Hello! My name is Mackie (she/her or they/them). I've lived in Illinois my whole life, and in November 2021 I decided that it was time to start putting energy into improving my favorite resource online. Two years later, my activity may ebb and flow as my hyperfixations take me, but I've grown to call Wikipedia my home site.
In the grand scheme of things, I'm still fairly new to editing, but I've been an avid reader of Wikipedia since I was old enough to have unimpeded Internet access. I'm no longer on every day, but I try to check my account at least once a week -- if you'd like to get in contact with me, my talk page is always open for messages! Feel free to drop in and say hi.
On Wikipedia, I like to fix things where I can: I improve lead sections, copy edit articles, and fix broken and duplicate references where I see them. Lately, I've also been improving short descriptions where I think they can be improved. I also enjoy writing biographies of women and am semi-active with WikiProject: Women in Red to help address the gender gap here on the site.
This barnstar is awarded to ItsMackie for copy edits totaling over 20,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE November 2021 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 21:46, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Old Articles, 4th Place
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to ItsMackie for copyediting 3 old articles during the GOCE November 2021 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 21:46, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Longest Article, 4th Place
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to ItsMackie for copyediting one of the five longest articles – 12,597 words – during the GOCE November 2021 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! – Jonesey95 (talk) 22:25, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Long Articles, 4th Place
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to ItsMackie for copyediting 2 long articles during the GOCE November 2021 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! – Jonesey95 (talk) 22:25, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
The Minor Barnstar
This barnstar is awarded to ItsMackie for copy edits totaling between 1 and 1,999 words (including rollover words) during the GOCE December 2021 Copy Editing Blitz. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 19:31, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
This barnstar is awarded to ItsMackie for copy edits totaling over 8,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE January 2022 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Dhtwiki (talk) 01:48, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Old Articles, 4th Place
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to ItsMackie for copyediting four old articles during the GOCE January 2022 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Dhtwiki (talk) 01:48, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
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