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(I don't mind if my work is transfered to ShareAlike systems; but I do not release my work to the public domain. This assumes, of course, that anyone even cares about my "work" (ie, just having fun).)

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So much for "Be Bold"; my first complete article gets deleted in about 2 minutes after creation. I even went to the effort of locating/installing so many nice Wikipedia links! I was told that my acticle was an advertisement. RIP, dear [[Solarwolf]]. ;-(

Anyway, after sulking for a while, I have finally reemerged from my comfort zone of small, unobjectionable edits. My (mostly quirky) collection of initiated articles consist of:

*medium sized articles
**[[prosumer]] - my first serious contribution to Wikipedia
**[[deep lake water cooling]]
**[[Jesus on Mars]] - and, no, this isn't what you think it is
**[[Peter Russell]] - [[futurology|futurist]]
**[[The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People's History of Ancient Rome]], a [[2003]] book by [[Michael Parenti]]
*** yes, I need to finish and tighten up this article but I have wait for the book to be returned to my local library
*stubbish or small articles
**[[The Millennial Project: Colonizing the Galaxy in Eight Easy Steps]]
**[[Marshall Savage]]
**[[Holy cow]]
**[[New Mysterianism]]
**[[Cliffhanger (movie)]]
**[[Cliffhanger]]
**[[Yogic flying]] - yes, I am a [[skeptic]] but I hope I have struck a worthy level of NPOV
**[[Constructive criticism]] - hope isn't too meandering; am trying to give various perspectives and a bit of HOW-TO
**[[Stelco]]
**[[Skiptrace]]
**[[Wincenty Witos]]
**[[Corded ware]]
**[[Carathéodory's theorem (measure theory)|Carathéodory's theorem]] - I used [[google]] to tackle this [[Wikipedia:Articles requested for more than a year|year-old]] request but I have no real idea what the theorem actually means. I am going to see if a mathematician will come along and complete my efforts
**[[home improvement]] - the activity not the [[television|tv]] show
**''[[City (book by Clifford D. Simak)|City]]'', SF novel by Clifford D. Simak
**[[Kain Tapper]] - I have no clue about this artist. I just heard a claim on #wikipedia and made a nice initial stub
**[[Hammy Hamster]] - cerebral tv at it's finest!
**[[Community standards]] - felt it was needed
**[[IKI]]
**[[jingle]] - suprised not already there
**[[roller (agricultural tool)]]
**''[[Dark Age Ahead]]'' - a [[2004]] book by [[Jane Jacobs]]
**[[John Gray (LSE)]], [[political philosophy|political philosopher]]
**''[[False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism]]'' - a [[1998]]/[[2002]] anti-[[globalization]] book by [[John Gray (LSE)]] (NPOV comment: good book)
**''[[Islandia (book)]]'' -- so far, have only read a little from the cover/intro -- not sure if I'll read this book -- maybe, my little snippet might encourage others to read this book who will then fill in more of the story
**[[Dennis Wood]] and his book [[Five Billion Years of Change: A History of the Land]] -- another book which I may or may not read -- at present in a browsing stage
**[[sugar pill]]
**[[chipper]] -- not that I agree with the sentiment but the notion should at least be included
**[[stipulation]] -- quickly tossed off this item
**[[Illichville]] -- my second article that was deleted :-(
**[[Saul Perlmutter]]
**[[Steven Pressfield]] -- strong author of [[historical fiction]]
**[[Sound Advice]]
**[[Peter D. Kramer]] -- heard an interesting interview where he was discussed his book and, tsk, Wikipedia didn't have anything on him
**[[Ray Anderson (entrepreneur)]] -- definitely a CEO worth noting
**[[Ecoforestry]]
**[[Larry Diamond]]
**[[CHON]]
**[[Aquanator]] not sure if is really that common a concept; but I am seeing the term crop up in other Wikipedia articles; besides, the concept is notable

I've done some good additions to these articles:
*[[Critical thinking]]
*[[All-terrain vehicle]]
*[[Hubbert Peak]], especially the addition of "Lifestyle choices" where I push [[voluntary simplicity]] as the most practical approach to oil depletion (I'm curious about the reaction)
*add some criticisms to the purportedly bulletproof [[Participatory economics]] which simultaneously fascinates me and frightens me
*reversed the saintly spin on [[Burkhard Heim]] -- of course, in 15 years, everyone will bug me for belittling the next [[Einstein]]

Although I am hardly an expert in these areas, such as [[critical thinking]], as I build up these articles, the process is a good [[personal growth|growing]] experience that will sharpen my skills. Actually, when I feel like wasting some time, I like to work on Wikipedia instead of passively watch tv.

I consider the reading and creation of Wikipedia articles as an excellent vehicle for [[personal growth]]. Also, I am making an effort to create encyclopedically-worthwhile "book reports" of novels and movies that I read/view. A more active stance towards media can reverse the passive, consumer attitude that the commercial media engenders.

Latest revision as of 19:32, 9 August 2005