Wikipedia:Historical archive/New user log/March 2006

Eltinwë
I'm Eltinwë and I've been on Wikipedia for awhile now...just never noticed this. :D -71.240.26.32 19:11, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

T-Bird
Hello. I'm T-Bird & have just joined the Wikipedia group.

About me: I'm a Native American mother of 3 & grandmother of 2. I'm also an artist married to a musician.

My intersts include Elvis Presley, Days of our Lives & Native American culture.

I also have a 27 lb. cat named Sonny.

Conrad Devonshire
Hello there, my name is Conrad Devonshire. I actually created this account about three weeks or so ago, and have contributed to Wikipedia a little bit before creating it, but I never introduced myself before, so I'm doing it now. I enjoy being a part of the Wikipedia community. Feel free to visit my user page if you want to know more about me, and leave a message on my talk page if you wish. Conrad Devonshire 05:51, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

jcgarcow
Hi! I've been editing for a few weeks now, and Sputnik just informed me about the new users page, so I figured I'd drop in and leave a note.

Jcgarcow 18:45, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

Contact
I'm a musician from Haiti. I'm pretty knowledgeable about Haitian music. I hope to provide some info that might be helpful about Haitian culture and music.

Sanbakreyol
I'm a musician from Haiti. I'm pretty knowledgeable about Haitian music. I hope to provide some info that might be helpful about Haitian culture and music.

40 Watt
Hi there. I've actually been here for a few days short of one year now, and I hadn't known until today that there was a new user log. So, um, yeah. I'm late to the party, I guess. 40 Watt 22:02, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

Greg Back
I am a college freshman studying Engineering and Mathematics. Wikipedia has been a great help to me throughout high school and so far in college and I want to help by giving back. I am more than willing to help in any way I can. Greg Back 04:22, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

Jesse Frey
Hi, I am Jesse Frey I go by the hard to guess name Jessef on most forums that I attend and this is no exception. I live in Fairbanks AK, USA and am studying Electrical engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. My high school government teacher mentioned wikipedia but I for some reason was uninterested by it. Then I got directed here through Google searches a few times and it was quite helpful and now I use it often. I like cross country skiing and biking as well as programing, mostly for my ti-89.

mslano
Hello. I started contributing here as part of a project for one of my classes at Vanderbilt University, but I will continue to contribute after that project is completed. I have mainly done edits so far, but I will work an creating my own articles more in the future (provided I find areas of interest and knowledge for me that do not have articles). I am pleased to be part of this community and I look forward to learning more about its workings as well as meeting other people working to make Wikipedia great. Mslano 08:19, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

Maxhrk
hi everyone, I am just maxhrk and it is unnecessary to know me.. you probably pass me as nobody who going to edit everything else. :p athough my first edit was on wanted project page where there were incorrect format. minor edit but it still my first edit anyway! ^_^ Maxhrk  -=(talk)=-  08:28, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

Adam
I'm a 24-year-old male originally from Gloversville, New York. I earned a bachelor's degree in Journalism from Utica College in May 2004. I work professionally in the journalism field and am always using Wikipedia to search for things. I joined to help in copy-editing, especially.

Please comment for anything. Budcrew08 17:45, 2 March 2006 (UTC) budcrew08

Miss Martyr
well hellOOO there my fine fillys!! im Luci, and ive basically joined so i can add random pages and make yoo all extremly boredid =D mwee hee hee. im cooler than yoo. so HA. i fucking <333189892373 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE!!! -sigh- WeW xXx

Andy Hughes
Andy is a photographer who's work is about to be published by a major international publisher. After a very interesting advice session I realized that getting invloved with Wikipedia would be a very interesting and valuable means to create a useful and informed listing for the content of the book. Dominant Wave Theory will be luanched this summer in the USA and worldwide, late summer in the United Kingdom.

Johnnyrotten
Who wants to sing?

Johnnyrotten 20:40, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

Gmos62 Marty O
I discovered the site, by performing a Google search on Spring Forward, you then go to page 2 of the Google choices, and I was quite surprised to find this site. I had never heard of Wikipedia before. I am intriqued with the concept of being able to offer knowledge, in the areas of expertise. I hope this site is successful and I believe that it is. I would be happy to offer my knowledge, as the opportunity comes up. I work in Customer Service, in the retail industry, and with Interactive Distant Learning, over Satellite. I have an Amatuer Radio License KE7AEW, "Ham Radio" I enjoy Bowling, Hiking, Fishing, The Arts, Sales of Auto Parts. I work with people each day who, are trying to attend training sessions, that are taught over Satellite. These same people seem to get confused with time zones, so I have an interest in time zones, and helping others understand how they work. Best regards...Gmos62 Marty O. UTAH USA MartyO 21:35, 2 March 2006 (UTC).

Cartoon map
"Shams" newspaper in Saudi Arabia also published the cartoons, three weeks before it got shut down.

(http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/sgazette/Data/2006/2/22/Art_322453.XML)

Brownbeanburrito
Heya. -- Brownbeanburrito 22:32, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

Tylerfred
baaah

McAusten
Wow! Is this cool? -- McAusten, 6:25, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Millsy62
Hey. I'm 22 y/o in Ontario, Canada. I joined to help keep Music pages (artists, albums) updated for bands that I am interested in, specifically Stabilo. Millsy62 09:25, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

King Coffee
King Coffee signing-in. I guess I'll place more INTERESTS on my User-page. My main interest is History but I found 'all things WIKI' through an article in Computer Games Magazine (where it notes mods at NWNWiki.org). I've studied Medieval History & World War II.

King Coffee 14:35, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

AugustWinterman
Hey everyone, I'm Anthony and I'm a 20 year old college student. I attend Universtiy of Mobile in Mobile, Alabama. I made an account to help add information on bands and music. Not really much else to say.

Russ3Z
Been making minor additions here and there, only now stopped to add this. Interests are mainly scientific/military/histosical.

Freedom Smith
Wordsmith banging language like piping hot steel against the anvil of societal conventions.

Now how do you make those tildes? Oh, I see.

Waywardprophet 22:25, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Nobody554
Hey, I've been using Wikipedia for a long time now and have finally decided to become a major part of this site....hopefully!

Nobody 02:36, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

LOTR is cul
LOTR rox. word.

Hapi
Hello all, I am Hapi; working in technical automation as consultant. Besides technical automation, computing, I'm interested in chemistry, history. I'll try to add or improve a few pages in Wikipedia, I'm not a native English speaker, so feel free to correct my use (abuse) of English. Cheers, HapiHaPi 14:29, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Shortgeek
Hi. I am Shortgeek(it's not my real name, of course), and I am interested in open source, Linux, GNU, Google, and the like. I've made 2 or 3 minor edits, and I hope to help Wikipedia by making about 100 times more.

Shortgeek 15:36, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

JssPue
Hi--my name is Jessica and I am a graduate student at the University of Missouri--Columbia. My main area of expertise is Japanese religion and mythology, particularly notions of the soul and afterlife. I am also more broadly interested in Japanese language, culture, and history, and East Asian Studies in general, as well as British history and culture. JssPue 17:57, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

A comment
It looks like this page is in need of archival. Morgan Wick 00:21, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the advice, it has been done. - Akamad 03:22, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

KittyConnolly
Hi, my name is KittyConnolly, and yes, I'm a newbie. I'm an artist/barista who currently lives in the suburbs of Boston, and I like passing the time reading Wikipedia articles (and editing them too). I have many varied interests, but you can just look them up on my user page. Anyway I am glad to be a part of this community and I hope you all will help me feel at home.

KittyConnolly 03:19, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Hello from California
I was referred by a classmate in a doctoral program in the U.S. Healthcare is my interest.Editing and contributing will be challenge, so I'll not be participating for awhile. She quoted Wikipedia in sharing a definition during a class discussion, and this spike my curiosity. I joined but not sure how much I'll be around. mgt 07:44, 6 March 2006 (UTC)Mgt

Shie
Hi I am Shie and I have just joined Wikipedia. I am a teacher and done my MBA in Marketing and HR. I love to read and listen to music.

