User:Gerald Waldo Luis

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Hi! My name is Gerald Waldo Luis (/ˈdʒærəld wɒl.dəʊ luːɪs/; Indonesian pronunciation: [ge'rald wal'do lu'wis]); but you can call me Gerald or simply GWL. You can find me online under the aliases gerald.90x or gerald-90x.[a] My main interests are aviation, films, and... a lot honestly, it's hard to squeeze it in a page. My editing activities frequent more towards film, Indonesia, aviation, anything I'm in the mood for. Anything more to say? I have more on my infobox... No? Aight, next up.

EthnicityChinese Indonesian
BloodtypeA+
Emailgelhikaru6666@gmail.com
Joined (2018-12-12) December 12, 2018 (age 7)
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Gerald Waldo Luis
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Gerald when two editors are warring and he just wants to fix that fkin typo
EthnicityChinese Indonesian
Blood typeA+
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Emailgelhikaru6666@gmail.com
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Joined (2018-12-12) December 12, 2018 (age 7)
First edit (2020-05-24) May 24, 2020 (age 6)
AutoconfirmedJune 5, 2020
Extended confirmedJuly 9, 2020
Pending changes reviewerJanuary 20, 2021
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 15 This user has created 15 active articles on the English language Wikipedia.
This user has reviewed 37 Good Article nominations on Wikipedia.
This user has helped promote 8 good articles on Wikipedia.
This user has written or significantly contributed to 3 featured lists on Wikipedia.
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This user scored 424 on the Are You a Wikipediholic Test.
This user was identified as an awesome Wikipedian on February 4, 2021.
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Korean War
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—This space is for rent.
This user honestly just doesn't care anymore about what shape the Earth is. Let it go, man.
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I started editing during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in my country, despite creating this account in 2018. I've been doing lots of good articles and featured lists, and am on the way for a featured article. I first started with several GANs and a shit ton of GAN reviews. My main editing belief is that when doing so, you are must be aware of what you do. You are editing a website wherein thousands of people (or even millions) visit to receive accurate information. That being said, you are a volunteer! There is no deadline, and Wikipedia shouldn't have one! We will never be the sum of all human knowledge, and that's what makes Wikipedia the awesome project it still resists till now!

Note that I live in the UTC+7 region.(click [1] for live time) so please be patient in awaiting responses.

To see my contributions, click here, or here for a more detailed one. To see the pages I created, see this. For a record of my nominations and reviews, see this. My Linktree page: this.

Etymology

Further information: Gerald, Waldo, and Luis

Gerald is Germanic, Waldo is English, and Luis is Chinese (Indonesian-ized from Lei). Guess that's why my more-spoken language is English even though I'm Indonesian and am more experienced in Indonesian. I'm always told that the Brits are jerks.[FBDB] I'm not one, folks. But if I act like a jerk, just know that my name's British.

On PR, CC, and AD

Something that I look forward to discussing with other Wikipedians (or Wikimedians!) is, first, the lack of attention towards peer reviews. Ironically, they are the platform everyone recommends for those trying to make an article to FA, and yet when someone puts an article on peer review, it mostly gets lost. An exception to this would be those in very communist WikiProjects like WPVG or Military history, or if an informal QPQ is made in GANs or FACs, of which those seeking peer review don't really think about, thinking that if it's so highly recommended, it gets the same traction as a FAC. We should put a lot of focus into peer reviews since they could affect the retention of valuable or potentially valuable editors, and finding more ways for new or frequent PR nominators to gain reviewers.

Another problem I see is with accessibility. First, closed captions or subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. Although MediaWiki does provide the option to make TimedTexts, very little scrutiny was placed on the effectiveness of individual CCs. In other platforms like Netflix, specific guidelines were made on how to write CCs and time them to allow for readability for those using them. The most common examples are when to provide sound descriptors or how many characters per second is the minimum. There are many subtitles here that just don't help! With this in mind, I wish there is a guideline specific for WM projects on how to write CCs, or even just subtitles in general.

At last, there is audio descriptions. MediaWiki uses JS video player, which allows for multiple audio tracks in a video, and yet there is no option on WM projects? This is a very big part of accessibility we're missing; with CCs and alt texts being a must in FACs, ADs must be allowed too so that every readers' needs are met in order to allow anyone who wants to read Wikipedia, to be able to.

