Stewart Gordon (born 24 September 1979 in Crawley, West Sussex, England) is a mathematician, software developer and computer geek.
In March 2006, Stewart finished his PhD in Mathematical Sciences at Loughborough University. His research involved computer modelling of diffusion in solid materials on the atomic scale. He has since had various software development/engineering jobs.
As of 2024, Stewart is based in Loughborough, Leicestershire.
Stewart has appeared on the British game show Countdown.
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Wikeeping activities
editStewart has various tendencies towards maintaining the integrity of Wikipedia's content. These have varied over time, but here are just a few examples of corrections he's been known to make not infrequently.
Before | After |
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comprised of | comprising composed of consisting of |
off of | off from on (!) |
between A-B | between A and B |
1/3rd | 1/3 one third a third |
Inappropriate or Contra-Standard Use of Title Case | Appropriate use of sentence case |
1st January to December 31 | 1 January to 31 December January 1 to December 31 |
A dog is a term used to describe an animal that barks. A dog refers to an animal that barks. |
A dog is an animal that barks. |
0207 0208 0203 02380 02392 02476 02920 02890 02882 etc. |
020 023 024 029 028 |
The abbreviations Stewart sometimes uses in edit summaries include:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
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bpr | bypass redirect |
cwis | continue what I started |
cwss | continue what someone started |
fwis | finish what I started |
fwss | finish what someone started |
rfid | redirect from incomplete disambiguation |
rvav | revert accumulated vandalism |
rvav | revert apparent vandalism |
rvg | revert graffiti |
rvud | revert unexplained deletion |
rvur | revert unexplained reversion |
xpa | expand pointless abbreviation |