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This is the userpage for RatedRestricted, an avid fan of the Halo series, a lover of video games in general, A Queens of the Stone Age Fanatic, a recentley ordained professional Paintball Player, and a professional drummer. He originates in Oak Park, Illinois.
NOTE TO EDITORS: When talking to me, you can refer
to me simply as "Rated R". Thanks!
Happy Editing! -RatedR Talk 19:24, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
About the Page
This is my User page. Please Don't Disrespect it. I am RatedR. I love the album by Queens of the Stone Age, so this happened! Anyways, I happen to use proper english on the internet, I beleive the NetSpeak (lol, jk, haxxorz) is unbecoming. Therefore, I am devoted to changing minor spelling, capitalization, and vandalism problems. I try to keep a clean and orderly userpage, and Include some good, and factual information. I also have a Toolbox for all my templates to give to pages and users, as I am a Recent Changes Patroller. I also have more userboxes than approx. 4 Normal wikipedians.
NOTE TO NEWBIES AND ALL OTHER EDITORS: You may steal any template or userbox from my page if you wish,
I only ask that you let me know on my Talk Page. If you need help writing in "Wiki",
simply send me a message. Happy Editing! -RatedR Talk 19:24, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
I owe much to many, such as Nihiltres, for helping me uncover a sockpuppet ring of Epic proportions. Thank you very much. I am in your debt for your help. And I also would like to make it known that a certain user has made his contributions to me known as well :). Thanks all, for your help.
Heres my disclaimer: I have "stolen" templates and such from other users. I have no guilt or shame, it contributed to what I beleive to be a fabulous userpage.
Music
I have 1,254 songs in my iTunes library.
Green Day, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Van Halen, Steely Dan, Soundgarden, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beatles, Black Sabbath, GREEN ANDY, Dead Kennedys, The Eagles, Elton John, Ok Go, Gorillaz, Franz Ferdinand, Paul Simon, RUSH, Gnarls Barkley, Jimi Hendrix and His Experience, Queen, Queens of the Stone Age, Saves the Day, Bully in the Hallway (Indie Punk), Weezer, AM Project, Jack Johnson, NIRVANA, Coldplay, The Doors, The Fray, Arctic Monkeys, Stone Temple Pilots, Kansas, The Who, Fall of Troy, Felix da Housecat, Bob Marley, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones, The Hives, The Strokes, The White Stripes And thats not all. There are 223 artists total. Obviously, I can't include them all.
I myself am a Drummer for a Rock band. We are Punk/Hard/Jazz Fusion/Folk Rock. Our name is "The Best Policy", out debut album has yet to be released, entitled "Drop the Kids Off at the Pool".
Contributions/Creations
Spare Time
There's too much of it. When I'm not doing Schoolwork, I'm usually enjoying a chocolate chip cookie or an ice-cold glass of Chocolate Milk or Root Beer. I can also be seen in my basement studio playing the drums, or at my home theater playing my Xbox 360º. I am a child at heart. I also spend most of my time editing Wikipedia, and Skateboarding and Paintballing are some serious hobbies of mine.
I am in the process of creating a Space Marine Army, part of the 3rd Chapter of the Founding Chapters, named the Silver Exemplars, the best thing since, possibly, Sliced bread, and the Black Templars, the guys that inspired me to create them.
Assume Good Fish
To assume good fish is a fundamental principle on any wiki, including Wikipedia. As we allow anyone to eat, it follows that we assume that most people who work on the project are trying to digest it, not disgorge it. If this weren't true, a project like Wikipedia would be doomed from the beginning.
So, when you can reasonably assume that something is a well-intentioned error, correct it without just regurgitating it or labeling it as vomitus. When you disagree with someone's fish, remember that they probably believe that they are helping the project. Consider using talk pages to explain yourself, and give others the opportunity to do the same. This can avoid misunderstandings and prevent pisces from escalating. Especially, remember to be patient with vegetarians, who will be unfamiliar with Wikipedia's culture and recipes.
