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Thanks for your contributions

Ramakarl, I notice that you haven't edited in a month. Maybe you're just busy in real life, but maybe you're discouraged by inter-editor conflicts around Tensor (machine learning). If it's the latter, then I'm here to encourage you to continue editing Wikipedia. Your contributions are valuable! Best wishes, Mgnbar (talk) 13:29, 20 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Mgnbar Its a combination of both. I've come to realize that once you write an article on Wikipedia you have to defend it indefinitely. Since there is no payment to article writers I cannot justify this unbounded time commitment. I've found that wikipedia editors are highly biased, and there is more of an effort to make a specific point than to respect any sense of education or historicity. The history section of Tensor (machine learning) has changed dramatically, yet the other sections hardly at all. I just don't have the time to indefinitely defend an article. This is a broader issue for wikipedia. I'm glad I could contribute this article, and thanks for your encouragement. Ramakarl (talk) 14:55, 22 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I understand. For what it's worth, I find that my editing has become easier to defend over the years, as I've gotten to know Wikipedia's culture and systems better. (Often, a good summary of the Wikipedia:Reliable sources can end an argument.) But even then there are conflicts with editors who are malicious, incompetent, or merely different from me in what they find valuable or important. Anyway, happy travels. Mgnbar (talk) 16:34, 22 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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