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[[File:Atsme photog IMG 2193-2.jpg|thumb|200px|<center>[[Purple Rain (song)|Purple rain]] <br/>''Cool'' effect on a noisy selfie.</center>]] |
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[[File:Steven_Tyler_%26_Atsme.jpg|thumb|200px|upright|<center>[[Steven Tyler]] & Betty Wills <br>2010 Sturgis Bike Rally</center>]] |
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[[File:Betty_Wills_(Atsme)_and_William_Shatner.jpg|thumb|200px|upright|<center>[[William Shatner]]<br/> w/producer/director, Betty Wills<br>during |
[[File:Betty_Wills_(Atsme)_and_William_Shatner.jpg|thumb|200px|upright|<center>[[William Shatner]]<br/> w/producer/director, Betty Wills<br>during filming of PBS episode,<br> ''[[A Celebration of Horses: The American Saddlebred]]"</center>]] |
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[[File:James Drury and Betty Wills.jpg|thumb|200px|Producer Betty Wills with actor [[James Drury]] on Lake Winnebago, WI during the production of PBS documentary, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He2mAuAJ_o8&spfreload=10 Sturgeon: Ancient Survivors of the Deep.] (1994)<br/>It was {{convert|-40|F|C|abbr=on}} during a white-out. No jokes were allowed for fear you'd crack a smile.]] |
[[File:James Drury and Betty Wills.jpg|thumb|200px|Producer Betty Wills with actor [[James Drury]] on Lake Winnebago, WI during the production of PBS documentary, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He2mAuAJ_o8&spfreload=10 Sturgeon: Ancient Survivors of the Deep.] (1994)<br/>It was {{convert|-40|F|C|abbr=on}} during a white-out. No jokes were allowed for fear you'd crack a smile.]] |
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[[File:Terry_Bradshaw-ImpressiveSteeler-Betty_Wills.jpg|thumb|upright|200px|Publisher Betty Wills with [[Terry Bradshaw]] at his ranch in Louisiana.]] |
[[File:Terry_Bradshaw-ImpressiveSteeler-Betty_Wills.jpg|thumb|upright|200px|Publisher Betty Wills with [[Terry Bradshaw]] at his ranch in Louisiana.]] |
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Cool effect on a noisy selfie.
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2010 Sturgis Bike Rally
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during filming of PBS episode,
A Celebration of Horses: The American Saddlebred"
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It was −40 °F (−40 °C) during a white-out. No jokes were allowed for fear you'd crack a smile.
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BES Islands (Dutch)
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2006 Suzuki Blvd C50c, 45º V-twin, shaft, 53 hp @6,000 RPM
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Arches National Park, Utah
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Private lake in Texas.
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- There's something indescribable, yet intrinsically beautiful about sharing knowledge, making contributions, and helping others.
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- The quantity of one's edits matters far less than the quality of one's prose.
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- On Wikipedia, it's important to know when to stop arguing with people, and simply let them be wrong.
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- I may not be perfect, but I can certainly strive to be.
Any Point?
Your quote- "I may not be perfect, but I can certainly strive to be." If there is absolutely no chance of being perfect, why try to be. Just a random question. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.99.140.221 (talk) 22:39, 17 February 2015 (UTC)
Isn't it an oxymoron to request a block against an editor for ignoring all rules when WP:IAR is our policy? Atsme📞📧 19:22, 9 March 2016 (UTC)
Volunteer work on Wikipedia
- The Wikipedia Library, Account Coordinator for WP:BMJ and WP:AAAS
- Assist occasionally at WP:DRN
- Assist occasionally as a non-admin closer at RfC, WP:AN/I and various other noticeboards
- Content creator
- Wikipedia:Autopatroller
- Wikipedia:Rollbacker
- Wikipedia:Pending changes reviewer
- WP:FA & WP:GA contributor
- WP:FP contributor
- WP:DYK contributor
- WikiProject Journalism participant
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors members
- Wikipedia:WikiProject_Equine member
- Wikipedia:WikiProject_Horse_racing member
Declaration
- See December 1, 2015 interview, Issue #37 for Bokeh magazine
- Founder and Executive Director (emeritus) of Earthwave Society, a small non-profit conservation organization (see following section, My first year, 2011);
- Former National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) judge;
- 1985 NCHA National Nonpro Champion but have not shown a cutting horse or cut cattle since 2008;
- Publisher of regional & local horse magazines (sold & retired)
- Involved in the business of boarding horses and ranching;
- Semi-retired professional writer-scriptwriter/television producer/documentary filmmaker/videographer/photographer. I am an active member of OWAA, [1]. I am also somewhat active teaching and contributing much of my time as a volunteer.
