User talk:RJT197*

Newbie Needs Help

 * I've come to Wikiworld (or whatever?) to research things I like and want to learn or write about. I've become fascinated with the concept, especially because without any credentials, the literary world is blatantly unwelcoming.  Previously, my forte was punditry for the local daily newstalk shows.  While I enjoy talking about sociological issues in general, I found it more important to attack sophistry and spin wherever I found it.  Finding the fatal flaw in someone's argument is my specialty.  It looks like I'll have more than my hands full here, which is fine.


 * What I will have trouble with, is getting used to all the jargon, syntax, etiquette (or lack thereof), rules, guidelines, and behaviours I'm going to encounter. I've been peering into some of the talk pages only to find the most intense discussions on the most trivial things, that I've ever witnessed.  But I do learn quickly from good constructive criticism.  If you have any comments on how I've done something, or any tips to offer, I'm more than happy to read it spelled out exactly as I should see it on the screen in front of me.


 * With that said, fellow users should know that I will be practicing my linking, markup, and bibliographic skills as I go along. Mistakes will be made (like the two disambiguous links in this page??).  If a comment is not worth replying to, I'm simply going to hotkey a link to these paragraphs.  Right now I'll be more concerned about substance, than about style. After all, what good is a perfectly pruned tree if it bears no fruit.