After 11 years, I have decided to semi-retire from Wikipedia. It is with deep regret that I do so. I have a passion for writing, research, organization, and the subjects which I write about, and I feel honored to have contributed to Wikipedia, and in turn, to public knowledge about a myriad of topics. There used to be a time in Wikipedia where editors suppported one another and built upon each other's edits. Unfortunately, Wikipedia has devolved into a culture of deletionism and my-way-or-the-highway approaches that fly in the face of collaboration, improving Wikipedia, good writing, furthering knowledge, and building consesus. It is a culture of bad faith where no matter what I do, I am immediately painted with some sort of subjective bias, as if I care nothing about knowledge, writing, collaboration, or Wikipedia. It is a culture of one-size-fits-all deletionism that promotes ignorance of the topics that are written about. I can no longer consistently contribute to Wikipedia in this atmosphere of hatred and ignorance.
I have been a member of Wikipedia since early 2006 and have made over 7,000 edits thus far. I usually edit articles on topics that are of interest to me. These generally include articles on my favorite music groups (Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Van Halen, Guns N' Roses), my local geographic area (Chicago metropolitan area and Northern Illinois), current events, and other interests. I hail from the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, United States.
WikiProjects edit
I am an active contributor to the following projects, listed in order of my interest in, and contributions to, those projects:
I am an occassional contributor or guest of the follwing project:
Featured articles edit
Articles I have significantly contributed to and helped elevate to featured article status:
Good articles edit
Articles I have significantly contributed to and helped elevate to good article status:
Awards edit
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The Special Barnstar | |
| In recognition of your excellent work and tireless contributions to Aerosmith-related articles, I award you the Special Barnstar. Janadore (talk) 12:27, 21 May 2008 (UTC) |
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The Editor's Barnstar | |
| You are my kind of editor, and yours is the kind of editing I like to see. Take out the trash! Good job, Boguroo! HuskyHuskie (talk) 22:22, 14 August 2009 (UTC) |
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The Original Barnstar | |
| A barnstar for Abog. For adding controversial content (hardly ever recognized!) to Northern Illinois University shooting which spawned a very productive discussion and really improved the article for the moment and for the future. Happy editing, fellow Huskie! IvoShandor (talk) 17:25, 4 February 2011 (UTC) |