The Reason To Edit

The arrow of time waits for no human being, no creature, no structure or facet of the universe and, inexorably, the whole of existence will move along such that the events of today, with all their emotional gravity and circumstance, are not but a whimper of starlight in the distance to nigh-infinite worlds orbiting nigh-infinite stars.

The cataloging of what was and is, as fraught or futile as it may seem in the gaze of deep time, represents one of the most transcendent aspects of sentient existence — the struggle to preserve the now such that it may remain known when, inevitably, the here becomes the hereafter, and the whole of existence is slowly pulled behind the cosmic curtain, forever entombing it, along with most of the past, in the forever unknowable. ~Gwennie🐈｟💬 📋｠ 14:20, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

What I Do On-Wiki

My typical editing is limited to en-wiki, commons, and wikidata. (the latter two are primarily edited in support of the former)

As a WikiPuma, a WikiFauna archetype I very much identify with, most of my edits are made towards expanding stub or start pages within my interests or expertise. I tend to take research and writing seriously for these.

Recent Changes Patroling	WikiLove and positive support
When I have no particular thing project or article I'm working on developing, I can primarily be found prowling the recent changes and reverting vandalism/unconstructive edits.	I believe very strongly in thanking and supporting other editors for their contributions. While some domestic cats like to offer prey to their caretakers, this WikiPuma likes to leave thank you notes and barnstars.
This user is a recent changes patroller.	This user appreciates WikiLove.
This user reverts vandalism in the blink of an eye with Twinkle!	This user likes to use the thank button.
This user has beaten ClueBot NG to reverting vandalism.	This user advocates WikiPeace.

WikiProjects and fields I contribute to

This user is a participant in WikiProject LGBT studies. Talk | To do | Alerts | Watchlist	This user is a member of WikiProject New religious movements.	This user participates in WikiProject Iowa.
As a LGBTQ editor, I watch and edit many LGBTQ-related pages. My primary focus is on gender-related pages, as I am transgender as well.	As a neopagan editor, I am keenly interested in pagan and new age pages and try to contribute to them. Especially as this field is very niche.	As a born-and-bred Iowan, I have good understanding of the goings-on around the state and do my best to contribute my knowledge to the wiki.

Frequently-Edited Pages

Current (Actively Developing/Editing)

• 1986–1987 John Deere strike First editor/creator of this page. Created it using AfC for the first time due to COI.  In progress
• Wi Spa controversy — First editor/creator of this page. Once again the irony of a trans individual creating this page…  Reopened (every couple weeks or so)

Idle (Actively Watching/Periodic Editing)

• Gender reveal party — Completely rewrote and cleaned up the article from scratch in 2020. Ironic for a trans person to clean up this article. Perhaps true, perhaps fitting.  Completed

• August 2020 Midwest derecho — Primary editor and updater. Responsible for ≈50% (metric depending) of the page content as of September 7 2020.  Reopened (every couple months or so)
• Modern Pagan views on LGBT people — First editor/creator of this page. Ported and massively rewrote a previous page called Wiccan views on LGBT people. It's a pet project at dovetails with my spiritual views a bit.  Reopened (every couple months or so)

Spyglass (Watching Tacitly/Not Typically Editing)

• Superman (ice cream flavor) — Rewrote and cleanup up the article in mid-2021.  Completed
• Abigail Thorn — Since she came out as trans and I have a good knowledge of that topic arena.  Completed
• Dryer ball — Expanded from stub to start class. (Also uploaded Media related to Dryer balls at Wikimedia Commons, and created the category.) Why did I start doing this? No idea. Just stumbled onto it and kitty pounce!  Completed
• Many pages in Category:Medical colleges in Bangladesh. Cleaning them up after promotional edits were made by a sock/meat person/group.  Completed
• Women in Kuwait — Completely rewritten, verified all citations, and such, after request from another user.  Halted editing after content dispute
• 2021 storming of the United States Capitol — Early editor of the page. Most notably overhauled the infobox and the section about Parler.  Completed
• Ankeny, Iowa — Has significantly expanded, rewritten, and improved this article. As the author's childhood hometown, it was a personal interest to see the article improved.  Completed

Abandoned (No Longer Watching or Editing)

• List of people killed for being transgender — Frequent page editor in 2019. As a transgender person herself, this user felt dedicating time toward this was important.  Delisted

• Impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump — Contributed mostly to the public opinion polling section  Delisted
• East Village (Des Moines) - Minor expansion of the stub  Delisted

Editing, style, and influences

Language/Syntax/Grammar		Philosophies
. The This user does not put two spaces after a full stop.	mankind This user supports the use of gender-neutral language.	even This editor is an eventualist.	Content contributed by this user is released into the public domain.
…in. Ending a sentence with a preposition is something that this user is okay with.	A, B, and C This user prefers the serial comma.	incl This user is an inclusionist.	This user finds copyright paranoia disruptive.
by The passive voice may be used by this user.	ain't This user believes that prescriptive grammar rules stem from linguistic ignorance and are used to enforce economic class distinctions.	Flexible This user deals with edits, deletion, and creation of pages individually instead of unilaterally and encourages others to do so.	This user thinks you can learn a lot by editing an Encyclopedia.
a lot alot This user recognizes that linguistic change is a natural and desirable aspect of human language.	they This user frequently uses singular they as it is a handy gender-neutral pronoun.	Tries! This user tries to be kind to you, and prefers you do the same. If I didn't, I'm sorry.	Everyone has points of view with inherent cultural biases - recognition is the first step to achieving NPOV.

