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== Other mes == |
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The following accounts in other Wikimedia projects are mine: |
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*[[m:User:Demi|Meta-wiki]] |
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*[[Commons:User:Demi|Wikimedia Commons]] |
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I also contribute as [http://wikitravel.org/wiki/User:Demi Demi] on [http://wikitravel.org/ WikiTravel]. |
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== Interests/ Contributions/ Factionalism == |
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I've worked on a better [[Ashland, Oregon]] article and one on [[Lithia Park]]. I have a bunch of sources for other articles I'd like to write and expand, but as they are now packed away in boxes, I satisfy myself arguing on talk pages and IRC. |
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I occasionally do my bit to [[WP:DWV|deal with vandalism]] or [[WP:CU|cleanup]]. Since the admins are so fast with the rollback button, I'm often stepped on; however, sometimes I see that the one-click rollback hasn't reverted all of it, so I clean that up. |
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When I have time, I try to fix pages on [[WP:VFD|Votes for deletion]] rather than vote them up or down: |
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*[[The Assassination of Richard Nixon]] |
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*[[Rushworth Kidder]] |
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*[[Handout]] |
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I participate in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Spoken Wikipedia|Spoken Wikipedia]] WikiProject. I've recorded [[Media:Lithia_Park.ogg|Lithia_Park.ogg]], [[Media:Caesar_cipher.ogg|Caesar_cipher.ogg]], [[Media:Evolution.ogg|Evolution.ogg]] and [[Media:Cladistics.ogg]]. |
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I generally reject labels, agendas and slates, but I suppose I'm a mild [[m:Deletionism|deletionist]] and enthusiastic [[m:Eventualism|eventualist]]. I think the appropriateness of the subject of an article (such as its [[User:Demi/notability|notability]]) is the only valid reason to delete it--all other complaints are reasons to improve it. |
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The thing that sold me on Wikipedia was the quality of controversial articles like [[Circumcision]] and [[Adolf Hitler]]. I thought for sure the collaborative process would result in a highly-vandalized mess, but coverage on topics like these in Wikipedia is far better than traditional sources. |
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I think [[User:Demi/Wikipedia is not a gazetteer|Wikipedia is not a gazetteer]], and fancruft should be removed. However, I recognize that this is a minority opinion and am not interested in engaging in any crusades to the effect. |
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== Questionable or Offensive Images == |
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I voted [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Images_and_media_for_deletion&diff=prev&oldid=11979927 keep] on [[WP:IFD|IFD]] for [[:Image:Autofellatio 2.jpg]], but I also think it's overly glib to respond to people who might be shocked or offended with a simple [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not censored|censorship]] argument. The fact is, I would prefer that people be able to control in advance what sorts of potentially offensive images they might see. |
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So I'm very interested in [[m:End-user image suppression]], but I think that's too complicated; we don't need to support every variation on image tagging under the sun. Instead, I'm for a [http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:End-user_image_suppression&diff=prev&oldid=118580 much simpler] scheme. In the meantime, there is a partial [[MediaWiki:Bad image list|technical solution]]. |