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| '''Transparency''': | |||
| My main issues with Misplaced Pages: | |||
| Off my chest: Ever since an admin admitted that a number of'' emails'' were sent over a pretty minor (yet still clumsily handled) incident, I have never trusted Misplaced Pages. How can it be trusted without transparency? Admins are just people - and some are very weak people - who unfortunately think there is kudos in a rapidly scrolling contributions page. I still edit here - but only because Citizendium turned out to be so poor. Misplaced Pages needs more admins - and admins need to be slowed down! We need to outlaw (at very least) editors and admins discussing via email. | |||
| *IPs and socking - it's got to be better worked out. Should they be part of a 3RR decision? | |||
| *Transparency and the use of emails: Ever since an admin admitted that some had changed hands over an issue I've felt markedly less secure. | |||
| *Headcounting at ]. Being able to get rid of ] 'fork' articles is essential for the development of Misplaced Pages. It is almost impossible to do this at times due to the interested parties dominating the ]-based ]. | |||
| *Casino-style 'edit counts' - people need to be encouraged to slow down! I'm convinced Misplaced Pages would improve twice as fast if people edited less. | |||
| *I think there should also be more admin, and better advice given to them (ie to try and avoid speedy decisions - and to make 'reading up' a priority). | |||
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| I do my research. I' |
I do my research. I don't claim to be perfect, but I never commit to anything without at least thinking first whether I know enough to make my point. I use Talk pages as much as I article-edit. I dislike 'edit-count chasers' - they do nothing for quality IMO, and I've seen them create work. Misplaced Pages needs to SLOW DOWN! It will develop twice as fast if it did. When I read someone's made xx thousand edits, I'm immediately worried they won't ''properly'' read my comments! | ||
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I often get a little put off by Misplaced Pages to be honest - so if I am making a contribution, it will be more often than not because I am very serious about it. | ||
| Misplaced Pages says Be Bold, and usually I am. I can probably lack a few graces sometimes, it's not that I'm strictly impolite. If I've got something to say, and I'm in, I'll say it. I am very logical, but |
Misplaced Pages says ], and usually I am. I can probably lack a few graces sometimes, it's not that I'm strictly impolite. If I've got something to say, and I'm in, I'll say it. I am very logical, but can be passionate too. | ||
| I like to see the funny side, but my humour can sometimes be a little dry. | I like to see the funny side, but my humour can sometimes be a little dry. | ||
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| I am a 37-year-old carer for someone with Alzheimer's Disease, and have developed a stong interest in AD over the last few years. I am also a graphic designer with publishing and copy experience (in prose). | I am a 37-year-old carer for someone with Alzheimer's Disease, and have developed a stong interest in AD over the last few years. I am also a graphic designer with publishing and copy experience (in prose). | ||
| I am a socialist. That seems to mean something a little different in the USA - so if you are American, try not to hold it against me! I am decent, honest, fair and open-minded |
I am a socialist. That seems to mean something a little different in the USA - so if you are American, try not to hold it against me! I am decent, honest, fair and open-minded. | ||
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| Wales, | Wales, | ||
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| ] – Using gaming tactics to block or hold back something from occurring (consensus, a point being understood, a resolution, an event etc). | ] – Using gaming tactics to block or hold back something from occurring (consensus, a point being understood, a resolution, an event etc). | ||
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My main issues with Misplaced Pages:
- IPs and socking - it's got to be better worked out. Should they be part of a 3RR decision?
- Transparency and the use of emails: Ever since an admin admitted that some had changed hands over an issue I've felt markedly less secure.
- Headcounting at AfD's. Being able to get rid of Coatrack 'fork' articles is essential for the development of Misplaced Pages. It is almost impossible to do this at times due to the interested parties dominating the POV-based fork.
- Casino-style 'edit counts' - people need to be encouraged to slow down! I'm convinced Misplaced Pages would improve twice as fast if people edited less.
- I think there should also be more admin, and better advice given to them (ie to try and avoid speedy decisions - and to make 'reading up' a priority).
Hi.
I've been editing Misplaced Pages, off and on, since 2006.
Did you like my edit? If you think I've messed up, give me a shout and I'll further explain my thinking.
WIKIPEDIA
I do my research. I don't claim to be perfect, but I never commit to anything without at least thinking first whether I know enough to make my point. I use Talk pages as much as I article-edit. I dislike 'edit-count chasers' - they do nothing for quality IMO, and I've seen them create work. Misplaced Pages needs to SLOW DOWN! It will develop twice as fast if it did. When I read someone's made xx thousand edits, I'm immediately worried they won't properly read my comments!
I often get a little put off by Misplaced Pages to be honest - so if I am making a contribution, it will be more often than not because I am very serious about it.
Misplaced Pages says Be Bold, and usually I am. I can probably lack a few graces sometimes, it's not that I'm strictly impolite. If I've got something to say, and I'm in, I'll say it. I am very logical, but can be passionate too.
I like to see the funny side, but my humour can sometimes be a little dry.
ABOUT ME
I am a 37-year-old carer for someone with Alzheimer's Disease, and have developed a stong interest in AD over the last few years. I am also a graphic designer with publishing and copy experience (in prose).
I am a socialist. That seems to mean something a little different in the USA - so if you are American, try not to hold it against me! I am decent, honest, fair and open-minded.
Matt
PERSONAL NOTES
Coatrack, Core issues, Galloway, Pratchett FA, Alzheimers, Obama/madrasssa, UK nationality guideline, Respect, Morning Star, List of United States Journalism scandals/UK MP Voting records, Wales, MEDMOS, CAM, Autism
WP (not confetti)
WP:No Point of View - Undue Weight (Policy) - Always a good referring point.
WP:No Original Research (Policy)
WP:Misplaced Pages is not a News report (Policy)
WP:POV Fork (Policy) - Covers how side articles should not be created to cover information that cannot find consensus in the main article.
WP:Coatrack (essay) - Covers how side issues should not be used to camouflage any biased reasons for a side article’s existence (or continual existence).
WP:Let the facts speak for themselves (Policy) - Advises against over-description of facts that are already simple, well-covered and conclusive.
WP:Neutrality and Verifiability (Policy) - Shows how an abundance of passable citations cannot negate certain neutrality issues.
WP:Notability is not temporary (Guideline) - Shows how past importance and/or the possibility of future importance does not amount to Notability.
WP:Assume Good Faith (Guideline) - How it shows ‘bad faith’ to negatively read (or misread) semantic, imperfect, miswritten or unclear details in someone’s comment - when it is reasonable to assume a positive meaning. Also - paranoia, and grouping people together.
WP:Don't ba a fanatic - 6 decent points
Gaming/Disruption:
WP:Gaming the system (Guideline) - lists how people can use various policies to actually force through their own bias, inc;
WP:Refusal to 'get the point' (Guideline) - ‘Bad faith’ editors who ignore disproven points, repeating their chosen tacks.
WP:Playing policies against each other (Guideline) – Being addressed over a specific policy breach, and retorting with other policy.
WP:Wikilawyering (Guideline) - Putting letter before spirit of law, carefully misinterpreting policy, and using formal terms inappropriately.
WP:Stonewalling (Guideline) – Using gaming tactics to block or hold back something from occurring (consensus, a point being understood, a resolution, an event etc).
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