Editing User:42.book.addict

{{notice|I have reached out to [[User:Jeff|Jeff]]-the owner of this wiki and the only active (sort of) ‘crat-via Gmail and X. Hopefully he responds soon! You can see my To-Do List for him at the bottom of my user page. If there is anything else you think is important, please add to it. I am also considering asking him for adminship, for I am pretty active and available, as well as very dedicated towards this project. What do you think? 
TL;DR-emailed/tweeted to [[User:Jeff|Jeff]], asked him to do some very important things, I want to become an admin, please give me your thoughts.}}

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Hi! If you see this, you have reached my user page! My name's Victoria, although you can call me Tori for short. I’m 15, live in California, love reading, and started reading Randall’s works (What If?, Thing Explainer, XKCD) in 2018. I started editing on Feb. 1, 2024. I've done {{#cscore:42.book.addict|changes}} changes across {{#cscore:42.book.addict|pages}} pages, bringing to a total of {{#cscore:42.book.addict|score}} point contribution score. See my [[User:42.book.addict/userbox|userboxes]]! 

==My Loves==
*{{w|Hatsune Miku}} 🥰
*Classical music ({{w|Beethoven}}, {{w|Mozart}}, {{w|Shostakovich}})
*Reading (seriously. I will read any book you give me. I will read the ingredients off the back of a mustard bottle for fun. I read an entire scientific encyclopaedia during the lockdown.)
**although not so much anymore because I’ve been too busy
*ao3
*Pokémon cards (I have a pretty solid portfolio/collection)
*Bluey (yes, I enjoy watching a preschool show. sue me.)
*Science
*Maths
*[https://www.youtube.com/@rachie rachie]
*[https://www.twitch.tv/shxtou shoto]

==To Do List==
*learn to use the goddamned preview button 
:<span style="color:green; font-size:1.5em;">✓</span>&nbsp;'''{{{1|Done}}}'''
*get a life
:<font color="red">✗</font> '''impossible'''
*create a bot that fixes grammatical mistakes through the Pywiki library
**<nowiki>{{citation needed}}</nowiki>, extra periods/commas/spaces/whitespace 
**'''In progress'''
*clean out the maintenance report pages
*Use the summary box more often
:<span style="color:green; font-size:1.5em;">✓</span>&nbsp;'''{{{1|Done}}}'''
*finish up [[2288: Collector's Edition]]
*Whittle down [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Actual_citation_needed|Template:Actual Citation Needed]]
*Whatever's on [[explain_xkcd:Community_portal/Coordination#To_do_list|here]]
*Keep an eye on [[User:Xkcdjerry]]
*[[Special:UnusedTemplates]]
*[[Special:WantedCategories]]
*[[Special:WantedFiles]]
*[[Special:WantedPages]]

==List of Big Projects==
*What If? chapter explanation completion
*upload all loot files of [[2288: Collector's Edition]]
:*'''In progress'''
*Categorize all uncategorized files
:*'''In progress'''

