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Sabbatical
Around 2014, I became so sick and tired of the harrassment of contributing females on Wikipedia,and having sought mediation to no avail, I removed myself for the better part of five years, only making occassional corrections to random topics.
 * 2020. Why have I bothered to bring my expertise back to Wikipedia? Because I believ that it is a marvellous facility.
 * The main reason that I have returned is that I have looked at a number of online articles, on You Tube, and realised that, because Wikipedia is such a major source for students, if sommething has gone seriously wrong with an important article, then students can go right on getting a fact incorrect for years until the Wikipedia artcle is put right.
 * Some years ago, some (presumably) well-meaning, editor fiddled with the introduction to Gothic architecture, (obviously a major historic architectural article, and having a certain importance on Wikipedia).
 * Yeah. In the last five years since Amandajm took sabbatical, nobody has corrcted that error, and consequently, one would presume, hundreds, or perhaps even thousands of architectural students have copied into their assignments the fact that the flying buttress is the definitive feature of Gothic architecture, rather than the, (ho! hum!) pointed arch.
 * Should I bother? Should I fix it?
 * Should I put up with the shit meted out to elderly female retired college lecturers on Wikipedia by arrogant arseholes, in order to serve the students of the word?
 * Maybe.
 * Amandajm (talk) 22:05, 20 February 2020 (UTC)

Gothic Architecture
Thanks very much for your comments on Gothic architecture. We may disagree on some things, but I respect your dedication to getting the story straight. And as I am myself an older generation member and a great admirer of Gothic cathedrals (I live not far from Notre Dame and sadly saw it burn) we probably agree on more things than we disagree. Cordially,  ####