User:Phaedriel/Main

Phaedriel, born Sharon K., will be your hostess while you visit this excuse of a user page. Please make yourself comfortable, and while you look around, allow me to quote the memorable words of Dr. Hannibal Lecter as reminder of the conduct I expect my visitors to observe: Discourtesy is - unspeakably ugly to me. Like my beloved grandpa once told me, a grain of kindness is all it takes to turn thorns into flowers.

I was born somewhere in the late 1970s, with a mixed descent composing of a quarter Finnish, a quarter Irish and half Comanche. After a quiet and lovely childhood spent at a sleepy, yet beautiful town in the great state of Oklahoma where my folks still live, I moved to Oklahoma City, where I currently live and work.

Before you ask me, like many people do every now and then - yes, I do have a Comanche name. But please, even if you're curious, I'd prefer not to be requested to say it. Some things, especially very intimate ones, are better left unsaid. Thank you so much for understanding, my friends!

Wikipedia and my interests
I discovered Wikipedia by accident when searching for information about Quanah Parker back in September '05, but although I kept coming every now and then, it wasn't until December that I got caught in the Wiki-web. I registered on Wednesday 7th, and made my first edit here. At first, my intention was simply to write an article about the Peoria War; but then I felt like writing another, and then another, and then... At this point, I experienced the evolution most of us here go through at some point of our wiki-career, and Wikipedia became a part of me for good.

Languages and History play a very important role in my life, and if I could pass my time learning every language known to men, I certainly would. My ancestry also compels me to research and write about the Comanche and other Native American tribes and the Indian Wars, along with many other related topics. I founded the WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America and created the Indigenous peoples of North America Portal, which became Featured in August '06. There's so much information to upkeep and update, so many great pictures to classify and upload, so many beautiful cultural manifestations to write about, that I've engaged myself in a life-time task... and I love it!

A few short facts about yours truly

 * Sometimes it may take me long to reply to you, but I invariably will try. If a few days pass without reply, please forgive me - I'll get back to you as soon as I possibly can, I swear!
 * If I can, I'll do my best to help you, and all messages and emails requesting my help, no matter what, have my absolute priority when replying.
 * I have always believed in Wikilove, and in the fact that just a drop of kindness can make a difference. Times may change, people may come and go, policies may evolve, but the one absolute truth that remains is that making a fellow editor feel appreciated can and will help our project. That's a belief I will defend as long as my heart beats, with every fiber of my wiki-being.
 * Please, don't email me to participate in a RfC, to endorse a RfA, to voice myself at a particular AfD et al. I regularly take part in all areas, so if I believe I have something to say, rest assured I will, but without pressure.
 * On October '06, as I was entering the third month of pregnancy, both real life difficulties and unpleasant online circumstances compelled me to take an extended wikibreak. Around December, things got even worse, due to a cruel prank played on me that became all too public. I swore then that I'd never return. After reconsidering seriously when things got better on me, I decided to drop by again in April '07, although I have other priorities in my life now. That's all I'll ever say about this matter, so please, don't ask me publicly anymore - thank you for understanding! :) Saddening as that was, however, I'll never forget the many kind and warm good wishes that were gifted to me by everyone who emailed me and posted at my Talk page, even tho I wasn't able to reply to each and every of them. And they say Wikilove is dead! You are all great! ;)

Spot #1 on my favorite vandal list
I have lost count of the times this page has been vandalized, but there's always some vandal who, rather than offending, manages to make me smile. So here it is: the ever coveted first place goes to this gentleman *applause*. Brief list of devoted impersonators and the like:. And the ultimate tribute! :)