User:Chino

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Welcome to my Wikipedia page!

Thoughts about Wikipedia issues

Inclusionism

I'm an inclusionist. I understand that Wikipedia has numerous pages which are not really encyclopaedia material, like List of injuries, accidents, and mishaps on MythBusters. However, drawing a line between "useful" and "useless" is absolutely impossible, and if an article contains verifiable facts instead of gibberish, vanity or advertising, it is bound to be useful to somebody sometime in some distant parallel universe. We, as Wikipedians, are incapable of judging what is important.

Furthermore, Wikipedia is young, and therefore some aspects of its usefulness have not yet come apparent. In a few decades Wikipedia will probably be the only places which accurately records things like List of injuries, accidents, and mishaps on MythBusters. The page in question might be a gold mine for future Cultural historians. I understand that Wikipedia is not a central repository of popular culture for future generations, but I don't understand why it could not be that while fullfilling its other roles.

Userboxes

I fully admit that userboxes as such do not contribute anything to the scope and accuracy of the information in Wikipedia. But neither do I concider them harmful. In fact, they can be a great tool for making Wikipedia more fun and for creating a sense of community. Ultimately, this will encourage more people to join in. As long as the articles themselves remain matter-of-fact and to the point, I see no harm in creating some fun and personal touch elsewhere.

Areas of interest

My primary areas of interest include:

• Biochemistry
• Molecular biology
• Plant biology
• Finland

Areas on which I also contribute quite often include:

• Ancient Rome
• Science in general
• Literature, including science fiction
• Almost useless factoids about almost any rare and arcane field of study :-)

Pages started by me

My interests are broad rather than deep and specialised. Therefore I create a lot of stubs and hope that others expand them. I'm also not very god at spelling, so copyediting my contributions is often a good idea. This list is here so that I can keep eye on the pages and do some "baby sitting". Sometimes weird things happen to them :-) And yes, this is a brag list, among other things :-)

Ancient Rome (6)

Ancient Roman marriage, Gaius Lutatius Catulus, Largest naval battle in history, Lutatius, Novus homo, Numantia

Biochemistry and Molecular biology (15)

Biosynthesis, Concanavalin A, Dot blot, GC-content, Helicase, Internal transcribed spacer, Lectin affinity chromatography, N-formylmethionine, Nuclear gene, Peptide sequence, Oxidative enzyme, Primary transcript, Secondary metabolism, Stanol ester, Sterol, Thermal cycler

Finland (18)

City Centre Campus, Elias Tillandz, Esko Valtaoja, Gustaf Komppa, Interim Peace, Jätkäsaari, Mannerheim Museum, Meilahti Campus, Mika Salo, Ropecon, Salpausselkä, Savonlinna Opera Festival, Sibelius monument, Sitsit, Theatre Academy (Finland), University of Turku (My old Alma Mater), Viikki Campus, Vuorineuvos

Green League politicians (17)

Anni Sinnemäki, Erkki Pulliainen, Heli Järvinen, Johanna Karimäki, Irina Krohn, Janina Andersson, Jyrki Kasvi, Kalle Könkkölä, Kirsi Ojansuu, Merikukka Forsius-Harkimo, Oras Tynkkynen, Outi Alanko-Kahiluoto, Pekka Haavisto, Tarja Cronberg, Tuija Brax, Ulla Anttila, Ville Niinistö

Italy (10)

Giolitti, Gulf of Naples, Insalata caprese, Ligurian Sea, Loggia, Macedonia (food), Monument of Vittorio Emanuele II, Sorrentine Peninsula, Torta caprese, Via del Corso

Plant biology (12)

Agroinfiltration, Canavalia ensiformis, Cerbera, Cerbera odollam, Cutin, Dacryodes edulis, Gerbera, Lithops, Populus trichocarpa, Reaction wood, Rhipsalis baccifera, Suberin

Science in general (11)

Atta sexdens, Büchner funnel, Breeding pair, Ecophysiology, Hepatic artery, Internal pudendal artery, Nuptial flight, Retort, Solenopsis daguerri, Streptomyces, Trophic egg

Science fiction (12)

1st World Science Fiction Convention, 2nd World Science Fiction Convention, 30th World Science Fiction Convention, 62nd World Science Fiction Convention, 63rd World Science Fiction Convention, 64th World Science Fiction Convention, Atorox prize, Eurocon, Finncon, Gwyneth Jones, Jonathan Clements, Steve Sansweet, Turku Science Fiction Society

Other created pages (14)

Bohemian (disambiguation), Civilization IV, Daisy (disambiguation), De Brevitate Vitae, Drabble, Fairy godmother (disambiguation), Franz Nopcsa von Felsö-Szilvás, Gravel Gertie, Kanun, Kanun (disambiguation), Mid'hat Bey Frashëri, Nanta (musical), National epic, Palladium (role-playing game)

World Science Fiction Conventions

I have an idea to have a Wikipedia page for each Worldcon. These links are here so that I can keep track of the progress.

1st World Science Fiction Convention, 2nd World Science Fiction Convention, 3rd World Science Fiction Convention, 4th World Science Fiction Convention, 5th World Science Fiction Convention, 6th World Science Fiction Convention, 7th World Science Fiction Convention, 8th World Science Fiction Convention, 9th World Science Fiction Convention, 10th World Science Fiction Convention, 11th World Science Fiction Convention, 12th World Science Fiction Convention, 13th World Science Fiction Convention, 14th World Science Fiction Convention, 15th World Science Fiction Convention, 16th World Science Fiction Convention, 17th World Science Fiction Convention, 18th World Science Fiction Convention, 19th World Science Fiction Convention, 20th World Science Fiction Convention, 21st World Science Fiction Convention, 22nd World Science Fiction Convention, 23rd World Science Fiction Convention, 24th World Science Fiction Convention, 25th World Science Fiction Convention, 26th World Science Fiction Convention, 27th World Science Fiction Convention, 28th World Science Fiction Convention, 29th World Science Fiction Convention, 30th World Science Fiction Convention, 31st World Science Fiction Convention, 32nd World Science Fiction Convention, 33rd World Science Fiction Convention, 34th World Science Fiction Convention, 35th World Science Fiction Convention, 36th World Science Fiction Convention, 37th World Science Fiction Convention, 38th World Science Fiction Convention, 39th World Science Fiction Convention, 40th World Science Fiction Convention, 41st World Science Fiction Convention, 42nd World Science Fiction Convention, 43rd World Science Fiction Convention, 44th World Science Fiction Convention, 45th World Science Fiction Convention, 46th World Science Fiction Convention, 47th World Science Fiction Convention, 48th World Science Fiction Convention, 49th World Science Fiction Convention, 50th World Science Fiction Convention, 51st World Science Fiction Convention, 52nd World Science Fiction Convention, 53rd World Science Fiction Convention, 54th World Science Fiction Convention, 55th World Science Fiction Convention, 56th World Science Fiction Convention, 57th World Science Fiction Convention, 58th World Science Fiction Convention, 59th World Science Fiction Convention, 60th World Science Fiction Convention, 61st World Science Fiction Convention, 62nd World Science Fiction Convention, 63rd World Science Fiction Convention, 64th World Science Fiction Convention, 65th World Science Fiction Convention, 66th World Science Fiction Convention

To Do

• Canavalia
• Canavalia ensiformis
• Create redirects Jackbean and Jack bean
• Theatre Academy (Finland)
• National Defence College (Finland)
• Viikki Campus
• Meilahti Campus
• City Centre Campus

Links

• Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup

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