Who I am

I'm am Information Technology professional. My personal interests include Steampunk, web development, programming, organic farming, legacy technology (especially the Commodore 64, World War II history, and writing science fiction. I'm also an Evangelical Minister; I don't have a church but I still marry people on occassion.

Contributions

So far I've only managed to keep an eye on the Steampunk article offering my opinions. I've also done some minor editing here and there looking for bad grammar or mispelled words. I've spent a lot of time reading and trying to learn the psychology of editors and other contributors. I wish I could make more significant contributions myself, but I find that most everything has already been covered. Therefore, I'm going to try to focus on lesser-known subjects that are still notable.

Notability

Notability has become a subjective judgement where individual editors decide if a contribution is worthy to them, and not necessarily to the whole or a significant group. I see a lot of snap judgements about notability, and I think it's unfair and in some cases biased. When I look at contributions, even ones that on the surface appear not to be well thought out, I try really hard to consider all the factors before saying something is not notable. Please extend me the same courtesy.

Brand Loyalty

I have no patience for brand loyalty, philosophical truths, religous beliefs, fanatics or zealots. Wikipedia is not supposed to be a platform for Apple vs. Microsoft, Republican vs. Democrat, Ford vs. Chevy, Christianity vs. Islam, and my favorite - notability vs. non-notability. Yet people still manage to do it. Without facts or proper consideration to the lack thereof, contributors and editors become fanatical and break the spirit of Wikipedia's mission. Many of those who claim to be neutral are not, and many of those who appear not to be but are simply have poor neutrality skills.