User:Toadspike

Please always ping me in conversations on-wiki! I do not always check talk pages unless I get a notification. You can also contact me by pinging me on the Wikimedia Discord server. Email is less reliable, but I'll probably see the message eventually.

I would prefer to be referred to by he/him or they/them pronouns. I prefer the former, but they/them is generally a safe bet on the Internet. :)

My previous signature was Toadspike. I updated it to remove the shadow, which looked cool but made reading it difficult. Then it was Toadspike [Talk], but the bold and underline was a bit much.

Hello there! I speak English, German, and Chinese, and will gladly do translations when they are within my competence or search for obscure sources. I play the double bass and piano. The major edits I make often focus on history, especially that of places I've visited or lived.

Advice and criticism are always welcome; simply leave a message on my Talk page. I love to teach new editors the mysteries of Wikipedia and will answer questions as best I can. I occasionally make mobile edits, although I find it more convenient to edit with a tangible keyboard and arrow keys to navigate.

I started out making many minor copyedits to fix spelling, grammar, and double spaces, add serial commas, and improve weird formatting, quirks which have been generously distributed throughout Wikipedia by my peers and, occasionally, myself. I moved on to adding lots of short descriptions. Nowadays I even write content!

I have created a few articles, including Anna Pestalozzi-Schulthess, 5 Broadgate, Yunxian Man, and Tuas Lamp Post 1. Maybe one day I'll improve them to B-class or GA. Péter Magyar was technically created by me, but I can't claim credit for its massive expansion since. I occasionally edit current-events topics. I was involved with writing 2022 Ukraine cyberattacks as they occurred. That article sadly required constant updating and could still be improved. I've also done a handful of FLC reviews, which I find simpler and more straightforward than GANs (where the reviewer takes sole responsibility for the nomination's success or failure) or FACs (where candidates are generally very hefty). Feel free to ping me if you need a review in the history (especially, China, Switzerland, Singapore, and Germany) or medicine topic areas.

I am variously active at NPP, AfD, AfC, and pending changes – I will happily answer questions about any, or work on a backlog in an emergency. I occasionally close discussions as well, especially requested moves. As a non-admin, I try to be especially careful when doing so, and I appreciate any criticism and advice on my closes.