User:Asoundd

Introduction
Hey fellow Wikipedians!

Although this account's nearing its eigth-year anniversary, I've been a lurker here since my elementary school days. Yeah, that's a long time. The lack of articles on Korean cuisine is what finally spurred me to join the community and coordinate WikiProject Food and Drink. You might also remember me from WP:RRTF (props to for all the hard work; the task force might be defunct now, but no one can say we didn't have a good run!)

Content creation is fun, but I've found myself getting increasingly involved in maintenance tasks, e.g. nominating articles for GA status, vandalism patrol using Twinkle, writing policies and guidelines, and developing moderation software. Wikipedia's more than a collection of long bodies of text; it is a community, and I'd do anything to keep it standing on its feet. I commit myself to the five pillars of Wikipedia, especially WP:NPOV, hence why I developed Biasbot AS. Editing is one hell of an adventure: you'll end up learning so many freaking cool things. I'll never forget the times how AfCs made me got me into Pepsi fruit juice flood, the Pig Olympics, United States v. 11 1/4 Dozen Packages of Articles Labeled in Part Mrs. Moffat's Shoo-Fly Powders for Drunkenness, and that someone documented the history behind those who theorize that the Moon is made of green cheese. A green cheese moon? Mmm mmm. Also, check out backward running -- maybe I'll try that out someday. You especially get that huge dopamine hit as you proudly like at your new article, Joseph LaBate, or when you mediate a battle between two pitchforked edit warr-ers at ANI.

I'm fluent in American and Canadian english. I can read Central American Spanish well enough to do basic edits over at the Spanish Wikipedia but nothing too substantial (Spanish grammatical structures are fascinating, and it's better for me to master it before trying anything ambitious). On a side note, heliographs are pretty damn cool, although they aren't used much anymore and certainly won't help much with editing :)

In high school, my interests gradually shifted into more general, scientific fields of study and advanced literature, although I still remain in a supporter role for my old WikiProjects (I'd like to revamp linguistic relativity at some point, but I'll admit that my memory of Hopi and his theories needs a refresher). You can see my older stuff here, although it is not reflective of my current work, so don't read too much into it.

Biasbot AS
I run Biasbot AS, a bot that attempts to somewhat semi-automate the enforcement of Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy by using natural language processing to detect explicit and implicit bias in articles. Take a look at the bot's userpage and this essay for a closer look.

Articles to Create/Articles of Interest to Reach GA/FA Status
I don't own these articles -- I just create and/or contribute to them. They're in no particular order, but they're all articles that I enjoy reading as much as editing, so I take my time.

Moderation/Patrol
You'll find me checking AfCs, helping users at the Teahouse, and patrolling vandalism using Igloo and Twinkle. Surprisingly, I've found that Hatnote is an effective tool for detecting edits with vandalism. You can read my essay on it here.

I'm also a mass message sender. This enables me to send out messages to thousands, if not millions, of users, and I originally used it to facilitate sending monthly newsletters for WikiProjects. I now mostly use it in an administrative role (i.e. processing deliveries from the mass message senders talk page). Please send requests through talk page the instead of contacting me directly, where it will be reviewed by the other 56 mass message senders on this wiki.

Wait, buuuut...
Yes, Wikipedia isn't reliable. The day Wikipedia reaches a plateau of complete accuracy and NPOV is the day the limits to infinity become a reality. What is true is that Wikipedia is one of the most popular mediums of information today, viewed by millions of users on the daily. My job, my bot's job, and everyone's job are to make your experience better by making content as accurately, concisely, and neutrally written as possible.

In terms of my editing style, I use what I call "blocking" edits -- trying to aggregate all changes into a single edit as opposed to multiple revisions. This makes it easier for other editors to look through the edit history and add revisions. Using the Preview window definitely helps reduce the number of edits.

(If I used the "thank" function to change your edit: You improved the article in a way I couldn't -- thank you!)

On that note, check out WP:AWB and WP:FRAM. It really hits the points on people you'll meet in this community.

Commons & Photography
I try to upload to Commons whenever I get the chance. I have some Nikon, Kodak, and Fuji models -- nothing too special though. Years ago, I took a photo of the Googleplex with my dad's iPhone and uploaded it to Commons, and now it's the headliner on the Google page and has been viewed hundreds of millions of times to this day. That's pretty big stuff for a sixth-grader, isn't it?

Tools
. WikiProject Food  Rick Riordan Task Force   Desk   Pending Changes   New Pages Feed    Run Igloo   Upload a non-free file   Send mass messages   Welcome Templates   User scripts   Barnstars   Emoticons   Edit Counter   Welcome users with Snuggle   Update Status Copyvio tool