Hello, welcome to my user page. After using Wikipedia for years as a curiosity, I have decided to open an account and try to help improve the encyclopedia.

Learning has always been, to me at least, one of the finest ways to spend one’s time. Wikipedia has played no small part in nurturing that love of learning throughout the years, and after using it to find out the answers to various questions that pop into my head, I think it is time to give back.

I was always of course aware that Wikipedia was edited by volunteers. However I never gave that much thought until I started noticing the “talk” pages that go along with each article. While I did not contribute there, I was able to see people having discussions on how to improve the article at hand.

This is the first time it really hit me that Wikipedia is a community. People from all different kinds of backgrounds, places, and interests dedicated to building a resource that so many people use every day. I knew I had an interest in participating at this point, and after a few weeks of considering it, I’ve decided to create an account.

I’m of course new here and pretty clueless about how Wikipedia works. In service of that, I will be taking things slow, reading all of the new user resources that Wikipedia has, and making minor improvements to areas I find interesting as I grow and learn as a user.

Some of my interests (as recommended to be shared by The Wikipedia Adventure Game) include alternative music, literature, American football, and 19th century U.S. politics. I am looking to not particularly specialize in any one topic, but will stick to making only minor grammatical changes in any area in which I’m less familiar until I am more experienced.