After 11 years, I have decided to semi-retire from Wikipedia. It is with deep regret that I do so. I have a passion for writing, research, organization, and the subjects which I write about, and I feel honored to have contributed to Wikipedia, and in turn, to public knowledge about a myriad of topics. There used to be a time in Wikipedia where editors suppported one another and built upon each other's edits. Unfortunately, Wikipedia has devolved into a culture of deletionism and my-way-or-the-highway approaches that fly in the face of collaboration, improving Wikipedia, good writing, furthering knowledge, and building consesus. It is a culture of bad faith where no matter what I do, I am immediately painted with some sort of subjective bias, as if I care nothing about knowledge, writing, collaboration, or Wikipedia. It is a culture of one-size-fits-all deletionism that promotes ignorance of the topics that are written about. I can no longer consistently contribute to Wikipedia in this atmosphere of hatred and ignorance.
I have been a member of Wikipedia since early 2006 and have made over 7,000 edits thus far. I usually edit articles on topics that are of interest to me. These generally include articles on my favorite music groups ( Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Van Halen, Guns N' Roses), my local geographic area ( Chicago metropolitan area and Northern Illinois), current events, and other interests. I hail from the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, United States.
WikiProjects
I am an active contributor to the following projects, listed in order of my interest in, and contributions to, those projects:
I am an occassional contributor or guest of the follwing project:
Featured articles
Articles I have significantly contributed to and helped elevate to featured article status:
Good articles
Articles I have significantly contributed to and helped elevate to good article status:
Awards
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The Special Barnstar | |
| In recognition of your excellent work and tireless contributions to Aerosmith-related articles, I award you the Special Barnstar. Janadore ( talk) 12:27, 21 May 2008 (UTC) |
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The Editor's Barnstar | |
| You are my kind of editor, and yours is the kind of editing I like to see. Take out the trash! Good job, Boguroo! HuskyHuskie ( talk) 22:22, 14 August 2009 (UTC) |
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The Original Barnstar | |
| A barnstar for Abog. For adding controversial content (hardly ever recognized!) to Northern Illinois University shooting which spawned a very productive discussion and really improved the article for the moment and for the future. Happy editing, fellow Huskie! IvoShandor ( talk) 17:25, 4 February 2011 (UTC) |