Hi there, I'm Alex. I’m a bit of a wikiGnome here at wikiHow, doing a variety of tasks to keep the site nice and tidy. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions.
My wikiHow Stats
16 Articles Started
9,273 Article Edits
32,724 Edits Patrolled
695,447 Article Views
357 Questions Answered
"By creating the world’s most helpful instructions, we will empower every person on the planet to learn how to do anything."
My Links
- Mylinks - A non-exhaustive list of some good resources.
- My Templates - Some nebulous templates I've made over the years.
- My Awards - Sweet messages by even sweeter people.
- Archive - My talk page archive (this might take some time to load)
- My Logs - A log of all my activity excluding contributions.
Barnstars
- From Lara:
Wikia, you've helped me out from the very beginning, and you are one of the kindest contributors I know. You always notice and congratulate me when I've achieved something, and you are warm and welcoming to everyone. I'm very grateful for all your guidance. You deserve this barnstar and more!
- From FlowerPower:
You gave me a barnstar, so I'm giving you one :P.
On a more serious note, I'm very happy and surprised to see how you've grown as a contributor. You're humorous, kind, and sensible. Your welcome messages make me smile, and it's always great to see you around!
I really hope you stick around. Congrats on your second well-deserved barnstar!
FlowerPower 💖 (talk)
On a more serious note, I'm very happy and surprised to see how you've grown as a contributor. You're humorous, kind, and sensible. Your welcome messages make me smile, and it's always great to see you around!
I really hope you stick around. Congrats on your second well-deserved barnstar!
FlowerPower 💖 (talk)
- From HappyWiki:
WikiaWang, guiding so many people in order to maintain the purity and righteousness of the wikiHow community. Scrolling through your talk page, I realized that you aren’t just a normal contributor. There are so many thanks and ghosts of answers and help embedded in your 6 current archives. I realized that’s you are one that people can turn to when help is needed, one that will guide people when put through hard times. You are one that many recognize as a hero, one that people will always receive kind and willingly support from. You always encourage and push the boundaries of wikiHow in order to achieve more excellence than we have ever seen. People will always receive polite and kind support from you. Therefore, you have made permanent marks in the hearts of all the wikiHowians you have ever talked to, and so all of the community thanks you. I know that this might’ve come as a surprise, but I present you with your very own Ambassador Barnstar.
- From Jasmine:
Hi Wikia! I think that you deserve this barnstar! Thank you so, so much for the help for the welcomer test. It has really assisted me!:) I love that you are always so willing to help people. Even if it takes a long time:). You really are worthy of this award! I don't know what wikihow would be without you. I hope you have an amazing day and had an amazing birthday:D. Happy wikiHowing!
- From Ishita:
Hi Wikia ! You are a dedicated contributor to wikihow. You work really hard to make each an every article amazing and very interesting. You are very kind , and help everyone. You are a high-quality contributor, and sweet too :). You always have words of praise for everyone which always puts a smile on my face.
- From Ishita:
Hi Wikia ! You are so kind ! :) You are one of the sweetest users on wikihow and have a heart of gold. You are really nice to everyone . This is your second barnstar that i have given you ( on the same day) because you have proved to me that you are really one of the best !😊😄 I have noticed that even if some users write rude comments on someone's talk page or do something wrong , you inform them with such kindness and help them find a solution . Kudos to you :) - Ishita
- From Lily:
Dear Wikia,
You totally deserve this Barnstar! You are always so kind, helpful, and understanding! You always are helping someone out. There’s not much else to say, you just so amazing and kindhearted! Thanks for all you do! 💖🦄🌺💙 Love, Lily- From Aditi:
You are one of the kindest wikiHowians. Your messages were always welcoming and kind. Thank you for being so nice to wikiHow!
