TechBear

Who is TechBear?

Wikipedia

This user strives to maintain a policy of neutrality on controversial issues. Non nobis solum This user assumes good faith. This user tries to do the right thing. If they make a mistake, please let them know. This user is happy to help new editors learn how to be part of the Wikipedia community. This user occasionally goes on weasel hunts. theyThis user frequently uses singular they as it is a handy gender-neutral pronoun.

Professional

vb.net-4This user is an expert Visual Basic .NET programmer. ASP.Net-4This user is an expert ASP.Net programmer. HTML-4This user is an expert HTML programmer. CSS-3This user is an advanced CSS programmer. SQL-3This user is an advanced SQL programmer. C#-3This user is an advanced C# programmer. RPGThis user can program in AS/400 Report Program Generator. COBOL-2This user is an intermediate COBOL programmer. C++-2This user is an intermediate C++ programmer.

Lifestyle
This user wears a Utilikilt. Let freedom swing! This user supports full, equal marriage for same-sex couples. This user is a bear. Grr!

Hobbies

MThis user is a member of Mensa. This user is an aspiring writer of science fiction and fantasy. This user is a BookCrosser. If you want to become one too, tell them TechBear sent you! fr-2Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau intermédiaire en français. eo-1Ĉi tiu uzanto povas komuniki per baza nivelo de Esperanto. ipa-3 əThis user has an advanced understanding of the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Beliefs
This user is an apatheist and believes there are more important things to worry about than whether or not God exists.

TechBear's Talk Page

TechBear's Contributions

Projects

Pages on which I'm (theoretically) currently working

• User:TechBear/Atheism+
• User:TechBear/Lucy Colman

Userboxes

• User:TechBear/Apatheist
• User:TechBear/AspiringAuthor1
• User:TechBear/BookCrossing
• User:TechBear/BookCrossing 01
• User:TechBear/BookCrossing 02 (Parameterized for BookCrossing name)
• User:TechBear/DuckHunt
• User:TechBear/EqualMarriage
• User:TechBear/Helpful
• User:TechBear/Utilikilt
• User:TechBear/WeaselHunt

Wikipedia Shortcuts

Policies

• Assume Good Faith
• Avoid Weasel Words
• Be Bold
• BOLD, Revert, Discuss Cycle
• Canvassing
• Coatracks
• Conflict Of Interest
• Consensus
• Criticism
• Don't Stuff Beans Up Your Nose
• External Links
• Fringe Theories
• Neutral Point Of View
• No Personal Attacks
• Not A Dictionary
• Not A Forum
• Notability
  • Books
  • Events
  • Groups and organizations
  • People
• Original Research
• Page Deletion
• Reliable Sources
  • Biographies
  • Medical
• Scientific Consensus
• Talk Page Guidelines
• Third Party
• Three Revert Rule
• Undue Weight
• Verifiability
• What Is A Good Article
• What Wikipedia Is Not
• Write The Article First

Comprehensive list

How-to

• Biography of living persons
• Citation templates
• Cleaning up
• Deleting
  • Criteria for speedy deletion
  • Propose deletion (for articles unlikely to be contested)
  • Articles for deletion (for articles likely to be contested)
• Move a page
• Requesting
  • Administrator intervention against vandalism
  • Move a page
• Warning templates (see here for how they look.)

Consensus and discussion

• Categories for discussion

Wikiessays

• Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions
• Drop the stick and back slowly away from the horse carcass
• Notability is not a matter of opinion
• Tendentious editing
• Wikipedia is not here to tell the world about your noble cause

When all else fails

• Administrator intervention against vandalism
• Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents
• Dispute resolution noticeboard
• Banning policy
• Blocking policy
• Page protection policy

Linking to users

Standard

• TechBear (talk)
• 128.0.0.1 (talk)

Variations

• TechBear | Talk | Contributions
• TechBear  Talk  Contributions
• 128.0.0.1 | Talk | Contributions

Useful Templates

Infoboxes

• Person

Article Issues

• Article Issues - The article has multiple issues.
• Context
• Dead End
• Importance
• Importance (section)
• More Footnotes - Article has references, but few inline citations.
• Notability
• Orphan
• Primary Sources
• Unreferenced

Template Categories

• Citation and Verifiability
• Disputes
• Neutrality

Cleaning Up Wikipedia

• Articles For Deletion

Conga rats

• List of barnstars