Welcome to my user page! I hope you like it. I follow aone questionediting philosophy for the most part. If it's good, do it, if it's bad, don't do it. It is approximately3:47 AMwhere I live (refresh). Perusing mycontribution historywill revealstrange sleeping habits.
On Wikipedia, I have donea lot.I say this not as a brag, but rather as inspiration (hopefully). I've expanded WikiProjects, developed templates and tools, copy-edited thousands of articles, wrotefeatured articles,submittedDYKs,wrote guides, gave several conference talks atWikimania,... you name it, I've probably done it. What's the takeaway from this? I'm just some guy that started editing becausesomething was wrong on the internet.If you come here, with your 10th, 1,000th, or 10,000th edit and go "Holy shit! This guy has nearly 425,000 edits!", remember thatI was once youand that I'mstilljust some guy!
In my qualified experience assome guy,just write articles. Expand them. Fix typos. Add references. Copy-edit a paragraph. That'swhat we're here forafter all. You'll make mistakes, butthat's okay.Over time, you'lllearn the ropes,the secret handshakes, and all the dos and don'ts of editing. If you run into an issue, ask for help at either thehelp deskor at a relevantWikiProject.In fact, gojoin a Wikiprojectnow if you haven't done so already. It's one of the best things you can do on Wikipedia to not feel lost and find other people that are interested in the same things you are. If you have an idea, bounce it off other people atThe Village Pump.You'll haveplentyof "Why didn't I think of that?" or "You mean there was an easier way to do this all this time?" moments. Hell, I've been here 15+ years and Istillhave them. But more importantly, if youjust edit,you'll find whatyoulike to do on Wikipedia, and your experience will be a pleasant one.
As of writing, my 425,000 edits amounts to roughly 0.036% of all edits ever made on Wikipedia. Why do I bring this up? Because while 425,000 edits is a huge number, 0.036% is not. This means that 99.964% of Wikipedia was written by other people. Other peoplelike you.So don't for a moment think you have nothing to contribute, because togetherwe help the Internet not suck.
If you have any questions about me or my work, leave me a message on mytalk pageand I will get back to you as soon as possible.
Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there is one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfold fear.
– Thomas Jefferson –
The Argument from Intimidation is a confession of intellectual impotence.
– Ayn Rand –
It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.
– William G. McAdoo –
The problem with quotes on the Internet is that they are often not true.
– Abraham Lincoln –
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For your efforts in restoring the industry standard terms for memory size to theManual of Style (dates and numbers).The IC is an Intel 2708, a 1 kilobyte EPROM made in 1976.
For dealing with the mess that the isotope articles were in, and categorizing them, and for the work put on creating Wikipedia books on the chemical elements, you deserve at least a little double barnstar.
Your diligent work in the area of redirect categorization and improvement is duly recognized and greatly appreciated. You are truly one of the unsung heroes of Wikipedia, and we hope you continue to enjoy your improvement of this awesome encyclopedia! To Headbomb, thank you for updating redirects about theCochrane Collaboration.
I really appreciate your insightful and detailed proposal for revising open access icons. Please continue to take coffee breaks when things get heated. Every good idea needs its champion and my wish for you is that to the extent you are representing the idea, you appear as measured, helpful, conciliatory, and inclusive as the idea itself.
Thanks for all the effort you make to resolve a very weird situation that is formulated in Wikipedia. I really appreciate your comments and your willingness to help Wikipedia project by establishing a safe environment for everyone.
In 2016 you were one of thetop ~200 medical editorsacross any language of Wikipedia. Thank you fromWiki Project Med Foundationfor helping bring free, complete, accurate, up-to-date health information to the public. We really appreciate you and the vital work you do!
Headbomb, maybe this barnstar does not describes exactly the nice work you've done on many entries I contributed to, but I feel you deserve it: nice job!
Your ongoing efforts to improve the encyclopedia have not gone unnoticed: You have been selected asEditor of the Weekin recognition of your work on science related articles. Thank you for the great contributions!
In 2017 you were one of thetop ~250 medical editorsacross any language of Wikipedia. Thank you fromWiki Project Med Foundationfor helping bring free, complete, accurate, up-to-date health information to the public. We really appreciate you and the vital work you do!
I just want to take a moment to thank everyone for maintaining professionalism inthis conversation- this is a topic that has previously become contentious but this time everyone is working well together to identify and remediate actual problems, look for improvements, and explain intricacies that occur.
In 2018 you were one of thetop ~250 medical editorsacross any language of Wikipedia. Thank you fromWiki Project Med Foundationfor helping bring free, complete, accurate, up-to-date health information to the public.
Thank you for your contributions toThe Wikipedia SourceWatch,an incredible initiative that helps editors address the use ofquestionable sourceson Wikipedia. I really appreciate your work!
Thanks for approvingmy BRFAa mere 11 minutes after I filed it, and for the trust you put in me ( "I would have liked to see a greater variety of categories, but you know what you're doing. Do more supervised testing if you feel the need for it" ). It turns out I did end up making a couple of wrong edits (36) due to a few edge cases with different template formatting, but otherwise the ~9k edits went smoothly. Again, thank you.
Thank you! I was at one of the events w[h]ere [Michele S. Mirman] was installed as president and thought she would be a good person to try my first Wiki on given her status. Any help would be appreciated - I'm just learning!
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