User:DonaldRichardSands/WP Journal

July 6, 2011

I have been an editor for Wikipedia now for half a year. I enjoy the learning that I have experienced in this realm. DonaldRichardSands (talk) 02:23, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

My last few days have been occupied with the rescue attempt for the


 * Generation of Youth for Christ article. And its parallel page
 * Talk:Generation of Youth for Christ, and
 * Articles for deletion/Generation of Youth for Christ, and
 * Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Generation of Youth for Christ

Hrafn has been my chief critic while I work. He has good things to say. I have noted that his being a stickler on the WP Rules is similar to a GYC young person wanting to be strict about the Bible or Ellen White's writings.

I like to study his path of experience with checking these:


 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Hrafn, and
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Hrafn
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents

I have also become acquainted with Lithistman. He tried to negotiate a merge of the GYC article with a larger work. I worked with the idea but Hrafn pointed out how the work at SDA history 21st century section became to weighted with GYC info. He was right. Meanwhile, a few editors were disappointed that I agreed to a merge; Lionel and FVK especially, if I remember correctly. I learn how to be a WP editor by editing and by watching other editors work.