User:New Media Theorist



Hello, I am New Media Theorist. I joined Wikipedia as a registered user since:
 * I think it is a great open-source resource of information! Great resources deserve attention from their users. Having used it for a decade or more (I recall seeing Wikipedia for the first time in my graduate student office at university around 2004: wow!), I figured it was time to pony up some effort.
 * I'm interested in improving the articles related to contemporary art, new media artists, and technology in general.

I started using the Internet back in the late 1980's when my roommate brought home a VT100 (pic above). Since then I have worked extensively online, in many collaborative formats. Universities are also my natural home: I like the environment for discourse and inquiry. I like the anonymous aspect of Wikipedia, but I will reveal that prior to this account I made a total of probably 300 edits since 2003 on Wikipedia. I've never been blocked, shaken down, held for questioning, arrested, investigated, pulled over, searched, called before a grand jury or sanctioned for any of my Wikipedia activity, probably because I was just reading most of the time.

Many Wikipedians are kind and sometimes also very funny! Sadly, some are not. Oh well. Here are some barnstars from users who see the value of sending newbies good vibes!