User:Foreignshore/sandbox

I started editing (mostly copy editing) in 2008 but now I think it's time to retire. There are several reasons for this, issues I see that have bothered me about Wikipedia for some time. Honestly, it's no longer an enjoyable hobby for me.

"Wikipedia has no firm rules", says the fifth pillar, yet there seems to be a small group of editors who will not hesitate to show you the firm rules and ensure that you conform to them. I am not bothered by having rules and enforcing them, but Wikipedia and its editors should be consistent in how they present themselves.
WP:Civility is routinely ignored. I witnessed an editor tell another editor to "fuck off"; subsequently, the profanity-using editor was defended because "he is a long-term editor" and because "fuck off" is common English that one can use anytime one feels upset!
The territorial attitude of many editors, posting on talk pages "Why did you make that edit?" (Read: "How dare you edit this article that is my exclusive domain because of my ethnic/cultural/gender/racial/national identity!")
The barely disguised personal and political biases of editors, in spite of WP:NPOV. (And I am still expected to WP:Assume good faith with this editor?)
The WP:Request for adminship process is not a process at all; most RfA's seem to be a foregone conclusion. "Oppose" voters are practically shouted down for daring to oppose an administrator-to-be. I watched from the sidlelines one particular RfA where the Support voters wanted to "stricken" an oppose vote while commenting "Don't worry, it's going to pass anyway". In a second RfA I watched as voters cast vote after vote opposing the candidate, calling him out for his repeated uncivil and rude behavior as an editor...naturally he passed and became an Administrator.
Political correctness. For example, if you don't use the singular "they" (which I believe to be bad grammar) you might find yourself warned by an "experienced editor".