Glen Lordings
Hi, I just joined, but have been using Wikipedia since June. I love this site! I also enjoy Star Trek, American history, and video games. I hope I can be a good contributor. Bye!

Glen Lordings 23:40, 6 March 2006 (UTC)Glen Lordings

Thomas Antonius
Hi, I'm Thomas Antonius. (Thomas Antonius are actually the first 2 of my surnames.) I've joined quite recently and made some minor contributions to Wikipedia by now. I'm from the Netherlands and a student of (medieval) history, at the moment mostly concerned with the reign of Charles V. I have being using Wikipedia for quite a while now and I hope to be able to contribute some. Thomas Antonius 00:11, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Oakridgetn1947
That tells everyone where I grew up and went to school and also spills the beans on my age. My interests are The Second Amendment and its preservation, photography, scale model building and, all things concerning military history. I am the son of a World War Two veteran and also a far distant nephew of Union Civil War veterans. I am also a engineering graduate of the University of Tennessee Class of 1970. Oakridgetn1947 00:27, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Hi I´m monoblonde,

I´m an artist...and new to wikipedia

(Sorry, no signature. I don´t have the wavy line symbol on my keyboard)

Ayesee
Hello all.

I am an English student at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. My academic focus is on literature, most notably British Literature and Western Literature. However, I am very well versed in others areas, including American Literature and Science Fiction. The subject I have the most knowledge about is most likely Robert Heinlein and his works.

In have a very wide ranging knowledge base, and feel that I will be of assistance to any article of any type, although the naturally I will excel at some subjects (Literature) more than I will others (the history of coat hanger). I would enjoy working on any number of subject, or just meeting fellow friends and scholars. Ayesee 14:56, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

IstvanWolf
Found out about Wikipedia via Slate, or at least that's what got me intrigued enough to start editing it. I'm mainly concerned with fact-checking and grammar/style issues, and I have a broad range of interests. - Istvan 03:51, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

TheManc
Hi I'm TheManc aka Dave.

I'm 23 and suprisingly I live in Manchester.

LessHeard vanU
What to say? I will post the bare bones of who I am on my user page, since I am going to use it as my personal sandbox in developing my "style".

Interests? Many and varied, with no or little expertise in most of them. I am, however, an avid reader of Encyclopidia, Dictionaries and books of quotes which leads me to...

How did I get here? I use Google as my preferred Search Engine, and found a lot of the most relevant results were coming from this site. I started looking for wiki... in any results listing. One day I found an error in an article, and noticed an "edit this page" function. I amended the article and saved, without any of the protocols I have now learned. At the time of writing my edit remains, and I was encouraged to do more. Of course, I later had a contribution edited out of an article with a note in the history that the connection I made was incorrect. I realised then that I needed to register so that I could enter into a discussion on why it was considered incorrect, in the appropriate manner.

So, here I am.LessHeard vanU 20:59, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

Jstupple7
Hi, relatively new (4 weeks). Only just noticed this was here.

See my user page for more about me

jstupple7 22:47, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

Bc84
Hi! My name is Ben, I just joined Wikipedia and am excited to see what it has to offer me; and what I have to offer it! I look forward to chatting with you all on the discussion boards! -Ben — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bc84 (talk • contribs)

On reading through the Wiki articles on Science, it seemed to me that the Wiki admonition to "Be Bold" was being suppressed, by contributers who are afraid of being caught up on minor errors. So I figured I might try to use a somewhat broader brush, and offer some ideas that might be thought "controversial" in the "Peer Reviewed" (aka censored) journals; but which I think have a firm basis in reality. Please feel free to comment. -StanAZ

On reading through the Wiki articles on Science, it seemed to me that the Wiki admonition to "Be Bold" was being suppressed, by contributers who are afraid of being caught up on minor errors. So I figured I might try to use a somewhat broader brush, and offer some ideas that might be thought "controversial" in the "Peer Reviewed" (aka censored) journals; but which I think have a firm basis in reality. Please feel free to comment. StanAZ 00:42, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Lauren has arrived!
I'm here, and I'm ready to take on the world, one article at a time.

Talk to me, get to know me. I dare you.

I'm ready.


 * ) OK I am Tusksofterror, go to my site. See if I rattle your chain.

Laurenkendall 06:37, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Hello everybody
Hello, my name is Sorin and I am 24. I found out about Wikipedia a few years ago and today I've decided to join. I have several hobbies, including aviation, mountaineering, military, IT and travel. WikiRaptor 10:39, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

poondu/ajo learning in...
Greetings,

Someone is already using my first choice of name "ajo" so I will use the Tamil translation "poondu" but mostly I'll probly slip back to ajo.

My homepage is http://www.TheCatDragdInn.org.

Regards, ajo/poondu

66.82.9.49 18:58, 9 March 2006 (UTC)poondu

Scallop
Howdy.

Whopper
Hello, I have been here for a few months, but recently have been wanting to get to know the community. Whopper 23:33, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

smeagol.i.am
elo elo......new user here born in 1987 livin' in malaysia.......frequently use internet to find out information and most of the time i get hits redirecting me to wikipedia so thats how i found the site......very interesting site and im interested in contributing what i have to it........im completely in the dark about how to edit and all that (the help topics are a bit too technical for my understanding)...but hopefully i get there soon. smeagol.i.am 01:04, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Physical Theory
I'm a physicist, with some background on AOL and Yahoo, but none on Wiki. What I hope to do, is to post some ideas based on current theory and analysis, but (being Wiki "Bold") which may go beyond the mainstream. My purpose being to invite criticism and comments. StanAZ 01:30, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Cassavau
I'm a PhD candidate in Psychology at the University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign. (Where HAL was born. Will be born. Will be having been borned.  Whatever.)

I have been programming for more than 20 years and am not a professional.

I like to find little errors in Wiki and fix them. Up to now, I haven't had a regular user account, though I have made edits to several pages. I figured it was time to legitimize.

I read old books, I like history, good TV comedy, all kinds of music, rocketry, Ham Radio, electronics, home improvement, all things tech or science.

I hate pompous twits. Recently, Wikipedia helped me insult a member of my dissertation committe by helping me be sure of the details of a 'Napoleon complex'. That person is no longer on my committee.

Nick Cassavau 04:20, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

*MEEP*
I never knew this was here..... mysterious. WIKIPEDIA ROCKS!! It helps me for everything. And so does Lostpedia *chuckle* — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tigglepop (talk • contribs)

MFuture
Hey, the name is Mike. I am a Herpetoloculturist from CT. Have much experience with Herpetology, and other branches of biology.MFuture 00:50, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

Hi goodwinzz here.

Nothing Is Real!
Hi! I'm Nothingisreal. Umm...I've been on Wiki for a while now, but just now decided to become a user! Nothingisreal 13:20, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

chub108
I was told about wiki by a friend.please leave a message after the beep.He's got me! help!ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!Chub108 15:35, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

Abu Amaal
I have been, and remain, more of a user than an editor, and my use is increasing. I've been very favorably impressed by the evolution and accuracy of this site. I'm not into editing bigtime. I'll make suggestions about information I would have liked to see and do some copy editing, maybe tweak a few mathematics articles around the edges.

Abu Amaal 23:21, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

G.A.Pster
Hello all. :)………………………..I’m knowledgeable about video games and I want to spread some of my learned information and to enlighten others.

Adrievdl
I started two days ago. Finding it a bit hard to get my head around the differences in the way the English and Dutch sites are moderated, but I'll soon get the hang of it - I hope. My contributions will initially focus mainly on European contemporary jazz. After that... who knows? Adrievdl 18:37, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Twr57
Intellectual property attorney - based in UK.

Beginnermind
Hi! I've used wikipedia on quite a few occasions before, but just recently decided it'd be fun to perhaps become a contributor. Signed up, made up a user page for myself with some of my interests listed on it (hope it's okay), and am just reading up on editing policies and markup and such thrilling subjects before I consider being bold. Someone let me know why the link to add a comment on this page looks like an external link (I think?)? I'm curious and sponge-like. Thanks!

