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: ''Previously I've used the following account names (it took me awhile to find one I really like):
::''[[User:Go for it!|Go for it!]], [[User:Go for it|Go for it]], [[User:Polar Deluge|Polar Deluge]], [[User:Transhumanist|Transhumanist]], [[User:The Tipster|The Tipster]], [[User:Nexus Seven|Nexus Seven]], and the minor accounts [[User:Alpha Beta|Alpha Beta]], [[User:Categorically speaking|Categorically speaking]], [[User:Good vibrations|Good vibrations]], [[User:True Genius|True Genius]], and [[User:Pythagorus One|Pythagorus One]] redirect here. Sandbox accounts include [[User:Ooga Booga|Ooga Booga]] and [[User:Nav console|Nav console]], but have been discontinued by request.''


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*'''[[Wikipedia:Template messages|templates]]'''<br />[[Wikipedia:Template messages/General|general]] <small>(dab)</small> · [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup|cleanup]] · [[Wikipedia:Wikimedia sister projects|sis]]<br />[[Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace#Multi level templates|warnings]] · [[Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/Welcome templates|welcomes]] [[User:Quiddity/welcome|..]] [[User:Quiddity/welcome-anon|..]]<br />[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Stub types|stub types]] · [[Wikipedia:Citation templates|cites]] (<span class="plainlinks">[http://ottobib.com/ ottobib]</span>)
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===reference===
== Current favorite subjects: ==
*[[m:|meta]] · [[commons:|commons]] · [[:simple:|simple]] · <span class="plainlinks">[http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/ bugzilla] · [[wikt:|wiktionary]] · [http://www.omegawiki.org/ Ω]</span>
* [[Javascript]]
*<span class="plainlinks">[http://tools.wikimedia.de/~leon/stats/wikicharts/index.php?lang=en&wiki=enwiki&ns=articles charts] · [http://wikidashboard.parc.com/ dashboard] · [http://www.wikirage.com/ wikirage] · [http://tools.wikimedia.de/~dapete/catgraph/ catgraph] · [http://tools.wikimedia.de/sixdeg/ 6°] · [[m:mirror filter|mirror filter]]</span>
* [[Humanism]]
*<span class="plainlinks">[http://www.research.ibm.com/visual/projects/chromogram.html chromogram] · [http://www.research.ibm.com/visual/projects/history_flow/ flow] · [http://www.waxy.org/archive/2005/06/27/wikipedi.shtml vis?] · [http://wikidumper.blogspot.com/ dump]</span> · [[Wikipedia:Unusual articles|unusual]] [[:Category:Lists of fictional things|fictional]] [[List of trees|trees]]
* [[Transhumanism]]
*<span class="plainlinks">[http://en.planet.wikimedia.org/ planet wikimedia]</span> · [[Wikipedia:Mailing lists|mailing lists]] · [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)|vpp]] · [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)|vpr]] · [[Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)|vpt]]
* [[Sociocracy]] (what Wikipedia is)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lists_of_lists&action=edit&oldid=82119940 Lists of lists]


== My current projects ==


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=== [[User:The Transhumanist/Virtual classroom|Virtual classroom]] ===
*[[Wikipedia:Watch|watch]] · [[Wikipedia:Community_Portal#Todo|to do]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Disambiguation|dab]] [[:Category:Disambiguation pages in need of cleanup|cleanup]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Cats|proj Cats]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Color|proj Color]] · [[Wikipedia:Colours|WP:Colours]] (<small>[[User:RichardF/Palettes]]</small>)
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Usability|proj Usability]] · [[Wikipedia:Help Project|proj Help]] ([[Help:Contents/Site map|help map]]) · [[Wikipedia:Accessibility|WP:Accessibility]] · [[Wikipedia:Catalogue of CSS classes|CSS]]
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*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists|proj Lists]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists of topics|proj topics]] ([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists of basic topics|basic]])
*someday...
*[[Wikipedia_talk:Searching#Merge_with_Wikipedia:Look_it_up|search]]/[[Wikipedia:Look it up|look it up]]/[[Help:Go button|go button]] merge & sort & update & clarify
*[[Whole Earth Catalog]]
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I've been assigned a couple students by Esperanza's Admin coaching program, and have set up a virtual classroom in which we and anybody else who would like to participate can join in and learn from each other. Currently, we are all comparing the user interfaces we use in making use of Wikipedia.


