Hi all, I'd like to try participating on this list again. Now that there's much more context about me with respect to Wikimedia projects, I'd appreciate a chance to re-introduce myself:
Hi, I'm Wil Sinclair. Strictly speaking, I've been a Wikipedian for 7 years, but I've been an active Wikipedian for less than 3 months. In that time I believe I've seen a lot, but I still have a lot to learn.
I like to contribute to diverse articles in an effort to learn more about things that I'm unfamiliar with. My interests include electronic music production, home automation, web technologies, somewhat warped cinema, and ADHD, which is a disorder that affects me and my family profoundly. Currently I'm doing research on "wild west" figures such as Jesse James with the goal of contributing to relevant articles. It's a topic I didn't know much about beforehand, and I see it as an opportunity to learn.
I'm also working on adding more sound samples to Commons in an effort to make share-alike music production easier.
A lot of you may know me from my participation on Wikipediocracy. I'd like to clarify my position on this community. I believe that there are a lot of constructive things that are discussed there. On the other hand, some members engage in extreme snark and doxxing, which I have very vocally disapproved of from day one. I believe that the discussions there occasionally devolve to hate speech, which I find intolerable. There is a current discussion about these issues on my blog: http://wllm.com/2014/07/11/greg-kohs-and-bigotry/.
I'm concerned that some members of the Wikipedia community can't discuss issues on-wiki- whether they are currently blocked or simply don't feel comfortable doing so. To address this problem, I created a site called Offwiki. We're currently talking about issues such as child protection, which is an issue that I brought up here, as well. Some Wikipedians are concerned that their on-wiki usernames may be used on offwiki.org; I am happy to create and block (if desired) such usernames on request. My personal email is wllm@wllm.com.
You can always rely on me to stick to my values, be outspoken, and act in good faith, although not always obviously so as my MO seems to be uncommon in this very vocal part of the Wikipedia community. I'll also be mindful of the number of posts I send to this list; many complained that I sent too many mails in a short period in the past. My apologies.
I hope to get to know all of you better, and vice versa.
Best. ,Wil