User:Wyatts
Goodbye, Wikipedia!
In case anybody wonders, I wanted to leave a note explaining why I left Wikipedia. First, I want to make clear that I didn't get mad or feel mistreated in any way. To the contrary, my experience with other editors has always been positive. I think Wikipedia is a great idea, and I tried to make some positive contributions with a few articles. Wikipedia has already achieved critical mass, and I this its success is assured. Although the Wikipedia community is great, I am the type of person who needs more structure in my activities. The total freedom to edit is a Wikipedia strength, but is not for me personnally.
I wish Wikipedia every success and look forward to seeing the one million article milestone soon.
--Wyatts 18:00, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
Note: Some articles to which I contributed have been significantly edited from my version and no longer reflect the quality of my efforts.
Selected contributions
[edit]I don't list everything here, just some pages that I like to check on frequently.
Note: Some articles have been significantly edited from my version and no longer reflect the quality of my efforts.
Some New Articles
- Failure rate
- Anderson Hills Tornado
- Severe weather terminology (United States)
- Slackwater Darter
- National Highway System
Some Article Stubs
Some Articles Significantly Updated
Maintenance projects I try to help with on occassion
[edit]- Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles - mostly the missing Britannica articles. I occassionally find a missing article that can be researched with a reasonable amount of effort.
- Template:Open task
References in Wikipedia
[edit]- Wikipedia:Public domain resources
- Wikipedia:Forum_for_Encyclopedic_Standards
- Wikipedia:tutorial
- Wikipedia:How to edit a page
- Help:Formula
- Wikipedia:Picture tutorial
- Wikipedia:List of images
- Wikipedia:How to write a great article
- Wikipedia:Naming conventions
- Wikipedia:Manual of Style
- Wikipedia:User_page
- Wikipedia:Verifiability
- Wikipedia:2004 Encyclopedia topics
General comments
[edit]I am becoming increasingly concerned about the excessive control over certain articles/pages/processes by some users. I am also concerned about the failure to effectively control disruptive behavior.