diff --git a/github/.old/gitlink-github-v1.sh b/github/.old/gitlink-github-v1.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..500ceec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/github/.old/gitlink-github-v1.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+IFS=$'\n\t'
+
+GIT_REMOTE_NAME="github"
+REPO_NAME=$(basename "$(pwd)")
+
+# ────────────────
+# Logging Helpers
+# ────────────────
+info()  { echo -e "\e[1;34m[INFO]\e[0m $*"; }
+warn()  { echo -e "\e[1;33m[WARN]\e[0m $*"; }
+error() { echo -e "\e[1;31m[ERROR]\e[0m $*" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+# ────────────────
+# Check/install git
+# ────────────────
+if ! command -v git &>/dev/null; then
+  info "Installing git..."
+  sudo apt update && sudo apt install git -y || error "Failed to install git"
+else
+  info "Git already installed: $(git --version)"
+fi
+
+# ────────────────
+# Check/install GitHub CLI
+# ────────────────
+if ! command -v gh &>/dev/null; then
+  info "Installing GitHub CLI..."
+  type -p curl >/dev/null || sudo apt install curl -y
+  curl -fsSL https://cli.github.com/packages/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg | \
+    sudo dd of=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg
+  sudo chmod go+r /usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg
+  echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg] \
+    https://cli.github.com/packages stable main" | \
+    sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/github-cli.list > /dev/null
+  sudo apt update && sudo apt install gh -y || error "Failed to install GitHub CLI"
+else
+  info "GitHub CLI already installed: $(gh --version | head -n 1)"
+fi
+
+# ────────────────
+# Authenticate GitHub CLI
+# ────────────────
+if ! gh auth status &>/dev/null; then
+  info "Authenticating GitHub CLI..."
+  gh auth login || error "GitHub authentication failed"
+else
+  info "GitHub CLI authenticated as: $(gh auth status | grep 'Logged in as' | cut -d ':' -f2 | xargs)"
+fi
+
+# ────────────────
+# Initialize Git Repo
+# ────────────────
+if [ ! -d ".git" ]; then
+  info "Initializing local Git repo..."
+  git init || error "Git init failed"
+  git add . || warn "No files to add"
+  git commit -m "Initial commit" || warn "Nothing to commit"
+else
+  info "Git repo already initialized."
+fi
+
+# ────────────────
+# Create GitHub remote if missing
+# ────────────────
+if ! git remote get-url "$GIT_REMOTE_NAME" &>/dev/null; then
+  info "Creating GitHub repo '$REPO_NAME' via CLI..."
+  gh repo create "$REPO_NAME" --public --source=. --remote="$GIT_REMOTE_NAME" --push || error "GitHub repo creation failed"
+else
+  info "Remote '$GIT_REMOTE_NAME' already set to: $(git remote get-url $GIT_REMOTE_NAME)"
+fi
+
+# ────────────────
+# Commit changes if needed
+# ────────────────
+if ! git diff --quiet || ! git diff --cached --quiet; then
+  info "Changes detected — committing..."
+  git add . || warn "Nothing staged"
+  git commit -m "Update: $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')" || warn "Nothing to commit"
+else
+  info "No uncommitted changes."
+fi
+
+# ────────────────
+# Push if branch is ahead
+# ────────────────
+if git status | grep -q "Your branch is ahead"; then
+  info "Pushing changes to GitHub..."
+  git push "$GIT_REMOTE_NAME" "$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)" || error "Push failed"
+else
+  info "No push needed. Local and remote are synced."
+fi
diff --git a/github/gitlink-github.sh b/github/gitlink-github.sh
index 500ceec..3104fe8 100755
--- a/github/gitlink-github.sh
+++ b/github/gitlink-github.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ IFS=$'\n\t'
 
 GIT_REMOTE_NAME="github"
 REPO_NAME=$(basename "$(pwd)")
+DEFAULT_NAME="Mark Randall Havens"
+DEFAULT_EMAIL="mark.r.havens@gmail.com"
 
 # ────────────────
 # Logging Helpers
@@ -14,17 +16,17 @@ warn()  { echo -e "\e[1;33m[WARN]\e[0m $*"; }
 error() { echo -e "\e[1;31m[ERROR]\e[0m $*" >&2; exit 1; }
 
