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== Personal Info ==
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*Name: Josh G.
*Location (when not at studying [[computer science]] at [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|UIUC]]): a [[suburb]] of [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]
*Nicknames: Andr&eacute; (French)
*Instant Messanger Username ([[AOL Instant Messenger|AIM]]): jcompwhiz
*Instant Messanger Username ([[Yahoo! Messenger|YM]]): jcompwhiz
*Things that annoy me: [[Internet slang]], improper spelling or grammar, and the number and difficulty of [[calculus]], [[chemistry]], and [[physics]] courses that I must take.

== Licensing ==
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== To Do List ==
*Improve ''[[InuYasha]]'' enough so that it can be a featured article. (See the [[Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Archived_nominations/Index/November_2004#InuYasha|featured article objections]] for information on what needs to be fixed.) '''Status''': Minor changes made, added an experimental 'animation quality' section. Will continue sporadically. (It's too hard to address too many of the issues at once.)
*<s>Implement the [[Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style_%28Japan-related_articles%29#Compromise:_Tessaiga_.28asa.3B_Tetsusaiga.29|consensus decision]] about the usage of Tetsusaiga vs. Tessaiga.</s> '''Status''': Done, now that searching finally works again.
*<s>Draw pictures of ''[[InuYasha]]'' characters in [[Adobe Illustrator]] to use for their respective articles.</s> '''Status''': Cancelled in favor of the task below.
*Upload DVD screenshots of ''InuYasha'' characters to use for their respective articles. '''Status''': In progress. Finished [[Shippo]], [[Kirara]], and [[Kagome Higurashi|Kagome]], although I would prefer a happier picture for Kagome. It's hard to find a full body shot though.
*Add citations to ''InuYasha'' articles. '''Status''': Unsure if this is necessary, may seek community opinions.
*<s>Correct uses of 'comedic relief' and 'comedy relief'. (They should both be '[[comic relief]]'.)</s> '''Status''': Done. Apparently there were not as many of these mistakes as I had thought.
*<s>Correct uses of 'seiyuu' and 'seiyu'. Both of them should be 'seiy&#363;' in [[Hepburn]]. I am also moving articles in [[:Category:Seiyuu]] to [[:Category:Seiyu]].</s> '''Status''': Done. Thank you to [[User:Ranma9617|Ranma9617]] for his help and to anyone else who helped move articles.
*Find or draw an artistic rendering of a [[Phoenix (mythology)|Phoenix]] to use in that article. '''Status''': I found a picture, but it needs to be cropped.
*Add an original summary to ''[[Eragon]]'' to replace the book flap summary that is currently there. '''Status''': Not started.
*Expand the [[Hanyo|Hany&#333;]] article, which is only a stub. '''Status''': Having trouble finding reference materials on the subject.
*Add article about ''[[Timeline (novel)|Timeline]]'', one of my favorite books. '''Status''': Not started.
*Add article about ''[[The Cat Who Came For Christmas]]'', another of my favorite books. '''Status''': Not started.
*Add article about [[Cleveland Amory]], one of my favorite authors. '''Status''': Not started.

== Articles ==
[[Image:Tireless_Contributor_Barnstar.gif|120px|thumb|I received this [[Wikipedia:Barnstars on Wikipedia|Tireless Contributor Barnstar]] from [[User:Litefantastic|Litefantastic]] for my work on ''[[InuYasha]]''. Yay!]]
*I tend to work mostly on ''[[InuYasha]]'' articles and other articles related to [[anime]] or [[Japan]].
*However, I sometimes do edit other articles that I come across, mostly doing [[copyediting]].
*My first edit as a registered user was on [[June 27]], [[2004]], although I did make a few anonymous edits before that.

==== Added Content ====
*[[Sota Higurashi|S&#333;ta Higurashi]]
*[[Koga (InuYasha character)|K&#333;ga]]
*''[[The 10th Kingdom]]''
*Probably some others that I forgot.

==== Standards Crusade ====
Whenever I browse Wikipedia, I try to correct mistakes in Japan-related articles, especially by:
*Making sure that articles use [[Hepburn]] [[romanization]] and [[Macron (diacritic)|macron]]s.
*Adding [[kanji]] for Japanese concepts, where appropriate.
*Following the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (Japan-related articles)|Manual of Style for Japan-related articles]].
On the ''[[InuYasha]]'' page and on related character pages, I have also added [[kanji]] for the names of many of the minor characters.

== Languages Known ==
(Learning languages is one of my favorite pastimes.)
*[[English language|English]] (native)
*[[French language|French]] (near-fluent, I took it for four years in high school and some in middle school as well)
*[[Japanese language|Japanese]] (still learning, I only know a little of it)

== Favorite Books ==
(in no particular order, but ''Timeline'' is definitely first)
*''[[Timeline (novel)|Timeline]]'' by [[Michael Crichton]]
*''[[Eragon]]'' by [[Christopher Paolini]]
*''[[The Universe in a Nutshell]]'' by [[Stephen Hawking]]
*''[[The Cat Who Came For Christmas]]'' by [[Cleveland Amory]] (and related books)
*''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' by [[Douglas Adams]] (and related books)

== Favorite Movies ==
*''[[Clue (1985 movie)|Clue]]'', directed by [[Jonathan Lynn]]
*''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]'', directed by [[Leonard Nimoy]]
*''[[Spirited Away]]'', directed by [[Hayao Miyazaki|Miyazaki Hayao]] (name in [[Japanese name|Japanese order]])
*''[[Kiki's Delivery Service]]'', also directed by [[Hayao Miyazaki|Miyazaki Hayao]]
*''[[The 10th Kingdom]]'', directed by [[David Carson (director)|David Carson]] and [[Herbert Wise]]

