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| Hello. I am a wiki addict, and the founder and principle contributor of | Hello. I am a wiki addict, and the founder and principle contributor of . This is the result of my research in the relms of ] and ] building. I am a ] in the ] industry by trade, and to that effect, I am the administrator of a private ]. | ||
| == General philosophies == | |||
| I am a ] by trade, and to that effect, I am the administrator of a private ]. | |||
| ⚫ | I am a firm subscriber of the ] Principle. It's worth taking the time to listen to opposing arguments, because it is entirely possible that I could be wrong about anything. | ||
| == Misplaced Pages philosophies and habits == | |||
| I generally don't create articles, but I'm quick to edit to uphold style. I'm usually reluctant to add content without citing a reference. | |||
| I generally don't create articles, but I'm quick to edit to uphold style. I'm usually reluctant to add content without citing a reference. I, like so many editors are fearful to subscribe to a labeled ], but if forced to select a primary identifier, it would be ]. From the ] community, I've learned that problems that serverely bother people tend to get fixed. And if a problem severely bothers you, then maybe you should be the one to fix it. In the world of WP, if a page is really ] you shouldn't ], you should fix it. If too busy, then tag it for cleanup, and just let it go. | |||
| ⚫ | I am a firm subscriber of the ] Principle. It's worth taking the time to listen to opposing arguments, because it is entirely possible that I could be wrong about anything. | ||
| I really hate the term "]" It's needlessly agressive and needlessly insults the contributors. In my experience, I'd estimate that half of the time the term in invoked as a reason for removal, it is content that I agree should be removed. But not because it is cruft, but because it fails ] ] and ]. It also gives the impression that the invoker is on a quest to remove all detail related to various fandoms. This forces the dissenting arguer into an aggressively defensive position which hinders communication and impedes ] discussion. | I really hate the term "]" It's needlessly agressive and needlessly insults the contributors. In my experience, I'd estimate that half of the time the term in invoked as a reason for removal, it is content that I agree should be removed. But not because it is cruft, but because it fails ] ] and ]. It also gives the impression that the invoker is on a quest to remove all detail related to various fandoms. This forces the dissenting arguer into an aggressively defensive position which hinders communication and impedes ] discussion. | ||
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Hello. I am a wiki addict, and the founder and principle contributor of The Special FX Wiki. This is the result of my research in the relms of Prosthetic makeup and prop building. I am a Software engineer in the telecom industry by trade, and to that effect, I am the administrator of a private XWiki.
General philosophies
I am a firm subscriber of the Fallibility Principle. It's worth taking the time to listen to opposing arguments, because it is entirely possible that I could be wrong about anything.
Misplaced Pages philosophies and habits
I generally don't create articles, but I'm quick to edit to uphold style. I'm usually reluctant to add content without citing a reference. I, like so many editors are fearful to subscribe to a labeled philosophy, but if forced to select a primary identifier, it would be eventualism. From the open source community, I've learned that problems that serverely bother people tend to get fixed. And if a problem severely bothers you, then maybe you should be the one to fix it. In the world of WP, if a page is really bad you shouldn't propose deletion, you should fix it. If too busy, then tag it for cleanup, and just let it go.
I really hate the term "cruft" It's needlessly agressive and needlessly insults the contributors. In my experience, I'd estimate that half of the time the term in invoked as a reason for removal, it is content that I agree should be removed. But not because it is cruft, but because it fails WP:V WP:N and WP:NOR. It also gives the impression that the invoker is on a quest to remove all detail related to various fandoms. This forces the dissenting arguer into an aggressively defensive position which hinders communication and impedes WP:Civil discussion.
I'm also not (yet) big on burdening my user page with template descriptors. If I want you to know something, I can type it out. If you want to learn something, you can take the time to read it :)