User: Packer1028
| Pen name | Packer1028
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|---|---|---|---|
| Language | English | ||
| Nationality | is a social construct | ||
| Citizenship | I like to think of myself as a citizen of the world | ||
| Education | I've had some | ||
| Alma mater | University of Virginia | ||
| Period | From now until I stop or die | ||
| Genre | Wikipedia editing, Wikisource editing, Wikimedia Commons photography | ||
| Subject | Improper style, poor grammar, typos, etc. | ||
| Years active | 2012–present | ||
| Notable awards | I like to get satisfaction out of my work, and not focus on achievements, but if I won a million dollars... | ||
| Spouse | None yet | ||
| Children | I don't (think I) have any | ||
| Relatives | We've all got 'em | ||
Packer1028 is a Wikipedian who has been actively editing since 2012, with a focus on cleaning up Wikipedia pages through improvements in grammar, diction, title display, and other types of fixes. This user seeks to help Wikipedia live up to its full potential by making sure its standards are followed, and pages are presented in the best style possible, out of a genuine love for the website and its mission to disseminate knowledge.
Packer1028 also likes to speak in the third person when talking about myself. Thanks for visiting my page!
If you're interested in my work on Wikisource, check out my page there. You might also find my contributions to Wikimedia Commons of interest, as well.
Edit summaries I frequently use
[edit]I tend to do nearly all of my Wikipedia editing as I read, which means I also do most of my editing on my mobile device. Because of this, and because most of my edits are both minor in nature and involve the same types of problems, I've developed a shorthand for denoting certain types of edits. For clarity to anyone who has questions about what I use, I include explanations here, in alphabetical order (note: these may also be used in combination):
"fixed apostrophe"
[edit]Wiki language does this weird thing where if something is italicized and given an apostrophe to indicate possession, it reads the latter two single-quotes as italics, and the inner quote as an apostrophe; ex. "The Great Gatsby's claim to fame is..." To fix this, I prefer to enclose the single-quote at the end (the actual apostrophe) in two sets of curly brackets, {{ }}, rather than use the "nowiki" format. The difference: "The Great Gatsby's claim to fame is..." Sometimes the possessive s also gets included inside the italics, so when I move it to the outside and add this formatting, I use this same explanation for ease.
"fixed capitalization"
[edit]Sometimes certain words of titles, links, etc. are capitalized even when the proper style is to leave them lowercase. For example, "From The Adventures Of Wiki-Man" should properly be rendered "From the Adventures of Wiki-Man". For specifics about this practice generally, visit this style guide subsection. Keep in mind that the first letter of an article, when linked in the middle of a sentence, does not need to be capitalized for the link to be valid.
"fixed link"
[edit]Sometimes, often without realizing it, we Wikipedians create a link that goes either to the disambiguation page, or to the wrong article. We all make mistakes. But if I notice it and change it to the proper link, this is usually the edit summary I use to denote that. I may also use it at points where there are multiple issues with the link that are best summarized with this.
"italics"
[edit]Titles of video games, books, music albums, films, TV shows, court cases, and other examples all properly require italicization. This denotes that I've added italics to a title. Sometimes, that may include formatting an article's title itself to include italics. Other times, I actually remove italics because they've been improperly used.
Piping
[edit]"added piping for link"
[edit]Piped links are great for being able to display a link in a way that fits more with the context while linking to the relevant article. If I see an instance where using piping would improve the article in some way, I will add it. That also includes times when I think avoiding a redirect is the better option. (On certain app versions of Wikipedia, a redirected link will take a user to a page, but then the user will be unable to edit the actual page; rather, they're editing the redirect page. Hence, why I favor this even when, from the desktop perspective, it doesn't seem to matter.)
"removed unnecessary/unwarranted piping"
[edit]However, sometimes piping is added when it's not necessary or warranted, such as when the link text works perfectly in context, and/or when the displayed text is worse than the link text.
"one link per section"
[edit]There's no point in including multiple links to the same page in the same section of an article. One link, preferably at the first mention of the topic, is sufficient. When I remove redundant multiples of links, I use this summary.
Achievements I'm proud of
[edit]| 27,000 |
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The Copyeditor's Barnstar |
| continue the good work JoshuaLaw (talk) 22:59, 25 October 2017 (UTC) |