User:Nossac
| en | This user is a native speaker of the English language. |
 | This user lives in the United Kingdom. |
| MSci | This user has a Master in Science degree. |
| PhD | This user has a Doctor of Philosophy degree. |
| J | This user trusts Jimbo. |
 | This user has completed a half marathon. |
| CTB | This user has contributed to the following pages. |
Wikipedia: Pages I am interested in / Find Useful
[edit]- Wikipedia:Editor review
- Wikipedia:Enforce inclusion of categories
- Wikipedia:Esperanza/Programs
- Wikipedia:List of encyclopedia topics
- Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines
- Wikipedia:Ten-million pool
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikify
- Category:Wikipedia backlog
- Category:Wikipedians looking for help
- Wikipedia:Template messages
- Wikipedia:Categorical index
Stuff I've worked on
[edit]Traversed edges per second - created stub
Lowe Alpine Mountain Marathon - My first orginal article (although, yes I know it is not 'my' article!)
BabyCentre - My second Article (and related redirects)
The Blunkett Tapes - My third new article
Wikify Project
Stuff I might work on
[edit]Can write article on Hydrovane
Can write article on Atlantic Rally for Cruisers
Can start article on Shirley Heights
Can start article on Falmouth Harbour
Can expand article on Mirabella V and add photos
Can expand article on English Harbour
Can start article on Antigua Race Week
Can help expand Quinzee
Can help expand Arua
Can start article on Martyn Joseph - beaten to it
Can help expand list of Munros and contribute photos
A bigger article that involves more interaction with other eidtors.
Random stubs or requested articles or something at the village pump.
About me
[edit]An early career plasma physicist, parallel programmer, and supercomputer user.
Hobbies include: Mountaineering and Sailing. Interests include:, Science and Technology (in particular Energy), Literature, Economoics, Politics, any intelligent debate.
I help administer a pmwiki for my mountaineering club, which explains why I often get media wiki markup wrong where the two differ.
A rant
[edit]It makes me laugh when academics and others criticise Wikipedia for its lack of authority. The misconception lies believeing that any source is inherently reliable. There is no absolute definitive source on anything - as anyone who has explored the mire of academic articles referencing each other will know. Where Wikipedia will always win hands down is its breadth of content, and the speed at which one can get an introduction to any given subject. Of course it will not be suitable for in depth or primary study, but that is not the function of an enclyopedia.
Wikipedia's strength is its breadth - I have no truck with mindless deletionism.