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User:Mfrosz

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Contributions[edit]

Besides making many small corrections to spellings and links, and occasionally reverting vandalism, I contribute with articles and illustrations.

Articles that I have started or made significant contributions to:

Illustrations that I have added to Wikimedia Commons and inserted in some articles:

Other user pages[edit]

Links[edit]

My personal sandbox

This user comes from Denmark.
This user's favorite subject is physics.
?met?This user prefers metric units and cannot figure out why Americans and Brits have such a hard time with them.
FordThis user drives a Ford.
This user considers traffic lights advisory, not compulsory.
CIVThis user loves to play Civilization.
This user remembers using
a rotary dial telephone.
This user has a sense of humour and shows it through the use of userboxes.
This user is a mad scientist.
This user is a child at heart. They might have grown older, but they'll never grow up.
♂This user is male.
This user participates in Pages needing translation into English.
The fastest way to end a conflict: walk away

Edit warring is bad, especially when idea exchange has stopped and is replaced by reverting edits. Not good, as it disrupts Wikipedia and wastes resources. Wikipedia's main resource is the time and effort that you and other Wikipedians devote to contributions. Edit warring is like a game of tic-tac-toe: once you know how to play, nobody ever wins. Edit warring is worse, though, because it can go on indefinitely and can get you banned.

The solution? Chill out and relax. Go edit somewhere else on Wikipedia for a few days; Wikipedia has millions of nice and quiet pages to work on. Meanwhile, you may think of a solution that everyone will be happy with which you can bring to the talk page. When you come back, stay calm and keep your involvement in the dispute on the talk page. Others who refuse to do so will answer for it eventually.

Building consensus is the Wikipedia way of resolving disputes, as continued discussion brings new possibilities and positive solutions to light. Think "What if we..."

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