User:BadNewsBear
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current location | California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Languages | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sexuality | Gay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Marital status | Married | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Joined | 22 October 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First edit | 22 October 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hello fellow WP editors.
Canadian by birth. American by address. Human by nature.
I have a lot of different interests, including (but in no order): workplace diversity and inclusion, RuPaul's Drag Race and drag in general, anything LGBTQ related, musical theatre, politics, barbershop music, all things Palm Springs, California and the Coachella Valley (and much more). I believe strongly in the Wikipedia mandate and want to share information with the world.
My page is a constant work in progress. I aspire to be one of those WP editors with all the awards and labels for their contributions. For now, I'll just share the articles I've started or contributed to.
I am part of a course taught by Wiki Education that trains scholars in how to edit Wikipedia. Learn more at wikiedu.org. All of my contributions are my own and I take responsibility for them.
Articles Started
[edit]Here's a list of articles I've started (in alphabetical order):
- Charles Elwyn Du Bois (architect)
- El Rancho Vista Estates (Palm Springs, CA Neighborhood)
- Heidi N Closet (Drag Queen)
- Historic Tennis Club (Palm Springs, CA Neighborhood)
- Jackie Cox (Drag Queen)
- Movie Colony East (Palm Springs, CA Neighborhood)
- Nicky Doll (Drag Queen)
- Palm Springs Architectural Alliance
- Palm Springs Modern Committee
- Richard Harrison (architect)
- Roy Fey (developer)
- The Movie Colony (Palm Springs, CA Neighborhood)
Articles Contributed To
[edit]Here's a list of articles I've contributed to:
- Andy C (British DJ)
- Arthur Elrod (interior designer)
- Benjamin Simons Neufville House (historic home in Charleston, SC)
- Canadian Centre for Diversity
- Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion
- Donald Wexler (American architect)
- Fierté Canada Pride
- Frederic Mishkin (American economist)
- Ginger Minj (drag queen)
- Glasgay! Festival (Scottish LGBTQ+ film festival)
- Howard Lapham (architect)
- Historic Charleston Foundation (Charleston, SC preservation foundation)
- Jamie Kern Lima (American entrepreneur and former journalist)
- March of Remembrance and Hope
- Mike Clifford (American singer/actor)
- Nickelodeon (Media Company)
- Nickelodeon Hotels and Resorts
- OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival
- Palm Desert, California
- Palm Springs, California
- Palm Springs Walk of the Stars
- Richard Neutra (architect)
- RuPaul's Drag Race season 1
- Sanford Burnham Prebys (American medical research Institute)
- Screened Out (LGBT Film Series)
- Suffs (Musical)
- Westminster Chorus
- Yvie Oddly (drag queen)
Individuals related to the Canadian Centre for Diversity
[edit]- A. Boyd Ferris (Canadian lawyer)
- Allan R. Taylor (Canadian businessman)
- Angelo Branca (Canadian judge)
- Barney Danson (Canadian politician)
- Beverly Mascoll (Canadian businesswoman)
- Donald J. Smith (Canadian entrepreneur)
- Edward Flannery (American priest and author)
- Harry Batshaw (American lawyer)
- Isadore Sharp (Canadian businessman)
- Joseph J. Barnicke (Canadian businessman)
- Judy Feld Carr (Canadian musicologist and human rights advocate)
- June Westbury (Canadian politician)
- Laurent Desjardins (Canadian politician)
- Linda Frum (Canadian politician)
- Lucien Larré (Canadian priest)
- Mary Jo Leddy (Canadian writer and theologian)
- Mike Feldman (Canadian politician)
- Muriel Kovitz (Canadian academic)
- Murray Koffler (Canadian businessman)
- Salah Bachir (Canadian philanthropist)
- Victor Goldbloom (Canadian politician)
- Wilson A. Head (American-Canadian sociologist)
AI and LMMs
[edit]There is a lot of conversation about the use of AI and large language models on WP, and I want to share my thoughts. I recently started using AI to conduct research when I'm writing an article. And that's as far as it goes. I use the technology to point me in the direction of content that I can use as reference material for an article, but I do not use it to write articles. As a writer, I disagree with using AI to write. It takes the fun out of the process.
WP Editors, when reviewing AfCs, seem to be quick to apply the label of "AI usage" when they review something. And while I'm certain there are editors that are using ChatGPT and other AIs to create drafts, I am not one of them. I believe that writing an article needs to come from me, not an AI. So if there's a mistake, it's not a sign of a LMM - it's a sign of an editor who made a mistake.