User:Augnablik
Wiki editor level: Novice / Confirmed Extended
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The Barnstar of Good Humor |
| I really like your positive and uplifting vibe at places like the Help Desk or the Village Pump. It makes my mood better, and I assume it's the same for other editors. Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia! TheWikiToby (talk) 20:55, 21 November 2024 (UTC) |
I will always treasure this barnstar — not just because it's my 1st (could be my last!) but also because it's very touching. To me, the Wiki tradition of giving barnstars is a symbol of the joy we find in sharing construction of the world's largest encyclopedia. Despite occasional outbursts arising from our differing individual insights, the Wiki mission helps keep us at a higher level on life's humbling learning curve.
The warm glow of having been awarded this barnstar made me aware that it was time for me to begin doing the same. Barnstars are a delightful way to recognize and encourage the amazing gifts and contributions I keep finding among Wikipedia editors. And much more picturesque than a simple thank-you!
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USER INFORMATION
* This user is a "rare bird" because she was born and raised in Washington, DC, thus refuting the belief that DC has no natives.
* This user has an EdD, Instructional Design; an MA, Sociology; and a BA, History. She focuses on using her final degree to foster learning and life skills.
* This user is a lover of animals and nature, trains and boats, recycling and repurposing, and environmental stewardship.
* This user is also a lover of folk songs, camp songs, and spiritual music. Plus campfires. Oh, and also good puns.
* But she tries to keep a balanced detachment from the little delights of this world, aware as she is of a higher plane on which we’re invited to live. Even though coffee is a hard one!
* Perhaps some day she'll learn how to turn the above self-descriptions into userboxes ...
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MY ORIGINAL WRITE-UP AS A BRAND NEW EDITOR
Hello, Wiki world. I'm a transplanted American on the other side of the globe.
How I got my "Wiki handle" ... around the same time I came on board with Wikipedia, I'd been looking at Iceland Air's website a lot to get some flight information, and I found it so cute what the airline kept flashing on the screen in the few seconds between my making a request for flight information and when it would arrive: "Augnablik: that means just a second in Icelandic, literally 'blink of an eye.'" That's my only connection to Iceland, if you can call it that!
I've done a lot of proofreading and editing over my life, though I identify more as an educator, instructional designer, and writer. But I'm one of those picky people who react to egregiously awful grammar, punctuation, and spelling — as well as lack of clarity and coherence — the same way as if I heard nails screeching down a chalkboard.
I have to laugh at my title of being a "confirmed extended" novice editor, as I'm definitely over-extended on many days. Which is why long gaps have sometimes gone by between my posting of messages or edits.
Tip of the day...
Accuracy, quality and peer review
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