user:Grutness

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James Dignan (User:Grutness) is less involved in Wikipedia than he used to be, owing to the over-officiousness of several users who have made this site no longer the enjoyable place it used to be. Whereas at one time it was a case of two steps forward, one step back - manageable, but annoying - it is now frequently one step forward, four or five steps back, with accompanying bitching, zealousness and self-glorifying bossiness. This is not what the site should be - it should be a community, with emphasis on the CO-, meaning together. I'm still around though, but doing more general editing than massive amounts of admin work.

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If you really must know something about me, I'm an admin, and have made just over 300,000 edits, started several thousand articles, and uploaded almost 1000 photos and diagrams either to Wikipedia or Wikicommons. I've been a Wikipedian since 2004. Three essays which I have written are used as guidelines on Wikipedia:

I'm English by birth, my ancestry is Irish, Scottish, and English, and I live in New Zealand. More information about me can be found on these subpages:

If you're desperate to find out yet more (are you stalking me?) you can always check out the old, full version of this page: [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Grutness&oldid=409928657]

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colspan="7" style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | Image:Tireless_Contributor_Barnstar.gif (talk), award you the Tireless Contributor Barnstar.06:47, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)]]Image:Barnstar of National Merit.png, I, Redux, hereby award you The Barnstar of National Merit. Congratulations! Redux 16:00, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)]]Image:Barnstar_of_Diligence.png, I hereby award you with the The Barnstar of Diligence – Clockwork Soul 20:58, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC) (KC)]]Image:Barnstar-lightbulb3.png Image:Working_Man's_Barnstar.png, I, *Kat* award you this Working Man's Barnstar. Wear it with pride.]]Image:Original_Barnstar.png, award you this barnstar for helping out newbies, being a funny person, reverting vandalism, and all around being a great wikipedian.]]Image:Barnstar_of_Diligence.png (talk) 25px 20:53, 22 August 2005 (UTC)]]Image:Tireless_Contributor_Barnstar.gif 09:10, 21 September 2005 (UTC)]] Image:Original_Barnstar.png, hereby award you this barnstar; for your work on New Zealand related articles]]Image:Original_Barnstar.png, hereby award you this barnstar; for your help with stub sorting and because you fixed my first article! :)]]File:Clé_plate.jpg 00:44, 18 January 2006 (UTC)]]Image:Original_Barnstar.png 00:59, 24 March 2006 (UTC) for {{User:Disavian/Userboxes/relirespect}}'']]File:Barnstar of Humour3.png warranted acclaim (as do your significant contributions to Wikipedia). Take care. - Politepunk 07:53, 18 April 2006 (UTC)]]Image:Random_Acts_of_Kindness_Barnstar.png 21:32, 31 October 2006 (UTC)]]Image:Barnstar_of_Diligence.png for development of a course on stubbing for the Virtual classroom. The Transhumanist 15:54, 16 November 2006 (UTC)]]Image:Editors_Barnstar.png, award you this editors barnstar for your particulary fine work with wikiproject stub sorting and the what nots. Without it, the stub world would be too crazy (even though it does drive me slighlty nuts). Keep up the great work, it is much appreciated. User:Chrislk02

- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 01:15, 17 January 2007 (UTC)]] Image:Featured article star.svg has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, and therefore, I've officially declared today as Grutness's day! For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian, enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Grutness! Love, Phaedriel
09:17, 28 July 2007 (UTC)A record of your Day will always be kept here.]]Image:StubSortBarnstar.png (tis herself) 23:03, 24 September 2007 (UTC)]]Image:Original_Barnstar.png (talk) 10:51, 10 May 2008 (UTC)]]Image:Refdesk barnstar candidate2.png (talk) 08:24, 13 June 2008 (UTC)]]Image:Tireless_Contributor_Barnstar.gif (talk) 04:20, 1 July 2008 (UTC)]]Image:Tireless_Contributor_Barnstar.gif we have eds like him Satu Suro 12:52, 23 October 2008 (UTC)]]File:Border Collie (View Dan) 9 semaines sur canards.jpg, wish to thank Grutness for his diligence in stub-sorting, particularly for his help and advice with museum stubs, and to apologize for any initial misunderstandings... You may want to pick out one of these [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ducks_in_heraldry blasons of honor] for yourself as well. ;)]] Image:Original_Barnstar.png (talk) 18:33, 15 July 2010 (UTC)]]File:Purple Star.png File:No Spam Barnstar Hires.png (talk) 07:44, 20 June 2013 (UTC)]]File:Copyeditor Barnstar Hires.png to stand in your way :) >SerialNumber54129^{...speculates} 11:58, 4 February 2018 (UTC)]]File:Original Barnstar Hires.png.—Mythdon (talk • contribs) 02:03, 4 November 2018 (UTC)]]File:Barnstar of Diligence Hires.png SLOPU 09:11, 29 May 2019 (UTC)]]File:Editors Barnstar Hires.png (talk) 02:08, 30 January 2020 (UTC)]]