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Hello 👋

The Nookster is my nickname and I am over the moon to be a Wikipedian.

Introduction

I realised being a writer I would probably never earn enough to donate in money what I owe this amazing online community and largest and most-read reference work on the planet.^[1] Wikipedia has played a major part in forming innumerable new neural networks in my brain. I am half human half Wikipedia. And for that I am truly thankful.

I wish I could donate more money than I do. Maybe one day I will. Fingers crossed.

Until then I want to support Wikipedia and its many offshoots from the Wikimedia Foundation in its truly noble goal of making knowledge free for every human forever.

Literally yours, Nikki 🤓

Read 📚 Write ✍️ Cite 🤓 https://www.nikkiwordsmith.com/

Writing and Editing

The dictionary was my favourite book as a kid. It still is as an adult. Truth be told.

Wikipedia is my favourite website as an adult.

After reading so much on here, I aim to write as much as I can. By volunteering my skills and contributing my time and words as well as money to one of the zeniths of humanity.

In my editing, I’ll aim to make most sentences have a point, seek key sources in the appropriate context and sit specific information into the broader relevance of the topic. And hopefully divine the killer points required to make Wikipedia’s purpose as a reference tool the best there is by a furlong mile.

All done as best as possible in Wikipedia’s refreshingly concise and neutral style.

For the record, I am interested in everything and want to help, help, help.

Specifically: the English language, contemporary fiction, archaeology, history, comedy, art, photography, illustration, classical civilisations, Real Lancashire, the colour green, yoga, sports, The Lake District, and snow globes to name but a few…

In summary: I am a surface skimmer then suddenly I'll take a deep dive into a subject that captures my attention.

I feel honoured to be part of such an incredible knowledge gathering project. Totes over the moon!

To Do List

Tools

Wikipedia Style Manual

Nutshell Quote

Indeed, the purpose of an encyclopedia is to collect knowledge disseminated around the globe; to set forth its general system to the men with whom we live, and transmit it to those who will come after us, so that the work of preceding centuries will not become useless to the centuries to come; and so that our offspring, becoming better instructed, will at the same time become more virtuous and happy, and that we should not die without having rendered a service to the human race in the future years to come.

Diderot^[2]

References

^ "Wikipedia is 20, and its reputation has never been higher". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
^ Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert Encyclopédie. Archived April 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine University of Michigan Library:Scholarly Publishing Office and DLXS. Retrieved on: November 17, 2007

[1] "Wikipedia is 20, and its reputation has never been higher". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2023-01-27.

[2] Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert Encyclopédie. Archived April 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine University of Michigan Library:Scholarly Publishing Office and DLXS. Retrieved on: November 17, 2007

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-'''Nikki''' is my name and I am excited to be a [[WikiPedian|Wikipedian]].
+'''The Nookster''' is my nickname and I am over the moon to be a [[WikiPedian|Wikipedian]].
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 Until then I want to support [[Wikipedia]] and its many offshoots from the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] in its truly noble goal of making knowledge free for every human forever.
+Literally yours,
+Nikki 🤓
+Read 📚 Write ✍️ Cite 🤓
+https://www.nikkiwordsmith.com/
 ==Writing and Editing==
+The dictionary was my favourite book as a kid. It still is as an adult. Truth be told.
-I aim to do this by [[volunteering]] my skills and contributing my [[time]] and [[Word|words]] as well as money to one of the zeniths of humanity.
+Wikipedia is my favourite website as an adult.
-I adore arranging and re-arranging the twenty-six letters of the [[English alphabet]]. And sourcing and citing ideas and facts and detailing all people’s stories and contributions to [[life]].
+After reading so much on here, I aim to write as much as I can. By [[volunteering]] my skills and contributing my [[time]] and [[Word|words]] as well as money to one of the zeniths of humanity.
-In my [[editing]], I’ll aim to make most sentences have a point, seek key sources in the appropriate context and sit specific [[information]] into the broader relevance  of the topic.
+In my [[editing]], I’ll aim to make most sentences have a point, seek key sources in the appropriate context and sit specific [[information]] into the broader relevance  of the topic. And hopefully divine the killer points required to make Wikipedia’s purpose as a reference tool the best there is by a furlong mile.
 All done as best as possible in  Wikipedia’s refreshingly concise and neutral style.
-For the record, I am interested in everything.
+For the record, I am interested in everything and want to help, help, help.
-Specifically: the English language, contemporary fiction, archaeology, history, comedy, art, photography, illustration, classical civilisations, [[Real Lancashire]], the colour green, yoga and snow globes to name but a few…
+Specifically: the English language, contemporary fiction, archaeology, history, comedy, art, photography, illustration, classical civilisations, [[Real Lancashire]], the colour green, yoga, sports, The Lake District, and snow globes to name but a few…
 In summary: I am a  surface skimmer then suddenly I'll take a deep dive into a subject that captures my attention.
-I feel honoured to be part of such an incredible project.
+I feel honoured to be part of such an incredible knowledge gathering project. Totes over the moon!
+==To Do List==
-Sincerely,
+* [[Women in Red]]
-Nikki 🤓
+* [[Carla Lane]]
+==Tools==
+* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Wikipedia Style Manual]]
 ==Nutshell Quote==
 {{Quote box|Indeed, the purpose of an encyclopedia is to collect knowledge disseminated around the globe; to set forth its general system to the men with whom we live, and transmit it to those who will come after us, so that the work of preceding centuries will not become useless to the centuries to come; and so that our offspring, becoming better instructed, will at the same time become more virtuous and happy, and that we should not die without having rendered a service to the human race in the future years to come.|[[Denis Diderot|Diderot]]<ref>Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert [http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=did;cc=did;idno=did2222.0000.004;rgn=main;view=text ''Encyclopédie.''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429032124/http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=did;cc=did;idno=did2222.0000.004;rgn=main;view=text |date=April 29, 2011 }} University of Michigan Library:Scholarly Publishing Office and DLXS. Retrieved on: November 17, 2007</ref>|width=40%}}