Wikipedia:Historical archive/New user log/July 2004

Natsume
wheee its Natsume, Twin Blade. i have no idea what i'm doing on here but i will figue it out^^;; aside from other stuff, i like .hack :3

2fargon
My name is Carthik in real life, and my website is at carthik.net. I am a Ph.D. student in Computer Engineering, and most of my research revolves around Genetic Algorithms and Reconfigurable Computing.

Interests : There are too many to list :) I was an avid quizzer during my high school days, and I continue collecting factoids and trivia, and take an interest in things that are interesting only because they are strange, obscure or connected to other things in strange ways. If I had to count my interests off, they would include: A.R. Rahman, Aesthetics, AMD, anthropology, architecture, art, artificial intelligence, Asimov, Assam,, the Beat generation, blogging, Bob Dylan, Books, Brodsky, Buddhism, Burroughs, C, C++, Caffeine, The band Cake, Calvin and Hobbes, Albert Camus, Carnatic Music, Classical Music, Cochin, Coffee, Cognitive Science, Collage as an art form, Computer Architecture, Computer Science, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Cricket, Cryptography, CSS, Dali, Death, Digital Circuits and Design, Digital Photography, Escher, evolutionary computing, F1 racing, genetic algorithms, goa, graphic design, haiku, hyderabad,  India, Internet, jazz, kerala, Linux, movies, music, Mythology, open source, orlando, philosophy, photography, php, programming, quizzing, soccer, Trivandrum, Trivia, and web design.

Areas of knowledge: Computers, Reconfigurable Computing, India, Weblogs and general trivia.

The sorts of things you'd like to work on here at Wikipedia: I would love to add to existing pages, to include what I may know, and help with maintenence, styling, merging, editing and making sure pages look well-finished and copy-read.

I have known about the wikipedia for about a year now, but for the last few months, I have been active over at the Wordpress Wiki. I am hooked to wikis, I guess, and it made more sense to sign up and try and be active around these parts :)

2fargon 04:27, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)2fargon

Childoferna
My name in real life is Matthew, I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I am a nurse and a student. I have been active on Wikipedia for a few months now, and besides a few goofs I think I'm doing pretty well. I happen to be a total nerd so I guess it's fitting that I found Wikipedia; I spend hours in the evenings reading the articles, so I just thought I would join up and start editing. My interests include: Nuclear Energy, Nursing, C. S. Friedman, Terry Pratchett and Discworld and just about anything else that I come across. Childoferna 20:59, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Loganberry
Hello there. I am a British fur interested in a strange variety of stuff, ranging from cricket and motorsport, through old computers such as the BBC Micro, to the books of Lindsey Davis. I've dipped a toe in the water with just a few minor edits so far, but once I get the hang of the conventions I hope to be able to write the occasional article as well. =:)

--Loganberry 12:56, 2 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Huw Rowlands
Hi, and thanks for the welcoming. I am eager to help out wherever I can. Mostly I help in the range of computers (especially *nix and Apple) and complex sentence cleansing. My interests are far from focused, which can make it hard for me to be motivated, but I generally go like a dog to a bone to something that I love. Good stuff.

--huwr 11:39, 3 Jul 2004 (UTC)

bneely
salutations! i usually write my username and my emails in all lowercase, but i will conform to proper capitalization when making edits here. i work for apple computer, and i enjoy such things as computer software, telephony, electronic music, lossy audio compression, sampling, remixing, composition, websurfing, travel, sarcasm, and internet radio. things i am not good at include remembering things, buying gifts for others, remembering to get a haircut in a timely fashion, and having a clean bedroom. i have lived in new york state and california. some quick music recommendations: luomo - the present lover, blue nile - hats, 808 state - ex:el, depeche mode - violator, tears for fears - songs from the big chair, spacetime continuum - emit ecaps, biosphere - substrata, orb - orbus terrarum.

bneely

llb_n_atl
I'm almost a half a century old this year. I live in Metro Atlanta, but am a native Floridian. I was impressed at the range of knowledge this site provides. A search for Boligee, Alabama, brought me to this site, indicating a wealth of information on population makeup. My interests include genealogy, history of the US and Europe, writing, comedy, enjoying my grandchildren, learning and sleeping, just to name a few. About the only thing I consider myself to be an expert in is telling my children how to fix a problem in their lives. And thankfully, they listen most of the time--may take years--but it's worth it. I'm gonna look around a bit more but looks promising as a research tool. Will try editing to see how that goes. I also have a fondness for the lower case.