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*[[Portal:Literature]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Books|proj Books]] ([[Wikipedia:ISBN|ISBN]]) · [[William Gibson]]
The current encyclopedia project I'm working on is overhauling and refining the contents pages of Wikipedia. The main ones are on this navigation header bar:
*[[Portal:Music]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians|proj Musicians]] ([[Template talk:Allmusicguide|AMG]]) · [[Stereolab]]
*[[Portal:Film]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films|proj Films]] ([[Template talk:Imdb|IMDB]]) · [[Pulp Fiction]]
*[[Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline|fu.rationale]]: [[:Image:B celeus obrieni.jpg]], [[:Image:SurferRosa.jpg]]


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I've been having a blast working with [[User:Quiddity]] and [[User:Rfrisbie]], who have joined in on the fun. We've pretty much redesigned the whole set, but there's still a lot of work left. Our goal is to get these pages worthy of their links being displayed on Wikipedia's sidebar menu, to make them easily accessible from anywhere on Wikipedia. It's a big task, and we could use all the help we can get. The main discussion page for the project is '''[[Wikipedia talk:Contents]]'''. Drop by and say '''''hi'''''.


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I'm project oriented. The bigger the project, the better. So far, I've racked up over 16,000 edits under various accounts and IPs. I've lost track of how many articles I've worked on, but my passion is projects (not necessarily [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory|WikiProjects]]), and it is on these I've applied most of my effort...
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Early edits

:I learned about Wikipedia through answers.com in early 2005, but didn't start editing until October of that year, under the anonymous IP [[User:24.18.171.99|24.18.171.99]].

:During this time I:

::* worked on '''[[Meaning of life]]'''


::* began rewriting Procrastination, and my overhaul was later transwiki'd and converted into the wikibook '''''[[b:Overcoming Procrastination|Overcoming Procrastination]]'''''


::* created the '''[[Template:Philosophy navigation|Philosophy navigation footer]]'''


::* created the '''[[Glossary of philosophical isms]]''' (still needs some definitions filled in).


After about a thousand edits, on November 11, 2005, I created an account. As '''''[[User:Go for it!|Go for it!]]''''', I:


* joined the '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Philosophy|Philosophy Wikiproject]]''' and overhauled the entire project page.


* created the '''[[Portal:Philosophy|Philosophy portal]]''', using the category page as a starting point (it looked a lot like a portal, so I moved it over and overhauled it). Had much help from [[User:Infinity0|Infinity0]].


* resurrected the '''[[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Usability/Main Page|Main Page redesign project]]''', which attracted a lot of participants, and resulted in the present '''[[Main Page]]''' design.


* created the '''[[Wikipedia:Main Page alternatives|Main Page alternatives]]''' department, for those who have special browsing needs, and for those who get tired of looking at the same main page design all the time.


* initiated the overhaul of Wikipedia's '''[[Help:Contents|Help page]]''', expanding it with an immense quantity of links gathered from everywhere, making it quite unwieldy, and then split it into its current 2-tier structure, turning the main help page into a menu. Of course I had a lot of help. Also, others have refined these pages to their current polished presentation.


* initiated the overhaul of the '''[[Wikipedia:Community Portal|Community Portal]]''', in the process creating the '''[[Template:Announcements/Community bulletin board|Community bulletin board]]''' (inspired by an idea provided by [[User:Renata3|Renata]]). My insistence on developing the Community Portal directly without using a draft, landed me in an '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Go for it!|RfC]]'''. Now I use sandboxes extensively (but not exclusively). :-) I slunk away with my tail between my legs and worked in out-of-the-way corners of Wikipedia for awhile...


