User:Geraldshields11

Conflict of Interest Statements

1. I, User:Geraldshields11, am an employee of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. My views are expressly my own and not of my past, current, or future employer. I will not make any edits that would not be beneficial to the goals of Wikipedia.

My edits, related to the Department of the Treasury, tend to consist of the following activities:

• Creating or enhancing existing biographies of notable tax-related people based on both published and original primary source materials.
• Creating or enhancing existing biographies of other notable scholars, researchers, and cultural figures, especially those from under-represented populations.
• Adding authoritative references, citations, and images to improve the quality of existing articles of all types.
• Updating project pages related to tax and to the U.S. government.

I will modify my editing behavior based on problems cited by other editors or if my editing conflicts with other Wikipedia guidelines. I ask that other editors do not hesitate to contact me, via my user talk page, if I appear to be going against this declaration. Geraldshields11 (talk) 14:58, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

2. I, geraldshields11, was a volunteer editor at Journal of Space Law. My views are expressly my own and not of my past, current, or future employer. I will not make any edits that would not be beneficial to the goals of Wikipedia.

My edits, related to outer space, tend to consist of the following activities:

• Creating or enhancing existing biographies of notable space-related people based on both published and original primary source materials.
• Creating or enhancing existing biographies of other notable scholars, researchers, and cultural figures, especially those from under-represented populations.
• Adding authoritative references, citations, and images to improve the quality of existing articles of all types.
• Updating project pages related to space and to the space programs, and space law.

I will modify my editing behavior based on problems cited by other editors or if my editing conflicts with other Wikipedia guidelines. I ask that other editors do not hesitate to contact me, via my user talk page, if I appear to be going against this declaration. Geraldshields11 (talk) 23:08, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

3. I, User:Geraldshields11, am active in politics.^[1][2] My views are expressly my own and not of my past, current, or future employer. I will not make any edits that would not be beneficial to the goals of Wikipedia.

My edits, related to politics tend^[3] to consist of the following activities:

• Creating or enhancing existing biographies of notable politics-related people^[4] based on both published and original primary source materials.
• Creating or enhancing existing biographies of other notable scholars, researchers, and cultural figures, especially those from under-represented populations.
• Adding authoritative references, citations, and images to improve the quality of existing articles of all types.
• Updating project pages related to politics.

I will modify my editing behavior based on problems cited by other editors or if my editing conflicts with other Wikipedia guidelines. I ask that other editors do not hesitate to contact me, via my user talk page, if I appear to be going against this declaration.

4. I, User:geraldshields11, think that the chatbots, as of 28 February 2023, are good tools to make articles on Wikipedia. If there is a chance that these tools have become sentient or emotion-feeling, I believe that humanity should give the chatbots respect and rights. As of 28 February 2023, there are no chatbots that have reached this level per Michael Wooldridge, director of foundation AI research at the Alan Turing Institute in the UK.^[5] I rarely update my user page so this #4 statement will not be updated in real time.

Photography

I edited a photography textbook, The Art and Craft of Digital Photography by Professor Kristi Eisenberg. The photography book focused on several types of subjects, such as landscape, portrait, and design. Professor Eisenberg autographed her book with a special dedication to me.

I am Geraldshields11, the former volunteer Wikimedia DC event promotion coordinator, an EN Wikipedia editor since 2004, who has contributed photographs of notable monuments and notable people in Washington, DC, USA; Shenyang, China; and Dandong, China. Also, I have taken photographs of the waterfront of Sinuiju, North Korea on a quest to get a photograph of Ri Sol-ju.

I am a prolific but efficient user of Wikimedia Commons and my photographs are used across Wikis in different languages. One of my photographs is used across the same topic in 48 different languages. When I add a photograph to Wiki Commons, I added it with the realization that each photograph may only be seen by a small subset of people. But, if I can inspire at least one person into STEM or becoming a contributor, then "it is a far far better thing I do than ever before".

