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Hello. I'm Wai Wai.
I have been contributing to this website anonymously for years.
Finally I was tempted to joined this big family on the last day of May in 2006.

My English usage

General

  1. I am not a hyper-correct person. Life is already hard. Don't make it harder!
  2. I prefer rule simplicity to complication. Why complicate matters?
  3. Strict rules are stupid. What does it hurt to simplify things?
  4. Be flexible. Let your writing style go, let your own personality go.
  5. Facilitate communications, not facilitate rules and stubbornness.

Specific

  1. I prefer hyphen: 2-words, then 2 words, then 2words. Hyphen can visibly show the linking between 2 words and avoid possible confusion in some situations.
  2. I like numerical over text numbers: 2, not two. Don't you think it is easier to read numbers, especially when it grows large?
  3. Singular they is not good because it is still confusing. Do you mean singular or plural they? Why not simply use "it" - a perfect candidate of a simple, gender-neutral, and singular pronoun?
  4. Does it hurt to write childs & wifes, comparision or curiousity, breaked or more happy?

My workshop

Working place

  1. Wikipedia:WikiProject_Stub_sorting/Stub_types
  2. Wikipedia:Redirect
  3. Wikipedia:Template_messages/Cleanup - inc. many useful editing tags
  4. Wikipedia:Manual of Style
  5. Wikipedia:Browse -- Category
  6. Category:Lists
  7. Special:Upload
  8. Wikipedia:Village_pump -- discussion of technical issues, policies & operations of Wikipedia
  9. Essjay's edit counter
  1. Wikipedia:Recent changes patrol -- monitor suspicious recent changes and new page creations
  2. Wikipedia:Counter-Vandalism Unit -- counter-vandalism!
  1. m:Help:Editing
  2. http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Help:Signature
  1. Special:Linksearch
  2. Special:Whatlinkshere/user:Wai_Wai -- what links to page of User:Wai_Wai
  3. Special:Linksearch/*Wai_Wai -- search links containing text of "Wai_Wai" (exc quotes)
  4. Special:Contributions/user:Wai_Wai -- check contributions made by User:Wai_Wai

How-to

((h:f Help))