==Log==
*yayyyyy only 3 months on the wiki and already 43rd place in overall editing for the entire history of this wiki! also, first admin beat in edit count! more edits to come! (5/14/2024)
*42nd place-the answer to life, the universe and everything else (5/16/2024)
*what on earth did I do that made my contribution score jump 70 points (9/24/2024)
*''must…figure…out…how…to…set…up…a…custom…sig (collapses after fighting with wikitext)'' (9/26/2024)
*300 edits in a month! (10/1/2024, 2:13 PM PST) 
*broke my right wrist and yet I’m still editing this wiki at the hospital-what the hell am I doing with my life. (10/1/2024, 5:24 PM PST) 
*'''1000. EFFING. EDITS. YESSSSSSSSS.''' (I’m doing this edit with a damn cast 😭-I really need to take a break.) (10/1/2024, 6:20 PM PST) 
*wow, i did a 10 mile hike. i’m proud of myself. (10/13/2024) 
*organized user page, made a separate userbox page. (10/15/2024) 
*new sig, can’t use it due to “HTML tag errors”. gave out 2 barnstars, got both user/discussion pages protected. vandal count:  31! (10/25/2024) 
*just realized that it’s because my sig is way too damn long (10/30/2024) 
*AHHHHHHH [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aG7tmL5lJ0 WHITEPINE 3] CAME OUT AND I MISSED THE LIVESTREAM (happy halloween! 🎃) (10/31/2024) 
:*Anddddd I also missed Episode 4 (''smh'') (12/16/2024)
*I have fixed my sig! 255 characters-exactly at the max. '''[[User:42.book.addict|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:9pt;color:#db97bf">42.book.addict</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:42.book.addict|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:6pt;color:#97b6db">Talk to me!</span>]]</sup>''' (11/04/2024) 
*Pulled an all-nighter to finish a Geo project-would’ve been absolute hell if I was editing in between. Hiatus is still on, just wanted to add this It’s 5:29 AM right now. (11/21/2024) 
*''In New York,'' 
''Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,'' <br>
''Theres nothing you can’t do,'' <br>
''Now you’re in New York,'' <br>
''these streets will make you feel brand new,'' <br>
''the lights will inspire you,'' <br>
''lets hear it for New York, New York, New York'' <br>
(I’m on vacation in New York! The skyline’s very pretty :3) (11/28/2024) 
*Oh wow, over 1K pages edited! (12/06/2024) 
*It's {{w|Beethoven#Life and career|Beethoven's}} birthday today! (12/16/2024) 
::''Happy Birthday to you; Happy Birthday to you; Happy Birthday dear Ludwig; Happy Birthday to you!''
*2000 Edits! 🎉 Thank you so much to everyone who has been with me throughout this journey! (01/08/2025) 
*holy shit the {{w|January 2025 Southern California wildfires|wildfires}} in socal look really bad (01/09/2025) 
*i have decided to fully embrace {{w|WP:FUCK}} after a sleepless night’s worth of reflection. let the peace and zen commence (haha jk i’m freaking out over some family members in Santa Monica scarily close to the Palisades fire) (01/11/2025) 
*oh wow-10th overall place in edits! what a surprise-i didn't expect i would reach it in less than a year (01/20/2025) 
*to be honest, I started editing about a year ago because I was too scared to join the “real” English Wikipedia and decided to join this small community to learn about Wikipedia policy by lurking around for a year, getting the hang of using templates, wikitext, etc. Also because xkcd is cool. I think that I’ll create an English Wikipedia account on the anniversary of my joining of explain xkcd, Feb. 1, and split my attention between both here and on WP. I’m also doing some research on what WikiProjects I could join, if y’all have any recommendations based on what little y’all know about me I’ll be willing to listen to them. Lore’s over, back to editing! (01/22/2025)  
*back! (even if it’s only for a bit to take care of the vandalism issue that cropped up after randall published [[Tariffs|tariffs]]) (04/08/2025)
*Jeff tweeted on September 3rd...he still hasn't responded to any of my emails or tweets :C (09/12/2025)
*it's been a while, huh? (11/10/2025)
*12,319 uncategorized comic images left... Happy Thanksgiving! (11/27/2025)
:*...can I finish it all by Christmas? If I ''do'' finish it up all by myself, I would take #1 on the All-Time editing leaderboard by at least 3,000+ more edits and some 8,000+ pages (11/28/2025)
*wow-I've made over 1,100 edits this week...can't believe that just a year ago I was celebrating my 1,000th edit C: (12/1/2025)

==Vandal Counter==
[https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:42.book.addict&offset=&limit=500&action=history 4][https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User_talk:42.book.addict&offset=&limit=500&action=history 7] times! (I’m going to take it as a sign that my impact on this wiki is positive enough to be recognized and singled out by vandals)

==To Do List for [[User:Jeff|Jeff]]==
*Update the MySQL and MediaWiki software (technical and security ease) 
*Promote another ‘crat (this is sort of needed if we want to be able to keep this wiki going and have active admins) 
*Promote some more active admins (both [[User:Dtgriscom|Dtgriscom]] and [[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] are candidates, maybe me?) 
*Find out the root cause behind all of these [[explain_xkcd:Community_portal/Technical#the_site_is_collapsing|errors]] (preventative measures-I suspect unupdated MediaWiki software makes this wiki vulnerable to hacks and DDoS attacks) 
*Give TheusafBOT bot status (no-brainier) 
*De-sysop [[User:Markhurd|Markhurd]], [[User:Lcarsos|Lcarsos]], [[User:Mynotoar|Mynotoar]], [[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]], maybe [[User:Philosopher|Philosopher]] and other inactive admins (this list is only admins who haven’t edited in over 2 years) (preventative measures, [[User:Markhurd]] had deleted the Main Page once years after he was reported to have passed away) 
*Fix email confirmation (account reclaims and notifications) 
*Fix broken RSS Feed (broken ampersand, need server access to change <code>&</code> to <code>&amp;amp;</code>) 
*Restore server access to [[User:Davidy22]] (general maintenance from a technical admin)
*Fix Contribution Scores to exclude all Minor Edits

==Subpages==
*[[User:42.book.addict/common.css]]
*[[User:42.book.addict/common.js]]
*[[User:42.book.addict/sandbox]]
*[[User:42.book.addict/sig]]
*[[User:42.book.addict/userbox]]
*[[User talk:42.book.addict/archive]]

==Signature History and Catalogue ==
'''Huge''' thanks to [[User:Omega|Omega]] for the framework of this signature! User <span style="font-family:serif">[[User:Bubblegum|<span style="color:#00BFFF">bubblegum</span>]]-[[User_talk:Bubblegum|<span style="color:#BF7FFF">talk</span>]]|[[Special:Contributions/Bubblegum|<span style="color:#FF7FFF">contribs</span>]]</span> also inspired this sig.

