User:FirstPrinciples

Due to work and personal commitments my editing habits may be quite erratic; some weeks I make hundreds of edits while other weeks I don't make any edits at all. Please bear with me if I'm away for long periods. If you need to contact me, leave a note on my talk page; if it is urgent, feel free to email me directly.

Welcome to my little corner of Wikipedia Talk to me -- Licensing info Did I remember my references? About me Hello! My name is Doug and I am a New Zealander. I have qualifications in pharmacology, psychology and philosophy. I have been a Wikipedian since August 2004 and I was doing occasional anon edits for several months before then. What's with the name? It doesn't mean anything really. It's just a vague reference to the philosophy of Aristotle and other thinkers. See the article first principles for a rough idea. Declaration of Potential Bias I am an atheist (although I have an intellectual interest in religion). I am a classical liberal or a libertarian (depending on your definitions). I am a skeptic, a strong proponent of science and even stronger opponent of pseudoscience. Advance apologies Sorry for sounding grumpy One of the curses of communicating via text is that it is very easy to misinterpret someone's tone. It seems that I often write messages which, while written with the best intent, can unwittingly seem icy or hostile. If you get that impression, I apologise. Usually I intend my comments to be non-judgemental and constructive. Sorry for being dumb Even though I have been a Wikipedian for quite a while now, I still have a lot to learn about Wikipedia's ever-evolving policies and operating procedures. This means that sooner or later I will screw up or do something plain stupid. If I do, please accept my advance apology, and my assurance that if I do mess something up I will do my best to fix it. Help -- Village Pump -- Policies Vandalism in progress -- Admins Noticeboard -- Dispute Resolution Community Portal -- Reference Desk -- Recent Changes -- Votes for Deletion Blocklist -- Delete log -- Upload log BJAODN -- Department of Fun What have I done?

New Zealand flag New Zealand Flag File:AtlasAward.jpg You have been awarded the near-prestigious Atlas Award, for your work in keeping the sandbox tidy... your efforts are appreciated. -- Pedant 02:23, Nov 12, 2004 (UTC) It's my privilege to award FirstPrinciples the Random Acts of Kindness barnstar for his kindness, hard work, and chivalry in my hour of technical need. Thank you! -- SlimVirgin 10:23, Jun 25, 2005 (UTC) FirstPrinciples deserved award for outstanding editing of text, contribution of diagram & picture for the article Byford Dolphin Well done! -- User:mark.t2006

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