Wikipedia:Historical archive/New user log/October 2005

djheart / Daniel Hertzman
Hi all, I didn't personally get the welcome from Spinboy (my brother did, who's the one who introduced me to wikipedia) but his introduction was actually more interesting so here I am... I am a psychiatry resident so that's one area of interest/expertise for me, the other would be int'l history and politics, especially arab-Israeli conflict... though taht area seems to be overloaded at this moment. djheart 02:25, 1 October 2005 (UTC) P.S. I seem to be unable to make my user hyperlinked, what's the trick?

Rachel H
Hi everyone! I've been using this site for a while now, (I think its awesome!) and decided it was time to see if I could help out. Im a recent graduate of Southampton University (UK) where I studied mathematics and astronomy. Am a complete programming novice but as long as you're reading this message I'm improving. Take care everyone, and keep learning!

ElastiGirl 13:17, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

I'm Karen
Hello. I'm Karen and I live in Virginia currently. This is my first visit to Wikipedia and I look forward to a long and educational relationship. Karen 19:51, 1 October 2005 (UTC)klschmidt

Samobot5
Hey everyone. I've used the site for almost all of the information that I need for a long time, but it wasn't until today that I decided to become a member. I consider myself a nerd, a geek, or whichever term you prefer. I also find myself constantly watching the news, and I'm interested in geopolitics and government. I also like the military and most things having to do with it. I'm a Boy Scout and very much so enjoy Scouting activites. I like a lot of music, but I particularly enjoy rock, both modern and classic. I don't necessarily have a favorite band, but I do have more songs from The Who than any other group. I have, however, recently started listening to Andrew W.K. and Dropkick Murphys. I'm looking forward to becoming an active member of the site. Sam 23:20, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

waphle
Hi! This is Harold Li aka waphle. Wikipedia rocks my world.

Waphle 08:27, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

Hello It's Me.
Hello to all. I'm jackmohr,living in Pennsylvania, enjoying life with my wife and two dogs. I dabble in children's literature and write for various literacy programs. I have taken an early retirement to write the 'Great American Novel' or somesuch nonsense. My avocation is health and fitness. I am not sure how I came to know Wikipedia, but have found it invaluable so far, and now find this forum. Bonus! Looking forward to many hours of interplay and exchange of ideas.

intro
Hey everyone! I first came across Wikipedia when i was looking for information to make a sort of project for my friend on the football club Liverpool FC..and the idea absolutely floored me..so here I am, looking to contribute myself. Aabha R

Hola!
I've used Wikipedia for quite awhile now, and I'm eager to begin adding my own contributions to the site. I'm a technical student currently, majoring in Information Systems Security. Having used computers since the start of their major peak in our society, I like to think I know enough about them to hopefully add to the common knowledge and those seeking research materials. Hopefully, I'll be able to contribute something worthwhile in the near future :)

ShatteredbeamSh 01:30, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

Alexander M Zoltai
axiom

Well, here I am, many years later (used Wiki a long time ago) and glad I'm back.

amzolt 21:42, 4 October 2005 (UTC)amzolt

Tim from Sydney
I've been using Wikipedia for a long time now.

I have great interests in sport and history, especially military history, and wikipedia is the best site around for finding reading up on everything.

60.228.122.200 11:02, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

KurtTank
Hi im 'KurtTank', ive been reading Wiki for quite some time now and have only just got around to actually adding to the site. My areas of interest are rather broad but for my first article i decided to use my trusty BSA Meteor air rifle. Also check out the Camel cigarettes page for a little annecdote on the camel image.

Mewtation
Hi, I'm Mewtation. (No, that's not my real name.) I've been using Wikipedia for research a lot recently, and after finding and reporting an instance of vandalism, I decided to join. I know l33t, and am in the process of learning Japanese. I also happen to be a huge fan of AC/DC, The Offspring, and Nightwish. Mewtation 23:00, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

JG of Borg
Hi - I just want to contribute and make this ency as NPOV and complete as possible! JG of Borg 04:18, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

Jinki
Hi I am a new user - so please forgive my initial blundering.

