User:TheYearOfTheCat

Me
I am a middle-age (born 1971) male residing in Portland, OR, USA. I work as an independent software developer, local performance & studio musician, and carpenter in the style of furniture woodworking. I occasionally teach music performance & theory via piano. I am a member of ASCAP and the Guild Of Oregon Woodworkers.

Hobbies
Relevant to topics that I feel experienced enough to comment on within the Wikipedia system, I have focused on several hobbies over the years:
 * Rock Climbing
 * SCUBA Diving
 * Backpacking, Camping
 * Bicycling
 * Home Renovation (US residential electrical code, lumber & surfacing choices)
 * Carpentry, Woodworking

Wikipedia Focus
Unlike more focused editors, I participate in Wikipedia's systems as a casual editor and ongoing donor. I typically only correct small grammar or spelling mistakes if not changed over several days (most are). For topics coinciding with my background, I enjoy collecting references to specific statements and clarifying or correcting based on others' factual statements, rather than injecting opinion of course. This often leads to a more-balanced and nuanced viewpoint, which I hope to use as an improvement within Wikipedia articles.