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User:ProfessorPaul

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Greetings to One and All

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I'm "ProfessorPaul," also known as (simply) Paul. I discovered Wikipedia in the spring of 2004 (while I was teaching an Economics class for a community college), but did not realize its real use and potential. I used it over and over again (as a reference source in my American Government class and my U.S. History class), but did not actually join until April, 2006.

Since then, I have made over 3000 edits (3000 edits? Wow! I need to get a life). I enjoy Wikipedia very much; to me, this is "recreation."

Wikipedia, compared to other forms of human recreation

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  • Wikipedia is less frustrating than golf;
  • Wikipedia is so easy, that even a caveman could edit it;

Creating articles and Wiki-Categories

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Editing Wikipedia is fun, but Wikipedia also needs people to create articles and categories. So--the list of 57 articles (and 4, now 3 categories) below owe their existence to me. Creating an article is not without its pratfalls: out of 59 articles I have written, 2 have been deleted. Don't let the potential of deletion discourage you, gentle reader.

ProfessorPaul articles

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The 58 articles I have written (in chronological order) are:

Four redirects

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ProfessorPaul Wiki Categories

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  • Created Category:the Twilight Zone actors in June 2006; it was deleted on December 1, 2006 (great sorrow);
  • Created Category:Bermuda Triangle in December 2006; hope it does not get deleted (cross your fingers);
  • Created Category:Famous Diaries in December 2006; will work on populating it; Category became a candidate for deletion; result was "Rename." Category was renamed: Category:Diaries on February 17, 2007.
  • Created Category:Hospitals in Oklahoma in January 2007; there are over 150 hospitals in Oklahoma; I will work to populate this category.

Favorite "Wiki-haunts"

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I could be almost ANYWHERE editing, expanding, or creating an article for Wikipedia; lately, I find myself more and more at one of the following locations:

ProfessorPaul's favorite movies

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OK--I was attempting to compose a "Top Ten List" (as it were) of my favorite movies--and it only took me a year to figure it out. Enjoy.

Various User Boxes that Describe Me

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3,000+This user has made more than 3,000 contributions to Wikipedia.
This user believes in civility and assuming good faith.


This user is an Academician.
This user tries to do the right thing. If he makes a mistake, please let him know.
This user is an Angel.
This user believes that caffeine is necessary in large doses daily.
This user supports the
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
In Memoriam: 9/11
Let us never forget…
This user is a proud resident of the state of Oklahoma.
Editing Wikipedia is something this user does as a hobby.
AAsThis user has an Associate of Applied Science degree.
BAThis user has a Bachelor of Arts degree.
MS This user has a Master of Science degree in College Teaching.
This user has visited 18 of the 50 United States.18