User:Alexisaguirre

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Welcome to my User Page!

About Me
Thanks for looking at my page. I started editing Wikipedia articles in 2017. I am a University graduate who has a rather sad proclivity for proofreading word after word. I don't contribute anything near the amount that other's do. Instead I just keep a close eye on a few articles that I gladly edit, and provide more cosmetic edits to a range of other articles.

My Interests
There are two articles that I have particular interest in:

Professional Golf Career of Tiger Woods


 * My motivation for joining Wikipedia was to update the above article. As Tiger Woods is my favourite athlete, he is always someone I like to read about. When I came across the above article however, it frustrated me that the content within hadn't been updated in three or so years - it had stagnated, quite like Woods' career. So I was happy to join Wikipedia and provide the content myself. Since then, the article has seen a big resurgence - like Tiger himself! I still like to contribute to this article on a regular basis. Fortunately, there are many great contributors to that page, so I'm sure there's no chance of the page stagnating any time soon!

Christianity and Abortion


 * In more recent times, I have been aiming to add a few different areas of Christianity to the above article. I have slowly been adding a few denominations to the article, and hope to continue doing so in the future. Again, it is great that many frequent editors of that page seem to be experienced users - and are mature towards something that is a highly-sensistive subject.

Otherwise, you'll probably see me making very minor cosmetic changes like removing typos, rewording sentences and other general proofreading. I only do this though if I happen to be reading an article and come across a slight error. I don't go actively searching for these typos like a bloodthirsty wolf seeking its prey.

Something I feel passionately about...
One area that I think is important to note is my stance on references - which are obviously a huge part of any encyclopedia. When viewing Wikipedia, I like to think that should the layperson wish to conduct further reading on a subject, that this should be encouraged. While they may go back to Google to do so, there is also a high chance that they would consult a reference in the article, and go on to read said article in detail.

With that in mind, I believe it is crucial for any external reference cited in each article to be at least somewhat neutral. When a user completes further reading, they shouldn't be met with a site with a set agenda that only provides one side of the argument. While this clearly isn't possible to do every time (especially in controversial subjects), I believe that wherever possible, references provided should not advocate radically for one side of the argument. Otherwise, any form of distortion of a topic is incongruent with the way Wikipedia operates. This is only really relevant to the controversial topics that are found on Wikipedia - I should add.

In my experience, 99% of the time there is no such problem. But when I do identify such problems, I am more than happy to step in and make changes. While this may not be universally popular, I think in the interest of neutrality, it is only fair.

I enjoy healthy debate about any controversial subject as much as the next person, but I believe that when a person exits Wikipedia, regardless of their destination - they should be able to make their own opinion up based on rational arguments put forward. In the event of leaving Wikipedia through a citation's link, this same principle should follow.

If the above is a little long to read, in a few words, I denounce polemic references!

Note of neutrality
Further to the above, I myself have very set opinions on a number of controversial topics. But I never let my personal opinions dictate my contributions to this great encyclopedia.

General Thanks
And I just wanted to provide a quick portion of text to thank all of the Wikipedians out there. Wikipedia truly is a one-of-a-kind site, and I'm sure that in the thousands of years that will follow once we all pass away, thatt people will marvel at the collective effort that makes Wikipedia a source of knowledge like nowhere else. We all contribute to making this site what it is. Wikipedia's content has been very useful to me down the years, and it is nice to be able to partake in this incredible site - even if it is in a very small way. So a big thank you to all of the Wikipedians! And extra thanks to those users who improve my edits, or correct me when my references are out of line with the article's structure - sorry, I'm trying to learn!

Contacting Me
I am always happy to talk - feel free to write something on my Talk page. Of course, this applies to any observations or critique - I am always happy to take suggestions on board. The great thing about Wikipedia is that we all have a say in its appearance, and the content within the articles. If I am doing something wrong, or anything needs to be brought to my attention - I'll be all ears!

Closing Note
'Alexisaguirre' is a pseudonym!