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== Me ==
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A 29 year old former software developer hailing from [[Long Island]], [[New York]] in the [[United States]]. I am also an administrator.
Having entirely burned out from the rigors of the [[Software engineering|software development]] field, I was (after some reflection) quite pleased to be [[Downsizing|laid off]]. Almost immediately I decided, with the support of my lovely wife Jennifer, to return to [[Stony Brook University]] where I am working on my [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in [[developmental genetics]].
As part of the [[welcoming committee]], and have been doing my best to make Wikipedia a better (and better informed) place. My particular interests are diverse: everything from local history, to music (especially [[Lo-Fi bands]] such as [[Neutral Milk Hotel]] other others of the [[Elephant Six]] Collective), to religion, to the sciences.
If you wish to contact me, feel free to make a note on my [[User_talk:ClockworkSoul|talk page]].
== My Goal at Wikipedia ==
I've decided that I would like to create or vastly improve at least three articles per week. This is only a goal, however... the life of a grad student is a taxing one. Right now, I seem to have ended up concentrating on cleaning up the various [[chemical weapon agent]] pages, such as [[sarin]], [[cyclosarin]], [[VX]], [[nerve agent]], etc.. I even created a template: [[Template:WMD/Chemical]].
More importantly, I hope to successfully advocate for [[Wikipedia:Be_bold_in_updating_pages|boldness]] in ''recognizing the hard work of others'', be it a kind word or something as official as a [[:Image:Barnstar.png|barnstar or other award]].
My goal of adminship is within reach: on 13 Nov 2004 [[User:Chmod007|David Remahl]] nominated me. To watch or take part in the poll, take a look at [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/ClockworkTroll|Requests for adminship/ClockworkTroll]]. My edits are low, but I genuinely care about Wikipedia, and I think I've already made an impact with the number of newcomers I help. Wish me luck! (The poll closes at 05:00 20 November 2004.)
=== Adminship Q&A ===
'''From [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/ClockworkTroll]]'''
'''Questions for the candidate'''<br />
''A few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:''<br>
:'''1.''' What sysop chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with? (Please read the page about [[Wikipedia:administrators|administrators]] and the [[Wikipedia:administrators' reading list|administrators' reading list]].)
::'''A'''. First let me make things plain: I would like to have administration privileges, I really would. However, I really just see them as a means to better fill my role as a dedicated member of the Wikipedia community. In a nutshell, I'm looking forward to actively using any and all admin privileges that may be granted to me wherever they are ''most'' needed (without prejudice). That being said, one of my favorite things to do when I'm not writing or helping newcomers is acting as a vandalism hunter-killer. Also, I've more and more wanted to become involved in arbitration; the enforcement power can only serve to make me more effective at this often dirty job.
:'''2.''' Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
::'''A'''. My favorite articles to date are [[photosynthesis]] (as part of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Science|WikiProject Science]]) and [[sarin]] (which is part of a greater [[chemical weapon]] project for which I created [[Template:WMD/Chemical]]).
:'''3.''' Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or do you feel other users have caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and will deal with it in the future?
::'''A'''. As a software developer, I often served as a team leader. In this role I had to manage many different people with many different opinions, often when hopped up on caffeine and working way more than any person should ever have to. In this "trial by fire", I learned a simple skill for defusing most conflicts: be calm, repeat when you heard, and only then do you say what you think. I used this technique when I had a brief [[Talk:Wolf#Taxobox|conflict]] with [[User:UtherSRG|UtherSRG]] over content for [[wolf]]. My initial approch is [[User_talk:UtherSRG#More_Wolf_Stuff|here]], and his response is [[User_talk:ClockworkTroll/Archive1#Non-Trolling|here]]. Most of my namespace work is on articles that others have ignored, so that is my only real WikiConflict.
== Wikistatistics ==
Below my edit statistics as per the Excel spreadsheet on the [[most active Wikipedians]] page. Though it's supposed to be compiled weekly, there's no timestamp on it, so I can't be sure. I've been told that this data is from the week of November 15:
Because I'm in the process of a name change, all of my old edits are still associated with my old name, ''ClockworkTroll''. Therefore, both data sets are included below.
=== ''As ClockworkSoul'' ===
:*''No data yet''
=== ''As ClockworkTroll (account now inactive)'' ===
:*Main namespace edits (last 30 days): '''523 (293)'''
:*Non-main namespace edits (last 30 days): '''1285 (699)'''
:*Total edits (last 30 days): '''1808 (992)'''
:*This week's ranking (main namespace): '''1427 (<font color = "green">↑ 2085</font>)'''
:*This week's ranking (all namespaces): '''698'''
== User Page Vandalism ==
I, like some others, see a moderate amount of vandalism of my user and talk pages as a good thing: it means that I am establishing a WikiPresence (to coin a term).
As [[Winston Churchill]] said, "You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life."
