User:Herbfur

My name is Eric (He/Him). Off Wikipedia, I'm a New Yorker and I'm an English language tutor. My main hobbies are cycling, learning languages, swimming, running, and editing Wikipedia.

I mainly edit articles on technology, transportation, and politics. I've made over 1500 edits since 2015, passing my 500th edit in October 2020. I'm always learning and I have so much to learn about Wikipedia. So far, most of my work is removing vandalism, updating information, and enforcing Wikipedia's policies. I would like to create more articles, as I have little experience in that field. Of course, if I make mistakes, please do let me know, I'm always ready to learn.

I believe in kindness, courtesy, and courage. And I'm always trying to leave the world a little better than I found it, one step (and one edit) at a time. I believe that the world is better when everyone gets on board so everyone can collaborate and build consensus. And that's what I love about Wikipedia. As messy and imperfect as things can get, we're all people coming together to build an encyclopedia representing the sum of human knowledge. It's remarkable.

Herbfur

— Wikipedian  —
Name	Eric
Born	New York City, New York
Pronouns	He/Him
Handedness	Right
Hobbies, favourites and beliefs
Politics	Socdem
Account statistics
Joined	February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)
First edit	February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)
Edit count	2057 and counting

What I'm Working On

This list is NOT up to date. My main editing strategy as of late is to catch errors as I'm reading and provide updates to software articles as they're released.

• Safari (web browser)'s system requirements section is in dire need of an update. I'm working on updating this in table format.
• AutoCAD version history's section on OS Support is incomplete. I plan on expanding this and adding citations. A platform compatibility table is also a consideration.
• A platform compatibility table for Adobe Premiere
• Possibly adding more articles on prior state-level US elections (2014 Alabama State Legislature Election, for instance).
• Adding to the iOS-Specific Features section of the Safari (web browser) article.
• Adding limitations of Rosetta 2 to the Rosetta (software) article.
• Expand the History of the Opera web browser article, maybe with a table like that of the Firefox version history article.
• Update the iPadOS article so features are general to all of iPadOS and not just iPadOS 13.
• Shifting all tables in the Safari version history article to template format
• Adding references to the Vivaldi (web browser) article's version history section to establish notability.
• Add notable changes for Windows 10 v1607-1809 on Windows 10 version history.

Suggestions or comments on what I should work on? Head over to my talk page and let me know!

Userboxes

About Me

This user is a man.

This user supports the legalization of same-sex marriage.

This user is of multiple ancestries.

POCThis user is a person of color.

This user is of Chinese ancestry.

This user is of Honduran ancestry.

This user is of Italian ancestry.

This user is of United States ancestry.

This user is of Puerto Rican ancestry.

This user is Asian American.

這個用戶是華人。
这个用户是华人。
This user is of Chinese ethnicity.華夏兒女

This user is Chinese-American.

This user is proud to be Puerto Rican

This user is a Nuyorican.

This user is Italian-American, and a New Yorker.

ZThis user is a member of
Generation Z.

This user is a citizen of the United States of America.

This user is a citizen of the U.S. State of New York.

1This user has one sibling.

Please use the pronouns
He/Him/His
when referring to this user.

RIDIC
:-?This user is ridiculously short and proud of it, but still wishes he were much taller at the same time ... ?

This user is right-handed.

This user has black hair.

This user doesn't sleep much.

This user suffers from hay fever.

This user is near sighted.

This user has brown eyes.

This user is hopelessly addicted to editing Wikipedia.

This user likes to sleep.

This user lives in the Americas.

This user lives in the United States of America.

This user is a member of the LGBT community.

This technically bisexual user prefers dating other men.

This user believes sexual orientations are a "fact" fabricated in the 19th century. Read up!

Language

enThis user is a native speaker of the English language.

es-3Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel avanzado de español.

cmn這個用戶的母語是官話。
这个用户的母语是官话。

fr-2Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau intermédiaire en français.

ru-2Этот участник неплохо знает русский язык.

it-2Questo utente può contribuire con un livello intermedio di italiano.

de-1Dieser Benutzer hat grundlegende Deutschkenntnisse.

U.S.
spellingThis user prefers to use
American English spelling.

tough, though, through, thoughtThis user supports
English spelling reform.

ZThis user calls it zee.

USThis user uses American English.

spa-4Este user le speaka el Spanglish al nivel profesional.

you oneThis user knows that one should not use "you" in encyclopedia articles or other formal works.

en-nycThis user speaks in New Yorker. {{{1}}}.

theyThis user considers singular they standard English usage.

Thou/YeThis user wants to resurrect the T–V distinction in English.

a lot alotThis user recognizes that linguistic change is a natural and desirable aspect of human language.

person,
humanityThis editor writes carefully to avoid gender neutrality issues completely.

y'allThis user thinks y'all serves a useful purpose as a second-person plural pronoun, and would like to see y'all use it more often.

