User:Consequentially

The quality of the encyclopedia is something that I take very seriously. Quality breeds credibility, and an encyclopedia without credibility is no encyclopedia at all. To that end, there are a few things you should know about me and my contributions.

First, I will remove unverifiable information without prejudice. If I find a claim in an article that I think is fishy, I'll do my best to find a reliable source for it. That excludes most blogs, forums, self-published sites, and e-zines. If no resource presents itself, then the information is gone. Most Wikipedia policy agrees with me, as does Jimbo Wales:

"Is that true? Is it not true? As a reader of Wikipedia, I have no easy way to know. If it is true, it should be easy to supply a reference. If it is not true, it should be removed.

I really want to encourage a much stronger culture which says: it is better to have no information, than to have information like this, with no sources. Any editor who removes such things, and refuses to allow it back without an actual and appropriate source, should be the recipient

of a barnstar."

Second, I believe that new articles that reference existing topics should only be created if it cannot be included in an article on said topic. A character in a notable television show should receive an article only if the amount of verifiable and enyclopedic knowledge is too large to fit within the article on the show. With that in mind, I will usually merge stubs and smaller articles into their larger parent categories whenever I can. One large list or article is better than twelve stubs.

Third, I am bothered by cruft. I agree with WP:NOT and WP:FICTION, especially in regard to articles filled with plot summary and speculation. While I understand that certain works of fiction have made significant impacts on the world, I don't believe that Kingdom Hearts or Yugioh are on that list. To that end, I will frequently remove original research from articles and advocate the merger or deletion of articles that do not keep Wikipedia policy in mind. Specifically, I will use this Wikipedia policy as a litmus test:

"Wikipedia articles on works of fiction should contain real-world context and sourced analysis, offering detail on a work's achievements, impact or historical significance, not solely a summary of that work's plot. A plot summary may be appropriate as an aspect of a larger article."

These three guidelines can be used to successfully predict my opinion on a certain article or action in most scenarios. However, I respect the validity of WP:IAR as a founding principle of Wikipedia, and if an editor can make a convincing argument for dodging policy, I'll be more than willing to go along.

• Deus Ex

I was surprised to find a rather unimpressive article on such an imporant evolution in computer gaming. In a world where Final Fantasy games are being upgraded to WP:FA quality one by one, the idea that the community had neglected an equally -- if not more-important -- venture into computer entertainment was absolutely baffling. I've devoted myself to rectifying this situation, supplying references and prose to an otherwise-lacking article.

So far, I've authored the entire plot summary and made comprehensive edits and additions to the section on gameplay, accounting for roughly two-fifths of the article's total content. If the other editors find this work satisfactory, I'll likely begin to tackle the increasing number of articles to be merged into existing information about the setting. I'm beginning to think a page on Enemies in Deus Ex would be useful, as it would give us somewhere to consolidate the various stubby sections on non-player foes.

When deletion debates get too hot or editing turns into a drag, I like to scour the government's collections of public domain photography in search of images that might help illustrate the encyclopedia. All of the images are uploaded into Wikipedia Commons so our sister-projects can take advantage also.

• New User #111 in April, 2006 Wikipedia:New user log.

• From the deleted article Getting Pushed Into Bananas (Mario Kart):

:Getting pushed into bananas on Mario Kart (Battle Mode) is a very hard thing to accomplish, as many people merely drive out of the way. Being pushed into bananas is considered by many to be the ultimate disgrace of Mario Kart.

• From the article Adolf Hitler in popular culture:

:One of the more unusual late works of Salvador Dalí was Hitler Masturbating (1973), depicting just that in the center of a desolate landscape.

• From the deleted article Kinzie:

:Their first gig was at a small party in a suburb of Chicago, with only few people watching the band, while the rest was getting hammered on the 2nd floor.

• From Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hank Aaron:

:It's over man. Barry Bonds is the new champion. No need for an article on a beaten player like this no more.