07:39, 6 Jul 2004 Lightmatter (presumably)
Hi everybody my name is Fred. I discovered Wikipedia doing web research. I enjoy reading,writing, walking (absorbing the natural world through my biological self and my dogs), gardening, brokering stocks and coins and most of all helping people. Wikipedia fits in with naive view of the world where everyone works together making life better through knowledge. I have enjoyed Wikipedia a great deal and hope there are ways I may be of service. I will anything that needs to done

Martin TB
I am based in London and know just enough to be dangerous. I work in the entertainment industry which can allow me time to surf the net.

I found Wikipedia via a Google search.

Martin TB 20:47, 5 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Tracey Lowndes
Hi, I've just registered as an user, although I've been browsing here anonymously for a while (only reading, not editing!).

I live near Stoke-on-Trent in the United Kingdom.

Tracey Lowndes

Patricknoddy
Hi I'm from Puntam County, West Virginia but I'll be moving to Lowndes County, Georgia on July 15 2004 I know much about History.

I've noticed that web searches tend to come up with more and more Wikipedia articles, and decided that it might be a good idea to get involved. I'm in my thirties, live in Norway and work for the Catholic Church here. I've studied history, archaeology and Classical languages, and have fairly varied interests.

Cnyborg 11:26, 7 Jul 2004 (UTC)

cookie monster
Hi, I'm from Sydney, Australia.

I first started editing here on june 23, 2004 and was surfing here anonymously for about 18 months before before that. I don't remember how I found out about this, but I think it was probably an article at www.wired.com. I'm a philosophy/psychology double major university dropout!!!

Cookie monster 16:35, 7 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Sleepingbear
Hello all. I'm an electronics technician who works for a major Canadian telecommunications company. I currently live in Pickering (near Toronto), Ontario with my wife, my -1.5 month old child, turtle and cat. The wife and I are origionally from Nova Scotia. My interests are Judo, reading science fiction, biking, web site development, and sailing.

I was introduced to this site by a co-worker in the IT department.

Sleepingbear 18:40, 7 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Ardonik
I'm a first-generation Nigerian-American computer engineer. It only took about a week of reading the Wikipedia to fall in love with the project. I only hope that my contributions will be worthwhile. Ardonik 10:25, 8 Jul 2004 (UTC)

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PezHacker
I'm a mid-30s software developer from upstate New York who stumbled across the Wikipedia while Googling something or other and got hooked on the Random Page feature. Of course, some pages were better than others, so I went ahead and signed up to do my part in (hopefully) improving things where I can. Unfortunately, I know a little bit about a lot of things, so I probably won't be writing any in-depth articles, but I'm having fun cleaning up grammar, spelling, and links at the moment. PezHacker 16:46, 8 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Spectatrix
Hey all, I'm a mechanical engineering student from Texas currently studying at Texas Tech University. I forget who exactly first introduced me to Wikipedia, but I was drawn to become a registered Wikipedian after reading about changes made to the article about the webcomic Sexy Losers after the comic artist had complained in his blog about factual errors in the article.

My interests cover a wide spectrum, but my first goal as a Wikipedian is to write articles and stubs about various forms of divination. Spectatrix 04:00, 2004 Jul 9 (UTC)

Virendra
Hi All. I am Virendra, 25, M, Indian. I have been in and out of Wikipedia for nearly four years but I decided to register now only (strangely why so?). I am in Computer Engineering research field with interests in Speech recognition, Geography, Indian history and world politics. Will try ot contribute in these fields. Criticism always welcome. Support much needed.

