Wikipedia:WikiProject Oregon/Introductions

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If you're new to the project, or even if you're not, feel free to put something here about your interests relating to Oregon, the general geographic regions you'd like to cover (strictly optional), and other Wikipedia-related skills you have. No need to sign, just link your user name in the header.

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[edit] Katr67

Hiya, I've been a member of WP:ORE since June 2006 and spend way too much time here. I became interested in Wikipedia when my work in the real world led me to discover Wikipedia:U.S. cities without articles#Oregon, since every time I came across a community I hadn't heard of, I would Google it and that page came up a lot. I figured there were plenty of other people who when they hear about a place go look it up on the Internet, and a project was born. My long-term goal is to complete the list of small town articles, but I keep getting distracted by various other Oregon geography, history and biography subjects and various grammar emergencies. As a WikiGnome, I like to keep things around the project organized by finding and tagging articles and categories with WP:ORE tags and linking articles to one another (building the web is one of the most exciting aspects of this project for me). I was born and raised in Oregon and have lived here for 35 years (I also spent some time in Olympia, Washington, so I know a little about that area as well), all of that in the Willamette Valley, so for original research purposes, I know quite a lot about the Eugene and Salem areas and have some knowledge of Portland. Most famously around the project, I have a copy of Oregon Geographic Names, so I can check on the history of place names by request (though you may have to bug me about it a couple times). I also have a bit of insight into the inner workings of state government and quite a bit of knowledge about proofreading and copyediting. I have a thing for small towns and registered historic buildings, but I'm interested in all things Oregon. If I can help with any project-related matters, or any other Wikipedia stuff, let me know.

[edit] EncMstr

I've lived exclusively in Oregon, unless one counts a total of three years traveling—about half outside North America. Besides travel, I have a number of intense hobbies (see my user page), including casual photography: I welcome Oregon-specific photo requests at least partially as an excuse to travel (not that any will be Featured Photos, but great for thumbnails). I'm particularly interested in Oregon geography, geology, wildlife, and natural places. I shy away from history and biography, but found Barlow Road and Joel Palmer surprisingly interesting subjects to collaborate on. Many of the questions about wikitables I answer at help talk:table, and seem to have some passion for citation formatting. I've worked for decades as a general computer geek™, and am enthusiastic about solving complex, seemingly impossible problems. Just ask, and I'll help however I can.

[edit] Pete Forsyth (talk to me)

I've been around since late 2005 or so, though it took me a while to make an account and sign up for this project. I am very excited about this online collaboration stuff, and have really enjoyed working with other "WPOR" folks to improve the records about our state. I've lived in Portland since 1991. I'm very interested in the Columbia River and its various impacts on economy, environment, culture etc.; I've also done a lot of work on Oregon government, politicians, and history. I spend a lot of time tracking down and/or formatting citations, and also improving low-quality images. The albatross hanging around my neck is List of Oregon ballot measures, which I'd like to get to a fairly complete state at some point in my lifetime. (EncMstr and others have been a big help on that one.) Also, I'd like to take what I've learned here at the old encyclopedia, and find a way to apply it in the "real world" at some point; in spite of well-publicized flame wars, I think some excellent collaboration happens at Wikipedia, and I'm hopeful that can be applied in the not-so-techy world. Oh yeah, I'm a computer geek too, but I try not to be ;) -Pete (talk) 04:39, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] User:Peregrine Fisher

I've been doing WP since 2005, but I became addicted in 2006 and now I edit a bit less. I'm 34 and have lived in Oregon my whole life. I now live near 82nd avenue in Portland, although I don't have a digital camera for taking picture of P-town. I'm from Southern Oregon, and most of my Oregon edits go towards Cave Junction, Oregon (where I grew up) and related articles. I'm pretty good with tables and citations, but am willing to help with basically anything if you ask me. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) 02:44, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Awotter

Grew up an Army brat, first lived in Eugene for grades 4 and 5 when my folks got their Masters degrees. Attended the U for a year and a half, then moved to Washington state. Lived in Seattle until 2000 and then abandoned the rat race with my wife to move to Salem. My aunts, uncle and grandmother all moved here from Nebraska after visiting us. My first real editing was on Rogue Ales and I created the Mo's article. I've been going to Mo's west at Otter Rock almost from the time it opened and always have the chowder and garlic bread.

[edit] Esprqii

I guess I'm the token Californicator around here. I moved to Oregon in 2001, and beginning in November 2006, tried to establish my WP:OR creds first by adding articles for Old Dead Guys and Gals to the List of United States Representatives from Oregon, until I was obsoleted by a bot. (It will happen to all of us some day...) These days, I've been working on people in the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. I welcome help in getting articles for all those folks, and am happy to edit articles on those and any Oregon sports-related topic as I try to increase my knowledge of sports in the state. I am a Blazer season ticket holder, and as a card-carrying platypus, I strive to keep UO and OSU sports articles neutral in tone.

[edit] Aboutmovies (talk)

Native Oregonian, and except for three years in Seattle, have spent all of my 32 years in Orygun. Though an OSU alum, I’ve been a Duck Football fan since long before college. On Wiki, been here since October 2006, and focus on history and law stuff, though dabble in most everything. I try to keep the project moving forward (no I do not own a Toyota) by updating the Collaboration of the Week, handing out lots of WikiLove, and keeping a high profile for the project by nominating lots of Did You Knows? to be featured on the main page. I also seem to be the resident assessment person, and via my access to lots of non-free WP:RS can often track down good sources for citation when needed.

