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I'm a long-time user but infrequent Wikipedia editor. I tend to only edit when I see something that can readily confuse the reader or prevent them from obtaining sobered information, including [[WP:NPOV]] issues when it comes to information supported by quasi-journalistic sources, such as blogs and op-eds. Since joining Wikipedia, I've noticed a tendency for those sources to be used to portray information under an ideological or narrative-driven lens as a statement of objective fact, which risks negatively impacting readers' ability to simply gain information. 

I am therefore a proponent of maximizing the use of [[WP:INTEXT]] whenever possible. Given the precipitous decline in journalism in general as a source of factual information about the world, I am in favor of a future on Wikipedia in which such sources are presumed [[WP:GUNREL|generally unreliable]] until proven otherwise. That said, I always aim to make edits that comply with both the rules and spirit of Wikipedia.

I also often fix typos and syntax issues that I stumble upon. 

I'm a proud expert on, and contributor to, the [[Bluebook]] legal citator!