Are these questions really "frequently asked"? Not directly to me, but if you are examining thisuserpage, I'm guessing it is probably because you want to figure out something about this account and the person behind it. As such, the following is some information you may or may not find useful. Any additional questions should be directed to myuser talkpage.

I'm an astronomer and an educator interested in Wikipedia because it is used by students and teachers as a first stop on many of their research projects.

This account has had different names in the past. You can read all about it atthis subpage.

These are threeSinhalese consonants that correspond roughly to my initials.

Whatever you'd like. ජපස is fine. Another option would be my first name: "Josh". Alternatively, you could use "jps" as my Wikipediasignature indicates.

Mypreferred gender pronouns are he/him/his ones.

I have made${\displaystyle \sim {10}^{4.8}}$ changes to Wikipedia's database since 2004.

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