Some of my Wiki-inspired photographs have been used in the Business Insider magazine, US National Archives promotion material, London events, Wikimedia DC promotions on Twitter, Smithsonian Institute promotion material Secretary Presents E-book on Future of Museums near the end of the video, and events where “the Board wears nice clothing.” I worked at numerous GLAM projects as the photographer, as part of my volunteer duties at Wikimedia DC.

See the small sample photographic works, below, and various links for explanation.

Gallery

• Gallery of photographs by Gerald Shields
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  My photo is used for the official 2014 WikiConference USA group photo.
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  My photo is used for the official 2015 WikiConference USA group photo.
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  My photo is used for the official 2016 WikiConference North America group photo.
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  My photo is used for the official 2018 WikiConference North America group photo.
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  Dr. Carla Hayden and Ms. Lynda Carter at the Library of Awesome event. Ms. Carter used this photograph on her official Facebook page.
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  The Wikimedia DC Board of Directors in nice clothes standing in front of the Encyclopædia Britannica (with Gerald Shields far left).
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  A neo-feminist photograph, during the Women in the Arts GLAM event, inspired by Djembayz and used by Bathlander and Sarasays, theWikimedia District of Columbia activity report for the second quarter 2012–2013, and was used in the magazine [Insider], when the magazine discussed Women in Wikipedia.
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  A statue admiring two Wikipedia editors at the Luce Center during a GLAM event.
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  The 2013 annual meeting group portrait, was used by the Wikimedia DC chapter Meetup.com webpage.
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  President G W Clough (standing right), Sarasays (standing left), and another Wikipedia editor at Luce Lunder Wikimedia DC edit-o-thon. Sarasays used a different one of my photographs of her on her user page. This photo is used often on a banner at Wikimedia events
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  A Wikipedian joining the festivities in the picture behind her at the DC Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon.
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  Wikipedian Slowking4, at the lectern, discussing Wikis and digital freedom.
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  Paelo-feminist, at the 2014 Feminism and Arts Edit-a-thon, and other DC Wikimedians at the National Museum of Women in the Arts at the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.
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  At the WikiConference USA 2014, Kirill Lokshin (left) and James Hare (right). President Hare used a different one of my photographs of him on his professional page.
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  At the WikiConference USA 2014, Jennifer Baek (left) and Sumana Harihareswara (right). A cropped version of this photo is used w:en:user:Sumanah, which is Sumana Harihareswara's wiki editor page.
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  Prof. Andrew Lih giving a presentation at the WikiConference USA 2014. Prof. Lih used this photo in one of his social media messages and the photograph is used on the EN Wikipedia article about Prof Lih.
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  Uncommon fritillary, on 10 May 2014, at the Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 edit-o-thon to increase the awareness of articles about Asian Americans. She used this photo on her Wikipedia user page.
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  The presenter, in the middle of his speech, about D.C. VITO.
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  Impromtu breakout session at the WikiConference USA 2014.
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  Wiki Editor Newyorkbrad, in the middle of his presentation, at the WikiConference USA 2014.
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  Standing: Wikimedia DC President Harej and 2014 Feminism and the Arts Event Organizer Heatherslania.
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  Sarasays with another Wikipedia editor in the background.
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  Wiki Editor Levendowski, in the middle of her speech, at the WikiConference USA 2014.
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  This photo was used in an article at media in a post-truth world
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  2014 WikiConference USA
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  WikiConference USA 2015
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  2016 WikiConference North America
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  WikiConference North America 2018
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  Dr. Carla Hayden and Ms. Lynda Carter at the Library of Awesome event. Ms. Carter used this photograph on her official Facebook page.
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  The Wikimedia DC Board of Directors in nice clothes standing in front of the Encyclopædia Britannica (with Gerald Shields far left).
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  Alice Backer (right) of Afrocrowd at WikiConference USA 2015