RCEberwein
I'm currently a library copy cataloger and have joined up to offer what little I can to editing/contributing in any areas I can be of help. Not sure what areas I'll actually be helping in but my main interests include: History/Politics/Geography/Bicycling ... RCEberwein 01:25, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

Esuriat Corinths
Y Halo Thar I'm Stephen, 17 years old, and I live in Culpeper, Virginia. I had an account before this one, but I decided I was tired of it and let it go. (it wasn't like I did much with it, anyway)

I'm going to be getting some interests of mine on my user page soon. >_>

ScreamFlyDream
Hi. My name is Emily and I live in Montreal, Quebec. I speak English and French and I am learning Russian. I would like to pursue a career in acting or writing. I'm hoping a story I wrote, called "the Britney Spears Curse", makes it to the finals in a competition I am entering. I love dance/techno/pop music! I hope I get used to Wikepedia. Bye! ScreamFlyDream 00:42, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

lioness713
hey. i'm julia, live in the New England area, don't do a lot of editing, mainly for lack of expertise, but try to help when I can. Entering high school (thus the lack of expertise) interested in a lot of things, including insanity and vampirism. Lioness713

Lewis1350
Hi, I'm brian...I'm 15 Yup. ~Lewis1350 (talk) 02:35, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

Digital Villages
I'm still going through a learning process. The wikipedia is not yet familiar to me. I need to train myself.

Cloveapple
Hello all. I've browsed the Wikipedia before but only recently considered lending a hand. Cloveapple 19:34, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

I did sthing wrong ?
Well, I'd like to say hello, nice to meet you blablabla, but unfortunately I can't... The thing is that I do not have any personal page or even talk page. Those links stay red... Is that normal ? New people have to create their own pages ? I signed here to get info on a project I'm running on the French Wikipedia, Norse Mythology Thanks for your help. on this page, since nothing better --GP 20:01, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

Xyrael
I'm not new, but have been getting a lot more involved in recent weeks with more edits.

I'm a fifteen-year-old school pupil in the UK, and I love Wikipedia because knowledge ought to be free and accessible to all. When I grow up, I hope to be either a computer programmer or a barrister. I really wish I could say more; go visit my blog.

Howdy
Broccoli Landers here. Been using Wikipedia for a while now, often for work, so I thought I should give back a bit, if/when possible. Hopefully I'll get more real estate info up to speed, as that's my line of work (although NOT my line of interest). Nyep!--Broccoli Landers 00:44, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Hi
I'm a person that thinks this place is AWESOME!

Dave McCormack
Hiya I'm a 21 year old student (maths and french) from Bath, England. I'm currently studying at Paris VII university, or would be if it weren't for all these strikes. Dave McCormack 01:49, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

tigerlily_luna
hi im new here, i just made my acount. I know a little bit about lots of things but not much about one specific thing, dont know if that will help but i will try my best to help out the site luna 02:01, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

I'm a 27 yr old female. I live in Harrisonburg, VA. I like RPGs and anything sci-fi. I started this account because I saw some glaring errors in a entry and felt the need to edit.

Erimus
Hello, everyone! Newbie Wikipedia addict here. I've been editing articles here for some time, but only in the last couple of months have I registered. I'm not much into heavy-duting editing; I prefer to expand or enhance existing articles, and to create new ones. My main interests are the earth sciences, astronomy, and Western history. Looking forward to working with you all.Erimus 07:14, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Vishwas
Hi all, been lurking around here form quite some time now, and gettting really helpful info, would really like to help here

07:59, 16 March 2006 (UTC)Vishwas

Fat Muttony
Hi,

A long time lurker, I've used Wikipedia content for a really long time now. I am primarily interested in music, and more specifically rock music in India (and associated genres like jazz, blues, etc.). I am currently researching the history of rock music in India and hope to add articles referencing the various Indian bands that have been popular over the decades.

Wish me luck.

-FM

johno000
Hey everyone! I'm a long time anonymous user of wikipedia, and have made anonymous changes in the past (just small stuff; typos and grammatical errors) and decided to sign up for an actual account a little while ago. Mostly I've only used it to continue making small changes, but I've also totally overhauled one page (be bold!) which I found that was not only slightly lacking, but happily enough I also had some knowledge of.

Stay cool, --Johno000 18:08, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Reeves
Hello, my name is not Reeves. Reeves isn't even related to me, I choose it because i recently found out that you could edit wikipedia even thought I have been using the site for over and year now, yes it did take me that long to find out about that user optiong. Please don't laugh at me, or you can.

Reeves 20:42, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

millyfan
Hi, I'm millyfan ^_^ Yay for yaoi.

millyfan 06:30, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

DarthVader1219
Hi! I just joined today because I really think that this is a worthwhile project, and I would like to be more involved. I have been a long time reader of Wikipedia and have a few anonymous edits here and there, mostly involving grammar and spelling. I'm a freshman in college and a member of a Naval ROTC unit, and I have a number of interests, including science and engineering, animation, literature, and computers and computer programming. My primary areas of knowledge include math and science, some engineering, and some basic knowledge of computer programming. I haven't had the time to properly make a user page, but I intend to over the weekend sometime. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you want. DarthVader1219 06:33, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Joshua Boniface
Hello everyone. I've been a random reader and occasional editor for quite some time now, but I've finally decided to register. --Joshua Boniface 07:02, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Mister Curry
Idon't know how I got here, but cheers!

Ventifax
I am Ventifax. I have edited a page on wikipedia before, but I am trying to figure out the rest of it. Ventifax 22:40, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Hey
Hey Clavette

Sykes83
Hello!

I've been reading for a long time, I just finally decided to create an account to make a few contributions. Sykes83 04:41, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Acrylica
Hey, I'm Steph, a stop-motion animation student from Portland, Oregon. I use Wikipedia all the time, and am continually amazed by the wealth of knowledge it provides. Although I am a frequent peruser of articles, it wasn't until recently that I dug further and started learning about the community and work that goes into building the site, and wanted to get involved. The idea of contributing to this encyclopedia is a little intimidating (although I just made my first edit), but sometimes I'm surprised by articles that need more information, and it seems better to actively help than to sit around waiting for somebody else to do it for me.

Also, I wanted to thank the people who came up with this idea and everyone who contributes. Whenever I have a question, the first place I look is Wikipedia.

Acrylica 04:54, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Alexei Kouprianov
I am a Historian of Science from St Petersburg (Russia). Graduated from the dept. for Biology of the St Petersburg State University and chose History of Early Modern plant and animal taxonomy as a research topic for my postgraduate studies. Used Wikipedia for several years as a major reference tool. Gradually I decided that I can contribute to the articles dealing with the history of Natural Sciences and, may be, some others.

Alexei Kouprianov 10:37, 18 March 2006 (UTC)Alexei Kouprianov

Trafdlo
I love being around all you young people and there appears to be a lot of you here. At 65 my main intrest is in drawing my retirement pension for as long as is humanly possible and in just finding out about the world in which I live in. I live in Norfolk England ( Thats the big bulge on the right )and I got here after wiki constantly appeared in my searches for obscure questions which are always popping up in my mind — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jimjan (talk • contribs)

Mr. Smiley222
I love classical music which is odd to some people, but i just cannnot help listening to it. Also, I am a big time hunter and want to join the U.S. army. I dont play video-games evryday like some people, I actualy go outside and do things. I am also a very religious person and think of things like othe rpeople do not, but that does not matter much to most people. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr. Smiley222 (talk • contribs)

twit8514
Hi! I joined Wikipedia a few weeks ago, because I thought it gave me so much information I had best give something back. I'm fairly new to the site, so I'm still learning how to use the main features, but I should be sorted soon.

I have a lot of interests; I particularly enjoy listening to music and writing short stories. None of my stories are any good, but I get better (I hope!). I first encountered Wikipedia when searching for information on the Crusades, and found it incredibly useful, so I now take time to help contribute, update, and just generally be helpful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by twit8514 (talk • contribs)

shokie
Dhan Dhan Satguru Tera Hi Aasra! Hi All, I am Shokie. I am a disciple of Spiritual Guru Sant Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji, Dera Sacha Sauda, Sirsa, Haryana, INDIA

I have done masters in Electronics and working as a Software Consultant.Shokie 19:02, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Bsquiggle
yet another person who knows a little bit about lots of things, and hoping I can put some of that to good use! So far I've just corrected a few grammatical issues, but am going to tackle one of the cleanups next.--Bsquiggle 19:44, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Tusksofterror
is my book. (Tusks of terror) You can find it on any net. A Thriller/horror. I wear many hats. I am an inventor, (Check out my cool invention; YARDMARX also on any net) innovator, composer, poet .... Lets get started. I'll find my niche. Charles I am going on a vacation. I'll be tanned when I come back on Monday, Mar.27. See you then.

