User:つがる/October Interview


 * Wikipedia is the biggest online internet encyclopedia ever created, describe how you feel about it in a sentence or two


 * It's amazing how far Wikipedia has come in nearly 20 years. I like how volunteer editors are willing to donate their time to work on this incredible encyclopedia. However, allowing anyone to edit Wikipedia articles risks some unhelpful changes. Most of the time, these changes are reverted, however, some can stay for years and years until they are reverted. Overall, I feel happy about how Wikipedia has changed in nearly 20 years.


 * What would you do without Wikipedia?


 * I love reading Wikipedia articles and I also enjoy being an editor as well. I think without Wikipedia, it would be a huge loss for the Internet. The best alternative to Wikipedia is Britannica. The problem with that is that you have to pay for it to be able to use most of it. Without Wikipedia, you would have to look elsewhere to look for knowledge. Maybe Everipedia could gain some former Wikipedia editors.


 * What's the biggest challenge you faced on Wikipedia?


 * There are a few challenges that interfere with my ability to edit. For example, making sure an article is accurate and sourced can be hard because we don't always know what's true and what's not. Sometimes, a reliable source doesn't exist for that article. Another challenge would be dealing with other editors. Sometimes, my edits get reverted because they disagree with my changes. I try my best to stay cool and go to the article talk page to make sure the article is right. Another example: Sometimes, I have editors say that my editing of disruptive. I try my best not to disruptive anywhere on Wikipedia. I try to communicate with a different editor to see what I did that was disruptive. If they agree that I was disruptive, I will stop whatever I was doing and make things right. These are some of the hurdles that prevent me from enjoying editing.