User:BjKa

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de Dieser Benutzer spricht Deutsch als Muttersprache.
en-4 This user speaks English at a near-native level.
fr-3 Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau avancé de français.
it-2 Questo utente può contribuire con un italiano di livello intermedio.
ru-2 Этот участник неплохо знает русский язык.
ja-1 この利用者は少しだけ日本語を話すことができます。
eo-1 Ĉi tiu uzanto povas komuniki per baza nivelo de Esperanto
es-1 Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel básico de español.
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Name

  • Björn Karlson

Job

  • Engineer

Location

  • Bavaria

Interests

  • Science
  • Languages
  • Philosophy
  • Music


[edit] Appeals to fellow Wikipedians

  • Content must always come before Form!
Don't reject these ideas, just because I won't write "please consider this" in front of every line. Firstly think about what I'm trying to say, and whether it makes any sense to you.
Don't revert an edit solely on the grounds that it's not up to a certain standard – be thankful for every contribution of information and improve the style yourself if it bothers you.
  • Information quality does matter!
Unambiguous and precise wording is an art. :-) When I find a sentence that takes me too long to comprehend or that could be misunderstood I'll edit it into something more to the point.
Don't use JPEG for four-colour line-art-graphics!
When an article is about a unique photograph, and an image of the photograph is shown, you have to mention if the image is a cropped or flipped representation of the photograph.
  • Link as much as you can!
Even common everyday words can create interesting or valuable side-paths, – for casual reading as well as for serious research.
Personally I would not mind a Wikipedia with every single word blue, but I guess some will disagree here, so I try to keep myself in check when editing.
Still: I think the policy of turning a certain word into a link only once per article is wrong: It should be (at least! :-) ) once per major section. I hate it when I do a quick research about a certain aspect - say, the history - of someting, and I have to scroll back up and go hunting for explanations of unknown words.
  • Always keep in mind that you're not writing for yourself, but for the rest of the world, who isn't as smart as you. :-)
Well what I mean is: an encylopedia article must be readable for newbies to the subject of the article, who don't know as much about the subject as you do.
Avoid unexplained jargon, or better yet: use it and explain it. Especially the english Wikipedia is read all over the world. See if you can't avoid idiomatic expressions, which might be tough for a non-native speaker. An encyclopedia should be a means for transporting information, not a playground for novelists. Don't ge me wrong, I don't mind personal style, I just want the priorities set correctly.


[edit] Howtos

(stuff I never remember when I need it)

  • Redirect
#REDIRECT [[WalkThisWay]]
"Top link":
For the other use of the word, see This Article (here).
is generated by entering:
{{For|the other use of the word|This Article (here)}}
"Above all, do not pipe the link. Show the entire linked article title as is."
  • Wikisourcecodequoting
<tt><nowiki> Put it Here </nowiki></tt>
Now try and figure out the wikisource for that line without looking! :-)
  • Hidden Comment
<! Now you see it - now you don't >
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