User talk:ParkingStones

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One informal way of avoiding disruption when writing a new article that isn't quick to write is to do it offline, and then create-and-save the whole thing in one go. To gain the benefits of being able to try and correct wiki markup while doing so, though, many people begin articles in their user-space subpages before copy-pasting them whole into new articles. For instance, you could begin the article at User:ParkingStones/Micro radio and edit until satisfied, and then copy the code into the article's page.

If it's already started, though, you might just have to spend some time hashing out on the Talk page of the article exactly what the article should be about. Writing your version of the article as above and then pointing people to it from the Talk page, with appropriate explanation of where you're going with it, might be an option.

To be fair to the other user who disagreed with you, from what little I know about what I think you mean by "micro radio", I would lump it together with Pirate radio too, though I know it's not a phenomenon confined to the USA like that editor seems to believe. My and his lack of knowledge on the subject doesn't mean you can't show us the error of our preconceptions by writing an article that stands on its merits, though. However, do be prepared for the possibility that, even having written a brilliant and detailed article on micro radio, the WP community may arrive at consensus to move, merge, mangle, delete, etc. it. It's the nature of the beast, I'm afraid, but it's also the source of the beast's strength. The best defense against the most upheaving possibilities is to make sure the article isn't redundant and stands on its own merits as "encyclopedic."

(No, I'm not "beginning" on LJ—I just noticed the exchange on my Friends list and thought to drop a line here. :-) Cheers!  — Saxifrage | ☎ 00:19, Feb 16, 2005 (UTC)