Subj	This user prefers that the subjunctive mood be used. Were this user you, he would use it.

byThis user has no opinion about the passive voice.

"There's" with a plural subjectThis user knows that "there's" with a plural subject is a pervasive grammatical error. There's ^{There are} too many people making this mistake. Don't be one of them.

...in. (some-times)Ending a sentence with a preposition would be something with which this user does not like dealing unless it be used either in a passive voice, in an infinitive, or as a prepositional adverb.

to
too
twoThis user thinks that too many people have no idea how to use words that they should have learned in grade two.

whomThis user insists upon using whom wherever it is called for, and fixes the errors of whomever he sees.

This user thinks good grammar is sexy.

Thxs usxr thxnks chxnging the spxllings of wxrds to "avxd offxnding pxple" is ridiculxs.

My beliefs

This user doesn't care what your "ancestries" are; this user likes people for what they are and not because of a place of birth!

This user believes that one should never stop feeding one's brain.

This user knows that
Black Lives Matter.

This user knows that
Empathy Matters.

This user ardently opposes
the alt-right.

This user ardently opposes all forms of RACISM.

This user ardently opposes the rise of neo-fascism.

This user believes in disability awareness.

This user supports the United Nations and wants to reform it.

This user supports the
European Union.

Herbfur thinks first-past-the-post is a flawed voting system and wants fairer votes.

This user knows that
Democracy Matters.

This user believes that movie stars and celebrities should stick to what they're good at, not become politicians.

This user supports instant-runoff voting.

This user despises all dictators.

This user despises Gerrymandering.

This user supports the direct participation of electorates by initiative, referendum, recall, and dissolution.

This user supports
proportional representation.

This user believes that liberal democracy is the only legitimate form of government.

This user is a neoliberal

This user supports and endorses
Social Democracy.

This user likes capitalism.

This user is a left-wing capitalist & doesn't see any contradiction in it.

This user is against communism.

This user promotes efforts to counter
climate change

This user ardently supports the
Paris Agreement
on climate change.

This user supports the taxation of pollution.

This user supports protection of the environment.

This user is NOT an Anarchist.

In Memoriam: 9/11
Lest we forget…

This user believes torture is usually wrong, but can be justified under the ticking time bomb scenario.

This user believes that the
alt-right is killing the
U.S. Republican Party.

This user is anti-fascist who is against racist ideology of the Third Reich, Fascist Italy, NDH and Nedić's Serbia.

This user is a left-libertarian.

This user is interested in politics.

lib	This user is a liberal and doesn't understand why Americans have demonised the word.

This user identifies as a centrist.

This user supports necessary abortion, but not elective abortion.

PLThis user is pro-life.

This wikipedian's consciousness, based upon humanist and/or Spiritual principles, opposes: abortion and euthanasia.

This user strongly supports animal rights.

This user supports animal rights, but believes human rights are more important.

This user is against imperialism.

This user prefers that the death penalty be used very sparingly.

This user supports the ban on smoking in public places.

This user is against the war on drugs.

This user is against the war on drugs.

This user is a proponent of free trade.

viva	This user supports the Consistent Life Ethic.

This user supports gun regulation, but not an outright ban on the civilian ownership of guns.

This user strongly believes in freedom of speech.

This user knows that a right not to be offended is fundamentally incompatible with freedom of speech.

This user believes in gender equality.

This user is both a feminist and a masculinist.

This male user supports feminism.

This user opposes contraceptives.

This user is a strong supporter of the LGBT community and sees nothing wrong with being queer.

This user believes that people should use the bathroom for the gender that they identify as.

This user finds censorship offensive.

PC	This user believes political correctness was created in good intentions, but is often overused, misused, or taken way out of context.

This user believes that politicians should not interfere with Public news broadcasting. ^†

This user doesn't believe in the ownership of culture and knowledge but is nonetheless opposed to plagiarism.

This user believes in the separation of religion and state.*

This user believes religion should stay out of politics.

This user strongly opposes curfew laws.

This user believes that Nationalism is good for culture but bad for politics.

This user believes that every nation has an inherent right of national sovereignty.

This user supports secessionist and autonomist groups so long as a majority of the people living within the region in question support secession or further autonomy, that it is achieved through nonviolent means only and that the minority that do not support independence are treated with respect.

This user believes that the borders of African Countries should be redrawn to reflect the nations and tribes of Africa. ^†

This user believes that sweatshops in poor countries do more harm than good.

This user supports immigration and the right to travel freely upon the planet we share.

This user believes in the power of nonviolence.

This user supports peace in space.

This user ​ supports the
Bill of Rights
of the United States.

This user knows that
Facts Matter

This user is proud to be an
American !

This user
bows to no king!

This user knows that
Science Matters.

This user knows that
Truth Matters.

This user ​ supports the
Constitution
of the United States.

White Nationalists
shall not move us!

This user believes that
hard work
deserves a living wage.