== Favorite TV Series ==
I don't watch TV much these days, but when I do, these are the shows that I watch:
*''[[InuYasha|Inuyasha]]'', created by [[Rumiko Takahashi|Takahashi Rumiko]]
*''[[Stargate SG-1|Stargate: SG-1]]''

== Inuyasha Character Names ==
==== Inuyasha & Co. ====
{| 
! [[Kanji]] || [[Kana]] || Literal || [[Hepburn]]
|-
| &#29356;&#22812;&#21449; || &#12356;&#12396;&#12420;[&#12375;&#12419;] || (i-nu-ya-sha) || [[InuYasha (character)|Inuyasha]]
|-
| &#26085;&#26286; &#12363;&#12372;&#12417; || &#12402;&#12368;&#12425;&#12375; &#12363;&#12372;&#12417; || (hi-gu-ra-shi ka-go-me) || [[Kagome Higurashi]]
|-
| &#19971;&#23453; || &#12375;&#12388;&#12413;&#12358; || (shi-tsu-po-u) || [[Shippo|Shipp&#333;]]
|-
| &#24357;&#21202; || &#12415;&#12429;&#12367; || (mi-ro-ku) || [[Miroku (InuYasha)|Miroku]]
|-
| &#29642;&#29786; || &#12373;&#12435;&#12372; || (sa-n-go) || [[Sango (InuYasha)|Sango]]
|}

==== Sessh&#333;maru & Co. ====
{| 
! [[Kanji]] || [[Kana]] || Literal || [[Hepburn]]
|-
| &#27578;&#29983;&#20024; || &#12379;&#12388;[&#12375;&#12423;]&#12358;&#12414;&#12427; || (se-tsu-sho-u-ma-ru) || [[Sesshomaru|Sessh&#333;maru]]
|-
| None || &#12426;&#12435; || (ri-n) || [[Rin (InuYasha)|Rin]]
|-
| &#37034;&#35211; || [&#12376;&#12419;]&#12369;&#12435; || (ja-ke-n) || [[Jaken]]
|-
| &#38463;&#21565; || &#12354;&#12358;&#12435; || (a-u-n) || [[Ah-Un]]
|}

==== Naraku & Co. ====
{| 
! [[Kanji]] || [[Kana]] || Literal || [[Hepburn]]
|-
| &#22856;&#33853; || &#12394;&#12425;&#12367; || (na-ra-ku) || [[Naraku]]
|-
| &#31070;&#27005; || &#12363;&#12368;&#12425; || (ka-gu-ra) || [[Kagura]]
|-
| &#29733;&#29632; || &#12371;&#12399;&#12367; || (ko-ha-ku) || [[Kohaku]]
|-
| &#31070;&#28961; || &#12363;&#12435;&#12394; || (ka-n-na) || [[Kanna (InuYasha)|Kanna]]
|}

==== [[Shichinintai]] ====
{| 
! [[Kana]] || Literal || [[Hepburn]]
|-
| &#12400;&#12435;&#12371;&#12388; || (ba-n-ko-tsu) || [[Bankotsu]]
|-
| &#12428;&#12435;&#12371;&#12388; || (re-n-ko-tsu) || [[Renkotsu]]
|-
| [&#12376;&#12419;]&#12371;&#12388; || (ja-ko-tsu) || [[Jakotsu]]
|-
| &#12377;&#12356;&#12371;&#12388; || (su-i-ko-tsu) || [[Suikotsu]]
|-
| &#12416;&#12371;&#12388; || (mu-ko-tsu) || [[Mukotsu]]
|-
| &#12365;&#12435;&#12371;&#12388; || (gi-n-ko-tsu) || [[Ginkotsu]]
|-
| [&#12365;&#12423;]&#12358;&#12371;&#12388; || (kyo-u-ko-tsu) || [[Kyokotsu|Ky&#333;kotsu]]
|}
==== Miscellaneous Characters ====
{| 
! [[Kanji]] || [[Kana]] || Literal || [[Hepburn]]
|-
| &#26963; || &#12363;&#12360;&#12391; || (ka-e-de) || [[Kaede (InuYasha)|Kaede]]
|-
| &#26708;&#26775; || &#12365;[&#12365;&#12423;]&#12362; || (ki-kyo-o) || [[Kikyo|Kiky&#333;]]
|-
| &#37628;&#29273; || &#12371;&#12358;&#12364; || (ko-u-ga) || [[Koga (InuYasha)|K&#333;ga]]
|-
| &#38642;&#27597; || &#12365;&#12425;&#12425; || (ki-ra-ra) || [[Kirara]]
|-
| &#20901;&#21152; || [&#12415;&#12423;]&#12358;&#12364; || (myo-u-ga) || [[Myoga (InuYasha)|My&#333;ga]]
|-
| &#21271;&#26465; || &#12411;&#12358;[&#12376;&#12423;]&#12358; || (ho-u-jo-u) || [[Hojo (InuYasha)|H&#333;j&#333;]]
|-
| &#26085;&#26286; &#33609;&#22826; || &#12402;&#12368;&#12425;&#12375; &#12381;&#12358;&#12383; || (hi-gu-ra-shi so-u-ta) || [[Sota Higurashi|S&#333;ta Higurashi]]
|-
| &#20843;&#34907;&#38272;(&#29432;) || &#12399;&#12385;&#12360;&#12418;&#12435;(&#12384;&#12396;&#12365;) || (ha-chi-e-mo-n [ta-nu-ki]) || [[Hachi|Hachiemon]] ([[Tanuki]])
|}