Wikipedia:Editor review/BarkingFish

BarkingFish
I am here to request an Editor Review due to the fact that recently, I have found myself becoming very cynical of edits, especially those from IP addresses, and have found myself in less of a mood to accept things - see my arguments on the Pending Changes Straw poll talk page. I don't feel I'm a bad editor, but I have been under a lot of stress recently (having treatment for Cancer), and think this is a good time now to assess whether I need a proper break from this place for a bit.  Barking Fish  21:59, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

 Questions


 * 1) What are your primary contributions to Wikipedia? Are there any about which you are particularly pleased? Why?
 * My primary contributions have been vandal fighting, articles edits and copyediting, and the occasional translation from de.wikipedia to here.
 * 1) Have you been in any disputes over editing in the past or do you feel other users have caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?
 * I couldn't even get close to answering that, these days someone only has to say the wrong thing at the wrong time, and not only do I bite, I will almost consume them whole. I have normally been able to deal with stress by taking a few days out, but with admin duties at 3 other projects now, tpi.wikipedia, tpi.wiktionary and en.wikinews I simply can't do that anymore.  How I will deal with it in the future remains a mystery I don't think I can rightly solve yet.
 * I couldn't even get close to answering that, these days someone only has to say the wrong thing at the wrong time, and not only do I bite, I will almost consume them whole. I have normally been able to deal with stress by taking a few days out, but with admin duties at 3 other projects now, tpi.wikipedia, tpi.wiktionary and en.wikinews I simply can't do that anymore.  How I will deal with it in the future remains a mystery I don't think I can rightly solve yet.

 Reviews 
 * Review by VictorianMutant:
 * Civility towards the community: I'm not going to address the civility issues because that would only be rehashing what you've already mentioned above.
 * Article contributions: You've contributed to several articles. One thing I've noticed is some of them are poorly sourced or have no references at all. The article Tabaluga which you appear to be the primary author of has no references. With some work (including removing the in-universe perspective, I think it could be a GA.
 * Edit count analysis: You have a long history here on the Wikipedia, but looks like you have a lot of peaks and valleys in your edit history. I'm not sure whether you get frustrated with contributions and leave for a few months, get bored with the whole thing, or whether things IRL prevent editing. In any case, you do a good amount of vandal fighting and that's a good thing.
 * RfA-worthiness: Honestly, the block in June would probably keep me from supporting you in an RfA, but with time and proof of increased levelheadedness, I would.
 * Final thoughts: Now is a tough time in your life and you asked whether or not you should take a break. Only you can answer that question... but I would say if editing Wikipedia(and the three other projects you are involved with) makes you feel good, then you should continue to edit. If Wikipedia is only providing you stress or only provides you enjoyment when you rip someone a new asshole, then you should probably take a break and do things you would really enjoy. Now is probably a good time to assess what is and is not important in your life and you may find staying away from the 'pedia for a while is a good thing. There are more important things in life than contributing to Wikipedia. You are an asset to the community and would be missed but you should always do whatever is best for you. Thanks, VictorianMutant (talk) 21:52, 24 September 2010 (UTC)