SEVEIN
HELLO,EVERYONE: I FOUND YOU ALL BY ACCIDENT REALLY,HOW NEAT ,I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR A PLACE TO LEARN ABOUT WITCHCRAFT,I AM A FLEDGLING ,AS IT WERE HOWEVER I BELIEVE I CAN BETTER MY SPIRIT AND SURROUNDINGS WITH RESPONSIABLE MEDITATION AND USEAGE OF THE CRAFT,I DESIRE TO BROADEN MY BEING ,AND LIFE.I HPOE TO FIND A MENTOR ,AND I AM OPEN TO ANY SUGGESTIONS,OR COMMENTS AS LONG AS THEY ARE TRUE EITHER FROM EXPERIANCE,OR HELPFUL BY HEART.AS FAR AS OTHER SUBJECTS I AM OPENMINDED,AND CURIOUS,AS WELL. THANKS-SEVEINSevein 00:01, 20 March 2006 (UTC)SE7VEIN@AOL.COM

mossman93
Hi, I'm a 19 year old sophomore at Campbell University. Some of my interests are: gaming, politics, sports, and DVDs.

Mossman93 00:02, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

t3h933k
Well, it seems I finally got an user account; primarily to make the minor edits on grammar which bug me so.

T3h933k 00:40, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

Adventure travel
Hello, I'm Tony Jones. a.k.a Captain Tony, Publisher/Editor www.Adventureguide.com What is an adventure? Surely the answer must depend on each individual's character, lifestyle, fitness level, and desire to seek stimulation for her/his mind and/or body.

For some individuals, the level of sheer exhilaration needed can be no less than that felt while bungee jumping, sky diving, or climbing an ice-wall.

For most others, we seek not so much the need for physical challenge as change from our everyday lifestyle. Perhaps a weekend of hiking or cycling through a national park, canoeing round a sheltered bay, or trail-riding through a little known valley in Fiji.

Less stressful on the body, but equally exciting food for the mind is the pleasure many receive when searching out that rare species of bird in a remote Taiwanese river gorge, photographing a near extinct panda in China, or completing a long dreamed of cooking course in Provence.

Share your dream adventure with us, real or still to be realized.

Globaltraveler10 01:58, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

w guice
hello there... W guice 10:04, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

Nighthawk12
Good day everyone. Just thought I'd say hi.

Nighthawk12Nighthawk12 14:02, 20 March 2006 (UTC).

web-aviso
web-aviso was established by Steve Drury (trading as S.J.Drury web-aviso) in the UK in March 2004.

Steve Drury had been involved with digital visual media and emerging conferencing and communication technologies since the early 1990’s. His experience of technology solutions’ delivery spans from management roles in the Transport, Oil & Gas and Global Finance industries.

--Sdrury 15:24, 20 March 2006 (UTC)SDRURY

Newby, but very fast learner ....
Hello  My user name is Beam_er. My real name is Brent. My intrests are wide and varied, much as my list of Carrers in my life. I have been a professional cook, had my own gardening service, have driven truck, have mangaed in curior services and retail. Have Delivered furniture and windsheilds. I have driven forklifts, worked with Tires and also worked in local Oilfeilds. I have been an Electronic Technicain. I studied 4 years of Automotive shop in high school and was on the deans list in College for Diesel. I have played guitar for 34 years and have been married for 30.

Beamer 18:18, 20 March 2006 (UTC)Brent aka Beam_er

Rccarman
Long-time internet junkie.

Interests: cartoons science fiction of all kinds (books, movies, etc.) numismatics philately computer programming and internet technologies (Java, PHP, XML, etc.) role-playing games

Rccarman 21:59, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

Wordtoremember
The word to remember! Good guy, other stuff Wordtorembember 23:17, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

paritosh
hi. i'am paritosh 26/m from india. i have been using wiki for the past couple of months and decided to join the gang now. mad about food dogs and music. currently working for a 5 star hotel in new delhi, india. i hope to enjoy with all you great people out there. 61.0.100.137 11:04, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

FBali
Hi everyone, I'm Bali from Győr, Hungary. First of all I'd like to say thanks for the greeting of Sango123. I'm going to sit my final examination in May, and after that - as I hope - I wanna learn Mathematics & Engeneering. So I'd like to improve my English in these topics. I love sports, mainly soccer, but I'm also informed in politics and the events of nowadays. If you want to ask anything in this topics, please leave a message on my talk page. — FBali 15:05, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

Raphael
Hello. My name is Raphael, and I have been hanging around Wikipedia for a few months now. However, I never formally introduced myself.

I am a web applications developer by profession, but I also like to write poetry and play music. If you have any comments or questions about any articles I've touched, please feel free to send me a line.

Raphael 16:37, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

OneofThem
Yeah, I've been a member for a little while now, but I forgot about posting on here. :o Anyway, I'm a home-schooled high school student from northwest Indiana. 'Nuff said. [ Watches in horror as all of the other Wikipedians run away ] Wait! It's okay! I'm mean Wikipedia no harm! :P (Please excuse my excessive usage of the ":P" smiley.) —OneofThem(talk) (contribs) 19:44, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

Searles2Sels
Hi all.

I'm a recent Psychology major graduate from Colorado College. I know lots of random stuff.

Searles2sels 20:22, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

DanielDemaret
Hi everyone. I have been reading wikipedia perhaps since its very beginning thanks to Bo Leuf, but I only started editing in May 2004, and I only saw this list just now. My hobby is thought. DanielDemaret 22:01, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

my name is stickman_sam(not really)
Hi guys, I just joined recently and didn't really know anything yet, but i am fast learning! Oh, I forgot, my name is Samuel. =)

I feel left out, being 13 years old, but I am crazy at researching things! And also i have a bit too much logic and information stored in my head..

My main interests are SPORTS, especially swimming and soccer. I live in Canada, but that will soon change since we (my family and I) are always moving to places and Canada is currently my 8th country I've been to..

Well yeh, nice knowing you people. =)

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Stickman sam (talk • contribs)

William Lusson
Electrical engineer, Doctor of Dental Surgery,motocross champion, East African rallycross champion.Interested in science/technology, sociology/culture and geography of East Africa.Wlusson 10:03, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

New user
CHazzard from Upstate New York.

Hello
I am here

Acidophilisation
Hello, I'm Karlee :] I guess I'm one of the younger contributors, since I'm 13, but I'm currently in my sophmore year at my local high school. I mainly joined to keep the pages of my favorite artists updated, but I also know alot about the electric bass (I've been playing since I was 8), programming and technology, the Black Dahlia killer and Jack The Ripper, among other things. Later :] Acidophilisation 00:16, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

BKalesti
Hi Wikipedia, my name is BKalesti...

I am a language (linguistics, philology, history) kind of article writer. I have helped write some articles already, but anonymously. One of them was in the Wikijuniour Wikibooks. It was for Ancient Civilizations, and I helped write some of the Viking heading.

I also wrote the entire E.V. Gordon Article, as there was no article when I wanted to know about him, so I started one!

I would really like to help, I really enjoy wikipedia, and I frequently look up stuff throughout the day.

Mostly philological, and historical and literate stuff...

