User:AlexEng

= Welcome to my user page =

Introduction
Welcome! You can call me Alex on Wikipedia. The most important thing you should know about me is that I am always open to discussion. If we're having a disagreement, if you're concerned about something I did, or if you need help with anything, I invite you to . That's it! If you'd like to know more about me, keep reading.

Things I'm passionate about:
 * Board Games
 * Video Games
 * Physical Fitness
 * United States Politics
 * Irreligion
 * World History
 * Geography
 * Current Events
 * Fine dining
 * Tea
 * Dramatic irony

Occupation & Education

 * I work in software Test Automation.
 * I earned a degree in Computer Engineering with a minor in Electrical Engineering.

Editing

 * I will always document reasons for my changes in an edit summary.
 * The more explanation a change requires, the longer the summary.
 * If something's not clear, you are always welcome to contact me on my talk page.
 * I can contribute to Russian→English text translations, but my English→Russian is only passable.
 * I like to patrol RecentChanges and copyedit Random articles.
 * I am interested in improving the WP:ACCESSIBILITY of Wikipedia.
 * Please read User:AlexEng/COI for details regarding my conflicts of interest.
 * You are welcome to read my statement of bias.

Works in Progress

 * (On hold) Vasily Anisimoff - This page needs a more thorough Russian→English translation that I am equipped to provide.
 * Assassination of Kemal Arıkan - Needs to be created from the merger of its two constituent articles, when I have time.
 * Truth value (computer science) - To be created, based on massive expansion of Truth value
 * Fictional company - Needs additional sourcing

Useful Links
I found many of these links useful at one point or another. Sharing them on this page with a brief blurb for each in hopes that others also find them useful.


 * AlexEng/RfA Criteria - My personal RfA criteria
 * WP:MOREX - Arguments based on the experience of the editor
 * WP:CRUSH - Civil POV pushing
 * WP:Service awards - Various self-granted awards for editors based on time served and edit count
 * WP:NUTSHELL - Very simple breakdown of Wikipedia core principles for new users and those with shorter attention spans
 * WP:GUIDELINES - List of all guidelines that apply to the project
 * WP:MOS/C - Manual of Style, Table of Contents
 * Special:CentralAuth - Look up various useful information about user accounts
 * WP:CHUNK - Walls of text
 * WP:FILIBUSTER - Breaking discussions by repeatedly pushing a point of view that fails to attract consensus
 * WP:TRIFECTA - Three core principles of Wikipedia
 * Help:Interwiki linking - Syntax for linking between different wiki projects, e.g. Wiktionary
 * WP:Template messages - Navigable index of template messages, such as cleanup banners
 * WP:Hatting - For uninvolved editors to close toxic discussions
 * WP:Noticeboards - A list of noticeboard to use for various purposes
 * WP:Reliable sources/Perennial sources - Breakdown of which perennial sources have consensus on reliability
 * WP:COI - for guidance related to editing when you have a conflict of interest
 * Specific discussion regarding COI in relation to published sources regarding Wikipedia editors
 * WP:FLAT - Solid essay on the misuse of policy to push nonsense
 * WP:MANDY - Response to denial of various accusations. "Well, they deny it, wouldn't they?"