Wikipedia:Online Ambassadors/Apply/Yk Yk Yk

The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a successful Online Ambassador application.

Closed by Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 00:09, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

Yk Yk Yk

Yk Yk Yk (talk · contribs)

1. Why do you want to be a Wikipedia Ambassador?

   (a) To help new, competent editors learn the ropes of Wikipedia in a welcoming environment and to encourage them to stay for the long term.

   (b) Personally, I am looking for ways to be more involved in the Wikipedia project, and this is a good fit.

2. In three sentences or less, summarize your involvement with Wikimedia projects.

   In English Wikipedia, more than 75% of my edits are in the article space, meaning I work mainly on content generation. I am also an admin on Malay Wikipedia (since 2007) and a contributor to Wikimedia Commons.

3. Please indicate a few articles to which you have made significant content contributions. (e.g. DYK, GA, FA, major revisions/expansions/copyedits).

   My DYKs I especially like are Lolowah bint Faisal Al Saud, Allegiance Council, Sharafuddin of Selangor and For a Few Paintballs More. I also contributed substantially to Karpal Singh and Bersih 2.0 rally which I hope can become good articles in the future.

4. How have you been involved with welcoming and helping new users on Wikipedia?

   I haven’t been very involved apart from sending welcome messages to new editors. However, I have helped an expert user unfamiliar with guidelines who got shouted down by other users [1].

5. What do you see as the most important ways we could welcome newcomers or help new users become active contributors?

   The most important thing is to emphasize openness and equality among users, old and new. Experienced users must be able to identify well-meaning and competent new users and ensure they always feel welcome.

6. Have you had major conflicts with other editors? Blocks or bans? Involvement in arbitration? Feel free to offer context, if necessary.

   I have never been in any heated disputes with editors in good standing. However, I recently had to confront a tendentious editor who eventually got blocked.

7. How often do you edit Wikipedia and check in on ongoing discussions? Will you be available regularly for at least two hours per week, in your role as a mentor?

   I read Wikipedia articles and check in on ongoing discussions (on my watchlist) everyday. As for editing, I can be active for months (like now) and then inactive. But I do check in everyday so I will be available almost on a daily basis (more than the 2 hours per week required) for mentees.

8. What else should we know about you that is relevant to being a Wikipedia Ambassador?

   Since I am in my senior year of college (in the U.S.), I hope to be able to identify well with the students. I intend to be looked on by students not as a superior but as a peer who is encouraging them to stay in the project for the long term.

 — Yk ʏк yƙ  talk ~ contrib 19:01, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Discussion

• Support. I don't see any problems. --Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 20:40, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
• Support - same as Sage. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 20:32, 14 August 2011 (UTC)