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I'm a very rare contributor and those contributions are rarely of any great value, simply minor additions for certain video games and occasional grammar fixes.

I'm a somewhat active online roleplayer, and I've created three detailed settings and had a hand in a fourth, Cordilon (Minecraft RP server). Mostly, however, I work on administration and worldbuilding.

I provide examples of...

• Cluster F-Bomb and Precision F-Strike: I can do both.
• Deadpan Snarker: I know, we all are here. I deal with a hundred paying customers on a slow day, counting families as one, with a large number of children and an almost as large number of old people that don't know how to use a touch screen (hint: touch the screen). It's how I stay sane.
• If My Calculations Are Correct: Which they probably aren't...
• Let Me Get This Straight: It's how I point out some of the stupider decisions made at work. I'm not allowed to be more direct, so...
• Smart People Play Chess: Sometimes. I have a hard time finding an opponent anymore.
• They Just Dont Get It: Recurring issue when I try to explain things to people. This is in part because I'm not good at simplifying my explanations (unless I'm talking to kids, oddly), and in part...