Wikipedia:Historical archive/New user log/Feb 2005

Hi
I've just joined but I have been ananymous for a while and am what one might call an expert newbie. I love Television.

Ppoi307

Greetings all.
Hello, I'm Linkskywalker. I'm afraid I do not have as much expertise around here as many others, and probably wont be able to contribute to any significant articles - but I promise to put the expertise I do have to work.

This includes OTBRPGs (Which due to the relative newness of this field, I have nothing to draw on but my own extensive experience), Star Wars, the Video game industry's history, as well as extensive knowledge on video games in general, I also have done a lot of study on various types of internet societies, lingo, and the like. I also may be of some minor help with subjects of the like of Japaneese anime and Web Design, as well as a scattering of other topics that I have significantly more than a rudamentory understanding of.

As I said, not too useful - I am but 17 yet, and hope to be able to become more useful in the near future, I do think that Wikimedia is doing one of the greatest, most revolutionary things to happen online since the search engine, and I'd like to do my best to help.

I hope I can be more of a help than a bother, I gladly accept any help at all. Thank you all for creating wikipedia.

LinkskywalkerlinkskywalkerLinkskywalker

Zakharov
Hey guys what's up. I got linked here off the Something Awful forums, which apparently were the focus of a huge edit war. I'm currently in awe of the massive community here and how seriously everyone takes everything.

I've made a few contributions here and there, mostly reverting vandalism, and I hope I can continue. --Zakharov 03:33, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Jeremy Atherton
Hi! I've been playing with Wikipedia for a couple of months so it's time for the introduction. I've only made minor contributions so far. I am a neuroscientist but I also have quite diverse interests so hopefully I can make some useful contributions. JeremyA 03:58, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Pulsemeat
I'm Pulsemeat and I hate spelling errors. They used to call me "The English Teacher" on MUDs. Wikipedia is the only good thing to ever come out of the internet.

Cal T
Hello one and all!

I've been using Wikipedia for years, but only recently realised the extraordinary way it's compiled - a true moment of revelation.

I've set about adding a couple of articles already - City of Edinburgh Music School and James MacMillan so far. I also intend to provide a fuller account of John Ogdon's life and work one day.

As this might indicate, one of my main interests is classical music. I'm also fascinated by journalism and broadcasting, public transportation, tennis, and the more obscure personalities of musical theatre - I've already got my eye on Robert Russell Bennett and Marni Nixon.

Being Scottish, I'm interested in that country's history and culture, and that of nearby Ireland.

Looking forward to contributing, and hearing your views on what I have to offer...!

Cal T 02:29, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Furtivito
Hello, Wikipedians:

I'm "Furtivito." I signed up four days ago after following a link published in PC Computing magazine. I'm a writer (brochures and stuff, nothing important) and editor. I've already done a bit of copy editing on a couple of pages, and have signed up as a Spanish-to-English translator (my wife, a native of Peru, has been helping me with my Spanish and I'm now at the point where I might be somewhat useful). I'm going to study what's going on here and, hopefully, I can start making some real contributions soon. From what I've seen thus far, this is a great community; I'm glad I found you.

Furtivito 02:47, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)

ElfWord
Hello everyone, after registering and lurking a few months back I think I'm ready to start contributing. My name is Jay, I'm a college student at Georgia Southern University with plans on eventually getting a PhD in Information Technology. I consider myself a very diverse person, my experience ranges from acting to tech geekery to marketing. I'm also an avid reader and writer. Wikipedia seems like an excellent community to be involved in, I look forward to interacting with all of you.

ElfWord 02:21, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC)ElfWord

JericoDW
I just found this site today. It quite an idea, letting just anyone edit information. It will be interesting to see how this pans out over time. I will likely never edit an article myself, but I do want to express my appreciation for those of you who do contribute to this sort of thing.

Eaglet
I've been using Wikipedia as a resource for ages and never thought to join - till I noticed that the Young Judaea article was still a stub! So I registered, having realized that maybe there are entries I can actually contribute to. ..

