I'm Kyoko, formerly known as Tachikoma. I'm a 20-something woman from Montréal. My father's from Japan, and my mother's from Québec, and I am proud of my combined heritage. I speak English very fluently, French pretty fluently, and Japanese very badly.
I've been a registered user of Wikipedia since January 2006, and I've written and contributed to a number of Good and Featured articles. My edit count can be seen here. I can also be found at the Spanish, French, and Simple English Wikpedias. Not all Wikimedia Kyoko accounts have been created by me, so if you see of these accounts act maliciously, please block them if you are able, and notify me here.
I try to treat people with compassion and to do the right thing, but I also have to protect myself, by keeping certain things private, and not tolerating certain kinds of messages. I hope you understand. If you feel that I have hurt your feelings or made a mistake, please tell me.
Cystic fibrosis or CF, something I became interested in because someone with CF once went to the same school I did. The article on CF is a featured article, but I only had a small part in its development. Whenever I get around to it, I might translate more content from its French Wikipédia article as well as from other languages.
translating missing content from French Wikipédia to English Wikipedia and vice versa. Many of the medicine-related articles in particular need improvement and/or creation on French Wikipédia.
This last project is something I feel pretty strongly about. Many of the Wikipedia articles relating to medicine and science seem to be written towards a doctor's or scientist's point of view, rather than that of a patient or interested layperson. I do not want to "dumb down" the articles, just make them more understandable to everyone, without diluting their scientific content.
It's a hard task to accomplish, because as I've said on the Science reference desk, using scientific jargon saves time for people who are already familiar with the field, while it confuses or frustrates others. I feel that Wikipedia should be for everyone, both novices and experts, and I hope that there is some middle ground that will satisfy everybody.
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