My interesting templates

Template messages
General
Character / symbol notes
((Contains special characters))
Disambiguation
((About|topic))
((Disambiguation))
((Distinguish|topic))
((For|description|location))
((Geodis))
((Hatnote|message))
((Other places))
((Other uses))
((Redirect|location))
((Selfref))
((Year dab|1234))
Expansion requests
((Empty section))
((Expand list))
((Expand section))
Footnotes
((Note|footnote_name))
((Note label|footnote_name|label|backlink))
((Ref|footnote_name))
((Ref label|footnote_name|label|backlink))
Timing related
((Current))
((High traffic))
((Now|article))
Title related
((Correct title|title=article))
((Italic title))
((Lowercase title))
Miscellaneous
((Deprecated template))
((Divbox))
((Interconnected template))
((Intricate template))
((Lorem ipsum))
Cleanup
Cleanup — general
((Cleanup))
((Cleanup list))
((Cleanup rewrite))
((Cleanup school))
((Disambiguation cleanup))
Cleanup — specific issues
((Abbreviations))
((Advert))
((Citation style))
((Confusing))
((Context))
((Copy edit))
((Fiction))
((Globalize))
((Lead too long))
((Lead too short))
((Notability))
((Off topic))
((Plot))
((Sections))
((Self-contradictory))
((Technical))
((Tone))
((Uncategorized))
((Underlinked))
((Update))
Cleanup — miscellaneous
((CIA))
((Cleanup Congress bio))
((Recently revised))
Translations and pronunciations
((Cleanup translation))
((Expand Spanish)) - for more, see: Category:Expand by language Wikipedia templates
((Not English))
((Rough translation|LANGUAGE))
Deletion
Deletion tools
((subst:article for deletion))
((subst:cfd))
((ffd))
((mfd))
((rfd))
((sfd-r))
((sfd-t))
((subst:template for discussion))
Speedy Deletion
((db|reason))
((db-empty))
((db-person))
General
((db-g1)) — Patent nonsense
((db-g2)) — Test pages
((db-g3)) — Pure vandalism
((db-g4)) — Recreation of deleted material
((db-g5)) — Banned user
((db-g6)) — History merging
((db-g7)) — Author requests deletion
((db-g8)) — Talk pages of already deleted pages
((db-g10)) — Attack or threat
((db-g11)) — Spam
((db-g12|url=source url)) — Copyright infringement
((db-g13)) — Rejected/unsubmitted AfC
Articles
((db-a1)) — Little or no context
((db-a2)) — Foreign language articles
((db-a3)) — No content whatsoever
((db-a7)) — Unremarkable people or groups
((db-a9)) — Unremarkable musical recording
((db-a10)) — Same or duplicate article
((db-a11)) — Invented article
Redirects
((db-redirnone))
((db-r2)) — To the User: space
((db-r3)) — Implausible typo
Files/Images/Media
((db-f1)) — Redundant
((db-f2)) — Corrupt or empty image
((db-f3)) — Improper license
Categories
((db-c1)) — Empty categories
User pages
((db-u1)) — Owner request
((db-u2)) — Nonexistent user
((db-u5)) — Not a web host
Disputes and warnings
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((Dispute about|Topic of dispute))
((Disputed))
((Disputed section))
POV
((POV))
((POV lead))
((POV section))
Content
((Advert))
((Contradicts other))
((Controversial))
((Controversial-issues))
((Dubious))
((Hoax))
((Original research))
((Original research section))
((Self-contradictory))
((Story))
User warnings
Lists by type:
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Single-level warnings
Block notices
Foreign-language welcomes
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Links
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((cat main))
((details|article))
((German title Freiherr))
((German title Fürst))
((German title Graf))
((German title Herzog))
((German title Prinz))
((German title Reichsfreiherr))
((German title Ritter))
((la|article name))
((lat|article name))
((lcs|name of category))
((ln|namespace|page name))
((lnt|namespace|page name))
((lps|name of project page))
((lt|template name))
((lts|name of template))
((main article|article))
((main article|article1|article2|...|article5))
((tl|name of template))
((ttl|name of template))
((twlh|name of template))
External links
((bcdb|args=film=7257 & cartoon=Toy%20Story | title=Toy Story))
((bcdb2|path=bcdb/page.cgi ? g=Walt_Disney_Studios%2F | title=The Walt Disney Company))
((bibleverse|1|Samuel|3:16-4:18|31))
