User:ZimZalaBim
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About me
[edit ]- I've been a Wikipedia editor (off and on) since 2004.
- I was an administrator for many years, but was away for quite a while and have since lost that status. I do have rollback privileges.
- I often use the Twinkle set of scripts to automate reverts, warnings, and related tasks.
- My recent contributions
- My recent admin activity
Editing philosophy
[edit ]- Wikipedia is, above all, an encyclopedia, and should maintain encyclopedic standards.
- While wikipedia is not paper, neither should it be an indiscriminate collection of information. In short, Wikipedia is not GoogleTM
- I fear that Wikipedia, by nature of its very design, tends to suffer from recentism. Articles should strive for temporal balance and provide only the most notable facts about their subjects.
- Articles should claim notability through verifiable and reliable sources. Articles about yourself, your company, your website or your band might qualify for deletion.
- Articles should strive for brevity, clarity and NPOV.
- Weasel words should be avoided, as should puffery. Trivia and pop culture references should be sourced, kept at a minimum, and ideally incorporated into the main text.
- Vandalism, in any form, is not tolerated, especially external link spamming.
- When in doubt, refer to the five pillars.
Latest pet peeves
[edit ]- Random covers listed in song articles that violate WP:SONGCOVER
- Biographies listing names (and birthdates!) of non-notable children (see WP:NONAME)
- Concert venues listing random performances that have no inherent notability
- Increased tendencies for violating WP:RECENT by restating every single news update to an ongoing event.
- Listing every random time a song, TV show, whatever happens to mention a topic and then having an "In media" section for this non-notable trivia.
- Overly detailed listing of WP:ORGTRIV