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Member since March 12, 2006

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    Mike Miller

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  1. Comment - Dept. of Homeland Security granted right to snoop on T-Mobile users

    (Feb 13, 2008 - 2:46 PM)

    all the same in the beginning too... Look up Democratic Republicans. =]

    Hopefully we won't spend this century looking at our government through the same old skool 3D glasses (red/blue lenses) =]

  2. Comment - New Alienware notebook looks to appease gamers

    (Jan 17, 2008 - 5:06 PM)

    It's not that difficult... Buy a barebones chassis, CPU, RAM, HD and assemble.

    http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=23

  3. Comment - Was Wikipedia Just a Fad?

    (Oct 15, 2007 - 12:44 PM)

    The reason we are seeing this 'decline in contributions' but increase in 'new articles' is because the content of wikipedia is reaching maturity. We will inevitibly see less and less modification as time goes on because the articles will already be created, formatted, and close to complete.

    There is less contribution because there is less need for contribution. Years ago, 50% of my searches had no wiki article or incomplete info. Today, 99% of my searches have complete and accurate information. If I am searching for a specific person, even, or object, I will even search Wikipedia directly, before using google, becuase I know I will usually get a complete article as a result versus wading through hundreds of google results looking for something similar. I WANT to contribute to Wikipedia, and have, but there is simply less need for contributions today. Look at the Microsoft article. It has 500 edits since March 2007. What can you possibly add or change? I get EXCITED when I find a missing or incomplete article because that means I get the opportunity to contribute to such an awesome project. I've created/edited several articles and hope I can contribute even more in the future.

    The only issue I have with wikipedia is with the 'deletionists'. I believe all information should be kept until it is proven to have no value.

    Wikipedia rocks. Interest in contributing is far from waning. People use Wikipedia today more than ever.