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Don't call it a comeback... I'm just updating this page because I've had several people irl come up to me about it, which is pretty amusing for everyone involved. I also have a few essays to upload, after which, it's more or less lights out.
(Yeah, this isn't a big comeback, I just wanted to unload a few images from my hard drive and update a few personal pages.)
(Don't call it a comeback... I'm just updating this page because I've had several people irl come up to me about it, which is pretty amusing for everyone involved. I also have a few essays to upload, after which, it's more or less lights out.)
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| name          = [[User:Monsieur_Crow/SmashWiki:The_Monsieur_Crow_Policy|Monsieur Ben Crow]]
| name          = [[User:Monsieur_Crow/SmashWiki:The_Monsieur_Crow_Policy|Monsieur Ben Crow]]
| image        = KohakuPersonalPic.jpg
| image        = KohakuPersonalPic.jpg
| mainssbu    = Inkling
| otherssbu    = Simon
| 2ndotherssbu = Isabelle
| mainssb4      = Villager
| mainssb4      = Villager
| otherssb4    = Robin  
| otherssb4    = Robin  
| 2ndotherssb4  = Captain Falcon
| 2ndotherssb4  = Captain Falcon
| mainssbm      = Link
| mainssbm      = Link
| otherssbm    = Marth
| otherssbm    = Samus
| mainssbb      = Ike
| 2ndotherssbm = Marth
| 2ndmainssbb  = Ness
| mainssbb      = Ness
| otherssbb    = Meta Knight
| otherssbb    = Wolf
| 2ndotherssbb  = Lucas
| 2ndotherssbb  = Snake
| mainpm        = Link
| mainpm        = Link
| otherpm      = Ike
| otherpm      = Ike
| 2ndotherpm = Ness
| mainssb      = Ness
| mainssb      = Ness
| otherssb      = Fox
| otherssb      = Fox
| 2ndotherssb  = Captain Falcon
| 2ndotherssb  = Captain Falcon
| moreotherssb  = {{SSB|Kirby}}
| crew          = Oakland University Fuckers
| crew          = Oakland University Smash
| realname      = {{rollover|Ben Crow|Nom de plume|y}}
| realname      = {{rollover|Ben Crow|Nom de plume|y}}
| birthday      = 28
| birthday      = 28
| birthmonth    = 10
| birthmonth    = 10
| birthyear    = 1994
| birthyear    = 1994
| brawlcode    = <s>3780 8876 5290</s>
| location      = Michigan
| 3dscode      = 1307 0680 2890
| nnid          = MonsieurCrow
| location      = Troy, Michigan
| country      = USA
| country      = USA
| skill        = Rubbish
| skill        = Rubbish
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| name          = [[User:Monsieur_Crow/SmashWiki:The_Monsieur_Crow_Policy|Monsieur Ben Crow]]
| name          = [[User:Monsieur_Crow/SmashWiki:The_Monsieur_Crow_Policy|Monsieur Ben Crow]]
| image        = HisuiPersonalPic.jpg
| image        = HisuiPersonalPic.jpg
| mainssbu    = Inkling
| otherssbu    = Simon
| 2ndotherssbu = Isabelle
| mainssb4      = Villager
| mainssb4      = Villager
| otherssb4    = Robin  
| otherssb4    = Robin  
| 2ndotherssb4  = Captain Falcon
| 2ndotherssb4  = Captain Falcon
| mainssbm      = Link
| mainssbm      = Link
| otherssbm    = Marth
| otherssbm    = Samus
| mainssbb      = Ike
| 2ndotherssbm = Marth
| 2ndmainssbb  = Ness
| mainssbb      = Ness
| otherssbb    = Meta Knight
| otherssbb    = Wolf
| 2ndotherssbb  = Lucas
| 2ndotherssbb  = Snake
| mainpm        = Link
| mainpm        = Link
| otherpm      = Ike
| otherpm      = Ike
| 2ndotherpm = Ness
| mainssb      = Ness
| mainssb      = Ness
| otherssb      = Fox
| otherssb      = Fox
| 2ndotherssb  = Captain Falcon
| 2ndotherssb  = Captain Falcon
| moreotherssb  = {{SSB|Kirby}}
| crew          = Oakland University Fuckers
| crew          = Oakland University Smash
| realname      = {{rollover|Ben Crow|Nom de plume|y}}
| realname      = {{rollover|Ben Crow|Nom de plume|y}}
| birthday      = 28
| birthday      = 28
| birthmonth    = 10
| birthmonth    = 10
| birthyear    = 1994
| birthyear    = 1994
| brawlcode    = <s>3780 8876 5290</s>
| location      = Michigan
| 3dscode      = 1307 0680 2890
| nnid          = MonsieurCrow
| location      = Troy, Michigan
| country      = USA
| country      = USA
| skill        = Rubbish
| skill        = Rubbish
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Hello there.
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''Bonjour''.  
''Bonjour''.  
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''Heisann''.
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''Skål.''
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Welcome to my userspace.  
Welcome to my userspace.  
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==About Me==
==About Me==
I'm this bloke of Korean-Iranian descent.
I'm this bloke of Korean-Iranian descent, born on the 28th of October in 1994.