Glad to be here. This place is so cool. Eaglet 02:43, Feb 13, 2005 (UTC)

ChrisJMoor
I have been a member of this site and editing articles for about three months. I have learned much from it and hope to educate others in return. Although mainly educated as a biologist, I have greatly expanded my knowledge of subjects such as philosophy and politics through this site. Its darn useful!--ChrisJMoor 04:44, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Leyanese
I've been puttering around Wikipedia for years now, but have finally decided to delve in more fully and hopefully become part of the community. In the past I've mostly copyedited at random and contributed to articles on French literature.

Leyanese 20:16, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Peligroso
I first discovered Wikipedia when I was in desperate trouble for an exam and Wikipedia saved me. Since then I have used it whenever I have a little spare time and have cleaned up some grammar and phrasing, as well as some minor contributions in the fields of heavy metal music and sport.82.12.5.215 22:05, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Passionvine
Hello, my name is Phillip and I've been using Wikipedia for several years now. I just became a member and started contributing a few weeks ago. I am a librarian at an academic university and I enjoy doing research and providing information. This is a great outlet for me and I enjoy it. My primary interests are film and actors and actresses. --PassionVine 16:54, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

ParkingStones
Hey, I've been hesistant to join Wikipedia, cause I haven't needed anymore hassle in mylife. I've been researching Pirate Radio for a One Man show I am putting on and was surpised to see no article on Mbanna Kantako. So I created a Stub on the guy and will work on it later. Should someone who actually knows a bit about the subject see this,... UM... be bold in editing! I guess you knew that. ParkingStones 18:45, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

jimohagan
I heard about this word of mouth, then found it helping my daughter research Abraham Lincoln. Wonderful stuff. Having just been to Peru, I had to correct a couple of oversights on towns in the North. Thanks for the links to instructions, that will help a lot. Anybody know if these tools are available commercially for use within a corporation to document a variety of basic knowhow?

Christopher Crossley
Greetings to all Wikipedia enthusiasts!

I have read various Wikipedia articles over the past few weeks since being linked to Wikipedia from Google (no surprise there!) when I was looking for something on the former East Germany. However, it was only a couple of days ago (as of 15 February) that I decided to get involved actively by heavily expanding the article about the Luftwaffe (German air force), since it seemed to be a bit thin and did (I have to say!) contain a few factual errors that I thought needed correcting. Once I started, though, I found it hard to stop, because I have been interested in military aviation for more than 30 years, and I felt that the article needed expanding since the German air force, like it or not, has been influential in world history. I hope that other users and readers will view the article as objective and informative and in no way politically biased merely because the Luftwaffe served the Nazi regime during 1933-1945.

I myself am non-political, and the article I have expanded was based overwhelmingly on the knowledge I have gained as an enthusiast over three decades. While I had, especially during my teenage years, an extremely strong interest in the Luftwaffe and military air forces in general, I have never actually served in the RAF (I am British). I have been teaching English as a second/foreign language in China since October 2001, and this is my career. Yet military aviation has been a hobby of mine since I was nine. I do have a family, as I am married to a Chinese lady and we have a daughter, born in April 2004, who has U.K. citizenship.

I have looked at some other articles pertaining to other air forces. The articles on Canada's air forces (both pre-1968 and post-1968) are good ones, I think. However, even I was surprised when I saw that the article for the l'Armée de l'Air (the French air force) is presently a stub in spite of the organization's very long history. Also, some other articles about air forces could do with a historical background (e.g., Finnish air force). (Any takers?)

I intend to continue to contribute to Wikipedia as much as I can, since I am enthusiastic about being able to write things (I think!) I know about!

Christopher Crossley 16:39, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

jcuk
I'm a disabled naturist christian guy living in North Yorkshire, UK. I'm interested in issues relating to all the above, music in general, history......cant think of anything else at the mo, will edit this as and when I can! cheers Jcuk 07:59, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

BlackwidowMaker
Just thought I'd say hi to everyone, yes i'm another newbie as well although not to the internet or forums either!

I'm a Conspiracy Theorist, dont believe what I'm told by anyone in any government, or power they might be in! (Don't trust anyone, who wouldn't give you their time of day, you have been warned)

The Blackwidow has arrived !!!!

Prabhakar
Hi! I'm Prabhakar, using wikipedia already in day to day life. I am a lecturer in computer sc & engineering at National Institute of Technology Silchar, using wikipedia for my students, too. recently I am trying to write a few articles and I am already overwhelmed by the warm response by the vateran editors.