Jinki 05:23, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

UkeMike
Hi, adding myself to the new user log. Finally joined up after seeing several things that needed work in the "asbestos" entry.

Ukemike 20:27, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

Highest accolade for this site...
Greetings... This is one of the finest sites I have ever experienced on the internet. The concept is of orginal thought and motivation. This is what makes history. I will participate, admire, and find so much that will better my life and intellect. I hope I can contribute, as an engineer and psychologist of human nature that has traveled the world.

flirman

Marc R.
I've enjoyed reading Wikipedia for over a year before ever starting to wonder what arduous trials you would have to go through to start editing, but it was surprisingly simple. Although being exposed to some of the behind-the-scenes plumbing does detract from it's mystery glow. ;)

My userpage already lists something about my area of experience and Wikipedia interest (which seem to have little in common), and the larger edits I've made so far.

To finish, I'm going to take this oppertunity to shamelessly promote a userbox I created:

&mdash; Squell(talk) 23:01, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

Erasmus Descarte
Hi. I don't have much to say... I use wikipedia all the time and figured it was about time that I helped out a bit. 24.171.125.66 15:39, 8 October 2005 (UTC)Erasmus Descarte

By the way, if you haven't figured it out yet, this is obiously not my actual name. So no, my parents weren't phsycopaths.

Wakuran_Wakaran
Yo, I'm new here, I''ve done some editing before, but I'd still need to work on certain things before I could handle my account properly. I like pop-culture and trivial knowledge.

Wakuran_Wakaran

H. Backman
Hi everyone! I've known about the site for a long time, but tonight the idea struck me to actually participate in working with/editing/cleaning up articles. (I am potentially interested in becoming an editor/copyeditor, so this sort of thing is right up my alley. ;) ) I'm a college student; English major, psychology minor; other interests include fencing, fanfiction (particularly slash), cooking, vampires, erotica, and general learning and acquisition of deeper understanding of the world around me.

Hbackman 05:01, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

Emre Yigit
Hello everyone. I have been using Wikipedia for a fair while now, and I've finally decided to log on. I'm from Turkey - currenty living in Istanbul - and access Wikipedia on a daily basis. I'm an amateur writer, historian, cook and banker. I worship the ether wherein dwells Wikipedia. Best wishes to all.

Dan C.
Hey, everyone! I'm Daniel. I live in Larchmont, NY (very near NYC) and I have been using Wikipedia for a while. Currently, I'm in high school. My major interests on the site mostly include theater and movies (there are some musical pages that are in need of serious revamping, or are simply not there at all). I'm excited to be a part of the Wikipedia community!

Jacketman 17:55, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

Hello Wikiworld!
I'm very curious and excited to experience Wikipedia at work. I'm interested in using Wiki technology for other websites, and I want to see where Wiki can benefit a site most and what probems to look out for. I'm convinced that Wikipedia is one of the leaders in the latest movement of the Information Revolution. It seems that one day all known information will be at humankind's fingertips. Wikipedia is definitely the beginning of that possiblity.

24.193.162.57 23:50, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

Mike Nishimuta
Greetings from San Antonio I've posted my first article San Antonio Japanese Tea Gardens. My grandfather came from Japan, thus I'm a Sansei descendent. I'm active in the Japan-America Society of San Antonio and hope to begin by adding to the rich history of the Japanese-Americans in Texas. My interests are also in the Catholic Men's Organization, the Knights of Columbus, and technology subjects. I just finished a Masters in Management of Technology from the University of Texas San Antonio. I also have an extensive family website history at. Mike Nishimuta 04:08, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

MerlintheMad
I stumbled across Wikipedia by reading the article on Roddy McDowall (trying to find out just when he died; was surprised it was clear back in 1998). I decided to see what was written under "William the Conqueror" (my "specialty"); found a tiny spelling error; corrected it; didn't like the look of my IP address; created an account; corrected spelling in the tutorial as my first "MerlintheMad" contribution. I may do this more often, as it is fun for obsessive-compulsives!

I have an enduring and intense interest in medieval warfare and early medieval history; particularly the Norman Conquest up to the First Crusade. I have written extensively on the subject, and a few historical novels as well.

