thank you very much for the kind welcome i've been reading wikipedia as an unregistered user for a couple of years at first i was a bit of an 'encyclopedia snob' over time i've come to appreciate wikipedia as a useful and enjoyable resource i've been lurking as a registered user for a little bit and after trying my hand at some small edits felt it was time to contribute a bit more i very much appreciate the references you provided i'll read them as a first step in my education here i'll also continue to look at existing pages for inspiration and example your user page is certainly impressive to me i'll be sure to use it and other such pages as inspiration when i update mine in the future kindest regards