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Rob Rosenberger is a noted^[1] computer security critic and columnist most famous for co-founding "The Computer Virus Myths homepage" on 10 December 1995 that the Ziff-Davis Publishing empire hailed as "the world's #1 most useful website" of 1996.^[2] It was later rebranded as Vmyths, a critically acclaimed^[3]^[4] website that continued to prove wildly popular for debunking computer security hysteria until 2005 when its business model collapsed. Rosenberger purchased all rights to the website and continued it as a critic's blog until 4 February 2015.

Rosenberger is also a comedian who creates deadpan parodies of computer security news, formerly at HumorControl.org and now at Rsnbrgr on Twitter. He is a vocal critic of cartels in the computer security industry. Hence, Wikipedia's NPOV policy makes it difficult for him to create/edit detailed biographies on important players in the industry. However, he has called on his readers to be bold in this regard.

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This user is a computer security professional.

Current project[edit]

Right at this moment I'm adding inline citations for AFHRA Historical Study 91, having just completed Volume 1 – A thru L^[5] on November 16, 2021. Next up is Volume 2 for USAF officers who already have a biography article. My efforts to add inline citations for Study 91 has born fruit in certain cases, e.g. when I discovered USAF's current official online bio for BGen Harold Huglin misspelled his middle name. USAF corrected the typo when I submitted it.

I'm using this Wiki page to collect data from official bios on all USAF 3-star generals currently on active duty. The lack of "effective dates of promotion" for many 3-star bios led me to write a Python program to assemble it from their authoritative USAF biographies. That same program also writes a comprehensive citation for each Wiki bio. I then paste it manually to make certain the Wiki page looks right. See Lt Gen Tony D. Bauernfeind for an example of what I'm doing.

I'll use the public data I collect on USAF 3-stars to build comparison charts on their careers, just like the charts I did for all USAF 4-star generals since WWII.

Special note to USAF PAOs: I'm a retired 3H091 and your /HO might know [of] me. Hit me up on Twitter if you're interested in upgrading a general's Wiki bio! Also, check out my official report on how the 932d Airlift Wing responded to the Pentagon attack on 9/11/01.^[6]

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Wikipinions[edit]

0RR: but not strict. I rv vandalism and edit the rest. In one case it certainly looked like vandalism but the page may have been under construction (and another edit occurred after it), so I opened a talk section.

Tough edits: I fully support them — and I know boldness comes at a price. I receive the occasional threat of violence as a computer security critic.

Prank edits (not vandalism): I'll admit I laughed like a hyena when Steven Colbert edited the elephant page. But let's face it: the Uncyclopedia trumps any notion of a prank edit. And Wiki itself offers plenty of tongue-in-cheek content.

Non-expert editors on expert pages: to quote myself, "you don't always need to be an expert to append an obviously relevant fact to an article." Be bold.

References[edit]

^ Delio, Michelle (2001-08-06). "The Man Who Debunks Virus Myths". wired.com. WIRED. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
^ "Top 10 of the NET TOP TEN". Internet Underground Magazine. 1 (13). Ziff-Davis Publishing: 14–15. December 1996.
^ Grocott, Darren (2001-07-18). "Virus Hoaxes - Are They Just a Nuisance?". SANS Institute Reading Room: 2. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
^ Biersdorfer, J.D. (2003-03-27). "Be on Alert for Viruses, And for Hoaxes, Too". New York Times. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
^ Fogerty, Robert P. (1953). "Biographical Data on Air Force General Officers, 1917-1952, Volume 1 – A thru L" (PDF). Air Force Historical Research Agency. USAF historical studies: no. 91. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
^ MSgt Rosenberger, Robin (September 11, 2002). "932 AW Aeromedical Response After The '9/11/01' Attacks" (doc). 932d Airlift Wing. Retrieved October 25, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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[1] Delio, Michelle (2001-08-06). "The Man Who Debunks Virus Myths". wired.com. WIRED. Retrieved 2021-02-21.

[2] "Top 10 of the NET TOP TEN". Internet Underground Magazine. 1 (13). Ziff-Davis Publishing: 14–15. December 1996.

[3] Grocott, Darren (2001-07-18). "Virus Hoaxes - Are They Just a Nuisance?". SANS Institute Reading Room: 2. Retrieved 2021-02-21.

[4] Biersdorfer, J.D. (2003-03-27). "Be on Alert for Viruses, And for Hoaxes, Too". New York Times. Retrieved 2021-02-21.

[afhrastudy91pdf134-5] Fogerty, Robert P. (1953). "Biographical Data on Air Force General Officers, 1917-1952, Volume 1 – A thru L" (PDF). Air Force Historical Research Agency. USAF historical studies: no. 91. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

[6] MSgt Rosenberger, Robin (September 11, 2002). "932 AW Aeromedical Response After The '9/11/01' Attacks" (doc). 932d Airlift Wing. Retrieved October 25, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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