User Rights

This user is not a Wikipedia administrator, but might like to be one someday.

Right/Group	Date Received	Obtained By	Used For
This user has autoconfirmed rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify)	October 29, 2014	Automatically granted after four days of account age and ten edits.	General Editing
This user has extended confirmed rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify)	October 28, 2019	Automatically granted after having thirty days of account age and 500 edits.	Editing Pages Under 500/30 Protection
This user has rollback rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify)	November 29, 2020	Granted by Beeblebrox per request at WP:PERM. Request made to assist in recent changes patrolling.	Reverting Vandalism (Typically During RCP)
This user has pending changes reviewer rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify)	December 17, 2020	Granted autonomously by WereSpielChequers after their evaluation that I am an experienced Wikipedian and that it may be useful for them to have this right.	Evaluating Edits (Typically During RCP)

Regarding Bias

I have strong biases, but pride myself on maintaining WP:NPOV. I believe honest self-critique so other users can, in good faith, hold me accountable as well as understand where I come from, which could help with resolving disputes. If you believe I am suffering bias issues, let's talk about it.

I would like to remind others that bias isn't a COI.

Regarding COI

I have never edited for any form of payment or at the direction of any organization.

However, I am a United Auto Workers member working for Deere & Company and was a participant in the 2021 John Deere strike. So I should be considered to have a COI if writing about issues related to the UAW or Deere. I intend to only edit in a space I have COI in the best possible fashion with reliable sources and neutral presentation.

Userboxes

This user is ADDICTED to userboxes and keeps adding more to their page.

