User:True Pagan Warrior/Glam

WikiProject Memberships

Editing Views

TMI

Wikis are the only place on the infobahn that I'm aware of that force me to capitalize my username. The name itself is based upon right and left. I considered a name based on up, down, charm, and love, but I have no interest in particle physics.

Geography
I enjoy improving and patrolling articles about places I've lived and worked. It makes up for the fact that I get lost going familiar places on a pretty regular basis.
 * Hudson Valley
 * New Paltz
 * Rosendale, New York
 * Kingston, New York
 * Poughkeepsie, New York
 * Headless Horseman Hayride
 * Elsewhere
 * Seaford, New York

Biography

 * I patrol biographies of people I know personally or have been known to my social circle, as well as people whose stories have found a way to pique my interest.
 * Jason West
 * Rebecca Rotzler
 * Stephen Larsen

Recent Changes and New Pages
I patrol these when I just can't go to bed but feel like another unproductive hour online will make me a very sad sack indeed. I use Huggle and Twinkle, both incredibly effective tools. Huggle, in particular, is so powerful that it's easy to screw it with it; I try to make a new type of error each time so I feel like I'm at least learning something along the way.

Articles for Deletion
Patrolling new pages has led me to suggest a number of articles for speedy deletion, and I've also started participating in deletion debates. Once upon a time I probably would have been considered a deletionist, but as my understanding of policies on Wikipedia grow, so do my opinions. In general I do my best to review a given article based on its potential rather than its current state.

Stuff I've Made that Wasn't Deleted Yet
Being a bit of a deletionist myself, I realize it takes quite a bit of skill to get anything to stick around. ..
 * Kirk White
 * Richard Pitcairn
 * James Stuart Wetmore

Templates

 * I could stand to learn a lot more about slick ways to use references. I've seen the way they are included on some pages, and sit in awe but can't wrap my head around how the code works.
 * Some infoboxes are so immensely complex that I similarly don't know how to use them well.

WP:Abbrevations
I look through the comments left by various editors and get endlessly confused by the various Wiki shortcuts. It's a common problem online and off, where folks prefer the shorthand of jargon. I'd love to just spell everything out. . . maybe someone could make a bot that goes through and does that! At the very least, it's good practice to wikilink shortcuts, but in general I think it's the obligation of editors to recognize that Wikipedia should be accessible by using full English sentences.

Why I'm not an administrator

 * 1) I don't have the time right now.
 * 2) I lack experience.
 * 3) I still make judgment errors.

New articles in the works
Review and input on these pages is welcome. These ideas don't yet have a page, even:
 * 1) Lauren Warren - biography of triathlete with porphyria
 * 2) Neoplasene - veterinary cancer drug derived from bloodroot
 * 3) Michele Yasson - homeopathic veterinarian
 * 4) Adam Tritt - author whose page I would like to rescue from deletion
 * 5) WikiProject Halloween - Much to do, some of it boring stuff like making templates, and many articles to improve!
 * 6) Suite101.com - This one may take awhile. The site itself is blacklisted, yet notable!
 * 1) Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc.

Expansion Plans

 * 1) Headless Horseman Hayride - I'm not entirely sure this page is named correctly, but I didn't name it and the owners don't make it easy to verify. However, they inspired my desire to create:
 * 2) WikiProject Halloween for developing and writing all the really desperately needy Halloween articles out there.
 * 3) This page - I have a fondness for userboxes and feel the need to add enough text to balance them out. Like this line, for instance.

Credit Given
I have a small number of awards that other editors have given me. I'm pleased with them, but don't presently display them on my main user page.