Wikipedia:Editor review/ShockingHawk

ShockingHawk

ShockingHawk (talk · contribs) I think I need a review for my mind/editing. Ric ^{is ShockingHawk} 13:27, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

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Most of your edits are to user or talk namespace. This isn't myspace. Your constant changing of names and retiring (5 times these past 2 months?) is immature. Work to articles is alright, but often violates WP:MOS and there are IW's missing and broken templates left in. You ask other users to help you edit articles, and when they refuse, you whine, retire or call yourself a failure.

You're careless. The heading of your own edit review is misspelt, thus gives a red link. The category on your userpage about Asperger's is spelt wrong. Constant shouting on talk pages and in edit summaries is disrupting and rude with no signs of you changing your ways. However, you have reverted vandalism and warned correctly a few times. --Gwib ^-(talk)- 20:52, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

 Comment: Gwib that was under my old account. Talk about me now. Ric ^{is ShockingHawk} 23:18, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Ric, he is talking about you. It doesn't matter what account you're editing under. Each account is you. You are controlling that account. So he is talking about you, not what account you're editing under. – RyanCross (talk) 23:34, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Oh? Ric ^{is ShockingHawk} 23:36, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Yep. – RyanCross (talk) 23:41, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Let me discuss your doubts about yourself. The main advice is a very old one - you can find it in Shakespeare's Hamlet: "...and to yourself be true". You have to decide what you want to do and stick to it. Wavering continuoslz is counterproductive.

You also seem to be very impatient. This is probably the reason why your edits are frequently misspelled. Try not to rush, think things over before you start acting.

Regarding your contributions, try to define what you want to do and try simple things before getting into complicated ones. You seem to be interested in wrestling - that is fine. If you are a young editor try to concentrate on the the area you are most comfortable with. You may gradually get into more complicated ones.

The Victory article tackles a topic which is complex. The article in en:wiki is definitely superficial - the ones in other wikipedias (which are not indicated in your wikilinks) are also of extremely poor quality. Therefore you have very little guidance, which required writing the article from scratch, which is difficult, especially if you intend to build up your confidence. Therefore, even the beginning of your article is controversial. Victory was originally winning a competition or a military conflict. It has been extended to arguments. I am not convinced that you win a test, I think you pass is. You are right that there are victory songs, but that is hardly a topic to be mentioned in the first phrase of the article - it is a detail. Some of the information provided is incorrect, for instance that victory is not celebrated after winning a war. On the contrary, victories in was were celebrated since ancient times, triumphal arches were built and statues of the victors were displayed in public places. Various religions had goddesses of Victory. The name Victory comes from the latin name of the goddess. Unless you are very comfortable whith all these, writing the article will only create frustration.

I also consider that the image of a winning wrestler to illustrate the concept of victory, is a limitation of the concept of victory. Crowning the victor of a competition could be more appropriate.

But these are details. My main advice is to take it one small step at a time, consolidate the progress you have made and then make the next step.

Good luck.Afil (talk) 21:26, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

I really think you need to calm down. You are taking this way too seriously. With all the shouting issues brought up before, canvassing issues and lots of self-loathing, you're in a little over your head. Remember to keep cool, and just relax. Shapiros10 ^{Flap the Yap} 01:35, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

OK. I will try and fix that. Ric ^{is ShockingHawk} 23:37, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

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1. Of your contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?

   I would say my edits to Victory would be my proudist.

3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or do you feel other users have caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?

   I have been stresed because I'm a young editor and I think I don't get respect but I got over it and I will just edit to try and earn respect.