It was good while it lasted.
Do as thou wilt.
I'm on extended leave. You can reach my by [mailto:[email protected] email] <small>(note to samaritans, I know this link format invites spam, but that's okay with me)</small> if you really want to, but it had better not be about Wikipedia. --[[User:MalcolmGin|MalcolmGin]] <small>[[User_talk:MalcolmGin|Talk]] / [[Special:Contributions/MalcolmGin|Conts]]</small> 22:59, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
==Page contributions==
===Significant Contributions===
# [[Hanne Blank]]
# [[Klinefelter's syndrome]]
# [[Heather Corinna]]
===Minor Contributions===
# [[Mosaic (genetics)]]
# [[Psychosocial]]
# [[Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules]] (and a whole hell of a lot of discussing)
# [[Gynecomastia]] (mostly just reverts of vandals)
==Projects==
Among the things that desperately need doing are these:
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==Tracking the Weird==
For those of you who know me from other online communities, one of the aspects of me you know well is that I am and always will be a process-wonk. I was born to it, bred to it. I eat it and drink it, I breathe it. You know that until I was 30, I was convinced that everyone secretly knew that formalized communication along the lines of Processing, Transactional Analysis and Co-Counselling (along with skills such as assertiveness training, active listening and other such things) was really the Right and True Way of communicating, and that everyone would communicate this way if only I could remind them of how ''valuable'' and ''right'' it was.
Since then I've improved a lot, and can even pass as a non-lesbian feminist therapist at sporting events, bars and other such venues. (this is a joke, people)
Anyhow, Wikipedia is an interesting place. For the first few weeks I was convinced that it was the Land of Contradiction. It has all these policies and formalized guidelines and procedures that looked wonderful and perfect to me (with a bit of work), but when I started getting my fingers dirty and really started to delve into editing and participating in the process, I found out that most of the people here make a lot of things work by following their own particular version of whatever [[WP:SENSE|looks/feels right to them]] at the time, and if pressed, will generally cite [[WP:IAR|Ignore All Rules]].
While I'm still not sure whether I should or even have the energy/wherewithal to try to combat this kind of tendency (which I believe should be protected as a fundamental right/policy, but should be used sparingly, not all the goddamned time) by trying to help shape policy, I do know that when I feel like someone's doing it to my detriment, I should probably keep track of it, so that's what this is about, [[User:MalcolmGin/Tracking_the_weird|tracking the weird]].
==Barnstars and other Awards==
Barnstars are here not because I'm particularly proud of them but because the Userboxtops don't share vertically very well.
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Graphic Designer's Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Wow! ''that's'' what I'll call a userpage. You only lack a medal! Here you have one! For your great (in double meanings) userpage! :) [[User:Mr. Chewing Gum|Mr. Chewing Gum]] 13:38, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
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|{{WikiCookie|Thank you for chiming in on [[Kundalini]], where it is an uphill battle trying to get compliance with [[WP:RS]]. I hope you will watchlist the page.}}
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|Have a Civility barnstar for promoting civility in a civil way itself. --[[User:Barberio|Barberio]] 13:44, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
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<br>I'll second. (without prejudice to other parties, you did well! :-) ) --[[User:Kim Bruning|Kim Bruning]] 14:37, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
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