* created the '''[[Wikipedia:Department directory|Wikipedia department directory]]'''


* redesigned the headers & instructions for the '''[[Wikipedia:Help Desk|Help Desk]]''', and to a lesser extent the '''[[Wikipedia:Reference Desk|Reference Desk's menu]]''' (others have made it look even nicer since then).


* resurrected the long dead '''[[Wikipedia:Tip of the day|Tip of the day department]]''', the output of which is displayed daily on the '''[[Help:Contents|Help page]]''' and the '''[[Wikipedia:Community portal]]'''. I wrote a complete set of departmental instructions, designed a method for the creation and approval of tips, and wrote a fair number of tips from scratch. Others have joined in on the fun, and we now have a collection of hundreds of tips on how to make the most of Wikipedia, and several ways to display them: including a randomizing template which displays a different tip every time you enter or refresh the page upon which it is displayed, courtesy of [[User:CBDunkerson|CBDunkerson]].


* created a '''[[Wikipedia:Tips|tip libarary]]''' which presents the tips of the day by subject.


* created the '''[[Portal:Health|Health portal]]''' (converting a redirect)


Got tired of the name "Go for it!" (sort of one-dimensional), and tried out various usernames until I settled on my current one.


* created the '''[[Portal:Thinking|Thinking portal]]'''.


Throughout my time on Wikipedia, I've done extensive work on lists and Wikipedia's main navigation header and its member pages. I'm still working on them.


* resurrected the '''[[Lists of basic topics]]''' which were gathering dust in the project namespace, and overhauled and moved the entire collection of lists to the article namespace and giving them their new "basic" names. I've added many lists to this collection, and created the standard heading format currently used by them. The template for the heading structure is called {{tl|BLT}}. It's been dubbed the "cheat sheet format" by [[User:Quiddity|Quiddity]]). This list collection is far from complete, and could sure use your help.


* overhauled '''[[Wikipedia:Contents]]''' from '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Contents&oldid=30380509 this]''' to '''''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Contents&oldid=45008892 this]''''', and then from '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Contents&oldid=60732211 this]''' to '''''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Contents&oldid=70743188 this]''''', providing most of its current information structure. Kudos go to [[User:Quiddity|Quiddity]] and [[User:Rfrisbie|Rfrisbie]] for refining the page and making it look really sweeeeet.


* overhauled the '''[[List of psychology topics|Psychology index]]''', based on the design of the Mathematics department's index, taking it from '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_psychology_topics&oldid=63038057 this]''' to '''''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_psychology_topics&oldid=63143086 this]'''''


* overhauled '''[[List of overviews]]''', expanding it to its present scope.


* overhauled the '''[[Wikipedia:Categorical index|Categories page]]''', expanding the link selection.


* currently in the process of dismantling '''[[List of reference tables]]''', integrating its contents into the overall list system (of which '''[[Lists of topics]]''' is the top page.


* I've worked on hundreds of other lists, including many list creations and overhauls. Way too many to list here.

== Now what? ==

See you in the wiki! [[User:The Transhumanist|&nbsp;&nbsp;<b><i><font color="#B70048">T</font><font color="#900090">h</font><font color="#4700C8">e</font> <font color="#0000FF">T</font><font color="#005088">r</font><font color="#00A000">a</font><font color="#9acd32">n</font><font color="#A9F82F">s</font><font color="#C9F817">h</font><font color="#FFEE00">u</font><font color="#FFCC00">m</font><font color="#FF9900">a</font><font color="#FF6600">n</font><font color="#EE3300">i</font><font color="#DD0000">s</font><font color="#AA0000">t</font></i></b>&nbsp;&nbsp;]]


== Awards ==

=== Thanks for helping a newbie! ===
[[User:Filmcom|Filmcom]] 14:36, 23 February 2006 (UTC) [[image:Raok barnstar.png|100px|left|The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar|I award this random acts of kindness Barnstar to Go for It! for being very helpful to a newcomer wikipedian, without being asked to.[[User:Filmcom|Filmcom]] 19:41, 23 February 2006 (UTC)]]
I just want to thank you for building on my tip and making it a true wikipedia tip of the day. I'm still learning a lot about how to do things around here, so your help was greatly appreciated! Keep up the great work, and keep on Going for it!