67.164.180.203 02:14, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Hello to all other Wikipedians and a big 'thank you' to WAvegetarian who helped me in getting started. I'm an oldie, born 10/28/1933 in a small rural town is south-west Victoria, Australia. Typical of the times, I left school on turning 14 and went to work as a general gofor and repairer of wireless sets/ electrical appliances/ bicycles. At 18 spent a year as an Army Special Reservist with 9 months at the School of Signals ( Radio) at Balcombe Victoria. After that worked at the Dept. of Supply, Long Range Weapons Establishment, Salisbury and Woomera S.A., initially as a radio tradesman. From study promoted to technician and then senior technician. During same period passed the SA School Leaving Certificate exams. Gained position of assistant engineer with Philips subsidiary T.C.A., promoted 1955 to chief engineer transformer design dept. Sent to Holland & UK 1958-9 to study the emerging technology of the transistor. Left Philips in 1960 starting own company designing/constructing 'one-offs' for industry. Co-founded Telectronics Pty Ltd, Sydney 1963, designing & manufacturing industrial & scientific instruments. Technical director 1963 - 1978. Invited to join a cardiac pacemaker research team 1964. Headed research & development until 1978. Telectronics became the world's 2nd largest pacemaker manufacturer. Elected Hon. Life Governor Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney in 1982, and appointed Officer Of The Order Of Australia in 2000 in recognition of "contribution to the design of medical equipment, particularly the development of the implantable cardiac pacemaker". Involvement with bioengineering continues. Also studied/researched aerodynamics 1980 -1997 leading to constructing of a personal aircraft. Awarded " Henry Millicer Best Australian Design and Innovation", 1998. Current major research is application of vortex theory as a means of replacing the tall chimney, needed for efficient solar conversion, with a 'virtual chimney'.

Shall contribute to Wikipedia on subjects within my knowledge; and happy to correspond with other Wikipedians. I live near Ballarat, Victoria, Australia and my email address is gwickau&bigpond.com. Geoffrey Wickhamnone 05:50, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Wonduhbread
Hey y'all. I'm a first time logger-inner, long time looker-upper. The two pages I've contributed to so far are Bill Nye and Wal-Mart. I don't know if that tells you anything about me. Anyways, I'm a Radio/TV/Film student at Northwestern and basically Wikipedia is becoming my Google.

wonduhbread 07:09, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Signinstranger
I'm an editor/proofreader with 30-plus years of experience. As I've been browsing for some weeks now through page after page after page, I've cleaned up minor typos here and there. Among other (only minor) contributions, I added bonus tracks information to reissues of albums by The Byrds. I only just learned of this page.

new user
hi im new

Me
Hi Me DinoDam, wanna try and help on Wikiprojects like Dinosaurs.--DinoDam 21:32, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

The Unlucky Hedgehog
Hi I'm new and I've read a lot.

The Unlucky Hedgehog 01:13, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Zeldafan11
Hi everybody! I love playing video games! My favorite game franchises are Zelda and Metroid. I have my own gaming boards at http://s14.invisionfree.com/The_Game_Place. I hope you join my website! I hope I can make Wikipedia better for others!

Hi
Hi, I'm Dinodam, just gonna help out.--DinoDam 07:22, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Chebab
Hello! Having been editing minor things on wikipedia for a few weeks, I decided to create a user. I'm 17 years and from Sweden. I'm studying mainly social science in the "gymnasium". I hope I can contribute to this cool project in some way. -- Chebab 15:31, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

I'm a 59 year-old Vietnam veteran. I spent 20 months in a frontline combat unit, my MOS was medical specialist, medic. I was wounded three times. I came back home, was immediately sentenced to four years in prison for a drug and alcohol related string of armed robberies. I served 18 years in prison, on that original four years. I murdered two inmates while serving my time. Each one got me more time added on. Eventually I served 18 consecutive years, being released in 1986. I got off drugs, and alcohol, have been substance free since January 1, 1987. I'm married, published a book of my prison experience, REFLECTIONS ON THE WALL, ICAN Press 1994. For many years I lectured at San Diego State University, teaming with Dr. L. Paul Sutton of the Criminal Justice Department on books, and documentary movies. I retired, in 2000. I have since gone back to lecturing in CJ at ITT Tech, here in my home town, of San Diego. I'm married, and live in a suburb of San Diego.

I was born here, in 1946, my mother, a Hispanic, left us at age 8, and I was raised by my father, an Italian. I speak Spanish, French, Vietnamese, and Cambodian fluently. I also am conversation al in Japanese, Russian, and Italian, also have a working knowledge of Latin. I occasionally speak Greek as well, my ex-wife was Greek, I learned the language from her.

I basically go to meetings of 12-step groupls, don't get in anyone's way, and generally try and be an example of someone who was a REALLY bad guy, being a REALLY GOOD guy now. This is my goal, and I've managed over 20 years out of prison, and substance free living.

Michael W. Posey
My main areas of interest are essentially how our country has managed to degrade itself to the point we were at after Vietnam, the errors made, and my commentaries on matters of Sociological importance. I am a student of humanity, and as a convicted murderer, may have a greater appreciation of life, then you may think. I certainly know how easy it is to take it away from someone. So my observations tend to be gritty, no-nonsense, and pretty serious.

Michael W. Posey
The word "nigger" draws revulsion from anyone who hears it. It's too bad, because it isn't a slur, or anything bad. The word "nigger" is simply a description of "throwaway" people. People who have no value, no worth, and no one misses them when they're gone. There are niggers of all colors, and religions. The Palestineans are Arab niggers, because the other Arab countries don't care about them, and never tried to help them. They had no value.

Many White people are niggers too. They are people who society has let slip through the cracks, the chronically homeless, the mentally ill, the very sick, the old, the infirm. They are niggers by definition. Until someone has value, has worth, they are, basically a nigger. So if I call someone a nigger I'm simply saying, "you have no value and you are never going to be missed..." If people have a hard time with this, think about it, just for a second.

Hello!
Hi, my name is Sarah and I currently reside in the mid-Michigan area. However, as a child, I spent much of my time traveling and visiting other countries during my father's tour of duty with the US Army. My interests include European history, costuming, geneaology, and fine arts, as well as historical reinactment/recreation. My edits and posts tend to gravitate around these subjects.

jcseattle
Hello. So, you want to know about me? It strikes me as very interesting then that when I attempted to share my interest and thoughts with you that they were deleted, practically as soon as I began writing my article. I must say that deletion annoyed me. My first thought was these are just a bunch of bigots. I used your site search to see if the word bigot was on your site. It is.

I do hope you are not a just a bunch of bigots, whether intellectual or otherwise. I know watching American Idol and ESPN the general rule seems to be to see how rude one can be when denying a person access to the process.

It was very tempting to write to you in the emotion of the moment, but I realized I would simply be expressing the attitude of those who don’t really care about others and those who someday, of course, will have to give account for how they have treated others. So I chose not to write in the emotion of the moment. I chose to be rational, and I am endeavoring to be kind.

I did not come here to offer some intellectual bombshell, nor to sit on my high and mighty self righteous pedestal and look down on others. I simply wanted to share my beautiful painting of Muhammad Ali, with the world. This seemed like the appropriate place to do that. There is a variety of art work here and one would think there is room for mine.

But who knows, maybe it is not to be the case. Someone said that I cannot write. LOL. I submit that it is not about grammar, but substance, exhortation, comfort, and encouragement. It’s about making this crime-ridden drug-infested, moral-lacking, inconsiderate world a better place. It’s not about making people feel stupid, even when they are. You don’t have to be made to feel stupid to learn.

So much for freedom of speech, huh? I am John Cain Connally, African American male, 60 years of age, born in Mckinney, Texas. My painting is of Muhammad Ali (jzart.blogspot), an African American Icon.



jcseattleJcseattle 05:27, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Kalathalan
Aloha, I've been editing for quite a while now, but I only just found this page.

I sometimes edit while logged in, sometimes while not (if I forget to login :P)

Just stopped by to say aloha!

Kalani 04:04, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Cristina
Got Wikipedia? CrisFisch 06:42, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Okay, I just edited myself! Where else can you learn your presidents and the size of Peter North's penis? I love wikipedia!! (I need a life!)

