User talk:Danopticon

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Welcome!

Hello, Danopticon, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question and then place {{helpme}} before the question on your talk page. Again, welcome! -- Visviva 11:19, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Fellow Shimerian, or just someone with an interest? In either case, good to have you aboard. -- Visviva 11:19, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Shimer

Can't imagine there would be any problem with Shimerians editing the article. Most college and university articles are primarily looked after by people with some connection to the institution (alums, staff, disgruntled former employees and students, etc.) In any event, Shimerians are the last folks I can imagine being guilty of anything resembling meatpuppetry. For a review of the issues that could be involved, though, see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. Happy editing! I'm not around much these days, but send me an email if there's anything I can help with.

PS. Unless my memory is playing tricks on me, "Shimerian" was the most common term in use from 94 to 98, when I was there. I've heard "Shimerite" from 80s alumnoids, though.

PPS. Note that non-published archival materials are not valid sources on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia:Archives as sources for some background on that. However, any published material that is in those dusty old archives is fair game ... and barring substantial losses since I last stalked the basement of 438, there is quite a bit of such material.

PPPS. If by any chance you can find an authoritative source for the third-highest-PhD-rate claim, the Shimerian Wikipedians of the world will be forever in your debt. Cheers, -- Visviva (talk) 11:38, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Oh, and by the way, congrats on your (I trust) impending graduation. -- Visviva (talk) 11:48, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Userpages

This guy's page is really cool. David G Brault (talk) 22:32, 26 April 2008 (UTC)