User:Mrand

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Main areas of experience (and editing interest): cars, technology (especially electronics), and martial arts (particularly the more subtle arts that focus on kuzushi, such as classical judo and Jiyushinkai Aikibudo, an off-shoot of Tomiki/Shodokan Aikido without the competitions). And anything else that hits my fancy. Like missing commas.

I promise that my edits will be as free from bias as I can possibly make them. I edit with no agenda in mind other than to improve Wikipedia so that it will be around, in a much improved form, by the time my young daughter grows up. I strive to remain very calm when dealing with other editors, and even more so with new editors and vandals (so as to not insult them).


[edit] Useful stuff

Useful tool for establishing notability of a site: [1], and for looking for other wikipedia hits.

Wikipedia has a number of interesting templates... for example: Template:Familytree, and for Wikipedia specific: WP:TEMPLATE.

Things to keep in mind while editing: Dates shouldn't be linked unless they provide context, per Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers).

Also note that articles on Wikipedia are supposed to be timeless, and are supposed to be written about topics with lasting notability. This last one, is unfortunately, largely being ignored by new and experienced editors alike.

[edit] BIO

Third-party reliable references of one or more of following are needed to meet Wikipedia's requirements for a WP:BIO article:

  • The person has received significant recognized awards or honors
  • The person has demonstrable wide name recognition
  • The person has made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in his or her specific field
  • With significant roles in notable films, television, stage performances, and other productions
  • Has a large fan base or a significant "cult" following
  • Has made unique, prolific or innovative contributions to a field of entertainment
  • The person is widely cited or regarded as an important figure by their peers or successors
  • The person is known for originating a significant new concept, theory or technique
... these help justify keeping the article.