User:Toadspike

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Please always ping me in conversations on-wiki! I do not always check talk pages unless I get a notification. I try to subscribe to Talk page discussions, but I cannot subscribe to some pages (e.g. AfDs, GA reviews, or DYK reviews).

Advice and criticism are always welcome; simply leave a message on my Talk page. You can also contact me by pinging me on the Wikimedia Discord server. Email is less reliable, but I'll probably see the message eventually.

You may refer to me by he/him or they/them pronouns. I prefer the former, but the latter is generally a safe bet on the Internet. :)
About me
Hello there! I speak English, German, and Chinese, and will gladly do translations or search for obscure sources. My interests vary widely.

I started out making many minor copyedits to fix spelling, grammar, and double spaces, add serial commas, and improving weird formatting, quirks which have been generously distributed throughout Wikipedia by my peers and, occasionally, myself. I moved on to adding lots of short descriptions. Nowadays I even write and review content!

I am variously active at AfD (esp. DSCH and DSZH), RM/TR, NPP, AfC, and pending changes – I will happily answer questions about any, or work on a backlog in an emergency. I occasionally close discussions. As a non-admin, I try to be especially careful when doing so, and I appreciate any criticism and advice on my closes. I have written some advice on RM/TR and advice on AfD, which I hope you find helpful.

I have created a few articles, including Anna Pestalozzi-Schulthess, 5 Broadgate, Yunxian Man, and Tuas Lamp Post 1. A more complete list is at User:Toadspike/Articles. I've also done a handful of FLC, FAC, GAN, and DYK reviews. Feel free to ask me for a review in the history or medicine topic areas, especially where my language skills are of use.
Various userboxes
#This user chats on the Wikimedia Community Discord server.
This user may sometimes share an IP address with YuniToumei.
This user is a participant in WikiProject Short descriptions.
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This user is a new page patroller.
This user participates in WikiProject Switzerland.
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WikiProject China.
This user participates in WikiProject Medicine.
This user is a member of
the Guild of Copy Editors.
This user reviews and improves submissions at Articles for Creation.
This Wikipedian remembers
Vami IV.
This Wikipedian remembers
Nosebagbear.
Useful links
Things other people have said that I find funny, insightful, or otherwise interesting
 
  • "Wikipedia needs admins, not the other way around" - Chaotic Enby
  • An admin, an IP, and a sockpuppet walk into a bar...
...and the bartender says, "what're you having?" The admin says, "I'll have a glass of your finest champagne." The IP says, "Give me your cheapest draft beer." The sockpuppet says, "Just water for me; I can't afford a third drink." – the best thing to come out of the 2024 RfA review? (2025 update: Thankfully, this was not the best thing to come out of the 2024 RfA review.)
"We can pair that with WP:No threats of divine retribution" – EEng and Rosguill at ANI
  • "Yes, we have to rely on WP:YUCKY." Liz at AfD
  • "It's not the hookiest hook of all time, but they can't all be category five bangers." PMC, on Organization of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a hook I personally found fairly hooky, if not "category five".
  • "You’re not saving anyone here. You are a volunteer Wikipedia editor, not a volunteer firefighter." -HyperAccelerated at ANI
  • "Arming individual Wikipedians does not seem like a particularly effective response" – Rosguill, on the Heritage Foundation's plans to mass-dox Wikipedians