Wikipedia:Editor review/Granpire Viking Man

Granpire Viking Man
Hi, I'm a bit new here. I just want to know how I am doing. I have not been very active lately because I have been busy. I'll start soon again though. I'm also sort of a grammatical perfectionist. I make a lot of minor edits. Granpire Viking Man 19:18, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

 Reviews 
 * Here is my review. I am not quite sure what you want me to check, so I will simply go over what I see. I note that your edit count is somewhat low. Note: this is not necessarily bad; I am just reviewing. I think perhaps to improve, you should talk less about major edits and do them more. Also, the protectiveness is common in admins. (They have to deal with a lot of vandals and other bad people every day so they might get a bit angry if they misinterpret your edits.) If you want do not want admins angry at you, I will give some suggestions to help them not think of you as bad. You should write edit summaries so the admin knows what you did to the article. Also, make sure you always cooperate with the admin and do what they say. (I'm saying you didn't; I'm just giving suggestions.) To avoid making mistakes, ask questions if you are not sure. That way you won't accidentaly break some kind of rule and cause a problem. There you go. Some suggestions. Captain panda   In   vino   veritas  21:33, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Review by delldot: Anyway, keep up the good work! Glad to have you helping out on the project. Let me know if you need anything. delldot  talk  22:22, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Hi Granpire! I assume that above, Captain panda means "I'm not saying you didn't..." I don't know that I agree that you should always do what an admin says, if you disagree with someone, admin or otherwise, I think the best course is to discuss it calmly with them on a talk page.  You can of course preempt some hostility by explaining yourself in advance or asking if you're unsure an edit is appropriate.
 * You can learn more than you ever wanted to about tables at table and userboxes at userbox. Also, if you ever have questions about anything wikipedia, do not hesitate for even a second to ask me on my talk page, I'm always glad to help out.
 * I've had the same problem you've had with the help and policy pages: you go to look something up and you get 50 other pages of crap you have to wade through. I think part of the problem is that wikipedia's not easy to navigate for newcomers because most contributors (especially in the wikipedia namespace) aren't themselves new.  So you, as a relative newcomer who knows about the pages, are in a position to be quite useful by explaining parts that were hard to understand or user-unfriendly on the talk pages of the problematic pages.  You also mentioned not enough simple English; I agree that's a problem and encourage you to be bold and rewrite sentences where you find that (Large rewrites may require a note on the talk page if they're potentially controversial, just say something quick like "hey I did this, let me know if there's a problem").
 * I had a look at your talk page and didn't find anything I thought was inappropriate in terms of your behavior, you seem civil and friendly. I agree Wknight's comments sounded a little curt, it may have been unintentional though.  Remember that since it's just words on a page, stuff can come across as more hostile than it's intended to, so make sure to give folks the benefit of the doubt. You can always ask for clarification if you need it.

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 Questions


 * 1) Of your contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * I make a lot of minor edits, so there's nothing very big to feel too good about. I debate with other users about major edits more than doing them. I'll probably do bigger ones as I go along.
 * 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?
 * I have not been in any editing conflicts. I was a bit suprised by Wknight94's straitforwardness and protectiveness. He seemed a bit rude at first, but can be a very talented and friendly Administrator and Wikipedian. I did not have any trouble with any users, but if I did I think it is very important to bring other users into a conflict to work things out together.
 * 1) Is there anything in particular you've been having trouble with?  Th e Tr ans hu man ist   05:12, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * "Trouble? Well, not really."
 * 1) Is there anything you've been wondering about?  Th e Tr ans hu man ist   05:12, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * "Just mostly tables and userboxes, stuff like that. I'm not in a hurry to learn though."
 * 1) Is there anything about Wikipedia that has been annoying you?  Th e Tr ans hu man ist   05:12, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * "Definitely the carelessness in the articles, and improper spelling and grammar that"
 * 1) About what proportion of your Wikipedia-time do you spend reading help pages?  Th e Tr ans hu man ist   05:12, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * "I usually edit articles, and read and learn while doing that."
 * 1) Is Wikipedia's help system well-designed?  Th e Tr ans hu man ist   05:12, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * "I usually prefer to get help directly from users, because the help pages are a bit too hard to understand, and find myself on endless links."
 * 1) Is there anything about it that you think should be improved?  If so, what?  Th e Tr ans hu man ist   05:12, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * "The system could be improved by adding more simple english and explainations. It should be more oriented towards beginers."
 * 1) What is your favorite subject?  Th e Tr ans hu man ist   05:12, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * "Computers and PDAs."
 * 1) Please take a look at the "See also" sections of the articles belonging to that subject area.  How well do the see also sections link that subject together?  Th e Tr ans hu man ist   05:12, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * "Pretty good."
 * 1) Did you notice any problems?  If so, what?  Th e Tr ans hu man ist   05:12, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * "About "see also", no, except there is a bit too many fansites, and irrelevent stuff."
 * 1) What needs to be done to improve the connectivity of your favorite subject area?  Th e Tr ans hu man ist   05:12, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * "By connectivity, I'm assuming you mean overall quality. I think the only problem is simple language. If this is fixed, you could have very good articles."
 * 1) How many editors do you think it would take to complete the task within a reasonable time frame?  Th e Tr ans hu man ist   05:12, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) "I don't really know, does it really matter?"
 * "Pretty good."
 * 1) Did you notice any problems?  If so, what?  Th e Tr ans hu man ist   05:12, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * "About "see also", no, except there is a bit too many fansites, and irrelevent stuff."
 * 1) What needs to be done to improve the connectivity of your favorite subject area?  Th e Tr ans hu man ist   05:12, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * "By connectivity, I'm assuming you mean overall quality. I think the only problem is simple language. If this is fixed, you could have very good articles."
 * 1) How many editors do you think it would take to complete the task within a reasonable time frame?  Th e Tr ans hu man ist   05:12, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) "I don't really know, does it really matter?"
 * 1) How many editors do you think it would take to complete the task within a reasonable time frame?  Th e Tr ans hu man ist   05:12, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) "I don't really know, does it really matter?"
 * 1) "I don't really know, does it really matter?"