User blog comment:Emily Windsnap/Perhaps this is a problem/@comment-4650675-20120224193507/@comment-4623180-20120224232620

Being a part of a Wiki is largely about being bold- you have to just do what you feel is right and follow your gut feeling. When I started here I made the stupidest mistakes. I freaked out once because I removed all the formatting from Gwen's page, showing a lot of source code, and didn't know how to revert it, so I had to ask someone else, to. Boy, I laugh at those mistakes now. It's a bit of trial and error. In the 'Getting Started' guide I have stated that one way to learn is to take after everyone else. Everyone who is interested in becoming an editor should have high standards of English, as everyone in this thread do so far, have an idea of the style in which Wiki articles are written and the real point of view, and they're pretty much set. The intimidating aspect to it, while we don't particularly mean for it to be like that to everyone new, can actually help us– it discourages people treating this place like their own imagination, which is not the way to go. Some users in the past have voted for Wiki contributors to be blocked out, but I've stuck to allowing them to stay. I have to admit, though, that there seems to be a higher chance for more trolls to be anonymous as they may think they can't be caught or blocked, (not knowing about IP block) so usually I'm suspicious of Anonymous users the most. To overcome the intimidation is not as, er, intimidating as you think. You'll need the motivation first, a user account, and just be bold and do what looks right. If unsure, you can ask an admin or top user to correct you as you go along, and sooner or later you should be confident. Once you're confident (not falsely confident) you can really start making a difference around here. Just don't leave a great big mess and give up on fixing it or not telling anyone about it. That makes it hard for everyone else.