User:Khalid
- I am not around all that much lately, and that is mainly because I am very busy with school. I'm looking forward to having enough time again.
First Impressions[edit]My first impression of Wikipedia was not a positive one; it was, in fact, rather negative. I do not remember the first time I saw Wikipedia; I surely recall having found it while searching Google for something or the other. However, the oldest instance I remember is a discussion I had with some Wikipedians who were also part of LiveJournal; namely Timwi and Mendel.
I believed it would be very hard to have an authentic encyclopedia when everybody is allowed to edit. With all the empowerment Wikipedia has allowed even non-registered users, I believed it would be Vandal Heaven. Well; we stopped the discussion without an agreement, but I promised to have a look at some articles they gave me, that are supposed to refute my ideas; I do not remember the article names anymore. As time passed; I never thought much of the discussion or Wikipedia, but their words about its usefulness sank into my mind. You'd find me, when looking for information about something, trying Wikipedia, and more often than not actually finding useful information. I was bored that day, when I decided to try creating an account and learning about it all. I did, and I changed a few things, but I found little I could change because I did not know enough about the place; I surely did not want to cause trouble either. So I joined the IRC channel and simply became a lurker for a couple of months. Now that I have made myself familiar enough with the place; I hope to be a good Wikipedian.
Things I do[edit]There are many things I noticed I do frequently – and love doing – in Wikipedia, the most important among these are:
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Khalid A. Al-Abbad |
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