[WikiEN-l] Hi there, everybody!

[Fred Bauder]

> Hey! I'm new here! Just joined today!
>
> I'm known as "I dream of horses" on Wikipedia. My real name is Emily,
> but a lot of people call me Em for short. I am 19 years old. I like
> music, particularly rock, and instrumental music. I also like to
> exercise, and to fidget. I am a lacto-ovo vegetarian.
>
> I am in the uncategorized and stub sorting wikiproject. i have also
> recent changes and new pages patrolled. However, I am becoming more
> interested in the "social" aspect of wikipedia, which is why I joined
> the list!
>
> Would anyone like to introduce themselves? Is there any kind of
> "mailing list etiquette" I should be aware of?
>
> Emily
>

Emily,

You sound like a wonderful addition to our community. One of the problems
we might have (others may disagree) is that the social side of Wikipedia
is somewhat underdeveloped. That is certainly a legitimate topic of
discussion on this list: how we might make Wikipedia a friendlier, more
welcoming place.

I first found Wikipedia in 2002, back in the days when articles like
"Colorado" had not even been started. There was this guy, Larry Sanger,
who while not in charge, had a lot of clout. And Jimmy Wales, was very
hands on, following developments closely.

I've posted on the mailing lists quite a lot, nasty habit, takes up way
too much time. I still edit a little bit, although most of my Wikipedia
work these days is on a list unblock-en-l which tries to handle requests
to bypass blocks.

It sounds like you are off to a good start.

Fred