Wikipedia:Editor review/RHB

RHB

RHB (talk · contribs) I've been registered here since February last year but wasn't editing frequently until October, and have notched up a few thousand edits on RHB and another few thousand on RHB(AWB) (talk · contribs), an semi-automated account using AWB. I would like to get more involved in interesting areas slightly peripheral to the actual writing of an encylopedia, such as DYK's, Editor Review, RFA's and Adoptions, but which still help Wikipedia. I'd like some views of my contributions so far, especially suggestions as to how my editing has improved. Thanks, RHB ^{Talk - Edits} 01:34, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Reviews

You're doing everything right! You use edit summaries, you insert references and copyedit content, and you evaluate articles for WikiProjects. That's all wonderful.

I encourage you to "go for it" to raise Downing Street memo to Featured Article status. Regarding the areas you mentioned in the statement above, I recommend the following:

• Did You Know (DYK) I know nothing about it, but User:Nishkid64 is active there, and he might be able to give you a good introduction.
• Editor Review It takes a few minutes, but you just need to take advantage of the information you have. Look at the fellow's user page, user talk page, and a few contributions from the Edit Counter list, especially the articles with the most edits to them. Look for the quality of the user's edits, the civility of his interaction with other users, and the degree to which he focuses on the encyclopedia as opposed to other things. (Don't follow my example on the last point!) User:delldot has experience with Editor Reviews.
• RFA It's pretty hard to mess up voting for RFA. Just read the nomination statement and the answers, and express your gut feeling. You could take a more critical approach, but for starters you shouldn't bother with that. Keep in mind that the candidate's promotion to adminship does not rest solely on your vote, so the pressure's off, and don't waste too much time on it.
• Adoptions Once again I know nothing, so I'll send you to delldot, who has adopted a few users.

I wish you good luck. YechielMan 01:57, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Comments

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Questions

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

   I enjoy most of what I do here, but primarily I'm proudest of List of Dad's Army episodes, now a FL. I want to try and focus on improving article to FA, and have one in my sights at the moment

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?

   I guess I could say the edits to United Kingdom made by User:Somethingoranother, and then the creation of sockpuppets/using IP's to circumvent the 3RR blocks placed on the main account, but Somethingorother was going against general consensus and edits were reverted by me and a few others.

3. What's your opinion of the recent Essjay fiasco, and what do you believe should be done to avoid something like that from happening in the future? The Transhumanist   20:59, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

   I think very little can be done to prevent a situation like this occuring again, and have no problem with editors using false names on Wikipedia. The only problem comes when an editor uses their position/exploits real or fake crendentials to either represent themselves as staff of Wikipedia or to gain the upper hand in a discussion, as in the Essay situation.

4. What pages in Wikipedia's help system (including pages in the Help and Wikipedia namespaces) have you found the most helpful? The Transhumanist   20:59, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

   I've found Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace most useful, listing every possible talk page message centrally, with perhaps the central WikiProject listing next.

5. Which help pages have you found the most confusing, unhelpful, and in most need of help? The Transhumanist   20:59, 12 March 2007 (UTC)