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[edit] Welcome to the Wikipedia!

Hello, and Welcome to the Wikipedia, StN! Thanks for weighing in over on the Transhumanism article discussion. Hope you enjoy editing here and becoming a Wikipedian! Here are a few perfunctory tips to hasten your acculturation into the Wikipedia experience:

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Best of luck, StN, and most importantly, have fun! Ombudsman 09:39, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re:204.184.48.113

I have blocked him for 24h, but 204.184.48.113 (talk · contribs) is not that active. Nonetheless in future cases you want to report vandalism, see Wikipedia:Vandalism.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 19:50, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Suggestion

Hello StN, you might want to expand your user page so that people know where you are coming from. --Loremaster 17:38, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Biopunk movement

Hello StN, could you read Annalee Newitz's Biopunk and Genome liberation in order to expand the Biopunk article's proto-movement section? --Loremaster 16:22, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

I've recently improved the Biopunk article. Feel free to expand it if you think you can contribute. --Loremaster 20:53, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Transhumanism

Transhumanism will appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on June 2, 2006. --Loremaster 01:28, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image Tagging Image:FM2030.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:FM2030.jpg. I notice the 'image' page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you have not created this media yourself then there needs to be an argument why we have the right to use the media on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the media yourself then it needs to be specified where it was found, i.e., in most cases link to the website where it was taken from, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the media also doesn't have a copyright tag then one should be added. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the {{GFDL-self}} tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media qualifies as fair use, consider reading fair use, and then use a tag such as {{Non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair_use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other media, consider checking that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Peta 03:13, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Banning

Hi Anville. Is it possible to ban anyone from editing Wikipedia who deletes or otherwise vandalizes an article? I'm thinking of a "one strike and you're out" policy.--StN 16:42, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

I assume you've read the Vandalism Policy. Usually, people are given at least one warning, although if the edits they make are clearly intended to be disruptive, the normal escalation from "use the sandbox if you'd like to make further tests" to "you're out of the game" can be shortened. As far as I know, the only place where a "one strike and you're out" policy has been implemented is with the article Bogdanov Affair. That was a deliberate choice by the Arbitration Committee, and I don't think it will happen again very easily. That situation involved the people who started the Affair itself promoting their viewpoint on the Wikipedia and disguising their aims with sockpuppets and jargon. (They or their supporters are still at it, too.) It was an extreme case which has led to indefinite semi-protection and immediate blocking of violators — just a nasty situation. Anville 16:58, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 2 Questions and 1 Invitation

  1. What does the user name "StN" stand for?
  2. Are you fact Stuart Newman?
  3. Would be interested in joining the online forum my colleague and James Hughes participate in?

You can send me your answer to my email account. --Loremaster 02:37, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Loremaster, thank you for this invitation, which I appreciate. But I would prefer to maintain my anonymity and not participate in any online forums.--StN 03:06, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
Understood. ;) --Loremaster 03:33, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Human Enhancement

I've improved the human enhancement article. Can you work on improving the Human enhancement tecnologies section? If so, please read the talk page before you do. --Loremaster 20:53, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Random Smiley Award

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Luksuh 04:19, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Center for Genetics and Society

A {{prod}} template has been added to the article Center for Genetics and Society, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice explains why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may contest the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. If you endorse deletion of the article, and you are the only person who has made substantial edits to the page, please tag it with {{db-author}}. JWSchmidt 07:12, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Talk:Transhumanism

Hello StN. Could you plase intervene in some of the debates on the Talk:Transhumanism page to explain the extent of your past contributions and how you view the article as it stands now. --Loremaster (talk) 00:28, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Thank for your prompt intervention. --Loremaster (talk) 03:45, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Since you are the one who came up with the title Threats to morality and democracy for the Brave New World argument in the Controversy section of the Transhumanism article, could you please intervene in the current debate about this title on the Talk:Transhumanism page? --Loremaster (talk) 00:02, 30 May 2008 (UTC)