You can see more about me by going to

Here's a recent pic of me with my wife:



MerlintheMad 18:53, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Stephen Allison
Previously, I've contributed as the user sallison, but I just moved over to this account. I thought I'd introduce myself here, as I'm still a relatively new user. Advice from more experienced authors and editors on any topic would be greatly appreciated.

My interests include medicine, science, economics, history, politics, and the arts. Cheers, Stephen Allison 03:38, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

enrich-knowledge
emveekay Hi I am from Bangalore India. The site is thought provoking. Being father of Schizo son, the page on Scizophrenia is very useful. The more we know about this, the better we manage the patient.I have also edited this page with 'NON MEDICINAL TREATMENT' based on my experience in treating my son -If you want share experience/new findings, on treatment feel free to communicate with me   mvkulk@spinalinjury.net 12th Oct 2005

Bwfc
Hi all, I'm Bwfc. I've been a Wikipedia member for about a month. Since I joined I’ve added lots of new features to Bolton Wanderers F.C. and done my best to combat vandalism. I've also voted on a number of AfD. Since im new here I’d love any good advice people have to offer left on my talk page. I look forward to a long stay at Wikipedia and hope to get to know all Wikipedians alot better in the coming months/years. - Bwfc 12:44, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

d24 says "Hi."
Hi,

I think I found out about Wikipedia through some sort of goggle.com search. It didn't hit me untill later how amazing this website is.

Modern 2-d art of any sort, occult crap/mysterious things, and the US Air Force have probably ended up to be my specialties.

Peace, d24, C.T.C.

FentonR
Retired academic - managerial systems and control - interested in helping development of IT for the elderly. Have used Wiki for a long time, now joined the community and have modified my first page - feeling rather pleased with myself - just hope its OK fenton 20:34, 12 October 2005 (UTC) changed signature to

Fenton Robb 08:03, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

konnichiwa
Akako desu.

I was directed twards this and was told to sign my name.

Here goes:

--Akako 00:39, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

HTL2001
Hello, My name is Henry and I am here to kick off the Guardians of Time Trilogy Project (basicly the Harry Potter Project but for Guardians of Time). I would like all the help I can get... if you can help join up at the project page

Htl2001 02:25, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

adicarlo / Adam Di Carlo
Hi! I'm a denizen of New York city, a long-time free software contributor (just google me!). I'm interested in social theory, philosophy, and wider political problems (but not current political issues so much). I'm hoping to be able to contribute here and there, although the pressure to go beyond the limits of the encyclopedic will be difficult to resist. AdamDiCarlo 18:19, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

Yo.
I shared an ip address which kept giving me trouble because apparently, somebody kept vandalising the pages. I couldn't stand the irrevelant comments, so I created an account. Glad to be here. lol. Wiki rocks my socks.

C00ki3 03:09, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

And now, introducing...
This is Archola. Check out my User page, or visit my personal website. That is all. Archola 19:48, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

wratz
Greetings to all. I am wratz and consider myself a Linux noobie. I have used Wikipedia in the past and have greatly appreciated it. My goal is to learn as much as possible about Linux and then help others. In the process I am going to pay back this site by helping with the project. Thanks to all who have helped both before and in the future. Here is to a long and beneficial realtionship. By the way I live in the USA and I guess I am considered a geek (or at least would like to be one when I grow up).

Zen=calm=cool

Wratz 18:09, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

Randy LeJeune
Hi everyone, I have been using Wikipedia for years, but just officially signed up. I am a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Linux+ exam and hopefully can expand some articles in that area.

Randy_LeJeune 18:21, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

FloNight
Hello, I’ve been editing for a week or so. I live in Kentucky (US), and plan to add content about our state. Will try to help get rid of the many, many medical/health stubs. I’m a former Registered Nurse. I've read Wikipedia for quite awhile. Wikipedia shows up high on my goggle searches.--FloNight 04:26, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

Hi
Hi, I'm Daniel Hoz!

Daniel Hoz 06:23, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

Mgroetan / Morten Grøtan
Just thought I'd be polite and follow the recommendations by introduding myself as a new user.