I live in Troy, Michigan.
I live in Michigan, where I have spent almost all of my life.


I attend Ferris State University in Big Rapids for pharmacy school.
I am a licenced pharmacist in the state of Michigan, and I am currently employed as such.  


I previously attended Oakland University in Rochester Hills for my undergraduate years.
I attended Ferris State University in Big Rapids and Grand Rapids for pharmacy school, and Oakland University in Rochester Hills for my undergraduate years.


I like writing stuff that you may or may not enjoy.
I like writing stuff that you may or may not enjoy.
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I am not terribly good at writing, but I have fun with it.
I am not terribly good at writing, but I have fun with it.


I usually listen to music of any sort while doing basically anything.
I usually listen to music of any sort while doing basically anything, with a song collection that currently numbers in the tens of thousands.  


You can see and judge my taste in music [http://last.fm/user/ReiDemon here.]
You can see and judge my taste in music [http://last.fm/user/ReiDemon here.]
Although my preferred genres are punk and metal, I am always open to new music suggestions, no matter how mainstream or obscure.


I play video games sometimes.
I play video games sometimes.
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This should go without saying.
This should go without saying.


I'm particularly partial to shmups, adventure, simulation, and visual novels.
I'm particularly partial to shmups, adventure, fighters, simulation, and visual novels.


I quite enjoy reading, particularly "disturbing" literature, science fiction, true crime, and history.
I quite enjoy reading, particularly "disturbing" literature, science fiction, true crime, and history.


Some of my favourite books include ''Lolita'' by Vladimir Nabokov, ''American Psycho'' by Bret Easton Ellis, ''Frankenstein'' by Mary Shelley, ''Guns, Germs, and Steel'' by Jared Diamond, and ''A Clockwork Orange'' by Anthony Burgess.  
Some of my favourite books include ''Lolita'' by Vladimir Nabokov, ''American Psycho'' by Bret Easton Ellis, ''Frankenstein'' by Mary Shelley, ''Fight Club'' by Chuck Palahniuk, and ''Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas'' by Hunter S. Thompson.


I am always open to new literature, though.
I am always open to new literature, though, and I always enjoy finding more and more new works to read.


I watch baseball whenever I can.
I watch baseball whenever I can.


My favourite team is the Detroit Tigers.
My favourite team is the Detroit Tigers, and I religiously follow them through thick and thin.


If a good series is on, sometimes I watch association football, ice hockey, and cricket.
If a good series is on, sometimes I watch association football, ice hockey, and cricket.


My other interests include black tea, playing billiards, post-Renaissance art, playing ''Magic: The Gathering'', studying modern history, thrifting, gardening, biking, and birdwatching.
My other interests include black tea, billiards, gin, photography, post-Renaissance art, ''Magic: The Gathering'', modern history, ''Dungeons and Dragons'', thrifting, anthropology, gardening, skateboarding, biking, and birdwatching.


