User:The Transhumanist

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Hi,

I'm The Transhumanist.

Yes, I'm actually into transhumanism, but for me that is merely an extension of the life stance of Humanism, which provides the basis of my personal values. To me, the most interesting pursuits of transhumanists are anti-aging and life extension. And strapping jet-powered wings to your back. The future is coming so fast.

I've been around since October of 2005, and have volunteered thousands of hours here. I'm fairly knowledgeable about the encyclopedia, how it is structured, and how it operates.

If you've lost your way and can't find what you are looking for in the Wikipedia community, if I don't know where it is, I can usually find it pretty fast. Or, if you've hit a brick wall and can't figure something out, if I don't know the solution, I can usually find out pretty fast, or at least help get you in touch with someone who can help. Don't be shy.

Wish list

Main article: User:Sharkface217/Award Center#The Transhumanist's wish list

Be sure to check out my to-do/wish list - things I've noticed that are missing from or lacking on Wikipedia. It will take me years to complete all these by myself. But if you helped...  :)

This user is a transhumanist.

   Wikiphilosophy

Main article: Wikiphilosophies
Concerning Wikipedia, I'm a:


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Current projects

  • List creation - currently adding countries to Lists of basic topics, and a few non-geographic subjects as well.
  • Recruiting - the above project is just too big for one or even a handful of editors. I'm spending more time spreading the word these days.

Topics currently interested in

I've reached a plateau in how well I can contribute to the encyclopedia based on what I already know and how well I can use Wikipedia to improve Wikipedia (via copying & pasting, etc.) This has shifted my attention toward external resources and collaboration.

  • Jet-Man - check this guy out!
  • The Internet - and everything on it.
  • Libraries - that is, the collections of materials themselves.
  • Geography - can't travel at the moment, so I'm exploring the world virtually. Along the way, I've been building tables of contents for Wikipedia's coverage of geography, to assist others in their virtual travels. Which country should I "visit" next?
  • Exercise - been studying the human capacity for exercise, an aspect of exercise which hasn't been covered on Wikipedia yet.
  • Nutrition - studying dose-dependent effects of nutrients, caloric density in relation to obesity and other health problems, the role of sugar in producing cholesterol overload and cardiovascular disease, vitamin C's role in metabolism in general, which foods cause inflammation, etc.
    • Nootropics (cognitive enhancers) - been studying the deleterious (bad) effects of caffeine (which is often used as a cognitive enhancer). There are many alternatives which are just as effective, without the undesirable side effects.
  • Health - reading up on health in external sources. Prevention is barely covered on Wikipedia. Effectiveness (including relative effectiveness) of health strategies and medical treatment protocols even less so. Besides these, I've been studying the immune system (and how to boost it) and cell biology, on and off of Wikipedia.
  • Biotechnology - it's on my reading list: genetics, stem cell research, cloning, etc. Not as immediately relevant to health as exercise and nutrition.
  • Robotics - built the basic topics list on this subject with the intent to use it as a reading list, though I haven't had time to delve in yet.
  • Space exploration - worked on this subject's basic list for the same reason.
  • Thought - sporadically studying speed reading, to create more time. :)
  • Humanism - just reread the Humanist Manifestos from time to time, and studying the unrelated works of a few famous humanists.
    • Transhumanism - been studying some of the technologies transhumanists are interested in (see above), but haven't read much lately on the philosophical basis of transhumanism.


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Tip of the day April 21, 2006: Thanks for helping a newbie!

Filmcom 14:36, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
I award this random acts of kindness Barnstar to Go for It! for being very helpful to a newcomer wikipedian, without being asked to.Filmcom 19:41, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

I just want to thank you for building on my tip and making it a true wikipedia tip of the day. I'm still learning a lot about how to do things around here, so your help was greatly appreciated! Keep up the great work, and keep on Going for it!

Smashing!

