User:589q
I think the current page is dull, but you probably had a reason to come here. Therefore, I try to explain what I am doing on Wikipedia.
Long story short, my aim is to make Wikipedia tidy for the sake of readability and practicality rather than adding more content.
Things I Do on Wikipedia
[edit]Punctuation
[edit]When reading a book or an article, you read a long text written in a specific style and well copyedited. I believe copyediting is underrated here. It annoys me that people consider punctuation a trivial matter. When reading about a topic on Wikipedia, punctuation is imperative because we have to capture the content quickly, probably within a few sentences.
I have no claim on this matter, as I frequently make grammatical mistakes, but I care about it.
Grammatical and Typographical Errors
[edit]Sometimes I re-write a sentence for the sake of clarity while maintaining the original meaning.
I follow WP:ENGVAR to improve the consistency of an article. I comfortably write in both British and American English.
References
[edit]I believe Wikipedia has proved to be an excellent starting point for research (of any kind). An essential requirement is then the quick accessibility of pertinent references. I do my best to find and add the missing information in the references, particularly primary IDs, which can lead the readers to the article under consideration.
For this purpose, I use official sources such as the publisher, PubMed, arXiv, CrossRef, etc. If there is a mistake, most likely, I am reflecting a mistake in the official source. Of course, I usually double-check the information with different sources, but still, mistakes happen!
Things I Normally Don't Do on Wikipedia
[edit]Reverting Others' Edits
[edit]Many fierce editors regularly check the integrity of articles, as random people may add biased content.
Hot Topics
[edit]Many enthusiasts quickly update Wikipedia articles in the light of the news. While I think some pages receive little attention, I am not in the position to regularly check them.
Creating New Pages
[edit]I rarely create a new page unless I find a topic oddly missing, which is quite unlikely.