Brill Pappin
Hi folks, new guy here... I've already added a few things and done some editing... I've tried to keep it within conventions but feel free to elaborate or edit anything I've done, in the spirit of Wiki :)

brill 19:18, 9 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Ibrantriel
Hello, I joined earlier today. I am an American high-school student and, like many others, have found Wikipedia an invaluable resource in the past. My interests include literature, history, and archeo-astronomy. I look forward to contributing here!

Ionesco
Hi all. I heard about Wiki on NPR and liked the concept, so I thought I would add some of my vast knowledge and infinate wisdom. =) I am a fairly skilled end-user of computers, but not at all experienced in any sort of programming language, (If you don't count my Pascal class in high school, that is... and I don't.)

Ionesco 01:58, 11 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Howdy and Greetings.
Hi there. I work as a copy editor, but that's not why I'm here. I enjoy writing, and have a wide range of interests including music, books, film and words.

I found out about Wikipedia through all the Google searches that kept sending me here, and eventually I couldn't resist contributing. I especially enjoy creating new entries.

Anyway, thanks, and happy encyclopedia-ing.

Claymcc 02:41, 11 Jul 2004 (UTC)

emeraldimp
Hey, just created an account, hope to be a regular contributor, or at least do some copy-editing!

Emeraldimp 18:21, 11 Jul 2004 (UTC)Geoff

Pluke
Hi everyone,

I have a knowledge in Nintendo and Sega Video Games, the IBM CICS product line and History in general. I love this place and spend many a lazy hour reading through this amazing site. I hope i can help make a useful contribution.

Pluke 23:16, 11 Jul 2004 (UTC) --

Grey Merlin
Child of the sixties, leave you to do the math. Wikipedia embodies the type of thing I believe technology should be used for. First saw mention of it in a politics, essays, argument magazine called Prospect in an article on open source software by Azeem Azhar. Hope to bring my extensive knowledge of the sea, its commercial aspects, with an emphasis on electrical/electronic systems and how they have been applied to deepwater offshore construction. Grey

Dragonz6189
30 something with lots of knowledge in programming languages, internet related technologies, toys, video games, tv shows and skateboarding. Saw this on Slashdot a few months back and have been hooked since. Hope to add some valuable input.

DragonZ

Quill
I was directed to Wikipedia from an article at Whatsnextonline.com

Find Wikipedia fascinating; fast becoming an addict.

Quill 05:26, 12 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Too Old
I may be the oldest user ?? I was born Oct 11, 1929. I almost chose the username Old Fart, but thought it might attract too much negative attention. Too Old 17:43, 13 Jul 2004 (UTC)

BC Lafferty
Hi, I've actually been on here a couple of weeks already. My major contributions so far have been the articles for Maneki Neko and Balboa Park. I'm not really an expert in anything but am interested in all sorts of things and willing to research what I don't know much about.

I currently live in San Diego, California.

--BC Lafferty 00:20, 15 Jul 2004 (UTC)

DivisionByZero
I became a member yestrday and so far have created an article on verlet integration, and edited two pages about Blitz Basic. I plan to add a section to an article about RPN- how to convert Infix notation to RPN. I'm interested in computer programing, physics (usually applied to programing), writing games, robotics, writing, etc. The only things I've found to add so far are an obscure version of Newtonian physics, and an a way to convert normal math to confusing (although way easier for computers math). I came to it after a google search for "range of floating point numbers"

--DivisionByZero 03:24, Jul 15, 2004 (UTC)

Urvabara
Hi! My real name is Henri Heinonen. I live in Finland and I am 20 years old. I study physics at the Jyväskylä University Physics Department. My home page is on the address http://www.cc.jyu.fi/~hetahein/. Henri Tapani Heinonen 07:34, 15 Jul 2004 (UTC)

phil s
My name is Phil Salcedo, and I live in London, England.

