User:Singkong2005
 Chriswaterguy in Java (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) late November 2007, Appropedia, CC-BY-SA. | |||||||
| Christopher James Watkins[1] | |||||||
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| Gender: | Male | ||||||
| Other names: | Chriswaterguy, Singkong2005 | ||||||
| Nationality: | Australian | ||||||
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| Residence: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||
| Home wiki(s): | Appropedia, English Wikipedia | ||||||
| Editing status: | Active | ||||||
| Pers. website: | ChrisWaterguy.com, ProcrastinationParamedic.com | ||||||
| Contact(s): | Twitter feed, Facebook page | ||||||
My name is Chris Watkins, but that's a surprisingly common name, so I almost always go by the username Chriswaterguy. (I used to call myself Singkong2005, but Chriswaterguy is more descriptive). I like to be able to Google for my username – not for vanity, but to keep track of my conversations and contributions, and this wouldn't work if I used my real name.
I spend a lot of time contributing to wikis, mainly at English Wikipedia[2] and Appropedia,[3] the wiki for appropriate technology, sustainability and international development.
Table of contents
The Wiki Synergy Project
I would like to see greater synergy, through people working on the wikis that best suit them – and WikiIndex is a fantastic tool for that. I have edited Appropedia's WikiNode so it starts with links to the relevant categories on WikiIndex.
Now, to be more active in pursuing these aims I have started a project: see The Wiki Synergy Project for more.
Areas of interest
I am interested in:
- International development, including especially
- Appropriate technology
- Clean water and sanitation
- Community participation in development
- Gender issues
- Sustainability issues, especially
- Climate change
- Efficiency in the use of resources such as energy and water
- Effective reuse of waste (e.g. through biogas digesters)
- Permaculture and urban agriculture
- Urban planning for sustainability, community and quality of life
- Languages
- Education
My areas of expertise are those closer to the top, particularly appropriate technology, water and sanitation.
References
- ↑ User:Chriswaterguy/Chris Watkins; www.Appropedia.org; Appropedia; accessed 1 March 2020.
- ↑ Template:W; En.Wikipedia.org; English Wikipedia; accessed 1 March 2020.
- ↑ Special:Contributions/Chriswaterguy; www.Appropedia.org; Appropedia; accessed 1 March 2020.
External links
- User:Chriswaterguy — user page at Appropedia
- User:Chriswaterguy — user page at English Wikipedia
