User:Sj

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Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.~ G.B.Shawmore -

About me

This userseeks the peaceful resolution of disputes.

Hello, my name is Samuel Klein. To reach me:talk page messageswill receive the fastest response. If you have suggestions about how to improve aspects of the Projects or Wikimedia as a whole, please share them on theMeta wiki.You can also send me email (meta.sj@gmail). I was a member of theWikimedia Foundation Board of Trusteesfor three terms, and sometimesthink about project-wide issues.

I am aWikipedian,aone laptop per child organizer,aCrimson mathematicsandphysicsgeek, a compulsiveproofreader,and a long-timeBostonian.Currently working on aninnovation information initiative.I thoughtWikipedia Zerowas the best thing sinceWikipedia One.I editedHow Wikipedia Works(published withno starch [1]), a GFDL book aimed at reducing community barriers to entry for new Wikipedians. Iaspiretocuriositate.See myblogfor more.

My favorite page remains+ theWikipedia:Backlog. I work to help groups improving the open Internet find legal and technical support in all jurisdictions, and to extend Wikidata-style knowledge bases intoopen knowledge networks. I have had this account sinceearly 2004,when WP officially became more interesting and instructive than Universities and coursebooks. I am anadministratorhere and on theNahuatlandSwahiliWikipedias, and was astewardfor the other Wikimedia projects at one point; if you need assistance with a small project that does not currently have active administrators, you canask me for helpor find a steward orglobal sysop.

I sometimes speak andwrite aboutWiki[p|m]edia, and organizinglocal,continental,andinternationalcommunity events. We have great opportunities to grow throughrelated projects,and supported or participated in aspecial projects committee,community-run communication and grant-writing processes, anddata analysis.Curious about: Indexing lists ofreliable sources

Outside of the wikis, I work with other collections of knowledge: expandingcitationsandinnovationcatalogs, improving global annotations (hypothesis:noch nicht komplett), identifying and freeinglarge datarepositories andpublicationsowned bywell-meaningbut copyright-confused people andgroups.In 2018 I co-founded theKnowledge Futures Group.In 2013 I became a Fellow at theBerkman Center for Internet and Society.In 2011 I started working on theDigital Public Library of America,which borrowed much of its free-knowledge focus and transparent participatory governance model from Wikipedia. In 2006, I became director of content for theOne Laptop per Childfoundation, helping to distribute access to these collections and the ability to contribute to them. I also enjoy synchronizingtranslationsand bringing togethertranslatorsto work onglobal projects.My Erdős–Bacon number is 8. I have anxdi sj-entity,but no.sjdomain (Svalbard and Jan Mayenstilldoes not seem to allow registrations. If you know of exceptions to this policy, or Norwegian royalty that need heroic feats accomplished, let me know.).

Things I love:physics,CSP,language,The City ++++++,perma-tools,music,poetry,color,nature, meta-lists,stub-sorters,Life,F*C,Cups
Things I loathe:simple dichotomy,navels,myopia,wantonarrogation,stasisaddiction, discorporation.
Things I miss:all-hands public debates about the projects,quartile updates,GFDL flamewars, single-page VfD (sic), Rambot debates, writing contests, corporate entities flaming Wikipedia, weekly Tilman-style updates, universalWiktionary,multilingual wikipedia-l threads, the promise of multilingual talk-pages.
Things I am not: SJ,/SJ,e-SJ,sj, Sjakkalle,Sjc(+), Sjc196,SJK,SJK',SJKissane, Sjorford,Essjay,-R,aHazard,Kepler,asj phone,bearded woodsmansjklein, Swedish rail, aJesuit society,Gambro's CIO,an antique diarist, aMy-Brtemperament, anarctic isle,amoral lawyer,aBurgess bird,adepartment store,afabricated Sox fan,racter,aGiant,Shark,library,aWodak,amusical Tucker,abeer judge,or ED of aCoexistence Trust.I do not recall publishinghospice research with Jimbo,norattending Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity dressed as a tea bag.IdohoardKlein bottles,and look snappy in atrenchcoat,butdid notmodel forLevine's detectiveSam Kleinor Harry'sUnderlayer.
Titles I have added: Most Formidable Lord and Master of theEncyclopædia Britannica

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This user can contribute with aprofessionallevel ofEnglish.

de-2

Dieser Benutzer hatfortgeschritteneDeutschkenntnisse.

