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User:SlimVirgin

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Beyond ideas of right and wrong, there is a field.
I'll meet you there. — Rumi
To contact me, you can post on my talk page or click here to e-mail me.


About me

This user is a Cantabrigian.




This user is an administrator on the English Wikipedia.




I've been an editor since November 2004 and an administrator since March 23, 2005. If you need help, you can leave a note on my talk page or on one of the admins' noticeboards — here for 3RR violations, here to report vandalism, and here for all other incidents.

My main editing interests are the Middle East and animal rights, as well as Wikipedia's no original research and verifiability policies, which help to protect the encyclopedia from the deluge of nonsense that threatens it every day. I've made 32,500 edits, making me #78 in the list of Wikipedians by number of edits for all namespaces as of March 11, 2006, when there were 1,064,259 user accounts on the English Wikipedia.

In my time here, I've been called a Zionist, an Islamist, a self-hating Jew, an Iranian Jihadist, a neo-Nazi, "worse than the Nazis," someone who "probably has not seen a Jew in her life," a Mossad agent, an ethnic cleanser, a pedophile, "Robert Mugabe-esque," a committee of sayanim, a "crony" of the "Chip Berlet-Jeremy Shapiro-Adam Carr-White Dawg axis," and an agent of the British royal family editing Wikipedia to protect the Queen from Lyndon LaRouche.

My name comes from the Javanese legend of Loro Jonggrang, the SlimVirgin, a princess who promised herself to a suitor if he would build her a magnificent temple containing 1,000 statues between sunset and dawn. The suitor called on genies to help him, but the princess cheated by having her servants make the sounds of dawn too soon, so that the cocks crowed early, and the genies ran away. In a rage, the suitor turned the SlimVirgin to stone, and the statue inside the Temple of the SlimVirgin in the Prambanan complex of temples is said to be the princess herself. Having learned her lesson, the SlimVirgin now prizes good faith above all.

The image, above right, is by Iranian artist Nima Kasraie.

This user loves Poodles.



We're not here to rewrite history ...

Wikipedia is reproduced all over the Web, which means our mistakes spread fast, leading readers to think they're seeing confirmation of something when all they're getting are false echoes. If we want a reputation for accuracy, we need to check our facts and cite reputable sources. Otherwise here's what happens.

... so remember these four basic rules


Barnstars

The Barnstar of Diligence
For demonstrating calmness, resolve, and dedication to editorial excellence in the face of controversy and abuse, I, Xoloz, award SlimVirgin this well-deserved Barnstar of Diligence. Xoloz 20:07, 26 May 2006 (UTC)


On the occasion of her 30,000th edit, a Tireless Contributor Barnstar for SlimVirgin, who has still managed to keep her sense of humor in the face of the unceasing onslaught... Jayjg (talk) 17:39, 2 May 2006 (UTC)


SlimVirgin whom I had always endeavored to emulate, is the ideal Wikipedian beyond any iota of doubt. I present her the Upholder of Wiki award as a mark of my respect to her and her contributions to building the sum total of human knowledge. --Bhadani 16:10, 2 May 2006 (UTC)


For your patience, kindness and decency, your help with difficult pages, and above all your much valued friendship, I'd like to give you this barnstar. Grace Note 06:26, 3 March 2006 (UTC)


The Original Barnstar
For your laudable concern for good editing and sourcing and your tireless efforts toward the same I award you the Original Barnstar--Drboisclair 19:21, 25 May 2006 (UTC)


A barnstar for the ideal Wikipedian. Thanks for all your good work. You don't know how appreciated you are. [[Sam Korn]] 12:40, 9 January 2006 (UTC)


Image:Crystal_Clear_app_staroffice.png Thanks for the help and all of your good work and it does match your colours--Dakota 06:11, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

For your hard work in keeping LaRouche movement propaganda out of Wikipedia, I hereby award you the ancient Defender of the Wiki barnstar. Willmcw, 17 Feb 2005


Cool as a Cucumber Award
Wow, I keep running into your great edits all over the place. You are quite simply among the finest Defenders of the Wiki we have ever had ... I hereby award you the Cool as a Cucumber Award, for remaining cool when the situation gets hot ... func(talk) 3 July 2005 17:04 (UTC)


For working around the clock to block vandals, I hereby award you the "Glowing Barnstar". Keep up the good work. Anonymous editor June 29, 2005 18:26 (UTC)


What a champ! I hereby award you this wifflebat award for your amazing patience and hard work and perseverance in helping to get people, including ardent opponents, to recognize FeloniousMonk's merits as an admin candidate. The patience and persuasion that went into your efforts have to some day be studied and written up as a guideline for the rest of us to study.  :-) Tomer TALK 06:28, August 11, 2005 (UTC)


For dealing kindly but firmly with Gabriel/Gavin, I think you deserve this (repeated) award. N (t/c) 21:15, 22 August 2005 (UTC)


A Barnstar of Diligence to you as ... your work is diligent and invaluable to Wikipedia. D. J. Bracey (talk) 01:37, 18 August 2005 (UTC)


The Sandwich of Diligence. Awarded for Unswerving Strength and Tenacity. This is a special award created for fighting vandalism on my user pages. Wear it with pride, brave Wiki-warrior! Hamster Sandwich 01:20, 26 August 2005(UTC)


Thanks from me too! I don't know where you find the patience, Slim, or how you stay so calm (at least to outward appearance) and reasonable always. You are hereby presented with your own unique Tightrope Award, which represents the amazing Charles Blondin carrying Jimbo Wales safely across the Niagara Falls. Think of it as an early prototype of editors like you carrying Wikipedia on their shoulders! Bishonen | talk 21:42, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

