User:ZfJames

About
This page lists a little bit about me through user boxes and other material. The sections below will be primarily dedicated to my own thoughts on editing and my work here. Feel free to comment on my talk page about anything related to this page or my editing practices in general. Note that I will, at times, be absent from my work due to school and other considerations since I do have a life outside of Wikipedia. User Edit Statistics

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Editing Style
I devote most of my Wikipedia time to grammar fixes as opposed to wholesale content addition, substitution, or deletion. Sometimes I forget to proofread my changes before publishing (don't we all?), but I make an effort to keep the original intent of the article or cited material using contextual hints and source material. I have not authored any articles and I usually do not write sufficiently new material to warrant an official citation. I am relatively familiar with code and therefore prefer the source editing pane (although, as a fairly new user, I sometimes don't have a clue what I'm doing!). I am familiar with HTML and CSS styling, but I do not claim to have any expertise with JavaScript.

Vandalism
I have spent significant time working on vandalism reports lately, so I want to clarify my understanding of the vandalism regulations. First, if your edit is destructive (i.e. removing significant content without any kind of visible reason), I will undo it until the issue is discussed further. Second, if you change words or constructive content into meaningless or offensive content, I will remove your edits with a higher-level warning (than just level 1). Finally, any other edits that I change are, of course, only my interpretation of the context and can certainly be inaccurate. Feel free to politely and professionally discuss any issues with my changes on my talk page because I probably do not have yours on my watchlist. Enjoy editing Wikipedia!

Offensive Content
I believe that judicious censorship of repugnant material demonstrates a healthy understanding of moral boundaries and indicates a decent society. However, since I have chosen to edit on Wikipedia, I have (implicitly) agreed to abide by their boundaries. Wikipedia is not censored and I will not censor it in accordance with those guidelines. That being said, I will fully censor content I believe represents a personal attack when such content appears on my user page. I am very willing to reason with anyone who disagrees with me as long as both sides can remain civil throughout the discussion. Professionalism is not just valuable in the workplace—it also sets a lifelong standard of character that should not be shed just because a user can hide behind a 'different identity' online. Censorship of material on my talk page will comprise two types depending on the severity:

Note that my particular method of handling this type of content is not intended to serve as a reference or a template for any other user's actions. I do not claim to be even using the templates correctly, so bear that fact in mind. This is for illustrative purposes only.

Views Purported To Represent Me
I do not share my identity on Wikipedia and none of the information presented on either my talk page or my user page (including subpages) should be construed as an indicator of my actual views. Information which has been verifiably added by my username certainly may represent my views, but none of my page edits or comments are 'clues' or links to me.

Kitten Template
I have created one template, which is for giving someone a kitten. This section is mainly just a notice so that users are aware of my subpages, but if you want to use it, here it is.

Subpages
Per Wikipedia policy, I am allowed to create subpages of my user page for the purposes of testing and creation of Wikipedia-related content as long as I don't have anything not allowed in user pages anyway. With this in mind, and with the intent to make my stuff and tests a bit more organized, I have created a series of user subpages dedicated to templates, userboxes, and, later, sandboxes (no link yet). Talk page archives should (assuming that the archive bot is configured correctly) be automatically recorded and archived. Please let me know if one of my pages contains content deemed to fall under WP:UPNOT through a message on my talk page before just changing the page. Here is the list of subpages: 