I hope, in some small way, to contribute to the process of making knowledge available to all who want it. I went to school at a time when grammar was valued and taught to every student. This was in the sixth grade. By studying Latin and French, I gained an appreciation of how other languages influenced English. For these reasons, I may be able to improve some articles flagged for grammatical improvement.

Last night I spent four hours reading Help pages before creating an account. I wanted to make sure I did things right. I hope to earn a good reputation among editors by proving I understand the difference between fact and opinion, reality and preference, objectivity and bias. That there is no such thing as objectivity does not mean human beings should not strive for it.

I was extremely impressed by the writing ability of the people who create the help menus. They constituted some of the best writing I have seen in the last two years. It reflects well on Wikipedia. It gives the impression of a highly professional organization, with which I am glad to be associated. It also sets a high standard to which editors like myself should aspire.

I understand that a substantial percentage of people who sign up as editors don`t edit anything. I do not intend to be among them.

I have made an offer to demystify technology at the New contributors' help page. In similar vein, I have composed a detailed argument as to why the title of the article IBM PC compatible is potentially misleading and should be changed.

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