[edit] Kosebamse
I am a German with a Norwegian username and a focus on the English Wikipedia, where I have also been an admin from mid-2003 until 7 February 2006 (see below). My other accounts on Wikimedia projects are on de:, sv:, no:, meta, and commons (blessed be the day that such statements will become unneccessary...).
I wish to keep personal details out of Wikipedia. If you know me in real life, please respect my desire for privacy and keep that knowledge out of the Internet. Thanks. (If you need to contact me privately, please e-mail me through the link on my user page.)
As a concession to the perennial anagram mania, be it known that "Kosebamse" is equivalent to: "Meek Basso" (which seems to characterize me in a way), "Be As Smoke", "Smoke Base", as well as a lot of other nonsense.
[edit] Biases
I am a moderate deletionist. Otherwise, I try to keep wiki-ideologically neutral, and when in doubt, err on the side of common sense. Not so Wikipedia-specific attitudes that I am inclined to subscribe to: existentialism, skepticism, Zen, Old European (and proudly so), and common sense.
[edit] Mottos
I already have two mottos on my user page, but if I were to add another one, it would be something along the lines of "When you write an encyclopedia, consider the reader's needs, not your own."
[edit] My law
I have had the honor to phrase a possibly significant observation about the social dynamics of Wikipedia. See User:Raul654/Raul's laws (# 10).
[edit] Admin? No thanks.
I have requested removal of my admin status on the English Wikipedia, which I have held for about two and a half years. The reason is that I thoroughly disagree with the ways of the community these days, particularly the excessive legalistic nitpicking that has replaced good will and common sense. It is my belief that these developments result from a failure to adhere to a few basic principles:
- to be open and warmly welcoming, not insular,
- to be focused singlemindedly on writing an encyclopedia, not on Usenet-style debate,
- to recognize and praise the best work, work that is detailed, factual, well-informed, and well-referenced,
- to work to understand what neutrality requires and why it is so essential to and good for this project,
- to treat your fellow productive, well-meaning members of Wikipedia with respect and good will,
- to attract and honor good people who know a lot and can write about it well, and
- to show the door to trolls, vandals, and wiki-anarchists, who if permitted would waste your time and create a poisonous atmosphere here.
Which is what Larry Sanger wrote in his farewell message in 2002, and which is as true today as it was then; the only slight amendment that I would add to adapt his message to 2006 would be a reference to bureaucratic minds obsessed with process instead of content.
I will continue to contribute to the encyclopedia, but I don't want to be perceived as one who identifies with the ways of the madhouse.
[edit] Weep o mine eyes
I am not overly sentimental but...
Music:
- Bach, countless choral works, impossible to pick any one, but if I absolutely had to I'd consider the "Dona nobis pacem" from the Mass in B minor
- Haydn, Cello Concerto No. 1 (Hob. VIIb:1): Adagio
- Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme" (KV 271): Andantino
- Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Aria "Dove sono i bei momenti"
- Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 4: Andante con moto
- Beethoven, String Quartet op. 59. No. 1 (Razumovsky): Adagio molto mesto
- Schubert, Winterreise: all of it
- Schubert, Piano Sonata in B flat (D. 960): Andante sostenuto
- Schubert, String Quintet op. post. 163, (D. 956): Adagio
- Schubert, String Quartet No. 14 "Death and the Maiden": Andante con moto
- Strauss, Metamorphoses
Novel:
- Philip Pullman, The Amber Spyglass: final chapters (The Dunes and The Botanic Garden)
Poem:
Movie:
- Kay Pollak, Så som i himmelen
- Lars von Trier, Breaking the Waves
- Anthony Minghella, The English Patient
Weep o mine eyes is a beautiful madrigal by John Bennet, by the way.
Suggestions
Suggestions are welcome. No academic opinions, please; this is about personal experience. Comments welcome on User talk:Kosebamse/stuff.
Suggestions by Kat:
Music:
- Samuel Barber, Adagio for Strings
- Alan Hovhaness, Symphony No. 6
- Gabriel Fauré, Pavane
- Arvo Pãrt, Fratres
- Pavel Chesnokov, "Salvation is Created"
- Edward Elgar, Enigma Variations, "Nimrod"
- Mozart, Requiem: the whole thing, really.
