Wikipedia:Editor review/Krimpet

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[edit] Krimpet

Krimpet (talk · contribs) I've been a registered editor for about three months so far, though I've done anonymous minor grammar/typo fixing for years before. I've really enjoyed learning the ins and outs of Wikipedia, and I am interested in eventually becoming an administrator; I have a lot of spare time and would love to volunteer my time to help with routine janitorial tasks, as well as clean up after the long trail of {{NowCommons}}'s I leave behind =P. I would like to request any comments or suggestions on my editing if there any aspects that I could improve. Krimpet 04:49, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Reviews

  • Ok. Your edit count is great- over 1300 edits in 3 months is pretty impressive. 700 mainspace edits, and you've got more Wikipedia edits than I have!
  • I can see that you mainly concentrate on AFD's, which is good. We need more people working on them. If you wanted variety, perhaps you could try WP:TFD and WP:CFD if you haven't already? Not as many people go there, and it would be good to have some more input. In the AFD's your comments demonstrate a really sound knowledge of Wikipedia deletion policy- really good! You keep a cool head in your comments, and remain CIVIL. Well done.
  • Looking at your contributions, I see you've recently done some vandal-fighting. Your reverts were good, and the warnings were the right level.
  • You've also been working a lot with Images- not my area of expertise, so unfortunately I can't offer too much feedback on that. I see you've been adding the "now on Commons" templates and the "commons category" templates- well done, again I haven't seen those templates around as much as I should have.
  • A couple of suggestions- I saw in your contributions that there was no need for one of your user subpages anymore. If you wanted the page deleted, you could put a speedy deletion tag on it- {{db-author}} .
  • When you say "love to volunteer my time with routine janitorial tasks", you could, if you haven't already, have a look at the pages in Category:Wikipedia backlog. Many of these pages are closely related to other admin backlogs, and it would give you some more variety in your edits.
  • Using mathbot's tool, I see that your edit sumamry usage is 91% for major edits and 74% for minor edits. In the future, try to get the count a bit higher- preferably the late 90%, if not 100%. This means that other editors can see what you've done in recent changes, and can also explain why you made that edit- clarification. In your preferences there's a setting that you can put on that prompts you to enter an edit summary, which might help.
  • Altogether, I think with a bit more experience and time on Wikipedia you'd make a fine admin. Work on Wikipedia for a few more months, bring the edit count up to I'd suggest at least 3000, and you'll be fine. I hope that was helpful- happy editing! CattleGirl talk | sign! 09:52, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

You are a very good editor. I really do think so. About your edit count, I have seen that administrators usually have 3500+ mainspace and 5000+ total edits, so you may want to bring that up a bit. Your AFD participation is key for a future administrator, as those need people that can be really nitty-gritty. You also may want to consider vandal fighting, as I have seen admins doing that lately as well.  V60 VTalk · VDemolitions 15:21, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Comments

Questions

  1. Of your contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
    I am particularly pleased with the improvements I have worked on some of the Philly-area Interstate articles, particularly Interstate 476, which is now a GA. I also enjoy moving and categorizing open content images over to the Commons, it gives me a fuzzy feeling inside as I watch the categories build up. Krimpet 05:06, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
  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 am active at AfD and have been in a few heated debates, particularly Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cyrus Farivar (4th nomination) and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny (4th nomination), though I have tried to keep cool, remain civil, and assume good faith at all times. I have also taken flak on my talk page from one user for replacing the neologism "multiplex" with "concurrency", though the folks at WP:USRD agreed with me in the end that the neologism should be discouraged.

And stresswise, I've got enough to worry about in real life, I refuse to let Wikipedia stress me out. =) Krimpet 05:06, 17 March 2007 (UTC)