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'''Josiah Rowe''' was born at a very young age, in [[Fredericksburg, Virginia]].  He hasn't died yet.

He currently lives in [[North Haven, Connecticut]], with three [[daughter]]s and one [[love#Interpersonal love|wife]], all of which he's quite fond of.

He rarely refers to himself in the [[grammatical person|third person]].

==Josiah on Wikipedia==
Josiah is a [[wiktionary:dilettante|dilettante]] at Wikipedia, as he is in many other fields.  His work, if you can call it that, can mostly be found in various topics related to ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Josiah also dabbles in pages related to comic books and Greek mythology, as well as other random subjects. His best work is the Featured Article ''[[Fun Home]]''.

Other articles Josiah has created or contributed substantially to include (in no particular order): [[Daniel Wakefield Smith]], [[Michelle Paradise]], [[Helen Griffin]], [[Bernard Krigstein]], [[Serenity (film)]], [[Science fiction Western]], [[Julie Gardner]], [[James Cobban]], ''[[The Pirate Queen]]'', [[John Dempsey (lyricist)]], [[Dana P. Rowe]] (no relation), [[Winged monkeys]], [[Achilles and Patroclus]], [[Kevin Davies (director)]], [[Kate Austin]], [[Nev Fountain]], [[The Sarah Jane Adventures]], [[Yasmin Paige]], [[Gareth David-Lloyd]], [[SantaLand Diaries]] and [[A More Perfect Union (speech)]].  Make of that what you will.

And yes, Josiah is his real name (insofar as such a thing exists), and yes, he's aware that by putting his identity on this page he's probably annihilated whatever [[privacy]] he might ever have pretended to have.  Josiah figures that he doesn't have anything to be ashamed of, and nobody's going to [[identity theft|steal]] an [[personal identity|identity]] as worthless as his anyhow.

===Update, 2007===
In the summer of 2007 I took an extended wikibreak, for a couple of reasons.  Some of them were due to real-life concerns, but others had to do with Wikipedia, its governance and its future.  First, Jimbo's initial response to the [[Essjay controversy]] showed a troubling preference for loyalty over truth.  Second, I was unhappy with the way that some users have been enforcing the [[Wikipedia:non-free content|non-free content]] policy, and the consequent valuing of "free" over "encyclopedia" in Wikipedia's mission.  Examples of this being taken to absurd lengths include the exclusion of the [[International Symbol of Access]] from informational articles, and the removal of an image of a painting from [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 9, 2007|the summary of the article about that painting on Today's Featured Article]].  These incidents were examples of Wikipedia allowing the "free" goal to harm the "encyclopedia" goal, as well as examples of the third problem I've been having with Wikipedia lately: the cancerous growth of the Wikipedia bureaucracy.  Actually, Wikipedia currently suffers from nearly all the problems listed under [[Bureaucracy#Criticism]].  I'm not a management guru, and I don't have the solution to Wikipedia's organizational sclerosis.  But I do have the choice of how much time I want to spend working in a bureaucracy-laden environment, and in the summer of 2007 the choice was "not much, thanks".

However, I still feel that Wikipedia is a worthwhile project, and I have the strongest respect for its values of [[WP:CONSENSUS|consensus]] and [[WP:CIVIL|civility]].  I have hope that these values will prove stronger than the forces pushing Wikipedia towards bureaucracy, cronyism and absurdities based on ideological purism.  Wikipedia can be seen as a model of human society in general.  If we can make this work, there's hope for the world.

===Update, 2013===
I am only occasionally active here. I retain the admin bit, but hardly ever use it.

==Perspectives and biases==
I recognize the dangers of factionalism on Wikipedia, and have therefore removed several userboxes and categories in accordance with the polite request Jimbo made some time ago.  However, I also think it can be important for editors to know each other's standpoints and possible biases.  And yes, we all do have biases, both conscious and unconscious.  I think the goal for a Wikipedian should be to become aware of one's own biases and strive not to let them affect one's contributions to the encyclopedia.  However, I recognize my own fallibility and the likelihood that I will not always live up to that ideal.  So, in order to help other contributors recognize areas in which I may be biased, I'm listing a few of my most strongly held beliefs and groups I identify with.

I'm politically liberal.  I am also a Christian. I'm a member of the [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal Church]], and believe that Jesus' teachings don't support [[preventive war|preventive warfare]] or [[supply-side economics]].  I strongly support gay rights, including [[same-sex marriage|marriage equality]].  My philosophical views are influenced by [[Immanuel Kant|Kant]], [[Søren Kierkegaard|Kierkegaard]] and [[Paul Tillich]].  With Kant, I claim that reason should deal with what can be ''known'', while faith should deal with what ''cannot'' be known but must be ''believed''.  Therefore, I see no contradiction between Christianity and Darwinian evolution, between the belief that God created the universe and is responsible for everything that exists, and the scientific understanding of how life has developed based on chance and natural selection.  (I used to have both an ΙΧΘΥΣ and a Darwin fish on my car, which I hope made people think.)
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Again, I hope that I don't let these views affect my editing on Wikipedia, but I'm presenting them here in the interest of openness, just in case they do.

