Wikipedia:Editor review/Covington 2

User:Covington

Covington (talk · contribs) I have been an active Wikipedian for three months (March to May) until an injury took me away from the computer. I have only recently come back to Wikipedia. I would appreciate that a couple pairs of fresh eyes take a look at my work. Let me know what I can do to improve myself as a Wikipedian. Please be honest and up front; that's the only way I will improve.

And no, I don't intend to be an administrator. Not for a long time, at least.

Reviews

• Covington is very active in Concordia, though IMO it's important for him to gain more edits across the spectrum (especially towards mainspace edits) Computerjoe's talk 16:34, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
• Computerjoe is quite right, you should work on involving yourself more in article writing in the future as a way of generally improving yourself - aside from helping to build it in the first place, it can give you a good perspective on other aspects of Wikipedia. You might try something like recent change patrolling (or NewPage patrolling, using Special:Newpages) to increase your activity there, or else try adding content to articles through a WikiProject. There's heaps to do, and it could really do you some good. :) Daveydweeb (^chat/_patch) 09:23, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Comments

• I have been reviewed several months ago.
• See this user's edit history with Interiot's tool and edit summary usage (Warning:Both tools have stopped updating and the edit counts are way off. Please consider using Flcelloguy's Tool or Interiot's Tool 2)
• User's current editing statistics according to ais523's tool. Daveydweeb (^chat/_patch) 00:03, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Edit count for User:Covington
Counted at 00:02, Monday September 11, 2006 (UTC)
(main)         222
Talk           57
User           168
User talk      293
Wikipedia      317
Wikipedia talk 136
Image          3
Template       8

Total          1204

Questions

1. Of your contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?

   Classical Greece and Rome Wikiproject. I started this before I went on Wikibreak. I created the idea and the template for the Wikiproject. I am especially proud of this because I found something that Wikipedia needed and took action to create it, and I gathered a group of other Wikipedians who continued the project when I was gone.

   User Page Layout and Wikiproject Layout. I borrowed from others' layouts, and others have borrowed from my layout. I've seen many renditions of my layout all over Wikipedia. When I saw this, I started to feel that my work had an impact on Wikipedia. I would like to thank both my borrowers and lenders for keeping the spirit of Wikipedia alive.

2. 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?

   Concordia/Community Justice. The last month before my Wikibreak, there was much incivility between the supports and opponents of Community Justice. Both sides would exchange nasty messages to each other. I participated in the exchange. Yes, my attitude was uncalled for. Looking back, though, I am glad that this experience happened to me once. This experience helped me understand why Wikipedians get into such fights, as well as the need for Wikipedians to be more positive. I am creating a Wikitokens project that will reward Wikipedians who do little acts of kindness and civility. As I found out in the conflict at Concordia, it is the little actions that can turn a conversation/argument for better or for worse.

   My Wikibreak: Although this is not a "user" per se, it is something that has caused me a lot of stress. As a said above, I took a Wikibreak to heal my hands. After I came back, I looked through the places that I used to frequent and I got very upset. I felt forgotten. There were several users who were annoyed that I left and treated me as if I disappeared off the face of the planet, as well as a few users who remembered me and thanked me for returning. This experience helped me to understand the loneliness that returning Wikipedians may face and it has insipired me to be more understanding to returning Wikipedians. I am currently working on a Wikicards project; these cards could be placed on talk pages to remind Wikipedians on wikibreaks that they are not forgotten.