Wikipedia values & opinons

  • WP is not for your essays. Wikipedia is a mashup, not an undebatable reliable source for you to cite on your essays! Please, folks! Wikipedia can be a helper for your studies, but not a sole source.[2][3] You see those numbers? Click it, that's what we want you to use! If a statement you want to use is from The New York Times, instead of writing "According to Wikipedia...," write "According to The New York Times...." Do not even mention us! We are like your ghost writers; we help you, just don't say anything. Shhhh!
  • Vandals can change. Yes, vandals can change, you intolerant devils. Why do rehabs exist for druggers if otherwise?[4]
These platys are mating. They can do so because they know exactly what they're doing with their eyes. That's what VisualEditor is for some.
  • Keep VisualEditor. I use it, and apparently, that's something I'm allowed to say. Jokes aside, though,, VisualEditor is literally what made me stay on Wikipedia. Its facility allowed me to just be a salt and edit, which everyone should. It's not as if I don't learn the markup and that I don't use the source editor. I use them, and I know I have to, and I know that if I am not willing to learn it, it symbolizes how selfish and lazy I am in doing the things I'm interested in. It's just that I'm grateful there is a convenience. Wikipedia shouldn't be something only programmers can do, and it must never be. And by the way, just because someone loves something, doesn't mean they're a nerd. I hate saying tech nerd.
  • Don't do overkill. Because it is not good for the eyes,[5][5][5][5][5][5][5] and at times vague,[5][5][5] because, I[5] mean, one source's good,[5][5][5][5][5][5][5][5][5][5][5][5][5][5] why do you need 15[5] more?[5][5][5][5][5][5][5][5][5][5]
  • Don't act stiff. Have some fun. Editing Wikipedia should be something fun and valuable. Don't be too focused on the project but with no interaction and love towards the fellow editors you collaborate with. If something bothers you whilst editing, vent about it to an editor that is willing to hear it (I am one of them, of course). Lack of place to vent is the main cause of the editor crisis. A lot of things are flawed here; if you have one please speak out!

Seattle Library

Just kidding, it's my library.

I have a decent amount of sources not everyone can access, either due to paywall or region lock. Below are the list of those, from books, websites, encyclopedias, whatever. If you need one of them, just inquire me at the talk page and I'll ask you to wikimail me. After that I'll provide you with the source you need; keep in mind I can't provide an entire book, just the specific places you need.

Books

  • Adrian, J.; Kustaman, Albi; Ramadhani; Rahmat, A. (2017). Kustaman (ed.). Apakah Bumi Itu Datar? [Is the Earth Flat?] (in Indonesian). Yogyakarta: Narasi. ISBN 9789791685238. For you who wants some resources about flat earth.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  • Hornby, A.S.; Cowie, A.P.; Gimson, A.C. (1974). "Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English". Oxford University Press. ISBN 0194311066. An old version of the dictionary.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  • Endah, Albretine (May 2016). Merry Riana: Mimpi Sejuta Dolar [Merry Riana: The Million Dollar Dream] (in Indonesian) (19 ed.). Jakarta: Gramedia Pustaka Utama. ISBN 9789792274813A biographical book about Merry Riana, if you need one.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  • Habibie, Bacharuddin Jusuf (December 2010) [November 2010]. Habibie & Ainun (in Indonesian) (2 ed.). Jakarta: THC Mandiri. ISBN 9789791255134An autobiography of Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  • Winchester, Jim (2007). A Chronology of Aviation: A Day-By-Day History of a Century of Powered Flight. Sterling Publishing. ISBN 978-1782740674.

To-do list

This is a list of articles that I plan to improve in the long run. Mostly likely I won't be able to complete all of them. If you have any offline/paywalled sources on one of them, please message me on the talk page.

Planned articles

  1. Architecture of Latvia
  2. List of Microsoft Flight Simulator video games
  3. List of songs recorded by Ben&Ben
  4. Layangan Putus
  5. Ireland (2022 film)
  6. Man Belongs to the Earth

My quality articles and DYKs

Good articles

  1. 2 Hours Doing Nothing
  2. Memories of My Body
  3. Ave Maryam
  4. Plandemic
  5. The Good Dinosaur
  6. Jojo Rabbit[b]
  7. To Fly!
  8. Living in the Age of Airplanes

Review

  1. The Roxy (Portland, Oregon)
  2. Sixteenth Street Historic District
  3. Delta Cafe
  4. Davis Street Tavern
  5. Brix Tavern
  6. Byways Cafe
  7. Pied Cow Coffeehouse
  8. The Original Dinerant
  9. Industry Bar
  10. Republic Cafe and Ming Lounge
  11. Southeast Grind
  12. Hobo's
  13. Soetran
  14. Papi Chulo's
  15. Keiji Nishioka
  16. Boris Skossyreff
  17. Camille Cosby
  18. Shazam! (film)
  19. Blood and Black Lace
  20. Yia Yia Mary's
  21. DTM (nightclub)
  22. Holland Village MRT station
  23. MAX Orange Line[c]
  24. Wild Woody
  25. Punggol MRT/LRT station
  26. Alaska Airlines Flight 261
  27. Accessibility of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
  28. Boxers NYC Washington Heights
  29. Headroom LGBTQ+ Lounge
  30. Harpya
  31. Pearl Tavern
  32. La Bonita
  33. Cort Theatre[d]
  34. Possum (2018 film)
  35. Jesus Is King (film)
  36. Spella Caffè
  37. Ramu (1966 film)
  38. Dover MRT station
  1. List of Latvian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
  2. Ben&Ben discography
  3. List of World Heritage Sites in Palestine

Did-you-know nominations

  1. 2 Hours Doing Nothing
  2. See You in the Cosmos
  3. Ave Maryam
  4. Plandemic
  5. Living in the Age of Airplanes
  6. Jojo Rabbit
  7. To Fly!

