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I'm currently evaluating my participation in the English Wikipedia and am therefore not likely to be very active or respond to messages in a timely manner. While editing Wikipedia is a hobby, it has become an increasingly frustrating one. I don't think my expectations of an encyclopaedia match with that of the community. There will always be issues with large projects such as this but at present there are a few points that highlight the chasm between the two lines of thought. Primarily, the creation of good encyclopaedic content seems to have taken a backseat. Secondly, the Foundation's attitude towards content development in the project, especially that of publicly taking sides in disputes etc, has in the process disrupted an already fragile ecosystem here. Over the past few months I haven't been as active as I was earlier, but every time I come back I see examples of why it's no longer enjoyable -- blocks of excellent editors, a resistance to handle POV pushing effectively and such.

Note: I've been quoted in certain places as having threatened to quit en.wiki because of an incident -- probably because of the note above in conjunction with my voicing an opinion on said incident; however, I'd just like to clarify that it is most definitely not the case, my frustration and evaluation of my participation predates that incident and is not in any way driven by it.

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Spiff, you have taught me more about Wikipedia than I care to acknowledge. Take care of yourself. Drmies (talk) 04:39, 15 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 15 April 2013

Op-ed: How do we fix RfA inactivity?

WikiProject report: Unity in Diversity: South Africa

News and notes: Another admin reform attempt flops

Featured content: The featured process swings into high gear

View sought, nothings on fire, take your time

Considering your views there,[1] your views are sought here.[2] This may be considered canvassing, so perhaps you may share your views here or on my talk page. Yogesh Khandke (talk) 03:19, 19 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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+== View sought, nothings on fire, take your time ==
+Considering your views there,[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Death_of_Bal_Thackeray] your views are sought here.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Death_and_funeral_of_Margaret_Thatcher#Move] This may be considered canvassing, so perhaps you may share your views here or on my talk page. [[User:Yogesh Khandke|Yogesh Khandke]] ([[User talk:Yogesh Khandke|talk]]) 03:19, 19 April 2013 (UTC)