User:Francish7

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	Just following how old RMs closed. I was going to say anyway (the above is coincidence) that the way you responded was exemplary. In ictu oculi (talk) 12:07, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

I've lived and worked in several countries - including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Poland. As a child I sailed - with my family of course - to Australia. I lived in a suburb of Brisbane for two and a half years.

I am interested in Basankusu, Democratic Republic of Congo, its surrounding area, people and languages. Basankusu is the place I wrote about first on Wikipedia. The conservation of flora and fauna in Congo is also of interest. I currently live in Basankusu; you can read about my life and work there in my blog.

I have a good working knowledge of Lingala (the language of a large part of the Congo) and French.

I love France, too: its history, language, people, food and drink. I've visited quite a few places in France and would love to do so again (soon I hope!).

I think that the biggest mistake editors can make is to think that they are writing for a local audience. Imagine that your article is being read by someone in Flint, Michigan, or Kanazawa, Ishikawa. They don't want to know the latest council election details, the times of the buses or the fact that the local Asda supermarket used to be a Netto supermarket and people preferred it that way. They really don't.

So many articles are written like magazine articles. Is this because a lot of editors have never used an encyclopedia?

This user has been on Wikipedia for 20 years, 6 months and 29 days.

This user is male.

This user's time zone is GMT.

This user is a citizen of the European Union.

This user lives in England.

This user lives in Yorkshire.

This user is a participant in WikiProject Yorkshire.

This user is a member of WikiProject Africa.

This user is a participant in WikiProject Democratic Republic of the Congo.

This user is interested in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

This user believes that common sense trumps all other arguments.

This user is a participant in WikiProject France.

This editor thinks that all articles should have images and diagrams.

This user believes that a user's edit count doesn't necessarily reflect the value of their contributions to Wikipedia.

This user is bold, but not reckless, in updating pages.

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