((Curlie|Regional/United_States/New_Jersey/|New Jersey))
((doi|10.1000/1))
((Gutenberg author|id=James_A._Harrison | name=James A. Harrison))
((Gutenberg book|no=5658 | name=Lord Jim))
((IAFD name|id=JJameson | gender=f|name=Jenna Jameson))
((IBDB name|id=33099 | name=Matthew Broderick))
((IBDB title|id=12826 | title=The Producers))
((ibdof name|id=10| name=Arthur C. Clarke))
((ibdof series|id=46 | title=The Stainless Steel Rat))
((ibdof title|id=94 | title=2001: A Space Odyssey))
((iblist name|id=2 | name=Arthur C. Clarke))
((iblist series|id=69 | title=The Stainless Steel Rat))
((iblist title|id=2 | title=2001: A Space Odyssey))
((IMDb name|id=0000111 | name=Matthew Broderick))
((IMDb title|id=0091042 | title=Ferris Bueller's Day Off))
((ISFDB contents|id=56815 | title=Analog | issue=October 1967))
((ISFDB name|id=17 | name=Arthur C. Clarke))
((ISFDB series|id=576 | title=The Stainless Steel Rat))
((ISFDB title|id=2485 | title=2001: A Space Odyssey))
((LTM collection|1|2))
((MacTutor|id=Godel))
((MathGenealogy|id=19539))
((meatball|NeutralPointOfView))
((Memory Alpha))
((NASDAQ|GOOG))
((OMIM|191170))
((PDB|1A3N))
((Wikia|startrek|Memory Beta))
((Wikivoyage))
((wwdb name|id=num|name=page name))
Lists
((Dynamic list))
((Expand list))
((Prose))
Maintenance
Articles undergoing major edits
((in use))
((Under construction))
Protected articles, pages and images
((pp))
((pp-main-page))
((pp-vandalism))
Copyright violations
((copyvio))
Articles requiring attention
((expert needed))
((ISSN-needed))
((very long))
Merging and splitting
((Merge|OTHER ITEM))
((Merge from))
((Merge to|DEST ITEM))
((Merging|DEST ITEM))
((Split))
((Split section|NEW TITLE))
Categorization issues
((uncategorized))
((overpopulated category))
Moving
Moving
((subst:Requested move|NEW TITLE))
Moving to other projects
((Copy to Wikibooks))
((Copy to Wikibooks Cookbook))
((Copy to Wikimedia Commons))
((Copy to Wikiquote))
((Copy to Wikisource))
((Now Commons|SAMPLE NAME))
Sources of articles
Requesting sources
((Refimprove))
((Unreferenced))
((Unreferenced section))
General sources
((1771 Britannica))
((Air Force Historical Research Agency))
((Appletons'))
((Bioguide))
((Bryan (3rd edition)))
((Bryan (1903 edition)))
((Catholic Encyclopedia))
((CDC))
((CIA World Factbook))
((Cyclopaedia 1728))
((DANFS))
((DCBL))
((Department of Energy))
((Department of Homeland Security))
((DGRA))
((DGRBM))
((DGRG))
((Dwelly))
((EB1911))
((EBD))
((Efron))
((Etude))
((FJC Bio))
((FOLDOC))
((FS1037C))
((Genbio))
((GHR))
((Gray's))
((Grocers))
((JargonFile))
((Jewish Encyclopedia))
((KeyTarot))
((NARA))
((NASA))
((NCBI-handbook))
((NCBI-scienceprimer))
((Cite Newgenbio))
((NHC))
((NIMH))
((Nuttall))
((NVR))
((OpenHistory))
((Owl))
((Political Graveyard))
((RBD))
((Recreation.Gov))
((Schaff-Herzog))
((Scots Peerage))
((SeyffertDCA))
((US DOS Background Notes))
((USCG))
((USDA))
((USGS))
((Vectorsite))
((WD1913))
Citations of specific sources
((FishBase|genus=Genus|;species=species|year=2004|month=January))
((FishBase family|family=Family|year=Year|month=Month))
((FishBase genus|genus=Genus|year=Year|month=Month))
((FishBase species alt|ID=1234|taxon=Genus species|year=2004|month=January))
((ITIS))
((Cite iucn))
((MathWorld|urlname=PetersenGraph|title=Petersen Graph))
((ScienceWorld|urlname=biography/Einstein.html|title=Albert Einstein))
File namespace
Miscellaneous
((di-no license))
((di-no source))
((di-orphaned fair use))
((subst:fdw|image))
((ffd))
((subst:file source|image))
((Not orphan|pagename))
((Now Commons|pagename))
Categories
((File template notice|template name))
Free images
((CopyrightedFreeUseProvided))
((Free screenshot))
GNU
((GFDL))
((GFDL-1.2))
((GFDL-self))
((GPL))
((LGPL))
Public domain
((PD-art))
((PD-old-100))
((PD-self))
((PD-user))
((PD-CAGov))
((PD-Poland))
((PD-PolishGov))
((PD-RU-exempt))
((PD-UA-exempt))
((PD-US))
((PD-USGov))
((PD-USGov-Congress))
((PD-USGov-DOC-NOAA))
((PD-USGov-DOE))
((PD-USGov-DOT))
((PD-USGov-DHS-CG))
((PD-USGov-FBI))
((PD-USGov-Interior-NPS))
((PD-USGov-Military))
((PD-USGov-Military-Air Force))
((PD-USGov-Military-Army))
((PD-USGov-Military-Army-USACE))