- Scuba and NITROX instructor (emeritus) for NAUI, former SSI accredited open water instructor, and also taught underwater photography/video;
- Published author of magazine articles, and photographic lay-flat coffee-table books;
- If you discover something I've done that isn't included here, please feel free to remind me on my TP, especially if you think it may create a WP:COI. Errors and omissions are not intentional.
- Don't let your fingers type faster than your brain can analyze context.
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- The problem with being "politically correct" today is that we have allowed it to obfuscate truth. ~Betty Wills
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- A classic line by User:NE Ent [2] during the 2014 ARBCOM elections: Um, if wiki elections were run on American Democratic party guidelines IPs could vote early and vote often.
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- The universe is made of protons, neutrons, electrons and morons. ~anonymous
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- Having character and being a character are not the same. ~Betty Wills
Fun banners
Available for editors to use at User:Atsme/Banners - simple copy/paste - so help yourself. They are humorous banners to help manage PTBD (Post Traumatic Block Disorder) or just spread a little Wikilove. Blocks can happen to some of the best editors while, seemingly, the worst escape unscathed. I believe WP:Boomerang and WP:IAR should be reassessed to determine if they are actually more harmful than helpful to the project. Anyway, my intent is to shed some light and hopefully provoke a smile on those dark days. Atsme📞📧 16:05, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
My first year, 2011 & other boring highlights thru 2015. 👀 | |
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My first year, 2011I first signed up as a WP editor in 2011 and managed to do a small amount of editing. At the time, I was still volunteering as exec dir for Earthwave Society, a small nonprofit conservation organization I founded in the 90s to help save endangered species. I was also quite busy with my photographic career. It took a few years to completely unravel from an all-consuming career as publisher of a regional magazine, and scriptwriter, series producer and post-production editor of local network programming, a bit of field work for CNN Headline News, a weekly series for sports cable, and scripting features for Travel Channel programs and the Financial News Network. I eventually focused entirely on writing/producing/shooting/editing nature programming for PBS and international broadcast, and occasionally worked in cooperation with Virginia Tech, the USF&WS and several other federal and state resource agencies. What I gleaned from my early experiences as a WP newbie bursting onto the scene was that it's best to make small edits in the beginning, and read WP:PAG to acquire a better understanding of "community", and what's expected from GF collaboration. I went about it all wrong, and because I didn't understand how the WP community functioned, I was discouraged from editing altogether. Reflecting on those experiences, I highly recommend WP:MENTORSHIP to new editors. I also believe the following behavioral guidelines will prove helpful: WP:HEAR, WP:DONTBITETHENEWBIES and the essay WP:AVDUCK, the latter of which I created and co-authored.
I traveled extensively during 2012 and 2013 to hone my photographic skills, so I took a 2-year hiatus from editing WP. There were long periods of time during my travels when I had no internet access. It was all quite peaceful and a great way to wind-down from a fast-paced career in television broadcast. Learning highlights, 2014In January 2014, I opted for semi-retirement which afforded me the opportunity to give something back as a volunteer on WP by sharing what knowledge I've acquired during a wonderful 30+ year career as a writer, tv producer, and photographer. I am also an accomplished equestrian and rancher so my area of expertise covers those topics as well; ranching being the reason I may never be able to fully retire. I learned some very valuable lessons in 2014, and am happy to say I've collaborated with some very patient and understanding editors who, for years, have voluntarily invested their time and effort into making WP an exceptional online resource. They certainly have earned my respect and admiration.
I'm sure that over time I will be adding more to my list of lesson highlights.
Learning highlights, 2015Disruptive cabal editing is the gift that keeps on giving and the gift is a daily beating. I don't think there is anything more detrimental to the project than a cabal with an axe to grind or a POV to push. I think we defined it pretty well in WP:AVDUCK. If your purpose here is to contribute verifiable, well-sourced information that will help improve the encyclopedia, your experience should be a pleasant one. However, if you stumble onto an article that is controlled by an advocacy known to engage in tendentious editing and reverts by tag-team, you may be able to save yourself a lot of grief by heeding the essay's advice for seeking resolution.
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