First of all, you should make sure your email works. That's a requirement for a lot of people at RfA. And it's useful.
You asked, What do you do as an editor, (adminly tasks or otherwise) that makes you notable, helpful or unusual?
I've never thought of myself as notable or unusual, but I am helpful. I try to help new users. Wikipedia can be a strange and confusing place, and new people need all the help they can get. So I try to keep that in mind. I try to explain my actions, so when I delete an article it's not like some hidden force from on high zapped a newcomer's article.
I try to foster goodwill and concord between editors. If editors can't work together, then we won't have an encyclopedia.
On the writing/editing side of things, I do quite a bit. I've written numerous articles, edited some thousands of others, deleted nonsense pages, helped clear a massive backlog at WP:CP, blocked vandals, created Wikiproject Figure Skating, etc. I do a bit at AfD, participate at Esperanza,.. just whatever needs doing and whatever I feel like doing. -- F a ng Aili talk 15:48, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, I have Exhibit A. I used to do quite a lot of speedying, (but how does anyone know?) I've turned more to image pruning, I do a lot of fair use tagging, template writing and unused image deleting in the Pokémon area. (Organistion gone wild ;) Thanks for the input, H ig hway Rainbow Sneakers 22:29, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
Could you both please rate me, as a user, in my editting worth and friendliness, and general ready for adminness. Which is miles away. Yeah. Cheers, H ig hway Rainbow Sneakers 20:33, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
Your header could be interpreted as hostile or in some manner uncivil. -- Fang Aili talk 14:25, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
You do a pretty good job with descriptive edit summaries, but I saw this one. That's a real nit pick though. You're doing a great job with edit summaries. -- Fang Aili talk 14:36, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
I was looking at your previous RfA. Have you started using edit summaries more? -- Fang Aili talk 20:58, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
I like your categorization system here. I might use it for WikiProject Figure Skating. -- Fang Aili talk 21:06, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
Have you been involved in any edit conflicts or had any major problems with other users? -- Fang Aili talk 14:44, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
Have you done much RC patrol? Do you have VandalProof? -- Fang Aili talk 15:26, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
How about AfDs? -- Fang Aili talk 15:39, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
Dear Fang, and other coach who disappeared in June, I have came to the decision that I do not wish to be nominated/nominate myself for RfA, due to the following reasons -
I, by no means, am referring to the whole of the Wikipedia community, or the admin community, but there is a small, very loud, portion of them that are driving the kind, honest, happy bunch up a creek. Insanely so. Anyway, I know AC is not about preparing editors for RfA, but that's generally what all the tips are for, so I've decided that it's up to both of you whether you want to continue coaching me. I love the help, but if you would rather spend your time helping a near-future admin, then by all means do so. Thank you, H ig hway Batman! 23:24, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
First of all, you should make sure your email works. That's a requirement for a lot of people at RfA. And it's useful.
You asked, What do you do as an editor, (adminly tasks or otherwise) that makes you notable, helpful or unusual?
I've never thought of myself as notable or unusual, but I am helpful. I try to help new users. Wikipedia can be a strange and confusing place, and new people need all the help they can get. So I try to keep that in mind. I try to explain my actions, so when I delete an article it's not like some hidden force from on high zapped a newcomer's article.
I try to foster goodwill and concord between editors. If editors can't work together, then we won't have an encyclopedia.
On the writing/editing side of things, I do quite a bit. I've written numerous articles, edited some thousands of others, deleted nonsense pages, helped clear a massive backlog at WP:CP, blocked vandals, created Wikiproject Figure Skating, etc. I do a bit at AfD, participate at Esperanza,.. just whatever needs doing and whatever I feel like doing. -- F a ng Aili talk 15:48, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, I have Exhibit A. I used to do quite a lot of speedying, (but how does anyone know?) I've turned more to image pruning, I do a lot of fair use tagging, template writing and unused image deleting in the Pokémon area. (Organistion gone wild ;) Thanks for the input, H ig hway Rainbow Sneakers 22:29, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
Could you both please rate me, as a user, in my editting worth and friendliness, and general ready for adminness. Which is miles away. Yeah. Cheers, H ig hway Rainbow Sneakers 20:33, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
Your header could be interpreted as hostile or in some manner uncivil. -- Fang Aili talk 14:25, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
You do a pretty good job with descriptive edit summaries, but I saw this one. That's a real nit pick though. You're doing a great job with edit summaries. -- Fang Aili talk 14:36, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
I was looking at your previous RfA. Have you started using edit summaries more? -- Fang Aili talk 20:58, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
I like your categorization system here. I might use it for WikiProject Figure Skating. -- Fang Aili talk 21:06, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
Have you been involved in any edit conflicts or had any major problems with other users? -- Fang Aili talk 14:44, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
Have you done much RC patrol? Do you have VandalProof? -- Fang Aili talk 15:26, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
How about AfDs? -- Fang Aili talk 15:39, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
Dear Fang, and other coach who disappeared in June, I have came to the decision that I do not wish to be nominated/nominate myself for RfA, due to the following reasons -
I, by no means, am referring to the whole of the Wikipedia community, or the admin community, but there is a small, very loud, portion of them that are driving the kind, honest, happy bunch up a creek. Insanely so. Anyway, I know AC is not about preparing editors for RfA, but that's generally what all the tips are for, so I've decided that it's up to both of you whether you want to continue coaching me. I love the help, but if you would rather spend your time helping a near-future admin, then by all means do so. Thank you, H ig hway Batman! 23:24, 19 July 2006 (UTC)