Hi Pedro. Hope you are doing well. I'm guessing you already know about this, but I wanted to keep you up to date, just in case. The bureaucrat threshold RfC went live while you were on a wikibreak. It can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Requests for bureaucratship threshold. All the best. - Hydroxonium ( T• C• V) 02:40, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
The last time you edited your Criteria for recall at User:Pedro/Recall was 20:41, 30 July 2009. In the interim, Dlohcierekim appears to have stopped editing, Giggy appears to have stopped editing, East718 appears to have stopped editing, Wisdom89 has declared themselves semi-retired, Accounting4Taste has retired, Barneca has retired, and Tanthalas39 has retired. Your initial list stated "Editors who leave Wikipedia will be removed from the list."
This is an informational request only - I have no intent of asking you to stand for recall, but as a student of the process, I'm interested - is your criteria the same? Do you intend to maintain the list of editors? Given that the initial list of 12 people required a 25% participation rate to trigger recall, and the currently active list of approved editors is less than 50% as large, would the number of editors require to trigger recall shrink automatically? If the number of active editors on the list was less than 3, would that mean that you were no longer open to recall? Thanks! Hipocrite ( talk) 15:08, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
Your G8 was probably a better tag than my R3, but I was focusing on a different aspect. My curiosity is the log of my move. How did I move a page over a redirect? [1]-- My76Strat ( talk) 12:31, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
I went back to have a look at it after the suggestion it was a joke, but I am not going to move it back, simply because I'm not sure it is one:
Of course, as a support !voter, I hope I will turn out to be wrong. Regards, - Jarry1250 Weasel? Discuss. 11:51, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
Hi Pedro, if you were wondering what had happened to your recall criteria I've knicked them and put you on the list User:WereSpielChequers/Recall, hope you don't mind. Ϣere SpielChequers 20:05, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
Please consider removing the second half of your comment per WP:NPA. That was poor showing, in my opinion. Thanks — Martin ( MSGJ · talk) 20:31, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
Didn't want to screw up the count Thanks for the diplomacy - could have turned nasty! Leaky Caldron 21:30, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
Thankyou for participating in my request for adminship. Now I've got lots of extra buttons to try and avoid pressing by mistake... Redrose64 ( talk) 15:45, 14 October 2011 (UTC) |
Wanna bet he unretires? Have mörser, will travel ( talk) 06:34, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
Pedro, no punch could harm that big heart of yours, which has revealed itself again at the RfA. Well done, yet again! Kiefer. Wolfowitz 19:55, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
Steven Zhang The clock is ticking.... 02:57, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
I don't know if you will believe me here, but...
I don't know that I can change your mind, and I'm going to be a bit more careful with the RfAR page discussion than I am being here (this is public, and if you chose to copy or quote it there I can't/won't stop you, but I hope not). But no, I'm not out to "get Malleus". Georgewilliamherbert ( talk) 00:08, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
I think we're actually in agreement. You may not have realized that my comment was directed at xeno. The threading doesn't make that clear, as WJBscribe replied to xeno as well while I was composing my reply. I don't think that there's anything uncivil or inappropriate about acknowledging that someone has already made a decision and isn't open to changing their mind. On the contrary, respecting the fact that someone isn't open to persuasion usually cools off the discussion. The Uninvited Co., Inc. 17:39, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
Regarding my oppose vote at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Steven Zhang, I won't comment at length because the discussion has closed and it would be unfair on the candidate to protract the issue. However, I accept that I worded badly that part of my comment that related to "nomination shopping". I respect you and Doug (to whom I have also posted this message), and I did not at all mean to imply what it appears I did. Regards, AGK [ • 22:54, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
I think you're not the person to ask (I gather you have similar issues), but... I'm quickly losing the desire to spend what little time I can here. Too many <redacted>s, on both sides of the aisle. Have any advice? Want to commiserate? heard any good jokes lately? -- Floquenbeam ( talk) 22:00, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
Come over to my apartment and smash my computer with a lead pipe to ensure that I can retire from Wikipedia permanently. I don't have the willpower to do it myself. Also, it's been too long. How's it going Pedro? Wisdom89 ( T / C) 22:52, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
When you find the time, I would like your input as my readiness for WP:RFA. I've been here 5 years, have 12k edits that cover a wide variety of areas of Wikipedia. I took an extended wikibreak some time ago due to simply being burned out from heated debates, so I could re-evaluate how I can best contribute here. Never an admin action or threat of such against me, and I've learned to avoid areas where I have too much opinion or any bias, for my own mental health. My main focus of late has been new article and vandalism patrolling, as well as very general tasks across the board. Because of my experience with copyrights over the last couple of decades, I'm learning to contribute more in the copy vio area. I'm also working toward increasing my knowledge of the more technical aspects, wikicode and such (I've coded html since HTML v1.0, and play with Perl, PHP, etc.). I can provide contact info if you would like more personal information than I prefer to publish in the open. I've other experience that some may consider useful for admin here.
