User:InsaneHacker

I created my first acccount on a Wikimedia project (Danish Wikipedia) in 2012, and started editing in earnest in 2014. I have held various roles on the Danish Wikipedia – namely as administrator for a duration of seven years – and in Wikimedia Denmark. These days I'm not as active as I once was due to other commitments, but I still poke my head in from time to time.

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This user has been on Wikimedia Projects for 14 years, 9 months and 12 days.

This user has created a global account. This user's main account is on Wikipedia (Danish).

This user has been active on the Danish Wikipedia for over ten years.

This user is a member of Wikimedia Danmark.

da-N	Denne bruger forstår dansk som modersmål.

dsl-N	This user has a native understanding of Danish Sign Language.

en-4	This user has near native speaker knowledge of English.

sv-1	Den här användaren har grundläggande kunskaper i svenska.

nb-1	Denne brukeren har grunnleggende kjennskap til norsk bokmål.

nn-1	Denne brukaren meistrar nynorsk på eit grunnleggjande nivå.

Roles

Current

Patroller, Danish Wikipedia · August 2014 – April 2018; August 2025 – Present
Account Creator, Danish Wikipedia · August 2025 – Present
Temporary Account IP Viewer, Danish Wikipedia · August 2025 – Present

Historical

Administrator, Danish Wikipedia · April 2018 – August 2025 (resigned)
Board Member, Wikimedia Denmark · 2017 – 2023

Notability

One of the more "metapedian" projects I have worked on in recent years is arguing for a reform to the Danish Wikipedia notability guidelines. Critics of the notability guidelines are often accused of wanting to allow articles about everything and anything on Wikipedia – but my criticism is not about the existence of the guidelines per se, but rather that their current form doesn't really result in much predictability about what topics are deemed notable (except those on positive lists) and result in arbitrary assessments of notability. I have argued that the Danish Wikipedia should instead adopt a guideline a la the on on the English Wikipedia, where notability is defined in a way that supports compliance with other Wikipedia content policies and guidelines.

My central arguments can be found in this presentation, which I have also presented live.

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