User:JericVgilbert

I don't like being one of those guys who uses Wikipedia all the time but rarely has time to learn or correctly edit mistakes or other issues. BUT Wikipedia is at the start of every search I make. (Almost every) I'm not big on donating money either. The least I could do is ante up and start an account. Once in awhile I find something that needs an edit and when I log in to make that edit, I do my best to get it right....

I don't get upset if someone improves my edit so long as it benefits accuracy. If I screw something up, anyone is welcomed to message me and educate me. You can be blunt and to the point. For me, It's not about socializing.

Accuracy is my only intent.


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Well after all this time I haven't edited as much as some would expect but the "less" in this case is more. I started with small easy fixes, and practiced the more complex ones, taking the time to get it right. There were a few I passed to more experienced people who had made edits before. One big lesson learned was the impulse I would get to immediately fix an error the moment it was spotted. Thankfully I would stop and double check my own knowledge of the facts which actually proved more often that my impulse to fix the wrong was in fact wrong. I can safely say that further reading has prevented me from making bad editing changes. You certainly can't go in with the idea that you know more about what you are reading, otherwise you wouldn't be there reading it. Hold on before you start changing something. Ask yourself "Is this certainly an error, or is there a technical detail that you may have overlooked?" Wikipedia was designed to educate you and if you let it, it will.
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