Wikipedia:Editor review/Intelligentsium

Intelligentsium
I have been at Wikipedia for about five months now, and I would like some feedback on how I can be a better editor.  Intelligent  sium  01:01, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

 Reviews 
 * Reviewed by: OlEnglish

I've seen you around a lot and I see you putting a lot of effort into improving Wikipedia. Although you're generally a maintenance worker I see enthusiasm, a positive attitude and an overall willingness to help in a wide variety of areas. At only five months in you display a good knowledge of policies/guidelines and I notice you're eager to learn more which is a definite plus. Wikignoming and patrolling random pages is a great way to learn the ropes around Wikipedia so I'm glad to see you doing that too. I'm also happy to see the anti-vandalism work, we always need good vandal-fighters.. and nice work with Huggle too. I really like your help desk contributions.. we were all newbies once and giving back is a great way to show your appreciation for those who helped you.

I would like to see more discussion with other editors in the article and project talk namespaces though.. even if it's just to make a quick comment or suggestion.. the more you get your name out there, the more recognized you'll be.. and it's by the wisdom and thoughtfulness in your replies that you'll earn respect.

About your userpage.. you may want to change the background from blue to another color that contrasts better against the letters because it's hard to see them.

What I can suggest to get more involved in the content-adding side of things is to join up with a wikiproject in your area of interest and dive into it full force for at least 1 week straight.. setting aside your other work and just focusing on putting in work at your wikiproject.. whether by copyediting/cleanup, assessment, peer review, or expansion.. you should devote your resources into it.. pretty soon the barnstars and accolades will come and you'll get an awesome sense of accomplishment and a feeling of satisfaction that will get you even more addicted to this wonderful hobby! ;)

Also, don't rely too much on automated tools such as Twinkle.. learning a bit more about all the different templates there are and committing to memory the important ones while using them manually will give you more experience with the inner workings of WP and the confidence that you can do or comment on pretty much anything without being scared off by technicalities. But above all, be bold and learn from your mistakes! - Trial and error.. don't be afraid to test the waters.. if you muck up, acknowledge it, apologize if necessary, take suggestions, and remember what happened so you know what to do next time. If you continue the way you're going, I can honestly say you've got a good shot at becoming an admin in another 8-10 months. Good luck in the future and hope to see you around a lot more. -- &oelig; &trade; 04:31, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

 Questions


 * 1) What are your primary contributions to Wikipedia? Are there any about which you are particularly pleased? Why?
 * My primary contributions to Wikipedia are anti-vandalism, though recently I have taken an interest in Random Page Patrol and WikiGnoming. Unfortunately, there are none about which I am particularly pleased; no good articles or A-class articles (or even B-class, for that matter) written yet. I hope to change that in the future, though. 
 * 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 am not easily irked, so I can say there have been no conflicts or disagreements or even outright personal attacks that have caused me much stress. If I do encounter such conflicts in the future, I will make certain to stay cool, responding with civility and assume good faith.
 * I am not easily irked, so I can say there have been no conflicts or disagreements or even outright personal attacks that have caused me much stress. If I do encounter such conflicts in the future, I will make certain to stay cool, responding with civility and assume good faith.