User:Robert W King

Status

• Work is 60% complete on the Milling Machine(see flickr set here). The electronics are mostly finished but there needs to be some photographs taken.
• I am currently working on ContribBot! Unfortunately I am internally debating the methodology of how ContribBot is going to work so he is on delay; if you have any questions feel free to leave me a message at my talk page.

( Where Robert lives it is approximately: 00:52)

About me

Quack!

I am a young man living somewhere in Northern Virginia. I hold an Associate's in Information Technology from NVCC and am working (infrequently) on my B.S. in Information Technology from George Mason University. My interests include data organization, networks, philosophy, critical thinking, and observation.

In the past I have contributed to U.S. Government articles within Wikipedia, and reported on the Wired-sponsored Assignment Zero. (Profile here, contributions here)

Tabella Nemorosus

Developing Articles Initial Author  Assignment_Zero bowling  censorship  Color  Coffee  Crime Cyberpunk  Fire  Light  Light_bulb in progress  murder  Optical Disc  Socks_(clothing)  stone  swimming  Team Fortress  tools  The Twilight Zone in progress  water  wristwatch Author / Contributor To be completed... Contributor To be completed... Stubs Initial Author  belt_(clothing)  collage  Drawing  Drinking_game Executive_Schedule_(U.S._government)  Frustrated_total_internal_reflection  Fun  Glass  Halloween  Hat  Island  M._C._Escher  metaphor  necktie  painting  Romeo_and_Juliet  Saturday_Night_Live  sculpture  ship  shirt_(clothing)  Simile  Sword  symbolism  Taco  Tide  Toy  Triangle  Wind  Writing Neutrality (Currently in a void state) Author / Contributor  Larry_Sanger  Citizendium  History_of_computing  Thanksgiving Contributor Apple  Chernobyl_Disaster  Champagne  Food_photography  French_fries  Frustration  Plural  Software_bug  vodka Templates Initial Author Template for the NFPA Safety Panel (Version 2.1, still not functional in Safari)) An infobox template for the chemistry workgroup (Currently Less WIP and looking more polished.) A table-based timeline template (Currently WIP) Author / Contributor To be completed... Contributor Table for catalog of Famous Tennis Players Subpage Index Template for the Subpage Project

Projects on CZ My Sandbox: Testing grounds. CZ's Core Article Initiative: CZ:CORE CZ's recruiting initiative: CZ:Recruitment. I created a one-sheet black and white recruitment flyer to be distributed (primarly) on college campuses, community bulletin boards, and other open public posting areas. It can be found here. Instructions are enclosed. Hat article image request initiative: If you have one of many different types of hats, and have a picture of you wearing it, please submit it to the articlespace! This article would do greatly with a large number of hat images. --Robert W King 20:49, 18 October 2007 (CDT) To Do Finish converting these to {{subpages}} as opposed to subpages9 Practically finished minus a few issues that need to be cleaned up on some "list" pages, but other than that subpages9 should no longer be on any subpage (unless its in conversation). --Robert W King 13:31, 17 November 2007 (CST) Fix double redirects Review Orphaned Pages for speedydelete. (going to attempt 50 a day, nonconsecutively.) Image Category Party! Review uncategorized pages Play TF2 when burnt out on wikiediting. Convert existing checklists into subpage pages. (g'ah, didn't we do this already???) Move to Europe in 10 Months.  !!!What's happening in Europe?!!! Books The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand Status Anxiety - Alain De Botton The Use and Abuse of Art - Jacques Barzun The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell Talk to the Hand - Lynne Truss

I performed levels of relentless editing on these articles:

• TI:Unertan_Syndrome After vs. Before

I created the following images:

Cockroach   Picture of an Apple   Mocha and Donut   Flowers outside my office   More apples   Additive light model   Subtractive light model   Screenshot of the AZ desktop   Be bold test image   Regular exposure of flourescent lighting   Low level light exposure of flourescent lighting   Two insects in mating stance (possibly my best capture yet)   A stone and concrete walkway   Stone used in a retaining wall   Rust deposit on a sidewalk   A bowling alley   A bowling ball corral   A very old bowling scoring terminal   A group of bowlers on league night   Bowling ball return machine. Do not stick your hands inside!   Many people have worn these.   Modified image of an empty tennis court to include its dimensions

I modified the following photos for article usage:

• Photograph of Mt. Vernon -Original vs. current
• Photograph of Ireland's Four Courts - Original vs. current
• Photograph for Prohibition - Original vs.current
• Photograph for Abraham Lincoln - Original vs optional replacement
• Photograph for Shirley Chisholm - Original vs current
• Image of King Louis XIV - Original vs current
• Image of Eamon de Valera - Original vs. current

List of Wikipedia articles I have authored and/or contributed to:

• OMB Circular A-21
• OMB Circular A-16
• OMB Circular A-130
• OMB Circular A-126
• OMB Circular A-123
• Hatch Act of 1939
• Geographic Information System
• General Services Administration
• Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
• Executive Schedule

Philosophies

Humor

In contrast to the serious efforts of projects, I find that often ridiculous insignificancies amuse me greatly. Within the scope of CZ, here are a few that I enjoyed.

