User:Energman

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Contents 1 Userpage - Energman 2 Why people quit wikipedia 3 Tips 4 Information about me 5 Wiki philosophy 6 Languages&Beliefs

[edit] Userpage - Energman

[edit] Why people quit wikipedia

I've been operating on wikipedia since 2002. Small edits here and there, I only created an account when I felt the need to add pictures.

During the last year I've noticed the alarming increase of a type of user that makes people swear never to use wikipedia again: the rulebook banger. I don't mean a rule nazi that sticks by the rules no matter what. I mean a person who will make it his personal quest to beat you and your edits into the ground because he has some sort of unfulfilled desire in real life. He literally knows all the rules of wikipedia by heart and will use them to enforce his point and his view only disregarding them or brutally enforcing them when it suits his needs. He will say your sources are not valid, remove your images and revert your edits just because it makes him feel important.

This my friends is the rulebook banger and he is the main reason people quit wikipedia.

[edit] Tips

Mostly because nobody can memorise all the features of wikipedia

Tip of the day... Wikipedia-specific searching with Firefox In Firefox, the search box has a little pull down menu to allow you to choose which search engine it uses. Several popular search engines come included, but not Wikipedia. However, Firefox provides a page on their website listing more search engines you can add to that menu, including Wikipedia's search. To add Wikipedia, simply go here and click on Wikipedia in the list provided, and you're done. To activate it, pull-down the menu at the search box and click on Wikipedia there. Now you have a second Wikipedia search box. Unlike the search box in Wikipedia's sidebar, which disappears off the screen when you scroll down to read a long page, the Firefox search box always remains on the screen, ready to assist. (Keep in mind, typing <Alt>-F also places the cursor in the Wikipedia search box.) Read more: Using external search engines Prior tip - Next tip To add this auto-updating template to your user page, use {{totd}}. Become a Wikipedia tipster

[edit] Information about me

Personal and Such A This user is an adult. This user is male. This user is a university student. This user is heterosexual. This user is training to obtain his or her PPL. This user is The Stig. This user supports Formula One. This user is a scientist. This user is an Engineer. This user loves the Volkswagen Beetle. This user has a sense of humour and shows it through the use of userboxes. Ninja This user is a NINJA!

Food and body This user is on a diet. This user does weight training. This user is a mutant. This user is a carnivore. This user drinks water. This user does not smoke. This user loathes, but is forced to observe, Daylight Saving Time.

[edit] Wiki philosophy This user feels that out of process deletions subject to an administrator's whims rather than consensus damage Wikipedia more than any userbox ever could.* incl This user is a Wikipedia inclusionist.* Wikipedia is not censored. This user is opposed to online censorship. [edit] Languages&Beliefs en-4 This user speaks English at a near-native level. BS-5 This user is able to contribute with a professional level of Bullshit. This user is not afraid of being wrong. 1+1=3 This user dislikes narrow-minded behaviour. man- kind Regarding gender, this user will use the vernacular, not what is "politically correct". who(m) This user uses either who or whom in the object case. which / that This user typically uses "which" and "that" interchangeably. A, B and C This user prefers not to use the serial comma. This user knows that 42 is the answer to the Ultimate Question of life, the Universe, and everything. This user is a fan of Dune. … This user is addicted to ellipses and has been known to use them indiscriminately....