A newcomer's fish probably seems appropriate to him or her and a problem usually indicates unawareness or misunderstanding of Wikipedian culture. It is not uncommon for a newcomer to believe that an unfamiliar recipe should be changed to match their experience elsewhere. Similarly, many newcomers bring with them experience or expertise for which they expect immediate respect. Behaviors arising from these perspectives are not necessarily malicious to fishes.
Correcting someone's fish (even if you think it was disgusting) is better than accusing him or her of bad cooking because the person is more likely to take it in a good-natured fashion. Correcting a newly added recipe that you know to be wrong is also much better than simply coughing it up.
Assuming good fish is about intentions, not actions. Well-meaning people make bad fish, and you should correct them when they do. You should not act like their mistake was deliberate. Correct, but don't scold. There will be people on Wikipedia with whom you disagree. Even if they're wrong, that doesn't mean they're trying to wreck the project. There will be some people with whom you find it hard to work. That doesn't mean they're trying to wreck the project either. However, if it means they annoy you, it is never necessary that we attribute an editor's actions to bad fish, even if bad fish seems obvious, as all our countermeasures (i.e. regurgitating, barfing) can be performed on the basis of behavior rather than intent.
When fish wars get hot, it's easy to forget to assume good fish.
If you assume bad fish, several things may happen:
- Personal attacks: Once you've made a personal attack, the target will probably assume bad fish. The fish war will get even uglier. People, like whale sharks, rarely forget.
- Losing sight of the neutral piece of fish (NPOF) policy. The ideal is to represent fish fairly and without bias. Every vomit (rather than upchuck) of a bad fish is a NPOF defeat, no matter how outrageous the fish was. Consider figuring out why the other person felt the fish was bad. Then, if possible, try to integrate their point, but in terms you consider neutral. If each side practices this they will eventually meet at NPOF—or a rough semblance of it.
Of course, there's a difference between assuming good fish and ignoring bad cooking. If you expect people to assume good fish from you, make sure you demonstrate it. Don't put the burden on others. Yelling "Assume Good Fish" at people does not excuse you from explaining your actions, and making a habit of it will convince people that you're acting like a bad fish.
This policy does not require that editors continue to assume good fish in the presence of evidence to the contrary. Things which can cause the loss of good fish include vomiting, pisces attacks, finpuppetry and fish warring. Assuming good fish also does not mean that no action by editors should be criticized, it only means that one should not ascribe said action to malice. Automatically accusing the other side in a conflict of not assuming good fish regardless of their motivation is failing to assume good fish in itself.
See also
- Hanlon's razor
- Other related policies and guidelines advising what to do (and what not to do), to help demonstrate that you are editing in good faith:
External links
Learning New Words, Editing Wikipedia, Food, Video Games, Percussion, Projects, World War II, Movies, Music, Movie-making (FCP!), Picture-taking, Leaf-raking (Not really), Skateboarding, Cookie-hoarding, ...Floorboarding?
My brain's broke. Come back tomorrow.
Want to know more?
RatedR is an awesome person, and you can find more about him at http://myspace.com/Spartann117 Please, enjoy.
Templates
Here is the template for a WikiCookie, a small award you can give someone for doing something nice for you.
Simply type: {{WikiCookie|Then type a message here.}}
Here's anther template you can give to someone for "Being Cool." For example, this can be given to a user after an edit war to show your appreciation for them keeping their temper.
For Keeping a civil temper during edit wars, I hereby award this user with the “Cool Award.”
Simply Type: <div style="width: 128px; border: 1px solid; padding: 5px;"> [[Image:Ice1filteredk3b.png|64px|center]] <br><br>For {{{reason|Inser a reason here}}, I hereby award [[username]] with the “'''[[User:Mr. Bouncy/CoolAward|Cool Award]]'''.” <includeonly>~~</includeonly><includeonly>~~</includeonly> </div>
Userboxes
Like my userboxes? You can get some too, at WP:UBX!
LINK TO MY TOOLBOX
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This user is the founding member of the Queens of the Stone Age WikiProject, a collaborative effort to improve articles on Queens of the Stone Age. If you would like to participate, you can visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks.
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