es-2

Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivelintermediodeespañol.

he-2

משתמש זה יכול לתרום ברמהבינוניתשלעברית.‏

fr-2

Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveauintermédiaireenfrançais.

sw-1

Mtumiaji huyu aweza kushiriki kwaKiswahilicha kiwango chamsingi.

zh-1

Cai dụng hộ năng dĩCơ bổnĐíchTrung vănTiến hành giao lưu.
Cai dụng hộ năng dĩCơ bổnĐíchTrung vănTiến hành giao lưu.

ja-1

この lợi dụng giả はSơ cấpのNhật bổn ngữができます.

pl-0

Ta osoba nie znajęzyka polskiego(albo ma z nim olbrzymie trudności).

Meta:Aboutmeandrelated projects:Physicswikiportal|comm^2~TALK☎ to me!
Reflection: Iterative;manic;covered in mail (8% inbox growth per month) ~ full ofchoiceandcommentary
Writing: Quarto,Random log,Rec log,Touched pages(briefly:v), Sj-mesh
Reading: Essays(Iso),Fun(BOB,&c.), History(Congo,Sammy,Sattelite,SS1), Meta-Lists;
brilliant!,wanted,menial&stats|original research|contests

Events:Wikimaniawas grand (back for more) |Meetups:Boston,New York||Contests
Projects:True |Fun |Promo |Peace(1,2,3,4,5 ) |Newpage stats| Missing images (Faceblob) ||Thoughtsand potentialgroups|Anonymity,name changes,&attribution|css(edit) |js(edit)|| Assessment:Half-decent|Standard|Good articles,Q&Retro,SIGN,'zine,metalogueing,VOAconversion,Special:Booksourcesand its header,WM SIGs,translation
Categorization:Articless by cat,WP:Cat,Sj ...||Tools: Maximize Utils !,Messaging,Comm
Action: Press(releases,coverage,awards),Translation,Policy(Tank,Block,IP,Long), Ext Syntax,Approval,...

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Other media:VOA pronunciations,sound samples(x2000), music clips(x0), <just aNTSfor now>, Whole Earth scans

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Metapages

Overview:Community Main|Simple Main|multiling

Slimming:Sj/mesh|Sj Main

Community:Structure ,Translation,Press

Semiotics:Naming(dab,salvaging key names),Top ic s

Concerns:Disappearingrevisions,db corruption, lack of widespreadbackups

Miscellany

Architect: Circlehenge of knowledge hanging garden, 2018

Annotorious, Cambridge syncratic edition, 2015

First-Rickroll Hall of Fame: Knuth & Penrose, 2014

Chauffeur: #DSKDRV transportation services, 2012 (sponsored by Fiji)

Director: XO Jams International, 2008.

1st place: Randomized 80-person spymastery, Codex Alimentarius, 2011

3rd place: Rasperry Pi-eating contest, Pi-day, 2009

Manager: proofreader.com

Conference lead, Prodigal Son of Wikimania, August 2006

Program co-organizer, Inaugural Wikimania conference, August 2005

Top 10: Wikinews article contest, March 2005

8th/4th/2nd place: French Armada/Setec/++ multiplexed mystery hunt, 2004/5/7

5th place: Amateur Eggalchemy awards, for Lemon Souffle, 2003

3rd place: Cambridge area vegan cake stable height contest, 2002

2nd place: NE Complexity Institute "complicated costume" ball, 2000

1st place: High-Energy Metaphysics circle-tour marathon, 1998

1st place: MIT Unified Engineering design competition (indoor flight), 1997

In parting: "Humanity will be destroyed in about a billion years due to increasing sun temperature, and in about five billion years we'll be engulfed by the sun. Hopefully by then we will have colonized other planets, but if we haven't,Wikipedia will be destroyed."

Warning:Please be aware that any information you may find on Wikipedia may be idiotic, misleading, offensive, extraterrestrial, dangerous, or illegal. Wikipediais notuniformly peer reviewed; while readers may correct errors or remove erroneous suggestions they are not obligated to do so. If you need specific advice ( medical, legal, psychosexual, financial, arcane, &c. ) please seek a licensed, bonded, and knowledgable professional.YOUR INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION OF ANYTHING FOUND IN WIKIPEDIA IS STRONGLY ADVISED.Love, Sj.

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