Warning: Contains 100+ Userboxes! Open At Your Own Risk Of Userboxitis!
Biographical Data Name This user's name is Gwen. she This user prefers to be referred to using feminine gender pronouns. This user is a trans woman. YA This user is a young adult. This user is in a same-sex marriage, domestic partnership or civil union. This user is a transgender lesbian. This user is transgender. This user identifies as a soft butch or a chapstick lesbian. This user is a cat. @_@ This user is a Weaboo. This user is a jaded optimist. This user lives in the United States of America. 2 This user has two children. This user is not a biological parent. 2 This user has two siblings. AS This user has an Associate of Science degree. AA This user has an Associate of Arts degree. AGS This user has an Associate of General Studies degree. L/Q This user is an expert in LGBT/Queer Studies (however, not formally) This user is an autodidact in a wide range of subjects they never took in school or university. This user is a Piscean. This user has a Water Sign. This user was born in the Year of the Dog. 狗 This user is of multiple ancestries. This user is of German ancestry. This user is of Icelandic ancestry. This user is of Swedish ancestry. This user is of Norwegian ancestry.
Medical Data 20+ This user is a vicenarian. 30 This user is 30 years, 1 month, and 15 days old. 6'6" This user is 6 feet, 6 inches tall. This user's blood group is A Rh POSITIVE This user wears glasses. This user is near sighted. This user has astigmatism. This user lives with photophobia. This user is right-handed. This user has red hair. This user has hazel eyes. This user used to be a vegetarian. HRT This user is undertaking hormone replacement therapy as part of her gender transition. IBS This user has IBS. This user is nocturnal. This user sleeps, but not for predictable amounts of time. This user lives with panic disorder(s). HYPO This user is a Hypochondriac. This user has social anxiety. This user survived an infection of COVID-19 (Contracted March 2020). This user limits caffeine consumption to less than 500 mg per day. C2H5OH-0 This user is a non-drinker. This user abstains from all forms of tobacco. This user is a responsible cannabis consumer.
Views/Philosophy/Politics This user identifies as a naturalistic pantheist. This user is interested in chaos magic. This user is interested in Unitarian Universalism. This user understands biological evolution and accepts it as a scientifically established fact. This user, based on observational evidence and current scientific consensus, believes the universe began with a bang. This user is an anarchist communist. This user identifies as a leftist. This user is an internationalist. This user is anti-capitalist. This user supports eco-politics. This user promotes efforts to counter climate change This user supports renewable energy. This user is interested in the link between gut microbiota and mental health. This user is interested in the link between soil remineralization and the health of farmland & our bodies. This user supports stem cell research. This user is concerned about Human Rights This user supports equal rights for queer people. This user supports the rights of women who want to be braless in public. This user supports the right of all women to go without a top at the beach, the local pool, or in public. This user is an advocate of the free love movement. This user supports Citizen Media. This user is an advocate of open research and open access. This user believes the world would be a better place if everyone had access to a quality, free education. This user supports unschooling and anarchist education. This user advocates proletarian popular education. This user believes in freedom of all types of information for all. This user is against DRM. This user uses free software wherever and whenever possible. This user prefers and supports Copyleft licensing. P2P This user uses P2P file-sharing services unashamedly. This user knows that Black Lives Matter. This user ardently opposes the rise of neo-fascism. This user prefers that the death penalty be used very sparingly. Eu This user supports a person's right to choose on euthanasia. Su This user supports breastfeeding. This user is a transfeminist. This user believes that people should use the bathroom for the gender that they identify as. This user supports the inclusion of sex education in school systems. PC This user supports a woman's right to choose, and opposes any restrictions on abortions. This user believes contraceptives should be freely available to everyone. This user supports catgirls in all their endeavors. IWTF This user is skeptical of MBTI, regarding it as pseudoscience. This user prefers non-fiction. Q This user is a fan of Queer friendly comedy. This user is in favour of desalination. This user loathes, but is forced to observe, daylight saving time. This user supports the growth and production of hemp. This user is pro-cannabis. This user supports the legalization of all drugs for adults. This user recognizes that the War on Drugs is racially motivated. This user believes in the separation of church and state. YR This user supports youth rights. This user thinks nationalism is outdated. This user supports immigration and the right to travel freely upon the planet we share. This user opposes conscription. This user, while generally preferring non-violence, is not a pacifist. This user supports Cascadian regional identity or independence. This user recognizes the US as a terrorist state This user thinks in HSL color. W3C This user validates the mark-up on her webpages. This user prefers PC.
Interests/Favorites/Food This user is an anime and manga fan. 百合 This user loves yuri. *_* This user loves anime. *_* This user loves manga. アニメ sub This user prefers to watch her anime subbed. 高坂 桐乃 This user is a fan of Kirino Kousaka. E 7 This user is a member of the Gekko State. This user works at the Lemon beach house. ちょびっツ This user is looking for the person just for them. This user is a charcoal feather This user enjoys origami. This user is an art lover. This user is interested in architecture. This user enjoys photography. This user supports local music This user plays chess. This user is a member of Lichess.org This user enjoys playing Chess. This user likes to do crossword puzzles. Secure. Contain. Protect. This user enjoys writing. This user enjoys writing poetry. Quoth this user, "Nevermore." Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. This user is a waterbender. This user likes cats. This user is a butterfly watcher. This user loves cute cuttlefish. 3:D This user admires all expressions of nature. SU This user is a fan of Steven Universe ⭐ porn This user enjoys pornography. This user enjoys sex. This user is into BDSM or fetish fashion. This user is into BDSM. This user is a switch. This user is interested in the history of witchcraft. This user is interested in women's and gender history. This user is interested in religion as a sociological and psychological phenomenon. This user is interested in Neopaganism and/or is a Neopagan. This user is interested in feminist economics. This user drinks water regularly. This user drinks chocolate milk. This user drinks rooibos (redbush) tea. This user's favourite colour is purple. Æ æ This user's favorite letter in the English*† alphabet is Æ. This user loves the many varieties of capsicum. This user ❤ spicy foods This user enjoys limes AND all things limey. This user enjoys cooking and baking. , This user's favorite punctuation is commas, guys, not exclamation points or whatever. This user enjoys sampling cuisines from all over the world. This user could live on American Chinese cuisine. This user loves Japanese cuisine. This user loves Thai cuisine. This user likes Mexican food This user enjoys folk music. This user fancies Celtic music. This user enjoys rock 'n' roll. This user enjoys electronic music. This user enjoys Chiptune music.
Skills/Abilities/Tech en This user is a native speaker of the English language. en-5 This user can contribute with a professional level of English. en-us -N This user is a native speaker of American English. en-us -5 This user can contribute at a professional level of American English. Hrkt-2 あ This user has an intermediate understanding of the Katakana or Hiragana. math-4 This user can contribute with near natural mathematical skills. This user is an advanced mathematician. prog-1 This user is a beginning programmer. ja-1 この利用者は初級の日本語ができます。 Rel-3 This user is at an advanced level in Religious and/or Spiritual understanding. They have a good fundamental understanding of the field, so watch out! This user can type 70 WPM. This user uses Gmail as a primary email service. This user uses Google Drive. Office 2010 This user uses Microsoft Office 2010. This user contributes using Notepad++. Art-3 This user is an advanced Artist. They might have created a work of art or two. This user dreams in color. This user uses Inkscape extensively. This user prefers using Paint.net. cvg-2 This user is an intermediate gamer. This user uses Discord! m IRC This user uses mIRC for chatting on IRC. This user has a dual monitor configuration. QW This user contributes using a QWERTY keyboard. This user uses Azureus. This user writes poetry. This user has had numerous articles published in newspapers and magazines POEM This user has had one of her poems published. Driver's license This user has a driver's license. Com-3 This user is an advanced comedian. They might be able to hold their own at a comedy club. gtr-2 This user is an intermediate guitarist. This user does not know any music theory. This user uses FLAC. P-3 This user is able to take high-quality photographs. This user takes photographs with a DSLR camera. This user takes photographs with Canon equipment Web This user is a web developer.