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| I have two longstanding fields of interest: one is cultural theory and criticism, philosophy, and the humanities; the other is Chinese politics, religion, and history. I edit and hope to improve articles on both those subjects and more (I've taken a recent interest in finance, for example, and will edit along those lines for a while). Misplaced Pages is a complex place, especially when it comes to contentious topics where editors have strong opinions and are committed to seeing the Misplaced Pages pages on those topics represent those opinions. I used to be quite sanguine about the encyclopedia, but the issue of persistent POV-pushing is a difficult and complex one to deal with. No suggestions for a solution to that problem, though the thoughts ] seem a good start. | I have two longstanding fields of interest: one is cultural theory and criticism, philosophy, and the humanities; the other is Chinese politics, religion, and history. I edit and hope to improve articles on both those subjects and more (I've taken a recent interest in finance, for example, and will edit along those lines for a while). Misplaced Pages is a complex place, especially when it comes to contentious topics where editors have strong opinions and are committed to seeing the Misplaced Pages pages on those topics represent those opinions. I used to be quite sanguine about the encyclopedia, but the issue of persistent POV-pushing is a difficult and complex one to deal with. No suggestions for a solution to that problem, though the thoughts ] seem a good start. | ||
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Revision as of 13:42, 28 May 2012
I have two longstanding fields of interest: one is cultural theory and criticism, philosophy, and the humanities; the other is Chinese politics, religion, and history. I edit and hope to improve articles on both those subjects and more (I've taken a recent interest in finance, for example, and will edit along those lines for a while). Misplaced Pages is a complex place, especially when it comes to contentious topics where editors have strong opinions and are committed to seeing the Misplaced Pages pages on those topics represent those opinions. I used to be quite sanguine about the encyclopedia, but the issue of persistent POV-pushing is a difficult and complex one to deal with. No suggestions for a solution to that problem, though the thoughts ] seem a good start.
Important policy pages
- Misplaced Pages:Cheatsheet
- Misplaced Pages:List of guidelines
- Misplaced Pages:List of policies
- Misplaced Pages:Layout
- Misplaced Pages:Citing sources
- Misplaced Pages:Verifiability
- Misplaced Pages:Neutral point of view
- Misplaced Pages:No original research
- Misplaced Pages:Notability
- Misplaced Pages:Identifying reliable sources
- Misplaced Pages:Lead section
- Misplaced Pages:Reliable sources/Noticeboard
Essays of interest
- Vine, Richard. "Foucault's gay science," New Criterion, January 1992
Quotes
"A sense of irony is the first victim of utopian dreams." — Theodore Dalrymple
"The fact of the matter is that editors who care about Misplaced Pages lose to editors who desire only to make articles reflect their viewpoints." — user:Hipocrite
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Notes
- Over time I have developed a bizarre grudge against gratuitous hyperlinking. I'll remove the brackets if they lead nowhere.