Wikipedia:Historical archive/New user log

Hi, and welcome to Wikipedia! If you're new to our community, drop us a note here and tell us a little bit about yourself. Most important, we would like to know about your interests (for which we have a separate page), your areas of knowledge, and the sorts of things you'd like to work on here at Wikipedia. That makes it easier for us to help you start editing. We'd also appreciate it if you told us how you found out about Wikipedia.

To add yourself to the list:

• post a comment,
• enter your name as the subject/headline (which will make a new header for you in the log), and
• sign your name at the end of your comment by typing four tildes: ~~~~. (This code makes a link to your user page, which readers can use to welcome you personally if they like).

Your comments will then be added to the bottom of the list.

You may also like to add yourself to other lists, such as the listing in order of arrival, by country, or by skills (such as translation or photography). Finally, if you want a little personal assistance in using or contributing to the site, you might go through one of the Bootcamps.

An automatically generated list of new users can be found at Special:Log/Newusers.

Archived comments

• 2004: February and March April May June July August September October November December
• 2005: January February March April May June July August September October November December
• 2006: January February March

Matthew Auger

Hello. I am mainly interested in mathematics and computer games, and I think that editing the Wikipedia is quite fun. I made a few anonymous edits before I created this account, but I thought that if I was going to edit seriously then I ought to have an account. I cannot remember when I found out about the Wikipedia, although I am fairly certain that I must have at some point.

It disturbs me a little how much I have used the word "I" in the above paragraph. --Matthew Auger 00:29, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

Greetings

Fighting vandalism is fun!--MrFish 18:09, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

Rajaram

Hi

I am a new user to Wikipedia.

RajaramRajmattada 18:43, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

wantabe wikipedian

I have been doing research on Wikipedia for the past few years and thought it was about time for me to join. Hi everyone! LisaSastro 23:16, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

Hello

I just joined today and thought it was time to say hi! My username is afm1290, and my real name is Alex Afm1290 23:20, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

hi i like rpg games i think thay are fun thats y i want to join sydne69.150.232.181 01:00, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Vint

Hi. I am a high school student in the National Capitol Area. I enjoy music and playing lacroose. I've been addicted to Wikipedia for the last couple of months and I finally decided to sign up. Vint 04:39, 2 April 2006 (UTC) .

Kogoshii

I'm Kogoshii, and I've been reading articles on Wikipedia (And editing some here and there. for a while now, running close to a year. I only just decided to register though, so here we go.

My main interests are Spriting, Video Games, Writing, Reading, Drawing, Listening To Music, and RPing.

My areas of knowledge are as follows:

Numerous Video Games, Mostly Classic. A Fair Amount Of Literature. Legends/Myths/Urban Legends. Some Scientific Studies. Cryptozoology. (This is technically not a "true" scientific study.)

As a side note, I speak and write in English, and German.(I know my way around German, but I'm not exactly fluent.) I also speak slight Japanese; however, I cannot read kanji, so I would be of no use in translating Japanese pages.

I would like to do work wherever I could offer help, I have a lot of free time, and enjoy reading/writing. Kogoshii 07:36, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Omega Ted

Hey; my name's Ted, I'm an English student of Psychology, and a huge comics fan. I've done a few minor edits before becoming a member, but have mostly been active over the last few days.

Lumina83

Hello, I'm Lumina83. As far as I can remember, I found out about Wikipedia through a link I found on the XMPlay forums. I actually registered an account back in mid-February and have made a number of edits since then, but I only just found out about this page when a fellow user welcomed me to Wikipedia.

My main interests and hobbies are:

• computer and video games;
• reading (particularly science fiction novels -- I'm currently reading Matthew Reilly's book Hover Car Racer); and
• watching sport, particularly rugby league, football (soccer), basketball, and most recently, water polo.

