I didn't mean to be overly social. Sorry about that. Emily On Jun 18, 2009, at 5:01 AM, stevertigo wrote:
> 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 _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