Apparently, MediaWiki doesn’t allow you to have an sig longer than 255 characters. I’ll try my best to compact it, but if anybody has suggestions or would like to help, I will '''absolutely''' accept it. V1 is 490 characters, V2 is 345 characters, V3 is 255 characters (just at the limit, had to compromise contributions). V4 is 253 characters and with the same layout of V3 but with a color change to reflect spring and summer colors. V5 is an autumn/fall based signature, while V6 is a winter themed signature. See notes (''I know that this is probably just for my own self-reference'') for my details.

V1: <br>
<span title=“…would I make a good admin? If you think so, drop me a message!” style="font-family: Cormorant Garamond">'''[[User:42.book.addict|<span style="font-size:10pt;color:#db97bf">42.book.addict</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:42.book.addict|<span style="font-size:7pt;color:#97b6db">Talk to me!</span>]] [[User:42.book.addict|<span style=“font-size:7pt;color:#00000”>|</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/42.book.addict|<span style="font-size:7pt;color: #b069db">What I’ve Done</span>]]</sup>

V2: <br>
<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond">'''[[User:42.book.addict|<span style="font-size:10pt;color:#db97bf">42.book.addict</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:42.book.addict|<span style="font-size:7pt;color:#97b6db">Talk to me! | </span>]][[Special:Contributions/42.book.addict|<span style="font-size:7pt;color:#b069db">| What I’ve Done</span>]]</sup>

V3: <br>
Notes: Standard signature <br>
'''[[User:42.book.addict|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:9pt;color:#db97bf">42.book.addict</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:42.book.addict|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:6pt;color:#97b6db">Talk to me!</span>]]</sup>'''

V4: <br>
Notes: Spring/Summer signature (flowery/bright colors) <br>
'''[[User:42.book.addict|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:9pt;color:pink">42.book.addict</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:42.book.addict|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:6pt;color:#B1E4E3">Talk to me!</span>]]</sup>'''

V5: <br>
Notes: Autumn signature (colors reminiscent of fall foliage) <br>
'''[[User:42.book.addict|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:9pt;color:#3a795e">42.book.addict</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:42.book.addict|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:6pt;color:#ce5f15">Talk to me!</span>]]</sup>'''

V6: <br>
Notes: Winter signature (the cool and icy colors of this signature are similar to each other and show the blending of colors when covered in ice and snow during winter) <br>
'''[[User:42.book.addict|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:9pt;color:#A9C6CA">42.book.addict</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:42.book.addict|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:6pt;color:#516874">Talk to me!</span>]]</sup>'''

V7: <br>
Notes: TRANS PRIDE YIPPEE (unusable due to character limit (1068>255)) <br>

'''[[User:42.book.addict|<span style="font:9pt Cormorant Garamond"><span style="color:#89CFF0">4</span><span style="color:#FFB7CE">2</span><span style="color:#D3D3D3">.</span><span style="color:#FFB7CE">b</span><span style="color:#89CFF0">o</span><span style="color:#89CFF0">o</span><span style="color:#FFB7CE">k</span><span style="color:#D3D3D3">.</span><span style="color:#FFB7CE">a</span><span style="color:#89CFF0">d</span><span style="color:#89CFF0">d</span><span style="color:#FFB7CE">i</span><span style="color:#D3D3D3">c</span><span style="color:#FFB7CE">t</span></span>]]<sup>[[User talk:42.book.addict|<span style="font:6pt Cormorant Garamond"><span style="color:#89CFF0">T</span><span style="color:#FFB7CE">a</span><span style="color:#D3D3D3">l</span><span style="color:#FFB7CE">k</span><span style="color:#89CFF0"> </span><span style="color:#89CFF0">t</span><span style="color:#FFB7CE">o</span><span style="color:#D3D3D3"> </span><span style="color:#FFB7CE">m</span><span style="color:#89CFF0">e</span><span style="color:#89CFF0">!</span></span>]]</sup>'''