- Vincent Persichetti, Symphony #6, movement 2
Novel:
- Alan Lightman, Einstein's Dreams
Suggestions by Antandrus:
Music:
- Josquin Desprez, "Déploration de la mort de Johannes Ockeghem"; "De profundis" (second setting; the one for five voices)
- Nicolas Gombert, Musae Jovis (élégie sur la mort de Josquin) (get the recording by Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal)
- Beethoven, from the string quartet opus 130, "Cavatina"; from the string quartet opus 132, "Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart."
- Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5, "Adagietto"
- Gustav Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde, "Der Abschied"
- Alban Berg, Lyric Suite, final section: "Largo Desolato"
Poem:
- Westron wynde, anon, late 15th century
[edit] Bragsheet
I have left recognizable traces of my cerebral activity in these articles (lots of minor contributions excluded). This list also serves as a quasi-watchlist i.e. I tend to look into the related changes once in a while.
Medicine: Local anesthetic - Local anesthesia - General anaesthetic - Anaphylaxis - Bronchoscopy - Barbiturate - Succinylcholine chloride - Blood pressure - Medicine - Pleural cavity - Intravenous drip - Scapula - Blood plasma - Epinephrine - Vasoconstrictor - Terms for anatomical location - Scar - Intubation - Heparin - Muscle relaxant - Apnea - Tumor - Melanoma - Mechanical ventilation - Sepsis - Cancer - Plastic surgery - Metacarpus - Hyperbaric oxygen therapy - Route of administration - Antiemetic - Ankle - Medical ventilator - Aspiration (medicine) - Laryngoscope - Lumbar puncture - Stent - Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation - Retinopathy of prematurity - Adrenal gland - Corticosteroid - List of physiology topics: respiration - Blood donation - Hypovolemia - Drowning - Acute phase protein - Heart rate - Heart rate monitor - Breast cancer - Lipoma - Malignant hyperthermia - Ketamine
Seas, islands, coasts, canals, rivers: Baltic sea - Ertholmene - Poel - Hiddensee - Greifswalder Oie - Ruden - Vilm - List of islands of Germany - Amrum - Neuwerk - Gotska Sandön - Grimsey - Caledonian Canal - North Sea - Trave - List of islands of Denmark - Limfjord - Æbelø - Kiel Canal - North Sentinel Island - Åland
Sailing, boats, navigation: Nautical chart - Winch - Halyard - Nautical mile - Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Race - Hydrographic office - Courtesy flag - Kiel Week - International 806 - Gondola
Russia: Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov - Pavel Miliukov - Russian Provisional Government, 1917
Norway: Jæren - Bjørnøya - Norwegian Polar Institute - Theodor Lerner - Statens kartverk - Hidra
Golf: St Andrews Links - Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews - Golf - United States Golf Association - Golf handicap - Golf ball - Golf glossary - Tee
Astronomy, optics: Star - Solar eclipse - Deep sky object - Astronomy - Astro-Physics - TMB Optical - Mangin mirror
Politics: Program on International Policy Attitudes - Extraordinary rendition - Human Rights Watch
Wikipedia: Wikipedia:Welcome, newcomers - Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not - Wikipedia:Glossary - Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines
Various: Tango (dance) - Ironman Triathlon - Problem-based learning - Dolphin brain - Bay rum - Gorch Fock (author) - Tango music - Panama hat - Hinge - Drop (liquid) - Baseball - Fräulein - Sibel Kekilli - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - SUSE - Tropical cyclone - Lake Baikal - Ascenseur pour l'échafaud - Catnip - Kyrill (storm)
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- Sir, if you disagree with a policy please discuss it at the relevant talk page. Otherwise, you should at least attempt to comply with the policy, rather than simply ignore it because you believe that your engaging in actions prohibited by policies is justifiable. Policies exist to be followed and implemented. If you are truly concerned with the integrity of the article, please, request mediation, which is a better way to effect this and one which is permissible under current policies, unlike the application of frequent reversions, which is likely to get you censured and/or banned temporarily, regardless of the POV or factual accuracy of the edits involved. (Only simple vandalism, such as the blanking of a page with nonsense, is likely to be excluded in this regard). Thank you for your concern in this matter. - Fennec 05:18, 8 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Please do not feed the troll
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[edit] Teletubbiepedia
...and I have been a part of it: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Bulbasaur
[edit] Gallery
And now for something completely different...
