I can’t be the only one who hesitates to make their first edits on Wikipedia, can I? Because after pouring over the ins, outs, dos, and don’t-even-think-about-its, there is a lot to consider.
I have to say, it’s not that much different than doing IRC back in those glory days of 1996. You join the community, interact, edit, create stuff, and if you do something wrong, you could have all of your contributions deleted, banned, or even get yourself kicked off the system. Sure, the whole thing about Wikipedia is to encourage you to join in on the fun, but you have to get into taking the first steps. Intimidating, but there’s truth in not knowing until you try, right?
I actually made three, completely new entries, all for the radio stations that I used to meddle with; KRUI, WSUI, and KSUI. I was pretty amazed that there wasn’t something there sooner. Hopefully more people will come along to contribute, but I’ll try to add more as I have the time. There’s also that whole memory thing. I have to try to do this when something creeps up on me and get the facts down before I forget… again.