===RfA===
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I declined it. This gesture was one of the nicest gestures I have received in WP. You don't know how much I appreciate it. And here you get a nice little sun to your talk page, hope it will find a place in your archives ;) [[User:Renata3|Renata]] 00:16, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

=== Barnstar ===

[[Image:WMBarnstar.png|left|frame|This [[Wikipedia:Barnstars|Working Man's Barnstar]] is awarded to Go for it! for your tireless and diligent work on the reference desk templates! -- [[User:Natalya|Nataly]]<font color="green">[[User:Natalya/Esperanza|a]]</font> 19:37, 25 March 2006 (UTC)]]
:You're welcome, you absoutely deserve it! -- [[User:Natalya|Nataly]]<font color="green">[[User:Natalya/Esperanza|a]]</font> 17:58, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
== Smashing! ==

[[Image:Barnstar3.png|left|frame|Smashing job on [[Wikipedia:Tip of the day|Tip of the day]]!]]You've done a great job getting the Tip of the Day off the ground. As a result, I think you deserve this! <font style="color:#0077FF"><u><b>s</b>murray</u></font><font style="color:#0055CC"><u>inch</u></font>[[User:Smurrayinchester/Greene|<font style="color:green">'''''e'''''</font>]]<font style="color:#0055CC"><u>ster</u></font><font style="color:#0055CC"><sup>([[User:Smurrayinchester|User]]), ([[User talk:Smurrayinchester|Talk]])</sup></font> 17:52, 9 March 2006 (UTC)




{{award2|image=Barnstar-rotating.gif|size=100px|topic=The Tireless Contributor Barnstar|text=For everyone who worked so hard on the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Usability/Main Page|Main Page redesign]], we all deserve a [[Wikipedia:barnstar|barnstar]]! [[User:HereToHelp|Here]][[User talk:HereToHelp|'''T''']][[User:HereToHelp|oHelp]] 01:05, 19 March 2006 (UTC) <br/> Seconded :-) [[User:Sj|+sj ]][[User Talk:Sj|+]] 10:00, 22 March 2006 (UTC)<br/>Yep, that was a tedious project. Good job. --[[User:Go for it!|Go for it!]] 03:20, 29 March 2006 (UTC)}}

== Barnstar ==

[[Image:Barnstar.png|left|frame|For going above and beyond the call of duty at [[Wikipedia:Esperanza/Admin coaching|Esperanza/Admin coaching]], I award you this Original Barnstar. Good work! --[[User:Fang Aili|Fang Aili]] <sup>[[User talk:Fang Aili|<font color="green">talk</font>]]</sup> 18:34, 1 November 2006 (UTC)]]

=== Congrats. You deserved it. ===

{{award2|image=Barnstar-rotating.gif|size=100px|topic=The Tireless Contributor Barnstar|text=Go for it! earned this barnstar for tireless contributions to the Community Portal and Tip of the Day. [[WP:EA|'''''(^'-')^''''']] [[User:Covington|Covington]] 05:19, 1 May 2006 (UTC) }}
Congrats. Don't forget to wind it up every other day. [[WP:EA|'''''(^'-')^''''']] [[User:Covington|Covington]] 05:20, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Your kindess was not random, because you were kind enough to listen to my requests to fix my userpage. Your major kindness will not be ignored, as this BarnStar is my token of appreciation! {{smi|3}} <font face="Papyrus">'''[[User:Kyo cat/Esperanza|<span style="color:#0c0">K</span>]][[User:Kyo cat|<span style="color:#f90">yo cat</span>]]'''</font><sup>[[User talk:Kyo cat|meow!]]</sup> 01:59, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
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{{smi|10}} {{smi|16}} Thanks for teaching me how to use smilies! I'll be using these more often! <font face="Papyrus">'''[[User:Kyo cat/Esperanza|<span style="color:#0c0">K</span>]][[User:Kyo cat|<span style="color:#f90">yo cat</span>]]'''</font><sup>[[User talk:Kyo cat|meow!]]</sup> 01:59, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
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