I'm a postdoctoral researcher in physics at the university of Houston in Texas. Correspondence can be sent to christianjburnham@@@gmail.com, where of course only one @ symbol should be used. Among my Wikipedia activities I monitor and correct spellings of Feynman with a double n at the end.
These are pages that I've made large contributions to - and I watch like a hawk.
Yeah, everyone quotes NPOV, but how many of us have actually read the guidelines? (Not me, until a week ago!)
(filched from Micro Persuasion, 10 Wikipedia hacks [1])
Well- actually I'm neither of these things. The point I'd like to make though is that my personal opinions should be irrelevant to my Wikipedia edits. I have a bias in favor of facts over fiction and euphemism. Some have pointed out that this could be seen as a POV, since not everyone's facts are the same. If you disagree with my facts- then please provide documented sources that support a contrasting point of view. If however, you disagree with the bias of using facts in the first place, then I'm not sure how to respond. I believe that Wikipedia should be a fact-based encyclopedia. Not everyone shares this belief.
I try not to let my obvious power over Earth's minions cloud my judgment in Wikipedia edits. I am a benevolent dictator and encourage my subjects to think for themselves (within limits).
I elected myself President of the World because everyone's beliefs (and especially yours) seem ludicrous to me. This should not however be an obstacle which prevents us from collaborating together to produce a great article which adheres to Wikipedia's NPOV standards.
I've noticed a worrying trend in Wikipedia user pages for people to make cheap jokes. This should be discouraged, as it does not benefit the Wikipedia project (whose ultimate goal is to seize Belgium).
I saw the Vonnegut quote on www.ephilosopher.com, a website that it quite reputable, and run by a great and generous philosopher(who I only know by his screen-name, Admantis). I'm sure he would have references if you're interested. Please e-mail me if you are, and I'll ask him. Maprovonsha172 06:18, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
I'm a postdoctoral researcher in physics at the university of Houston in Texas. Correspondence can be sent to christianjburnham@@@gmail.com, where of course only one @ symbol should be used. Among my Wikipedia activities I monitor and correct spellings of Feynman with a double n at the end.
These are pages that I've made large contributions to - and I watch like a hawk.
Yeah, everyone quotes NPOV, but how many of us have actually read the guidelines? (Not me, until a week ago!)
(filched from Micro Persuasion, 10 Wikipedia hacks [1])
Well- actually I'm neither of these things. The point I'd like to make though is that my personal opinions should be irrelevant to my Wikipedia edits. I have a bias in favor of facts over fiction and euphemism. Some have pointed out that this could be seen as a POV, since not everyone's facts are the same. If you disagree with my facts- then please provide documented sources that support a contrasting point of view. If however, you disagree with the bias of using facts in the first place, then I'm not sure how to respond. I believe that Wikipedia should be a fact-based encyclopedia. Not everyone shares this belief.
I try not to let my obvious power over Earth's minions cloud my judgment in Wikipedia edits. I am a benevolent dictator and encourage my subjects to think for themselves (within limits).
I elected myself President of the World because everyone's beliefs (and especially yours) seem ludicrous to me. This should not however be an obstacle which prevents us from collaborating together to produce a great article which adheres to Wikipedia's NPOV standards.
I've noticed a worrying trend in Wikipedia user pages for people to make cheap jokes. This should be discouraged, as it does not benefit the Wikipedia project (whose ultimate goal is to seize Belgium).
I saw the Vonnegut quote on www.ephilosopher.com, a website that it quite reputable, and run by a great and generous philosopher(who I only know by his screen-name, Admantis). I'm sure he would have references if you're interested. Please e-mail me if you are, and I'll ask him. Maprovonsha172 06:18, 8 December 2005 (UTC)