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<div align="center">''Welcome to the Wikipedia user page of FT2.<br /><br />Enjoy exploring :)''</div>
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<div align="center" style="font-size:90%">[[/Article contributions|articles]]<br />[[/Project contributions|project contributions]]<br />[[/Shinee|barnstars and accolades]]<br />(all potentially out of date!)</div>
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! style="background-color: #f2dfce;" | What is NPOV?
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| ''(Posted at [[Wikipedia_talk:Neutrality Project]], responding to a question, what NPOV is and whether one should always present an opposing view.)''

Wikipedia articles are not required to invent or embellish an opposing point of view if there isn't one. We are reporting upon a subject, whatever the article topic may be. Within that, some facts (or their interpretations) will be contested, others will be mostly accepted, others again will be almost universally accepted. We are obligated to ensure that when the article is complete, it mirrors and characterises, without re-enacting, the subject to which it refers. The presence of opposing views in the article is purely a function of whether there were significant opposing views in the subject itself. 

The acid test if NPOV is achieved, is the [[map-territory relation]] -- the extent to which the article can be used as a "map" to guide a lay-person through the "territory" of the subject, including its relevant detours, conflicts and highways. Like a map, no article perfectly mirrors a subject, nor is this expected; if it did it would have to re-enact and be as large as the subject itself. There is a "cutoff" of detail, called "notability" (or sometimes, "salience") in Wikipedia, and a good map must have enough detail, but not too much as to be unwieldy and unhelpful in navigating ones way.
::: -- [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk%3ANeutrality_Project&diff=100142261&oldid=99768315]
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! style="background-color: #f2dfce;" | What's expected of editors?
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* ''[[WP:NPA|No personal attacks]]'' - do not disparage, insult, or attack others in any form.
* ''[[WP:CIVIL|Be civil]]'' - even if not an attack, talk nicely, respectfully. Being nice does not contradict being effective (if they cause a problem)
* ''[[WP:AGF|Assume good faith]]'' - ask if there seems to be a problem, don't assume.
* ''[[WP:DR|Seek dispute resolution]]'' -- if you can't reason with them, and their actions need intervention, don't do it all yourself. Stay calm, and allow time for dispute resolution. It's a lot easier for others to sort out one person acting up than two.
* ''[[WP:DBF|Don't be a fanatic]]'' - extremes help nobody. This is a collaborative project, it is never wrong to ask another uninvolved person to handle it, or check it, or tell you what they think. It's by far the most trouble-free option.
* ''[[WP:ADMIN|Ask an admin rather than get into trouble yourself]]'' - they're there to help. Any experienced user can act like an administrator though, so again, ask anyone who sounds like they are able to help.
* ''[[WP:WQT|Make mistakes gracefully]]'' - we all do. When it happens to you, learn from it, understand it, and let it go. The reasons people have trouble is they can't learn, or can't let go.
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! style="background-color: #f2dfce;" | Writing for Wikipedia
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| Writing for an encyclopedia is not the same as writing for a newspaper, or even an academic paper. In a way, it's more like writing the bibliography for an academic paper. In a way, we aren't even trying to decide (as experts would) what is "true" and what isn't, because that's not what this is. We are summarizing a field, creating a balanced collation of multiple perspectives and views. Theres few decisions to make, few opinions to form, other than to observe which views seem to be more or less relevant views of note, and to understand each (and its sources) well enough to document. 

We care that we document each view carefully and with understanding. That is the "truth" we work to here. That, and that alone. Our truth is the truth of the bibliography, and the measure is, have we represented collectively in summary the multiple verifiable sources of note. Drawing editorial conclusions from all of them is the ''end-use'' of an encyclopedia, not the work of encyclopedists.
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* {{nowrap|[[User:FT2/Arbcom the punchball|Arbcom the punchball]]}}
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! style="background-color: #f2dfce;" | And last...
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: There are [[WP:EDITORS|''thousands'' of people]] having fun editing!<br /><br />And their message to you is --<br /><br />Have fun! :)<br /><br />Catch you on the Wiki! <br /><br />If you need anything, [[user_talk:FT2|just shout]]!<br /><br /><br />FT2
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== Wikipedia and me ==
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I started editing in 2004, wrote over a hundred articles, became an [[WP:ADMIN|administrator]], then appointed to the [[WP:OTRS|email response team ('OTRS')]] and shortly afterwards the [[WP:ARBCOM|Arbitration Committee]] in December 2007. In these roles, I have dealt with content writing, content policy, editorial disputes, community matters, privacy and sensitive issues, and a large number of fairly nasty editors and inappropriately-behaving admins. We're here as volunteers to write a reference work, which means fair handling is important. As of 2012 I'm still writing articles.

