Inijones (talk · contribs · count) I was asked to participate in a dispute. I am having trouble determining whether other users are acting in good faith, and I thought I would start assessing the matter by getting an evaluation of myself. Inijones (talk) 13:49, 19 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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1. What are your primary contributions to Wikipedia? Are there any about which you are particularly pleased? Why?

   In the past I have worked on a number of articles under a different user name, though that was years ago, and in this recent round of editing, I have been more or less by chance focusing on the Second Amendment. The intro to the 2nd Amendment article had been un-editable for well over a year due to a group of editors guarding the page zealously. After I was approached to help, I have helped draft a new second paragraph in the intro that adds some balance and useful context, which I am proud of.

2. Have you been in editing disputes or do you feel other users have caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future? If you have never been in an editing dispute, explain how you would respond to one.

   I feel that other users are causing me stress by not addressing the substance of my comments, evading the issues, engaging in the artifice of discussion while backing away from anything that might accomplish anything, and levying inaccurate accusations against me.

3. What do you want to get out of this editor review? Are you thinking of running for adminship? Would you like feedback on a specific area of your editing? Or would you just like a general review of your edits?

   I want to know how I am navigating issues around a specific edit that I have proposed that other editors have supported. I want to know how I am navigating the talk page with respect to conduct standards, and how my proposed contribution squares with WikiPedia quality standards and editorial guidelines. The issue I am encountering can be found on this talk page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#protects_vs_concerns and the specific edit I am proposing, along with summaries of other user support, can be found beginning with comment dated 18:35, 18 March 2013 (UTC). Some additional background can be found in my opening statement on the DRN http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard#Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution at 14:15, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

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