People that apparently hate me:
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=User%3AClockworkTroll&diff=6691991&oldid=6685835 18:57, 18 Oct 2004] by [[User:172.152.235.164|172.152.235.164]] (AC98EBA4.ipt.aol.com - My first vandalism!)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=User%3AClockworkTroll&diff=0&oldid=7205949 22:08, 7 Nov 2004] by [[User:69.197.204.214|69.197.204.214]] (CPE00080dcd85d1-CM000e5ce6ca90.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com)
== Significant Contributions ==
My general tendency is to edit a relatively small number of articles, making large and often exhaustively researched edits. My latest project started when I noticed that the article for [[sarin]] was short and ugly. I am now deeply entrenched in rewriting nearly all articles relating in any way with [[chemical warfare]].
I have no idea what I will do if I ever finish that project.
=== Templates ===
* [[Template:WMD/Chemical|Chemical Weapons of Mass Destruction Series]]
* [[Template:Human Evolution|Human Evolution Series]] (in progress)
=== Articles ===
[[Acanthocephala]] | [[Adenosine triphosphate]] | [[Alkene]] | [[Anticholinesterase]] | [[Asian giant hornet]] | [[Biotoxin]] | [[Blood agent]] | [[Brazilian wandering spider]] | [[Brook Ellison]] | [[Camp Upton]] | [[Chemical warfare]] | [[Chinese fir]] ([[Cunninghamia lanceolata]]) | [[Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory]] | [[Cyanogen agent]] | [[Cyanogen chloride]] | [[Cyclosarin]] | [[Defoliant]] | [[Dinosaur]] | [[Dire wolf]] | [[Gene doping]] | [[Gerhard Schrader]] | [[Hydrogen cyanide]] | [[Incapacitating agent]] | [[Jon Stewart]] | [[Kim Peek]] | [[Leto Regio]] | [[Lewisite]] | [[Mustard gas]] | [[Mutant]] | [[Nerve agent]] | [[Neutral Milk Hotel]] | [[Pepper spray]] | [[Photosynthesis]] | [[Plum Island, New York]] | [[Pulmonary agent]] | [[Primordial sandwich]] | [[Riot control agent]] | [[Saber-toothed cat]] | [[Sarin]] | [[Smilodon]] | [[Soman]] | [[Spinal cord injury]] | [[Stony Brook University]] | [[Tabun]] | [[Tantulocarida]] | [[Trivia]] | [[Trivial]] | [[Upton, New York]] | [[U.S. Electoral College]] | [[Vesicant]] (and REDIRECT [[Blister agent]]) | [[VE (nerve agent)]] | [[Venom]] | [[VG (nerve agent)]] | [[VM (nerve agent)]] | [[VX]] | [[Zanzithophone]]
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== In Progress ==
* [[Template:Human_Evolution]]
* [[User:ClockworkTroll/Resource Depletion|Resource Depletion (temporary)]]
== To Do ==
{{todo2}}
== My references ==
* [[User:ClockworkTroll/welcome|Welcome!]]
* [[Wikipedia:Standard user greeting|Standard user greeting]]
* [[Special:Blockip|Block a user or IP]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Science|WikiProject Science]]
* [[:Category:Science_stubs|Science stubs]]
* [[Wikipedia:Requested_articles/science#Biology.2C_Anatomy_and_Animals|Requested science articles]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Tree_of_Life/Taxobox_Usage|Taxobox Usage]]
* [[Wikipedia:Template_messages|Templates]]
* [[Wikipedia:Cite sources|Cite sources]]
* [http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/checklist.pdf Purdue University fair use checklist]
* [[:Image:Exceptional_newcomer.jpg]]
* This may come in handy: [http://develop.consumerium.org/wiki/index.php/Sysop_vandalism Sysop vandalism]
=== The Text I Use For Welcome Pages ===
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== Barnstars and Awards (however bizarre) ==
[[image:mouldy_bread.jpg|left|thumb|120px|I, maestrosync, award you a Mouldy Sandwich in recognition of your efforts on wikipedia. [[user:maestrosync|maestrosync]] 11:12, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)<br /><hr />'''(I don't know what I did to get this one, but thanks!)''']]
[[Image:Raok barnstar.png|left|thumb|120px|I must admit I've never handed out a barn star before, but here you get one for coming up with the excellent idea of a [[:Image:Exceptional newcomer.jpg|newcomer-specific award]]! — [[User:Chmod007|David]] 18:47, 12 Nov 2004]]
[[Image:Barnstar-rotating.gif|left|thumb|120px|In recognition of your efforts on Wikipedia and for coming up with a [[:Image:Exceptional newcomer.jpg|newcomer-specific award]], I, [[User:Bart133|Bart133]], award you the '''Tireless Contributor Barnstar'''.]]All content in the above text box is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license Version 4 and was originally sourced from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=7955182.
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