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"No matter how many times you save the world, it always manages to get back in jeopardy again. And I mean, sometimes I just want it to stay saved, you know? For a little bit." -- Mr. Incredible, in The Incredibles
I, the user known as 2ReinreB2, joined Wikipedia in February of 2015 after considering creating an account for several years. A MIT Technology Review article entitled " The Decline of Wikipedia" is what finally spurred me to join the community. I'm here because I don't get to write or edit very much in my day-to-day life - which I enjoy - and because I also enjoy helping people better access high-quality information. My other life goal is to find a way to describe oneself in the third- and gender-neutral-persons without sounding like either the Incredible Hulk or British nobility. On that note, this is cool.
I am fluent in American English and semi-fluent in other variants on the English language. I have a good level of reading comprehension in Latin American Spanish, but I am not skilled in writing or speaking. I also understand the NATO phonetic (sometimes called "military phonetic") and Greek alphabets and am working my way to competency in ASL. I occasionally edit the Spanish version of Wikipedia, under the same username (mostly for categorization and structure). As far as programming skills go, I am still pretty new to this whole wikitext thing, but I have done some work with Scratch, Mathematica, NetLogo, Java, and the tiniest bit of Python.
A note on my username: I will respond to "Rei" if you don't feel like typing the whole thing out. : )
CTB | This user has contributed to the following pages. |
This user wants to compile and preserve the sum of all human knowledge. |
This user thinks you can learn a lot by editing an Encyclopedia. |
"How frighteningly few are the persons whose death would spoil our appetite and make the world seem empty." - Eric Hoffer 3.14.18
I've encountered a lot of seriously lacking articles in the field of physical/ quantum/ solid state/ materials chemistry/ physics and despite the obvious overlap in this nebulous topic with at least three different WikiProjects, it doesn't seem like it's getting the attention it deserves. So, as I am able, I am working to improve coverage and quality of the topic. If this sounds like your cup of tea, come talk to me!
I am the WP:NV coordinator of the Rick Riordan Task-force, a role that I picked up mainly because no one else was willing. For my own wellbeing, I can no longer follow author Rick Riordan's modern books. My decreased involvement combined with the decreased involvement of other task force members has led to the project becoming essentially inactive again. However, the structure I and other editors worked hard to build is still in place and provides an excellent framework for managing pages related to Riordan's work, so I argue RRTF isn't fully defunct.
I currently spend most of my time not wiki-ing. I'd still eventually like to write/rewrite the page " Mythology in Rick Riordan's works" and send drafts for several older-but-still-recent Riordan books through AfC.
Current Focus: Got an idea for the project? Edit this template to send out a new announcement! |
Recent publications: TBA See RickRiordan.com for information on upcoming (currently non-notable) books. |
Want to help out? Patrol this watchlist for vandalism and potential new members! |
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I have been making an effort for years to monitor and copyedit pages related to The Underland Chronicles, with the intention of making them all Good Articles. My to-do list for each article goes something like this:
I have done some considerable independent (unrelated to Wikipedia, anyway) research on Ijamsville, MD. Since the Wikipedia article on the topic is somewhat lacking, I've been working to beef it up. Ideally, I'd like to see it become at least as substantial as Urbana, MD. I also acquired a number of original pictures of Ijamsville which I've uploaded to Commons. What I'd really like to do now is contact some real-life organizations about donating some pictures/text/etc. that have to do with modern Ijamsville (since modern Ijamsville is all but invisible to the outside world, I have found). Not entirely sure how to go about that, though. I welcome suggestions on my talk page.
List of Inheritance Cycle characters was dangled over the fiery pit of deletion, so I'm working (slooowly) to remove anything and everything objectionable. As always, if you wanna help, reach out!
In general, I try to use the fewest edits possible -- this means I make "chunk" edits (check out this before and after for an example). Sometimes I follow up a chunk edit with a couple minor ones that fix a link, typo, formatting issue, etc.
My goal is to make articles as brief and clear as possible. In general, I try to defer to the most recent editor rather than impose my own opinion. However, if an added fact is not useful from a broad, out-of-universe perspective, then I will remove it. The article must inform people who aren't already familiar with the topic. I make a lot of reversions these days, but the vast majority only undo vandalism, fandalism, or edit tests.
I am strongly against what I consider "negative editing". This means tearing down other editors' work without making an effort to build it back up again. For example, if I encounter a user or IP who makes a fan edit to a page covered by RRTF, I often invite them to join the task force or offer advice on how to use their knowledge in ways consistent with Wikipedia's guidelines. When I revert someone's edits, I'm always on the lookout for ways to thank them, repurpose their work, or the like.
If you catch a mistake of mine: Please say so on my talk page. I promise to read your message and respond, and I'll usually wait to hear back before editing the article in dispute again. If I thanked your edit: your change improved the quality of an article in a way I could/did not. I appreciate it!
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This user is a member of the Association of Structurist Wikipedians. |
delu | This editor is a delusionist. |
This user simplifies Wikipedia referencing with
ProveIt. |
This user uses HotCat to work with categories. |
Below I've listed topics about which I have a some sort of useful knowledge -- mostly pages I have already worked on, which makes for a very eclectic list. Any of my contributions not covered below are likely copyedits or added wikilinks to preexisting, randomly-selected pages. If you have problem with such a contribution, please either undo/fix it yourself or request that I do so in my Talk page.
My talk page is also the best place to pose questions about my expertise in any area.
I am either interested in and/or have a basic understanding of pages/topics in the following list. I can identify fan edits and vandalism on these pages, but I can not solve disputes over dates, biographical info, or other hard facts.
I am capable of making informed edits to articles in the following list. I also can and will gladly do research or track down references for said articles. (Might take me a little while, but I'll do it.)
This user knows intermediate music theory. |
sax-2 | This user is an intermediate saxophonist. |
ubx-2 | This user is an intermediate user of userboxes. |