Wikipedia:Editor review/Boricuaeddie

Boricuaeddie
¡Hola! Welcome to my first editor review. My name is Eddie, known here as Boricuaeddie, and I have been a proud Wikipediholic since March 2007 and have made +5000 edits. Around here, I basically revert vandalism, report usernames, help maintain Portal:Puerto Rico, keep all of the members of WP:PUR updated with our monthly newsletter created by me, and just try to spread the WikiLove and help create the world's greatest free encyclopedia. I also operate two bots; EddieBot and BoricuaBot. If you've been wanting to yell at me for doing something wrong or congratulate me for doing a great job, then here's your opportunity. I'll be sure to address any problems pointed out here. Happy editing! Yours sincerely,  Boricuaeddie hábleme 20:47, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: Please forgive any and all grammatical mistakes. My English is not currently at its best :-) -- Boricuaeddie hábleme 20:55, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

 Reviews 
 * Well I've been waiting to yell at you boy, get them boots polished! :) *muhawww evil laughs follow....* I'm sorry I dont know what came over me there. On a serious note, you are a really kind and caring editor and your efforts to spread the Wikilove are great, I think maybe you could do a little bit of article work to expand your answer to Q1 as if you ever go for RfA; many editors dont like to see answers based just on RC patrolling &mdash; I personally dont mind but some people do. On the not of a bit of article work; you may wish to get involved a bit in WP:DYK as that is encouraging, except from that very minor thing you are a great editor. Keep up the good work boy! Good day; &mdash; Rlest  (formerly Qst) 17:10, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * As the Marine, I can honestly say that Eddie is the worst thing that has ever happened to Wikipedia! Fooled you, I'm only kidding! Eddie you have done real well and I believe that if you keep up the good work that someday in the future you will become a great admin. I would like to see you get a featured article under you belt. Tony the Marine 22:46, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I've seen you around Eddie - you seem to be a friendly and hard-working editor, and I think that, if you wanted to try for the mop in a few months time, I'd be more than happy to nominate you, or at the very least, give my support. I think you should keep up what you are doing; working on a portal and maintaining it is a good thing, and vandal-fighting shows ability for administration. Your adoption of also shows that you are right into the spirit of Wikipedia. All I can say is keep it up! Cheers --  Anonymous Dissident  Talk 02:30, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I've seen you post at a few RfAs, XfDs and AfCs, and must say that you seem to be a really good editor dedicated to the project. Excellent edit summary usage, edits well-spread across the namespaces. What I saw is that nearly half of your edits are in the user talk namespace, and when I reviewed those edits I saw you did a nice job in promoting the WikiLove and substing templates. Just a little more experience will get you ready for the mop, I'm sure :-)  Mel sa  ran  10:42, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Hey. I'll make it short and sweet. You are a very good editor, consciencious, respectful and of the highest integrity. You show a sound understanding of the English Wikipedia. And you deserve the best. May the great work continue. Onnaghar tl 16:17, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Amen, brother. -- Boricua  e  ddie  18:35, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Hello there, Boricuaeddie. I have noticed you have been up for Editor Review for awhile. I did a pretty through run through your edits yesterday and decided I would give you a review. Okay to begin with overall you have a great set of contribs. I would like to see a little more Category work, but that is just me. You have a nice participation in "Talk" space, 257 according to the current count. Some of the best WP:AFC I have seen. I have one major concern though.


 * You have a total of 37 edits to Ed Trice, the most edits to one article. Granted, I have not anymore than that, but in a future RFA, that is going to you some opposes. I personally don't care about that as much, but others will. Please don't be upset with my review. Just wanted to be honest. -- Tλε Rαnδom Eδιτor  ( tαlk ) 22:54, 25 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi Boricuaeddie. I have come across you in a couple of AfDs now and spotting this ER from your page. You seem to have made a good set of contributions to wikipedia, you seem to have a very good knowledge of policy to call upon, and as Tony the Marine is a very good judge of character I'm not too worried about going on a limb to say you must be a good editor. I have noticed that you were a little combative in Articles for deletion/Puerto Ricans in NASA and perhaps you would let me suggest that you could try to get your arguements across (right as they may be) without such a combative stance, and I notice a similar comment in the section below this one in your ER by GothicChessInventor. Unlike what you say below, people do get offended by other peoples attitudes on wikipedia sometimes, and saying that "If you're going to feel insulted by such ridiculous and sarcastic comments such as mine, then Wikipedia is not the place for you" is not I feel the correct way to go about it. Just because you don't think people will be offended by what you say doesn't mean you can go on saying it. However that is a minor point amongst a heap of glowing reviews you have had from other editors, so all in all I say keep up the good work! :) SGGH speak! 16:18, 26 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Well, starting the Ed Trice page was not your greatest moment in history. I realize your intentions were good.  Still, you must have been embarrassed at being made to look ridiculous for believing some of his fabrications- the numerous "great achievements" claimed by this man and faithfully written into the new article by you.  Then, as a new editor GothicChessInventor who is admittedly Ed Trice goes crazy with his new ego- being newly recognized as a "great man" with a Wikipedia page dedicated to his bio.  So, he becomes one of the most disruptive editors in Wikipedia history [and that is really saying something!] who is still raising Hell one month later on the Gothic Chess page ... and many others.  Your OK ... sometimes.  Keep working hard and stay optimistic.  --BenWillard