Opblaaskrokodil
I registered earlier today, although I've been using Wikipedia for a long time. I'm a comp sci major at the University of Washington. Opblaaskrokodil 09:37, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Shadowbreak
Hi everyone, I joined Wikipedia cos I found it so cool and I really want to help to broaden its PC game articles.:) Shadowbreak 17:34, 26 March 2006 (UTC)Shadowbreak

John Steven Lasher
I am an author (presently writing a book on the waterfalls of Norway), composer (2 published works for brass ensemble), film producer and director of movies shot in the unique Kinopanorama wide screen film format (film credits include "Chastity, Truth and Kinopanorama" and "The Bounty", the latter of which is a documentary, which was filmed in 1993 on the same boat used for the Mel Gilson film of the same name. You may access information on each film through IMDB, as there are no internal links on Wiki), and long-time record label executive and producer (years from 1974 to 1999, when I sold my masters to Didgeridoo Records in Australia) of such famous film soundtracks as The Blue Lagoon, Cheyenne Autumn, Dragonslayer, Four Musketeers, Frances, Sisters, Sophie's Choice, Teen Wolf, Time After Time, Voyage of the Damned, to name but a few. I also re-recorded the original scores from The Best Years of Our Lives, Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, as well as the first modern edition of Max Steiner's King Kong from the 1933 RKO film.

I am presently at work on the pre-production for the next Kinopanorama film, which is a fifteen-minute documentary on the historic Puffing Billy Railway in Victoria, Australia.

In January, 2006, I was contacted by Jeremy Sefton-Parke, who ownes Vox Melba Mastering Labs in Broken Hill, and asked to design a 'plug-in' sound carrier for an Edison phonograph cylinder player, so that fragile cylinders could be reproduced with a modern magnetic stylus. Vox Melba have hired me to work for the company, and to produce several commercially available CDs for them.

You are welcome to contact me at Fifth Continent Australia P/L by email at [fifcon@bigpond.net.au] should you wish.--Jslasher 23:11, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Shotaro
Hi i am Shotaro and I am a highschool student in Staten Island.

Jeff Davis Cypert aka Chief Tahachee
O'siyo! Cherokee = "Greetings"

I am the youngest son of the Old Settler Cherokee Actor, Jeff Davis Cypert aka Chief Tahachee, you may find an extensive [BIO] on my late father at NativeCelebs and IMDb. I love "Wikipedia", because "Wikipedia" has assisted me and my family greatly in helping to piece together his motion picture publicity, a variety of celebrity events he participated in and many other things involving my late fathers forgotten acting career, which spanned through silent-and-sound motion pictures, i.e., from 1920 to 1960. My late father worked with some of the legends of Hollywood, worked in Film Noir, and of course B-Movie Westerns. I hope to learn more about "Wikipedia" and in the process become a more skillful-researcher, editor and writer. By the way the actors Ramon Navarro, Ben Turpin and Nipo T. Strongheart (Yakima Indian Intellectual) were great influences in my late fathers life. I am a retired Los Angeles Police Officer 2-22-72 to 2-23-02, and a Vietnam Veteran. Have a great day-or-night whoever is reading this!

Wado! Cherokee = "Thank You"

James Roland Whiteeagle Cypert aka Jimmy Whiteeagle j.cypert@sbcglobal.net 951.377.3913

angrykeyboarder
(a/k/a Scott. a/k/a: Angrykeyboarder on Wikis)

I'm technically not a new user as I've been a big fan of Wikipedia for at least the 18 months (or so) prior to the time I wrote what you're now reading. However, I didn't notice this page until recently.

I don't recall how I first learned of Wikipedia but it was before it got a lot of media attention (both positive and negative). I have yet to contribute my own article partly because I've not come up with an idea that someone else hadn't come up with previously. In addition, I'm not the best writer in the world. And I find myself envious of a number of Wikipedians writing style and technique.

Therefore, for the time being, I will just be contributing to existing articles in the form of correcting any misinformation in said articles and/or adding more information to them.

My primary interests are Computers and Software (including Operating Systems - most notably Linux).

In addition, I enjoy Theatre and Music, and I follow the the business of Commercial Aviation, The Travel Industry and Banking.

My contributions here will usually be related to the above interests (and then some).

For more information, visit my user page.

angrykeyboarder

Hello!
Hi, I'm a rock climber from Sheffield in the UK. I'm 29, work in Leeds and know some stuff about computer networks and mobile messaging (blackberry). Been using Wikipedia for a while and wanted to put something on about some climbing history and stuff in the UK.

Daniel
Hey, I have been a HUGE fan of Wikipedia for the past two years and have made precisely three minor edits in that time. I feel like I should be giving something back to the community and it is really intriguing me how such a huge project could have started so small.

Oh, and how I found about it? I searched on Google for an encyclopedia and got hooked immediately.

Hope to hear fom you all soon.The Daniel 13:08, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

Keko23
G'day folks. I'm totally a newbie and sffering from information overload!!! Hope it all falls into place????Keko23 11:22, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Hello. I'm Atticus.
Hi Readers.

My name is Atticus.

I live in the San Francisco area.

Having been a fan and frequent visitor, it's nice to finally be an official member of the Wikipedia community. As a professional Writer, I look forward to adding and editing information.

Brief Bio: I'm 42 years old. I'm married to a wonderful woman with whom I have two young sons. I enjoy good movies, books, music and conversation. Interests also include The Beatles and most music from the 50s, 60s and 70s. I enjoy Pop Culture, but have strong reservations for what passes as "culture" in today's world/media.

I am skeptical of the accuracy of what is found on the internet, which is why I appreciate Wikipedia.

Thank you for reading this far.

Jai Guru Dava Om.

Atticus

3/29/06

Problemrazor
Hello Wikipedia and fellow members,

I have been a viewer/reader for quite a while now, and am quite glad to have become a member of this growing community. I just read the tutorial and think that I may be a good contributor to the society (even tough I am only a junior in high school:P).

I like the idea of Wikipedia because it seems to be something by the people, for the people. I would describe it as a free massive online encyclopedia used for the bettering of society through the refinement and transfer of knowledge.

I have many interests, and therefore I unfortunately can only say that I have a passion for learning, and that this site suits me. Well now that I have finished rambling (it feels like this is a blog:P)...

I would like to thanks the creators, contributors, and members of Wikipedia for such an outstanding database. Good job, and keep up the editing :) Problemrazor 05:23, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

DartFrog
I have been avidly Blogging for the last 10 months. I am giving that up as a hobby because I am sick of the stupid one liner insults and bickering that accompanies blogging. I hope that wikipedia editing will be more fun and healthier for my mental state.

I plan on working on conspiracy articles because I really like conspiracies. I think they are interesting, even when completely stupid.

I have horrible spelling, but I love to write. Oh well.

I attended a semester of Pre-physics at Montana State - Billings with the goal of entering theoretical cosmology. But the math overwhelmed me. However I look forward to delving back into physics and doing home work for articles that deal with theory. On some levels theoretical physics are similar to conspiracies. You can't always prove both, now can you? Sometimes both end up sounding zany as well.

I would like help loading Identifiers on my profile page. The ones that tell people I am a vegiterian athiest and so on. So if you could help I would appreciate it.

Also I speak German and heve travelled and lived in Europe several times. I now live in Seattle. DartFrog 09:29, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

RMC240
hello, sorry for editing w/o permission. Hope to be more helpful than hurtful.

Ahayweh
Evening, everyone. Just getting started, here- I haven't got a lot of info to add, but I figured everyone can use an extra copyeditor around, and at some point in the hazy future I might possibly be competent to help with translations from the Spanish wiki. *waves*

Victor Powell
Hello, i have been using wikipedia for school and stuff like that for a while now and thought i should try and help out. I like computers and programing and 3d graphics. i use blender a lot. um... i like mobile suit gundam wing, and family guy. i cant spell very well and im thinking about what college i should go to right now.

Vicapowell39 02:47, 31 March 2006 (UTC)vicapowell39

Cesar Tort
I learned about Wikipedia in a casual conversation with a friend in Mexico. I am a writer (in Spanish language) on child and adolescent abuse by parents, and the consequences of abuse in adult life: addictions, neuroses, psychoses and all sort of mental aberrations (see child abuse, psychohistory and especially Alice Miller).

TomKurts
Yo.

My role on Wikipedia:
 * I arrived in March 2006 to edit the Anti-psychiatry article Cesar Tort 04:46, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Happynoodleboy
I've been editing Wikipedia for a while now as an anon. I once made an account but forgot the password, but mainly I've opened an account now to try out Tools/Navigation popups. Happynoodleboy 15:41, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Matthew Auger
Hello. I am mainly interested in mathematics and computer games, and I think that editing the Wikipedia is quite fun. I made a few anonymous edits before I created this account, but I thought that if I was going to edit seriously then I ought to have an account. I cannot remember when I found out about the Wikipedia, although I am fairly certain that I must have at some point.

