Wikipedia:Editor review/keystoneridin

Keystoneridin
As an editor, I know that I have made mistakes with attitude towards others and common other mistakes. I hope to become a better editor by helping others with their pages and articles. keystoneridin! (talk) 17:29, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

 Reviews 


 * Firstly, apologies for the fact that you had to wait over 2 months to get a review!
 * One of the things I notice about your edit summaries is that there are seldom any beyond the automatic mention of the section being edited! It is always a good idea to have a brief summary about what you added/changed. Also, if a change is minor, it is a good idea to tick the "This is a minor edit" box!
 * Looking at your contributions to article talk pages, I get the impression that you think you know better than others - and that what you think is more important. An example of this is your comment on Talk:Chandanathoppe - the article as it was when you typed that was not tidy, but it contained recognisable information which just needed tidying up. It said where the village is, its transportation links, etc. The information was obviously placed their by someone who does not speak (or at least write) with English as a primary language - in fact the user did not make any further edits on Wikipedia after that edit. They may have edited on the Hindi Wikipedia, but not on the English one.
 * It's the way you phrase things - however, I do not get the overall impression that this is what you want to portray, but that you want to be helpful. From your early edits, it is obvious that you had a previous account registered here (as you mention on your user page) - how many edits did that have?
 * Your communications with other editors can come across as a bit arrogant. Again, it is obvious that you are trying to be helpful and give advice - but sometimes you say things along the lines of "if you have a picture on the article, that can stave off deletion" or telling people they have 12 hours to find information to add to an article to stop it being deleted.
 * As ThaddeusB said in a reply to you on his talk page: Apology accepted, but please choose your words more carefully in the future. I have read through a few of your recent comments to people, and a number of them could easily be read as insulting. Please remember that online people can't hear your tone, so if words you choose convey a certain tone people will assume that is how you are talking to them even if that isn't what you intended.
 * Onto your edits: about half of your edits are on articles - that's a good figure. Your goal of keeping non-encyclopedic information out of Wikipedia is what we all have - but you have to be careful. Some of the "unencyclopedic" information you want to keep out is just information which you are not aware of. This especially applies to areas outside of your country, where information may not be readily available to you. Make sure that you check thoroughly before removing information (as a start, Google Books/Scholar/News/News Archive/Web). However, the internet (and specifically Google) is not the be-all and end-all of finding information! If it's an area with which you are unfamiliar, a good place to ask for advice is at the relevant WikiProject (for example, on the above example of the Indian village, WikiProject India would have been a good place to ask for advice!


 * In summary:


 * 1) Keep up the good editing work
 * 2) Be more aware of the tone of your comments on xfD, talk pages, etc - we can only see the words, and may not be able to work out the subtle meaning - and if you come across as arrogant, opinionated or rude, further misunderstandings are inevitable.

Regards, --  Phantom Steve  ( Contact Me, My Contribs ) 00:59, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

 Questions


 * 1) What are your primary contributions to Wikipedia? Are there any about which you are particularly pleased? Why?
 * I feel that I have done a great job in keeping non encyclopedic information off of Wikipedia. People use this as a tool for information, and I would like to keep Wikipedia as credible as possible. 1
 * 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 been in one dispute that I can think of. It involved Sturm College of Law. I was editing something from which my own two eyes could see. The other editor was editing from what he/she read. We became heavily disputed and contacted admins. I think this was the best possible solution. 2
 * I have been in one dispute that I can think of. It involved Sturm College of Law. I was editing something from which my own two eyes could see. The other editor was editing from what he/she read. We became heavily disputed and contacted admins. I think this was the best possible solution. 2