User:Formulanone
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[edit] Introduction
I am user #10427, and this is my wiki account for formulanone. I discovered WikiMapia in the summer of 2006, and have been a registered member since November 8, 2006.
[edit] Statistics
Added places: Many.
Edited Places: Lots.
Roads length: Far.
Photos uploaded: Bunches.
Comments added: Vast.
Polygons created: Tons.
[edit] Freedom of Speech
From my original WikiMapia forum post.
I can only speak for the laws of the United States: Freedom of speech is not all-inclusive. I can say what I want in any public place, so as long as I am not causing a public disturbance or causing harm to others. However, privately-owned places (businesses, private residences, religious organizations, and of course...websites) can enforce their own rules. As for WikiMapia, we have decided that some forms of speech are not permitted:
1. Personal attacks/slander/defamation
2. Personal information made public without consent ("even if public record")
3. Non-neutral point of view
4. Using WikiMapia as a political battleground, or to support a cause beyond WikiMapia's scope
5. Lies or Deliberate mis-information
6. Vandalism and/or destruction of articles
7. Obvious copyright infringement and/or tremendously huge articles cut-and-pasted
8. Vulgarity and/or articles in poor taste
9. Patent nonsense and/or using WikiMapia articles as a chat room, "public whiteboard", for a specific "in-group".
10. Tagging the patently obvious ("car", "my home", "buildings") with no information whatsoever.
I admit the last three (8, 9, 10) are quite in the "gray" area of WikiMapia, but freedom comes with responsibilities. If you do not understand the direct result of your actions, or cannot comprehend the responsibility, then you have to give "freedom" a test: "Does my speech truly interfere with the rights and freedoms of others?" If it does interfere, it is not truly free speech, and should be withdrawn.
[edit] Gold Standard Article
Just a few thoughts; the perfect article is not impossible. Almost everything can be "perfected", to an extent:
1) Title is short enough, yet descriptive enough = Unique title (or as unique as possible).
2) Article is the requisite 2-3 lines, or more. Copy-and-pasting from other sources are not acceptable. Grammar and spelling used properly, article is as neutrally described as possible.
3) Address and building/home/suite number included.
4) Polygon is neat and as accurate to image as possible. Rectangle is not overlapping too many places, nor oversized for its polygon (some tuning may be necessary).
5) Photo(s) included.
6) Wikipedia link; relevant to title is a must, should only include non-specific article if a unique or rarely seen phenomenon.
7) Categories (old word: tags) are relevant, no generic tags, not too specific.
8) Free from meaningless or vulgar comments.