Most of my work on Wikipedia so far has been minor edits and cleaning up of articles, though I have also reverted a bit of vandalism and even created my first article. I would love to help out around here in any way I can; as I am currently unemployed (except for some volunteer data entry work I do one afternoon a week), I have plenty of free time on my hands. --Lumina83 00:07, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

Donald Laub

Hi, I am a Plastic Surgeon in Burlington, Vermont. I hope I can help a little with wikipedia DLaub 01:06, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

Hi I am Carletta and I loved watching TV and Pastor Armstrong

Dear Friends, hi I watched Pastor Armstrong for years. I truely loved listening to this man of God, and one who knew his Bible inside and out. Now days I do not believe there is to many like Pastor Armstrong. I am in my 50's now and I remember Pastor Armstrong very well, he is one of my favorite Pastor's of the Past. God Bless You carletta Bell

kynosua

Hi all, I live on the West Coast of Canada & have a pretty wide range of interests. They include music, medicine, philosophy, science, wood-carving, writing, sailing, nature, the environment, & the occult. I have worked as a news editor for a large circulation news paper, & as a proof-reader for a small environment & community oriented publishing house. I've been using Wikipedia for 6 or 8 months for research, & have found it informative & helpful on a wide variety of topics. I'm looking forward to contributing. Kynosura 06:27, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

monkeymind

Greetings from Sydney, AU. I'm looking forward to assisting Wikipedia's growth.

Simongoldring

Hi. Started contributing to wikipedia a while ago, but made a user account only recently. Wikipedia rules! Simongoldring 11:15, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

JulianneChat

Hi, I'm Julianne Chatelain, a long time reader of Wikipedia in English. I was moved to become an editor tonight because I'm working as a technical editor on a law book and found that Garry Flitcroft's article does not explain his importance in legal history. So I added one sentence and an external link.

Of course my first edit was full of mistakes, and I apologise, and will study the how-to and policies more carefully. Thank you all.

Juliannechat 13:08, 3 April 2006 (UTC)julianne

Lugia the Ultimate(LtU)

Hello, I'm a new user of Wikipedia and I'm interested in creating and editing articles mainly dealing with Pokemon and MegaMan. --LtU 23:25, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

User:Old Abe

This user is knew. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Old Abe (talk • contribs) 01:05, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Hello

Have used Wikipedia for years and thought I would try a contribution. Looked up a computer term on yahoo, Google and Wikipedia and did not find it, My first post was deleted , ha ha. Will re-read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and try again. Anonymous Gort 08:57, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Eliel

My name is Eliel my hobby is playing games! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kingykongy (talk • contribs) 10:10, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Dabreeze

Hello from North Carolina! I have been addicted to wikipedia for a long time, and am now a member. I am a bio major and am interested in watching and helping wikipedia grow.Dabreeze 14:05, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Angie

Hello. I'm a new user and am just learning how things work. I am interested in working on adding legal terms to Wikipedia. Is anyone already working on this that I could help? Adknight 14:54, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

TBSchemer

Hello. I've been on Wikipedia for a couple of months now, and I just discovered that members can have an identity more than just a name. I'm a high school student, so I don't have much time, but I can assist in improving articles in many different areas of knowledge. I use Wikipedia so much for reports, personal inquiry, and even for settling disputes, so I'd like to give back to the community that's so helpful to me. My major interests include biotechnology, genetics, quantum and relativistic mechanics, mathematics, video games, and much more. TBSchemer 23:30, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

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New and green

Hi folks I am new to this and really have absolutely no idea. I would like to start the biography of my uncle - how would I go about that?--Basiaa 07:46, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

BubbleChog

Hello

My real name is Louise and I have been using Wikipedia for ages to find stuff out and think it's probably about time I joined in properly. BubbleChog 11:48, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Shahbaz Mukhtar

Hi-This is Shahbaz Mukhtar [Shaz] from Pakistan. I am a real estate professional. I was surfing websites when I find Wikipedia. It is really an amazing website full of information. I am interested in real estate, finance, demographics and construction related information. I am also starting a new page with the name of Pakistan Real Estate to share information.

shaz 16:17, 6 April 2006 (UTC)Shahbaz Mukhtar

Petermuffin - a Soul Music man

Hello I'm a 62 year old guy from near Bournemouth in Central Southern UK. I have a large collection of 'black' American/African American Blues, R&B, Gospel and especially 60's/70's soul music 45s, albums and CDs. For 6 years in the 90's I ran a weekly 2-hour local radio show on these music genres, and, when that ended due to a change in the format of the radio station, I edited/desktop-published a quarterly Soul Music fanzine called "Vintage Soul" up until a couple of years ago. I have compiled (and written sleeve-notes for) many reissue CDs relating to these musical styles and Soul Music in particular remains a main interest.

