Wikipedia:Editor review/Perfect Proposal

Perfect Proposal

Perfect Proposal (talk · contribs) I've been on Wikipedia for quite a while now, and I've been editing throughout Wikipedia and it's realted projects at a pretty relaxed pace. I'm requesting an Editor Review, because I wish to have some input on my editing, I desire to be a better Wikipedian, and I want to know how to improve. Perfect Proposal ^{Speak Out!} 18:56, 1 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Review by delldot:
Heya Perfect. Looks like you're doing great overall. Some thoughts:

Looks like you're involved in a diverse array of stuff on the 'pedia. Of course I'd love to see you get involved in more article writing, as that's a very important thing on the project. But it's just not some people's cup of tea, and that's perfectly fine too. You can help out by freeing up others' time to edit articles, and helping with any backlog will do that (*cough* the WP:ER backlog, for example *cough*).

I like that you're willing to ask for help when you need it. I think so many people are afraid to out of some deranged fear of having people think they don't know what they're doing, which has got to be bad for the project. Asking for help is a great way to learn.

Your plan for dealing with potential conflict on Q2 seems very sound and reasonable. May you never have to use it!

Looks like you do a lot of vandal fighting, which is great, and you properly warn the vandals, also great. I don't see many reports to AIV, are you following up? I like to check the user's contribs after leaving them a warning, and I'll sometimes leave the window open in the background for a while and refresh it after a bit to see if they've kept it up.

Interactions with other users - from a look at your talk archive, you seem very friendly, if not very involved with other users. I've noticed that WP can be kind of isolating unless you make an effort to reach out to folks. What interaction there is on your talk page is almost completely positive, people thanking you for stuff, etc. So that shows that you're not going around getting in fights! One way to get more interaction with folks if you're interested in that is to collaborate on writing an article and interact on the talk page. There's plenty of articles I'd love to have your contribution to if you're interested in collaborating on something!

Looks like when you tag something to get speedied, it gets deleted, so that suggests you know what you're doing. Good job leaving appropriate warnings for that.

I don't see much in-depth article content contribution, but I may be missing it if you're donig a few, big edits. If you haven't, you should really give it a try! Like I said, it's not everyone's cup of tea, but it can be really satisfying and fun. I just got back into writing lately after a long stretch of mostly vandal fighting and other gruntwork, and I'm really into it. Of course, your contributions are appreciated either way, as long as you're doing something to help out. When you do contribute content, don't forget to add your references as you go along (way, way easier than adding them later, and less likely to err). I would recommend only adding stuff while you have the reference you're using right in front of you, rather than doing it from memory. I've learned the hard way from my own writing that errors and distortions can be introduced if you do it from memory.

You must have had a traumatic experience with an edit summaryless edit in September 2007, because your edit summary usage has been perfect since then. Good work!

Overall, I think you're doing great work and are a very agreeable and reasonable editor. You don't have much content writing or collaboration experience that I noticed, and I'd love to see you get more into that. I like that you're willing to ask for help, and I'd be glad to offer my services as another person to come to if you ever need something.

I think it makes sense for ER to be a dialog, so if you have any responses or questions, or want more detail on anything, definitely leave them here (and give me a poke on my talk page if I miss it in my watchlist). delldot on a public computer talk 02:18, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Questions

Of your contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
In particular, I am especially pleased with my vandal-fighting. I've placed quite a few warnings on Vandal IP's talkpages, and I've reverted many unconstructive Edits. I've created a few stubs, and I've been active on WP:RFA, WP:HD, and WP:RD/C. Furthermore, I find working on Wikiproject Toronto to immensely enjoyable, and I hope to become more active in the future.
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?
Wikipedia in particular, has caused me very little undue stress. I haven't been in any conflicts major enough to warrant naming, but if one arose, I would use this 3-step process.

Discuss through the issue with the conflicting editor.
Try to resolve the conflict, or reacha compromise without a third party.
And as a last resort, seek mediation.