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What really matters to me about Wikipedia concept is not even the factual information proper; it is the idea of a charitable contribution. When you expect nothing in return but only give away freely your energy, it is boosting our development. This is the way we are made: a human can do much more for someone else, when sincerely willing to, than for themselves. All life is just a means to feel love.
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Short personal compendium
- Timeastor (pronounced IPA: [ti:mi:`æstə] (if anglicized); Russian: Тимеàстор) is my real passport name. "Eäté" stands for short (IPA: [eɪ`a:teɪ] (anglicized pronunciation); Russian: Эàтэ). My country of residence is Russia, Tomsk. My native language is Russian. I am a linguist, a visual artist, a singer. I was born in 1983. English is the language I have been speaking and loving for eighteen years by now, albeit I was not raised from my infancy with it. I normally prefer British spelling and grammar (except I find the verb -ize suffixes more to my liking now). I have no definite plans on either extensively editing this wonderful resource for a long span of years, or vice versa, leaving immediately. I shall depend on major life circumstances, as we all must, obviously.
Miscellaneous
- Thank you all for warm greetings. (be they thrice automated))), still. (Here an intentional native language interference)
- My sincere regards go to the regular "cleaners-up" of Wikipedia for making its articles meet the standards and look neat – a thing I unfortunately have no time for, it requires so much study of the guidance pages. And even if I learned all the standards, they would gradually slip out of my mind for rare use. After all I sometimes do not visit Wikipedia for months on end. Thank you, my good people, for cleaning after us lazy-bones.
- I have noticed it is much easier to see someone else's mistake than one's own. Let us then enlighten each other patiently!
- All rules, standards and conventions of any language are relative since they change as time progresses. And while we should be consistent enough in our observing the spelling, grammar and styles of our epoch to avoid total chaos, we should as well understand deep inside, how relative these things are and not be overly categorical.
- To all administrators and users, watching over me: I am glad if I make you feel useful.)) Sincerely. No joke. I am happy to be in conflict with you. Confrontation is wonderful, as long as we stay mutually respectful in it.
- As soon as the genuine freedom for everyone to contribute has become a ghost of the past, replaced by severe control tools and ever-growing demands for quality, it is silly to expect newcomers to throw away their time for someone's sniping at their inexpertise. They will not come. They will not stay.
- The form driving away the pure freedom of faith, as in any religion – stagnation.
- ... But there is always the other side of it to counterbalance the negative. In spite of all the inconveniences and limitations of an open-content project, I am truly happy that people contribute to Wikiprojects still. Do not mind that I will not! :–)
Discussion
- I have clearly learned from experience that online discussions, that is, text-only format discussions are irredeemably deficient in many ways. They unfortunately cannot display the emotional tone of the speaker, which is crucial to any discussion. Absence of live synchronous emotion too often leads to a misunderstanding of the purpose and mood of one's interlocutor. Discussion of an article in an open-content project such as this (where basically anyone can edit according to one's preferences, even though within commonly accepted rules), I say, such discussion is manifestly endless. I do not stand against it, after all, we are always on the move, but as for myself, I have decided once and for all not to engage in text-only format discussions with the only exception of extreme emergencies.
- In case I make major contributions I ask all editors here not to be annoyed with my not participating in discussions on the respective pages. You can edit my articles all you like, I will not play the "undo-redo-undo" game.)) I will only submit the material once and maybe correct some minor things like typos and other obviosities.))
- But ... All and still, major contributions imply discussion. Multiple difficulties would arise if I tried to contribute much material while blocking feedback from other editors. I realize that. The thing is insoluble.)) All right, no major contributions for me, I guess ...
- It is grieving myself, people, that I cannot become an integral part of the community. I find it impossible for me for the aforementioned reasons. And I almost never check page histories.
Waterelle
Thou water, come tell me, so nice that you are
How differ anear and afar
What hydrogen makes up a star
And didst ever meet thy Creator?
In oceans or then in a jar?
“For many long years have I placidly flown
My crystalline tears may in raindrops have shown
Your venomous fears I have oftentimes known
Ye humans of Planet Earth
If only for once, still I pray, give it thought
Of many a chance you could use if you sought
To shake off the trance of a curse that you brought
And try for a fairer worth
“The phases of ocean so vividly shift
I strive and I struggle to spruce up the drift
Am making the best of the challenging gift
By God unto me bestowed
The softness of me, let it smoothen your soul
The silkiness – let it endear your call
My life and my purpose is versa a wall –
To ever and always flow”
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If you wish to say something to me, kindly do not place it on my talk page. Instead, use the function of "e-mail this user". If this is not too much to ask for, I would greatly appreciate.
Yours, Eäté
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