User:Konstantin Tchernov
I am a Russian-born New Zealander (and I speak both languages fluently). I have completed a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Computer Science and Pure Mathematics, at the University of Auckland. I plan to work on Bachelor of Science with Honours in Computer Science at the same university starting next year. I have worked on several paid projects relating to my study. I am interested in a wide range of areas in Computer Science, as well as historical topics, especially those relating to the Soviet Union and Classical Greece.
Taking a step back: I'm taking a step back from the project to see how it will develop before I make any further major contributions. My biggest concern is that there might not be a future here. There are only a handful of active editors here, and now instead of improving on Wikipedia's articles we are trying to re-write a whole Encyclopaedia which took Wikipedia 6 years with millions of contributors (and not quite starting from scratch either - reusing content from Nupedia and Encyclopaedia Britannica 1911). While I would not mind contributing here if I would see my changes eventually carry on to Wikipedia (which is what most people will read for quite some time to come) - but I am starting to think they would reject any major rewrites, even if only out of pride.--Konstantin Tchernov 14:43, 21 January 2007 (CST)
Tasks: start a new article • add basic, wanted or requested articles • add definitions • add metadata • edit new pages
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