Aficionado538

Aficionado538

— Wikipedian ♂ —
Pronouns	he/him
Nationality	Motswana
Languages	English Setswana
Hobbies, interests, and beliefs
Hobbies	Editing Wikipedia Cycling Listening to music
Politics	Centre to centre-left Social liberalism Pirate politics Progressivism Postnationalism Political party Botswana Congress Party
Music	Progressive house Electronic dance music Pop South African music
Interests
Electoral systems, electoral reform, U.S. politics, European politics, Botswana politics, contemporary history, elections and comparative politics.
Account statistics
Joined	June 25, 2017
Userboxes
Wikipedia:Babel en-5This user can contribute with a professional level of English. enThis user is a native speaker of the English language. tn-4Motho o, o bua Setswana kwa lapeng nl-1Deze gebruiker bezit beginnende kennis van het Nederlands. Search user languages

Hello there! My name is aficionado538. I mostly edit the pages of politics, elections, and opinion polls of Botswana, US and EU countries.

In my spare time, I enjoy cycling on the weekends. Ideologically, I find myself mainly aligning with social liberalism. I'm a huge fan of European and European Parliament elections and find them particularly fascinating! And above all, I'm an ardent advocate for proportional representation and I can't put into words how much I hate FPTP! It is a major reason why politics here in Botswana and elsewhere is unfair and broken.

I strive to make sure that the politics etc., of my country are well represented. I'm currently limited by time and don't have the opportunity to fully achieve my goals. But I try to do whatever I can for the time being.

Feel free to explore my contributions and reach out for questions or discussions.

Friends

These are people I really appreciate on Wikipedia and elsewhere (in no particular order):

1. Quinnnnnby
2. Zlad!
3. Fabio3110
4. WikiBunny2K1
5. Julio974fr
6. Talleyrand6
7. BananasAreViolet
8. Wide Awake!
9. Antonio
10. Mad Mismagius
11. Mirashhh
12. FelipeRev
13. Matthew McMullin
14. Lifeofconan
15. Closed Limelike Curves

Depiction in media

I've been depicted in a YouTube video titled The Wikpedia Elections Edit War based on the talk page discussion of the 2024 Botswana general election. The video has more than 260 thousand views and I just found the whole ordeal humorous.

On May 10, 2024, a section of a page I created (Kanye South) caught the attention of many people when it was revealed to them that the constituency is to be renamed "Kanye West" after a Twitter post brought this detail to light. This led to some vandalism of the article (as expected) as well as a YouTube video about this.

Userboxes

Me

This user is a member of WikiProject Elections and Referendums. According to the political compass this user is Economic Left (-1.98) and Social Libertarian (-8.01). @This user can be reached by email.

This user participates in WikiProject Botswana. This user scored 375 on the Wikipediholic test (revision 1165533918). This user is a participant in WikiProject Politics.

This user has been on Wikipedia for 7 years, 5 months and 6 days. This user has extended confirmed rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify) This user identifies as gay.

♂This contributor to Wikipedia is male. This user is a citizen of Botswana. ZThis user is a member of Generation Z.

This user is interested in elections. This user is interested in the Netherlands. INTPThis user has an INTP Myers–Briggs Type Indicator

Beliefs

This user supports a free, independent, undivided, and fully restored Ukraine. This user is a social liberal. This user knows that free trade protects more jobs than tariffs do.

This user believes that every nation has an inherent right of national sovereignty. This user supports immigration and the right to travel freely upon the planet we share. This user thinks nationalism is outdated.

Persons of the same nationality have more in common than persons of the same ethnicity! This user supports Eurofederalism. This user believes that the alt-right is killing the U.S. Republican Party.

This user ardently opposes all forms of racial nationalism. This user supports a mixed economy. This user supports universal basic income.

This user is a Spanish Republican. This user believes in a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. This user supports the reunification, return of all Cypriot refugees and withdrawal of all foreign troops, British, Turkish and Greek, from Cyprus.