Accolades

A place to store all my service awards and barnstars, and other forms of wikiLove.

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1 Registered Editor 24 May 2020 Gundala (film)
2 Novice Editor 28 June 2020 World Scholar's Cup
3 Apprentice Editor 24 August 2020 Draft:Spiral Framework
4 Journeyman Editor 24 October 2020 List of airlines impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
5 Yeoman Editor 24 May 2021 Final Fantasy IX
6 Experienced Editor 24 October 2021 None, I just got it
7 Veteran Editor 24 May 2022 Heartstopper (TV series)
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 16 January 2023 Super Air Jet
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The Minor Barnstar
As I AWB through COVID-19 articles, I notice very few {{orphan}} and {{underlinked}} tags going up. Having articles that link to each other well may seem minor, hence my choice of barnstar, but I've noticed that having articles that are well-linked to each other tends to increase the quality of said articles. This particular correlation means that well-linked articles are a bigger deal than people sometimes think. Everyone actively participating in this Wikiproject, particularly the wikilink gnomes, deserves a barnstar. I dream of horses (Contribs) Please notify me after replying off my talk page. Thank you. 07:12, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
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The Editor's Barnstar
Thank you for the huge amount of work you put into the Plandemic article! It was greatly improved by your steady hand. Robincantin (talk) 15:16, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
 Plandemic
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The Original Barnstar
For having a really good userpage a gd fan (talk) 20:37, 25 October 2020 (UTC)
 User:Gerald Waldo Luis
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Many thanks for your overhaul on Draft:Malinda Kathleen Reese! Here is some tea to show my appreciation. Mojo0306 (talk) 20:03, 28 October 2020 (UTC)
 Draft:Malinda Kathleen Reese
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The Userpage Barnstar
By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this barnstar in recognition of your classy and engrossing user page. I am sure that I am only one of very many who have spent an enjoyable fifteen minutes browsing through it. Gog the Mild (talk) 20:52, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
 User:Gerald Waldo Luis
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Order of the LAX Airport
For your welcoming spirit, I, TheLAXPlanespotter, hereby award you the Order of the LAX Airport, the highest award given only to those who truly go beyond in the field of aviation, bestowed upon by The LAXPlanespotter Council of Awards. Thank you for your contributions! TheLAXPlanespotter (talk) 20:44, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
Order of the LAX Airport
For your welcoming atmosphere, I hereby confer upon you the Order of the LAX Airport, the highest award bestowed upon Wikipedians under the directive of TheLAXPlanespotter Awards Council. Enjoy your time in the spotlight and thanks for your contributions! -That person that you responded to in my talkpage TheLAXPlanespotter (talk) 20:56, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
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Congrats dude! The article you were working on, Ave Maryam, has passed the GA-criteria, becoming a good article on February 1, 2021. Great job on the improvements! For you're hard work, I award you this interesting image of a dog. Enjoy!
Some Dude From North Carolinawanna talk? 00:59, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
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The Feather Barnstar
Your GA, To Fly, was was a well written article and a pleasure to read. Keep up the good work and hopefully you produce more high quality articles. Rlink2 (talk) 21:18, 5 March 2022 (UTC)
 To Fly!
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The Barnstar of Diligence
For your incredible work with helping "Streets" (song) get to FA quality. You literally carried my (first) FAC nomination - I wish I wasn't exaggerating. Prose review, source review, image review, hell, even a comprehensive peer review before all of that. Hats off for managing to pull off all of these and managing to be patient with me all this time; I am indebted to you. ‍ ‍ elias. 🧣 ‍ ‍ 💬reach out to me

📝see my work 14:09, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

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Notes

  1. [a]
    The suffix '90x' is taken from the Boeing 777X's green engine GE9X, which some misspelled it as 'GE90X.' Having the prefix 'GE' also being my name's 'prefix,' I decided to make my usernames 'gerald.90x.'
  2. [b]
    Co-nominated with Some Dude From North Carolina.
  3. [c]
    Became a featured article candidate on February 16, 2021, and promoted on May 16.
  4. [d]
    The theater was renamed James Earl Jones Theatre shortly after this promotion

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