User talk:Paul Moss/aboutuser.html

Paul Moss. ok so I am Paul Moss and I would love to work with you, I have massive energy for humanity, and lots to contribute. I really cant be bothered arguing much, it hasnt succeeded in the past, so lets just move ahead, together, for the benefit of all.

Background. In a bizarre twist of fate, being preoccupied with wikipedia as an editor a few years back was the time soak that held me back from being an artist; as soon as I gave up massive editing (under user:mozasaur) I received some commissions, and I created events, and delivered exhibitions and installations that achieved the very notability verification that I had thought that I had to fight for.

I have delivered a massive array of illustrations to this collective work, mostly about New Zealand and our geography and history, natural subjects, music and environment. I have significantly more to give, but the process of giving images is time consuming and must wait until I am past my current frenetic work and artist phase..

Notability. I must admit to wondering about the maxim; 'if you are notable then someone will write about you' many times. I have been written about for decades, but even the 1 million cirrculation of the Sydney Morning Herald article about me wasnt considered enough, so exactly what is enough?

The Threshold - what is it? Is the article by the Dominion Post enough? The several articles by the Kapi Mana News? Is having images published in a large volume book enough? (including illustrating the foreword and the authors face on the back cover, and the book won Best Design, and is our national reference work on Astronomy for education)? Is the article about me in D-Scene enough? Is having my image published in Positive Living enough? (that paper went to every doctors waiting room and elderly rest home in New Zealand). Having images published on NASA's SpaceWeather.com and MetVUW.com didnt seem to be good enough.

And then is having an art installation at significant art galleries enough? how about NZ's first art gallery, the Dunedin Public Art Gallery? or our first radio station and recording studios that became the first television studios, and now exists as the University of Auckland's Art Gallery, the Gus Fisher Gallery. Will having an installation at Galatos, for the Auckland Fringe Festival of the Arts 2009 be enough? And how about having an installation at the New Zealand Film Archive for 25 days running 24/7 to the public? it's currently 7 days into that period (Dec 7th). And then is an exhibition at Te Rauparaha Arena relevant?

Outcomes. My belief is that the people who deleted me as a person should be the people that take that info and restore me as a person. I said at the time it was only a matter of time before the relevant info became verifiable, but I witnessed a witch hunt style of cursory examination and hanging.

I accept that being a wikipedia editor creates all kinds of complexities, and that makes it difficult for some to figure it out, but then I could have stayed anonymous as an editor, like so many.. its simply not my style.

Belief. I believed that the existing newspaper articles about me were enough, so what happened?

In my view, for wikipedia to have credibilty, and rapid expansion, we must clean up the relationships between editors, and arrange a fix cycle for the damage done. I see that over a $NZmillion has been donated to make it easier to write articles. will that be wasted by the cutting and fighting? I hope not.

an age old maxim is that hope is often more appropriate than belief

References:

STARS STARS New Zealand Film Archive A video installation by musician Warwick Blair and astronomer and video artist Paul Moss. Stars is inspired by the Indian concept anoraniyan mahatomahiyan which proposes an intertwined relationship between the cosmos and the human body. STARS STARS Dunedin Public Art Gallery Saturday and Sunday October 18 and 19 Stars. New work by Warwick Blair (concept/composer), with Paul Moss (astronomer/video artist), Sandhya Rao Badakere (Indian female singer), and with computer backing. (Thanks to Strawberry Sound, Dunedin and Jands audio sales and audio design, Auckland.) To be performed over 24 hours in the auditorium. Access is via the Moray Place entrance. This will be a stunning event. STARS STARS Gus Fisher Gallery 26 April 2008 » STARS Performance: Warwick Blair Video: Paul Moss Saturday, 26 April 12-4pm, The Gus Fisher Gallery Composer Warwick Blair presents a four-hour preview of his forthcoming project Stars, a 24-hour-long audio-visual project..
 * official home page NZFA
 * New Zealand Film Archive wikipedia article
 * SCOOP Sidewalk Astronomy event NZFA press release
 * official page Dunedin Art Gallery
 * Dunedin Public Art Gallery wikipedia article
 * readership 100,000. advertisments for STARS
 * event details more..
 * Gus Fisher Gallery wikipedia article
 * Gus Fisher STARS event details