Phil s 09:49, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)

zabaione
My name is Martin, I live in Liverpool, England

I am also a bit of a newbie in Wiki... I had heard about wikipedia and I just used it to find entries about he Berlin Wall. I am German and I used to live in Berlin.

zabaione 17:49, 15 Jul 2004 (UTC) zabaione

false messiah
I'm a Swedish student, heading for my Master's degree in Cognitive Science. My main interest is music (performing and listening), although I do have a rather large number of areas I'm interested in and somewhat knowledgeable about ("jack of all trades, master of none" is a fitting description). The user name is a from a song by the band Polish Inn, of which I'm a member. False messiah 21:18, 15 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Wolvesevolve
I'm an 18 year old Southern California resident who is currently enrolled in college, I plan to obtain a degree in philosophy and I wish to pursue an eclectic film career. I stumbled upon the Wikipedia by accident and became hooked on it. I just felt I had to contribute. My interests are philosophy, music, film, and literature. While I am young, I still feel that I have valuable and worthwhile knowledge to contribute to this site.

My user name is taken from one of may favorite bands, Norways Ulver.

BCwine
Greetings, Wikipediafolk

I'm a long-time editor at the Open Directory Projects [DMoz.org] and [ChefMoz.org], as well as a winemaker and food enthusiast. I hope to contribute whatever I can to this worthy project. BCwine 05:05, 2004 Jul 16 (UTC)

Vahe Sarkissian
Greetings all,

This is my first foray into collaborating on an encyclopedia. I'm a computer consultant by profession, but I love writing and editing. I have a good eye for typos and grammos, and I hope I can be of meaningful help.

I have a lot of areas I'm interested in, including science and mathematics, as well as computing (of course). I'm also very interested in linguistics.

Vahe Sarkissian 16:33, 16 Jul 2004 (UTC)

WikiPediaAid
Hi! WikiPediaAid here! I started out this name on July 16,2004. I come from New Hampshire, also my birthstate. I made the My Life as a Teenage Robot page before started singing in (Though, I had help afterwards). I'm happy to be a new member of Wikipedia!

Gedeon
Hello to all who will read this :). I'm a 25 years old belgian student. I'm currently working on my thesis which is about Model checking so I'll try to update/add some articles around that topic in the following days. I'm currently creating my first article on wikipedia: Computational tree logic.

See ya, and thank you all for participating in the best site I know of.

Ged 20:57, 18 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Wiki snookered
After hearing much ado about Wikipedia from friends and family- I've finally succumbed and signed up. I'm old for this crowd I suspect- forty four, queer, female, a survivor of early childhood sexual abuse- and a prodigious erotica writer Sex, Words and Power-all ways of reclaiming, redefining and becoming the woman that I am. Interests? The word in all it's forms, fiction, non-fiction, poetry and prose... politics by virtue of needing to survive,I have found activism to be a fundamental survival tool as a woman, a mother, and a lesbian but it annoyes the hell out of me that I need to spend so much time thinking about Politicians (what will they do next???) I am lucky to belong to a bay area local writing collective- Dirty Ink, and am exploring ways to balance writing with my day job Fire 00:29, Jul 19, 2004 (UTC)

Ffirehorse
Didn't know about this log till now, but I've been doing edits on Wikipedia for almost a month now. Primary interests include library and information science, history, music, film, political science, religion, and literature. Interested in contributing on these and any other subjects, and in contributing in any way I can: copyediting, cleaning up, expanding stubs, whatever needs done. Glad to be here. ffirehorse 00:16, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Camila
Hi. I just added some info about myself on my brand new user page. I am mainly interested in Open Source and know quite a bit about Linux OS. However, english is not my native language. Anyways, I will research a bit and see if there is something in need of contributions. Camila 17:55, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)

GaryEH
My user page is GaryEH and I'm still trying to figure out how to change it to Scorn. Anyway my time stamp says that and it takes you to my user page so why complain I guess. I am very new to Wiki But love the implications. I'm looking forward to contributing as much as possible. My area of expertise is primarly in the television media. Specifically Canadian Television. I'm becoming a bit of a research junkie on random topics of late so you may see me pop up in the oddest places.

Like ffirehorse above I didn't know about this page either but I've only been here since last week.--Scorn 03:10, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Tim Bray
I've followed a few pointers here over the years and got sidetracked into poking around, and noticed that the entry on T.E. Lawrence was a little light in the bibliography department and missed some important facts about his later life, so, since I'm a major fan and have six shelf-feet of Lawrenciana, I'm bulking it up a bit. Don't know if I'll become a regular. I'm online at ongoing.

