(Temporarily back. Aware I don't have the right social skillset for normal Wikipedia editorship though I make edits here and there from time to time when I can. Frightened by the degree to which Wikipedia politics can be gamed by sexist extremists, even more frightened by the refusal of the Wikipedia establishment to even recognize there's a problem, and their behavior towards those who point it out. Despite the notice below comments will be read until this notice is removed.)
It seems I have to clarify the above because some are now not getting past the first two words and assuming I never edit Wikipedia.
- I used to heavily edit Wikipedia
- I still edit Wikipedia from time to time, making minor edits, not logged in.
- I got into a dispute before I effectively ended this account. The dispute left me literally shaking with upset, afraid to visit the site lest the "You have new messages on your talk page" box appeared. Combined with a review of my own edits, and realizing I was frequently finding myself reacting inappropriately to bad edits, I decided to walk away. I didn't have the stamina to cope with a sustained attack on me. I didn't have the temperament to deal with every poor edit with grace and charm.
- Nonetheless I continued to use Wikipedia as a resource. For several years, I've made the occasional minor change to pages when I've seen an obvious mistake. And when I did make an edit, I generally then stepped away from the article involved. I can only think of one major change I did during that time, and I did my best to make the changes uncontroversial.
Irony is I'm probably a better contributor as an occasional AIP than as an accountable logged-in editor monitoring his watchlist looking for vandals and trolls.
I'm logged in right now to address the ramifications of Arbcom's actions regarding the Gamergate article. I'm not sure it's wise, but that's what I'm doing.
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