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This user thinks that registration should be required to edit articles.
This user is Catholic.

Hello, I'm interested in crime-related articles, as that subject isn't covered as extensively as most others are. I also fix typos on occasion.

Articles created  
James Walraven
Robert Askins
Valery Kopytov
Francisco Acevedo
Ilshat Kuzikov
Daniel Tavares
Cleo Joel Green
Yuri Sparikhin
Fanglin Village primary school explosion
Mizhi County middle school stabbing
2003 Chicago warehouse shooting
South Florida serial murders
Phillip Paske
Mafang Village explosion
Slamet Tohari
Joseph Henry Burgess
Patrick Franklin Andrews
Oleg Petrosyan
Alexander Maslich
Igor Ptitsyn
Sacramento Mad Killer
Louis Chaves
Gulf Killer
Gaetano Longo
Tofik Haroyan
Claudius Vermilye
Melvin Carr
Ronald Dregan: Dreganomics *
Luz (Djavan album) *
Starland Vocal Band (album) *
List of serial killers in China
Chen Fuzhao
Managua Ripper
Bathyceratias *
Abyssal rainbow gar *
Mary Jane Jackson
Elliott Gunton
The Dying Field *
Great Ryōgoku Fire *
Shajian Village wedding bombing
* = other subject
#1  
I am opposed to "In popular culture" and "Misinformation and conspiracy theories" sections being on articles, as they are increasingly hogging up space with useless, unencyclopedic information.

The way I see it, if something is referenced frequently enough in pop culture for the referencing itself to be deemed noteworthy, it should have its own article (e.g., Titanic in popular culture) or be left out entirely.
"In popular culture" sections are a space for users to build a collection of self-promotion and all mentions of the topic in obscure podcasts and B movies until another editor comes by and decides to clean it up (this rarely happens).

Likewise, "Misinformation" sections are a quick way to fill a page with paragraphs of "Did you know someone out there believes false things about a recent event?" Unless these beliefs have historic or cultural significance, why bother?