• (diff) (hist) . . m Kilt accessories‎; 11:15 . . James F. Perry (Talk | contribs) (typo corr4ection + rephrase) (oh, the irony)
• 12:23, 4 April 2007 Larry Sanger (Talk | contribs) unblocked Stephen Ewen (contribs) (Stephen, please don't block yourself. ROTFL)
• 12:20, 4 April 2007 Larry Sanger (Talk | contribs) unblocked Stephen Ewen (contribs) (It's too embarrassing to explain)
• 12:06, 4 April 2007 Robert Tito (Talk | contribs) blocked "Stephen Ewen (contribs)" * with an expiry time of 2 hours (he was having too much fun)
• 03:17, 4 April 2007 Stephen Ewen (Talk | contribs) blocked "Stephen Ewen (contribs)" with an expiry time of 2 hours
• 15:01, 16 February 2007 blocked "Larry M Sanger (contribs)" with an expiry time of infinite (evident: one LS is enough)
• 10:54, 14 February 2007 blocked "Mozilla Firefox (contribs)" with an expiry time of infinite (I wonder. :) )
• 10:41, 14 February 2007 blocked "Biff Soupbone (contribs)" with an expiry time of infinite (If you have to ask, I'll have to selll you on ebay. )
• 18:22, 10 February 2007 Larry Sanger (Talk | contribs) blocked "Jimbo WaIes (contribs)" with an expiry time of infinite (No doubt the vandal again. If that is you Jimbo then e-mail us at constables@citizendium.org)
• 17:37, 10 February 2007 blocked "Artemus (contribs)" with an expiry time of infinite (name not according to standards (full name needed), and neither two of the 4 musketeers)
• 08:40, 30 January 2007 blocked "Stanley matthews (contribs)" with an expiry time of infinite (Name of dead British footballer)
• 10:52, 26 January 2007 blocked "The Gambler (contribs)" with an expiry time of infinite (Las Vegas is somewhere else)
• Yes, we have a Biology of Living Persons Policy.
• Now that's funny :-)
• Hayford_The_Wikicomber
• Hayfords's Fine French Bar & Grill - don't miss this.
• The term "buttery" came to mean "panty" - Bad butler!
• Exploding Primates - what a mess!
• "I'll alter Larry to the matter". I think you meant 'sacrifice' :D My question is if we can suggest the necessary alterations:-)
• Careful of those corrupt fonts, they're a doozy!
• The new free content Chicken Head Copyright License - a.k.a. the "I don't care" license.
• "We'll figure out a way to sue those people whose image we use under fair use, I just know we will!".
• Wow. Rough night, eh?
• 00:05 (cur; last) . . Larry Sanger (Talk | contribs | block) (deleted "Here": Here today, gone tomorrow)
• These MUST be some ducks! (scroll down)
• Welcome to a new author, er, uh, rather a new bot!
• Illicit eliciting - yep, sounds about right.
• This new license may really catch on....
• WP:OR and a simple Pole in a complex plane
• Taken out of context (see http://blog.citizendium.org/2007/11/07/financial-times-on-citizendium/): Yes, I wake up every day fired by the thought, “This is how I’m going to get back at Jimbo!” -Larry Sanger
• Sexual dimorphism - Yes, this is in the Category:Hobbies Workgroup...but just exactly whose hobby is that?
• A powerfuk analyst of world affairs - boy, ya really gotta watch those fellows.

Neutrality

There are three properties that I believe should be adhered to in the context of this project when it comes to non-philosophical topics: fact, relevancy, and neutrality.

• Fact: Everything that pertains to a particular subject should not be made up or speculated on. There should be no lies and no conjecture. I believe in trails, audits, and observations. That which is shown to be absolutely provable.
• Relevancy: There will always be a percentage of information which points to a demonstratable conclusion. Only the upmost definitive evidence that shows A leads to B should be included.
• Neutrality: Every viewpoint should be shown, and substantiated with credible sources. Credibile does not mean "existing", "popular", or "notable"; but rather those sources that are known to exhibit only the observable and objective truth and not an agenda or bias. Documentation is a must.

It is the reponsibility for everyone who wishes to further the knowledge and education of the masses to provide the basis for others to make their own decisions. One should be "informative" and not "convincing" when it comes to the essential elements of knowledge.