Este usuario no entiende español (o lo entiende muy difícilmente).
I am a custodian on the English Wikiversity, a Wikimedia project that hosts open, wiki-based research and courseware. My primary interest is in developing Wikiversity's research facilities, particularly in Computational Biology. In the past, I have been involved with other areas of the encyclopedia, including WikiProject Judaism articles and attempts at dispute resolution. Since school limits the amount of time I have, my editing tends to be sporadic.
My Username is Spanish for "the weasel," after the cute little animal that takes after its cousin the otter. In this video, it looks like it's swimming through the meadow as it chases after things that seem completely absurd. Weasels will put up a remarkable fight against coyotes, humans and other large animals. Whatever the English language makes them into, weasels are my heroes because of their fearlessness in the face of adversity and their grace when taking on challenges greater than themselves.
Welcome to Wikipedia and Happy Editing! If you're not sure how to edit or just want to learn more, this free workshop on a related site called WikiEducator will teach you the ropes and connect you with some of the friendliest and most enthusiastic people in the wiki world. It's regularly offered as an online course, which I took back when I was a novice user.
Jerusalem of gold. Though I am the smallest of the youngest of your children, I will be a violin to play your songs.
I am also involved with editing articles about Judaism and Jewish history. As an avid reader and a mythology buff who loves tales of little folk that beat the odds, I'm proud to be part of that particular story. If you're interested or just curious, go ahead and leave me a message. In the meantime, here are some of my favorite links about the topic:
Is there any safe place for trickster heroes to fly? A favorite question of mine...
JacobFrankpurification through transgression was my alternate account, named after an 18th-century Jewish religious leader who promoted "redemption through sin." To quote Max I. Dimont, Jewish history is not only "replete with revered prophets, rabbis and scholars" but also has some of "the most magnificent psychos and crackpots, adventurers and charlatans the world has ever beheld." Please take the trouble to meetthesecolorfulpeople (ofbothvarieties). You may also want to see the article about Frankism, which I started.
I originally developed the JacobFrank Userpage for Wikiversity, as a sort of commentary on a particularly egregious incident of "ethical breaching experiments" there. Another User had created a Wikiversity page describing how, under the guise of research, he had added misinformation to a prominent page of Wikipedia. This event was reported in the Wikipedia Signpost, and Wikiversity's policies were changed accordingly. The attention the incident received, far greater than what us more lawfully-aligned editors bring to the site, led to a number of positive developments on Wikiversity. While I don't condone vandalism, including the deliberate spreading of misinformation, the incident made me wonder whether Jacob Frank's idea that repentance could overcompensate for wrongdoing was actually on the mark once in a while. Your positive contributions to Wikiversity, and mine, will help overcome the damage that was done.
La comadreja has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, so I've officially declared today as La comadreja's Day! For being a great person and awesome Wikipedian, enjoy being the star of the day, La comadreja!
La comadreja accept newcomers with open arms, exhibiting endless reserves of patience and kindness, and helping Wikipedia become a better place. Thank you! DocOfSoc (talk) 09:21, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
Dear AFriedman, Thank you very much for the helpful answer you gave to the new user who wrote on my talkpage. Love, CordeliaNaismith (talk) 20:01, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
The Barnstar of David
This barnstar is awarded to AFriedman for kosher contributions to Wikipedia, such as edits to the Judaism page, and for non-kosher contributions designed to increase WikiLove, such as the pork pie she gave me to make my talk page more appetizing. It is also given for her thoughtful and always civil contributions to article talk pages, and for her edits to the article on a certain high school, which were apparently within the scope of WP:NPOV. Love, CordeliaNaismith (talk) 03:23, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
