User:Daniel Cull

Userboxes BSc This user has a Bachelor of Science degree in Archaeology. MA This user has a Master of Arts degree in Conservation-restoration. MSc This user has a Master of Science degree in Conservation-restoration. This user graduated from the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. This user has published peer-reviewed articles in academic journals. This user is a professional museum or heritage worker. This user is a cat lover. ARC This User is an Archaeologist. This user is an Anarchist. This user is interested in the Spanish Revolution. This user thinks GNU copyleft and free software are great ways of promoting a gift economy.

From: Somerset Wessex UK
Currently living in: Arizona USA

Daniel Cull

My name is Daniel Cull, I currently work as an ethnographic objects conservator.

Wikipedia interests

I have principally been involved in working on the Conservation-restoration page, however, I have also added edits to numerous other pages and a few of the other pages I have personally started include:

• Friedrich Rathgen: A biography of the first ever professional conservator.
• Garry Thomson: A biography of the noted conservator, and buddhist, who developed the concept of environmental conservation.
• Always Becoming: An article about a sculpture in the grounds of the National Museum of the American Indian, in Washington, D.C..

I am interested in things to do with where I am from, I was born in Bristol, which at the time was part of the county of Avon, which no longer exists, I grew up in Taunton, Somerset, in the West Country, so first to clarify no it's not a funny yokel accent it's a dialect, and yes the Wurzels are heroes. Some of the particular west country things I am interested in include the legends about the old british church, Wessex, West Country Carnival, and the outdoor sculpture Willow Man. I am also interested in the origins of my family name, which is thought to come from the gaelic overkingdom of Dál Riata, and perhaps even the particular Island of Coll. As I am also interested in where we as a society may be going, I used to work at the Freedom Press Bookshop, and helped edit the Freedom newspaper, and therefore on wikipedia I am interested in editing articles to do with Anarchism.

Getting Started

When I first started out on Wikipedia the following pages were indicated to me as being useful starting points, so, I pass on those pages to anyone reading this, and so I can easily find them as I'm still really a newbie.

• The five pillars of Wikipedia
• Tutorial
• How to edit a page
• How to write a great article
• Manual of Style

I have found one of the most consistently tricky, yet interesting, aspects of Wikipedia has been images; especially issues related to copyright. These pages I have found useful to learn more about the use of images on Wikipedia:

• Images: An intro
• Uploading images
• Copyright tags
• A bit about Fair Use