Thank you for defending my name in the recent spat of User:Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters's 3RR block. I appreciate the time and effort that you spent discussing items with that user, and the calm demeanor that you (virtually...) expressed. So, here's the Resilient Barnstar for you! Thanks a lot, Bratschetalk | Esperanza 21:23, September 7, 2005 (UTC)





Wikipedia is not an experiment in Internet democracy. It's a project to write an encyclopedia. — David Gerard
We are a grand social experiment of course. But not primarily ... — Jimbo Wales [1]


Articles to which I've made a major (or the sole) contribution

Biographies

Bernard Williams, featured on the main page on January 19, 2005 | Jeremiah Duggan | Wilhelm Reich | Germaine Greer | Ernest Gellner | Isaiah Berlin | David Icke | Rihab Rashid Taha | Steven Emerson | Kenneth Bigley | John Cooley | Nick Cohen | Noel Annan | Abu Nidal | Ari Ben-Menashe | David Copeland | Bill White | Turki al-Hamad | David Myatt | Charles Glass | Chip Berlet | Dilpazier Aslam | Stephen R. L. Clark | Steven Best | Barry Horne | Robin Webb | Greg Avery | Trude Weiss-Rosmarin | Blu Greenberg | Rachel Corrie | Tipu Aziz | Rudolf Vrba | Lauren Slater | Vincent Cannistraro | Joel Brand

Other

Night | Rat Park | Cambridge Apostles | Death marches | The Investigative Project | | Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder | Perverted-Justice.com | Golden Needle Sewing School | May Ball | Harvard referencing | Animal liberation movement | Animal Liberation Front | Justice Department | Animal Rights Militia | Shamrock Farm | Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty | SPEAK | Bile bear | Declaration on Great Apes | Animal testing | Silver Spring monkeys | Britches | Draize test | Primate experimentation at Cambridge University | Unnecessary Fuss | Pit of Despair | Vrba-Wetzler report

Stubs I've created

Biographical stubs

Julian Baggini | Jeremy Stangroom | Daniel Brandt | Sterling Clarren | Anna Reynolds | Ronnie Lee | Nicolas Atwood | Ned Buyukmihci | Bassam Abu Sharif | David Barbarash | Keith Mann | Angus Taylor | Brian Cass | Matthew Scully | Michael Festing | Malka Lee | John S. Conway | Kurt Becher | Malchiel Gruenwald | Ruth Linn

Other

Jewish feminism | Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance | Jews for Animal Rights | Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities | Yesha Council | Shuckling | Siyum | Seudat mitzvah | Sandstorm report | Islamic feminism | List of attacks attributed to Abu Nidal | Animal Liberation Press Office | International Primate Protection League | Bite Back | Painism | Center on Animal Liberation Affairs | Declaration on Great Apes | National Extremism Tactical Coordination Unit | Research Defence Society | Animal Procedures Committee | Aid and Rescue Committee

Policies/guidelines to which I've made a major contribution

Citations

Three pages I've worked on a lot have been cited elsewhere:


Ignorance and Want

"They were a boy and a girl. Yellow, meagre, ragged, scowling, wolfish; but prostrate, too, in their humility. Where graceful youth should have filled their features out, and touched them with its freshest tints, a stale and shrivelled hand, like that of age, had pinched, and twisted them, and pulled them into shreds ...

"'Spirit, are they yours?' Scrooge could say no more.

"'They are Man's,' said the Spirit. 'This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy ...'" — Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

Useful links



The ideal Wikipedian

  1. Be nice. Praise people when you see things being done well. Write personal notes to people on their talk pages saying what a good edit such-and-such was. You can make someone's day with some positive feedback.
  2. Don't engage in unnecessary personal criticism or personal attacks. At the same time, let people know that you're able and willing to stand up for yourself and your edits, but not to the point of being obnoxious.
  3. Try to be reasonable. If you establish a reputation as a reasonable editor, people will forgive you almost any other quirk. Try not to get on your high horse over an issue. Don't become a single-issue editor. And when you see that an argument has gone decisively against you, walk away no matter how annoyed you are. Never disrupt Wikipedia to make a point.
  4. Read Wikipedia:No original research, Wikipedia:Neutral point of view, Wikipedia:Verifiability (policies), Wikipedia:Reliable sources (guideline), and Wikipedia:Cite sources (style guide), and stick to them even when it's killing you.
  5. Vote for responsible people to become administrators, even if you disagree with them politically.
  6. Vote for articles that are going through the featured-article process. Read them carefully, make constructive suggestions, and give praise where it's due, because it really is harder than it looks to get an article through that peer review.
  7. Try to steer an article that you've written to featured-article status. It's hard work, but it will establish you as a serious editor.
  8. Don't criticize admins unduly and don't jump on admin-attack bandwagons. It's easy to make mistakes as an admin, so be generous in your dealings with them. You'll usually find that they, in turn, will be generous in their dealings with you.
  9. Try to avoid revert wars. Never violate 3RR. Be self-limiting in how many times you revert a page in a day. Try to get consensus on talk before reverting. If you do revert without prior discussion, explain why on talk.
  10. Contribute well-researched, well-referenced content, no matter how humble, to the encyclopedia, and discuss your edits on talk pages. Don't spend all your time on talk, but don't closet yourself away in the encyclopedia either. This is a community. Be part of it.
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