Seddon

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Co-nomination from AGK.

Seddon is a contributor of 2 years' and 4000+ edits' experience. I have had, through WikiVoices (neé NotTheWikipediaWeekly), the pleasure of interacting with Seddon, and he has persistently impressed me there with his enthusiasm for the Wiki model, foresight, and judgement; in my view, this RfA is long overdue. He is committed to the English Wikipedia, both through his editorial contributions (7 featured credits, one Good article) and his Mediation abilities.

The former requires little analysis: Seddon is here to stay, and has an eclectic knowledge of the encyclopedia's procedures and operations. I have brushed him up on Administrator-related matters via some off-Wiki, informal "sysop coaching," for all that was needed; his responses to the standard RfA questions should enlighten those curious as to how Seddon intends to put him tools to use. The latter point perhaps best highlights Seddon's suitability for the Administrator tools. As an elected member of the Mediation Committee, Seddon is active on the (private) mailing list—there, he is a competent voice, especially on "unusual" and non-routine matters. As a Mediation Cabal member (he now actively mediates for the MedCom rather than as the MedCab) he equally impresses—indeed, he was recently selected as a co-ordinator to replace (the sadly outgoing) Vassyana.

I am unsure how to further articulate or exemplify Seddon's suitability for the +sysop bit, but I feel confident he will impress all contributors to this RfA discussion equally as much as he did me. Please also consider Durova's thoughts, below, and Seddon's contributions and question responses in conjunction with these thoughts.

Best of luck, Seddon. AGK 18:41, 19 November 2008 (UTC) reply

Co-nomination from Durova.

AGK is a hard act to follow. He puts it well: Seddon has done heavy lifting in article space and if there's a born mediator on the project, Seddon's it. In relation to his dispute resolution work it makes sense for him to have the tools for page protections. He's also done his share of anti-vandalism and I fully trust him to use the tools wisely there. Overall a very strong candidate, one I've collaborated with closely for months via WikiVoices, and it's an honor to join AGK in nominating for moppitude. Durova ^Charge! 01:32, 23 November 2008 (UTC) reply

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: To come.

Questions for the candidate

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia as an administrator. It is recommended that you answer these optional questions to provide guidance for participants:

1. What administrative work do you intend to take part in?

A:

2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?

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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?

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General comments

• Links: Seddon ( talk · contribs · deleted · count · AfD · logs · block log · lu · rfar · spi).
• Mediation Committee nomination: Wikipedia:Mediation Committee/Nominations/Seddon.

Please keep discussion constructive and civil. If you are unfamiliar with the nominee, please thoroughly review Special:Contributions/Seddon—and the nomination statement(s)—before commenting.

Discussion

Support

1. Strongly. Per the rationale in my nomination statement. AGK 17:53, 23 November 2008 (UTC) reply

Oppose

Neutral