User:Mike Cline

This user is a member of the Association of Inclusionist Wikipedians. The motto of the AIW is conservata veritate, which translates to "with the preserved truth". This motto reflects the inclusionist desire to change Wikipedia only when no knowledge would be lost as a result.

I am Mike Cline. I live in Bozeman, Montana where I am fully retired, fish, experience Montana history and write for Wikipedia., A former Vice President Operations, Venturist Inc. I have worked as a software and presentation designer, programmer and strategic planning consultant with Venturist, Inc. since 1996. I have experience with Visual Studio .NET, ToolBook and many other software applications. I currently teach strategic thinking and planning concepts while mentoring and coaching senior leaders and teams in the business world. Before that, I was a Federal Law Enforcement Officer in the USAF for 23 years with experience in major felony fraud and criminal investigations; and counterintelligence investigations and operations.

I am a Lt. Col. Retired from the US Air Force after 28 years of service. Over the years I have lived happily and experienced history in

Wikipedia Contributions

About me
This user has been a Wikipedian since January, 2007. This user is an administrator on the English Wikipedia. (verify) This user was a Wikipedia Campus Ambassador. This user is interested in philately. This user lives in the U.S. State of Montana. This user understands and supports the Wikimedia Foundation Strategic Plan

I currently live in Bozeman, Montana and contribute to articles on

Personal Library

Since beginning to fly fish in the early 1960's in Southern California, I've accumulated over 600 titles of fly fishing literature as well as a burgeoning Yellowstone and Montana focused history collection. I am very proud of my collection and trust it will help me be a better wikipedian in regards to the fly fishing, Yellowstone and Montana related articles.

Personal Interests and Contributions

I am an avid Fly angler, fly tyer and spend a great deal on time on the waters of Montana and elsewhere fishing. My proximity to Yellowstone National Park has compelled me to work diligently to improve and expand coverage of the park and Montana in WP. I write a regular blog post on fly tying and fly fishing for J. Stockard Fly Fishing.

Featured articles contributed to

 • Fort Yellowstone  • Rainbow trout  • Cutthroat trout

Articles brought to GA status

 • Rainbow trout • Cutthroat trout • Montana Vigilantes

Articles I have created (567)

• My 400th article created:
  List of Barberries and Buttercups of Montana
• My 500th article created: Simms Fishing Products
• My 30,000th Edit

• User:Mike Cline/Wikipedia visiting scholar/contributions
• User:Mike Cline/USCAN Working Group Drafts
• Wikipedia:WikiProject United States Public Policy/Courses/Spring 2011/Federal Indian Law and Policy (Kristin Ruppel)
• Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Inclusion_criteria_for_Lists
• Wikipedia:Education_Working_Group
• My Essays
  • Creating a Better List
  • Inclusionist's Guide To Deletion Debates
  • Archimedes was deleted
  • Imagining a new way to look at the question of Notability
  • User:Mike Cline/Arguments to avoid in Requested Move discussions
• /My Favorite Templates and References

• User talk:Mike Cline/Articles Under Contemplation

• Montana Counties
• Wyoming Counties
• Idaho Counties