((PD-USGov-Military-Award))
((PD-USGov-Military-Badge))
((PD-USGov-Military-Navy))
((PD-USGov-NASA))
((PD-USGov-State))
Creative Commons
((Cc-by-1.0))
((Cc-by-2.0))
((Cc-by-2.5))
((Cc-by-sa-1.0))
((Cc-by-sa-2.0))
((Cc-by-sa-2.5))
((Cc-by-sa-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0))
((Cc-sa))
Non-free images
((Copyvio))
((Non-free Crown copyright))
((Non-free fair use))
((Non-free album cover))
((Non-free book cover))
((Non-free comic))
((Non-free film screenshot))
((Non-free logo))
((Non-free magazine cover))
((Non-free music video screenshot))
((Non-free promotional))
((Non-free software screenshot))
((Non-free television screenshot))
((Non-free video cover))
((Non-free video game cover))
((Non-free video game screenshot))
((Non-free web screenshot))
Redirect pages
Miscellaneous
long index · compact index
((category redirect|New location))
((R from acronym))
((R from album))
((R from alternative language))
((R from alternative name))
((R from alternative spelling))
((R from book))
((R from duplicated article))
((R from initialism))
((R from merge))
((R from misspelling))
((R from move))
((R from other capitalisation))
((R from plural))
((R from related word))
((R from school))
((R from scientific name))
((R from shortcut))
((R from song))
((R from template shortcut))
((R to disambiguation page))
((R to list entry))
((R to related topic))
((R with possibilities))
Talk namespace
Featured articles
((Article history))
((FAC))
((FAR))
((GA))
Expansion requests
((Diagram requested))
((Image requested))
((Map requested))
Comments
((Moved discussion from|SOURCE ITEM))
((Moved discussion to|DEST ITEM))
((Notice))
((Talk header))
((Unsigned))
((Warning))
Free images
((Images))
Peer review
((Peer review))
Old peer review
((Old peer review))
To Do lists
((Tasks))
((To do))
((Todo, trains))
WikiProject banners
See: Category:WikiProject banner templates
Archiving
((Talk archive))
Wikimedia sister projects
Wikibooks
((Cookbook))
((Copy to Wikibooks))
((Wikibooks))
Wikimedia Commons
((Commons))
((Commons category))
((Copy to Wikimedia Commons))
((Now Commons))
Wikinews
((Wikinews))
((Wikinews category))
((Wikinewshas))
((Wikinewspar2))
Wikiquote
((Copy to Wikiquote))
((Wikiquote))
Wikisource
((Copy to Wikisource))
((Wikisource))
((Wikisource author))
((Wikisourcecat))
((Wikisourcelang))
((EB1911 poster))
((EBD poster))
Wikispecies
((Wikispecies))
Wiktionary
((Wiktionary))
((Wiktionary redirect))
Meta-Wiki
((Meta))
Manual of Style (MoS)
Content
Formatting
Images
Layout
Lists
By topic area
Legal
Arts
Music
Regional
Religion
Science
Chemistry
Sports
Related guidelines

My bookmarks (interesting sites)

  1. Wikipedia:Reference_desk -- Ask questions
  2. Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countering_systemic_bias -- wiki-system-related bias (eg wikipedians tend to be tech-inclined)
  3. Wikipedia:MediaWiki -- the script used by Wikipedia
  4. Wikipedia:Userboxes/Emoticons
  5. Wikipedia:Userboxes -- have some nice user banners :)
  6. Wikipedia:Userboxes/Computing#P2P_File_Sharing_Clients Wow! Many P2P.
  1. User:BaseballBaby -- detailed analysis on article for deletion - International Institute of Management
  2. MeatBall:FightingIsBoring -- Article on Fighting is boring

Wiki Specialities

Other areas of Wikipedia


Wiki family

  1. http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Main_Page -- Fake Wikipedia (for comedy). Hehe...
  2. http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Wikia -- a collection of communities with websites editable for anyone
  3. http://wikitravel.org/en/Main_Page -- travel guide
  4. http://egamia.com/wiki/Main_Page -- gaming wikipedia
  5. http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Main_Page -- gaming strategy

Wikipedia is written by volunteer editors and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization that also hosts a range of other volunteer projects:

Wikipedia languages

This Wikipedia is written in English. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.

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