Tim Bray 04:46, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Gonzalo Diethelm
My name is Gonzalo Diethelm, I am from Chile. I am a Software Engineer, and know enough to be able to write about the following topics: math, music, history, science.

I am overwhelmed by wikipedia. I believe this project represents the absolute best that the Internet can give to the world: a truly collaborative effort of like-minded individuals. Honor is due to its creators.

Where to begin? I already read the tutorial, and browsed through the list of wanted stubs, but I was thinking about starting with something smaller, like minor edits. Is there a For Begginer's list of suggested places to contribute?

Gonzo 14:00, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Fast Hideous
Wikipedia's shortcut/alias has been sitting on the desktop for months already; daily visited. Having been irked by typos plagueing otherwise "perfect" writeups, I decided to join if for nothing else than to expeditiously set things right when so incontrovertibly distracted. I do not aspire to serve in any greater or loftier or admirable capacity, but will probably succumb to unabashed and relentless ego stroking if obstreperously pursued. (Please, don't!)(I'm warning you.) My normal avatar is performing in as wide-ranging venues as professional movie sets, storytelling events, folkfests, fairs, conventions, in hospices and convalescent homes, in penal or otherwise institutions, in schools and other places of learning, or in churches and other places of worship. Often, I'll use recorders, flutes, whistles, and varied percussion instruments or drums. I move, dance, sing also. And, I'm always so happy to channel God's energy thru expressing my talents and abilities. How I enjoy computer and the internet technology!! And what IT allows: Reaching you who read this now, in a way I couldn't have conceived half a century ago, for a start! I would certainly exceed the bounds of propriety if I were to fully wax lyrical on everything IT that enrapts me facing the console; mercifully, I won't. The bottom line is that I'm snug happy to join this community and contribute; hopefully, I'll be forgiven my logorheic antics. In closing, consider that my username doesn't, in toto nor in its parts, literally mean what is punned (sic). I just thought it an apt reflection upon my aversion for trivial orthographic blemishes...

Hob
Hi - I've actually been on here since March, but I never got around to introducing myself. My name's Eli, I'm 30 - more on my user page. I've got an obsessive-compulsive streak which this kind of site is just terrible for... but when I manage to ration my time online, I find this a great pastime as well as an incredibly useful resource. Thanks to everyone for the help I've received. --Hob 22:57, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Lachatdelarue
I just happened upon Wikipedia one day and started looking around. I noticed that quite a few of the breeds on the list of dog breeds had no info, so I decided to join and start trying to fix that. I am in no way an expert on dog breeds, but dogs are my one love and passion. I am also interested in Linux and the occult, especially chaos magic.

Lachatdelarue 14:58, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Jackiespeel
I am a collector of lists (well, I am an indexer), mostly historical, and have an interest in the European microstates.

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Tslag
I am a person who will have a bit of free time on his hands in a little while. I am trained in English Lit and bit in History but am not an expert in either. I am looking forward to correcting grammar and adding some literary reference (if that is allowed?). I am looking forward to helping out here.

Tslag 23:58, Jul 27, 2004 (UTC)

gracefool
Hi, my name is Chris Wood. I'm partway through a BSc in Computer Science at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Some of my interests are web design, cyborgization and weaponry.

I just found this page, although I've been active (216 edits) since July 18 (when Slashdot celebrated Wikipedia's 300kth article). I'm in love with the wiki concept (together with Mediawiki's nice presentation), much to the detriment of my webpage (which I'm now planning on turning into a wiki) :)

Does anyone actually read this page? gracefool 04:38, 28 Jul 2004 (UTC)


 * I do, I find it fascinating, especially when people mention how they found Wikipedia. Dori | Talk 04:41, Jul 28, 2004 (UTC)


 * lol, I had had an edit conflict as I was editing in my note about how I found Wikipedia via Slashdot! gracefool 05:00, 28 Jul 2004 (UTC)


