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EchidnaLives
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Name
echidnaLives
Name in real lifeSam
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NationalityAustralian
Current locationMelbourne, Australia
LanguagesAustralian English
Time zoneAEST/AEDT
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HobbiesPlaying Nintendo Games, Refereeing Football (soccer), going down the Wiki rabbit hole
MusicAmy Shark, Billie Eilish, Gorillaz, In Love with a Ghost, Lena Raine, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Lovejoy, Tame Impala, Toby Fox
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PermissionsRollbacker, Extended Confirmed, Pending Changes Reviewer, New page reviewer
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Hello, I'm Sam! I've been reading Wikipedia for ages, then a friend recommended editing it. Born in Melbourne, Australia and a big fan of Australian football, Football (or for some people, "soccer") and some other sports occasionally, including Rugby League and Ice Hockey. Interested in Urban Planning/Design, Public Transport, Nintendo games, Football Refereeing (which I recently started doing myself.) and editing Wikipedia. The main thing I do here is reverting Vandalism and monitoring Recent Changes, using Huggle and Rollback. Check out my talk page if you need to get in contact! echidnaLives - talk - edits 08:16, 21 November 2022 (UTC)


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