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Hi! I'm gobonobo. I've been a Wikipedia editor since before hashtags. I survived 100 wikidays, have written around [https://xtools.wmcloud.org/pages/en.wikipedia.org/Gobonobo 1000 articles], and have made over 100,000 edits to the English Wikipedia and Wikidata. I patrol recent changes, review draft articles, revert vandalism, and monitor social media for errors that have slipped through the cracks. I sometimes contribute to the did you know... section on the main page and have uploaded oodles of images both here and on Commons.
As an editor, I focus on a wide variety of content and try to address systemic bias, especially in regards to gender, racial and geographic biases. I am a member of several WikiProjects, support GLAM initiatives, and have volunteered with Art+Feminism and participated in Black Lunch Table events. I've organized edit-a-thons and led editing workshops at the Loft, Mia, the American Craft Council, St. Kate's, Hamline, and the U of M.
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I hail from Minnesota where I learned how to be nice and ride tall bikes. While my username refers to the most enlightened of the great apes, I am actually a night owl who enjoys rabbit holes. I use Linux and support the free and open-source software movement. I have a background in the cooperative movement and consensus decision-making. I enjoy [http://listen.hatnote.com/# listening to Wikipedia] and taking bicycle rides where I can snap photos for [https://wikishootme.toolforge.org/ Wikishootme].
I made my first edit to Wikipedia in 2006 and my early focus centered on different types of cooperatives. Early on I was an online ambassador, working with university classes (before Wiki Ed) and worked briefly with the volunteer response team. I later became involved in efforts to address the gender gap. I no longer maintain my gender gap red list, as the Women in Red lists are far more comprehensive. I was privileged to be a part of the group that organized an edit-a-thon at the Minneapolis Central Library where the Guerrilla Girls were guests of honor. I supported the global blackout of this site in opposition to SOPA, have been described as a "[http://archive.vn/nU9DU#selection-161.192-161.208 Wikipedia Angel]", and was the first editor to [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kim_Jong_Il&diff=466626819&oldid=465297902 note] the death of Kim Jong Il.
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