Lwalt ( talk · contribs) The primary purpose in asking for an editor review at this juncture is to assess my effectiveness in contributing to Wikipedia for the last six months. The articles that I have contributed significantly to as an editor include James Brown, Seung-Hui Cho, Academy of Art University and, to a lesser degree, Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls and Tomi Rae Hynie. Articles that I have created up to this date include Charlene Drew Jarvis (currently, a US-politican stub). Although I am not quite a beginner anymore, but not yet an expert (at least, in my self-assessment), I am looking for feedback on my contributions to date and how I can add to, improve, or even enhance editing performance for articles in the English Wikipedia.
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Based on your extensive answers, you are the best judge of your own contributions. I am impressed by the quality of James Brown, and based on a first impression of the top screen, I think it has an excellent chance of becoming a featured article. Having tried to develop an article ( endgame tablebase) myself, I can tell you that reaching FA is much harder than it would seem (though WP:GA is somewhat easier). Don't stake your wiki career on the chimera of promoting one featured article. Ultimately, the many people who read the articles you have developed - and believe me, there are thousands of readers - don't really care what we think of the article, as long as it inform them.
I am impressed by your thorough use of edit summaries, which parallels your thorough writing style in general. One good way to avoid conflicts is to explain yourself thoroughly. A favorite essay of mine is WP:WOTTA. I am guilty of using funny acronyms like everyone else, but when you are dealing with a newbie, a clear explanation is the best kind, since the policy pages themselves are notoriously labyrinthine. I don't think any of your past conflicts is a major concern.
I see that you have become more active in vandal patrol. Ironically, I discourage some users from spending too much time there - not because it's unnecessary (although the bots usually catch the worst of it), but rather because your efforts are needed elsewhere. It's good to help out on recent changes every now and then, and to check your watchlist, so please continue to do that. However, since you are a good writer, your primary focus should remain on writing.
I wish you good luck. Yechiel Man 00:58, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
I have been repeatedly impressed by your attention to detail in adding citations to the James Brown article and properly formatting other editors' citations (including my own), as well as your diligence in reverting vandalism to the article. InnocuousPseudonym 03:10, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
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Dfrg.
msc:
Borrowed from Glen ( talk · contribs), I'm sure he wont mind. These should test you editing skills, and show if you have any weaknesses which you can work on. So, just write your answer next to the Question. Good luck.
Speedy Delete or not:
Vandalism or or not:
Have fun! Dfrg. msc 07:44, 5 July 2007 (UTC) justin lawyer wants to marry oprah
Lwalt ( talk · contribs) The primary purpose in asking for an editor review at this juncture is to assess my effectiveness in contributing to Wikipedia for the last six months. The articles that I have contributed significantly to as an editor include James Brown, Seung-Hui Cho, Academy of Art University and, to a lesser degree, Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls and Tomi Rae Hynie. Articles that I have created up to this date include Charlene Drew Jarvis (currently, a US-politican stub). Although I am not quite a beginner anymore, but not yet an expert (at least, in my self-assessment), I am looking for feedback on my contributions to date and how I can add to, improve, or even enhance editing performance for articles in the English Wikipedia.
Reviews
Based on your extensive answers, you are the best judge of your own contributions. I am impressed by the quality of James Brown, and based on a first impression of the top screen, I think it has an excellent chance of becoming a featured article. Having tried to develop an article ( endgame tablebase) myself, I can tell you that reaching FA is much harder than it would seem (though WP:GA is somewhat easier). Don't stake your wiki career on the chimera of promoting one featured article. Ultimately, the many people who read the articles you have developed - and believe me, there are thousands of readers - don't really care what we think of the article, as long as it inform them.
I am impressed by your thorough use of edit summaries, which parallels your thorough writing style in general. One good way to avoid conflicts is to explain yourself thoroughly. A favorite essay of mine is WP:WOTTA. I am guilty of using funny acronyms like everyone else, but when you are dealing with a newbie, a clear explanation is the best kind, since the policy pages themselves are notoriously labyrinthine. I don't think any of your past conflicts is a major concern.
I see that you have become more active in vandal patrol. Ironically, I discourage some users from spending too much time there - not because it's unnecessary (although the bots usually catch the worst of it), but rather because your efforts are needed elsewhere. It's good to help out on recent changes every now and then, and to check your watchlist, so please continue to do that. However, since you are a good writer, your primary focus should remain on writing.
I wish you good luck. Yechiel Man 00:58, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
I have been repeatedly impressed by your attention to detail in adding citations to the James Brown article and properly formatting other editors' citations (including my own), as well as your diligence in reverting vandalism to the article. InnocuousPseudonym 03:10, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
Comments
Questions
Additional Questions from
Dfrg.
msc:
Borrowed from Glen ( talk · contribs), I'm sure he wont mind. These should test you editing skills, and show if you have any weaknesses which you can work on. So, just write your answer next to the Question. Good luck.
Speedy Delete or not:
Vandalism or or not:
Have fun! Dfrg. msc 07:44, 5 July 2007 (UTC) justin lawyer wants to marry oprah