This user wants Puerto Rico to either be a U.S. state
or a sovereign country.^†

This user believes that former U.S. President Donald Trump steered the United States onto a dangerous course.

This user seeks to eradicate
Trumpism
wherever it slithers.

This user believes that
science trumps
individual belief.

This user supports Guam Statehood.

This user is for District of Columbia home rule.

This user believes in the 2nd Amendment.

LEGALThis user supports LEGAL Immigration.

This user rejects the use of
violence, force, or coercion
to resolve regional disputes.

This user supported Joe Biden in the 2020 United States presidential election.

This user supported Barack Obama for President in 2008 and 2012.

This user supported Hillary Clinton for the 2016 United States Presidential Election.

DEMThis user is a Democrat, but pledges to edit Wikipedia without bias.

This user supports the Democratic Party.

This user condemns all forms of antisemitism.

This user ardently supports
Liberal Democracy
throughout the world.

This user wants to
MAKE AMERICA
DECENT AGAIN.

This user understands that a
republic is a system of law
while a democracy is a political system, and that the two are
not opposing choices.

RLThis user is on the religious left.

Religious Beliefs

This user believes in God.

This user believes that Monotheism and Religion are not the source of the World's problems.

✝This user is a Christian.

This user is a Bible reader.

This user is gradually getting to know Jesus.

This user is a convert to Christianity.

This user is a Christian, but tries not to be a hypocritical, judgmental, Bible-thumping idiot.

This user believes Jesus is still relevant in modern times.

This user is a Liberal Christian.

This user observes the
Season of Lent.

This user celebrates the
Season of Christmas.

This user celebrates the
Season of Easter.

This user celebrates the
Day of Jesus' birth.

This user celebrates the
Day of Jesus' resurrection.

🍞🍷Do this as a memorial to Me.
(1st Corinthians 11:23–27)

This user confesses faith in Christianity in spite of death.

This user is Christian, but has not been Baptized.

Tolerance?This user does not subscribe to the modern definition of "tolerance" whereby vicious and false attacks on Christianity are tolerated.

This user is a Protestant Christian.

🏃This user's faith in Christ will persevere to the end.^†∞

This user is a Calvinist.

GraceThis user firmly believes in God's (free) grace via faith alone in Christ alone and not in Lordship or works-based soteriologies.

This user believes that LORD Jesus died for both believers and unbelievers (1 John 2:2).

This user knows that only God knows which day will be Judgment Day.

This user believes that freedom of religion
does not constitute freedom from reason.

This user respects the beliefs and religions of others.

GodThis user loves God endlessly.

This user believes in the existence of a human soul or spirit.

This user prays.

This user loves God more than anyone and anything!

This user believes GOD saves everyone - including YOU!

This user believes the world is a happier, safer and saner place because of religion.

This user is interested in issues related to religious pluralism.

This user values Faith and Reason

This user believes that Evolution and Christianity are mutually supportive.

This user is an empiricist who believes knowledge is subject to continued revision and falsification.

This user believes science, practiced through the scientific method, is the
most reliable way of determining the
nature of reality.

agn	This user used to be an agnostic.

My achievements

APThis user has obtained a 5 on the Advanced Placement AP World History examination.

Travel

3This user has visited 3 of the 208 countries in the world.

2	This user has set foot in 2 continents of the world.

This user has hiked in the Canadian province of Québec.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of New York.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of New Jersey.

This user has hiked in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Maine.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of New Hampshire.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Vermont.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of North Carolina.

This user has hiked in the U.S. State of Tennessee.

This user has visited Asia.

This user has visited Canada.

This user has visited China.

This user has visited the Canadian province of Québec.

This user has visited the U.S. State of New Jersey.

This user has visited the U.S. State of Connecticut.

This user has visited the U.S. State of Delaware.

This user has visited the United States District of Columbia.

This user has visited the U.S. State of Florida.

This user has visited the U.S. State of Georgia.

This user has visited the U.S. State of Maine.

This user has visited the U.S. State of Maryland.

This user has visited the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

This user has visited the U.S. State of New Hampshire.

This user has visited the U.S. State of North Carolina.

This user has visited the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

This user has visited the U.S. State of Rhode Island.

This user has visited the U.S. State of South Carolina.

This user has visited the U.S. State of Tennessee.

This user has visited the U.S. State of Vermont.

This user has visited the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia.

This user has visited the U.S. State of West Virginia.

This user is proud to witness the H Train on the New York City Subway along with efforts made to reconstruct The Rockaways.

This user rides the SIR Train on the New York City Subway.

This user rides the New York City Subway on a regular basis.

This user rides MTA NYC Bus.

Hobbies and Interests

This user is a cyclist.

This user is a proud cyclist.

This user is a mountain biker.

This user supports public transit.

This user likes
subway maps

Miscellaneous

This user loves libraries
and appreciates librarians

In Soviet Russia, Wikipedia edits YOU!!