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==Who I am==

I am a male [[gamer]]/soon-to-be-[[university]]-student from Israel. I joined the Wikipedia society in January 2006. Sadly, my useful knowledge is mostly limited to [[computer game]]s. However, this in no way means I won't at least try to contribute in other areas as well. Specifically, my interests lie in [[biology]], [[space exploration]] and [[politics]]. I don't drink, smoke, [[recreational drug use|stick]], or otherwise abuse my body. I am an [[atheism|atheist]] and a strong believer in violent resistance.

===Name===

[[Mikhail Khodorkovsky|Chodorkovskiy]] is not my real name. It is the name of a political prisoner in [[Russia]]. My real name is much cooler, but you do not need to know it.

===Demeanor===

"If you want a good friend - be a good friend". The "do one nice thing a day" attitude makes me sick to my stomach. However, don't let the tone of this article fool you - I'm a very nice person : )

===View on Wikipedia===

I think it's great. It is probably an adequate candidate for a [[Wonders of the world|wonder of the world]] status.

Wikipedia should be completely [[Neutral point of view|neutral]], as it pretty much already is.

I'm prone to [[Perfectionism (psychology)|perfectionism]], so don't be surprised if you see an [[Wikipedia:Edit war|edit war]] between six different Chodorkovskiys in the history log of a single article.

===Political views===

I believe "all men are equal", and [[human rights]] are a very good thing. However, the trend to "turn the other cheek" adopted by most human rights groups does not serve the cause of human rights. It serves to perpetuate their violations. Also, the [[Ku Klux Klan|KKK]], [[Amnesty International]] and the [[BBC]] really bug me.

I support the [[war on terrorism|"War on Terror"]], the [[USA|US]] and the [[IDF]].

I do not equate terrorism with [[warfare]]. Terrorism: deliberate targeting of non-combatants for political purposes.

I oppose the use of [[weapons of mass destruction]]. However, "guns don't kill people, people do."

I support [[capital punishment]]. I do not weep for [[Stanley Williams]].

I'm a "bad" Jew. Meaning, I support [[Zionism]]. However, Zionism is not [[racism]]: [[Globalization]] is a good thing. I don't weep for the guy who drew the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ac.zionistposter.jpg Zionism article poster] either.

I fully support [[Environmental movement|environmentalists]], [[Greenpeace]] and various animal rights groups. Until they start violating rights.

I support the right of people to have sex with whoever they can acheive mutual [[Consent|consent]] with. Strapping a cow to the farm fence is not "mutual consent".

Oh, and about me constantly bringing up my ethnicity: it's sort of a first-strike policy against [[Asshole|anti-Semites]].

===Favorite people===

[[Winston Churchill]], [[Ronald Reagan]], [[Valeria Novodvorskaya]], [[Avigdor Liberman]], in that order.

==What I do here==

===Past contributions===

I take the part about not taking credit seriously. If you're inclined to know what specific articles I edited/created, use the page accessible through the toolbox. Generally, I find myself combating [[asshole|vandals]], [[copy-editing]] other people's sloppy (but valuable) contributions, and simply bringing pages in accordance with the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]], rather than writing articles or making screenshots of [[Tanya Adams]]. So far I'm still part of [[real-time strategy|WikiProject Kiddy Pool]].

===Future contributions===

Although I do have specific articles I intend to write/expand/edit, it's more about inspiration than planning. What there is to be said, I already did in the introduction: computer games, biology, space, politics. Eventually.

That said, I've had my eyes set on the [[Jew Watch]] article ever since I got here. If you know how to make it work, by all means go ahead. Use the [[Talk:Jew Watch|related talk page]] to make your suggestions. The words "[[anti-semitic]]" stay, though: we remove that - the website ends up in a favorable view in a month.

===Resources used===

*;'''<nowiki>{{Wdefcon}}</nowiki>''' (see the top of this page for example)

A town bell everyone should hear - the bigger the louder.

*;'''[[User:Lupin/Anti-vandal tool|Lupin's Anti-vandal tool]]'''

An intelligence-sorting software to make [[Langley, Virginia|Langley]] jealous.

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*;'''[[User:Kbh3rd/Vandal warning toolbox|Vandal warning toolbox]].'''

Makes biting the newbies that much easier.

*;<nowiki>{{vandal|username_or_ip}}</nowiki> (to [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrator_intervention_against_vandalism&action=edit&section=1 report a persistent vandal]]) : {{vandal|Chodorkovskiy}}

''"If your edits are undue''

''CVU will come for You!"''

''-Me.''

==I and Google==

I gained much publicity in February 2006 when this page became the first listed in the Internet [[search engine]] [[Google]] under "Chodorkovskiy". A [[Google bomb]] campaign was, for a time, successful in placing some guy's [[biography]] in the top spot. However, seeing as how many of my fans link to this page in [[blog]]s and online [[discussion board]]s, the former is bound to fall behind sooner or later.

Google insists that these results are the result of computer ranking [[algorithm]]s, and are thus not directly decided by Google. Google has researched this matter and believes that one reason for this result is that I often use the word "Chodorkovskiy" to refer to myself in the third body, while Russians more often refer to each other by their first and father's names.

Google had been contacted numerous times about the matter, but had not provided a response. In order for Google to resort to a technical solution, they would need a petition of over 50,000 requests, I think.

To this day, my [[Wikipedia:User page|user page]] fluctuates between the #1 and #2 positions for the search term "Chodorkovskiy" on the Google site, despite the outrage of many Russians around the world.

==External links==

*[http://www.politicsforum.org/ The Politics Forum]

*[http://www.google.com/search?hl=ru&q=Chodorkovskiy&btnG=%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA+%D0%B2+Google&lr= Google:Chodorkovskiy]