Greetings[edit]

My Useless Userbox List

This user has been a Wikipedian since 2009.

WTF?

This user ALWAYS leaves
an edit summary.

This user prefers cold weather.

BOS

This user is a fan of the
Boston Bruins.

This user has an amateur radio license with callsign W1REH.

This user takes public transport.

Hello! My name is Rob and I am taking the plunge as a Wikipedia editor. I figure there's no better way to learn the markup than to build my own page.

Brief Bio[edit]

I was born in 1970, which makes me 40 years old as I write this. I have a degree in Environmental Science and was a chemist for many years before moving into technology and now health-care. I'm currently pursuing a Masters in Health and Medical Informatics.

I began dabbling in Wikipedia editing in 2009 when I discovered that someone had defaced the page for my town. I figured I would fix the vandalism and just kept going. I've since contributed to a few articles and find the research fun and rewarding.

Some brief facts:

Born in New Jersey, USA
Currently live in Massachusetts, USA
Listen to Blues, Metal, and Classic Rock - and a little Punk
I love winter and hate summer - I'm always hot

Contributions[edit]

The official list is of course linked at the top of this profile. But I intend to keep track of the edits of which I am most proud. The list will start small, but everyone has to begin somewhere, no?

Grafton, Massachusetts[edit]

Information about the Wyman Gordon Company and the 50,000 ton forging press.
Information about and link to the Grafton State Hospital.

Blackstone River[edit]

Created the "Pollution and Remediation Efforts" section.

Kojak[edit]

Waded into the debate over Kojak's first name. I really have too much time on my hands.

Grafton State Hospital[edit]

Major re-write of this article since much of the original content was cut and pasted from another source without attribution.

Tools[edit]

I started editing Wikipedia with just a text editor and the built-in tools. Lately I've begin using wikEd, and, though it has it's quirks it does seem to speed things up and make some tasks easier.