I'm from Norway, 32 years old, and work in the IT industry.

I actually found out about Wikipedia years ago (by googling), and have used it often as a valuable source of information. But I never got so far as registering to make edits.

My interests are computers, books (fantasy, suspense, horror), films, science, and much more, but I don't have a clue yet to what kind of edits I'm going to do. Let time decide.

Mgroetan 12:40, 16 October 2005 (UTC)Mgroetan

Mabfred
Hello, I am Mabfred. I live in Czech Republik and I hope to help with some articles. I´m interested in geography, biology and chemistry. I was using wikipedia for a long time, and I want to help. Not just to consume knowledge.

Mabfred 16:26, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

nihon
Hi. I've been creating and editing online content since about 1989. You can learn a little more about me on my page. Other than that, there's not a lot to tell. nihon

Vic2193
Hello! After using Wikipedia for quite a while both for research and entertainment, I would like to help contribute to it with my own obscure interests! My interests include manga, anime, anime games, and PC gaming (especially old 'abandonware' and defunct adventure games). Vic2193 10:45, 18 October 2005 (UTC)Vic2193

Freiberg
Hi! My name is David Freiberg, and I live in Springfield, PA, USA. I came onto Wikipedia while looking for material on black holes, and the article I found here was terrific! After getting an A++ on my black hole project, I decided to contribute. My interests and specialties are on my user page, but mostly I work on the Articles which are number one for one word Google searches page. It is still imcomplete, so I ask anyone who is interested to help. --Freiberg 21:15, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

Macintosh User
I decided to create an acount, because some other users suggested I do so. I have created 2 articles, and helped wikify. Macintosh User 21:49, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

Wiccat
Yet Another New User, me. :)     FNORD.

Been using WP on and off for a while now, DON'T SEE THE FNORD.  and finally noticed a missing entry I actually  IF YOU DON'T SEE THE FNORD IT CAN'T EAT YOU  knew something about (shock),  DON'T SEE THE FNORD  so we'll see what happens from here, eh? FNORD

Wiccat 00:07, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

Zac Gochenour
Greetings fellow wikipedians! I am a long time reader who has decided to "give back" to the community that has provided me with so many hours of personal edification. I hope to become a valuable contributor to the project and become involed in the community. Tyrannicide 18:14, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

Dilaudid
Hi, I'm a British wikipedian - an avid reader, and I dabble in editing. This place is the future. Specialist areas - Finance, Economics, Maths, Stats, IT. Dilaudid 01:43, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

Nobody
Hiya. I've used Wikipedia for a long while now, but am only just now trying to figure out how to help out.

Nobody 07:45, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

M Regupathy Ragavan
Hi! Everyone... I am an INDIAN and have finished my Mechanical Engineering.I like history very much. I can contribute more to the history section that too in HISTORY OF INDIA. In specific, I will give more details about the invaders of India.I encourage everyone to help me in this regard.. Thank you..

Regupathy

C2 aaron

 * What's up? My name is Aaron (obviously). I'm from Bucyrus, Ohio (in the US). I will be a Sophomore at Ridgedale High School starting on the 28th of November 2005. I am a 15 year old, white male.
 * I learned of Wikipedia a year ago, and joined in September 2005. Peace! Ryland 14:09, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

Pimp Juice

 * Pimp Juice lied. He's never heard of Ridgedale. He's locked up and won't go to regular school for a long time.

Martin
Hi. I've been using Wikipedia for a while now, but only now I have decided to register. I think this whole concept is just genious, and now that I've been reading more about the community part of it, I'm even more impressed.

I'm finishing a major in linguistics at Concordia University in Montreal. I'm interested in cognitive science, especially the language faculty, as well as computer programming, artificial intelligence, human languages, biology, physics... I just love learning in general, especially about sciences.

I'd love to contribute to wikipedia articles, but I feel that there are already plenty of editors that are a lot more qualified than I am in any given subject; so if anyone can suggest other ways I can contribute it would be appreciated.

btw, I was looking for a site map for wikipedia, is there one?

