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This user page hasn't been updated in forever, though I'm now a frequent contributor to the actual article space. One example: my "project" below. All I did was poke around the highway list and create a few pages. Others picked up the concept, which eventually blossomed into Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Highways without any help from me at all. In fact, I was told to buzz off after I suggested that "highway" didn't need to be changed to "route" across the entire project... I figure my assistance on anything other than individual articles is no longer required. In fact, it looks like I managed to miss a similar conflict on state routes that degenerated into an all-out war -- so big that it's been immortalized in the official list of Lamest edit wars. Somehow, I'm glad I ducked out in time.
So here's my user page, unchanged since May 2004!
I'm just a casual browser of Wikipedia, and an occasional contributor. The editing FAQ suggests that potential contributors jump right in, though some folks wait until they understand every last bit lest they make an error. Since I'm a programmer by trade, I tend to fall into the latter category.