___ I did my first ever edit in 2003, and basically have now retired from WP, but only for a while. I plan to make many more edits later this year (2007). Since about 2005 I have edited heavily under a different name, and maybe have made about 2000 edits. I am very proud of many of my edits, and most of them still stand to this day. All in all I have been reverted about 40 times. Not bad considering that I chiefly edited on historical and cultural articles. I remember once being involved in a debate that sparked several newspapers to take up the issue, but can only remember one of the newspapers now, that was the Irish Times. But secondary mentions were made in a house of parliament. No, I'm not going to say the topic, because that is in the past, and I got a right bruising from that debate, and so did everyone else involved, including three Admins, two of whom have now since departed WP.
___ If one wants a long life as a Wikipedian, then stay away from contentious issues that might induce the wrath of other editors.
___ That's me and my advice,
___ Happy editing.
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Sea urchins are a group of spiny globular echinoderms which form the class Echinoidea. About 950 species live on the seabed, inhabiting all oceans and depth zones from the intertidal to 5,000 metres (16,000 feet; 2,700 fathoms). Their tests (hard shells) are round and spiny, typically from 3 to 10 centimetres (1 to 4 inches) across. Sea urchins move slowly, crawling with their tube feet, and sometimes pushing themselves with their spines. They feed primarily on algae but also eat slow-moving or sessile animals. Their predators include sea otters, starfish, wolf eels, and triggerfish. This photograph, taken off the northern coast of Haiti near Cap-Haïtien, shows two species of sea urchin: a West Indian sea egg(top) and a reef urchin(bottom).
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