User:EyeSerene



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 EyeSerene The pretentious bit:

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 interests on Wikipedia ''...so what do I do on here? (apart from waste far too much time wikisurfing)''

Where to start? The quality of our encyclopedia is very important to me, so much of my on-wiki article work relates to improving or assessing content. Over the years I've been involved with the Good Article WikiProject, the FA-Team, and most recently the military history WikiProject. I welcome any queries or comments in this area; if I can't help, the chances are I'll know someone who can!

In my caretaker role, I respond to vandalism reports on the AIV noticeboard, can sometimes be found on the Administrator's notice board, and will help out elsewhere when the need arises. I have a fairly low tolerance for anything that detracts from the efforts of our article-writers and productive contributors, but I try to be fair and even-handed. If you feel I've treated you unjustly, let me know—most things can be sorted out through a little patience, goodwill, and willingness to communicate ;)

I refuse to edit-war, assume good faith, and believe the principle "do no harm" is an excellent one to edit by. Wikipedia can be many things: amusing, frustrating, exhilarating, overwhelming, uplifting and challenging... but, so far, it's always been fun — and that's the way it always should be.

Finally, if you want to remind yourself how far we've all come, click here (can be slow to load). This is Wikipedia's front page on 27 July 2001, boasting of over 6000 articles! From small acorns indeed...

 milestones My editing milestones on Wikipedia


 * Sept 2006: ACCOUNT CREATED
 * Sept 2006: FIRST MAJOR EDIT Major copyedit of Parasite Eve II
 * March 2007: FIRST ARTICLE CREATED Military simulation
 * March 2007: DYK Fact from Military simulation featured in Did you know on front page
 * May 2007: FIRST VANDALISM REVERTED to Astigmatism (& FIRST WARNING ISSUED)
 * June 2007: FIRST GOOD ARTICLE (assist) - copyedit on Henry Peel Ritchie
 * June 2007: FIRST AfD NOMINATION for Brown envelope (deleted)
 * July 2007: FIRST GA REVIEW on Operation Gibraltar (passed)
 * Oct 2007: FIRST FEATURED ARTICLE (assist) - copyedit on Battle of Barrosa
 * Apr 2008: GIVEN ADMIN TOOLS (too many thanks to list here, but you know who you are!)
 * Nov 2008: MILHIST COORDINATOR (co-opted). Elected in March 2009, and re-elected in September 2009 and March 2010.

 useful stuff Links, hints, tips and tricks

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 * Page history stats


 * Various tools for technical article information


 * Page watchlist counter


 * Rangeblock calculator

 to do Inspiration for when I'm at a loose end

Expand Prefab Sprout and get to GA

Copyedit of Deathstalker (novel) - in progress

Copyedit of The Gap Cycle

 wikihumour

Proposed site tag lines:


 * Wikipedia: a community, not a crazy den of pigs.
 * Wikipedia: a mastercool hoggish plaza of truth or reality.

Misc:


 * WikiSpeak
 * It takes two to edit-war... or does it?
 * Raul's laws
 * How many Wikipedians does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
 * Mankind's greatest achievement
 * The important thing is not to judge
 * Coincidence?

 userboxes ...and why not?

 fridge door Somewhere to stick stuff I'm proud of ;)

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