User:Warren

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Hello, I'm Warren. I live in Ontario, Canada.

I've been working pretty steadily on Wikipedia articles since December 2005, focusing primarily on improving the encyclopedic value, quality, and organisation of a range of computing articles, mostly to do with Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh. I also occasionally work on comedian, musician, television show, and computing personality pages.

I am a strong believer in good

. Oftentimes a person's first impression of the overall quality of Wikipedia is set by the tone, readability and quality of writing in a single lead section, so it seems to me that we should always make sure a subject is introduced effectively. I'm no English major, so I find this kind of work both challenging and rewarding.

I wrote a short essay on why I work so much on Windows articles

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Warren's Wikiaxioms

I try to keep these axioms in mind while I'm working on articles:

• You are not a verifiable source.
• Wikipedia isn't a contest.
• When the going gets tough, there's always something uncontentious you can work on.
• It's a waste of time to criticise what other editors haven't done.
• If you want people to trust your work, write accurate edit summaries.

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Computing-related contributions

I started these

Articles

Windows Security Center · Windows Home Server · Windows XP editions · Virtual Control Program Interface · Desktop Cleanup Wizard · Macintosh LC · Macintosh LC II · Macintosh LC III · Power Macintosh 5260

Categories

Microsoft application programming interfaces, Screenshots of Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X user interface, Mac OS X development, Mac OS X APIs, Power Macintosh, DirectX, Microsoft logos, McAfee, Microsoft criticisms and controversies, Apple Inc. lists

Templates

Template:Infobox OS version and Template:Infobox Windows component

Major work

Non-computing contributions

I started these

• Caroline Dale, a British cello player
• George Carlin albums:
  What Am I Doing In New Jersey?, George Carlin: Again!
• Richard Pryor albums: Bicentennial Nigger
• Chris Rock albums: Born Suspect
• Category:Lewis Black albums and Category:Chris Rock albums
• Massive Attack albums: Special Cases · Butterfly Caught
• Andrew Vowles (and a Vowles disambiguation page)
• The Wild Bunch (sound system)
• Genesee Hospital

Major contributions

• On an Island, David Gilmour's new solo album
• George Carlin albums: Class Clown · You Are All Diseased
• Ani DiFranco's 2006 album, Reprieve
• Thom Yorke's album, The Eraser
• Massive Attack articles: 100th Window, Teardrop
• Top Gear (2002 TV series)

Oooh, shiny

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  For outstanding and tireless work on starting and keeping Windows-related articles up-to-date, neutral, and accurate. Keep up the great work!
  – Alex
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  For endless contributions to so many Computing related articles
  soUmyaSch 11:23, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
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  For creating the

  Infobox OS version template to replace the old Infobox OS template series with a better design. Keep up your great contributions!
  – Alex

  20:33, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
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  The Anti-Flame Barnstar
  ...deserve this for being the voice of reason in many discussions that went on to become flame wars. :-) soum ^talk 20:21, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
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  Amazing work on

  Timeline of Apple Inc. products ZIP1972 (talk

  ) 09:38, 4 October 2017 (UTC)

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