I do not live a terribly exciting existence.
I do not live a terribly exciting existence.
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I don't know where I came up with Demon but it worked well enough for years until I got tired of it.
I don't know where I came up with Demon but it worked well enough for years until I got tired of it.


My current username is Monsieur Crow.
My current username is Monsieur Crow, starting in January 2014.


It was partially taken from the infamous ''Unreal Tournament 2004'' character of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oai4khp7h9w Mr. Crow].
It was partially taken from the infamous ''Unreal Tournament 2004'' character of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oai4khp7h9w Mr. Crow].
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It later became the basis for my pen name.
It later became the basis for my pen name.


Note that I cannot actually speak French.
Please note that I cannot actually speak French.  
 
''C'est la vie.''


==On the Wiki==
==On the Wiki==
===My history===
===My history===
I probably first edited this Wiki sometime in 2007.
I made this account in July 2008, and have suffered from numerous hiatuses and returns since then.
For several years, this made me one of the most senior editors on SmashWiki.
Perhaps someday, I'll continue the trend.
I used to be a very active member of SmashWiki, particularly in my later high school and early undergrad years.


I probably first edited this Wiki sometime in 2007.
My interests and personal time, however, have changed over the years, especially as I began working on my pharmacy education in 2015 and my subsequent pharmacy career in 2019.
 
At the present, I do not actively edit SmashWiki, and only edit on the off-chance I find something that I feel needs fixing.


I officially joined in July '08, and have suffered from numerous hiatuses and returns since then.  
Suffice to say, it doesn't happen very often anymore, especially as my interest in the series continues to dwindle.


This technically makes me one of the oldest still-active contributors here.
I do not know when or if I'll ever return to my pre-pharmacy school levels of activity, but I guess I'm still hopeful.


Why I'm still here, and why I keep coming back, I will never know.
In any case, I'm happy with the work I've done for SmashWiki over the years, and I'm happy to see SmashWiki's continued progression since I first and last edited its content.


===On writing===
===On writing===
I usually rewrite articles.
I usually rewrite articles.


Sometimes it's just a minor change in words.
Sometimes it just entails a minor change in wording.


Other times, I do total upheavals where the whole page is turned on its head.
Other times, I do total upheavals where the whole page is turned on its head.
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In total, I have made about [[Special:Editcount/{{PAGENAME}}|{{Special:Editcount/{{PAGENAME}}}}]] edits.
In total, I have made about [[Special:Editcount/{{PAGENAME}}|{{Special:Editcount/{{PAGENAME}}}}]] edits.


I will change articles tens of times before I'm content with my work.
Note that I am almost strictly a writer and an editor.
 
I am not much of a data miner, asset scraper, expert coder, or professional gamer.
 
If you have inquiries about such, you might have better luck asking someone with more expertise than I.
 
That said, I can certainly try my hardest.
 
I generally contribute using Mozilla Firefox on Windows 10, but I have taken to experimenting with Mint Linux in my spare time.
 
I type using an old [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QLQ0ZpS5yM IBM Model M 122] keyboard.
 
I will change articles tens of times in rapid succession before I'm content with my work.


This applies to images as well.
This applies to images as well.
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I use British spellings out of habit from high school.
I use British spellings out of habit from high school.


I sometimes put dumb jokes and stupid comments in my edit summaries.
I sometimes put dumb jokes, stupid comments, and pointless potshots in my edit summaries.


Try not to take anything I say too seriously.
Try not to take anything I say too seriously.


I can and will break policy if I feel it will improve SmashWiki, and I have done so in the past.
I will break policy if I feel it will improve SmashWiki, and I have previously done so in the past.


