User:LudicrousSengir

Due to the nature of being a student I take frequent, unpredictable wikibreaks.

I greatly enjoy this project, and the democratization of knowledge. However, my life obliges me to take significant pauses to focus on more acute matters, and at times, the intense bureaucracy of this place can be quite overwhelming.

What role does language play in limiting our knowledge or efficacy in communication, both in general and on Wikipedia?
What systemic barriers does language create, and how can we help to reduce their harm?   

Wikipedia:Babel

enThis user is a native speaker of the English language.

es-4El nivel de este usuario corresponde al de un hablante casi nativo del español.

zh-2該用戶能以一般的中文進行交流。
该用户能以一般的中文进行交流。

it-2Questo utente può contribuire con un livello intermedio di italiano.

fr-1Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau élémentaire de français.

pt-1Este usuário/utilizador pode contribuir com um nível básico de português.

eo-1Ĉi tiu uzanto povas komuniki per baza nivelo de Esperanto.

ia-1Iste usator pote contribuer con un nivello basic de interlingua.

Search user languages

In general, if you reach out to me, I will respond in the language that your correspondence is written in, so if you have a preference from the languages other than English of which I have some knowledge of, please feel free to use it.

Things I'm working on

I imagine that much of my work as I return will be on revision rather than new content, as well as improvement of media on articles. I used to focus on copy-editing and will likely do lots of that again; one barrier that language can create is when it is used ineffectively. We can do better to eliminate bias and provide information by being precise, concise, and eloquent with the way that we write.

I hope to get back into working on the Wikimedia Commons as well. I also hope to translate articles from Spanish, and perhaps Chinese, to English. There are many times I notice a disparity in the quality of articles between languages when I am reading Wikipedia. Imagine if this barrier did not exist, and all knowledge was available in all languages!

About LudicrousSengir

(Essentials)

This user is a native of the United States of America. heThis user's pronouns are he, him, his. BThis user attends or attended Brown University. ESTThis user lives in the EST timezone. inclThis user is an inclusionist. This user is a Wikipediholic but somehow survived the Wikipedia blackout This user believes in the power of nonviolence. This user has completed a half marathon. BUFThis user is a fan of the Buffalo Bills. Let's Go Mets! This user has great respect for Dmitri Shostakovich. This user is an expert in music theory. This user has absolute pitch. This user has seen another Brick in the Wall. 简体中文这个用户使用简体中文。 This user uses Simplified Chinese characters. 這個用戶認為漢字簡化並無增添或破壞漢字之美。 这个用户认为汉字简化并无增添或破坏汉字之美。 This user thinks that simplification neither ruined nor increased the beauty of Chinese characters. This user adamantly supports Net Neutrality. This user is politically independent. C8H10N4O2There is too much blood in this user's caffeine system. This user drinks cappuccino. Quoth this user, "Nevermore." This user is an advocate of open research and open access. eThis user's favorite number is e (1), (n) → (n+1) This user loves Mathematical Induction. $\lim _{t\to \infty }(Wikipedia[t])=$ 42 This user is interested in Molecular Biology. $\varphi ={1 \over {\sqrt {2}}}\left({\begin{array}{c}\varphi ^{+}\\\varphi ^{0}\end{array}}\right)\;$This user supports the Standard Model, and believes that it will end mankind's quest for a Theory of everything °CThis user uses the Celsius scale, as he finds it superior in every way to Fahrenheit. RVW "It never seems to occur to people that a man might just want to write a piece of music." C-1This user is a beginning C programmer. Java-3This user is an advanced Java programmer. lisp-3This user is an advanced Lisp programmer. MAT-1This user is a beginner MATLAB programmer. This user contributes using Firefox. This user supports free software. This user prefers LibreOffice over Microsoft Office. INTPThis user has an INTP Myers–Briggs Type Indicator This user can solve the Rubik's Cube in 10 seconds. This user has a White deck in Magic the Gathering This user sucks at playing Freeciv. This user is Radioactive. Approach with extreme caution-they may be highly unstable.

A Modest Proposal

I believe it would be possible, and quite useful, to train a machine learning algorithm to check for fails of basic Wikipedia policies. Some policies of focus would be those centered around living persons and basic requirements for notability that all articles need to meet. This is something I am very interested in doing, so in the coming weeks I may post an experimental github repo and try it on a localized (i.e., a cloned Wikipedia downloaded to my system rather than the actual hosted Wikipedia). If anyone else has interest in this idea, please leave a message on my talk page.

My pages on other Wikipedias

Spanish Wikipedia

Chinese Wikipedia

French Wikipedia