 # ────────────────
-# Check/install git
+# Ensure Git is Installed
 # ────────────────
 if ! command -v git &>/dev/null; then
-  info "Installing git..."
-  sudo apt update && sudo apt install git -y || error "Failed to install git"
+  info "Installing Git..."
+  sudo apt update && sudo apt install git -y || error "Failed to install Git"
 else
   info "Git already installed: $(git --version)"
 fi
 
 # ────────────────
-# Check/install GitHub CLI
+# Ensure GitHub CLI is Installed
 # ────────────────
 if ! command -v gh &>/dev/null; then
   info "Installing GitHub CLI..."
@@ -41,54 +43,78 @@ else
 fi
 
 # ────────────────
-# Authenticate GitHub CLI
+# Ensure GitHub CLI is Authenticated
 # ────────────────
 if ! gh auth status &>/dev/null; then
   info "Authenticating GitHub CLI..."
   gh auth login || error "GitHub authentication failed"
 else
-  info "GitHub CLI authenticated as: $(gh auth status | grep 'Logged in as' | cut -d ':' -f2 | xargs)"
+  info "GitHub CLI authenticated."
 fi
 
 # ────────────────
-# Initialize Git Repo
+# Ensure Git Identity is Set
+# ────────────────
+USER_NAME=$(git config --global user.name || true)
+USER_EMAIL=$(git config --global user.email || true)
+
+if [[ -z "$USER_NAME" || -z "$USER_EMAIL" ]]; then
+  info "Setting global Git identity..."
+  git config --global user.name "$DEFAULT_NAME"
+  git config --global user.email "$DEFAULT_EMAIL"
+  info "Git identity set to: $DEFAULT_NAME <$DEFAULT_EMAIL>"
+else
+  info "Git identity already set to: $USER_NAME <$USER_EMAIL>"
+fi
+
+# ────────────────
+# Initialize Git Repo If Missing
 # ────────────────
 if [ ! -d ".git" ]; then
-  info "Initializing local Git repo..."
-  git init || error "Git init failed"
-  git add . || warn "No files to add"
+  info "Initializing local Git repository..."
+  git init || error "Failed to initialize git"
+  git add . || warn "Nothing to add"
   git commit -m "Initial commit" || warn "Nothing to commit"
 else
-  info "Git repo already initialized."
+  info "Git repository already initialized."
 fi
 
 # ────────────────
-# Create GitHub remote if missing
+# Ensure at Least One Commit Exists
+# ────────────────
+if ! git rev-parse HEAD &>/dev/null; then
+  info "Creating first commit..."
+  git add . || warn "Nothing to add"
+  git commit -m "Initial commit" || warn "Nothing to commit"
+fi
+
+# ────────────────
+# Create Remote GitHub Repo If Missing
 # ────────────────
 if ! git remote get-url "$GIT_REMOTE_NAME" &>/dev/null; then
-  info "Creating GitHub repo '$REPO_NAME' via CLI..."
-  gh repo create "$REPO_NAME" --public --source=. --remote="$GIT_REMOTE_NAME" --push || error "GitHub repo creation failed"
+  info "Creating GitHub repository '$REPO_NAME'..."
+  gh repo create "$REPO_NAME" --public --source=. --remote="$GIT_REMOTE_NAME" --push || error "Failed to create GitHub repo"
 else
   info "Remote '$GIT_REMOTE_NAME' already set to: $(git remote get-url $GIT_REMOTE_NAME)"
 fi
 
 # ────────────────
-# Commit changes if needed
+# Commit Changes If Needed
 # ────────────────
 if ! git diff --quiet || ! git diff --cached --quiet; then
   info "Changes detected — committing..."
-  git add . || warn "Nothing staged"
+  git add .
   git commit -m "Update: $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')" || warn "Nothing to commit"
 else
-  info "No uncommitted changes."
+  info "No uncommitted changes found."
 fi
 
 # ────────────────
-# Push if branch is ahead
+# Push If Branch Is Ahead
 # ────────────────
 if git status | grep -q "Your branch is ahead"; then
-  info "Pushing changes to GitHub..."
+  info "Pushing to GitHub..."
   git push "$GIT_REMOTE_NAME" "$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)" || error "Push failed"
 else
-  info "No push needed. Local and remote are synced."
+  info "No push needed. Everything is up to date."
 fi