Energman

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Why people quit wikipedia

I've been operating on wikipedia since 2002. Small edits here and there, I only created an account when I felt the need to add pictures.

During the last year I've noticed the alarming increase of a type of user that makes people swear never to use wikipedia again: the rulebook banger. I don't mean a rule nazi that sticks by the rules no matter what. I mean a person who will make it his personal quest to beat you and your edits into the ground because he has some sort of unfulfilled desire in real life. He literally knows all the rules of wikipedia by heart and will use them to enforce his point and his view only disregarding them or brutally enforcing them when it suits his needs. He will say your sources are not valid, remove your images and revert your edits just because it makes him feel important.

This my friends is the rulebook banger and he is the main reason people quit wikipedia.

Tips

Mostly because nobody can memorise all the features of wikipedia

Tip of the day...

Linking to a section of an article

Sometimes it is preferable to refer to a section of a page when linking, rather than to the whole page. You can create a link to any subheading on any page in Wikipedia by including a # followed by the subheading at the end of a link.

For example: Wikipedia:Community portal#Help out.

In all section links, be sure to use a piped link for readability.

Using a piped link, the previous example looks like this: Help out.

If a section title changes, rather than going red/inactive, the link will lead to the top of the linked page.

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Information about me

Personal and Such

18+This user is an adult.

This user is male.

This user is a university student.

This user is heterosexual.

This user is training to obtain their PPL.

This user is The Stig.

This user supports Formula One.

This user is a scientist.

This user is an engineer.

This user loves the Volkswagen Beetle.

This user has a sense of humour and shows it through the use of userboxes.

NinjaThis user is a NINJA!

Food and body

This user is dieting.

This user does weight training.

This user is a mutant.

This user is a carnivore.

This user drinks water.

This user does not smoke.

This user loathes, but is forced to observe, daylight saving time.

Wiki philosophy

This user feels that out of process deletions subject to an administrator's whims rather than consensus damage Wikipedia more than any userbox ever could.*

incl	This user is a Wikipedia inclusionist.*

Wikipedia is not censored.

This user is opposed to online censorship.

Languages&Beliefs

en-4This user can contribute with a near-native level of English.

BS-5This user is able to contribute with a professional level of Bullshit.

This user is not afraid of being wrong.

1+1=3

This user dislikes narrow-minded behaviour.

man-
kindRegarding gender, this user prefers the vernacular, not what is politically correct.

who(m)This user uses either who or whom in the object case.

which
thatThis user typically uses "which" and "that" interchangeably.

A, B and CThis user prefers not to use the serial comma.

This user knows that 42 is the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything.

This user is a fan of Dune.

…This user is addicted to ellipses and has been known to use them indiscriminately...