I lean towards community approaches and a level field. I pushed for communal input in the ''Checkuser/Oversight appointment process'', provided the ''first on-wiki analysis'' of Checkuser tool use, and a load of others. At Arbcom itself I fought hard for better process, a formal structure for proposals to be examined and voted on, and better collaboration/workflow.

As of October 2009, I stepped down from some roles. I'm still round though. In 2009-10 I served on the Foundation's [[strategy:|5 year strategy taskforce]], in 2010 I was asked to visit and contribute at the Foundation's [[foundation:|offices]], in 2011 I was invited onto the WMF [[m:Communications committee|Communications Committee]]. In 2012 I was active in the [[WP:SOPA|SOPA community decision]], primarily co-ordinating and reviewing our messages, posts, and information flow. I was also heavily involved in the 2011 - 2012 review of the site's legal [[m:Terms of Use|Terms of Use]] and urged <span class="plainlinks">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Archive_45#Quality_related_proposal_-_use_of_a_.22drafts.22_namespace. in 2009]</span> and <span class="plainlinks">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Biographies_of_living_people/Phase_I#View_by_FT2 again in 2010]</span> the creation of the 'Draft:' namespace, eventually created in 2013.

Areas of interest:
:* ''[[/Article contributions|Writing content]]'' - I've written over a hundred articles and substantively contributed to many more. I have a wide interest; my contributions include physics and legal rulings, film plots and clinical science, technology and religion.

:* ''[[User:FT2/Shinee|Fixing messes and problems that get in the way of editors]]'' - I help experienced users with difficult article wordings, input into difficult discussions, difficult neutrality cases, 2nd opinion, admin problem, email responses, and sensitive problems.

:* ''[[/Project contributions|Improving editorial processes and guidance]]'' - I work on policy wordings and process updates that help readers and volunteers to contribute and improve the project in turn. If one process or policy is cleaned up, or one poor wording is fixed, a thousand editors benefit from it and will save their time, stress and frustration. I love this aspect. [[Reliability of Wikipedia|One of my mainspace articles on Wikipedia]] has been cited at length in a 2012 [[Utah]] [[Court of Appeals]] [http://www.utcourts.gov/opinions/appopin/fire_insurance081612.pdf ruling] as evidence covering Wikipedia's self-regulation and quality control.

I also have a "real" life, and balancing the two's important. But I'm free to choose my work hours. It helps :)

I'll update this at some point. Right now the old version's just a little out of date.

== Recent article activity (occasionally brought up to date) ==
''Incomplete list''

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| '''[[Russians (song)]]'''
:* <span font-size:90%">and: [[Trinity (nuclear test)]], [[Atomic Age]], [[Manhattan Project]]</span>
| July 2013 || &nbsp; || historical context added || historical context on early atomic age, prompted by [[Sting (musician)|Sting's]] appearance in a film and his song ''[[Russians (song)|Russians]]''. 