Regards, Prabhakar 10:59, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Taivo
Hi all. I have a PhD in Linguistics and teach that subject within an English Department. My specialization is in Native American historical linguistics, specifically the Numic family of Uto-Aztecan. My user name here is the Shoshoni/Comanche word for "white man". Just a little inside joke. TaivoTaivo 19:33, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Ed Poole
greetings all:

I'm 35, live outside Washington, DC, and am an attorney by trade. My primary areas of interest include:


 * WWII history, with emphasis on the Holocaust
 * Macintosh computers, digital video editing, digital photography
 * "underground" or indie rock(-esque) music, especially classic punk rock, "grunge," emocore
 * philosophy of mind, especially as it relates to Artificial Intelligence, psychedelic compounds and chemistry, and psychology
 * "underground" comics, especially the work of Daniel Clowes, R. Crumb, and P. Bagge

be seeing you.

Ayed 02:03, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Otto
My real name is Spell Check. I am employed with a boutique law firm and I coordinate information from team specialists and then translate their legal & technical gibberish into English. However, editing requires a gentle touch. It's amazing how attached an author can become to a comma placement. Working with team specialists in pulling together technical & grant proposals isn't as much fun as Wikipedia. I don't have the flexibility to choose a topic...or delete clients. Otto 02:20, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)

JustDerek
OK, what to say...

I originally found out about the site in mid-to-late 2004, but didn't join up and start contributing till January 13, 2005. I dig Wikipedia. Big time. I wish I could write and edit for Wikipedia as a full-time job. Seriously, that would make me a happy and fulfilled guy.

I have always loved reference materials of all kinds, which now that I look at it is a hugely geeky thing to say. But as long as I'm implicating myself... when I was a kid and didn't have anything else I felt like reading, I used to just grab a random volume of the encyclopedia and take it to bed to read, flipping through until I found something that caught my interest (which never took long).

Personal details... hmm... well, I'll throw in a few. I'm 34; live in the greater Los Angeles area but am originally from the San Francisco Bay Area; I'm trained as an actor and have worked in that capacity professionally, although necessity has obliged me to work in more ordinary day jobs more often than not... c'est la vie.

My interests and areas of knowledge are fairly broad; general concentrations include
 * Theatre of all kinds, from dramatic plays to musical theatre (including opera)
 * Film of all kinds
 * Music of many diverse genres, particularly a cappella singing, jazz, and blues
 * Mass media and media studies
 * History
 * Genealogy
 * Sports
 * Poker (I'll have you know, I was into it before it was trendy).

My contributions so far have spun off of the American Eugene O'Neill. From his entry I proceeded to one for his play Long Day's Journey Into Night, and now to the actor Jason Robards, Jr., who became among the foremost interpreters of O'Neill.

JustDerek 21 Feb 2005, 4:32 AM PST

Varun Vuppala
Hey

I'm Varun Vuppala, History/Education student at UMass/Amherst. I was on wiki researching for a paper, and I came across things I knew about that had red tags, so I figured I'd join up and add to wiki. I mean, student life is procrastination, right? So forget that paper, I'm writing wiki articles…

Vvuppala 17:42, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)

VoxExMachina
Hello hello.

I'm a very new contributor to Wikipedia, but I love the stated goals of the group. It's nice to see some tangible work being done in the area of the categorization of knowledge.

I hope to be helpful!

Currently I'm working on updating the Peter Milligan page, as well as providing a page for The Enigma. We'll see how that goes. My interests are English, Comics, Japanese, Movies, and Games.

Voxexmachina 21:57, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Glasreiniger
Hi, I am a mathematics professional from Germany. For now, I am interested to make some contributions regarding computer history, which otherwise could be forgotten soon. I start with ALGOL_68 and some links from there. I am getting active in the German branch, also.

LicensedAudiophile
Hello Wikiland, I'm brand new to this idea of a living encylopedia, and I must say that I'm quite excited to contribute in areas that I have some knowledge in. You'll probably see the majority of my postings involving music or recording as that is my career. Thx, looking forward to spreading the love.