User:Draeco

Other Userboxes I support the English language Wikipedia with my contributions. Wikipedia Contribuyo en la Wikipedia en español. I support the Spanish language Wikipedia with my contributions. This user supports the use of ads on Wikipedia. This user is a physician. The English Wikipedia has 7,035,767 articles. Content contributed by this user is released into the public domain. incl This user is an inclusionist. Wikipedia:Babel en This user is a native speaker of the English language. es-3 Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel avanzado de español. 1337 7|-|15 |_|x0r 5|>34|<5 1337. Search user languages

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My name is Jacob Radford; draeco is my earliest childhood internet alias. I was born in 1983 in rural Kentucky, USA. My academic credentials include bachelor's degrees in Spanish and biology from the University of Kentucky, a master's in diplomacy from the Patterson School of Diplomacy, and an M.D. from the UK College of Medicine. I am a board certified emergency medicine physician in Nashville, Tennessee. I'm also a fine woodworker, breakdancer, audiophile, linguist, traveler, and father.

Contributions

My very first edit was by IP in Wisteria on 15 June 2005.^[1] I registered forthwith and have made about 5,000 English Wikipedia edits since then,^[2][3] mostly in the areas of medicine, biology, history, and breakdance.^[4] My desk has some of the highlights. I am no longer active. Most of my edits were during college and med school around the 2005-2009 timeframe. My social interaction on Wikipedia was scant, but included welcoming, adopting, Wikiproject Medicine, and the Signpost. I have never used alternate accounts, nor have I been blocked, banned, or reprimanded in any way.

Philosophy

First and foremost, I am a rabid inclusionist who believes any article about a real subject should be included (a dying breed^[5]). Notability has crept out of control and should be abolished before it damages the project any more; see my rants. I mostly stopped editing because of time constraints, but notability was a major frustration.

We are indeed losing steam because the Wikipedia community is becoming less open and friendly (partly due to notability), especially to newcomers.^[6] This will drive away editors, and may already be doing so.^[7][8] Editors generally should reveal their identities, because secrecy permits duplicity.^[9][10][11] We should have a small static ad below the left sidebar for sustainability, though I'd welcome a feasible alternative. Concise, thorough, understandable introductory sections are key. Down with "See also" links, up with article writing that indicates what you really should see also.

References

1. Wikipedia contributors (15 June 2005). "Wisteria". Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia. Retrieved 21 August 2009. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
2. "Contributions summary for: Draeco". Wikimedia. River's edit counter. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
3. "Wikichecker - User:Draeco". Wikichecker. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
4. "General user info". Wikimedia. Soxred93's edit counter. Retrieved 5 Oct 2009.
5. Johnson, Bobbie (12 August 2009). "Wikipedia approaches its limits". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
6. McKenna, Gene (4 September 2009). "Bullypedia, A Wikipedian Who's Tired Of Getting Beaten Up" (blog). Retrieved 23 September 2009.
7. Angwin, Julia; Fowler (23 November 2009). "Volunteers Log Off as Wikipedia Ages". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 22 Nov 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |lfirst2= ignored (help)
8. Giles, Jim (4 August 2009). "After the boom, is Wikipedia heading for bust?". New Scientist. Retrieved 15 Dec 2009.
9. Metz, Cade (1 October 2008). "Emails show journalist rigged Wikipedia's naked shorts: Overstock's Byrne vindicated amidst economic meltdown". The Register. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
10. Harris, Dan (6 March 2007). "Wikipedia Editor Revealed as Fake" (video). ABC News. Retrieved 8 March 2007.
11. Bergstein, Brian (7 March 2007). "After flap over phony professor, Wikipedia wants some writers to share real names". Associated Press. Retrieved 15 December 2009.

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Cognac is a type of brandy named after the commune of Cognac in western France. Cognac production falls under French appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) designation, which stipulates that it must be grown in a specific wine-growing region in the departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime. The AOC also mandates that particular grapes (of which St. Émilion is the most common) be used, and that the drink be twice distilled in copper pot stills and aged at least two years in oak barrels from designated surrounding areas of France. Close to 200 cognac producers exist, of which the largest producers are Courvoisier, Hennessy, Martell and Rémy Martin. This photograph shows cognac in a snifter, a glass with a large tapered bowl and a short stem that allows the drinker to enjoy the aroma by placing their hand underneath the bowl and warming the cognac.Photograph credit: Didier Descouens

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Tip of the moment... How to make your watchlist easier to read If you use Firefox, there is a user script you can install called Watchlist sorter. This script sorts your watchlist by namespace, and adds spaces within each entry. This makes the watchlist much easier to read. To install the script, copy/paste the following line into your your common.js page. This will install the script across all your skins. importScript("User:The Transhumanist/WatchlistSorter.js"); Note: After saving, you have to Bypass your cache. To do this in Firefox, hold down the ⇧ Shift key while clicking Reload (or press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+R). Or, you may have to {{purge}} the Wikipedia server cache. Prior tip – Tips library – Next tip Read more: Wikipedia:User scripts   Your watchlist settings   Wikipedia:Purge Become a Wikipedia tipster To add this auto-randomizing template to your user page, use {{totd-random}}