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Just editing pages when I feel it's missing something.
Please reach out to me on my talk page, whether it's to give feedback on my editing, to ask for help, to update me on recent events on articles I've previously edited, to give me awards (thank you), or just to say hi! If I accidentally break a Wikipedia policy or guideline, please inform me and revert the page if needed.
Like many other editors, I prefer to follow the bold, revert, discuss cycle for content disputes (though sometimes I use alternatives). If you revert my changes and refuse to engage with me when I reach out to discuss and explain my reasoning, I may assume tacit agreement. At the same time, I recognize that life gets in the way, so I try to be as patient as possible! In return, I only ask that you please be patient with me as well; since I'm a human (and a student at that), I can't check Wikipedia 24/7, as much as I may want to.
I treat editors like adults: I don't sugarcoat or lie about my opinions regarding edits. Though I am always civil, sometimes I forget to include some of the pleasantries that assure others I believe in their good faith. If I believe you're acting in bad faith, I will explicitly say so! I generally assume that if you're spending/wasting your free time to build this encyclopedia, you agree that it's something worth improving and protecting.
I joined the English Wikipedia on June 24, 2017, to make an edit to The Wall Street Journal page about the controversy with PewDiePie. Being young, I had tons of other exposure to PewDiePie, but my only major exposure to the newspaper was with that controversy. When I saw that the controversy was absent from the WSJ page but present on the PewDiePie page, I decided to include a uncited paragraph about it. I had very little knowledge of Wikipedia's policies and guidelines.
After my edit was rightfully reverted due to a lack of sources, I included a rewritten paragraph with poor sources, which was again rightfully reverted. I began engaging in an edit war, a concept of which I was unaware at the time. I then was blocked temporarily by NeilN for meatpuppetry. Admittedly, I knew I was acting counter to the rules of the encyclopedia, though I believed I was doing so for the right reasons. After I was unblocked, I restated my position, that the dispute should be included in the WSJ article. I either gave up or just forgot about the dispute, because I didn't edit again for a few years.
I am grateful that NeilN showed me lenience and did not block me permanently, which would have been one of many acceptable responses to meatpuppetry or sockpuppetry. This allowed me to later return to Wikipedia, this time in good faith. If I had known what a clean start was, I likely would have had one. Since I stuck with this account, I deleted all mention of the dispute on my talk page. My thinking has since evolved, and I think it's best to be upfront and disclose these events. As of January 2023, these discussions are again visible on my talk page.
I consider my edits from 2017 to be separate from my Wikipedia tenure because I am not the same editor that I was in 2017. In my hiatus, I grew as a person and learned about the project; I hope others can see that.
Only pages to which I've made significant contributions (as well as edits that bring me pride) are listed, as opposed to a full list of my contributions.[note 1][note 2] The date ranges are approximate, as projects are often retrospective constructions.
I have the upmost respect for Wikipedia's principle of maintaining a neutral point of view. This requires that editors with conflicts of interest (COIs) avoid editing in a manner that is disruptive. However, improving the encyclopedia necessarily requires those who are passionate about subjects to work to improve said subjects' articles. If editors with conflicts of interest, often among the most passionate, are excluded from articles without cause (i.e. disruptive editing is absent), then the quality of the encyclopedia will suffer.
When I edit an article whose subject I have a conflict of interest with, I attempt to stick to non-substantial changes (adding images, improving formatting). When making substantial edits, I always stick to sources, never my personal knowledge. I encourage editors to call me out if I deviate from this principle or if any other bias emerges. I maintain that, despite these conflicts of interest, I act in good faith; I also recognize that an editor's good faith is often irrelevant in COI discussions.
To maintain the integrity of Wikipedia, and to ensure I am editing ethically, I will disclose all of my conflicts of interest to the best of my ability.[note 1]
I have to remind some people of some policies and guidelines all the time. So I'm starting a collection of them right here on my user page! I also cite some essays that seem like common sense to me, so I'm including some here. Also, if I'm ever a hypocrite by breaking the principles in these pages, please point it out!
^ abPlease do not try to connect my real-life identity to this account. I voluntarily release certain information or encourage the viewing of publicly available information for transparency, to disclose conflicts of interest, and to aid the editing process. If you are a Wikipedia user, see WP:PRIVACY. Regardless of Wikipedia status, please empathize with me and respect my privacy.
^My contributions are not indications of interest in any subjects, only indications of awareness of said subjects' existence.
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