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Here are some open Continental philosophy task force tasks: Add references to: Theodor W. Adorno Major overhaul: Critical Theory basic topics Semiotics Queer theory Expansion: A Thousand Plateaus Cyborg theory Queer Pedagogy Critical theory Critical race theory Jacques Derrida bibliography Notable figures in critical theory Psychoanalytic theory Mikhail Bakhtin List of works in critical theory Critical Discourse Analysis De-Stub: Barbara Herrnstein Smith French Theory Mary Louise Pratt Juan-David Nasio Peer Review Theodor W. Adorno Diegesis Third Generation of Critical Theory Axel Honneth Nancy Fraser Seyla Benhabib, etc. Economics Influence to Critical Theory Friedrich Pollock Critical Theory of IR and the GPE Improve article on neo-gramscianism and create new category for this field of critical theory Feel free to edit this list or discuss these tasks.

I'm Snowspinner. I left Misplaced Pages for a few days, but have been successfully prevailed upon by Jimbo to return. So here I am. Woot.

As of July 31st, 2004, I am entrusted with a mop and a bucket.

Common Sense

From IRC:

Raul654: oh, and snowspinner, I've come to a conclusion Raul654: making policy on wikipedia is hard Raul654: because there are people who oppose any common sense measures JamesF: Raul> Indeed. Snowspinner: Yes. I came to that conclusion as well. Raul654: I have decided that it's better to shoot first and ask questions later ;) Snowspinner: Cool. Snowspinner: I'm in that camp too now. Raul654: seriously Raul654: don't worry about making common sense policy Raul654: just do things with common sense Raul654: and wait for policy to catch up

Use common sense.

Wikiwork

I am the creator of WikiProject Critical Theory. If you'd like to help out with the project, we'd love to have you.

I am also a member of WikiProject Philosophy, and Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Sexology and Sexuality.

Articles I have done substantial work on include:

• Michel Foucault
• Louis Althusser
• Anarchism
• Wayne Booth
• Chicago School (literary criticism)
• Critical theory
• Critique of Judgment
• Dasein
• Bill Finger
• Heteronormativity
• Janet Murray
• Objectivist philosophy
• Private Sphere
• Psychoanalytic theory
• Public Sphere
• Video game theory

Articles which I hope to do meaningful work on soon include

• Lauren Berlant
• Marxist theory
• List of major critical theorists
• Notable works in critical theory

To-do list for WikiProject Sexology and sexuality: edit · history · watch · refresh · Updated 2024-09-14 This user page needs to be updated. Please help update this user page to reflect recent events or newly available information. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Discuss current revisions to the Sex Template as well as the possibility of a Sexology Template and/or a more general Human Sexuality Template. Pursue actions relevant to these and similar discussions. Decide collectively whether we want the current Sex Template and/or other Sex-related Templates to 'officially' represent Sexuality topics on Misplaced Pages, and if not, what things we do want in that capacity instead. Bot report: Cleanup listing for all articles tagged by this project — updated weekly Bot report: Unreferenced BLPs for this WikiProject — Biographies of Living Persons (BLP) have higher standards than other articles for references, due to the real-life effect they can have. (See WP:BLP for more information.) Deletion discussions: Sexuality and gender — Sexuality and gender articles currently up for deletion Bot report: New articles containing sexuality keywords — may need to be project-tagged if within scope, and added to relevant categories Please help improve: Birth control; see here et seq. Masturbation under 'male' does not include the words 'foreskin' or 'prepuce' or describe any action involving the prepuce. Hi, I'm current trying to fix a lot of issues on the page Asian fetish. It would help a lot to get more eyes on the text, so that it's a community project and not just my own work. See that article's talk page for my current proposals. Constructive feedback is of course welcomed. ShinyAlbatross (talk) 03:50, 14 September 2024 (UTC)

Wiki attitudes

I briefly considered running for the arbitration committee, before withdrawing on the grounds that I felt I could better serve Misplaced Pages by compiling evidence instead of hearing it. An expanded version of my statement and beliefs on the role of the arbcom can be found at /arbcom

i am largely an inclusionist, and do not think that an article need be perfect to be worth keeping. I think a lot of articles that go on VfD get deleted when what they need is a serious rewrite. What follows is a list of articles I've "saved" from VfD by providing some amount of rewrite.

• Cassandra Claire
• Electional astrology
• Betty Brant

WikiProject Philosophy task list A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects. Optimism should have a separate page that focuses on the philosophical idea of optimism and distinguishes the philosophical view from "positive thinking" and other everyday uses of the word. Philosophy of social science, has some okay points but requires elaboration on Wittgenstein and Winch, perhaps other linguistic critiques, whether logical positivist or postmodernist. Exchange value needs to be redone, it shouldn't be under 'Marxist theory'- although it's an important component of Marxist theory it's also vital for all economics. That said the article's weight on Marx is also absurd. German Idealism and the articles related to it may need to be rewritten or expanded to avoid undue weight on Arthur Schopenhauer. Protected values first section confuses right action and values and needs a copy edit, moving and wikifying Quality (philosophy) needs a more clear explanation. Socratic dialogues could do with some tidying and clarification. See the talk page for one suggested change. Problem of universals: The introductory definition is (perhaps) fixed. But, the article is poor. Check out the German version. Teleology: the article is shallow and inconsistent. Existentialism: the quality of this article varies wildly and is in desperate need of expert attention. Analytic philosophy This is a very major topic, but still has several sections which are stubs, and several topics which are not covered. Lifeworld A philosophical concept that seems to have fallen exclusively into the hands of the sociologists. Could use some attention; it's a major and complex issue in phenomenology. Perception Needs the attention of philosophically minded Wikipedians. This is only the start of an overhaul of perception and related articles. Edit this list | To do | stubs | Article alerts | Cleanup listing | Category | Portal | RFC | Deletion | Requested articles | Discussion

Memorable Moments

A few milestones from my talk page.

Barnstar

After reading Misplaced Pages:Trolling I decided I must award you a barnstar. Thank you for your contributions to the community! Also, if you have a chance, could you give me your thoughts on this? --H. CHENEY 03:01, 10 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Sysop

After a new record of 62 votes in your favour at RfA, you are now an administrator. When you get over the shock of having such a scary number of people voting for you, you should read the relevant policies and other pages linked to from the administrators' reading list before carrying out tasks like deletion, protection, banning users, and editing protected pages such as the Main Page. Most of what you do is easily reversible by other sysops, apart from page history merges and image deletion, so please be especially careful with those. You might find the administrators' how-to guide helpful. Good luck. :) Angela. 17:56, Jul 31, 2004 (UTC)

Lir

Don't talk to me. Lirath Q. Pynnor