On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 7:10 PM, Emily Monroe <bluecalioc...@me.com> wrote:
> 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? > Welcome, Emily. There's not much to speak of in terms of mailing list "etiquette," and there are no wrong questions here, though people may want to keep discussions here high-level (sitewide/policy issues) and thus may politely direct you to pages on en.wikipedia that more directly relate to any *specific or topical issues you may be interested in. And before you hear anyone mention "MySpace," it should be stated that the "social aspect of Wikipedia" has traditionally been a lower priority for the basic reasons that almost all discussion be about improving the project, and because there is a nagging concern that an exceedingly "social" Wikipedia would stop being an "encyclopedia." (Also, note that very few of us are actual social butterflies, real-life or otherwise). ;-] But you will interact with people who have common interests, and make some friends as well. Happy editing. :-) - Stevertigo _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
