User:Michael Z Freeman

June 29, 2024

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(TBC)

The Truth
"Early views on the function of the brain regarded it as little more than cranial stuffing." ( Source: Permalink of version with this quote in - Brain. Full page - Brain).

A state affairs that continues to this day in some areas

About Me
I started editing when I noticed a lack of information about Space Imaging, but didn't really start appreciating what that really meant until I came across a video game entry about Breed that had been edited by people who didn't like the game. I discovered Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View policy.

I remember the days when the edit button was a mystery to me. The concept of collaborative editing hadn't hit me. I think I still thought that edit button was some elite, restricted, admin only privilege !

Many Wikipedia articles have enlightened me and have ended confusions I've had for years. Other articles can be disasters of grammar and hearsay though. Nothing is perfect.

Viva Wikipedia !

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Charles Fort and Forteana...

The Book of the Damned ( Text).

The title of the book referred to what he termed the "damned" data - data which had been damned, or excluded, by modern science because of its not conforming to accepted guidelines. The way Fort sees it, mainstream scientists are trend followers who believe in what is accepted and popular, and never really look for a truth that may be contrary to what they believe. He also compares the close-mindedness of many scientists to that of religious fundamentalists, implying that the supposed "battle" between science and religion is just a smokescreen for the fact that, in his view, science is, in essence, simply a de facto religion.

Lo! By Charles Fort (Text).

Wikipedia:WikiProject Plasma Cosmology
A holding page for the WikiProject Plasma Cosmology while potential members are sought and aims and guidelines are finalised...

"If you want to start a page before you have 6–12 active Wikipedians, consider setting up the page on a subpage of your user page until it is active ...Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals - Proposing a WikiProject"

The Art of User Boxes
DJ Barney 19:25, 4 March 2007 (UTC)DJBarney24