User:HopalongCasualty

Formerly known as Beemer69. After 17 years I decided it was finally time for a change. My inspiration was the 1960 cartoon of the same name.

Current events (as of 7/24)

 * Still feeling shitty at times, but am finally getting back on the editing saddle. Don't get old, y'all. Anyway, currently debating whether or not Kung Lao is still worthy of sticking around.

Me.
Damn, I've been here for a long time. In July 2007, my first major Wiki edit (of Ronaldinho) was all reverted only because I was an anonymous IP then, which finally led me to create an account.

Anyway, I'm a middle-aged squirrel who messes mostly with escapist subjects. I guess I could call this a hobby, but heck, so could a good chunk of WP editors. My style is normally saving Big Edits for my weekends and casual editing for all other times. That's why you'll often see me start a project and then not touch it for several days.

I focus particularly on video game characters, and particularly the Mortal Kombat series as it's been a part of my life for three whole decades. (Yes, I'm old.) I've had the pleasure of collaborating with VG editors like GreenishPickle, KungFuMan, Tintor2 and many others over the years on how to properly write these things. Aside from that, I usually end up poking into and tweaking some random article, then end up editing it again later for no particular reason.

Folks, please don't get upset if I wind up changing your past edits. When I perform extensive edits or cleanups, I first and foremost try to maintain the integrity of the article. I myself have had big edits that I worked my butt off on and thought were the cat's pajamas, hacked up by other contributors over time. That's just how Wikipedia rolls, y'all.

I have Meniere's, suffer from anxiety, and am on the spectrum. Fucking hell.

Misplaced hyphens piss me off. You've been warned.

How I devote too much of my time to Wikipedia.
Major article cleanups. Recreated articles are in bold.
 * Ermac Happy tenth anniversary, ya bastard.
 * Space Harrier — Completed in 2016. Increased sources from 34 to 97. Before
 * Bea Benaderet — Completed in 2017. Increased sources from 14 to 124. Before
 * Dida (footballer, born 1973)
 * Glacier (wrestler) - one of these days I'll get back in there and clean it up.
 * Sara Berner

Significant contributions
 * Ada Wong
 * Mia Wasikowska
 * List of Mortal Kombat characters and multiple individual character articles
 * List of television shows notable for negative reception

Stashed here for my own personal use.
 * What is and is not a reliable VG source?
 * List of GA video game characters