If you have a problem with any of this, too bad.
If you have a problem with any of this, too bad.
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It is not a terribly exciting process.
It is not a terribly exciting process.
===On criticism===
I generally hold users to a certain standard on wikis, and SmashWiki is no exception.
If I feel that your edits are sub-par or if your behaviour is unacceptable, I will not hesitate to call you out and tell you what you need to improve on.
That said, criticism is always a two-way street.
If at any point you feel that I need to fix my own behaviour or actions, I am always willing to listen, provided it comes across as reasonable.
We may not immediately agree, and we may not even change our behaviours, but at least we can gain a degree of understanding.
===On mental health===
I suffer from a number of mental health issues and despite making strides in this area, I still sometimes struggle with my these.
In these times, I generally become ruder and snippier than usual, and my behaviour can start to become unhinged.
Mental illness, however, is no excuse to act like a terrible person, and I am no exception to this.
In the event I appear to start acting increasingly frazzled, please inform me of what I'm doing wrong, so I can take a bit of time to regather my thoughts.
===On communication===
If you need to contact me, drop a line on [[User talk:Monsieur Crow|my talk page]].
If you absolutely must contact me outside of SmashWiki, I can be reached on Discord at Monsieur Crow#4144, as well as [https://steamcommunity.com/id/MonsieurCrow/ Steam].
For the sake of transparency, however, I would much prefer to keep Wiki matters on SmashWiki.


===Other bits===
===Other bits===
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There's really not much else to say.
There's really not much else to say.
==On Discord==
I rarely use Discord.
This might change.
If you absolutely need to contact me, use [http://steamcommunity.com/id/MonsieurCrow Steam] or [[User talk:Monsieur Crow|my talk page]].


==On the games==
==On the games==
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''Project M'' is cool.
''Project M'' is cool.


''Ultimate'' looks interesting.
''Ultimate'' is flawed, but fun.
 
In the present, I own all of the ''Smash'' games except for ''Smash 4'' on Wii U and ''Ultimate''.


I play and enjoy both casualfag and tourneyfag rules.
I play and enjoy both casualfag and tourneyfag rules.


I have only taken part in local tournaments.
I have taken part in local tournaments, primarily in ''Melee'', ''Project M'' and ''Smash 4''.


I never placed well, but I had fun.
I never placed well, but I had fun.


===On Wi-Fi===
===On netplay===
I can play ''Smash 64'', ''Melee'', ''Brawl'', ''Project M'', and ''Smash 4'' on 3DS online, but I'm unlikely to respond to any requests for netplay.
I can play both ''Melee'' and ''Project M'' online.


I just don't find much of a thrill from the games anymore.
I don't find ''Smash'' as enjoyable as I once did, but it's fun to shake off the rust every so often.


I am available [http://steamcommunity.com/id/MonsieurCrow on Steam].
I am also available [http://steamcommunity.com/id/MonsieurCrow on Steam].


I'm always down for some ''Lethal League'' or ''Melty Blood''.
I'm always down for some ''Tekken 7'' or ''Melty Blood''.


==Contributions==
==Contributions==
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*[[SmashWiki:Manual of Style/Words to Watch]]
*[[SmashWiki:Manual of Style/Words to Watch]]