STARS STARS CD by Warwick Blair Blairs latest work Stars, in performance version, is a 24 hour work for Indian female singer and electronic music backing with or without, from 1 to 6 screens, video projection. Product Details Artist: Warwick Blair Album: Stars Cat #: cdmanu5049 Date: 16/10/2008 Format: Audio CD Discs: 1 Label: Manu STARS STARS Galatos Auckland Fringe Festival of the Arts 24hr Installation; music by Warwick Blair (concept/composer),6 screen video by Paul Moss (astronomer/video artist), Sandhya Rao Badakere (Indian female singer), and with computer backing. Big Day Art. Print and video exhibition by Paul Moss at Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua, 6th December 2008. Astronomy Aotearoa. Book by Robert Shaw, with illustrations by Paul Moss. Achieved 'best design' award by BPANZ. Designed as reference work to NCEA course. Save The Point. Calender with December 2008 image by Paul Moss. 6000 copies Reporting by the media.
 * Warwick Blair wikipedia article
 * Smoke CDs wikipedia article
 * Galatos more..
 * Galatos wikipedia article
 * Porirua’s first BIG DAY ART is on Saturday 6 December 2008, from 10am to 5pm. It will be held in the fabulous new Te Rauparaha Arena in the Warm Up Gymnasium.  Over 40 artists from Porirua and surrounding areas will be displaying works for sale.
 * official Paul Moss artist images
 * Big Day Art
 * Te Rauparaha Arena wikipedia article
 * official book site
 * National Certificate of Educational Achievement wikipedia
 * BPANZ Book Publishers Association of New Zealand
 * BPANZ design award
 * official Save The Point website

Radio Active 89 FM. Interview about STARS. Caffiene and Aspirin Show. Saturday 29th November 2008 11:30am Studio in Victoria St.
 * Radio Active 89 FM
 * Radio Active myspace

Radio Waikato 1XW 954khz Interview about Captain PJ's Disco, school holiday tour 1976.
 * Radio Waikato history

Sydney Morning Herald Article about Paul Moss 'dont shock your system' 1984 audit circulation 1,000,000+  Jounalist Cardilini from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). Appeared in The Guide Pink Pages, a lift out with weekly TV guide. Dominion Post Article about Paul Moss astronomer/musician/photographer, who is creating an event to coincide with the lunar eclipse on August 28 at Te Rae Kai Hau Point.
 * Sydney Morning Herald wikipedia
 * Sydney Morning Herald official site
 * official Dominion Post
 * Dominion Post image and article info 25/08/07 Photo Diego Opatowski/ Dompost. 16/08/07 Paul Moss astronomer/musician/photographer is creating an event to coincide with the lunar eclipse on Aug. 28 at Te Rae Kai Hau Point.16/08/2007197675Diego OpatowskiWellingtonCopyright to The Dominion Post. This photograph may not be reproduced, copied or published in any printed or digital form without permission.ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORIES WELLINGTON CITY
 * Journalist Helen Frances
 * readership 254,000

D-Scene Article about 'STAR MEN' discusing Paul Moss and the STARS installation at Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
 * D-Scene News
 * Journalist Gavin Bertram

