User:jbmurray
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I am an assistant professor in Latin American Studies at the University of British Columbia. Previously, I worked in the UK (where I am from), and I have a PhD from Duke University.
On Wikipedia I am mostly interested in improving the coverage of Latin American literature and culture.
[edit] Wiki Philosophy
I try to edit in line with the Bold, Revert, Discuss cycle. And in response to other people's edits, I hold dear the maxim that "when someone makes an edit you consider biased or inaccurate, improve the edit if you can, rather than reverting it." A good faith edit, even when it itself is wrong, almost always indicates a problem with the original text, which should therefore be improved somehow.
This is therefore an attempt to keep to a zero revert rule. I admit that I'm not always successful, and that I take short cuts when I feel pressed for time.
Following a Request for adminship in May 2008, I am now an administrator on the English Wikipedia. This means that if you have difficulties, I can help out or, more likely, point you in the right direction. If you don't like what I'm doing, I am open to recall in line with the default process, although in my case only three editors are required to trigger the recall.
[edit] To do
I am busy in real life, and cannot devote too much time to Wikipedia. In the time I have available, these are my current priorities:
- Improve ¡Qué viva México!
- Improve I, the Supreme
- Bring Miguel Ángel Asturias to Good Article status
- Bring Dictator novel to Featured Article status
- Help with WP:EDUTECH
- Help with WP:FAT
- Help at WP:GAN, WP:GAR, and WP:FAC
These are my personal priorities. I am also happy to help elsewhere, as time allows. (Science articles excluded!) Articles where I am not the major editor, but where I'm trying to help right now, include: Learned Hand, King Arthur, League of Nations, The Accidental, Robert F. Kennedy assassination, Gilberto Gil, White pride, Antifeminism...
[edit] Murder, Madness, and Mayhem
In Spring 2008, I coordinated the educational project Murder, Madness, and Mayhem. In one semester we promoted three articles to Featured Article status, eight to Good Article status, and one to B-Class status. More details are available on our project page.
See also: "Was Introducing Wikipedia to the Classroom an Act of Madness Leading Only to Mayhem if not Murder?"
I am working on a further essay, "Advice on Using Wikipedia in Colleges and Universities". Do tell me what you think.
