Wikipedia:Online Ambassadors/Apply/Chaseeversole

[Chaseeversole]

 * 1) Why do you want to be a Wikipedia Ambassador?
 * To support Wikipedia, both as a valuable resource to students, and also instructors/professors. Wikipedia has evolved into one of the greatest centers of knowledge in the world in the last 10 years.
 * 1) In three sentences or less, summarize your involvement with Wikimedia projects.
 * My experience with being a registered user is very limited. However, I have been posting on Wikipedia for about 5 years now. I hope to continue this work with becoming an ambassador.
 * 1) Please indicate a few articles to which you have made significant content contributions. (e.g. DYK, GA, FA, major revisions/expansions/copyedits).
 * I've done copy editing for several pages, as well as writing content for a few (e.g., Nintendo, Project Cafe, Adam Jones (musician), Android, etc.) My work mostly spanned proper usage of grammar in articles. However, as a tech advocate, I am constantly reading new materials, ensuring they are reliable sources, and I publish them to Wikipedia.
 * 1) How have you been involved with welcoming and helping new users on Wikipedia?
 * I haven't done much in the recruiting of writers for Wikipedia. Most of my time is spent trying to establish a uniform validity of Wikipedia among academics and students. My goal is to welcome everyone, both writers and readers, to Wikipedia. Everyone has something to offer!
 * 1) What do you see as the most important ways we could welcome newcomers or help new users become active contributors?
 * Being an editor requires journalism skills (e.g., proper spelling/grammar, source checking, etc.) This is something that may be overlooked at times, or might be dismissed by those who claim to be "experts" in a field with knowledge to contribute to Wikipedia, but they lack the "know how" to post content.
 * 1) Have you had major conflicts with other editors? Blocks or bans? Involvement in arbitration? Feel free to offer context, if necessary.
 * I've been registered for Wikipedia for a very short time, but I've been active in writing for the site for 5 years. I've never had any
 * 1) How often do you edit Wikipedia and check in on ongoing discussions?  Will you be available regularly for at least two hours per week, in your role as a mentor?
 * I spend maybe 2-3 hours daily/ever other day on Wikipedia. I will definitely be available for 2 hours per week for mentoring duties.
 * 1) What else should we know about you that is relevant to being a Wikipedia Ambassador?
 * I am majoring in secondary English education. As an education major, especially in the field of English, Wikipedia is often times "frowned upon" and deemed "unreliable". I disagree with this statement, as Wikipedia's editing community has improved the validity of this website. I am an advocate for open information, and I am confident that with being an ambassador for Wikipedia, I can assist in moving forward with Wikipedia becoming the most reliable and easiest to use resource on the web.