User:Kether83/Edit Review

User:Kether83 Editor Review Archive

Kether83 (talk · contribs) I've been editing for some time now and would just like to get some feedback. Kether83 06:46, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Reviews

review by delldot:

Hi Kether, looks like you're making high quality, serious contributions. A few points:

• In something like an RFA, folks will probably object based on the fact that you've only made about 700 edits in over a year, which some will see as too low-level of contribution. THis will be offset somewhat by the fact that you're making substantial edits, bringing articles up to GA status.
• I was surprised by how few edits there are on your talk page! I guess you stay out of the way and don't offend people much. It was hard to gauge you civility record from your talk page sicne there was no hint of conflict or anything. I was surprised by how little user talk interaction you've had with other users on their talk pages, too, especially since you've gotten an article up to GA status.
• Good number of talk edits, suggesting that you do a good job of discussing large or controversial changes with other users. The talk edits I looked at were friendly and down to business.
• Very low wiki and wiki talk edits, which may also be a problem for an RFA (personally I think the emphasis on edit count is hogwash and to suggest that you should change your style in order to get more edits in a particular namespace would be a disservice to the encyclopedia, but I also think it's fair to you to mention it so you don't have unrealistic expectations for an RFA). I'd hold off on an RFA till you have a few thousand edits under your belt and are comfortable with your level of interaction in the project namespace.
• Edit summary usage could improve slightly, you might want to change it in your preferences so that it prompts you if you go to save without an edit summary.
• I see that you welcome new users. This is great!
• I commend your work adding major content to pages like New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway. That's one of the most valuable attributes of an editor. So overall, great work, even if your rate of contribution isn't through the roof. I hope you keep up the obviously high quality work you've been doing. Don't be shy to interact with other users on their talk pages more, and keep up the good level of talk page participation you've been doing. Hopefully see you around! delldot | talk 22:42, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Whoops, thought of something to add: You mention in question 2 that when you revert someone you bring it to the talk page. This is great, but I'd also suggest in the case of reverting new users that you leave a friendly note on their talk page too, either linking to the talk page discussion or explaining your reasoning. This way they're sure to notice your remarks and not remain confused or feel bitten. Anyway, keep up the good work! delldot | talk 22:46, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

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Questions

1. Of your contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?

   While all of my contributions are important to me, I am definitely proudest of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway article. I had a large part in raising the article from stub to GA status. Within that article, I am happy that I was able to organize several editors in order to turn out a quality article for the encyclopedia.

3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or do you feel other users have caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?

   I have never been involved in any edit wars or dealings with reciprocating vandalism. However, I have reverted edits and/or modified the edits of other users. I explained this in talk pages rationally, with what I felt was justification for the edit(s). If faced with any user actively vandalizing my userpage or a page with which I am involved, I will always take the higher ground and be democratic about discussing their actions on talk pages. Of course, it may be necessary to bring such actions to the attention of a sysop.