My wikiHow Journey
All dates are in UTC+8
- 09/20/2018 - Created my account
- 10/20/2018 - Wrote my first article
- 10/19/2019 - Got my 10th edit
- 10/19/2019 - Received my first thumbs up
- 10/22/2019 - First boosted article
- 11/05/2019 - Received my first fan mail
- 02/18/2020 - Got my 100th edit
- 02/29/2020 - Received my first wikiAward
- 03/03/2020 - Patrolled 1,000 edits
- 03/03/2020 - Got my 500th edit
- 03/05/2020 - Answered 100 Questions
- 03/06/2020 - Received my first Rising Star
- 03/06/2020 - Fourth boosted article
- 03/23/2020 - Received my first Barnstar
- 03/24/2020 - Patrolled 2,000 edits
- 03/24/2020 - Got 50 thumbs-ups
- 03/25/2020 - Got my 1000th edit
- 03/26/2020 - Became a Welcomer
- 04/05/2020 - Received my second Barnstar
- 04/06/2020 - Received my second Rising Star
- 04/09/2020 - Started the Welcomers Page
- 04/15/2020 - Received my 100th thumbs up
- 04/26/2020 - Patrolled 5,000 edits
- 04/29/2020 - Got my 2,000th edit
- 05/02/2020 - First article coauthored by wikiHow Staff
- 05/13/2020 - Answered 200 questions
- 05/19/2020 - Got my third rising star
- 05/21/2020 - Received my third Barnstar
- 05/24/2020 - Got a bunch of birthday cakes and a whole lot of happy birthdays.
- 05/25/2020 - Got a few more birthday cakes (in all, 6)
- 05/25/2020 - Received my fourth barnstar
- 05/26/2020 - Received my fifth barnstar
- 05/26/2020 - Received my sixth barnstar
- 05/27/2020 - Received my seventh barnstar
- 05/28/2020 - Stamped my first Tech Team widget
- 06/01/2020 - Featured in the wikiHow Herald
- 06/05/2020 - Got my 3,000th edit
- 06/07/2020 - Patrolled 10,000 edits
- 06/13/2020 - Got 200 thumbs ups
- 06/20/2020 - Received my eighth barnstar
- 06/30/2020 - Got my 4,000th edit
- 07/04/2020 - Received my fourth rising star
- 07/13/2020 - Got 300 thumbs-ups
- 07/16/2020 - Became an expert co-author
- 08/07/2020 - Got my 5,000th edit
- 09/05/2020 - Got on the “Meet a wikiHowian” widget
- 09/12/2020 - Attended the 2020 virtual wikiHow meetup
- 09/12/2020 - Patrolled 20,000 edits
- 09/20/2020 - Celebrated my second wikiBirthday
- 10/08/2020 - Got my 6,000th edit
- 10/25/2020 - Got 400 thumbs ups
- 10/29/2020 - Became a Featured Author
- 11/21/2020 - First featured article on main page
- 01/19/2021 - Answered 300 questions
- 03/26/2021 - Celebrated my 1-year welcomer-ship
- 06/27/2021 - Attended the 2021 virtual wikiHow meetup
- 09/20/2021 - Celebrated my third wikiBirthday
- 10/30/2021 - 100,000 collective article views
- 11/08/2021 - Got my 7,000th edit
- 01/05/2022 - Second featured article on main page
- 03/16/2022 - Became a trial booster
- 03/23/2022 - Boosted 100 articles
- 03/25/2022 - Became a permanent booster
- 04/19/2022 - Got my 8,000th edit
- 05/02/2022 - Became an NFD Guardian
- 11/11/2022 - Patrolled 30,000 edits
- 02/24/2023 - Became a Q&A Patroller
- 07/13/2023 - Made 9,000 edits
- 09/18/2023 - 150,000 article views
Alex has made 9,273 contributions
This user's page has been viewed 14,489 timesMeet a Community Member
Meet Iris8989, a wikiHowian of over 5 years. She enjoys patrolling recent changes, editing, writing articles and welcoming new contributors.
Why they contribute to wikiHow:
"I love contributing to wikiHow because it is such a welcoming community! The wikiHow system is pretty easy to navigate. I like editing articles to polish them and to improve them. Furthermore, there are always enough wikiHow articles to edit, so I don't get bored of it! If I can't find an article, I can always write one, and others can improve it as well, which is good teamwork."
Their advice to new editors:
"Don't worry if you make a mistake! Other websites might expect you to know a bunch of complex rules, but wikiHow is not like that. You can always ask the users on here or the admins for help! A good way to start is by categorizing articles. Then, if you get the hang of it, you can try other tools like patrolling changes, editing, and writing new articles. In the future, these skills will help you grow as a contributor. Soon enough, you might become a featured author, welcomer, booster, or even an admin!"
