User:Yaris678
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Education: Mathematics BSc, University of Warwick
Occupation: Simulation Consultant
Location: UK
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[edit] My Contributions
Many of my contributions are gnome-like. I occasionally give feedback and third opinions.
I sometimes use semi-automated anti-vandal tools, especially STiki. I have written a user essay called Deny automated recognition about one way that these tools could be improved.
I helped quite a bit with the essay giving advice on using Wikipedia for mathematics self-study
I got quite involved in the pending changes trial, including helping to compile a list summarising peoples' comments. Of course, after that there was no consensus on what to do with PC, even in the short term. When a new, multi-phase RfC was started on the subject I got involved with bits, including writing most of the summary, which is what is now seen on that page.
My contributions across various Wikimedia projects
[edit] Pages I like
Image created by a Wikipedian, based on an essay by Paul Graham
- Design of experiments
- Steiner chain
- Information-theoretic death
- WP:Wikipedia is not for things made up one day#The right way to get things you or your friends made up into Wikipedia
- M:Don't be a dick
- M:Wikipedia power structure
- User:Cacycle/wikEd
- user:js/diffs
- User talk:Alex Smotrov/histcomb.js
- Wikipedia:Please clarify
- WP:NOTBUREAUCRACY - People often forget this one and throw around policies as if that makes their argument sound more reasonable. They then say that WP:NOTDEMOCRACY means we should ignore everyone who disagrees with them. No. It doesn't work like that.
- User:Tony1/How to improve your writing
[edit] Articles that could inform policy
The following articles could inform policy but they are all of a lowish quality. If they could all be brought up to WP:Good article standards I think that would really help the Wikipedia project.
If someone wants to stick something else on this list... please... be my guest.
| Article | Policy | Current rating |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | WP:NPOV | Start |
| Primary sources | WP:PSTS | Start |
| Secondary sources | WP:PSTS | Not rated |
| Tertiary sources | WP:PSTS | Start |
[edit] Conflict of interest
I have an (unpaid) association with Bright Club. I started the article on the subject and have made a number of edits to it, always trying to keep it neutral and well-sourced. My aim in my edits is always to put the interest of the encyclopedia first. Of course, if anyone has a reasonable disagreement with any edits I have made to it I will be happy to discuss it with them.