 Comments 
 * Ouch, that was a scathing review. Don't worry about it.  I have full confidence that you won't let that happen again.  I'd say you are a conscientious editor who learns rapidly from his mistakes and takes criticism constructively and in stride.  With respect to combativeness, most of us lose our cool sometimes, and when that happens it's important to apologize, smooth things over the best you can, and move on.  Preventing blow-ups is easy if you keep in mind that this is all in text: never send a message when you are hot and bothered; go ahead and write it, but save it on your hard disk and review it later when you are calmed down.  Chances are you won't think it's a good idea and will write a calm and cordial message worthy of an administrator.  See WP:COOL.  In conclusion, I think you are ready for adminship now, but not quite ready for RfA -- the two are not one and the same.  Do another thousand edits or so in the main namespace, and then let me know when you are done so I can nominate you.  Good luck, and have fun in article space!  By the way, if you really want to give your fingers a work out, let me know.  I've got a heavy duty project waiting for someone with your kind of enthusiasm.  Th e Tr ans hu man ist    21:04, 30 August 2007 (UTC)


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 * I can tell you mean well, I really can, and so I'm not angry or anything and do not in the least want to discourage you from helping out where you can or in the good work you've been doing elsewhere. But please, please, do not answer questions at WP:MCQ where you have no idea what you're talking about. There have been a few others in the past, and my more subtle hints seem to have gone unnoticed. But I'm afraid this was a bit over the top, so I believe I need to be more direct. A DLL isn't an image format at all; it's a system component of Microsoft Windows. Kennethlanders had posted an off-topic question; it's not something that should be answered there even if someone knows the answer. TCC (talk) (contribs) 00:04, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I think I better stop answering questions there, as I am apparently terrible with images :-) Thanks for your input. -- Boricua  e  ddie  00:17, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Copyright law can be very complex, and Wikipedia's rules do the exact opposite of simplifying the matter. More help there is always welcome, but it might be worthwhile to just read it regularly for a while to become familiar with the issues and the usual answers for them. Seriously, 75% of the questions there could be answered with a template -- but most of them wouldn't be necessary if the editor doing the asking had read templates in the first place! So just take some time to feel the waters, so to speak, and then please feel free to jump back in.
 * I was fortunate coming in because my wife is a professional writer and so I already knew a bit about copyright -- and where I didn't, I knew where to look it up -- so there was only Wikipedia policy to bone up on. But it's very easy to make a mistake with that, so I quite understand how easy it is to think you know an answer when there's really some other consideration you were unaware of. (Having done that on occasion myself...) TCC (talk) (contribs) 00:41, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

 Questions


 * 1) Of your contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * I'm pleased with my efforts to spread the WikiLove and help everyone feel comfortable while helping create this wonderful encyclopedia. I'm also proud of my efforts to help keep Wikipedia vandalism-free. -- Boricuaeddie hábleme 20:55, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Have you been in any conflicts 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?
 * Not really. I think it's because every time someone yells at me, I just take a deep breath, pray to God, and handle the problem as civilly and calmly as God permits me to be. -- Boricuaeddie hábleme 20:55, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) When you enagged to help resolve a dispute at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ed_Trice#Bias_of_Oli_Filth you resorted to calling the males involved in the dispute "ladies." My question is; Do you believe this was helpful, and if so, why? GothicChessInventor 21:45, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Read WP:SARCASM. -- Boricua  e  ddie  21:48, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, I know what sarcasm is, but you did not answer my previous question. Do you think it is helpful to insult people when there is a dispute in progess? Furthermore, will you change your comments if asked to do so? GothicChessInventor 21:55, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I did not mean sarcasm. I meant WP:SARCASM. They're not the same. I in no way insulted anyone; it's against my religion. I do believe it was helpful, as a little fun never hurt anyway. I was just trying to ease the tension. I did not mean for anyone to feel hurt or insulted. I would not be willing to change any comments I make, unless it was against policy or my moral values. -- Boricua  e  ddie  21:59, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
 * If you were correct, I would agree with you. I was insulted by your remark, and I felt it inappropriate. Your lack of contrition in this regard bespeaks more than your claims to be religious. You could have said that you would change your comment in an attempt to further sooth the situation, and instead, you offer a pretentious remark about your morals with an interwoven mix of Wikipedia policy. A person that is truly ready for a larger role on Wikipedia would understand how much mileage can be obtained from small acts of reconciliation. Had you removed your comment quietly, I would have heartily recommended you for the role. Instead, I see you wearing religion like a mask. How inappropriate. GothicChessInventor 01:06, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Obviously, you need to find a different online activity. This is the Internet, brother. If you're going to feel insulted by such ridiculous and sarcastic comments such as mine, then Wikipedia is not the place for you. -- Boricua  e  ddie  01:21, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Boricuaeddie, DNFT :-P. --Mosquitopsu 16:36, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Boricuaeddie, DNFT :-P. --Mosquitopsu 16:36, 30 August 2007 (UTC)