User:Styracosaurus Rider

"Call me Styro. Some years ago - never mind how long precisely - having little or no duties to accomplish in the real world at that moment, and nothing particular to interest me offline, I thought I would browse around a little and start to edit on Wikia. It is a way I have of procrastinating, and regulating my unusual and somewhat eccentric mind. Whenever I find myself growing grim about Cretaceous melanosomes; whenever it is not a Saturday when Doctor Who is on; whenever I find myself involuntarily confused while trying to research the correct date of the de-extinction of the Pyrenean ibex; and bringing up the rear of every steampunk convention I happen across; and especially when some amateur Jurassic Park enthusiasts become enraged whilst arguing whether Tyrannosaurus or Spinosaurus would win in a fight (a trivial matter which I feel merits no further attention, seeing as it's only a movie anyway), that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and giving those fools a right smack followed by a comprehensive paleontological education - then, I account it a high time to get to Wikia as soon as I can. This is my substitute for pistol and ball, and occasionally fisticuffs, depending on how annoying people get. With a decidedly un-philosophical flourish and a great deal of noise they throw themselves upon the sword; and I take to the MediaWiki Foundation. I then proceed to clean the sword; after all, I feel it rather pointless to get a good sword dirty when it can be displayed above the mantlepiece."

- Styracosaurus Rider

The above quote is entirely factual.

Who am I?
A science guy (but not that one) from New Jersey (Eastern Time Zone, UTC-05:00) with a penchant for wasting more time on the Internet than is likely necessary.

Things I enjoy:
 * Paleontology
 * Herpetoculture
 * Jurassic Park
 * Doctor Who
 * Fiction
 * Non-fiction
 * Top hats

List of good wikis

 * Wiki Prehistorica - I guess you can consider it my "home" wiki (being its founder and all), though I edit there spastically. I'm trying to be more active there and shape things up so it can become a successful, active community. (Though I do appreciate people who come and contribute at the current time, I would also appreciate it if you kept those edits to a minimum. I'm trying to work on things like a Manual of Style, an image licensing policy, and other changes that might render your edits quickly obsolete. Hope you understand. )
 * Jurassic Park Wiki - Movie #4 arrives June 12, 2015. Be ready. (I'm an admin there, and these days I'm mostly in charge of wiki design and layout.)
 * Jurassic Park Fanon Wiki - Four years' worth of Jurassic Park IV stories rendered obsolete June 12, 2015. (I jest, of course. Come on down if you want, we've got some really nice people.)
 * Reptipedia - I edit there even less. One day we'll probably sort things out and perfect the content. There may or may not be one or two active editors still there, but if you feel like you want to contribute as well, drop me a line. I'll pop in and help.
 * Doctor Who Fanon Wiki - I'm not an admin there, but it's one of my more frequent hangouts in recent months. I can assure you, however, that the admin currently in charge is super duper nice and a friend of mine.

In summary
Call me Styro. Styro (Contact me)  We have a T. rex! 18:48, January 19, 2014 (UTC)