My current projects:
My projects:
*Expand / change the scope of the [[fan game]] article.
**With the rise of "official" games that emulate ''Smash'' and have developed their own fledging competitive scenes, like ''Rivals of Aether'', ''Icons'', ''Slap City'', ''Brawlhalla'', ''Brawlout'', etc., I feel this article is a time capsule of a time when ''Super Smash Flash'' was the only ''Smash'' clone out there. I feel the best option would be to create an article for "platform fighters", with an appropriately small scale.
**On that note, ''Super Smash Flash 2'' has gone from "experimental sequel" to a genuine "cult game", with its own tournament scene and side events at major tourneys. Given that we have articles on ''Brawl-'', ''Project M'', etc. and other mods that have been played at tournaments, it feels silly to not mention ''SSF2'' in any capacity.
*Expand the [[gameplay]] article as to give a better idea what the core gameplay of ''Smash'' is like, from selecting characters and stages to what actual gameplay entails.
*Propose / draft "SmashWiki is not the ''National Enquirer''". While several smashers have extensively documented criminal actions to their names, like Inui and Overtriforce, I feel that it's important that users remember SmashWiki isn't for sensationalism, unfounded rumours, and the ilk, especially without any reliable sources.
*Update the [[gameplay modification]] page. Good Lord, this page is a flaming pile of awful now, with arbitrary and useless categorisation, messy prose, confused wikimarkup, unnecessary detail for the modding process, and a number of mods that frankly aren't notable in any capacity (seriously, what the fuck is even a ''Smash 2''?)
*<s>Heavily condensing the intros for fighter pages.</s> Finished.
*<s>Heavily condensing the intros for fighter pages.</s> Finished.
*<s>[[User:Monsieur Crow/Setup|Setup]]</s> Finished.
*<s>[[User:Monsieur Crow/Setup|Setup]]</s> Finished.
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*<s>[[User:Monsieur Crow/Netplay|Netplay]]</s> Finished.
*<s>[[User:Monsieur Crow/Netplay|Netplay]]</s> Finished.
*<s>entire pages for the ''Melee'' fighters.</s> It took me about three years, but I finished it.
*<s>entire pages for the ''Melee'' fighters.</s> It took me about three years, but I finished it.
Articles that I plan on working on include:
*Removing character matchups from ''64'' and ''Melee'' pages.
*Removing character matchups from ''64'' and ''Melee'' pages.
**Updating the character matchup articles themselves.
**Updating the character matchup articles themselves.
*<s>Intros for ''Brawl'' fighters, with a higher emphasis on the NPOV.</s> Not needed anymore.
*<s>Intros for ''Brawl'' fighters, with a higher emphasis on the NPOV.</s> Not needed anymore.
*<s>[[Records]], specifically the ''Melee'' section. Most relevant information added. I'd like to see some tables in there, though.Requires ''Smash 4'' information.</s>  Pretty sure this is done.
*<s>[[Records]], specifically the ''Melee'' section. Most relevant information added. I'd like to see some tables in there, though. Requires ''Smash 4'' information.</s>  Pretty sure this is done.
*<s>[[Opening movie]]. I see no reason to summarise what happens in a movie that anyone can watch.</s> No longer interested in this.
*<s>[[Opening movie]]. I see no reason to summarise what happens in a movie that anyone can watch.</s> No longer interested in this.
*[[Gameplay]]. This article should cover '''what''' the gameplay of the games are, not the aspects of it.
*[[Gameplay]]. This article should cover '''what''' the gameplay of the games are, not the aspects of it.
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*<s>[[Moonwalk]]. For a technique that's pivotal in some matches, this article is pathetic in its coverage.</s> Fixed.
*<s>[[Moonwalk]]. For a technique that's pivotal in some matches, this article is pathetic in its coverage.</s> Fixed.
*<s>[[Egg]]. Disorganised mess is disorganised.</s> As it turns out, this is a symptom of a larger problem.
*<s>[[Egg]]. Disorganised mess is disorganised.</s> As it turns out, this is a symptom of a larger problem.
*[[Kirby_(universe)#Kirby_Air_Ride|This section of the Kirby universe.]] I own Kirby Air Ride, and I can tell you there are a lot more similarities than there may seem.
*<s>[[Kirby_(universe)#Kirby_Air_Ride|This section of the Kirby universe.]] I own Kirby Air Ride, and I can tell you there are a lot more similarities than there may seem.</s> Someone did this while I was gone. I don't know who, but thanks anyway.
*[[Unlockable]]. We have a [[List of unlockables]] as well. I fail to see the point of having both.
*[[Unlockable]]. We have a [[List of unlockables]] as well. I fail to see the point of having both.
*<s>Polish up the Melee articles. Some inconsistencies in them are irking me.</s> No longer a priority