This user supports the independence of Western Sahara. Apartheid: Wrong for South Africans; wrong for Palestinians. This userbox intentionally left blank †WP:UA

This user believes in the right of every human being to have access to Wikipedia. This user wants to eliminate extreme poverty This user strongly supports the policies and views of Gomolemo Motswaledi.

This user supports European integration. This user supports freedom of speech. This user believes in the separation of church and state.

This user is interested in democratic backsliding. This user wants ZERO net carbon emissions from human activity.† This user supports EU enlargement.

This user opposes all forms of Ziofascism, Christofascism and Islamofascism. This user supports the de-criminalisation of illegal downloading. This user supports union between Scotland and the United Kingdom.

This user supports devolution of powers to the nations of the UK. This user is interested in the Politics of the United States. This user is very distressed by the increasing polarization in the United States.

This user supports strict gun control, possibly including an outright ban on the civilian ownership of guns. This user opposes the presidency of Emmerson Mnangagwa. This user supports Reproductive Freedom for all.

This user seeks to eradicate Trumpism wherever it slithers. This user ardently supports Liberal Democracy throughout the world. End the embargoThis user favors free trade between the United States and Cuba.

This user supports LGBTI rights. This user believes that communism, socialism, and Marxism are evil and supports their elimination. This user doesn't like Nazis.

1/6/21 never forget This user doesn’t like neo-Confederates, especially when they push historical revisionism on Wikipedia. This user supports the removal of Confederate monuments and memorials.

This user supports gender equality. This user is a feminist. This user supports Indigenous rights.

This user supports trans rights. This user believes that politicians should not interfere with Public news broadcasting. † This user believes in freedom of all types of information for all.

This user is an advocate of open research and open access. This user believes race does not exist except as an oppressive social construct and will oppose racism by any means necessary. This user wants a World government.

Electoral issues

Aficionado538 thinks first-past-the-post is a flawed voting system and wants fairer votes. This user supports Condorcet voting. This user prefers parliamentary systems of government.

This user understands that a republic is a system of law while a democracy is a political system, and that the two are not opposing choices. This user despises Gerrymandering. This user is an advocate of democracy.

This user does not trust electronic voting machines. This user supports proportional representation. This user is interested in issues of democracy.

Cool parties!

Lib DemThis user supports the Liberal Democrats. This user supports the Democrats 66

This user supports Radical Civic Union (UCR). BCPThis user supports the Botswana Congress Party

This user supports the Czech Pirate Party. This user supports the Democratic Party.

V This user supports the Liberal Party of Norway. B This user supports the Social Liberal Party of Denmark.

This user supports the Green League

Music

This user is an audiophile.

This user contributes while using Spotify. This user enjoys EDM music This user listens to Spotify.

This user is a fan of Martin Garrix. This user is a fan of Imagine Dragons This user is an Avicii fan.

This user is a Belieber This user enjoys pop music. This user enjoys the Music of South Africa.

This user enjoys progressive house. This user enjoys tropical house. This user can't stand hip hop music.

Articles I've started or heavily edited

Below are articles that I have created or edited, either entirely or mostly. Alternatively, they may be articles that I have extensively edited but not necessarily created, to the point where my edits comprise the majority of the article or articles translated into English from non-English Wikipedia articles.

Botswana

Politics of Botswana

1. Neo Masisi
2. 2024 Botswana general election
3. Leader of the Opposition (Botswana)
4. Bathoen Gaseitsiwe
5. 12th Parliament of Botswana
6. Member of Parliament (Botswana)
7. 2023 Serowe West by-election
8. 2014 Botswana general election
9. Kenneth Koma
10. Botswana Movement for Democracy
11. Biggie Butale
12. 13th Parliament of Botswana
13. Kanye South
14. Botswana Republican Party
15. Jwaneng-Mabutsane
16. Shoshong (Botswana constituency)
17. Tonota (Botswana constituency)
18. Goodhope-Mabule
19. Boko cabinet

Estonia

Politics of Estonia

1. Kaja Kallas' third cabinet

Notes