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Kathryn Price NicDhàna, aka Caitríona NicDhàna, formerly Kathryn Price Theatana. Writings, music and artwork published in various places in hardcopy and on the web, long-term involvement in the Celtic, Pagan and Feminist communities. One of the early pioneers and co-founders of Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism (CR), specifically the Pàganachd Bhandia and Nigheanan nan Cailleachan branches of the tradition. Professional background in publishing as a writer, photographer and editor. Netizen since 1985. Wikipedia editor since July, 2005.
Je parle seulement un peu de français; j'ai étudié la langue au lycée... mais j'ai perdu beaucoup. Tha mi ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig; chan eil Gàidhlig mhath agam fhathast. Tá mo chuid Gaeilge go hainnis.
In addition to the WikiProject teams I belong to, I also like to occasionally work on Music and Locale articles, especially for music scenes I've been involved with, and places I've lived or visited. Now and then I'll do a copyedit on something I know little to nothing about, as it pretty much guarantees NPOV and I'm just geeky enough that that sort of thing is fun for me.
On the other hand, ignorance does not equal NPOV. I believe one can be an expert in one's field and still write with a neutrual, encyclopedic tone. And that this is preferable to people with no knowledge of the topic hacking away at articles, categories or page names in the belief that what they are doing is "neutral" and "common sense". Sometimes "common sense" is actually ignorance.
After giving much thought to the debate over userboxes and the posting of biographical information on user pages, this is my conclusion: I am of the old school of journalism; I believe that it is important to disclose personal interest and, therefore, possible bias. I believe honest disclosure serves WP:NPOV policy better than does editing anonymously and offering no information about areas of expertise or potential conflicts of interest.
I also believe the journalist is not the story. At least, not on Wikipedia. Here, I am fully capable of behaving like a grownup and suppressing any gonzo tendencies. Or that's what I tell myself. Anyway, I have other outlets for that vice.
I forgot to celebrate my 1,000th edit as I believe it took place on an admin's page, in the midst of a discussion about the need to lock down some articles in the face of seasonal mischief. It's so much easier when they just throw corn at the windows and T-P the trees.
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Awards
The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
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hereby awarded to Kathryn NicDhàna for her tireless work in protecting the Halloween article from becoming the Anti-Halloween article! Mo sheacht mbeannacht ort! >-- weirdoactor t|c -- 23:41, 6 November 2006 (UTC) |
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Wiki Defcon
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Low to normal levels of vandalism from shared IPs and experimenting users. |
| Average levels of vandalism today. Dskluz 16:18, 16 December 2006 (UTC) |
Tired, but poking at things here and there, now and then
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Bocsaichean
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This user basically supports the legalization of same sex marriage. Except for her exes, dammit. |
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This is the user page for Kathryn NicDhàna. Please do not edit this page, except where invited. You are always welcome to have a discussion with me on my talk page.
