User:LuisOliver

Hello,

My name is Luis Oliver. Due to family responsibilities, I left Wikipedia in July, 2008. But as many might assert, once a Wikipedian, always one. Due to the abatement of those issues, I am glad that I once again have the opportunity of contributing to the greatest volunteer megaproject on earth.

Wikipedia's rate of growth has been nothing short of astonishing. However, growth comes with change. With Wikipedia's growing acceptance among schools, corporations, and the general public comes responsibility. As a moderate among Americans, I only have one reservation about Wikipedia: its undeniable lack of balance in political views. Some of the most memorable incidents for me that have befouled this site with the stench of partisanism.


 * Failure to include anything about David Letterman's extremely inappropriate comments on the daughter of Sarah Palin that was indeed at least half as substantial of a news item as his being a victim of attempted extortion. The former item was not included despite repeated attempts, while the latter is accorded great sitespace. This is nothing more than a thinly veiled attempt to whitewash a liberal media personality by evoking sympathy. Conservative counterparts to this media figure has substantial sections on "Criticism".


 * The Fox News article has a major part of the lead dedicated to its conservative bias. While I will not deny this belief, many news agencies which are just as liberal as Fox is conservative do not have their alleged liberalism mentioned.

While these incidents are reprehensible, they are certainly not the only ones to stymie this site. Both as a Wikipedian and an American moderate, it is a social duty to make sure that this website presents a more neutral version of polemic issues.

-Luis Oliver

Early Life
Luis Oliver was born in 1981. He has Irish, Scottish, English, and German roots, some traceable in the United States back to the late eighteenth century. After attending High School in New York, he moved to Texas to finish a bachelor degree in Chemical engineering. He now works as a engineering for a company in the oil industry and makes frequent overseas business trips.

Personal
Luis is married and has no children. He is a nondenominational Christian. He is glad to have known Christ despite not having a Christian upbringing. Luis is a registered Independent and does not vote based on political party.

Interests and Hobbies
Wikipedia, Politics, Anthropology, human evolution, birds, whales.