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 "...too lively." - medical school primary advisor in regards to my dissertation

 "The palpable excitement of your paper was distracting." - thesis supervisor, same room, same meeting

 "The humor did not help." - associate dean and secondary supervisor, two seconds later

About this editor who lacks in height

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Born and raised and worked and lived my entire life in Washington state. Prone to love my hometown, Olympia, Washington, and will fight any and all who say anything less than glowing about my city. Huge fan of the entire state but I have deep feelings for the surrounding region, such as Mt. St. Helens and the Washington state coast. I can't exactly explain why without boring you, but I have a strong affection for Lewis County, Washington and all it has to offer - especially anything to do with Chehalis.

Contractually obligated by family, law, and possibly a supreme being to a man I adore. Though him existing, from time to time, challenges those feelings.

Heard every short joke known to the universe. If you don't think so, look at my stare. Tiny in stature or not, I can get away with murder. Cute always wins!

Recruiting residents and visitors of Lewis and Thurston counties

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God, I hope this doesn't violate WP:CANVASS...here we go anyways! If you're a resident of Lewis or Thurston counties, or a tourist, visitor, or someone interested in the area...for the love all that is holy and pure in this world...sign up an become an editor! Share photos of this glorious region of Washington on Wikimedia Commons - [1]. Share your knowledge and insight! Without enough people to participate, history and knowledge becomes lost and you can be someone who saves it.

A bit over-the-top? Was it the "glorious" part? Well, I still mean it. Wikipedia needs editors of all talents and experiences. I don't know jack-squat about coding and yet here I am. Great editors already existing here will help out with whatever you feel you lack. Sign up, help out, and the reward is thankless until you realize that there are Wikipedia readers reading your words and work, providing them with information they never knew before.

And if you're not from this region, nor are you interested in it at all, sign up anyways and edit/add to whatever does float your gray matter!

Be kind...we need new editors

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A good place to start...

...and here's what happens if we don't follow the above:

We need new editors. Let's be there for 'em so they can take on the tasks, and articles, we small group of volunteers cannot logically get to in several lifetimes. In summary edits or talk pages, encourage IP editors to join, link to WP's and MOS guidelines when we have no choice but to fix an inexperienced editors efforts, and thank them for helping out. Try not to use boilerplate welcome templates that come across as robotic, and oftentimes contain wording that threatens new editors with banishment or some sort of punishment.

It takes 5 seconds to write an unhelpful comment that often comes across as coarse, terse, and rude. That approach can turn people away for good. But it only takes, what...10 seconds, tops...to be kind and encouraging! We are not just editors, we are recruiters. You don't have to be a mentor, or forced to walk rookies through the process, but we don't have to be jerks, either.

Be there for the newbies because someone was there for you back in the day. And if you didn't have that, you wished that you did.

Trust in local news...and WP:LOCAL!

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First off - PASS THIS! - Local Journalism Sustainability Act

Trust that local news sources can report from a more nuanced, detailed perspective. As editors, recognize that value so that smaller cities, towns, and areas (especially in suburban, semi-rural, rural fringe, and rural communities!) maintain the ability, if not the right, for the expansion of their own Wiki articles.

News articles to view

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Being a woman: A life of constant fear and it seems like it'll never end

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Oh, yeah, this'll help women feel safer online -

The average man gets the short shrift but women do feel unsafe an ungodly amount of time -

Excellent Wikipedia opinion piece -

Conflicts of Interest...oh, my!

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  • Almost Live!, no reason to go into specifics due to my desire to remain anonymous but will not edit the article
  • Seabrook, Washington, similar, article is free of any edits on my behalf unless the COI no longer applies (did add a Template:Refideas link on its talk page as a courtesy for other editors back in mid-2025)
  • My husband!

Ah, the communication between wife and husband! My betrothed of who-knows-how-long decided to briefly mention to me in 2023 (if I remember correctly...?), in between him scowling at the flatscreen as if the tv is at fault for the latest Mariner's blunder and telling me about how he's going to paint the garage this weekend completely-out-of-the-blue, that he created a Wikipedia account for the first time after being an anonymous editor for over a decade. So, per WP:FAMILY, just wanted to make sure I put that out there. He's promised not to edit any pages I am involved in, and despite my annoyance towards him for a great many things, seeing as how he leaves my Ben & Jerry's alone, I know he'll do as he says.

Since he knows my stalked history (personal life and incidents here) and my want to stay an un-doxxed, anonymous editor, I won't be listing his username. I hope that's acceptable.

Efforts used in the news!

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How cool to see an editor's efforts quoted in a news article or other source!

Article works

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Drafts I'm working on (feel free to help out!)

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Articles that I'm proud to have worked on

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 and...

Articles that I helped to build

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Biographies

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Events

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Geography

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Groups, Organizations, or Programs

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History

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Lists

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Media

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Museums and landmarks

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NRHP's

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Parks and preserves

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Places and buildings

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Towns, locales, and communities...real but forgotten or overlooked

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Articles that didn't make it

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  • Ruth, Washington, waylaid by WP:GNIS, deleted due to it being only a rail station and not a community, but fret not, it may rise again (in a combo article, but still!)

Honors and stuff

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Leveling up

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No way I'm getting to Ephoros of the Encyclopedia unless I copyedit my own work.
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Banners and recognition from other Wiki-editors!

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Shortiefourten
 
Editor of the Week
for the week beginning December 22, 2024
Consistent, high quality contributions to our coverage of Lewis County, Washington. Created several "particularly wonderful" articles on notable local landmarks and regional history and has massively improved our coverage of the area. An enthusiastic researcher and collaborator, she richly deserves Wikipedia-wide recognition. Editors like her are very important to the advancement, growth and recognition of Wikipedia.
Recognized for
regional research
Notable work
Lewis County, Washington
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The Barnstar of Good Humor
for some unorthodox edit comments that brought a grin to my face! Grutness...wha? 04:33, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
The Weather Barnstar
For your awesome work on Flood history in Chehalis, Washington. This is a great list of major events for a city that often experiences significant flooding. It really adds value to the amount of weather history and climatology information on Wikipedia. DJ Cane (he/him) (Talk) 05:09, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
For your impressive St. Helens Hotel article. Cheers! Chanaka L (talk) 13:49, 12 October 2024 (UTC)
The Editor's Barnstar
Amazing work on Lewis County Courthouse! Chetsford (talk) 04:32, 7 February 2025 (UTC)
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