Martin 14:44, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

Wildkitten1205
Hi all,

I am a student that lives in melbourne australia...I found wikipedia by accident awhile back and I love it.. only recentally i have decided to get a user account and join in the editing of the wiki if you wanna find out more about me please read my user page

Thanks :) wildkitten-simsy 18:39, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

Treecko
Treecko 11:46, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

With further ado...
Remember way back, like, 3 years ago, there were all those crappy search engines like Infoseek and Excite? And then, along came Google, and "I googled it" became synonymous with Internet searching? Well, Wikipedia is fast becoming a second revolution--a unified place to find encyclopaedic knowledge, just as Google is a unified place to find webpages.

I've been using Wikipedia for a while, but just recently decided to contribute. I'm finishing up a physics degree in Sydney, and so most of my contributions are on science or Australian composers. My greatest achievement is the Clausius-Clapeyron relation article, which I wrote as practise while studying for a thermodynamics exam. My exams this semester are on shock waves, medical imaging, and particle physics, so you can expect my contributions to those articles!

Happy wikiing.

Ckerr 14:00, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

Optimager
So, hi everybody, like my name wants to suggest, I'm here to optimize some images. I may get into editing some articles a little bit, but I'm more into images. Optimager 15:55, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

Julie C. Chang
Hi, everybody! I have just joined after spending a lot of time on Wikipedia (basically lurking)for the past year and thought that I should start contributing. Julie C. Chang 17:36, 22 October 2005 (UTC) Julie C. Chang

Hydkat at your service
Hi, I'm from Hyderabad, India. I've just completed my Post grad in IT majoring in Bio-informatics, and have started working in a bio-solutions company in my city. I have always been addicted to encyclopedias all my life and have become very fond of visiting wikipedia. Because of this my interests are varied ranging from Ornithology to history to physics and to geography. Places and countries interest me a great deal. Being an Indian, I like reading articles about my country a lot. Please feel free to contact me if you think I could help contribute to any article: hydkat 19:36, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

Hello
Hi I just use my own name, Stephen Day. I started contributing here with minor edits in May, but I just noticed this page now. Sorry I haven't introdued myself before. (Stephen Day 07:18, 23 October 2005 (UTC))

RaminArya
Hi,

I am RaminArya. I received my PhD from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia. My main research interests are social user interfaces, computer graphics and animation, and multimedia systems. Some of my personal interests are art (especially painting and cinema), music, and cooking :-)

My web home is http://www.RaminSoftworx.com

Nice talking to you all, Raminarya 09:04, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

Norm Stephens
Amazing! Wikipedia is alive and evolving!

My first experience with Wikipedia was with an internet search. Then, I read about it in The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman. After I heard an interview with Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales with Bryan Lamb on C-SPAN's Q&A, I had to see it for myself.

I have many interests and just love to learn. I've been involved in higher education for 38 years, first in the classroom but more recently as an administrator. I love what I do!

Wikipedia seems like a great place to visit, and I look forward to learning much more.

Norm 19:09, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

NoDot
Hello, I'm NoDot.

I'm an information sponge who happens to be pendanic about grammer and spelling.

May all be well!

(Anyone know how to kill a superiority complex? Mine keeps bugging me.)

NoDot 23:52, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

Ali Siddiqui
Hi Everyone!

I've been visiting Wikipedia for a while for items relating to research projects and papers to general interests of mine. I've travelled all around the World as a child and studied at an International School in London, England and then started University in Windsor, Canada. I am quite interested in many aspects of our globalizing World due to my exposure to many different cultures and countries...I can contribute to anything be it History, People, Countries, Cultures, Religion, and Politics. I'm glad to have decided recently to join after seeing many subjects that I just died wanting to contribute to.

