User:ArielGold

Main Talk Userboxes Awards Archives Images Email Wiki history     Space Shuttle Columbia lights up the pre-dawn clouds as it lifts off on its 27th flight into space, STS-109. This user has absolutely no clue after a three five year absence. Please give her a little bit of a break. :) I first began visiting Wikipedia in late 2002. Then, it was nearly two years old, but still quite a bit different than it appears today, as indeed, the entire internet is. I continued visiting, reading, but did no edits until 2005, and did not create an account until late summer of that year. Since then, while making small edits for obvious mistakes here initially, I watched. I read, and learned policies, and noticed they grew by the month. As I tended to "lurk" until I feel I know enough to post something meaningful, or assist in some useful way, my first genuine foray into editing wasn't until nearly two years after creating the account, once I felt I had a good grasp of most of the basic policies, and I had much more time on my hands. Since July of 2007, I've been active in Recent Change patrol, Articles for Creation, Editor's Assistance Requests, Wikipedia Help Desk, Articles for Deletion, WikiProject Space, and its sub-projects, and a wide variety of other areas. I frequently spent time doing random page edits, doing general cleanup, fixing footnotes, etc. I really feel that properly cited references are the backbone of a really great article, and to that end, I use the citation templates to fix the "simple URL" references in many articles, as they provide information not available by simply looking at a URL with no explanation. I have created several articles, including some that went on to become good articles and were featured in Did you know...?, but I also enjoy doing behind-the-scenes work. I would classify myself as a WikiFairy, but I am also proud of the articles that I've done significant work on. I enjoy helping others, even if it is just a simple thing, and there is really nothing that can bring a smile faster than a simple "Thank you" from another editor. I do not have a specific "Wiki Philosophy", I think that some articles are definitely needed, but others are simply unnecessary and really don't belong. However, I realize that my opinions won't always line up with popular opinion, and that is fine with me, because really, the community drives this project, and I feel we must listen to the community when dealing with additions and deletions. No one person is more important than another; if a certain article isn't something I think belongs, and others do, that's fine with me. In a fun bit of trivia, The name of the machine that is the master database server for the English Wikipedia is Ariel “ I'm not saying I'd like to build a summer home here, but the trees are actually quite lovely. ” On 16 September, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jay Barbree, created by ArielGold via AFC. On 11 October, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination, which was expanded by ArielGold. On 11 November, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Les Parrott, which was created by ArielGold via AFC. On 8 October, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog, created by ArielGold via AFC. On 31 October, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John L. Fugh, which was created by ArielGold via AFC. On November 20, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kingdom of Nri, which was nominated by ArielGold. If you get bored, you can always let fate guide your reading. ♥ Wikipedian since July 24, 2005. My contribs     Created articles: (By no means a complete list) Jay Barbree On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog William H. Gerstenmaier William Franklin Draper John L. Fugh Samuel Ruben Les Parrott Mr. Monk in Outer Space Pellucid Marginal Degeneration Brain Tumor Funders' Collaborative HealthCare Volunteer‎ Coleman, Ontario Atascadero State Hospital Patton State Hospital Mestanolone Blue Planet (film) Essays RC Etiquette guide Helpful links Wikipedia:Tutorial Wikipedia:Help desk Wikipedia:Utilities Wikipedia:Cite your sources Wikipedia:Verifiability Wikipedia:Civility Wikipedia:Neutral point of view Wikipedia:Pages needing attention Scroll down for current RfAs. This page has been... vandalized 19 times. VANDALISM THREAT Guarded __ __ __ __ __ There is one tip I would give to all Wikipedians: Please use the "Edit summary" box at the bottom of the edit field. No matter what you're doing. Providing a summary can make all the difference in the world to someone reviewing changes. GH/MD/P/SS d-(--) s-:-- a C+++>$ !UC-- P? L !E W++(+++) !N !o !K w+ !O- !M- !V PS- PE- Y+ PGP++ t++(+++)@ !5- X++(+++) !R-* tv++(+++)@ b+++(++++)@ DI-- !D--- G+ e+++>++++ h r x- Space Shuttle Atlantis     Userboxes     This user has been a Wikipedian since July 24, 2005. This user has been on Wikipedia for 18 years, 11 months and 18 days. This user is a female contributor. More... About Ariel     Drifting plume following the twilight launch of Atlantis. I personally feel the single most important gift we can give our children is that of education and literacy. Ariel♥Gold 1e99 2b0d 5346 66f7 3ee9 69de 7758 de4c f148 3ad9 64e4 d10f b933 b148 aa96 d786 e90d ebc6 2ced f8d5 5dd4 f11f f93f 9ba4 668d bc9b fada 472d 3aa7 d22f 3823 147b   is the SHA512 commitment to my real-life identity. This user has adopted MikeVitale. This user has adopted Shir-El too. RfA candidate S O N S% Ending (UTC) Time left Dups? Report RfB candidate S O N S% Ending (UTC) Time left Dups? Report No RfXs since 00:50, 23 June 2024 (UTC).—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online This is a Wikipedia user page. This is not an encyclopedia article. If you find this page on any site other than Wikipedia, you are viewing a mirror site. Be aware that the page may be outdated and that the user to whom this page belongs may have no personal affiliation with any site other than Wikipedia itself. The original page is located at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:ArielGold.