 * I just clicked on your welcome because of your name. So, yes, I read this page.  But I'm confused.  What do you mean, "I'm now planning on turning (your web page) into a wiki"?  Please answer directly to me Talk, unless others care to know as well.  Thanx. AlvinMGO 20:15, 21 Aug 2004 (UTC)


 * Greetings from someone else from Wellington, New Zealand (haven't signed up yet, but will do so shortly ;-)

KWittrup
I was vaguely aware of _Wikipedia_ before an acquaintance who's a securities lawyer recommended that I consider participating. I'm an independent member of the Modern Language Association, a 54-year-old verse prosodist who still lacks a graduate degree. I've added an apostrophe to the article on Jeff Beck and the phrase "eminently distinguished lexicographer" to the article on J.R.R. Tolkien. My acquaintance called the Bob Dylan page to my attention, but its deft handling of the ever-popular Dylan Thomas question (by contrast with more than one print-encyclopedia article) needs no help from me.

Now I'm going to offer an extra helping of influence from Enid Starkie's biography to the article on Arthur Rimbaud and let it go at that, at least until such time as I ever get a Robinson Jeffers project rolling.

Kent Wittrup

JoeSmack
Hi everyone. I'm a 21 year old college student who is interesting in psychology. I saw this in a recent sweep of researching anonymous contribution sites, like GroupHug.us and FutureMe.org. While all these sites have their purpose, Wikipedia to me has the most potential. This place is amazing, and the future is bright for it. :)


 * By the way, does anyone else know of similar sites along the anonymous contribution line like this and the aforementioned two? JoeSmack 04:05, Jul 30, 2004 (UTC)
 * Wikisource, Wikibooks, Wikitionary, Meta. All multilingual and running Wikipedia's MediaWiki software.  Take your pick!  --[[User:Ardonik|Ardonik(talk)]] 02:47, Sep 1, 2004 (UTC)

Richard
Hi! My name is Richard and I come from Lima, Peru. I have been reading the Wikipedia for a while and I think it is a very interesting project. I would like to help translating articles to Spanish and perhaps correcting some articles referring to spanish names or expressions, as I have done in the past. My interests are history (specially WWII and Soviet History) and business.

Richard Ponce-de-Leon 01:57, 30 Jul 2004 (UTC)Richard

KateChrist
My name is Kate Christ, and I was alerted to this fabulous site by my geek husband. He answered a really, really obscure question during a game of Trivial Pursuit the other day and bragged that he'd read about the subject on Wikipedia. I demanded to know why he'd been hiding this place from me.

Anyway, I know a little bit about a lot of things - theatre, music, tv, film, history, literature, you name it (except math. math is hard.). What I don't know, I love to look up.

Katechrist 06:45, 30 Jul 2004 (UTC)

PortSideShocker
Hello. I am a student at Wichita State Univeristy, where I study aerospace engineering. I am extremely interested in aviation as evidenced by my degree choice. I also know a fair amount about WWII history.

RecepY
Hi, I am Recep from Turkey; I was born in 1973 in Antakya and now I am living in Ankara. I discovered Wikipedia few years ago. It is really courageous, encouraging!!! I visit it almost daily to search everything. But I am new to have a login name and new in editing something. I am interested mostly in history, religion, geography, reading, cultures of the world. I will try to help translations into Turkish language. Wikipedia is a great site which unites the world people in a way, by reaching every point of the earth and by letting each individual to have a chance to contribute. greetings...! RecepY 15:19, 31 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Craig Schamp
I've been using Wikipedia for a couple of years, rather infrequenly at first, but quite often in the past year. I work as a software developer at a large company in Silicon Valley. My BA is in computer science, and I am now a student in the MA program in history at the local state university. My interests include the history of late antiquity, early medieval Iberia, the history of barbarian settlement in the Roman Empire, and the cross-cultural interaction of various ethnic and religious groups in early medieval Europe.

Wikipedia is a great online resource, and I hope to help maintain it as a valuable resource.

Craig Schamp 16:54, Jul 31, 2004 (UTC)