User talk:Montanabw/Advice

Wisdom, advice, optimism, cynicism and apathy, it's all here

 * Wikipedia Signpost/2018-03-29/In the media
 * Stewardship is not the same as ownership
 * User:KillerChihuahua's user page is hereby adopted by me in almost its entirety!


 * Cynic's Guide to Wikipedia (CGTW)
 * Why_Wikipedia_cannot_claim_the_earth_is_not_flat Self-explanatory
 * "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (When in doubt, play dead)
 * "Murphy was an optimist"
 * "Keep your phaser set on stun"
 * On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog
 * User:TransporterMan/Advice to New Users -- a patient explanation of how things work on WP


 * User:Ritchie333/Why admins should create content Creating content is why we are here.  Read this.
 * Wikipedia_and_shipwrights
 * Wikipedia Signpost/2014-01-22/Special report - wow, who edits wikipedia?
 * Levels of Competence
 * Off-wiki encouragement to edit wiki
 * If reading here doesn't give you a clue, then click tab to
 * Don't poke the bear. Please
 * Or the Mastiff


 * User:Jnc/Astronomer_vs_Amateur -- The WP:CHEESE "green cheese" discussion; I think I've actually had this conversation with several other editors, only substitute "horse" for "moon." These people are annoying.
 * How many legs does a horse have? (WP:LEGS) -- I have DEFINITELY had this conversation!
 * Rules lawyer - don't be this person. I find you REALLY annoying.
 * Randy in Boise -- A great essay! Please also don't be this peson! (Not to criticize Boise, it's actually a rather nice place. I have extended family in Boise. Sometimes my IP address even thinks it's in Boise.  But I'm not in or from Boise. I'm not even in Idaho, though I drive through there from time to time...)
 * User:Dweller/Suggestions_for_wikistressed_editors: Definitely a good go to when you are ready to say "F%$*#&K it all!"
 * User:Beyond_My_Ken/thoughts: Interesting and apt observations.
 * Types of Wikipedia Users. I too am one of the seven!
 * Autism-spectrum and Aspergers editors Well worth the read. Makes perfect sense.
 * How many Wikipedians does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
 * Words of wisdom
 * Don't demolish the house while it's still being built akaWP:DONOTDEMOLISH
 * Tips for the angry new user --I generally find myself astounded at how nice we are to complete maniacs, and for how long." - Jimbo Wales
 * WP:SOUP
 * Tendentious editing
 * List of Wikipedia's unusual articles
 * Drop the stick and back slowly away from the horse carcass (WP:STICK)
 * Mares of Diomedes, for ever so many reasons! (said tongue in cheek)
 * Obervations on Wikipedia behavior
 * Competence is required
 * No one cares about your garage band
 * Josiah S. Carberry, on "psychoceramics," the supposed study of "cracked pots."
 * Ignore all dramas, probably an aspirational goal, but nonetheless a goal.
 * Sarcasm is really helpful, sigh...
 * Technical terminology, in other words, "Terms of Art" are not jargon.
 * Who edits wikipedia?
 * The Most Important Thing Possible - usually when I have editing strife, this thinking is often involved.
 * The first rule of Wikipedia
 * WP:TROUT
 * Puppy Cabal

Source material on cynicism

 * For all who think WP is crap: "Peer review, in which a paper is checked out by eminent scientists before publication, isn't a safeguard...the unpaid reviewers seldom have the time or inclination to examine a study enough to unearth errors or flaws." Also for all on WP who worship WP:MEDRS as the end-all of W:V and WP:RS
 * Why peer-reviewed studies can still be POV-pushing.