I hope to edit some of the existing 'pages' on this kind of music and maybe add a new 'article' on 'Deep Soul' which - on a quick look - doesn't seem to have been covered fully here and constitutes my own personal favourite sub-genre of the music.

Best wishes to all 'Wikis', whether into my particular interest or something completely different!

Petermuffin 17:29, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Film Noir

Thank you for your invite. I am pretty much a film noir historian, and just added some corrections and additions to the American Mutoscope and Biograph Compnay, an old silent film company's article. I noticed 3 million+ corrections, but there were still some incorrect references, probably oversights. I am also working on others soon.

Thanks, and please feel free to let me know any other information.

DanP:)

Psyphics

Tired of lurking... Psyphics 03:16, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

VISUAL ARTS

Hi! I have used Wikipedia many times so I thought I would join, not so much for me, but to help my wife who is technophobe.

Evelyn, my wife,is Scottish and a graduate artist and designer from Edinburgh College of Art (1971)where she specialised in Stained-Glass and Jewellery.

For years she had to "follow" her husband and raise our two children so she abandonned her beloved glass work. However, she carried on paintings, using all media.

Now that the children have moved away I think it is time she took care of her career and I certainly would like to help her.

She paints mainly landscapes, always on location, "en plein air". She just adores nature but she can handle just about anything: she is a Member of the Embroiders Guild. She also makes etchins.

Her style is not traditional, nor impressionistic, but not abstract either. It is much admired for its quality and beauty.

Could other artists give us (me) some ideas and recommendations about how to proceed with Evelyn's career? Are there any gallery directors accessing WikipediA? Any advice?

With grateful thanks

Jean

PS Just in case you would be wondering: I am French; presently we live in Scotland

VISUAL ARTS

VISUAL ARTS Hi! I have used Wikipedia many times so I thought I would join, not so much for me, but to help my wife who is technophobe.

Evelyn, my wife,is Scottish and a graduate artist and designer from Edinburgh College of Art (1971)where she specialised in Stained-Glass and Jewellery.

For years she had to "follow" her husband and raise our two children so she abandonned her beloved glass work. However, she carried on paintings, using all media.

Now that the children have moved away I think it is time she took care of her career and I certainly would like to help her.

She paints mainly landscapes, always on location, "en plein air". She just adores nature but she can handle just about anything: she is a Member of the Embroiders Guild. She also makes etchins.

Her style is not traditional, nor impressionistic, but not abstract either. It is much admired for its quality and beauty.

Could other artists give us (me) some ideas and recommendations about how to proceed with Evelyn's career? Are there any gallery directors accessing WikipediA? Any advice?

With grateful thanks

Jean BERNARDI 10:53, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

PS Just in case you would be wondering: I am French; presently we live in Scotland

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delores white new author

i wrote a book and it seem to me that it is hard to sell it on amazon.com and i would love for you all to read my book and give me feed back the name of the book is You Tell Me Why I Did It, By Delores A.E. White its a adult book i would love to here from any one.

This is awesome

I am a new WP user and hope to be contributing some great content in the months to come. My name is Patrick Oborn and I come to the group by way of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at BYU (Brigham Young University) where I've been researching communication circuitry and telecommunications applications. I am also an avid reader of anything-Google, especially the mathematical and statistical aspects of Internet search. But enough about me - I'd love to learn more about the people who have created the single largest compendium of human knowledge known to man!

20:59, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

Ntsimp

My main areas of knowledge are mathematics and linguistics, in that order. I'm into computers, but my knowledge is mostly outdated. I guess that means I can help with articles about older computer stuff. I'm particularly interested in Infocom and the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A. I signed up just so I could write an article on Parsec, but I'll probably contribute other things occasionally. Ntsimp 22:43, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

Animaltalker

I'm a professor of Chemistry with a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry. I have interests in many other areas including but not limited to music and Native American Issues. I'm a fan of the many versions of Star Trek, Law & Order, Law & Order SVU. I've taken a special interests in the lives and careers of several of the actors involved in these programs. Like everyone I'm unique in several ways, but at least one way might interest others, I've used a personal computer for over 20 years now, but have never owned a computer that has run any version of Windows (I love my G4 and my G5 and the fat Mac I wrote my dissertation on!).

