"A word of warning: I'm not here to validate you.  If your contributions to Wikipedia suck, I'm not going to slap on a pair of rose-colored glasses and tell you what great potential you have for the future, I'm going to tell you your work sucked, why it sucked, and what you can do it make it not suck in the future.  Spades will be called spades, and words will be pointed and direct; I will not pussyfoot around your deficits.  For those unfamiliar with the concept, this is called ""honesty.""If, on the other hand, your work on Wikipedia has been productive and helpful, and your comments intelligent and perceptive, you will have my help, my trust and my collegial respect, which will be difficult for you to lose."