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==How we should be acting here== |
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These people say it better than I can. |
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* "It is wrong to waste the precious gift of time on acrimony and division" — [[Joseph Cardinal Bernardin]]. |
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* "True compassion is not just an emotional response but a firm commitment founded on reason. Therefore, a truly compassionate attitude towards others does not change even if they behave negatively" — [[Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama]] |
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* "You must be the change you wish to see in the world" — [[Mahatma Gandhi]] |
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* "You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one" — [[John Lennon]] |
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==About== |
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[[Image:User_ShaneKing.jpg|frame|right|Yep, that's me]] |
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'''Shane Daniel King''' ([[February 13]] [[1979]]), better known on [[Wikipedia]] as [[User:ShaneKing]], was born in [[Essendon, Victoria]], [[Australia]]. He went to a public primary school in Melbourne before moving to [[Bendigo]], where he attended public high schools. After graduating high school, he attended the [[University of Melbourne]] where he obtained a [[Bachelor's degree|Bachelor]] of [[Computer Science]]. |
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Since university, Shane has worked as a [[software engineer]] for a variety of companies, first in [[Canberra]], [[Australian Capital Territory|ACT]] and later in [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]]. |
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==Interests== |
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Although I don't necessarily edit articles on all these subjects, I would like to, given the time, and possibly someday I will: |
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* Diehard supporter of the [[Essendon Bombers]] in the [[Australian Football League]] |
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* Likewise with the [[Australian cricket team]] |
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* Music, particuarly [[Independent music]] (ie not [[RIAA]]), particuarly [[Rock music|rock]] and [[Punk rock|punk]] |
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* [[Role playing games]] and [[Computer games]] |
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* [[Science-fiction]], [[fantasy]], classic [[literature]], and a wide variety of [[non-fiction]] books |
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* Modern [[movie]]s (approx. [[1970]] onwards) |
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* [[Politics]] and [[philosophy]] |
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==Wikipedia== |
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My view is that everyone is a [[Wikipedia:Wikipedian|Wikipedian]], we're all trying to make this project better, and although we may have different views on what better is, playing politics is not it. I'm also currently trying to get more into the development side of mediawiki, since I have to be realistic: I can probably do more good writing code than writing prose. |
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I am pro: |
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* [[Wikipedia:policy|policy]] |
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* [[Wikipedia:Votes_for_deletion/Precedents|precedent]] |
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* [[convention]] |
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I am against: |
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* [[meta:Deletionism|deletionism]] |
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* [[meta:Inclusionism|inclusionism]] |
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* [[vigilante]] action |
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===Licensing=== |
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Basically, do what you like with my work, so long as you acknowledge the original authorship. I'm not opposed to just dumping everything in the public domain, but as a philosophical point, I think people have the right to assert authorship of their work (even if not necessarily the other things copyright provides for), hence I'm licensing my work this way. |
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{{MultiLicenseWithCC-By-All}} |
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==Bias== |
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You can't counter your biases unless you know what they are, so here are mine: |
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* [[Utilitarian]] |
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* [[Pacifism|Pacifist]] |
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* I see [[Individualism]] and [[Collectivism]] as complementary, not contradictory |
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* Pro [[science]] and [[logic]] |
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* [[Anarchist]] (what Wikipedia calls [[anarcho-socialism]]) sympathiser |
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* [[Democracy]] sceptic |
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* Pro [[Social equality|equality]], but not in the sense of exactly the same (personally prefer the word [[equivalency]]) |
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* Pro [[children's rights]], anti [[parent's rights]] |
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* Single world [[language]] advocate |
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* Anti [[private school]]s |
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* [[God]] apathetic |
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* Anti [[Organized religion|organised religion]] |
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==Your say== |
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I ask that you leave any messages to me on my talk page. I also ask that you leave the top part of my user page intact (you're welcome to fix links, spelling, etc. but please don't change the semantics). However, you're welcome to write something about me below this line, user pages are editable by everyone for a reason! kool! |
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[[Category:Wikipedians in Queensland|{{PAGENAME}}]] |
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