User:Ragesoss

My name is Sage Ross.

My background is in science and the history of science, and I'm in the midst of a doctoral dissertation on the history of molecular evolution. My areas of Wikipedia expertise are the history of science, 20th-century American history, and science fiction literature. I have an undergraduate degree in chemistry and research experience in biochemistry, organic chemistry and solid state physics. I'm married to a physicist-turned-physician, and we have one cat and one child (with a second on the way) together.

I am also an administrator; let me know if I can be of assistance. I can often be found on freenode IRC and Skype as ragesoss.

From June 2010 through September 2011, I was the Online Facilitator for the Wikimedia Foundation's Public Policy Initiative, which aimed to bring in expert contributors (such as professors and their students) and find ways for them to contribute effectively to improve weak areas of Wikipedia coverage. The project continues as Wikipedia:Ambassadors and Wikipedia:United States Education Program. User:Sageross and User:Sross (Public Policy) were my work accounts, although generally any edits I make with those accounts were in my capacity as a peer editor and shouldn't be treated any differently from edits by others.

My talk page • My blog • Commons, Wikinews, Meta, Wikisource, Wikibooks - Flickr • Quote board • History of Science Wikiproject • edit count

FACs needing feedback view • Wage reform in Soviet Union Review it now Nyon Conference Review it now Hadji Ali Review it now Elizabeth II Review it now Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi Review it now George Andrew Davis, Jr. Review it now Mount Meager Review it now Truman's relief of MacArthur Review it now George W. Romney Review it now Faryl Review it now Randall Flagg Review it now Prosperity theology Review it now Fellows v. Blacksmith Review it now Urgent FAR/FARCs Transhumanism Review it now Solar eclipse Review it now The Relapse Review it now Kolkata Review it now Francis Petre Review it now Polish–Soviet War Review it now The WikiProject History of Science Newsletter Issue V - January 2009 The History of Science Collaboration is On the Origin of Species. My Wikipedia Manifesto Some Wikiphilosophy: The ideals of wiki and open, anonymous editing have served Wikipedia well, but may not always do so. There is nothing sacred about immediate edit gratification if it begins to obstruct the main goal, to produce a high-quality free encyclopedia. "Undue weight" is an admirable policy, but should not be interpreted too literally. Achieving a neutral point of view means giving the reader a feeling for the relative significance of differing viewpoints, not strictly limiting the amount of space devoted to a minority viewpoint. In this sense, sometimes more is less. The notability guideline (or a renamed equivalent) ought to be based purely on existing policies, primarily verifiability. Ceteris paribus, articles on obscure but verifiable topics make Wikipedia better. Redlinks are the lifeblood of Wikipedia. Don't remove them unless it's clear that there should never be an article on the redlinked topic. Learn to see the beauty in the redlink. Some things I've worked on in Wikipedia: WikiProject History of Science - Started January 15, 2006. Current number of participants: 111 Haeckel Gallery - scanned plates from Haeckel's Kunstformen der Natur (1904), completed March 25, 2006. Portal:History of science - Promoted to featured portal status May 23, 2006. Wikipedia assignment in HIST 236 - a Wikipedia term paper assignment, Fall 2006. Bigger projects: History of biochemistry History of electrophoresis Favorites: Apples and oranges List of snowclones (alas, deleted) List of nicknames used by George W. Bush Other WikiProjects: Classroom coordination Chemistry Structure drawing workgroup History Novels Science Fiction Oklahoma Portals Pseudoscience Technology Shoutouts: To Ral315, who kindly chose my fake biography of him (Rachelle Anne "Chesty" LaRue) to adorn his user page. To Gmaxwell, who took this picture, which I would like placed atop my user page if I die in the service of Wikipedia. To Awadewit, whose skillful copy-editing has graced my prose on more than one occasion. To Phaedriel, who designed this page. To Duncharris, who welcomed me to Wikipedia.

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