User talk:S charette
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- User talk:S charette/Archive 1: October 2005 to April 2006
- User talk:S charette/Archive 2: May 2006 to January 2007
In regards to Wikipedia, several things you should know about me:
- I'm not perfect. If I've done something wrong or something that offends you, just let me know -- I most likely didn't even realize what happened! See WP:AGF.
- I strongly believe in WP:CITE. Especially since while I'm on patrol for vandalism I end up reading through articles on unfamiliar subjects. Without the proper references and citations, there are times when it can be difficult to tell between fact and targetted vandalism.
- I strongly believe in WP:OWN. I've run into several articles now on Wikipedia where someone believes they own the article and wont let anyone else contribute. I think this harms Wikipedia. If you feel so strongly about a topic or an article that you wont let anyone else touch it, then you contribute to the type of frustration that causes editors to turn away from Wikipedia.
- Quote: Wikipedia's articles are no place for strong views. Or rather, we feel about them the way that a natural history museum feels about tigers. We admire them and want our visitors to see how fierce and clever they are, so we stuff them and mount them for close inspection, with all sorts of carefully worded signs to get people to appreciate them as much as we do. But however much we adore tigers, a live tiger loose in the museum is seen as an urgent problem. Source: WP:TIGERS.
- Quote: There seems to be a terrible bias among some editors that some sort of random speculative "I heard it somewhere" pseudo information is to be tagged with a "needs a cite" tag. Wrong. It should be removed, aggressively, unless it can be sourced. Source: Jimmy Wales, WikiEN-l mailing list.
Please add new topics or comments at the bottom of this talk page.
--Stephane Charette 07:44, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Lurking
I'm not as active on Wikipedia as I once was. Mostly due to things like the fiasco at WP:SCHOOL, Wikipedia:Schools/Defunct, and Wikipedia:Schools/Old proposal. If you need to get in touch with me, my direct e-mail address is available from http://charette.no-ip.com:81/. --Stéphane Charette 09:38, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] On Wiki, Schools, and Watchlists
As I note at WT:EiC how additional school articles are regularly being deleted and/or merged because of the "schools are non-notable" movement, I realize Wikipedia is continuing to move in a direction that has less and less interest to me. I find it incredible how a vocal minority (such as those on various school AfDs and the talk page of WP:Schools over the past few months) can so negatively influence groups of editors who just recently were not only well-organized but contributing in a very positive manner.
FWIW, I am very tired of the argument from deletionists that goes something like this: "Do you know how many schools there are in the world? Can you imagine if people created an article for each one of these schools?" Yes! Some of us can imagine it, and we think in the long run that Wikipedia is the best place for it. I cannot help but feel that the anti-school deletionists have won for now and have forced those of us like myself to either leave or conform to what only they want to see.
I've removed just over 600 pages from my watchlist tonight. Mostly school-related articles. The only things that remain on my watchlist are a few templates and non-school related articles I've written myself, such as Mount Boucherie.
Enough of a rant. Back to lurking. --Stéphane Charette 05:59, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Editing
Hey, I just added a new paragraph to the article A. Y. Jackson Secondary School (Toronto). This came from the school pamphlet. If you want one for the proof, please call the school 416 395-3140 and request it. Thanks, bye.