Smashing job on Tip of the day!
Smashing job on Tip of the day!
You've done a great job getting the Tip of the Day off the ground. As a result, I think you deserve this! smurrayinchester(User), (Talk) 17:52, 9 March 2006 (UTC)


Barnstar

This Working Man's Barnstar is awarded to Go for it! for your tireless and diligent work on the reference desk templates! -- Natalya 19:37, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
This Working Man's Barnstar is awarded to Go for it! for your tireless and diligent work on the reference desk templates! -- Natalya 19:37, 25 March 2006 (UTC)


Barnstar

For going above and beyond the call of duty at Esperanza/Admin coaching, I award you this Original Barnstar. Good work! --Fang Aili talk 18:34, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
For going above and beyond the call of duty at Esperanza/Admin coaching, I award you this Original Barnstar. Good work! --Fang Aili talk 18:34, 1 November 2006 (UTC)


Award

The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
Your kindess was not random, because you were kind enough to listen to my requests to fix my userpage. Your major kindness will not be ignored, as this BarnStar is my token of appreciation! Image:SoleteRayosÑajo.gif Kyo catmeow! 01:59, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

!!!

<O.o --The Prophet Wizard of the Crayon Cake 01:45, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

You're welcome.  The Transhumanist   01:55, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar

The da Vinci Barnstar
Awarded to User:The Transhumanist. Sometimes those who take on large areas of wikipedia organisation seem to be taken for granted, and this is just to show that your work is appreciated by the community. Khukri (talk . contribs) 09:56, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

 !

Cool signature Kamope · talk · contributions 12:58, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks.   The Transhumanist   05:52, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks so much!

Thanks so much for the hints in your userpage tutorial. . I am a new user and familiar with HTML markup, but not so with Wikimark up. Your userpage tutorial really helped! Real96 06:14, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome. I'm glad you found it useful. If you see any way to improve it, by all means, please feel free to do so.   The Transhumanist    06:36, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

WC

How can I sum the above up....? Oh yes:

The Original Barnstar
For your revamp of The Welcoming Committee, and of the Welcome Page, I award you the original barnstar. Well done! Anthonycfc [T • C] 18:19, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

WOW!!

as a near- noob, this is by far the most detailed and useful article on wikipedia for me! Excellent! I really wish I had a user page like this after two years...Snailey! 15:42, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
For all your work with admin coaching, barnstar awarding, Wikipedia-expanding, and various administrative duties (if you can call all that political stuff we Wikipedians must wade through such a name), I, Sharkface217, hereby award you this Tireless Contributor Barnstar. Good job. S h a r k f a c e 2 1 7 19:36, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Just a few words...

TT, my friend, my mop would never have been gained without your incredible expertise. My kindest regards to you, and drop by as often as possible! Now, a little token of my appreciation...

The Golden Wiki Award;
This, the Golden Wiki Award, the highest attainment level of awards and barnstars, goes to you - The Transhumanist - for being one of the most helpful, kind, resourceful and generous Wikipedians I've had to utmost fortune to meet. Your contributions around the Wiki - at the WikiClassroom, in Dispute Resolution, at the Welcoming Committee, but most of all being a genuinely fun guy, are an amazing feat, and if half the trolls I'll undoubtedly meet after gaining my mop (thanks to you) took a leaf from your book, Wikipedia would be a nicer place.

My kindest possible regards,
Anthony 21:38, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

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What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar
I award you this Brilliant Idea Barnstar for helping others to earn Barnstars and awards through your Award Center! • The Giant Puffin • 13:31, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Award

Hello The Transhumanist, (Hold on, can I say that or is it "Hello Transhumanist")
I was going to give you an award but there wasn't one good enough, so I made one better than any that has ever been seen before - This message. Yes, yes, I know, you don't think your worthy of it, but I assure you, you are the only one good enough for it - Pheonix 19:34, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