Nice to meet you! *waves hand*

Drop me a line on my email if you wish...I'm not so proficient yet with the Wikipedia editing system so please forgive me if I goof up a bit. :p

Ali 23:54, 23 October 2005 (UTC)Ali Siddiqui

Cross Eyed 7
Hi! Um... Bye! CrossEyed7 01:14, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

Hello
Hi

I don't get how to use this site.

erasers_rock

Joseph Huberman
I just bumped into Wikipedia when I tried to get an answer from Google, and was directed here. I got a clear answer to the question (except I was wrong & my wife & daughter were correct). In any case I was happy to give some information back. I've been involved in Orienteering for almost 30 years and was the United States Orienteering Federation Rules Committee Chairperson for about 5 years. I'm also a sailor, and built a 43' sailboat. I'm an artist, making mostly large temporary sculptures for special events, frequently in fabric. Over the years, in my small company, I made backpacking equipment, fairings for recumbent bicycles, cases for electronic equipment, and of course, the products that I still produce, orienteering equipment.

--JHuberman 03:07, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

Lewis N. Reed
Hey yall...Welcome me to wikipedia...or suffer!

Zzz@tkz 21:25, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

Essie
Hi! Right now I'm a student at the University of Colorado at Boulder double-majoring in Engineering Physics and Applied Math. I've been using wikipedia for a while, and think it's a great resource for getting information on just about anything. Apart from science and math, I also have a bunch of random hobbies, including mountain unicycling, whitewater kayaking, aikido, parkour, and card magic. EssieEssies 04:33, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

Mike Young (WikiWookie)
I found Wikipedia some time ago when searching for something on Google, and liked what I found so I bookmarked the site. After using it for a while I decided to join the team. Since my name is rather common and my brother refers to me as the Wookie (something to do with red hair and a bushy beard...), I tried that moniker and it worked. I'm in Sydney, Australia and have so far mostly worked on small additions to Australian info. I have interests in plants, birds, Australian places (I've noticed some gaps in NSW town entries which I might fill if someone doesn't do so first), trains and computers. Since I've owned a few oddball micros over the years (anyone remember the RCA 1802 Cosmac?), I also intend to add entries for them at some stage.

LampLampLamp
Hello all, just signed up with an account because I'm OCD about grammar, and figured that I could help in the nitpicking department.

Lamp 21:34, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

Michael alias michbich
Good morning! I have been using Wikipedia quite a while and was just too upset with the quality of some Physics related articles ;) So here I am. I study Physics and I'm also interested in European history and culture. Michbich 08:55, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

Gflores
Howdy! This is me.

Gflores 23:51, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

Hi there.
Hi. I'm Jitka, and I ran across Wikipedia from a Google search. Since then, I've found lots of interesting stuff and made a few minor edits (and a couple not-so-minor).

Hi My Name is Duane and i am the worlds best article writeer according to the orlando sentinal which is the paper i write certain articles for.

i came searching for generic framing procedure. As i could not find it, i added the same and put it on my watch list. I work in a bangalore based company which specializes in SDH/SONET products. Jishnu A

mlaird
hi I'm martin, found wikipedia when I searched for something on the web. Edited my first page while studying for a major exam - started looking up World Cup qualifiers and moved on to Rugby, decided it was essential to document the Asian and American qualifiers at that particular point in time. I'm in Sydney, Australia, and am interested in Ultimate Frisbee amongst other things.. 203.10.55.11 16:54, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

General Hello Statement
Hi! I'm Adrian (aka Martyn-Webster, as you can see), currently a college student majoring in History with the intention of teaching it someday. I enjoy the ancient world the best (actually that's all I've studied in detail to this point) but am sure to be contributing to several other areas of our past soon!

Martyn-Webster 20:06, 26 October 2005 (UTC)Adrian

cara
I live in a abandoned plane that crashed in the 80's with my friend, Sara whom I go to concerts by assorted emo and indie bands in the region. I love cookies and Mikey Way

Wpayne
Hey, I'm a loser and I thought I could waste some time here. :) Wpayne 00:00, 27 October 2005 (UTC)Wpayne

hdstubbs
Hello, I'm Holly. I just got a job doing internet research and I use the internet about 10-12 hours a day. And wikipedia is far and away the best overall research resource out there. I liked it so much that I decided to join. I don't really have time to write articles, but I fix corrections when I see them and make notes on Discussion pages about things that I think could be fixed. hdstubbs

StuartAdrian
Greets, Wikipeople! I'm currently living in Colorado Springs, Colorado (USA) and a graduate of the University of Colorado. My background is in hotel sales and marketing. I'm an avid reader on all kinds of topics, love to write and have a book on local history in progress.

