User:ZimZalaBim

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About me

I've been a Wikipedia editor (off and on) since 2004.
I was an administrator for many years, but was away for quite a while and have since lost that status. I do have rollback privileges.
I often use the Twinkle set of scripts to automate reverts, warnings, and related tasks.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/ZimZalaBim My recent contributions]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=&user=ZimZalaBim&page= My recent admin activity]

Wikipedia is, above all, an encyclopedia, and should maintain encyclopedic standards.
While wikipedia is not paper, neither should it be an indiscriminate collection of information. In short, Wikipedia is not Google™
I fear that Wikipedia, by nature of its very design, tends to suffer from recentism. Articles should strive for temporal balance and provide only the most notable facts about their subjects.
Articles should claim notability through verifiable and reliable sources. Articles about yourself, your company, your website or your band might qualify for deletion.
Articles should strive for brevity, clarity and NPOV.
Weasel words should be avoided, as should puffery. Trivia and pop culture references should be sourced, kept at a minimum, and ideally incorporated into the main text.
Vandalism, in any form, is not tolerated, especially external link spamming.
When in doubt, refer to the five pillars.

Random covers listed in song articles that violate WP:SONGCOVER
Biographies listing names (and birthdates!) of non-notable children (see WP:NONAME)
Concert venues listing random performances that have no inherent notability
Increased tendencies for violating WP:RECENT by restating every single news update to an ongoing event.
Listing every random time a song, TV show, whatever happens to mention a topic and then having an "In media" section for this non-notable trivia.

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