User:DuncanHill
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A few notes about me and my interests, which are intended both for the satisfaction of the curious, and to better enable those editors who so wish to read my contributions critically.
I'm 38, English and male.
Born in Bristol of moonraker stock, I grew up in Cornwall (specifically Treknow and St Austell), and retain a close interest in all things Cornish, especially mining, the china clay industry, pasties and clotted cream. I attended Tintagel County Primary School, Sir James Smith's School, Penrice Comprehensive, and St Austell VIth Form College, before going to Grey College, Durham.
Geology is a hobby of mine.
I live in Brighton, and am involved in various community groups there.
I've been involved in Scouting most of my life, and am now a Group Scout Leader.
I am a member of the British Association, the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall and the Russell Society. I am also a Buffalo (though I have not attended lodge for a long time).
I could be described as being Inclusionist, Eventualist and Incrementalist. I have also been accused of "mindless policy wonkery" for warning an experienced editor about a breach of Wikipedia's policy against personal attacks.
I have an account at Commons
Universal education through schooling is not feasible. It would be no more feasible if it were attempted by means of alternative institutions built on the style of present schools. Neither new attitudes of teachers toward their pupils nor the proliferation of educational hardware or software (in classroom or bedroom), nor finally the attempt to expand the pedagogue's responsibility until it engulfs his pupils' lifetimes will deliver universal education. The current search for new educational funnels must be reversed into the search for their institutional inverse: educational webs which heighten the opportunity for each one to transform each moment of his living into one of learning, sharing, and caring. We hope to contribute concepts needed by those who conduct such counterfoil research on education--and also to those who seek alternatives to other established service industries.
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[edit] Off-wiki communications
Caveat Should I receive information by private means I shall consider that the sender has waived any claim of copyright or privacy on their part of the message and has obtained such permission on the part of any third parties whose post(s) form part of the message. By communicating with me outside of Wikipedia spaces you are giving me permission to disseminate the content of any message in the manner of my choosing,and you hold yourself liable for any violation of law, Wikipedia policies, service providers Terms of Service, and other consequence of my making public such information. You may request privacy, and I may honour such a request, butI am not bound by it. DuncanHill (talk) 19:36, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Useful things
Search Wikipedia with Google [1]
WikiBlame - search article history to find when and by whom a particular piece of text was added [2]
Searching for articles in a combination of categories - Wikipedia:Categorization#Searching_for_articles_in_categories
New to Wikipedia? The Welcoming Commitee is at WP:WELCOME
Frequently asked questions is a good place to go if you are unsure on how to proceed.
{{subst:welcomeg}} Typing this on a new editor's talk page will provide them with a welcome message, and a variety of helpful links.
{{expand}} add it to articles which need expansion - a great alternative to speedy deletion!
WP:TALK will help you use Talk Pages constructively.
WP:VANDAL will tell you how to deal with vandalism.
WP:TT has a variety of useful talk-page templates, including those for warning vandals and other non-constructive editors.
WP:RPP is for requesting that an article is "protected", useful when it attracts a lot of vandalism.
WP:COI contains guidance on conflicts of interest.
WP:AUTO for policy on autobiographical articles.
WP:CANVASS contains guidance about canvassing for debates, including stealth-canvassing.
Template:Cite web, how to cite web resources.
Template:Cite book, for citing books.
And lots more citation templates here.
Part of an article disappeared? It happens to the best of us - this explains the likely cause and solution.
Article deleted? These good people may be able to help, by copying the deleted text to your userspace, so you can work on improving it.
Has your article been wrongly speedied? Check out non-reasons for speedy here.
Copyright problems with your images? First, try this excellent flow chart. Still having problems? You can ask for help here.
London Gazette search engine here [3]
Archive.org amazing!
Oxford Digital Library collection of Key Historical Geological texts another stunner!
Geograph Photos of every Grid Square in Britain! (well, not quite all yet - you can upload your own to help complete it). A great resource, as Geograph photos are available for re-use under a Creative Commons licence, why not have a gander, and upload some of them to Commons for use on articles currently lacking photos?
More than you ever realized you could possibly need to know about fish Fishbase.
[edit] To do
- Complete work on Cornwall type localities
- Complete work on Cornwall people RGSC and RCPS done, RIC 9 people to do, stub to write on PNHAS
- Retire.