*<s>Polish up the Melee articles. Some inconsistencies in them are irking me.</s> No longer a priority.
*Revamp our items articles. Some of them don't even have "Origin" sections, and all of them effectively mix the introduction with "Operation".
*Revamp our items articles. Some of them don't even have "Origin" sections, and all of them effectively mix the introduction with "Operation".
*<s>[[Adventure Mode]]. This article reads more like a half-baked walkthrough rather than an encyclopaedia article.</s> Beaten to the punch by Toomai.
*<s>[[Adventure Mode]]. This article reads more like a half-baked walkthrough rather than an encyclopaedia article.</s> Beaten to the punch by Toomai.
*<s>[[Giga Bowser]]. See above.</s> Rewritten, thanks to someone else's undo.
*<s>[[Giga Bowser]]. See above.</s> Rewritten, thanks to someone else's undo.
*Find a way to include a link to [[Home-Run Stadium]] in [[Home-Run Contest]]. Additionally, clean-up in both articles is needed.
*<s>Find a way to include a link to [[Home-Run Stadium]] in [[Home-Run Contest]]. Additionally, clean-up in both articles is needed.</s> Not needed anymore.
*<s>Fix stupid coding errors I made in some cquote tags.</s> Seem to be fixed. Thanks, guys.
*<s>Fix stupid coding errors I made in some cquote tags.</s> Seem to be fixed. Thanks, guys.
*<s>Add an "Explanation" or similarly-titled section to our [[Event Match]] articles to describe what the matches are references to.</s>  No longer needed.
*<s>Add an "Explanation" or similarly-titled section to our [[Event Match]] articles to describe what the matches are references to.</s>  No longer needed.
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*Undergo a massive character rewrite project. I know it's in our interests to provide information on the base character, but the information wildly varies from "quite vague" to "more in-depth than fifteen articles put together". Other problems regarding inconsistencies, such as details on tier placement, are also present.
*Undergo a massive character rewrite project. I know it's in our interests to provide information on the base character, but the information wildly varies from "quite vague" to "more in-depth than fifteen articles put together". Other problems regarding inconsistencies, such as details on tier placement, are also present.
*Create a bot similar to Wikipedia's PNG Bot.
*Create a bot similar to Wikipedia's PNG Bot.
*Create a bot that can automatically alphabetise categories on pages.
*<s>Create a bot that can automatically alphabetise categories on pages.</s> Probably unnecessary.
*<s>Create [[Chest]].</s> Done. Didn't even need to draft it.
*<s>Create [[Chest]].</s> Done. Didn't even need to draft it.
*A template for crew and/or sponsor pages. Might be a bit unwieldy, since most pages are relatively empty, but I'd want to avoid a mess like [[Team Liquid|these]] [[Cloud 9|pages]].
*A template for crew and/or sponsor pages. Might be a bit unwieldy, since most pages are relatively empty, but I'd want to avoid a mess like [[Team Liquid|these]] [[Cloud 9|pages]].
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*[[/What Makes An Admin|An essay about what it takes to be an admin]]
*[[/What Makes An Admin|An essay about what it takes to be an admin]]
*[[User:Monsieur Crow/List of characters that have won a national tournament|A list of characters that have won a national tournament]]
*[[User:Monsieur Crow/List of characters that have won a national tournament|A list of characters that have won a national tournament]]
*[[User:Monsieur Crow/Arguments for and against wobbling]]
*[[User:Monsieur Crow/List of characters that have appeared in a fighting game outside of Super Smash Bros.|A list of characters that have appeared in a fighting game outside of ''Smash'']]


==External links==
==External links==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/user/ReiTheSage My YouTube channel], where I upload things sometimes.
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/ReiTheSage My YouTube channel], where I upload things sometimes.
*[http://steamcommunity.com/id/MonsieurCrow/ My Steam page],  where I play games sometimes.
*[http://steamcommunity.com/id/MonsieurCrow/ My Steam page],  where I play games sometimes.
*[http://tappedout.net/users/MonsieurCrow/ My Tapped Out page], where I make decks sometimes.
 
 
 
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''Skål.''
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''Au revoir.''
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Until next time.
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--- <font face="Pristina"><font size="3">''[[User:Monsieur Crow|Monsieur]] [[User_talk:Monsieur Crow|Crow]], Author Extraordinaire''</font></font>
--- <font face="Pristina"><font size="3">''[[User:Monsieur Crow|Monsieur]] [[User_talk:Monsieur Crow|Crow]], Author Extraordinaire''</font></font>
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