User talk:82.44.221.140

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[edit] A little info about me

I'm an Aussie based in the UK, and have broad interests in Philosophy, Sciences and Motorsport. I used to compete in Rallying.

I am more interested in reading that editing Wikipedia, though my passion for ensuring a NPOV has driven me to become an active participant during recent months. I take my hat off to other editors who are also participating in articles that they otherwise would have no interest at all in, purely because of their belief in ensuring the neutrality of an article.

I deeply respect those who have committed much more than I have, to the extent of going to libraries and copying hundreds of pages of academic material around an obscure subject that is of no personal interest to them, all in the name of working towards neutrality. (ok - I'll get off my soapbox now :)

On the subject of registering a Wikipedia account:

A couple of people (see below) have asked me to consider registering on Wikipedia instead of posting as an IP address. One reason that I haven't yet registered is ironically that I don't believe in using pseudonyms and elsewhere have always written under my real name. As such, I feel that if I was to register on Wikipedia, I should use my real name. However, I find myself currently involved with a particularly contentious article, and as such am hesitant to fully identify myself for the moment.

I'm now re-evaluating my own principle and wonder whether I can justify using a pseudonym to balance privacy against transparency.

Well, I'd invite you to use whatever name you want, contrary to popular belief, this isn't my real name. It's up to you, but I'd recommend you get an account. Steve Crossin (talk)(email) 22:02, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome

Hello! I've noticed that you have edited Wikipedia without logging in to an account. It's great that you've been contributing; however, I urge you to create an account. Here is a list of the benefits of having an account:

There are no cons to signing up for an account. In fact, you can find even more pros at the "why create an account" page! Signing up is completely free and you don't need to enter any personal information! Plus you can have a user page, which you can use to show your interests, style, or nearly whatever! So, unless you can think of a con, please sign up for an account right now! Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 19:51, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

I just noticed that you have never been welcomed before now. Well, you are now :) Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 19:53, 28 May 2008 (UTC)


May you consider registering an account? It will be much nicer to address you by a name or pseudonym than as "anon 82.44.221.140". Getting a user name has also the benefits as allowing you to keep a watchlist of the pages you are interested. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 23:01, 30 May 2008 (UTC)