While I was once very active, bordering perhaps upon too active upon Wikipedia, I no longer have the time nor the passion to contribute to the same degree. Still, my use of Wikipedia as a reference has remained consistent, and I find myself still fixing the odd typo every so often, in the hopes that I can continue to help.
Wikipedia has changed so much since I first came - as perhaps most things do in eight years. Still, I cannot help but be amazed at how much of an impact something as "simple" as a free encyclopedia has had upon the world. Knowledge must be free, and I'm glad to see that Wikipedia has ensured that will always be the case.
I won't drop a retirement banner on this page, that's much too cliche. Even this stretches the boundary. I'll continue to visit - drop me a line if you'd like my help in something. I can't promise a prompt response, but I'll respond....sometime :)
What is an appropriate length for a Wikipedia article? This is discussed at Article length.
An article can be as long as 10,000 words or more, if there are enough sources on the topic to provide for that much content. Undoubtedly there are articles that reach 20,000 words. The recommended maximum length is around 100kB of text. There is no standard for minimum length, an acceptable stub article could be as short as three or four sentences.
If you look at the menu on the right-hand side of any page on Wikipedia, there is a link to Page information. Clicking on that link shows lots of information about the page including its total size as well as how often it has been viewed. There is also this tool - you just copy and paste the text into there, and it counts it for you.
The following articles comprise a list of the articles that I have created. Since the creation, many of the articles have changed completely, no doubt for the better. Nevertheless, I am proud that I can say I was the original creator of these articles.
For correcting literally hundreds of spelling errors and other typos made by me, I award you with The Original Barnstar. Mr.crabby(Talk) 01:02, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
The Dwight Schrute Award of Excellence
I award you The Dwight Schrute Award of Excellence (the first one) for your amazing work on the Office project, and many of its articles. Good job! STORMTRACKER94 Go Irish! 14:40, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
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