My daily Wikipedia habit has grown along with the craving to expand new material (stamp out stubs!) in my favorite subjects: history of Colorado, biographies of the region's prominent capitalists, geography of the Rocky Mountains, space exploration, famous science fiction authors and film. When my children ask me for help when doing schoolwork or a research project, my response is "let's Wiki it!"

The possibilities seem infinite. --Stu 05:18, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

Nomad Brand Nomad
G'day, I'm Nomad, sole employee of Nomad Brand (a non-profit organisation that does all kinds of good work - which is to say, I live off the government and do charity :) ) I've been using Wikipedia for a while now and decided to add the creation of Spoken Articles to my list of good deeds. See~ya round folk. TheNomad 20:00, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

Rebecca from California
Hi... Im rebecca and I live in California. lol. I'm looking around this site and while I try to figure out how to do stuff I'm getting more confused. Anyway, I like video games and runescape( my username is "swimmerrds". The rds is my initials). I'm an overacheiver. I'm 15 years old and a sophomore. My birthday is May 23. Some people might call me wierd, but I prefer random, funny, and/or socially-challenged. I don't know how to change my site that tells my interests and stuff yet or how to talk/find other wiki-members(hint hint)... so cya on runescape (runescape=superfun rpg game aka most popular online java game in the world, not kidding look it up... Don't let the bad graphics deceive you) -wink- Becca 03:12, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

Daniel Pino Maldera - pinodk
Hi! I live in Denmark, Odense to be precise, and i am a huge fan of WP :-) I hope that i can somehow contribute in the future, to repay some of the help i've gotten from WP! My interest are, amongst others, aircrafts, fishing football, movies, computers... its a wide selection :-)

Cheers!

GANTY
Hey i'm the new user Ganty i just thought you should all be aware of me and my awesome aura of greatness.

Ganty 00:15, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

Michael A. Dorosh, CD
Hello to all! Glad to be contributing to Wikipedia. I host the website at www.canadiansoldiers.com as well as running the website for my regiment, the Calgary Highlanders. I am amazed at what a great tool Wikipedia is becoming and it is very quickly replacing Google as a source of information for me. Anyway, not much else to say; looking forward to contributing content about the Calgary Highlanders and the Canadian Army in general, and would love to see some of you with similar interests participating at my web forum at http://www.network54.com/Forum/28173/ if you're so inclined. Michael Dorosh 00:59, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

vacancy
i've been using wikipedia for nearly a year, but only recently decided to actively engage in it.

beginning to figure it out...

Vacancy 01:24, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

Teri Pettit
Hi, I just joined so that I could add a few details to the page on Adobe Illustrator. Since I've been on the Illustrator engineering team since 1987, I have an insider's view there. My other interests include genealogy and collecting paper dolls. I may decide to contribute to the articles on the latter.

I haven't yet made a User Page. I wish there were some good templates for it to make it faster. (Not in the sense of an automated Wiki Template, just in the sense of a sample page with all the headers supplied so that you could fill in the details.) Probably I'll go find someone else's whose format I like and steal the layout.

Teri Pettit 05:43, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

Computers in Education
I have searched Wikipedia for the important era when computers were introduced into schools, particularly in the UK, when I was National Information Officer for the Microelectronics Education Programme. I have written a short description about the Programme, but, having placed it on Wikipedia, cannot find it now. It may be that someone else has written on the subject and my piece is therefore redundant. If so, perhaps someone could point me to their piece, or find mine! Certainly I am keen to see more from those who remember the impact of teaching children about microprocessors, control technology and computers as information handling resources. 14:07, 29 October 2005 (UTC)MEPLYNN

Bozart
Hello. I'm a curator with the National Park Service. I have a B.A. in American Studies and an M.A. in Art History. My areas of specialization are Gilded Age interior decoration, the Colonial Revival, and 18th century American Painting. So far, I've edited one article and created one article. The edited article seemed to work. But when I search for the article I created, the search engine does not find it. But I can find it through links, or by going to "my contributions." Any thoughts would be appreciated. I think this is great fun, and look forward to making many contributions.Bozart 20:11, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

LJ-38M - Greetings from Portugal
Hi there! My name is João and I'm a Portuguese college student. I enjoy writing, learning foreign languages, playing video games, watching TV, cinema, listening to music, making music with my computer (I hope to become good at it someday :P )... I try for a little bit of everything. :)

My native language is Portuguese, of course, but I'm also good at English. Currently I'm also studying German, and someday I would love to learn Russian and Japanese, and maybe Latin as well.