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| '''[[Hollingsworth v. Perry]]''' and '''[[Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill]]'''
:* <span font-size:90%">and: [[California Proposition 8]], [[United States v. Windsor]]</span>
| June/July 2013 || &nbsp; || major expand/update || very high profile current events (and widely awaited US Supreme Court ruling) in US and UK, expand and updating legal/legislative aspects
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| '''[[Fermat's Last Theorem]]'''
:* <span font-size:90%">and: [[Wiles's proof of Fermat's Last Theorem]], [[Andrew Wiles]], [[ Modularity theorem]], [[Frey curve]], [[Ribet's theorem]], [[Proof by infinite descent]]</span>
| May 2013 || &nbsp; || major expand/refactor || High interest article (and also its related topics) - was poorly and confusingly covered, and missing considerable encyclopedic info
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| '''[[ Boston Marathon bombings]]''' || April 2013 || &nbsp; || updating current event || &nbsp;
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| '''[[Erection]]''' || April 2013 || &nbsp; || refactor || Rework article to be more science based and provide primarily a clinical/biology approach (the core knowledge of the topic is not its social nicknames!)
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| '''[[Death and funeral of Margaret Thatcher]]'''
:* <span font-size:90%">and: [[UK miners' strike (1984–1985)]], [[Arthur Scargill]]</span>
| April 2013 || &nbsp; || Expand/refactor || Considerable missing information and context in some areas. Prompted by death of [[Margaret Thatcher]] in the news.
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| '''[[Kermit Gosnell]]''' || April 2013|| &nbsp; || major reorganization/cleanup || High profile media abortion case currently at trial - article had survived deletion but was in an awful condition and was also getting extensive attention and scrutiny from media and activist groups.
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| '''[[Memory Reference Code]]''' || February 2013|| &nbsp; || New article || Described by sources as "one of the most important aspects of the BIOS" for an Intel-based motherboard.
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| '''[[Declaratory judgment]]''' || September 2012 || &nbsp; || Extension and refactor of intro|| Article came to potential attention via [http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/09/05/wikimedia-foundation-seeks-declaratory-relief-in-response-to-legal-threats-from-internet-brands/comment-page-1/#comment-141125 this post] in the [http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/09/05/wikimedia-foundation-seeks-declaratory-relief-in-response-to-legal-threats-from-internet-brands/ Internet Brands/Wikitravel/Wikimedia legal matter], noting our relevant article was very weak (both were poor, one a stub). Quick "band-aid" to give a more solid start.
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| '''[[List of file copying software]]''' || September 2012 || &nbsp; || New article|| &nbsp;
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| '''[[Pregnancy from rape]]''' || August 2012 || &nbsp; || Expansion and reorganization of new + high profile topic|| Media uproar over [[Todd Akin 'legitimate rape' and pregnancy comment controversy|'legitimate rape' and pregnancy comments by US politician Todd Akin]] led to other users creating (and AFD'ing) this article. Although a clear AFD "keep", it was of inadequate quality for a now-prominent topic, aspects such as rape and pregnancy in war and statutory rape contexts were clearly missing, along with research cite data on these, and the article was also in need of cleanup and reorganizing, partly due to likely high viewing level.
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| '''[[File hosting service]]''' || January 2012 || &nbsp; || Major update || Included legal matters from the [[Megaupload]] seizure and distinguishing features from ''Atari v. Rapidshare AG.''
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| '''[[Murder of Stephen Lawrence]]'''
:* <span font-size:90%">and: [[Double jeopardy]], [[Criminal Justice Act 2003]], [[Murder in English law]], [[Born alive rule]], [[Born alive laws in the United States]]</span>
| December 2011 
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| Major expansions and refactors 
| Prompted by a verdict after 17 years on one of Britain's highest profile racial crimes of all time, this one case changed the social and cultural world of a country and its police force.
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| '''[[Fusion power]]''' || December 2011<br />March 2011 || &nbsp; || Major expansion and reorganization || &nbsp;
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| '''[[Higgs boson]]'''
:* <span font-size:90%">and: [[Large Hadron Collider]], [[Collider]], [[Synchrotron]]
| December 2011 - Jan 2012<br />& July onward 2012
| [[Higgs boson]] submitted for [[WP:GA|peer review as GA]] 
| Expansion and reorganisation
| The Higgs Boson hit the news hard in December, but our article didn't explain much about this crucial area of cutting edge physics, nor the linked areas behind it. When the July 2012 discovery was announced, the article and related articles gained from considerable research and many new sections to both make explanations clearer and add new more exact technical and history information.
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| '''[[TRESOR]]''' || December 2011 || &nbsp; || New || Novel encryption module for Linux, notable as the only system known to defeat [[cold boot attack]]s.
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| '''[[Laws of robotics]]''' || October 2011 || &nbsp; || New || Actual laws studied in the real world, as opposed to the fictional one.
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| '''[[Exile]]''' || April 2011 || &nbsp; || Major expansion and rewrite || Resulting from Arab Spring media reports.
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| '''[[DDR4 SDRAM]]''' || April 2011 || {{nowrap|DYK [[File:Updated DYK query.svg|12px]]}} || New || DDR4 is the newest up-and-coming memory type for desktop computers. First test samples were produced in Q1 2011 - expect to see this hitting the market in 2012 and going mainstream around 2014-2015.
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| '''[[Gödel's incompleteness theorems]]''' || April 2011 || &nbsp; || Rewrite of proof sketch of first theorem || &nbsp;
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| '''[[Shōgun (novel)]]''' || February 2011 || &nbsp; || Rewrite of plot || &nbsp;
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| '''[[Mustafa Abdul Jalil]]''' || February 2011 || &nbsp; || Expansion and reorganization || Ex&ndash;justice minister and Chairman of National Transition Council in Libya
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| '''[[Instinctive drowning response]]''' 
:* <span font-size:90%">and: [[Drowning]]
| December 2010 
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| Drowning response: New
| Along with [[Drowning]] (cleaned up) a crucial article. This one article is one of those I value most. This article isn't about mere information. Wikipedia will directly over time save many lives. It's humbling. 
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