This is my user page. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
My name is Dmitriy, and I go by RidG on Wikipedia. I joined Wikipedia under a different name in 2002, but did not become active under my current name until 2004-2005.
I contribute mainly to United States Supreme Court cases. I am a member of Wikipedia SCOTUS Cases project, which is always looking for new members. On any given day, I typically try to participate in cleaning up Wikipedia, primarily via copyediting and voting in the VfD category. I subscribe to the notion that Wikipedia is somewhat bloated as it currently stands (a necessary evil of its open nature), and thus tend to vote in a reductionist manner (really, a euphemism for "delete everything"). Below is a list of my stubs and articles that I have either created or participated heavily in. I am a big fan of peer review and peer editing, so feel free to mercilessly tear my articles apart. Cheers.
Quick To-Do
edit| Cases | Status | Everything Else |
|---|---|---|
| Hamdan v. Rumsfeld | At least Thomas' dissent; more if there is time. | Today's VfD |
| U.S. v. Morrison | Need to add "Critical Response" | Consider majorly expanding Checkers speech |
| Garcetti v. Ceballos | Probably good for now | Vote on this week's Project Collaboration Article |
| Kansas v. Marsh | Expand stub | New Wiki Pages |
| Randall v. Sorrell | Expand stub | All Prod Articles |
| Dixon v. United States | New article | |
| LULAC v. Perry | Interesting & significant case; expand |
My shortcuts
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My articles
edit- The Hollow Hope
- Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railroad Company v. Illinois - Expanded from a stub.
- Bradwell v. Illinois
- Oyama v. California - Nominated for the March, 2005 International writing contest. Neat.
- Wolf v. Colorado
- Weeks v. United States
- Moore v. Dempsey
- Stromberg v. California
- Olmstead v. United States
- Moral luck
- Nebbia v. New York - expanded from a stub.
My stubs etc.
edit- Gerald Rosenberg
- Holt v. Sarver
- Herostratus
- Garcetti v. Ceballos - added Souter's, Stevens', and Breyer's dissents.
- Clinton v. City of New York - "Critical Response," "Subsequent History" sections.
- Inducement rule
- Worcester v. Georgia - New content, background, cites.
Articles I want to write at some point
editThese are some (IMO) interesting Supreme Court cases, mostly relating to free speech and the incorporation of the Bill of Rights, that I want to write about at some point. If you have a specific case in mind that you think should be added as an article to Wikipedia, please feel free to suggest it on my talk page.
- Stromberg v. California (1931)
- Gitlow v. People (1925)
- Prize Cases (1863)
- Boyd v. United States (1886)
- Masses Publishing Co. v. Patten (1917)
- Gilbert V. Minnesota (1920)
- Prudential Insurance Co. v. Cheek (1923)
- Olmstead v. United States (1928)
- United States v. One Book Called "Ulysses" (1933)
Tasks to consider
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