User:EventHorizon

About me

After an absence lasting about a year and a half, I reintroduced myself to Wikipedia on December 3, 2004. As of February 11, I have 653 edits on this account.

I have strong views on ethical issues related to the Internet and Wikipedia. Forgive me if I voice them loudly; it's nothing personal.

I recently completed a month's worth of research on the "Ambition controversy" to satisfy my curiosity about the matter. The findings are below, and I believe them to be a neutral presentation of the facts. Feel free to comment if you disagree.

Mission statement

I was a Wikipedia contributor during 2003, and left that summer because of building incivility. Wikipedia ceased to be what it once was, a wonderful idea in practice, but increasingly over-run by the barbarians.

I've come back because I've realized that this project is important and that, really, the only way to fix it is to fight. By proving myself a valuable contributor, I will gain the recognition, then respect, of this community so I can right it.

I will be harshly critical of users, particularly sysops, who I judge to be detrimental to civility and the Wikipedia community. I hope no one takes this too personally.

I have worked on

Created article

¹ Used one or more pre-existing articles, major revisions and page moving.

Major revisions

Mid-size revisions

Hall of shame

Users who have vandalized my user page:

User:Zipper (Dec. 13, 2004)
User:Scluum (Feb. 1, 2005)

Discussions and other topics

Ask an Expert? (December 26, 2004)
Findings on Ambition Controversy (January 19, 2005)
Next danger to United States (February 7, 2005)

External links

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Dream On America - Newsweek article, a great read.