User:WanderingWanda/archive

Archived posts from my user page

On my future adminship

An editor I respect once told me that I'm destined to become an admin someday. Hopefully they're wrong because it sounds like a lot of work.

Toxic editors: kindly leave

One of the classic problems we have is...users in the community who have a reputation for creating good content, and for being incredibly toxic personalities...I have a very simple view is that most of these editors actually cost us more than they're actually worth, and we're making a big mistake by tolerating people who are causing us enormous [prolonged applause]...they should be encouraged to leave, and not in a bad way.

– Jimbo Wales, Wikimania 2014

Transphobipedia

During my years improving LGBT-related articles on this site, I've been subject to various forms of targetting and harassment from transphobic ideologues. I've been told I can't keep my editing neutral because of my identity and my personal life. I've been called a "transtrender". I've been told I'm in favor of children being harmed. I've been targeted at a hate site, where an anonymous TERF editor called me one of the "transgender activists" who are "taking over" and "destroying" Wikipedia. It's been implied I'm part of a sinister transgender cabal. Etc. And all this is mild compared to the kind of harassment that I know other LGBT editors have received.

A couple of the incidents above were dealt with adequetly by the community, but many were not. What's to be done? I'm not sure. I don't have any answers. I just plan to keep editing, and keep calling out bad behavior, so the bullies don't win.

FAQTHNABA (Frequently Asked Questions That Have Never Actually Been Asked)

What have you accomplished around here?

I'm proud of the consensus I was able to help reach on how to credit the Wachowski sisters in articles about their work.

What's the inspiration for your username?

It comes from the protagonist of Shadow of the Colossus, whose name is usually rendered as Wander but can be transliterated as Wanda. (Note: I've discovered there are several other people who share this username. If you stumble across any other WanderingWandas outside of Wikipedia, they probably aren't me. Also: I'm not to be confused with Senator Angus King.)

Your username has too many letters, think of my poor fingers!

It's fine to shorten it to "Wander", "Wanda", or "WW".

When adding signatures to the unsigned posts of IPs, why do you hide the IP address?

That's my pointless little protest against how blasé Wikipedia is about revealing editors' IPs.

What powers does Wikipedia's monarch have?

Technically, our royal person has absolute power over every editor. But these days it's mostly a ceremonial position.

Doesn't Wikipedia already have a queen?

Hey, if there can be two popes, Wikipedia can also have multiple monarchs.

Whatever happened to WanderingWanda?

As my name suggests, I am prone to wandering off from time to time. But don't worry, I seem to always come back. :)

A Wiki True Crime story

I'm slowly working on a big piece of writing. It's tentatively titled "Investigation of a Wikipedian Above Suspicion", and it will offer an in depth, narrative history of a perplexing recent Wiki controversy.

Can YOU foil WanderingWanda's PERFIDIOUS SOCKERY?

Here's a fun game to keep the members of my fanclub busy. I was, at one point, fairly sure this was my first and only Wikipedia account....and then I stumbled onto one I made as a baby calf and had completely forgotten about. I just made a tiny number of good faith (but stupid) edits with it. This MYSTERIOUS SECRET account is much too embarassing for public viewing, but I did disclose it to the Arbitration Committee, and now perhaps it is time for YOU to see it as well. If you find it, please message me privately and I will reward you with one cookie on your talk page.

Watchlist watch

My watchlist has over 2000 items. My area of focus is LGBT-related articles.