My reasoning for considering admin is to contribute in the areas I have mentioned above. My strong suit isn't dealing with dispute resolution, although I've gotten better over time and it is my goal to develop these skills to a higher level, so I would be very careful about jumping into these situations for a while. My experience is more on the technical side and I would like to think I exhibit reasonable judgement in less controversial areas. More importantly, I think I have a good understanding of my own strengths and weaknesses and understand that with the ability to use the tools comes responsibility. Please take the time to leave a msg on my talk page at your earliest convenience informing me if you are willing to consider this request. There isn't any rush on actually completing my request, but if you are too busy I would ask someone else to review my history and offer guidance. Dennis Brown ( talk) 16:36, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
Sorry for not getting back to you, and thank you for pointing out my RfA transclusion issue: I was going to get back to you, but I was doing my deletion rounds.
Regarding my comments on my Citizendium Editorial Council resignation, you should remember that (a) that statement was made last year, before I became active at Wikipedia again, (b) that statement doesn't reflect my current views (a lot of my views have changed on the differences between Wikipedia and Citizendium, otherwise I wouldn't be seeking adminship), and (c) it was used as a counterpoint to the attitude of the Citizendium editorial council which explicitly failed to assume good faith both towards its own members and often towards project participants. I was going on to describe how Citizendium's governance was problematic precisely because it assumed bad intentions so much more often than it assumed good faith, and that was one of the reasons I ceased being active within Citizendium.
Thanks again. — Tom Morris ( talk) 21:50, 25 November 2011 (UTC)
Hi Pedro, on a related point, I'm not sure I understand your note in Tom's RfA, are you complaining that he did not respond to you within 20 odd minutes of you leaving a note on his talk page? I may be misunderstanding what your comment refers to. Thanks -- Fæ ( talk) 22:39, 25 November 2011 (UTC)
-- Anthony Bradbury "talk" 22:22, 28 November 2011 (UTC)
But I thought it was fairly clear that Jehochman was being facetious with his comment. Even if the attempt at humor fell flatter then a souffle smashed by a sledgehammer, it didn't deserve the personal attacks you launched at him. SirFozzie ( talk) 22:04, 2 December 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your support at my recent successful RFA. Being now the new fellow in the fraternity of administrators, I will do my best to live up to the confidence shown in me by others, will move slowly and carefully when using the mop, will seek input from others before any action of which I might be unsure, and will try not to break anything beyond repair. The word mellowed reminds of how we might speak about a wine. Best, Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 21:18, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
With the recent death of the author, it is time to recreate this notable book. - WikiSkeptic ( talk) 10:35, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
Hello, Pedro, I am the beginner in Wikipedia, but would like to become an admin sometime, so your kind assistance would be very useful to me. I hope to count on your nomination as I reach the level of edits required by Wiki rules (soon, hopefully) - have only 1500+ edits so far in English Wiki. I will really appreciate your support-- Orekhova ( talk) 12:42, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your suggestion on my talk page. Unfortunately, this editor has been more problematic than simply misguided. I would suggest you look at this page and see how much of a problem this editor has been. We're looking for any suggestions and advice on how to deal with this. -- McDoob AU 93 23:08, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
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Hi Pedro, tis the season for mincepies and fat men scrambling down chimneys. Enjoy! Ϣere SpielChequers 00:12, 23 December 2011 (UTC)