It disturbs me a little how much I have used the word "I" in the above paragraph. --Matthew Auger 00:29, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

Dear James and Danny,

From: 153 Mikhail Petin

I am engaged in creation of the best project of the New World Calendar Please, see the web-sites: http://WorldCalendarPetin.narod.ru/Bible.htm , http://WorldCalendarPetin.narod.ru/index.htm , http://newWorldCalendar.narod.ru/index.htm. I found out about the Wikipedia on the Internet-sites. --- I kindly ask you to place in Wikipedia my article named: M.I.Petin The priciples of the creating of the New World Calendar.

The solar Gregorian calendar, which practically functions now as a World calendar is nevertheless perceived nowadays by the most of our planet population only as Western or Christian calendar.

The analysis of the history of creation of the Gregorian calendar and of its lacks shows the influence on it of certain subjects and phenomena. For example, one can assert that there is the following dependence: The Bible -  an industrial cycle (work, rest)  -  a calendar – - Nature (the Sun, the Moon, the Earth).

In recent times ( IV century CE) Christian Church (the Bible) exerted its influence on the calendar: a mythical industrial cycle (7-day’s week) was introduced into the calendar, which is present in the calendar at the present time.

There observed in Nature the cycles connected with the seen movement of heavenly bodies (the Sun, the Moon, the Earth). These natural cycles are reflected in a calendar. They are a calendar basis and are used for counting of long time intervals. For example, the seen Sun movement defines the seasonal solar year in a calendar, the Moon movement - the month (lunation), the Earth rotation -  the sutki (day + night). A mythical 7-day’s week is absent in Nature.

A calendar problem, in particular, lies in the fact that in the 313 year (IV century CE) the Roman Emperor Constantine has wrongly introduced a 7-day’s week into the solar (Julian) calendar when one had legalized Christian. Unfortunately, this mistake was not corrected in 1582 by Roman Pope Gregory XIII and by the author (reformer) Christother Clavius while making the Julian calendar reform. The mistake of Emperor Constantine is in the inequality between the duration of a CALENDAR month and the average duration of the NATURAL lunar cycle (29,5305888531 sutki). Strictly speaking, the duration of one week should be equal to: 29,5305888531: 4 = 7,382 … sutki. Further, taking into account the idea, that in any calendar there can be only the integers (fractional numbers should be approximated to the nearest integers) it is necessary to consider, that: I week=7,38х1= 7,38= 7 sutki,       i.e. 7, I+II week=7,38х2=14,76=15 sutki,       i.e. 7+8, I+II+III week=7.38x3=22,14=22 sutki,       i.e. 7+8+7, I+II+III+IV week=7.38x4=29,52=30(or 29) sutki, i.e. 7+8+7+8(or 7). Thus, the next conclusion follows: For conformity of the CALENDAR months to the NATURAL lunar cycles, the following conditions should be observed: - the calendar months (lunations) should have structures  - 7+8+7+8 (30 sutki) and 7+8+7+7 (29 sutki), grouped in the Meton-cycles known from the ancient times (before the Julian and Gregorian calendars). The Gregorian calendar is rather accurate and widespread but besides an erroneous 7-day’s week it has a number of lacks: -   the duration of months is different (from 28 up to 31 days), -   the months of different duration alternate randomly, -   the quarters of a year have different duration (from 90 to 92 days), -   the first half-year period is always shorter than the second one (three days - in an ordinary year and two days - in a leap year), -   the years and months begin with different week days, -   10 - 11 weeks " are split ", i.e. one part of them  belongs to one month, the other part belongs to the other month, -   the number of working days in different months of the same year is various (23-27 days at a six-day working week and 19-23 days at a five-day working week), -   the dates of months are not coordinated with week days as well as the with Moon phases, -   the calendar is not convenient for women (in a female calendar the periods of the women biorhythms are close to the periods of lunar cycles), -   a non-Christian part of the Earth’s population (5 billion      persons from 6 billion of the total number of people on      the Earth) criticizes the Gregorian calendar (see web-site  -http://www.icacci.org/english/pages/home.html  ), -   the initial date in a calendar is only a myth, a legend, but not the fixed astronomical phenomenon. How can all these lacks be eliminated? A New World Сalendar should: -	be a double calendar, i.e. a solar (seasonal) and a lunar-solar one. Note. Such official STATE calendars (but with a 7-day’s week) exist now, for example, in Israel, UAE, etc, -	have structures of months: 7+8+7+8 (30 days) and 7+8+7+7 (29 days), -	have the initial date in a calendar as the astronomical phenomenon instead of myths, legends about the birthdays of prophets etc., -	be precisely synchronized (an accuracy -/+ 1.5 day) in relation to natural solar and natural lunar cycles, -    be acceptable for any religion, -    etc. For the last 200 years the calendar experts have created a lot of projects of calendars with a 7-day's week. But all of them are as though « the curve mirrors » which are not convenient to use. The unique project of a calendar « with a flat mirror » (i.e. 7+8+7+8 and 7+8+7+7) is placed on sites: http://WorldCalendarPetin.narod.ru/index.htm http://Petin1Mikhail.narod.ru/index.htm The new World Calendar has a number of advantages in comparison with the solar Gregorian or other calendars: -     it is not required to introduce the "special" dates. Dates 15 and 30 of the lunar months are the same usual integral days of the week, as all others, -     the duration of months is unified - 29 and 30 days, -      the structure of months – constant and easily remembered, -      the lengths of lunar years are reduced from six values up to three: 354, 355, 384 days, -      the quantity of working days in each month  is constant (24 days at a 6-day working week and 20 days at a 5-day working week), -      the months, quarters of years  and years begin and finish at the same days of a week, -      the dates of months and days of a week are synchronized with  phases of the Moon (with the rotation of the Moon around the Earth), which allows to take into account the workers efficiency in productions connected with the biorhythms, arising under the influence of the Moon, -      the new calendar is more convenient for women,  than the Gregorian Calendar, -      all calendar cycles: - the sutki (day + night), - the lunation (lunar month), - the solar year, - the Meton cycle (19 solar years), - the Grand Meton cycle (6479 solar years) - correspond to the natural rotation periods of heavenly bodies (the Sun, the Moon, the Earth )  relative to each other, -     each Grand Meton cycle is attached to the precise heavenly time reference points of time (orientirs), i.e. the moments of the mutual position of the Sun, the Moon, the Earth when the Southern solstice, the solar eclipse, midday are simultaneously observed and when the solar eclipse will be repeated through the lunation period. Such next in turn combination of mutual positions of the mentioned above heavenly bodies had taken place on December 20, 1786 with the subsequent repeated solar eclipse on January 19, 1787, see the web-site: http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/SEcat/SEcatalog.html. -     correction of discrepancy of lunar and solar years concerning the calendar structure and also between themselves is simple; it can be carried out by high precision compensating methods.

The New World PETIN-METON calendar is the answer to a question on a calendar reform which was raised in 1953 in the United Nations under the initiative of the India delegation which had offered "to ratify for whole of the world a new, uniform and constant calendar, astronomically coordinated with the movement of the Earth around the Sun which be more correct, scientifically reasonable and favourable, as compared with the Gregorian calendar". The account of lunar months and solar years in the new World PETIN-METON Calendar creates conditions for rapprochement of religious traditions of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism etc., based on the most ancient observation of the seen movements of the Sun, the Moon, the Earth.

Being guided by the preservation of an invariance of each religious doctrine, and also principles of friendly mutual relation, one can hope, that spiritual academies of different countries will consider an opportunity of application of the new solar + lunar-solar calendar in their states as the World calendar. Expansion of cultural, trading, technical, telecommunication connections between peoples (especially rapid development of the Internet-network in recent years) facilitates the calendar reform, which is of great international value.

