Kotra

SEMI-RETIRED

This user is no longer very active on Wikipedia.

This userpage hasn't been changed in 10 years. I'm not quite the same person I was then, and I cringe when I read some of my old edits. But in the interest of transparency I've left it as is.

Also, obviously I'm not the person to look to for assistance, if I edit WP once a year or less.

Mars, before it became overrun with tourists.

Hi, I'm kotra. I edit Wikipedia.
I apologize to the project and to myself for allowing this flaw in my personality to continue.

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This user is a native speaker of the English language.

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Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel intermedio de español.

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この利用者は初級の日本語ができます。

Content contributed by this user is released into the public domain.

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This user is a member of the Association of Wikipedians Who Dislike Making Broad Judgments About the Worthiness of a General Category of Article, and Who Are in Favor of the Deletion of Some Particularly Bad Articles, but That Doesn't Mean They Are Deletionists.

NI4D

This user supports a national initiative in the United States.

I do computer stuff for money, and music stuff and writing stuff for not money. I am a Human.

I live in Portland, Oregon, but I've lived in San Jose, California and Norman, Oklahoma.

Bias

If your point of view is so poorly-received that you have to slant Wikipedia to promote it, your point of view is only going to get less respect. It doesn't matter how stealthy you are, biases in Wikipedia are always identified, made public, and removed, given enough time. Therefore, on Wikipedia it's in everyone's own best interest to let verifiability and neutral point of view be our only biases. Wikipedia's neutrality policy not only protects Wikipedia's integrity, but also yours.

So. If you see me showing any bias in my edits, I encourage you to let me know.

Need help?

If you need help editing Wikipedia, understanding Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, or resolving an editing dispute, just leave me a message on my talk page and I will be happy to assist you as best I can, time permitting. If I can't help you, I can point you to others who can. One great place is the help desk; I've used it, it's good.

The community has given me access to administrator tools.

Committed identity: 541ad2a393f2b7913875a52f8953535b871cee550dd05d465b97e8815170362c is a SHA-256 commitment to this user's real-life identity.

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