User:TGoodman
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"TGoodman" is the Wikipedia username of Thomas James Goodman. It was established in December 2005 in order for Goodman to garner credit for the numerous contributions he makes to Wikipedia.
Thomas James Goodman (born April 21, 1987 on Staten Island, NY) is an accomplished director, actor, writer, game host and administrator. Currently, he is commencing his second year of college at Northeastern University, Boston.
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[edit] CAB
Goodman's first administrative responsibilities came in the 2000-2001 period. He formed the Committee Against Bouderou (sic) or CAB. Jonothan Bouderou (sic) was a kid that he disliked with a passion. Hoping to capitalize on the similar disdain his other classmates felt toward Bouderou, Goodman established the Committee. He was the Chairman or President. Luis Roca became the Vice-Chairman or Vice President. Jeff Pinillos and Pasquale Tortora also signed onto the committee. Throughout the 8th grade school year, 2000-2001, CAB successfully tended to the "Bouderou Problem"
[edit] Administration
| OFFICE | NAME | TERM |
| President | Thomas Goodman | 2002-2003 |
| Vice President | Luis Roca | 2002 |
| Cory Giannina | 2002-2003 | |
| Interior | Cory Giannina | 2002 |
| Girls' Affairs | Jeff Pinillos | 2002-2003 |
| Punk Development | Harry Magzul | 2002-2003 |
| Justice | Joseph Papapietro | 2002-2003 |
| Agriculture | Christopher Buzzo | 2002-2003 |
| Entertainment | Stephen Danischewski | 2002-2003 |
| CIA | Marcus Quiles | 2002-2003 |
| Advisory | Luis Roca | 2002-2003 |
| Defense | Eddie Rosado | 2002-2003 |
| State | Greg Liss | 2002-2003 |
| Technological Advancements | Howie Green | 2002-2003 |
| Treasury | Chester Lee | 2002-2003 |
| NSA | Daniel Ciluffo | 2002-2003 |
| Illustrious Design | Alex Roldan | 2002-2003 |
| FBI | Sean McCauley | 2002-2003 |
In January 2002, Goodman established "The Goodman Administration". As President, he appointed a number of friends to important positions. The original eight were appointed by Goodman alone. Each additional member and department were initiated by a majority vote. In case of a tie, Goodman had to cast the tie-breaking vote.
Goodman had two Vice Presidents. The first was the cynical Luis Roca. After forging close ties with his Interior Secretary, Cory Giannina, Goodman dismissed Roca and promoted Giannina to the Vice Presidency. Subsequently, the Interior position disappeared. Before that could be done, an election was necessary to secure the promotion. Giannina was pitted against Pasquale Tortora. The cabinet members, except Goodman and Roca, voted. Secy. Danischewski abstained from voting. In the end, the election was tied. Goodman broke it by elevating Giannina.
As compensation, Roca was "elevated" to the position of Special Advisor. Here, he was above the cabinet fray. He was eligible to vote, but wasn't subject to cabinet approval.
Under the CIA Director, Marcus Quiles, two CIA operatives were hired. They were Shane Kramer and Pasquale Tortora. These members' identities were only known to cabinet officials. They did not vote and were only subject to the approval of Quiles and Goodman. The CIA was in charge of two major operations, the names of which have been lost to history. However, their details have not. The first was in May 2002 in which a "war" was declared on Billy Johnson. After one month, Johnson pleaded for negotiations and peace was secured. The second mission, in June, saw the destruction of an opponent's campaign papers around Port Richmond High School. This election, between Goodman and two others, did not effect the Administration for it was solely a school matter. Nonetheless, Goodman has stated that he did not approve of the latter mission.
Each time a member's initiation came up for a vote, they were usually approved. However, in one instance, a person failed to attain majority approval for his initiation. Eric Feuer, who was not universally liked, wanted to be a part of the administration. He was opposed heavily by the cabinet members and failed to win enough votes needed for his approval.
Goodman dissolved the Administration in early 2003 citing lack of interest.
[edit] A Perspective on Humanity
One night, in April 2003, Goodman was chatting online. He felt taunted and betrayed by people he was chatting with. Therefore, he wrote an outline for a piece that would become known as "A Perspective on Humanity". Approximately ten pages, the manuscript entailed Goodman's life and incorporated his experiences with society into his philosophy on society. Essentially, what he states is that society is an evil machine that is against individualism. It resents non-conformity for non-conformity weakens the "machine". Society gains strength when everybody adheres to its standards. Individuality is crushed.
In his manuscript, Goodman categorizes four types of people, although he concedes that there can be more. The four are:
The Grade Fanatic : who stresses grades. This person neglects their individualism by turning all attention toward grades, the measuring stick of an accepted "norm" and of society.
The Populist : who uses the social machine to their own advantage. More often than not, the populist wants attention and drama to ensure public knowledge of and support for him/her.
The Backstabber : who lacks an identity and feeds off the honesty of others.
The Loner : The opposite of the populist. The loner is the best of the four, although even he has his problems.
In May 2004, Goodman released his "Perspective...Addendum A" in hopes of issuing updates every year. This was the first and last Addendum issued.
[edit] Match Game
In the Autumn of 2002, Goodman became increasingly interested in the old game show Match Game and the Richard Dawson-hosted Family Feud. Therefore, he decided to establish a game show of his own.
In December 2002, during lunchtime, Goodman began hosting Match Game 02. The first two games were oddities. Shane Kramer and Eddie Rosado played to match Luis Roca. The final game of 2002 saw the traditional Match Game return, with a panel of three people and two contestants trying to match them.
Match Game proved so popular that it lasted over a year. In 2003, the game was played on a monthly basis. Match Game 03 had over 20 people play as panelists and just as many play as contestants. The winner of the game would go on to play the next game a month later.
Gameplay resembled that of the show. Two contestants vied to match panelists by filling in a blank in a statement. The one who scored the most matches played an audience match, in which a poll taken had three choices, from the most popular to the third-most popular. The most popular also was the highest in monetary value. Whatever was won there was doubled and played for in a head-to-head match with any of the panelists.
Eddie Rosado was a frequent contestant and winner.
In January 2004, the first game of Match Game 04 was also the last game of Match Game. Lack of interest on Goodman's part contributed to its discontinuation.
[edit] Directing
In March 2004, having just watched an old Charlie Chaplin film on Turner Classic Movies, Goodman was inspired to make his own film. He would use his sister's videocamera, his friends as a cast and type up a comedic short.
Alas, his sister lost her camera after having left it at a friend's cousin's house in Philadelphia. Ergo, he purchased his own camera in April and his first short was underway.
"Foreclosure" took four months to shoot. Cast changes, schedule conflicts, uncooperative weather, script tweaks and small obstacles forced the shooting to be prolonged. Ben and Joe Papapietro assisted Goodman in his movie, oftentimes being referred to as his "Crew".
In Winter, Goodman made another short "The Roommate". Involved almost exclusively indoors to avoid the weather and downsizing his cast to just four, "The Roommate" took exactly one month to complete.
Goodman's most recent short has been "The Employee", completed in the Summer of 2005. This was shot at the most locations and also involved the most characters.
He recently completed "Le Voyage Dans La Lune" (A Trip to the Moon), a comedy satirizing the country-life.
Information can be found at www.GoodmanFilms.com[1]