==Barnstars and other awards==
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Image:Barnstar_of_Diligence.png|This '''barnstar of diligence''' is awarded to Josiah Rowe for his care in preserving edit histories<br><small>presented by [[User:Fvw|Fvw]]<br>22 September 2005</small>
Image:Lostbarnstar.jpg|'''''LOST'' barnstar'''<br>In recognition of excellence in editing [[Lost (TV series)]]<br><small>presented by [[User:Leflyman|Leflyman]]<br>28 September 2005</small>
Image:Original_Barnstar.png|'''The Original Barnstar'''<br>Thanks for all your WikiContributions! <small>presented by [[User:FireFox|<font color=black>Fir</font>]][[WP:ESP|<font color=green>e</font>]][[User:FireFox|<font color=red>Fo</font>]][[User talk:FireFox|<font color=blue>x</font>]]<br>5 October 2005</small>
image:Goldenplunger.png|'''Golden Plunger'''<br>In honor of<br>Josiah's Adminship,<br> 14 February 2006<br><small>presented by [[User:Leflyman|Leflyman]]</small>
Image:Working_Man's_Barnstar.png|This '''working man's barnstar''' is for making a table out of [[lengths of science fiction film and television series]] and always keeping the shows in it up to date.  <small>presented by [[User:Arctic.gnome|Arctic Gnome]]<br>18 April 2006</small>
Image:Tireless_Contributor_Barnstar.gif|'''Tireless Contributor Barnstar'''<br>Thanks for working hard to stop abuses and damaging behavior to wikipedia constantly! <small>presented by <span style="border: 0px solid;">[[User:Heltec|<font style="background: #008003" face="Comic Sans MS" color="#FFFFFF" size="1">'''&nbsp;Heltec&nbsp;'''</font>]][[User talk:Heltec|<font style="background:#FFFFFF" face="Comic Sans MS" color="#001D000" size="1">'''&nbsp;talk&nbsp;'''</font>]]<br>13 May 2006</small>
Image:Barnstar of Humour3.png|'''Barnstar of Good Humor'''<br>For a particularly hilarious song parody related to the debate on [[Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (television)]]. <br><small>presented by [[User:BlueSquadronRaven|<font color="blue">'''BlueSquadron'''</font>]][[User talk:BlueSquadronRaven|<font color="black">'''Raven'''</font>]]<br>15 November 2006 (UTC)</small>
Image:DoctorWho-Barnstar2.png|I, [[User:Smomo|Smomo]] hereby award you, [[User:Josiah Rowe|Josiah Rowe]], the '''WikiProject Doctor Who Award''' for your outstanding contributions in the field of Doctor Who. May your good work continue. [[User:Smomo|Smomo]] 21:07, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
Image:Random_Acts_of_Kindness_Barnstar.png|'''The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar'''<br>Awarded for Josiah Rowe for being kind. [[User:King Lopez|<font color=#0000FF>'''King'''</font>]] [[User_Talk:King Lopez|<font color=#000000>'''Lopez''']]</font></big><sup><small>[[Special:Contributions/King_Lopez|<font color=#FF0000>'''Contribs'''</font>]]</sup></small> 08:47, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
Image:Triplecrown.jpg|Your majesty, it gives me great pleasure to bestow the '''[[User:Durova/Triple crown winner's circle|Triple Crown]]''' upon Josiah Rowe for your contributions in the areas of [[WP:DYK]], [[WP:GA]], and [[WP:FA]]. Thank you for contributions to the project, Great work, especially on [[Doctor Who Prom]] - [[Tenth Doctor|Brilliant!]].  May you wear the crowns well.  '''[[User:Cirt|Cirt]]''' ([[User talk:Cirt|talk]]) 09:01, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
Image:TVbarnstarproposal7.PNG|I award you this barnstar for work on [[Kings (U.S. TV series)|Kings]].  Hopefully it survives the first season.<span style="font-family:Chalkboard">[[User:Ahodges7|<span style="background:Black;color:#FFC000"> &nbsp;Ahodges7&nbsp;</span>]] </span>&nbsp;<sup>[[User_talk:Ahodges7|talk]]</sup> 02:17, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
Image:Rescuebarnstar.png|This barnstar is awarded to Josiah Rowe, for his tremendous work on the M*A*S*H articles which were batch deleted. You are truly a wonderful asset to wikipedia, please keep up the fabulous job. [[User:Ikip|Ikip]] ([[User talk:Ikip|talk]]) 02:28, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
File:Barnstar of Reversion Hires.png|'''The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar'''<br/>For having identified and erased the "Ashlin" vandal that '''nobody''' noticed since it was entered on [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Man_of_Steel_(film)&oldid=565780811 25 July 2013]. [[User:Kailash29792|Kailash29792]] ([[User talk:Kailash29792|talk]]) 10:06, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
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==To-do list==
*Finish [[James Cobban]]
*Fix list of graphic novels on [[Doctor Who Magazine]]
*Listen to ''[[Circular Time]]'' again to get regeneration reference for [[Doctor (Doctor Who)]] and [[Regeneration (Doctor Who)]]
*Expand [[List of Doctor Who writers]] to include non-television writers
*Find sources for [[Doctor Who (1996 film)#Controversy]]

==Useful links==
*[[Wikipedia: Manual of Style]]
*[[Wikipedia:Vandalism#Warning templates|Vandal warning templates on WP:VAND]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace|Full list of user talk templates]]
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*[[/sandbox]]
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*[[/sandbox4]] (currently working on [[Andrew Smith (Doctor Who writer)]])
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*[[/Temp]] (List of non-fictional heroes, for use in developing [[List of historical people portrayed as heroes]] if I ever get around to it)
*[[/Doctorwhowarning]]
*[[/TVnote]]

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