licensing

Multi-licensed into the public domain

I agree to multi-license my eligible text contributions, unless otherwise stated, under Wikipedia's copyright terms and into the public domain. Please be aware that other contributors might not do the same, so if you want to use my contributions in the public domain, please check the multi-licensing guide.

Notes: This applies to my text contributions to all wikipedias, except as noted below. Any work in progress sub-pages in my userspace (e.g. /geonamesongs) are dual liscenced in to the public domain as above unless it is detailed differently below.

Exceptions:

1. This page is not public domain.
   
2. My talk page is not public domain.
3. User:Awkward42's page and associated talk page are 'not public domain.

Images: All images that I upload will be individually liscenced, check the image description page for details. I have lots of photographs on my website. If you want to use one of these images here or elsewhere, please email me at cmckenna@sucs.org. By default I retain copyright on all my photos on that site, but in most cases I will dual liscence (usually to a Creative Commons liscence) if they can be of use here or elsewhere.

Awkward42: Everything above applies to User:Awkward42 with no exceptions. -Thryduulf

last updated: 18:01, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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Awkward42

Awkward42 is my secondary, work-safe user account (I have had no trouble with this log in to-date, but I feel it best to be prepared having seen some of the accusations flying around Requests for Comment/Arbitration). I will not likely do much editing with that user, and so I don't forsee myself loging in much with that user. Consequently non-urgent messages are better left on User_talk:Thryduulf rather than User_talk:Awkward42. Urgent messages should be directed to whichever I'm using at the time. I may move any potentailly non-work-safe messages from that talk page to this, adding apropriate context on both pages. My dual liscencing statement above applies equally to both users. I will endeavor to vote only once in all polls, surverys, VfDs, etc. I am human though, so if I slip up I applogise in advance. Please disreagard the earlier of the two votes.

Thryduulf 03:09, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I've been asked what I mean by a "work-safe" account. At my workplace there are regulations regarding accessing "inapropriate" content on the internet as part of the fair use policy that allows us to use the internet for non-work activities. Although Wikipedia in itself is not inapropriate by any means, some articles may not be, for example articles on pornography, peadophilia, politics (I work in the UK Civil Service), etc. It is possible that my using work's network to access or contribute to such articles may contravene these regulations. I do not have the same restrictions on my personal internet connection at home, and do not wish to be subject to them outside of work. For this reason I have created Awkward42 as a secondary user, from which I will not access or contribute to possibly inapropriate articles, leaving me free to use Thrydullf to edit without restriction. As of 24 January 2005 there has been no problem, but I am prepared for an eventuality where it becomes one. Thryduulf 02:29, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Shortcuts

These are my shortcuts to pages I visit frequently, and whose titles I don't seem to remember

• Category:Articles that need to be wikified

Work in progress

These are articles that I'm working outside of the main article space (e.g. trial versions of proposed changes).

• /Geonamesongs - Proposed reworking of List of songs whose title includes geographical names to include links to places. Comments to User talk:Thryduulf/Geonamesongs please.

Photo galeries

These are galeries of photographs that I have uploaded to wikipedia or wikimedia commons. More galeries are on my website [1], see above for copyright information regarding these.

• /Wikimeets/London3

Random stuff

I couldn't fit this stuff anywhere else!

• /wikistory links - An alphabetically ordered list of all the articles linked from Wikipedia:Wikistory.
• /Country naming conventions pop-quiz answers Answers to the "pop quiz" at Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (country-specific topics)
• /Users named after ancient Greeks - to help keep track of the user:Iasson/user:Faethon sockpuppets. Thryduulf 09:45, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)