Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era. His early period, during which he forged his craft, is typically considered to have lasted until 1802. From 1802 to around 1812, his middle period showed an individual development from the styles of Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and is sometimes characterised as heroic. During this time, Beethoven began to grow increasingly deaf. In his late period, from 1812 to 1827, he extended his innovations in musical form and expression. This oil-on-canvas portrait, titled Beethoven with the Manuscript of the Missa Solemnis, was painted by Joseph Karl Stieler in 1820, and depicts Beethoven while composing his Missa solemnis, which was first performed in 1824. The painting hangs in the Beethoven House at his birthplace in Bonn, Germany.Painting credit: Joseph Karl Stieler
Not much to say about me really :) I am in the UK, which is going to naturally affect a few things. My politics are going to be somewhere to the left of the USA and somewhere to the right of Laos. I try not to let that influence anything I do here. I am subject to UK laws which does affect things; I don't really deal with fair use copyright claims, and I don't recognise first amendment claims. These are just examples. I am going to speak funny, spell some words strangely, use idioms you might have to look up, and employ British humour. At the same time, I am familiar with many international experiences and perspectives. I registered this account in 2005, and could write back then, so I am at least that old. I don't possess any pronouns, and yours are probably going to involve the singular they. I am not paid by anyone to edit or perform any other actions. If you receive any request for payment mentioning my username then it's a scam. I don't use this username on any other (non-wikimedia) website. Realistically, the only other account you'll see me operate here is User:💤. Anyone else claiming to be me is probably an impostor.
I am currently an admin and checkuser (along with some other stuff). Other admins should feel free to adjust or reverse any admin actions I've made, as long as they understand the basis and consequences, with the following qualifications. First, any action I've marked as a checkuser action is based on non-public information and should not be adjusted without consultation with a checkuser. This is actual policy. Consultation with any checkuser will suffice, but you might want to start by consulting with me. I would also add with respect to checkuser blocks, revoking TPA (or maybe email) is usually fine but any other adjustments you really should at least let me know. I try to be very precise and deliberate in any action I take. I particularly advise caution when there is a partial block involved. Second, I frequently deal with other private or otherwise unstated information, involving institutional knowledge, LTA cases, private requests, BLP complaints, or some other subtlety. I'm working on improving my communication skills, but I don't always make clear what's going on for various reasons. If you don't fully understand what's going on then I'm usually happy to provide as much information as I can, and if required, to refer you in good faith to people you can check with or appeal to. If in doubt, just ask. And in any case, please just let me know. Other than that, if you just plain disagree, or I've made a clear mistake, and you know what you're doing then I warmly invite you to act. These principles, although directed to admins, also apply to regular editors.
I dislike email. If you can do it on-wiki, please do that. I will accept email through Special:EmailUser/Zzuuzz where the information is not suitable for public disclosure. This might include (but is not limited to) requests for revision deletion, requests for IPBE, tip-offs, other private notifications, and any instance where a reporting user feels they may see retribution or harassment. In most cases I may just take actions instead of replying by email. Please note that emailing is never a quicker route to my attention than my talk page. If you send email directly to my email address rather than through the wiki interface, then I will not receive notification and the email has a chance of remaining unread indefinitely. I strongly recommend you don't do that. If you do email through the wiki interface then I will receive notification. Please don't add an additional notification to tell me I've got a notification.
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