My username "WTGDMan1986" comes from the comic series I created, When They Got Distracted, which debuted in 1994. Unfortunately, nobody got to see what I had created, followed by the usual, and the year of my birth.
Dislikes: People with bad attitudes, violence, serial killers, villains (especially serial killers on TV and soap operas, as well as characters who start fistfights), Wikipedia vandalism, spam.
I would like to become a Wikipedia administrator since I HATE vandalism, libel, and slander like villains. They all need to be taught a lesson. If I become one, I'll tell you which portions of a page are worthy and un-note worthy. I will also try my best to block vandalism, as I have done in my 2nd year. To date, I have busted 5 vandals and plan on defeating a few more.
Retired Works:
When They Got Distracted (1994 (comics), 1995 (word processing documents)-2009)
Alexis... series (2003-2007)
#25 series (2015-present) - When They Got Distracted, Insert Coin, Alexis Hurst and The DFW Diaries series combined, and for the first time since 2003, a female teenager is the main character
When a link in Wikipedia leads to nowhere, it is displayed in red to alert our editors that it requires attention. A red link can mean one of two things:
The link is broken and no longer leads to an article (perhaps because the underlying article was deleted). In such a case, the link needs to be removed or renamed to point to an existing article.
A new article is needed. When a Wikipedian writes an article, it is common practice to linkify key topics pertinent to an understanding of the subject, even if those topics don't have an article on Wikipedia yet. This has two applications:
From within an article, such a link prepares the article to be fully supported. At any time, a Wikipedian may independently write an article on the linked-to subject, and when this happens, there's already a link ready and waiting for it. The red link also gives readers the opportunity to click on it to create the needed article on the spot.
In topic lists, it is useful to include every topic on the subject you can possibly find or think of. When they are turned into links, the list immediately shows where the gaps in Wikipedia's coverage for that subject are, since all of the topics missing articles will show up in red. Such lists are useful tools in developing subject areas on Wikipedia, as they show where work is needed most.
