User:Jenhawk777

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(In a nature-documentary style:) "And this is where we will often find the "Jenhawk" Wikipedian, known for monstrously large topics... with the small bird as the favored Swedish collaborator Gråbergs Gråa Sång"
Capybara: Now that I am the "cattle tyrant", can I just order everyone to agree with me?
Gråbergs Gråa Sång offers this humble bird to be included on my mock coat of arms (along with my crocodile) and my very real motto "Illegitimi non carborundum" (don't let the bastards grind you down).

Atheist Tom Bissell writing about the history of the Apostles declares, "I have long believed that anyone who does not find Christianity interesting has only his or her unfamiliarity with the topic to blame."

"Mainstream" scholarship is defined by critical method and what is verifiable historically. It is not a point-of-view or a philosophy, it is not found in the presence or absence of religious belief. It does not require belief of any kind other than a belief in the method itself.

"But should we not seek the truth? Yes, of course. Nonetheless, as Maher said, like the volunteer writers of Wikipedia, we also must focus on "the best of what we can know right now." That is a statement of intellectual humility, not of relativism. Complex topics and problems do not lend themselves to easy assessments of truth in real time. Through broad sourcing, the Wikipedia model in theory moves us to closer approximations of what is true."

My Essay On Neutrality

I fully support the very high priority Wikipedia and my fellow editors place on neutrality. It's an amazing thing when you stop and think about it - millions of people setting aside personal beliefs and opinions to uphold a standard that goes against natural tendencies.

For better — and for worse — we are all influenced by our culture, race, nationality, gender, and ethics. We are all historically situated. The good news is, that does not have to prevent neutrality and objectivity.

Take Olympic judges for example. They must overcome their national biases to be decent judges, and part of that is the presence of the other judges from whom they want the same thing. As historian Thomas L. Haskell explains, "even a polemicist, deeply and fixedly committed" can cultivate neutrality insofar as they are willing to enter into even a little empathy and treat others as they would like to be treated. That is the Wikipedia Way.

This is not naive; it is fully practical and doable.

I. Be wary of overconfidence.

"The more certain you are about an opinion, the more likely you are to employ confirmation bias... Sometimes the best time to expose yourself to opposing views is when you are most certain you already have all the information you need".
"When you find evidence that contradicts your opinion, don’t assume you must either reject the evidence or abandon your opinion. Instead, consider modifying aspects of your original theory."

II. Confront all data

Test Yourself by looking for contrary evidence.
Leave behind the way we might prefer things to be and deal with the way things are.
Pure detachment is not possible, but, as economist Robert Solow says, “Just because a perfectly aseptic environment is impossible doesn’t mean one should conduct surgery in a sewer.”

III. Use Wikipedia's just and reasonable Method.

Vet your sources.
Learn how to recognize if an author neglects facts, fails to acknowledge opposing arguments, or dismisses contradictory studies. Their bias doesn't excuse yours.

IV. Use the same standard for all

Seek Consensus; Submit your work to the unsympathetic. Listen. Peer reviews are worth their weight in gold.

V. No Personal attacks

Don't make them, don't let others get away with them. Contact an admin when needed. This is our online home, and we must all maintain it.
However, we must also be willing to listen to criticism and carefully consider it. We don't have to automatically agree - or disagree - but we should at least check it out.
Admitting error doesn't actually cost anything. All of us are more than any one mistake.

VI. From Gog the Mild Up your game!

Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.
Never use a long word where a short one will do.
If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.
Never use the passive where you can use the active.
Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.
Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous.

Cheers to all my fellow Wikipedian's! Enjoy being here. This is a wonderful opportunity. A thousand blessings on Jimmy Wales! Jenhawk777 (talk) 18:02, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

- These steps are taken from the work of Michael Licona, from the Forbes Coaches Council on leadership: 15 Steps You Can Take To Fight Unconscious Bias; and from The Business Journal's Tips for overcoming and neutralizing your confirmation bias.

"[https://hackernoon.com/wikipedia-rules-everything-around-me Remember, Wikipedia is not a sleek Silicon Valley startup with rows of paid moderators. Wikipedia is held together by a few thousand volunteer editors, a patchwork of semi-reliable bots, and the stubborn conviction of a community that still believes truth is worth defending. ...

Wikipedia has built a defense system that reacts faster than most newsrooms: vandalism is reversed in minutes, bots flag obvious abuse, and semi-protection walls off the most targeted pages. The human side is equally formidable: a culture that isn’t polished, isn’t always welcoming, but is absolutely relentless.

That relentlessness - combined with the fact that Wikipedia remains one of the few places online where money can’t simply buy influence - is exactly why it now occupies such a privileged position.]" First posted by Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 11:22, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

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This Wikipedian is a gentle editor and attempts to abide strictly by both the letter and spirit of NPA. They invite comments on their talk page whenever they fall short.

This editor is against kitten abuse.

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This user makes women blue.

This user's personal motto is Illegitimi non carborundum (don't let the bastards grind you down)

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This user is an American who lived outside of America for most of their childhood.

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Undergrad degrees in religion, philosophy, and literature; graduate study in ethics and religion.

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