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  A neo-feminist photograph, during the Women in the Arts GLAM event, inspired by Djembayz and used by Bathlander and Sarasays, theWikimedia District of Columbia activity report for the second quarter 2012–2013, and was used in the magazine Business Insider, when the magazine discussed Women in Wikipedia.
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  A statue admiring two Wikipedia editors at the Luce Center during a GLAM event.
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  The 2013 annual meeting group portrait, was used by the Wikimedia DC chapter Meetup.com webpage.
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  President G W Clough (standing right), Sarasays (standing left), and another Wikipedia editor at Luce Lunder Wikimedia DC edit-o-thon. Sarasays use a different one of my photographs of her on her user page.
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  A Wikipedian joining the festivities in the picture behind her at the DC Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon.
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  Wikipedian Slowking4, at the lectern, discussing Wikis and digital freedom.
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  Paelo-feminist, at the 2014 Feminism and Arts Edit-a-thon, and other DC Wikimedians at the National Museum of Women in the Arts at the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.
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  At the WikiConference USA 2014, Kirill Lokshin (left) and James Hare (right). President Hare uses a different one of my photographs of him on his professional page.
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  At the WikiConference USA 2014, Jennifer Baek (left) and Sumana Harihareswara (right).
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  Prof. Andrew Lih giving a presentation at the WikiConference USA 2014. Prof. Lih used this photo in one of his social media messages and the photograph is used on the EN Wikipedia article about Prof Lih.
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  Uncommon fritillary, on 10 May 2014, at the Wikimedia DC Asian Pacific American 2014 edit-o-thon to increase the awareness of articles about Asian Americans. She uses this photo on her Wikipedia user page.
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  The presenter, in the middle of his speech, about D.C. VITO.
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  Impromtu breakout session at the WikiConference USA 2014.
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  Standing: Wikimedia DC President Harej and 2014 Feminism and the Arts Event Organizer Heatherslania.
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  Sarasays with another Wikipedia editor in the background.
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  Wiki Editor Levendowski, in the middle of her speech, at the WikiConference USA 2014.
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  The Space Law Business Meeting during the ABA Conference.
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  the group photo at the 2016 Earth & Space Edit-o-thon at the American Geophysical Union
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  Nora Atkinson, the Lloyd Herman Curator of Craft, during a discussion of the Renwick Gallery.
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  The oak trees at Oak Alley Plantation in Louisiana
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  Dr. Carla Hayden and Ms. Lynda Carter at the Library of Awesome event. Ms. Carter used this photograph on her official Facebook page.
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  In October 2016, at the Wikiconference North America 2016, the organizing group.
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  At the 2016 Earth & Space Science Edit-a-Thon at the American Geophysical Union, a cosmetically attractive and real scientist who does not look like or act like wːenːSheldon Cooper.
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  Attendees of the Saving the Web: The Ethics and Challenges of Preserving What's on the Internet at Room LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, United States of America; (left to right)W:en:David Mao w:en:Ramesh Jain w:en:James Hendler w:en:Wendy Hall w:en:Vinton Cerf sitting down at the beginning of the Saving the Web event at the Library of Congress on June 16, 2016.
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  In Iceland, Ms. Emilía Björg Sigurðardóttir displayed her creation, Next Soil, as part of product design art.
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  At the 2016 Color History Edit-a-Thon with the Smithsonian,
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  At the 2016 Color History Edit-a-Thon with the Smithsonian, a Wikimedia scientist
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  At WikiConference USA 2015
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  The presenter of D.C. Vito during his speech.
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  The group photo of WikiConference North America 2016
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  Three Wikimedians who listened to Geraldshields11's instructions on how to pose for the camera.
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  This photo of Danielle Citron was used in an article at media in a post-truth world
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  This photo was entered in the USA Smithsonian Institute 2018 photo contest.

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   Cohen, Patricia (26 July 2013). "Museum Welcomes Wikipedia Editors". New York Times. p. in print on July 27, 2013, on page C1 of the New York edition with the headline: Museum Welcomes Wikipedia Editors. Retrieved 30 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)