[edit] Cornwall WikiProject
If you are interested in extending and improving articles about Cornwall, then please visit the WikiProject Cornwall.
[edit] Pages I've created
[edit] People
[edit] Places
[edit] Things
Any help in expanding these would be very much appreciated!
[edit] Odds & sods
Cornwall building & structure stubs
User:DuncanHill/JOB
[edit] Personal
Treasures of the Earth partwork - I use this to link my off-Wikipedia reading with articles on Wikipedia, both to improve my knowledge, and to give me suggestions for new articles.
Cornwall People - for people associated with Cornwall, who are in the ODNB but not yet in the Wikipedia.
Cornwall Resources - a place for me to bring together resources relevant to Cornwall.
Cornwall type localities - to compile a list of type localities in Cornwall.
What is to be done? - my thoughts for improving the Wikipedia.
User:DuncanHill/Science - what real scientists say about the "intelligent design" and creationism lunacies.
[edit] The Generosity of Others
The Original Barnstar | ||
for all your recent hard work Reedgunner 14:52, 31 October 2006 (UTC) |
The Working Man's Barnstar | ||
I, Dweller, award you the working man's barnstar for your tireless contributions to the project since you joined. Wikipedia is stronger for the contributions of people like you. We're glad to have you on board. --Dweller 14:06, 25 July 2007 (UTC) |
The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar | ||
You truly showed the spirit of Wikipedia in helping our friend the sitting duck. Your kindness is not unnoticed! Love,Neranei (talk) 01:35, 18 October 2007 (UTC) |
The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar | ||
For making a difference. Sluzzelin talk 00:54, 30 January 2008 (UTC) |
The Categorisation Barnstar | ||
For all the nice categorization work on James Ranald Martin and several other pages. Keep going! Prashanthns (talk) 14:29, 7 May 2008 (UTC) |
[edit] DYK
[edit] Some thoughts about Wikipedia and Wikipedians
SteveBaker has written a good essay about consensus - Consensus Essay.
This has promise Wikipedia:Governance reform.
I enjoyed reading this essay - Wikipedia:Give an article a chance, and this one is good too - Wikipedia:Lurkers.
Seeing an RfA opposed because the candidate said he wanted to make a friendlier and more progressive environment for editors just takes the biscuit!
Someone has suggested, in relation to Foundation elections "I would almost go so far as to say that suffrage should go to project admins, completely ignoring edit count". I won't embarrass the person responsible by naming them, as they did go on to say it was a random thought, but such a change would, in my opinion, be the death of Wikipedia.
[edit] Some boxes
In order for users of Wikipedia to read the encyclopaedia critically, they should have information about the social and political backgrounds and beliefs of editors.
This user is a member of the worldwide family of Scouts. |
This user is or was a member of The Scout Association (UK). |
BA | This editor is a member of the British Association. |
This user is a member of WikiProject Cornwall |
This user is a member of the WikiProject Mining. |
This user enjoys reading poetry. |
This user is interested in Geology. |
This user is interested in maps. |
According to the Political Compass this user is:
Economic Left (-7.13) and Social Libertarian (-8.62) |
According to the World's Smallest Political Quiz, this user is* a Political Liberal
(Personal Freedom: 100; Economic Freedom: 30). |
€ | This user is in favour of EU integration, including – but not limited to – the euro. |
This user is against involuntary military service. |
This user believes that the death penalty should never be used.* |
This user supports The Scout Association for many reasons, including its equal opportunities policy for LGBT members and leaders. |
This user likes a 'proper' Pasty. |
C2H5OH-3 | This user utilizes alcohol at an advanced level. |
This editor repairs links to disambiguation pages - you can help! |
19 |
This user has set foot in 19 countries of the world. |
This user studies or studied at Durham University. |
en- gb-N |
This user is a native speaker of British English. |
@ | This user can be reached by email. |
This user contributes images to Wikimedia Commons |
incl | This editor is an inclusionist. |
even | This editor is an eventualist. |
incr | This editor is an incrementalist. |
This user has read and understood the BIG HUGE FREAKING PURPLE BOX. Have you? |
[edit] References
- ^ Illich, Ivan (1973). "Introduction", Deschooling Society. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, p.7.