Definitions, terms and symbols

Natural cycles:

- natural solar sutki (day + night) - a time interval between two consecutive same culminations of the natural Sun centre at daily rotation of the Earth around its own axis. Owing to non-uniformity of the year's movement of the Earth on an orbit, and also non-perpendicular  of  Earth axis to a plane of its orbit the natural solar sutki duration are changeable  within one year.

- natural tropical year = 365,242192 natural solar sutki - a time interval between two consecutive passages the centre of the natural Sun through the East equinox's point at annual  movement of the Earth on an orbit.

- solar Meton cycle = 19 solar years = 6939,6017 sutki - the period of time, practically equal to the lunar Meton cycle, i.e. 235 lunar sinodic months (6939,6883 sutki ), - solar Grand Meton cycle = 341 solar Meton cycles = 6479 solar years = = 2 366 404,2 sutki - the period of time, after which the Earth and the Moon (on the Southern solstice day) come back to the initial position concerning the Sun,

- mean lunation (mean lunar sinodic month) = 29,5305888531 sutki – the mean value of the time interval between two consecutive identical phases of the Moon, - lunar year = 12 (13) mean lunations – the time intervals according to Table-calendars (types МА, МВ, Мcorr) – http://WorldCalendarPetin.narod.ru/table-calendars.htm. - lunar Meton cycle = 235 mean lunations = 6939,6883 sutki – the period of time, practically equal to the solar Meton cycle, i.e. 19 solar years (6939,6017 sutki ), - lunar Grand Meton cycle = (341 х 235 – 1) mean lunations = 2 366 404,2 sutki – the time interval, after which the Earth and the Moon (on the Southern solstice day) come back to the initial position concerning the Sun.

- 1 precession cycle = 25 796,178 solar years (tropical) is the period of movement the Earth axis on the cycle cone about stars (precession). In the World PETIN– METON Calendar the influence of precession is taken into account by means of the solar years (tropical).

- d - the drift of the lunar cycle relatively the solar cycle.

(6939,6883 – 6939,6017) sutki          velocity of drift d = --- = 19 solar years sutki               sutki = 0,00456 -- (or 0, 0866 --- ) year              Meton cycle

Calendar cycles:

а) solar calendar: - mean Sun - on the Earth's equator the fictitious point moving within the year in regular intervals with such speed, that it always passes through the Eastern equinox point  simultaneously with natural the Sun, - mean solar sutki = 1 mean sutki (further: sutki) - a time interval between two consecutive same daily culminations of the mean Sun,

- calendar tropical year (further: tropical year) = 365,242192 sutki - a time interval between two consecutive passages of the centre of the mean Sun through the Eastern equinox point. Its duration slowly changes and equal to 365,24219879 - 0,0000000614 (Т - 1900) mean solar sutki, where: Т - the current year.

- Equation of time - a difference between the mean and natural solar sutki. The Equation of time continuously varies. Four times in the each year, namely: about April 16, June 14, September 1 and December 25 the Equation of time is equal to zero and achieves the greatest value (on absolute size) 4 times: About February 12 - .... + 14,3 minutes, May 15 - .... - 3,8 minutes, July 27 - …. + 6,4 minutes and ember 4 - …. - 16,4 minutes,

- solar month - a time interval determined, for example, by the Gregorian solar calendar, - week = 7 (or 8) days – an industrial cycle, i.e. 5 (or 6) days of work and 2 (or 3) days for rest, - weekdays can be named, for example, in the following way: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,   Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Lunaday. Weekdays are synchronized with phases of the calendar mean Moon (see below – a lunar-solar calendar), - DoM – day of month, - DoW – day of week, - solar year = 365 sutki, - leap-year = 366 sutki, - an intercalary day = 1 sutki, - solar Meton cycle МА = 19 solar years = 6940 sutki – http://WorldCalendarPetin.narod.ru/typeMA.htm - solar Meton cycle МВ = МА - 1 sutki = 6939 sutki , - solar Grand Meton cycle GMet = 6479 solar years = 2 366 404 sutki. Note. In the World PETIN-METON Calendar the rules of the solar (seasonal) calendar correspond to the rules of the Gregorian Calendar.

b) lunar-solar calendar: - sutki - the period of time equal to the mean solar sutki, - lunation LA = 30 sutki - a time interval between two consecutive identical phases of the calendar mean Moon cycle (=29,5305888531 days), approximated to an integer to the greater side, http://WorldCalendarPetin.narod.ru/typeMB.htm . - lunation LB = 29 sutki - a time interval between two consecutive identical phases of the calendar mean Moon cycle, approximated to an integer to the smaller side, - week = 7 (or 8) days – an industrial cycle, i.e. 5 (or 6) days of work and 2 (or 3) days for rest, - weekdays can be named, for example, in the following way: Monday, Tuesday,  Wednesday,   Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Lunaday.       Weekdays are synchronized with the phases of the calendar mean Moon. Please, see the web-site: http://WorldCalendarPetin.narod.ru/6-7.2006.htm, where:        - each lunation begins on Monday – the New Moon Day; - Date 15 of each lunation is an additional day off (Lunaday) – the Full Moon Day; - Date 30 is also an additional day off (Lunaday).

- structure of the calendar lunations: 7+8+7+8 or 7+8+7+7 days, - DoL - day of lunation, - DoW – day of week, - lunar year LYA = LA+LB+LA+LB+LA+LB+LA+LB+LA+LB+LA+LB = 354 sutki, - lunar year LYB = LA+LB+LA+LB+LA+LB+LA+LB+LA+LB+LA+LA = 355 sutki, - lunar year LYC = LYA + LA = 384 sutki, - lunar Meton cycle МА = 235 lunations = 8 LYA + 4 LYB + 7 LYC = 6940 sutki, - lunar Meton cycle МВ = 235 lunations = 9 LYA + 3 LYB + 7 LYC = 6939 sutki, - correcting Meton cycle Мcorr = (235-1) lunations = 10 LYA+3 LYB+6 LYC = = 6909 sutki, - base lunar cycle MetАВА = MA+MB+MA = 20 819 sutki, - lunar Hipparh cycle HA = 5 MetАВА + MA = 111 035 sutki, - lunar Hipparh cycle HВ = HA + MA + MetАВА = 138 794 sutki, - lunar Petin cycle PA = 4 [5 (MA+MB+MA)+MA]+2MA+MB+MA = 471 899 sutki, - lunar Grand Meton cycle GMet = 3 PA + Mcorr + 2 PA= 2 366 404 sutki. - accuracy of a lunar-solar calendar (+/- 1,4 sutki) - the maximal time misalignment between the moment of the top culmination of the centre of the natural mean Moon and midday of any calendar Date on the chosen long time interval (for example, 380 380 years).

In section “ Table - calendars ” http://WorldCalendarPetin.narod.ru/table-calendars.htm are shown the alternation and the durations of the cycles of the World PETIN-METON calendar within the limits of an interval of time - 6479 solar years:

- Меtоn-cycles: - 19-year Меton-cycle МА (6 940 sutki), - 19-year Меton-cycle МВ (6 939 sutki), - 19-year Меton-cycle Мcorr (6 909 sutki), - a base Меton-cycle: - 57-year Меton-cycle (20 819 sutki), - Hipparch-cycles: - 304-year Hipparch-cycle HA (111 035 sutki), - 380-year Hipparch-cycle НВ (138 794 sutki), - Petin-cycles: - 1292-year Petin-cycle РА (471 899 sutki), - 1311-year Petin-cycle РВ (478 808 sutki), - Great Меton-cycle: - 6479-year cycle GMet (2 366 404 sutki). The beginning of nearest next the Great Меton-cycle (i.e. the GMet-2 ) is December 21, 1786 CE.

Formats of the calendar date in the World PETIN-METON Calendar: for example, September 17, 2006 CE (Gregorian calendar)

a) solar calendar: - date ! Gregorian year - for example: Date 271, year 2006 or - Gregory date ! Gregory month ! Gregory year - September 17, 2006 CE (Gregorian calendar)

b) lunar-solar calendar: - date ! lunation ! Gregory year - for example: Date 21, lunation11, year 2006 or - date ! lunation ! lunar year ! Meton-cycle ! Grand Meton-cycle - for example: Date 21, lunation 11, lunar year 11, Meton-cycle 12, GMet 2