Hi D Happy Gobble Day Just stopping by with a quick hello Hope I don t get in trouble for it too LOL Listen I am 44 years old AND a professional writer AND I still get smacked constantly by Wikipedians telling me I ve done something wrong Sheesh And YES I use CAPS for emphasis too that s just HOW I talk Hey and I m a little deaf too so maybe I m yelling in real life and not just when typing too Oh well Anyhow I am SOOO glad you are still with us after SUCH a rough beginning yow I read over your talk page and I learned a WHOLE LOT from that too I love that you are NOT AFRAID to ask questions ever That s a VERY GOOD thing Don t let ANYONE take that away from you It ll make you an awesome game designer too I m like that too And it s NOT always an easy road to be on MANY people just give up and shut up and be quiet to avoid getting yelled at But then we LOSE those people s creative new ideas that they might have had if they hadn t been to afraid to speak UP Imagine what America would be like if Martin Luther King Jr had listened to all the people thousands maybe millions telling HIM to shut up and go away No We NEED people like that and like YOU So hang in there kay You know I keep trying to communicate to various people did the survey etc about why I think Wikipedia has been losing so many contributors I might have to borrow some of your quotes I think you hit the nail on the head For some reason when you re on the OUTSIDE it s really CLEAR how its messed up But as soon as you try to explain that to a Wikipedian its gets confused and UNclear for some reason Weird I know but that s the problem I have too I felt like I could totally feel your frustration in trying to explain just that I think maybe the hardcore Wikipedians think that the Wikipedia ITSELF is more important that the PEOPLE who contribute to it I don t think that s true I think they have it BACKWARDS cuz without the PEOPLE there d be no one to MAKE the Wikipedia and no one to READ it or USE it either Bright creative people LIKE YOU are the very future of Wikipedia I think helping kids like you is MORE important than editting for the 152nd time some article only three people have ever read Seriously I think they re taking themselves TOO seriously I wonder if that s the problem with Wikipedia now It s TOO concerned with protecting the Wikipedia brand so to speak Well whatever I just had to decide for myself that I d just do the best I can shake off the harsh criticisms try to learn from them as best I can and move on In the meantime I was wow d by the Simple English Wikipedia I d never even heard of such a thing It s really cool I think I might go there to practice my editting skills too I m old and don t learn as quick as you do I still don t even know how to get these indents right I ll have to re read those notes someone sent you It looks like a good place to practice English grammar and learning Wikipedia skills I still have trouble with my cites too That info you have on your talk page REALLY helped me Have you tried doing any work there I m just curious if you can give me any advice I ll keep an eye on your page but sorry if I don t check TOO often once a month or so sorry In the meantime KEEP ON trying please As they say Don t let the turkeys get you down ESPECIALLY at Thanksgiving lol