Nutters (non-Wikipedian)
Nutters (Wikipedian)
- Khranus (Dolphins have four brains)
- Plautus satire: "On Wikipedia, there is a giant conspiracy attempting to have articles agree with reality."
- Sollog (Predicts earthquakes, more or less)
- Time Cube Guy (Time is cubic is cubic is cubic)
Fanatics and monomaniacs
Users of peculiar manners
[edit] Quotes
- "The other day I was accused by a Stormfront member of being a traitor to the white race and/or a Jew, however today you tell me I'm a Nazi. Would you people please make up your minds? I'm getting mighty confused." Ta bu shi da yu on User talk:Borderer
- User:Silsor/quotes
[edit] Definition of scientific theory in a nutshell
From Intelligent design:
"This presents a demarcation problem, which in the philosophy of science, is about how and where to draw the lines around science. For a theory to qualify as scientific it must be:
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- Consistent (internally and externally)
- Parsimonious (sparing in proposed entities or explanations, see Occam's Razor)
- Useful (describes and explains observed phenomena)
- Empirically testable & falsifiable (see Falsifiability)
- Based upon controlled, repeated experiments
- Correctable & dynamic (changes are made as new data is discovered)
- Progressive (achieves all that previous theories have and more)
- Tentative (admits that it might not be correct rather than asserting certainty)
For any theory, hypothesis or conjecture to be considered scientific, it must meet at least most, but ideally all, of the above criteria. The fewer which are matched, the less scientific it is; and if it meets only a couple or none at all, then it cannot be treated as scientific in any meaningful sense of the word."
[edit] Kicking the bucket in the high arctic
From User talk:Bishonen:
[edit] Ballooon landing on main page
Well! well! well! What a surprise! Congratulations. Giano | talk 06:19, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
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- No as a matter of fact I did not! allthough I was going to. Very intelligent human beings such as Raul and myself though can comminicate by telepathy, so I will take the credit for it being there just the same. Have you removed the pretentious text though? "Gently slipped away, guided by angels, into a better world" is the way I would express it Giano | talk 12:49, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
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- You do realize the pretentiousness comes in the very first sentence, and will thus appear ON the Main Page itself? I you want to change it, you'll have to do it here, not just in the article text. Oh, I forgot, you can't, can you? Upcoming Main Page text is protected. Only us admins can edit it. And, let me see, you aren't one, are you? <cough>MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA<cough>. Bishonen | talk 10:35, 11 April 2006 (UTC).
- Don't worry I'm sure one of your peers like Orane would do it for me. Giano | talk 12:49, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- Congratulations and best wishes for the article being on main page, and all the attention that brings. Perhaps "lost the fight, epic and enduring, as all must in the end, against that most bitter of enemies, foe to joy, widow's grief and orphan's warder, death?" Or, to make the expert editor happy, "Kicked the bucket." In fact, I think, "Andree kicked the bucket on White's Island in 1897" will be great. Geogre 12:12, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- I liked the first one better, however "lost the fight" just doesn't strike the right note, does it? Perhaps "succumbed to pitiless cruelties of nature" would be more apt? Note the poetic overblown redundancy! KillerChihuahua?!? 12:54, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- Apt schmapt. I declare we have a consensus for croaked. Bishonen
 talk 14:15, 11 April 2006 (UTC).
- I'm not sure. How about "...in which all three expedition members labored in futility to push up the daisies that (alas!) would never bloom in their cruel arctic graveyard." —Bunchofgrapes (talk) 14:40, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- .....when their last soft breath was lost on the glacial breeze which enshrinined them for eternity in their sarcophagi of ice. Giano | talk 17:04, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- "...then did Fama, with her mournful trumpet sound the passing of these noble men and valiant heroes." Geogre 17:08, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- and the world was then still, as only sobbing sounded across the frozen tundra Giano | talk 17:47, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- Um, given the frigid fate of our three heroes, who was sobbing exactly? The polar bears? I think not - they would have been most relieved. Perhaps "...and the world was then still, the silence broken only by the gentle sighing of the Hyperborean air, the groaning of the ice, and the padding of polar bears." -- ALoan (Talk) 18:38, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
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- Forgive him.....he is British..they have no romance in their souls, they see not the beauty in having their bolox frozen off. Giano | talk 19:32, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
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