Wikipedia:WikiProject Professional wrestling/Outreach/Newsletter/Issue 008/Interview 1

Interviewee: T he   C hronic

Wikipedia-related
 * 1. How did you first hear of Wikipedia, and why did you decide to become a Wikipedia editor?
 * A: I discovered Wikipedia via Google. I registered in March 2007 and made a few testing edits. After that, I began editing using anonymous IP addresses. In July 2007, I began to edit using the account again, and here I am.


 * 2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?
 * A: Probably my best contribution to Wikipedia is vandal fighting. I also give advice to other users and the periodical article editing.


 * 3. What is the origin(s) of your username?
 * A: My old username was MITB LS (which stood for Money In The Bank, Lil' Scrappy). This account was originally to be intended as just to experiment around Wikipedia (so the username was just a random name based on something that was hot at the time). Over time, I felt more obliged to actually contribute to Wikipedia. And in the summer this year, my career picked up. So then I decided to change my username to something more permanent: The Chronic, in reference to the rap album by Dr. Dre. Not something to actually promote the album (though I do have it), but just because the name sound cool; I've gotten quite a few compliments for my username.


 * 4. What other project(s) do you participate in on Wikipedia besides WP:PW?
 * A: South Park, Family Guy, The Boondocks, and hip hop music. Besides that, I do recent changes patrolling.


 * 5. What do you like most about Wikipedia? What do you hate most about Wikipedia?
 * A: What I like about Wikipedia is how the info and knowledge is right there in one compact website. It's much easier to just Wikipedia-find the info (like suppose for a school project) rather than Googling it and get a bunch of random websites. What I hate the most is the vandalism, though I do find the stupidity of vandals amusing. :)

Wrestling related
 * 1. How did you begin watching professional wrestling?
 * A: I flipped the channel and found SmackDown! during the time that Cena just won his first WWE Championship. I've watched SmackDown! ever since (since I didn't have cable at the time). Earlier this year, I finally got cable and started watching RAW and TNA iMPACT!. After that, wrestling started getting really bland for me. I stopped watching WWE after SummerSlam, and TNA after Genesis. Now I don't watch wrestling at all.


 * 2. Who is your favorite wrestler, and why?
 * A: The high-fliers (Cruiserweights and the X Division). The high-risk maneuvers are what I really enjoy watching. In WWE, I like watching Rey Mysterio. In TNA, probably the LAX.


 * 3. If you were to enter pro wrestling, what would you choose your entrance theme to be?
 * A: My first choice would be "You Don't Know" by Eminem, 50 Cent, Cashis, and Lloyd Banks (I'd already heard the song before it was featured in The Condemned trailer). My second choice for my entrance theme would be "It's Okay (One Blood)" by The Game. My third choice would be "That N***a a Gangsta" by Cashis. I could maybe come up with a few more theme songs, but...


 * 4. If you can be in a tag team with any professional wrestler, who would you choose?
 * A: I have no idea.


 * 5. If you were in control of any of the major wrestling promotions (WWE/TNA/etc.), what would you change about them?
 * A: In WWE, emphasize crusierweight division; give them more showtime, allow them to perform the more risky moves. In "Extreme" Championship Wrestling, they need to be 110% extreme/hardcore/(however you wanna call it). Either that or bring back the Hardcore Title. In TNA... I don't really know what to improve.

Personal 
 * 1. What city/area do you currently live in?
 * A: Portland, Oregon. Here's a fun game: on the map of Portland, I live in between I-5, I-84, I-205, and the Oregon/Washington border. Good luck finding me! :)


 * 2. What other language(s) do you speak besides English?
 * A: Besides (American) English, the other major language I know is Vietnamese. I also know Pig Latin and some Jive.


 * 3. What are your interests?
 * A: I interests are: editing Wikipedia, playing sports, and watching TV. The shows I watch are South Park, Family Guy, The Boondocks, American Dad!, Chappelle's Show, and the Mind of Mencia.


 * 4. What do you do in your spare time when you aren't editing Wikipedia/at work/at school/etc.?
 * A: Play sports (I play basketball, soccer, American football, and ping-pong) and watch TV.


 * 5. If you were stranded on a deserted island, what three items would you bring with you?
 * A: A sniper rifle with lots of extra clips (depending on the type of island, i.e. the island from the Condemned), a Swiss Army knife, and a boombox with all my music loaded.

Community-asked questions


 * 1. What do you think of the Oregon Ducks this season (in American football)? (from ThinkBlue)
 * A: I think they they did pretty good. I think they could've won the Civil War (the annual event that tears the state apart, in green and orange) if Dennis Dixon hadn't been injured. At least they beat South Florida in the Sun Bowl.


 * 2. How old are you? (from Nikki311)
 * A: 13 years old, 14 on May 8.


 * 3. What do you think about people who think little of and look down on professional wrestling? (from Feed  back  ☎ )
 * A: I wouldn't care if anybody thought little of pro wrestling at all. They have their opinions, and I have mine.

Any optional comments by the interviewee

Just something trivial for everybody: this is the list of albums that I currently have; this is the music I listen to on iTunes while I edit Wikipedia + my ratings for each (all albums are explicit):


 * 2001 by Dr. Dre
 * All Eyez on Me by 2pac
 * Cheers by Obie Trice
 * D12 World by D12
 * Devil's Night by D12
 * Doctor's Advocate by The Game
 * Eminem Presents the Re-Up by Eminem
 * Finding Forever by Common
 * Ice Cube: Greatest Hits by Ice Cube


 * Hip Hop Is Dead by Nas
 * King by T.I.
 * Reasonable Doubt by Jay-Z
 * Second Round's on Me by Obie Trice
 * T.I. vs. T.I.P. by T.I.
 * The Chronic by Dr. Dre
 * The County Hound EP by Cashis
 * The Documentary by The Game
 * The Leak by Lil Wayne