[edit] Little Mountain 5 (Talk to me here)

I've lived in Medford, Oregon since 1997 (I lived in Santa Clarita, California before that). I know a lot about southern Oregon. A long-time Wikipedia reader, I finally decided to join in January 2008. My strong point is geography, and I will try to improve Oregon related geography articles. I enjoy sports, especially football, and think that Portland should have a professional team. See you around!

[edit] Aplaceicallhome

Born in Southern Oregon 20 years ago, lived here all of my life. I am mostly interested in sports in Oregon, such as University or Oregon sports, Southern Oregon University sports, hockey, baseball, etc.

[edit] Hux

Hi, I'm a new transplant to Oregon, having grown up in the UK, moved to the US in 2000, left in 2005 to roam the mountains of Central Asia, and returned a few months ago to put down some roots here in Stumptown. I'm a general Computer Guy by trade (sysadmin, web designer, fixer of stuff, etc.) and have been messing with computers ever since I got one of these at the age of ten. I'm also a lapsed musician (guitar, drums), movie lover, and have over the last year or so been developing a keen interest in copyright law as a result of the sweeping technological changes in the music and movie industry. On Wikipedia I tend to roam more or less randomly, making copy editing and stylistic improvements, and while I tend to pay closer attention to articles relating to Kyrgyzstan I'm otherwise relatively unfocused. I'd like to change that and spend more time on articles relating to my new home state. So now you know!

[edit] Ean5533

Howdy. I'm a born-n-raised Oregonian, living just outside Portland in small towns like Beavercreek, Oregon and Molalla, Oregon for most of my life. As of March 7, 2008 I'm in my 4th year of school at Rochester Institute of Technology (New York) in the Medical Informatics program. I have every intention of moving back to Oregon after I finish my grad degree next year, probably back to Portland. I also plan on diving into Oregon-related 'pedia pages and improving them very soon!

[edit] Micahbrwn

I'm a native of Portland, Oregon... leaving the Beaver State for five years for college. While I did live in Washington, DC (hereafter referred to as The Other Washington), my heart never left. I never could become a DC-ite at heart. So anyway, I just joined this WikiProject! Can't promise I'll be doing major renovations, but every little bit helps, yeah? Out of curiosity, is there a banner/infobox I can add to my Member page, attesting to the fact that I'm a member of this Wikiproject (as other Wikiprojects have)?

[edit] Zaui (talk)

I've been active with Wikipedia since December 2005 and with WP:ORE since July 2007. My wife is an Oregon native (grew up in Salem), so I've had family ties in Oregon since 1987. I identify as a WikiSloth and edit in fits of activity followed by periods of not much. I started the Oregon Portal and, thanks to the efforts of many here, watched it take off to featured portal status. My wife and I take lots of photos (been shooting digital since August 2003), some of them I upload to commons (yes, those are my two daughters in the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center photo) and sometimes I start something just so I have somewhere to display them, such as List of Oregon covered bridges - I put that skeleton together and watched others grow some meat on it. As a family, we make an annual trip from Utah to Oregon for a week at the coast on Lincoln Beach (yes, more of my photos there) and have driven most of the east-west routes across the state. Feel free to ask if you need a photo, I may have one and just need to upload it.

[edit] Cacophony

I started editing Wikipedia in the summer of 2004 creating new articles and doing gnomish stuff. My favorite wiki-activities back then were browsing random and new pages. Shortly thereafter I started editing articles about Oregon and the Northwest. I think I created most of the articles on bridges in Portland (heck, maybe even Oregon). Due the job I had at the time I was able to travel all around Oregon and get many photographs. This turned into an all out hobby with now thousands of dollars invested in prosumer level camera gear. Although I now have a desk job I still travel throughout the northwest frequently. Lately I haven't been creating many articles ore making any major revisions, I still check my watchlist daily, read articles frequently, and make gnomish edits on a semi-daily basis. I would say that right now my biggest focus is on adding citations. Cheers!

[edit] Orygun

Was born/raised in Oregon; have lived in Portland, Salem, Eugene, Estacada, Sisters, Lakeview, and Redmond; am still Oregon resident—however, live in DC area right now. Am interested in Oregon geography and wide range of history topics including places, events, and biographies; am also interested in some areas of art, business, and education plus many military related subjects. I like to write original articles—i.e. turn red-ink entries into blue. For me, it’s much easier to research/organize/write comprehensive new article than to insert small bits of info into existing entries. In any case, I enjoy being part of wiki-Oregon team....and envy all of you who live in our beautiful state!

[edit] VanTucky

I'm originally from Vancouver, Washington, which is just across the Columbia river from Portland, and is considered part of the Portland Metro area. For the last three years I've lived in the heart of Southeast Portland, and now consider myself a fully fledged Oregonian. The majority of my contributions on Wikipedia are unrelated to Oregon, but I am especially passionate about local, face-to-face organization of Wikimedians and wiki folks of all sorts. It is easy to miss how strong the wiki community is in Oregon, and that we are (because of Ward's efforts) the birthplace of wiki.