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I joined Wikipedia in september 2017 so I'm very much a newby. It's been a steep learning curve, but with the help of a coach, I've contributed to a new page in the Dutch Wikipedia. I'm also learning more about the Wikipedia foundation/movement and its various projects.
I'm British and I've been a Dutch resident for 40 years. I'm bi-lingual (EN/NL)and I contribute to Wikipedia pages/discussions in both languages.
My personal interests are music, photography, modern art (1800 onwards) and world history from about 1000 AD onwards.
I do occasional voluntary work for a number of local non-profit organisations including BredaPhoto which organises a bi-annual photography festival in my home town. I recently contributed to a Dutch Wikipedia page about BredaPhoto. The page has been reviewed and approved by my Wikipedia coach and 2 other independent Wikipedia editors.
My main work-related experience has been in:
These - together with my personal interests - are the kinds of subject areas that I'd be most likely to contribute to.
For Wikipedia, I see my main competences as writing (for an audience), translation, and processing visual and audio media. I also have a natural inclination (and curiosity) to try and understand as much of the 'broader context' as I can in my work and hobbies. The Wikimedia foundation and movement is truly vast in its scope and ambition. I am still figuring out where and how I can best contribute.
I share the Wikimedia Vision/Goals that resulted from the 2017 Strategic Direction process (phase 1). My personal Nr 1. priorities are:
Feel free to leave a message on my Talk page!