The Arbiter (talk·contribs) – Hello everyone, I’m The Arbiter, and I have been editing Wikipedia for over a year now. During my time here, I have done a wide variety of things. I have worked quite a bit in anti-vandalism. I am also coordinator of two Wikiprojects, WikiProject Mammals and WikiProject Zoo. I have worked along with another user to revamp those projects and have done various tasks with those projects, such as starting collaborations. I have also helped to build Portal:Zoos and Aquariums, which is still being worked on. If I become an admin, I will be able to contribute to an even higher level to those projects, doing things that regular users are unable to do (For example, editing the page notices of Wikipedia namespace pages and deleting and restoring old pages related to our projects).
In my time here at Wikipedia, I feel that I have gained the trust of many Wikipedians. I never have lost my cool with an editor, or even gotten in an argument. I hate to see people argue, and I try my best to calm arguments, as they lead nowhere except a few bans and blocks, most likely. If I ever do get angry, I have a policy of “never typing when angry”.
As said before, I do a lot of anti-vandalism work. I would like to be an admin for the purpose of setting blocks on vandals, but also to work with users who challenge their blocks. Some users are trying to be good faith editors, but end up being blocked.
My main reason for wanting to be an admin, however, is that I will help with WP:ANI and WP:AIV. I have noticed the vast amount of problems that get posted there, and I believe that I can contribute from a neutral and level-headed standpoint to those issues. If I become an admin, I will continue to work in the areas I normally work in, but using the privileges that I currently do not have. I will also assist in any backlogs that need admin attention. In summary, I would also like to expand my tasks into helping in more of a variety of things on Wikipedia. The Arbiter★★★ 23:11, 28 November 2010 (UTC)
Well, I see that I still have much work to do. Thanks for all the advice and encouragement from everyone…now I see which areas I need to improve on. I will certainly work harder in the areas suggested, and do my best to continue to contribute to Wikipedia! I withdraw my RFA.The Arbiter★★★ 23:57, 28 November 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia as an administrator. Please answer these questions to provide guidance for participants:
1. What administrative work do you intend to take part in?
A: If I become an admin, I will first of all continue my anti-vandalism work, and will keep an eye on WP:AIV, as sometimes the backlogs there can be long. I will use the privilege of applying blocks to users with care, and follow the rules of blocking, such as only blocking after four warnings in a period of time, or after the 4im warning. I also plan to work in WP:AFD, closing the deletion discussions however the consensus leads. I will also work in WP:SD, making sure that all articles that require deletion are deleted, but being cautious not to delete any articles that indeed have notable content. I will also work in WP:ANI, helping to resolve conflicts and incidents. Finally, I will continue to work on the two Wikiprojects that I am part of, and also the zoo and aquarium portal, but with the expanded privileges of an administrator.
2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?
A: My best contributions to Wikipedia would have to be the hard work I put in helping organize WikiProject Zoo, WikiProject Mammals, and Portal:Zoos and Aquariums. I have put much work into organizing the members to work for a common goal. For example, I organized a collaboration on Fossa (animal), and it became a featured article. Being the coordinator does NOT give me a position of authority, however. I just enjoy organizing a workforce of people to work, and it has produced results! I also am an active adopter of users, and while they come and go, those users have all been greatly helped by my actions. When I interact with users on Wikipedia, I am always calm and warm, encouraging them to keep their focus on improving Wikipedia, and not on petty side conflicts with users.
3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or have other users caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?
A: I have never been directly in a conflict. I believe that when there is a conflict, it is always possible to talk it out and reach a conclusion of the matter. I have occasionally been the third party in conflicts, trying to explain what each side is really trying to say to the other side, and trying to find compromise. Conflicts only slow down the great work that is Wikipedia, and I plan, if I become an admin, to continue to resolve conflicts, but using various admin rights to “force” conflicts to an end.
In order to illustrate that you have at least a passing knowledge/understanding of the policies and processes in relation to the tools and responsibilities that go along with adminship, please answer the following questions:
4. Please describe/summarise why and when it would be appropriate for:
4d. ...the policy to ignore all rules to be applied to a situation?
A:
5. How does one determine consensus? And how may it be determined differently on a talk page discussion, an XfD discussion, and a DRV discussion.
A:
6. User:JohnQ leaves a message on your talk page that User:JohnDoe and User:JaneRoe have been reverting an article back and forth, each to their own preferred version. What steps would you take?
Moral Support You only have about 2000 edit and only about 250 edit to articles, but I don't want to discourage you. Keep editing ,preferably with more article edits, and come back in 6 months to a year. AccessDenied 23:45, 28 November 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Moral support per Access Denied. I'm sure you'll make good admin material in the future. ~NerdyScienceDude 23:49, 28 November 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose Only 253 edits to articles, show that despite your length of time here, you don't have the content experience for administrative work yet. Courcelles 23:42, 28 November 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Unfortunately, I do not think that you are experienced enough to become an admin at this point. ~~ Hi878(Come shout at me!) 23:46, 28 November 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Ah, I see your point. The thing is, most of the work I would do as an admin does not involve edits to articles either. The Arbiter★★★ 23:47, 28 November 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I don't think you do see the point. You don't have enough experience at anything including your intended areas of admin work. Your deleted contribs contain about three speedy deletion nominations, yet you would have us give you the ability to delete articles amnd state that you intend to do speedy deletions. That's why everyone is saying "not enough experience". Beeblebrox (talk) 23:54, 28 November 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Your contributions are excellent and being a coordinator of two wikiprijects shows that you have dedication, however, I just don't think you're quite ready for adminhsip. Adminship is a role that requires one to call upon a depth and breadth of experience but, with almost three quarters of your edits being to the user and user talk namespaces and little substantial contribution to the project space, not to mention activity levels which seem to have been declining in recent months, I'm just not sure you have that requisite experience. I look forward to supporting a second request in around 6 months' time. Sorry. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 23:48, 28 November 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]
You have good experience in your current Wikiprojects, but haven't done much work in the areas you've expressed interest in. While the current work is good, you do not have enough experience. Derild4921☼ 23:49, 28 November 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose 253 mainspace edits and 1,460 user and usertalk edits? In over a year? Sorry, this RfA is doomed without you being able to show some experience of article building and admin related tasks. Black Kite (t)(c) 23:50, 28 November 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]
OpposeWP:NOTNOW While I often find lack of content editing to be a weak reason to oppose, you have almost none at all, and since you have never been in a conflict with another user your skills at resolving conflict are essentially untested and unquantifiable. You mention numerous areas of admin work you would participate in, but do you actually have experience with any of them? Get some work with WP:CSD and the other areas you intend to do admin tasks in, so we can see that if you have the judgement and impartiality expected of an admin, and work on some actual content. The best thing you can do right now is withdraw this RFA. Beeblebrox (talk) 23:51, 28 November 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Moral neutral, just for a change. I don't doubt that you're a good person and that you want to contribute to wikipedia, but I expect that most !voters here would want to see more experience in certain areas. Some of them will offer constructive advice; there may be valuable pointers in case you decide to RfA again in a few months. bobrayner (talk) 23:57, 28 November 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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