A Help:Contents Barnstar

The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
As the top contributor to Help:Contents, you deserve this barnstar. Thank you! Jreferee (Talk) 05:59, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Fractional-reserve banking

Thank you for that. It makes sense though there's a good chance it will be challenged. I suspect you saw my post on Wikipedia:Help desk. Zenwhat (talk) 03:30, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

I thought you seemed familiar. You're the one who wrote those extensive FAQs on how to make user pages. You've been very helpful. BTW, you can thank me for removing some vandalism of one of your pages (several paragraphs of nonsense about WWE) that had been there for weeks. I don't have the specific diffs. You'll just have to take my word for it. You deserve a barnstar for your efforts. I can't think of anyone who has contributed more to Wikipedia, except maybe Jimbo. I'm not sure where to put this on your frontpage, so here it is:
What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar
For boldly redirecting Debt-based monetary system to Criticisms of fractional-reserve banking, both saving it from deletion while defending Wikipedia from those who would violate WP:FRINGE, and being one of the most helpful editors on Wikipedia, in general. Zenwhat (talk) 03:41, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Zenwhat (talk) 03:41, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar

The Original Barnstar
For taking up the challenge and improving my command page, I, Sharkface217, hereby award you this Original Barnstar. Another feather in the Transhumanist cap, eh? :-P

--Sharkface217 21:37, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

 :D

Hi there Trans Face! X××x××pink×jellocreature××x××X (talk) 01:36, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

You won an award!

Image:face-devil-grin.svg
X××x××pink×jellocreature××x××X (talk) awards you the unofficial funniness award!

Barnstar

The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
I, Diligent Terrier, award you this "Tireless Contributor Barnstar" for your work in starting the List of basic American Civil War topics article from scratch. Great Job! DiligentTerrier • talk |sign here 22:17, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

My Userpage

Hi There First id like to thank you immensly for your pages about creating a decent userpage!! They are great and I would be lost without them!! Just one question, On my userpage i have a small welcome banner up the top. How do I make this text larger and change the font? Sorry if you have already covered this somewhere. Thanks in advanceCstubbies (talk) 12:40, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

A valuable service

I think you need recognition for doing the job of ten other editors, and doing it out of altruism and genuine belief in Wikipedia. Not many editors here have the same good attitude and provide the same service as you - I don't have any specific point to put across, but I thought you should just be prodded and reminded that you do a lot of good around here, in the hope you'll keep it up. Kudos! Seegoon (talk) 17:43, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

 :)

The Excellent Userpage Award
Nice page. jaytur1 (talk · contribs) 12:13, 10 February 2008 (UTC)


Welcoming committee

Just a note, I've made a minor update to your contributions. To reiterate my edit summary, you put in a tonne of effort there, and you deserve to be credited for it :) Feel free to revert, nonetheless. Regards, AGK (contact) 16:44, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

List of basic space exploration topics

Hi there TTH, Just wanted to thank you for your labors on this page, which is a great resource for us. Bill Wwheaton (talk) 17:48, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

You'd better hope there is a humour barnstar

... because you just gave me the biggest laugh in weeks. Good stuff giving that RfA spammer what-for here. αѕєηιηє t/c 22:03, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

List of basic Canada topics

Nice work -- I will withdraw the AfD nom. – ukexpat (talk) 00:55, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Done
The Barnstar of Recovery
For saving List of basic Canada topics from being deleted, I - Milk's Favorite Cookie hereby award you this Barnstar! Congrats! - Milk's Favorite Cookie 01:16, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Fictional lists

The deletion review was approved for recreation: Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2008 March 10. Just letting you know, in case you weren't watchlisting it. I'm not sure what you have to do next to get the old version undeleted though (if that's what you wanted :) Nice catch on rescuing that grouping. -- Quiddity (talk) 00:21, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

'Tis for you

The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
I've noticed the extra mile you've gone to help a new user, and I wanted you to know it hasn't gone unnoticed. Keep up the good work! Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 16:40, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

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