Kapi Mana News 1/ Article about Astronomy Aotearoa, with images of author and contributors on front page and in article itself. 2/ Article about Astronomy Aotearoa winning best design award. 3/ Article about light pollution campaign, with Gordon Hudson and Anaru Reedy. The Press Article about astronomers, including Paul Moss, discussing comet McNaught Positive Living Image of Aurora Australis by Paul Moss. The Wellingtonian (circ 69,000) Newspaper, in a photo and article titled ‘Its all in the stars’,
 * Kapi Mana News Online
 * Kapi Mana News
 * The ACNielsen 2004 Newspaper Readership Survey found that the Kapi-Mana News had an average issue readership 15+ within the Kapi-Mana circulation area of 24,000. audit
 * Journalist Michael Kopp
 * The Press
 * readership 233,000 audit
 * [ http://www.agewell.org.nz/booklist.htm Positive Living] circulation 40,000
 * Age Concern New Zealand's Positive Living Newspaper is available bi-monthly, and distributed to Libraries, Citizen Advice Bureaux, Age Concern offices, Government Superannuitants, Retired Persons's Association, 60's Up Movement, Retirement Villages, Pensioner Units, Community Houses, Rest Homes, Charted Clubs and Medical Centres.

City Life the Lyall Bay Festival music event.

The Aviation Industry Association of New Zealand (AIA)
 * Tiger Moth image by Paul Moss

Websites, independent sites using Paul Moss images (sites NOT edited by Paul Moss)
 * Images.
 * NASA SpaceWeather comets, aurora.
 * MetVUW weather picture of the week sky images
 * WAS - Wellington Astronomical Society
 * Parihaka International Peace Festival
 * PHAT Club events, flyers, etc
 * Module
 * Articles about Paul Moss within events by Paul Moss.
 * Module
 * Astronomers without Borders

Websites, dependent sites by Paul Moss using Paul Moss images (sites edited by Paul Moss)
 * SKY
 * Astronomy - Sharing Space
 * Rakiura Music
 * Map Net Ltd
 * GADOT
 * South Coast Gateway Trust

Lectures, Conferences, Exhibitions, International speaking
 * TETIA 1984 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
 * SOPAC 2004 USP, Suva, Fiji
 * ADMA 2004 Sydney, Australia
 * Marketing Association 2004 Auckland, New Zealand
 * Phoenix Winter Astro Camp 2008 Carterton, New Zealand
 * Carter National Observatory, 2006, Intro to Astronomy course Wellington New Zealand
 * SSI 2002 Auckland New Zealand
 * SSI 2003 Whakatane, New Zealand
 * Aotea College 1992 Introduction to computers, Porirua New Zealand

Performance, sound engineering large systems
 * Nambassa Waihi 1979 Engineered Flight X-7 20,000 Watt system, 70,000 audience
 * Sweetwaters Ngaruawahia Engineered The Tigers (Band) 100,000 Watt system, 40,000 audience
 * Mountain Rock Pahiatua 1994 Engineered Idol Fret 135,000 Watt system, 30,000 audience
 * Strawberry Fields Te Uku 1995 Engineered Hipshooters 20,000 Watt system, 10,000 audience
 * PHAT07 Inangahua 2007 Engineered DJ Hysterix (Aust) 10,000 Watt system, 1,000 audience
 * PHAT08 Inangahua 2008 Engineered The Mighty Asterix 40,000 Watt system, 5,000 audience
 * all Heavily advertised at the time.

Tours as sound engineer
 * Drifters, Tania Rowles, Eddie Low, Jodi Vaughn, 68 shows across New Zealand 2003 5,000 watt system, typically 500 audience, (approx 30,000 nationwide).
 * Heavily advertised at the time.

Music Video published, contributed to by Paul Moss, camera operator. Lauren Mitchell and the Nativa Band, live at the Matterhorn. Footage forNektar Films
 * Lauren Mitchell at the Matterhorn. Love Will Rain Down
 * Lauren Mitchell at the Matterhorn - Comfort Love
 * LA Mitchell + the Nativa Band - It's Music Too (Reprise)
 * LA Mitchell Live @ The Matterhorn 08 / HYDRATION
 * Module at Sandwiches. Director of Photography for Jeramiah Ross project ‘Pattern Dot Life’. Module