Animaltalker 06:31, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

Lendorian

Hi Lendorian I see you have moved my article entitled Romance (a novel)becuse it is not a user page. That's right! I am the original author of this work and was awrded a MPhi; for it from the University of Hull in June 2005. I hope it can go back top its rightful place as a scholarly piece of reseach on Conrad and Ford's >Romance< in the section entitled Joseph Conrad >Romance< Regards the author

Newly joined

My user name is Lodell, my name is Lorraine. I'm 57. I'm a professional librarian. I'm a family historian. Included in my ancestry are several unverified Native people from the State of New York and maybe elsewhere. I'm very interested in Native issues, in finding ALL my ancestors, in genealogy, in New York State history, music, books, nature. I hope to retire soon so I have more time for all the research I'd like to do. I'm originally from NY, currently live in NJ, I've also lived in CA and PA.

Tuberculosis

Hi there I'm new to Wikipedia, I hope to add a lot of cool information. Probably going to just stick with comics/anime/videogame trivia for now, but might branch out into other stuff later.

Markofjaxlab

Longtime fan, first time user of Wiki. I bring a deep interest in various topics including: History, Science and Computers. Hope I can help. Mark 01:06, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

Jess Gordon

Hello all-

Since Wikipedia has fast become my first stop when I need information, I thought I'd better join up and start contributing...

I have a Bachelor's Degree in Classics and English Language, and I am now doing some postgrad work on Medieval studies. I know some Latin, Greek and Old English.

Jess Gordon 01:48, 9 April 2006 (UTC)Jess Gordon

Monzonda

Hi! I found out about Wikipedia in the "how stuff works" website (http://howstuffworks.com/. I fell inlove with this site immediately as I'm always thirsty for knowledge. My friends always see me reading something. I also enjoy watching movies. I adore trivias in any subject!!!!

"There's no point in living; If you can't feel alive 06:53, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

Rajesh Roshan

Hi! All user of Wiki...This is Rajesh Roshan (born: Apr 11, 1982), is Jharkhand resident. but now i am residing in New Delhi. I am working in a leading Hindi Newspaper(Dainik Jagran).

Rajesh RoshanGuddu 08:23, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

Hi All User..of Wiki...s

I am Rajesh Roshan(Guddu). My date of birth is Apr 11, 1982. I am the resident of Jharkhand but now i am residing in New Delhi. Currently i am working in a leading hindi newspaper(Dainik Jagran). I am devloping a website. www.factsindia.com

O. Harris

Hi! I've been using wikipedia for years, and felt it only right to give back! I may be of most use in areas related to physics. O. Harris 08:32, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

Merlinus (jeffycat6@aol.com)

Hi (I'm Marc),

  I am From Massachusetts where I live with my wife. I am dissabled after having been in a Coma soom years earlier. I get around OK now and have found a pleasant life for myself with a handful of good friends and some family. I am 43 years old and a college graduage. A former Wave Soldier Tech, and also a mere manufacturer of Goverment and Police High Tech Devices. I've done other jobs too. 
  I would be interested in (learning more) and becoming an Editor at Wikipedia. I spend several hours a day here now and am facinated by the project. Admittedly at first I did not really understand how it worked, but as I have I have grown to really see it as a living enity that has the potential to grow.              
                                                Merlinus (jeffycat6@aol.com)

More interests than is healthy

Hi, My interests are all over the place. Archaeology, especially pertaining to late prehistoric migrations.

Comparative mythology, especially Indo-European and Germanic

Mathematics, especially foundational mathematics such as logic and axiomatics, but also differential geometry and tensor analysis.

Physics, especially foundation topics such as the interpretation of quantume mechanics, unification of geometrodynamic with quantum mechanics and cosmology.

Philosophy, particularly the philosophy of science.

History, especially the history of science, as well as early Germanic and Celtic, German and American history. I am particularly interested in theories of government, and individual liberty.

Historography, in particular, the study of the methods used to determine truth regarding events surrounding WWII.

Computer programming in C++ and Java, particularly 3D Graphics and data modeling software.

Linux.