User:Ian Fraser

Facts
Facts are never subject to consensus.

About me


My name is Ian Fraser. I am a resident of the coastal area of Speldid and work for a municipal Water and Wastewater Department. I am a water professional and have been working for the municipality since December 1972. In July 2005, I was awarded Life Membership (30 years) in the Georgia Association of Water Professionals.

I recently (Saturday Jan 14, 2006) received recognition regarding my involvement with water resources both locally and statewide in Georgia on the front page of the local 6 day a week newspaper The Brunswick News, including a photo not included in this archive.



All this and still not notable

 * I am also involved in Science Fiction Fandom (I usually pronouce "sci-fi" as "skiffy"), although currently in a state of FAFIA. I have had fifteen minutes of being a BNF due to chairing two DeepSouthCons, BeachCon and Son of a BeachCon and to serving a couple of terms as President of Vice of the Southern Fandom Confederation and assisting with the editing on the SFC Handbook.
 * I have acted and directed in community theatre (and, yes, I think the Theater page should be moved to "Theatre"). (This just happened as I was first editing this).
 * I play the guitar and compose music using various MIDI sequencers.
 * I am a multi-platform computer enthusiast, using Apple (Powerbook G-4 with Mac OS-X) and PC (newest is AMD 64 based Velocity Micro with Win XP Pro) machines daily for work and play. My first PC type machine started life as a 286 which I kept modifying until there was nothing of the original machine in it any more. I started this obsession with a TRS-80 Mod III in 1982.

So It Begins
I discovered Wikipedia early March 2005.
 * April 22, 2005. I am already showing signs of Wikipediholism.

Oh, the PAIN!
Oh, goody. I've attracted the attention of a vandal who got my user page.
 * His vandalism stayed here 23 minutes.
 * WCFrancis 05:52, 7 May 2005 (UTC)

The story so far
I have mostly been doing minor edits, correction, syntax adjustments and the like. I have been learning Wiki formatting. I have been helping with the eternal struggle to revert vandalism, get rid of hoax articles and deal with the problems inherent with this experiment in structured anarchy.
 * Yes, I know it's an oxymoron, but what else would you call an encyclopedia that anyone can edit at anytime - the anarchy part - but that has consequences for unacceptable behavior - the structured part.
 * WCFrancis 14:00, 20 May 2005 (UTC)

I am still spending a lot of time maintaining the integrity of Wikipedia by nominating articles for deletion and researching and providing input on articles nominated for deletion by other Wikipedians. I frequently go on RC patrol looking for new articles anonymously edited. Amazing how much garbage gets put here, not only by vandals but by newbies who just discovered Wikipedia and have no clue about guidelines and policies. I have no intention of being a deletionist, but looking at my votes might make it appear that I am. I do vote keep on occasion but rarely add to a discussion where the consensus is already keep.
 * WCFrancis 20:41, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

I have reduced my presence on RC patrol and deletion since it appears to be a never ending struggle. Getting Away From It All for a while (to use the fannish word: gafiating) has helped to reduce my level of Wikistress. It has also allowed me to get more sleep. Does this make me a recovering Wikipediholic?
 * WCFrancis 14:16, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

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Connection Log
This is intended to keep track of my logins as a recovering Wikipediaholic. Times GMT. Previous Logins: Actually did some minor editing of tech topic in water field: Winkler test for dissolved oxygen. It has been incorrect and possibly obsolete since creation on February 13, 2003, as well as being inappropriate as a "cookbook" type of entry. It still needs a lot of work. wcf Facts are stubborn. Comments? 01:29, 17 January 2006 (UTC) Logged in to include notes on Winkler. wcf Facts are stubborn. Comments? 14:10, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 17:59, 2 January 2006
 * 16:12, 5 January 2006
 * 14:25, 7 January 2006
 * 17:21, 9 January 2006
 * 17:45, 9 January 2006 (UTC) for purposes of citing material
 * 18:05, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 21:01, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 03:44, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 14:10, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Managed to stay away all April. Recovery is proceeding.
 * 21:27, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 13:12, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 17:11, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 13:37, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 16:16, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 21:51, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Current Login: wcf Facts are stubborn. Comments? 03:45, 2 May 2006 (UTC)