I actually found Wikipedia through a search engine (think it was Google), when I was searching for stuff related to Valve's Half-Life game. I immediately realized that an encyclopaedia so detailed as to include information on computer games must be an immensely useful tool. So I began searching for other subjects such as mechanical forces, the Russian language, railguns... :P and finally found something that really is going to be useful for my college course and professional future: detailed info on the International Phonetic Alphabet. Thanks a million, guys; you have no idea how much this has been (and will be) useful. :D ;)

Then I found info on my mother language and decided I might be able to contribute a bit. But I'm still getting the feel of how the Wikipedia site works, and still have a few doubts. I'm familiar with online forums, but not with this kind of posting - it seems that the only way to post a reply is to edit what others have written. Where can I learn how to properly edit an article? It's kind of a lot to swallow in one sitting...

Thanks again, and best regards to everyone! :)

João

Irving Anellis
I'm Irving H. Anellis. I received my Ph.D. from Brandeis University in 1977, and wrote my doctoral dissertation under the direction of the late Jean van Heijenoort, a noted historian of logic. I have taught mathematics at various colleges and universities in the US, and logic in both philosophy and mathematics departments. I am an historian of logic, and have also worked in history of mathematics.I hope I might be able to contribute to articles in logic, history and philosophy of logic, and history and philosophy of logic, as welll as to biographical entries of logicians, philosophers, and mathematicians.

--Irving Anellis 01:56, 30 October 2005 (UTC)Irving Anellis

Blue Dude
Hey. Blue here. I don't really know very much about this whole community. So far my experiences here have been helpful in terms of reading info but whenever I contribute people seem to get all mad. So IDK. But here I am. -Blue 06:35, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

Anonunit
Hello. Anonunit 08:25, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

Kmarzahl / Kevin
I'm a doctoral candidate in English, specializing in C20 American poetry and Cultural Studies. As I have time I will be getting my feet wet by expanding American writer stubs.Kmarzahl 15:10, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

Eideteker
Hello. I'm currently in the planning stages of a novel about a character who enters the Wikipedia. You can find some of the initial outline here. I'd appreciate any comments or suggestions you might have! -Eideteker 20:29, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

Mr Crazy
Hi, How are you?I am new, I hope I am welcome. I will do as much as I can to help wikipedia! Mr Crazy 00:10, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

Rejenish
Hello World and People ..!!

Always loved the info I got from WP and now I "hope" to contribute. I live in Bangalore(India), would love hearing from you (can also mail idea.personATgmail.com) Cheers Rejenish --Rejenish 09:28, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

Relief Hill
Finding Wikipedia is like finding Relief Hill. In my life, I have found both places which proves to be an exciting opportunity to knit the past with the future.

The "truth" is an amazing thing: We judge statements, recollections as either "true" or "false." Semanticists will describe the "degrees of truth" in any statement, that between any two mutually exclusive conditions there is a condition of truthfulness, thus making truth an ever elusive Holy Grail.

Neils Bohr gave us the Principle of Complementarity, Shrodinger gave us his cat. What I now offer is only that 'truth' in political science and history similarly resides in the same netherworld of memory, experience and argument.

I subscribe to an Aristotelian notion of 'absolute truth' which I am perfectly willing to admit that I cannot humanly perceive. That is not to say that I cannot make decisions based on 'truth' but only that critical analysis must be used in ascertaining where it may be at any given moment.

There was some truth at Relief Hill. Wikipedia also provides conditions for truth to exist, for that I am grateful.Relief Hill 23:45, 31 October 2005 (UTC)