Hi there! I've been a reader of Wikipedia for a few decades, an editor here for a few years, and an administrator for a few months. If you're curious about that last one, you can read my RfA debrief in the Signpost.
I can't guarantee that I will notice WP:REPLYTOOL replies or watchlist changes. If you need to get in touch with me, please ping me or leave a message on my Talk page. If I don't respond within 48 hours, you're welcome to ping again. If you need to reach me urgently, I'm on WP:DISCORD. ("Urgently" here means "in 48 hours, it will be too late", not "I would like a faster response", please.)
and looking for a satisfying task? Check out Category:Wikipedia introduction cleanup. You don't (or shouldn't) need to do any research to fix these articles - most of them are here because they are tagged with "lead too short". Find one of those, read the article, then rewrite the lead so it summarizes it accurately. Now you can remove the "lead too short" tag. Done! Since the "lead" is what is shown in Google Search results and so on, this is an immediately helpful and visible change. You've made the internet better already!
and already have a strong background in writing and research? The Good Article process is always in need of new reviewers. If you're interested, consider acquiring a WP:GAMENTOR.
and interested in translating articles to English? Make sure you read WP:HOWTRANS. Attribution is really important!
and interested in writing biographies of women? Join WP:WIRED! It's a large and active wikiproject, and very welcoming to newcomers.
and looking for help? Feel free to ask any questions on my Talk page. You can also ask at WP:TEA.
Being a new editor can be really hard. If I can make it easier for you, let me know.
Barnstars
The New Editor's Barnstar
Thanks for your helpful feedback on the Growth Team features! {{u|Sdkb}}talk 03:39, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
While we do not always agree, I always appreciate your thoughtful comments. Thanks for all your efforts on the project.Onel5969TT me 21:31, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
Thanks for your hard work in AfC over the last few weeks, usually a thankless task...! Your work is not going unnoticed. Mattdaviesfsic (talk) 05:01, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
Thank you for your work investigating neutrality concerns on Wikipedia. Your precise scrutiny is much appreciated. ––FormalDude(talk) 05:16, 30 July 2023 (UTC)
The Teamwork Barnstar
This is belated but thanks for your collaboration during the AfC backlog drive. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 22:54, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Diligence
For sorting out tags of old articles! Kj cheetham (talk) 14:29, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
Thank you very much for patiently answering my many questions during the July 2024 GAN Backlog Drive!! Dr. Swag Lord (talk) 15:33, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
The new admin baton
This is a picture of the baton my sister would use to do baton twirling. It might be the wrong type of WP:BATON – but as this baton has a special place in my heart, it is the baton you are getting :)
Congratulations on your successful RfA, Asilvering! May your mopping be as successful as the RfA. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 15:31, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
Congratulations on becoming admin here, Thank you for your efforts:) Youknow? (talk) 06:51, 17 September 2024 (UTC)
The Admin's Barnstar
Thank you so much for single-handedly cleaning up the mess created by WhiteReaperPM's sock. Your efforts are highly appreciated. Ratnahastin(talk) 10:59, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar
Thanks for emailing me that source for the Barrett Watten article, and your help in maintaining the civility in the discussion surrounding it. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 21:52, 5 October 2024 (UTC)
Editathons
The Modest Barnstar
This barnstar is awarded to asilvering for copy edits totaling over 2,000 words (including rollover words) during the GOCE December 2021 Copy Editing Blitz. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 19:29, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
For reviewing at least 7 points worth of articles during the January 2022 GAN Backlog Drive, I hereby present you with this barnstar in my capacity as coordinator. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 03:52, 15 May 2022 (UTC)
Thank you for your participation in the Articles for Creation's November 2023 Backlog Drive! You made a total of 107 reviews, for a total of 323.5 points. – robertsky (talk) 06:44, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
Citation Barnstar
This award is given in recognition to Asilvering for collecting more than 5 points during the WikiProject Unreferenced articles's FEB24 backlog drive. Your contributions played a crucial role in sourcing 14,300 unsourced articles during the drive. Thank you so much for participating and helping to reduce the backlog! – – DreamRimmer (talk) 17:58, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
The Minor Barnstar
Your noteworthy contribution (5 points total) helped reduce the backlog by more than 160 articles! Here's a token of our appreciation. Vacant0(talk • contribs) 12:10, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
The Reviewer Barnstar
This award is given in recognition to Asilvering for accumulating at least 50 points during the September 2024 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions helped play a part in the 19,000+ articles and 35,000+ redirects reviewed (for a total of 26,884.6 points) completed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Hey man im josh (talk) 15:24, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
If you have an article on a humanities topic languishing in the GA nominations queue because its sources are in French or German and no one wants to touch it, I'm happy to have a look - ask on my Talk page. If you're working on premodern literature or manuscripts in English, French, German, Latin, or any historical forms of those languages, I'm happy to help with or review for those at any time; just ask.
<small>([[Template:Ping|Ping me]] if you wish to reply to me directly.)</small>
<small>Please use [[Template:Ping]] to reply to AfC reviewers! Thank you.</small>
If you see any articles that use those as references, please edit the article and copy-paste {{Unreliable sources}} at the top. Thanks!
Great, thank you! When you're ready to try to publish your article, you'll need to have it reviewed, rather than moving it to the mainspace yourself, because of your conflict of interest. Add {{draft}} to the top of your sandbox, then click the blue "submit for review" button when you're ready to add it to the review queue. Reviewers will be looking to make sure that your submission meets these two guidelines in particular: [[WP:NPOV]] and [[WP:NCORP]]. I'm sorry to tell you that [[WP:NCORP|]] is a pretty high bar - you've started out editing Wikipedia in hard mode! But I wish you luck. If you need help, you can reply here, or ask at [[WP:TEA]]. --
Hi! I'll be taking this review. Signatures at the end for your convenience in replying. Feel free to push back against anything you disagree with - very few, if any, of the things I'll mention will individually be worth a GA fail on their own. Any changes too minor to bother you with, I'll just do directly in the article - but feel free to revert or question any of those as well.
