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This editor is a Grand Tutnum and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge with Coffee Cup Stain.

Editing tips (personal list)


Privacy note: I'm pseudonymous and prefer to remain that way; please see User:Middle 8/Privacy.


For my approximate (on the lower side) total edit count on Wikipedia, i.e. including previous accounts, add 5,432 edits to my present edit count. 10,000th edit ca. March 2015; 12,000th edit April 2018








Collaboration & accomodation

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I am neurodivergent, and sometimes absorb and express information atypically, so please be patient, AGF, and ask me what I mean if in doubt or if I seem to be advocating something strange or contentious. Sometimes it may take a few rounds of back-and-forth to clarify what I mean, so please don't sound-bite me and scurry to the nearest noticeboard. We are Wikipedians, and our edits can be discussed and are not unringable bells.

Especially under wikistress, I may tend to get too granular, or hyperfocused, or wordy, in which case please do let me know -- but please don't assume that such lapses necessarily indicate "bludgeoning" or other such tendentiousness. While I am (at least) as capable of making mistakes as anyone, I'm genuinely trying my best, and am grateful for your understanding.


Graham's hierarchy of disagreement

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Let's get high!

Graham's hierarchy of disagreement


The Golden Fivefold Path To Making Editing Fun Or At Least Relatively Painless

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  • Omit needless words (including not repeating the same point in multiple comments)
  • Be collegial and stay focused on content
  • Don't edit war. Seek broad input and allow the debate to take its course. Accept eventualism
  • Ignore all drama and resist baiting
  • DGAF: Don't perseverate, do procrastinate; avoid the urge to stay up late


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