...haha. Sorry I couldn't complete the sentence without bursting out into a fit of mirthless laughter. Hope your holiday season is epic. Wisdom89 ( T / C) 00:20, 23 December 2011 (UTC)
sent you an email — Ched : ? 05:48, 23 December 2011 (UTC)
— cyberpower ( X-Mas Chat)( Contrib.) 21:27, 23 December 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for your support. Since you're not convinced this procedure will garner consensus toward a support outcome, I wonder if I could presume to ask a favor. I've not received any substantive questions but one (that from User:Guerillero). Do you have any questions for me? I have strong opinions on many subjects, but this seems to have been boiled down quickly to a vote. I'm encouraged enough to keep this procedure open the full length. Since nobody ever visits Editor Review anymore and this is precisely the forum to review my views, why don't you raise the concerns about which you are cautious? No hard feelings if you choose not to do so. Thanks again! BusterD ( talk) 12:56, 24 December 2011 (UTC)
Pedro, you kindly gave a decent consideration to my RfA a couple of years ago, and I see you're open to considering a nomination. Could you give me an assessment please? No rush. I've waited two and a half years since the last RfA, there's certainly no call to disrupt the holiday season. Thanks, Bazj ( talk) 17:53, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
To avoid turning the case into an unpleasant mess, all those who chose to chime in on the various page of the ArbCom case should try to be constructive; in this edit, your comment you're paranoid beyond even my paranoia was incredibly unhelpful and, what's more, was a blatant personal attack. As such, I have hatted the entire conversation, but you might want to consider redacting or removing that attack... Salvio Let's talk about it! 14:48, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
And here I am again... Please, could you rephrase this comment a bit? The beginning is a tad condescending and the your "slapped wrist" approach is demeaning to everyone - but mostly to you. How pathetic part just begs for a snarky reply... Salvio Let's talk about it! 21:38, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
Pedro, you kindly gave a decent consideration to my RfA a couple of years ago, and I see you're open to considering a nomination. Could you give me an assessment please? No rush. I've waited two and a half years since the last RfA, there's certainly no call to disrupt the holiday season. Thanks, Bazj ( talk) 17:53, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
I have added something that may be of help to you in evaluating a user requesting rollback already granted in the Portuguese Wikipedia. The links will work as well allowing you to easily check this user's contributions.— cyberpower ( Chat)( WP Edits: 512,599,657) 23:09, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
A request for comments has been opened on administrator User:Fæ. You are being notified due to your prior participation in ANI, RfA, or RfC discussions regarding this user. Thank you, MadmanBot ( talk) 19:47, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
Many thanks for your kind words! I don't see it as a promotion either - just a chance to do more good. Regards, Giant Snowman 22:53, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi there, Pedro. I have recently considered submitting an RfA and was hoping for some advice from you. I am wondering if you think I would be ready for adminship and, if so, whether you would nominate me. If you have any questions, I'm happy to answer, and my previous failed RfA can be found here. Thanks. ItsZippy ( talk • contributions) 20:08, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Most importantly, however, just enjoy editing. Adminship ain't fun, power or status. Pedro : Chat 22:37, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Dear Pedro,
My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.
So a few things about the interviews:
Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name
HERE instead.
If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.
Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Obar -- Jaobar ( talk) 07:26, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Young June Sah -- Yjune.sah ( talk) 02:59, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for the Rollback rights: I hope to validate your confidence in providing me with this privilege. Cheers. Ruben JC (Zeorymer) ( talk) 22:25, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Kiko4564 ( talk) 16:50, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
Please could you explain why you consider three references to a blog and one to a page which does not verify the statement sufficient to overturn speedy deletion on ground G11. You stated "speedy declined - no prejudice to WP:AFD or WP:PROD - asserts notability and has ref". -- John ( Daytona2 · Talk · Contribs) 15:57, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi there, Pedro. I spoke to you a little while ago about potentially nominating me for adminship; you suggested April would be good and for me to come back towards the end of March. It's now nearly April - would you still consider nominating me? Thanks. ItsZippy ( talk • contributions) 17:50, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
Malleus makes some useful observations. I'm quite vocal in my opposition to the editcountitis that has afflicted RFA over the last three years; more specifically that it was always present but now we seem to demand ever higher numbers of edits. The quality of edits and to some degree tenure are far more important IMHO. Based on your AFD closes and your steady incremental edits to articles I'd be happy to offer a nomination - but with the caveat that there may be some opposition for the reasons identified by Malleus. I'm also slightly nervous that it really doe sonly look like six "real" months of editing. I'd perhaps say the end of April and another 300 of those slow and measured edits to the mainspace would be more ideal, but up to you. Pedro : Chat 13:19, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
Dispute Resolution – Survey Invite Hello Pedro. I am currently conducting a study on the dispute resolution processes on the English Wikipedia, in the hope that the results will help improve these processes in the future. Whether you have used dispute resolution a little or a lot, now we need to know about your experience. The survey takes around five minutes, and the information you provide will not be shared with third parties other than to assist in analyzing the results of the survey. No personally identifiable information will be released. Please click
HERE to participate. You are receiving this invitation because you have had some activity in dispute resolution over the past year. For more information, please see the associated research page. Steven Zhang DR goes to Wikimania! 02:25, 6 April 2012 (UTC) |
Hi there, Pedro. You said I could ask you new-adminy questions, so here I am. There's a notice on the block user page which says that 'block anonymous users only' should be checked when blocking an IP, and WP:IPB says the same. Which option is this? There's nothing specifically on the block form which seems to say this - what should I do to ensure this works right? Thanks. ItsZippy ( talk • contributions) 21:08, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
Yeah, I'm using multiple tabs; just going very slowly. That advice looks good; I'll have a look at that at some point. ItsZippy ( talk • contributions)
Another question: the autoblock option is checked by default; should I generally keep that on or turn it off? ItsZippy ( talk • contributions) 22:21, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
Hello. You have a new message at yasht101's talk page. Yash t 101 10:43, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
Yash t 101 11:00, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
I am every so honored and humbled to have been one of your nominations at RfA. To be able to be listed in a class of Admins. which include 28bytes, as all your choices have been - is truly an honor. Once again your choices have proven your exemplary judge of character. I hope to one day make myself worthy of such company. — Ched : ? 01:31, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
A few months back, I asked your opinion about me going for an RfA, you suggested waiting a little and working in some area, which I have done, and that you would consider nom'ing me. I would like your input if you have the time, as I'm at the edge of deciding if this is what I want to do or not. [5] Thanks in advance. Dennis Brown (talk) (contrib) 16:55, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
User_talk:Tomtomn00#Quick_note. I'm so glad you're the one entrusted with raising real life kids and not me. MBisanz talk 04:27, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
Thank you sir for granting me rollback rights. I'll use it only for vandals as you stated :) Yash t 101 07:58, 18 April 2012 (UTC) |
Hello. You have a new message at Dennis Brown's talk page. Dennis Brown (talk) (contrib) 15:17, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
The Editor's Barnstar | |
Well I've seen you around and this is just to recognize your work. Thanks for contributing sincerely to the project! Dipankan ( Have a chat?) 15:22, 19 April 2012 (UTC) |
swinquest ( talk) 16:31, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
You think the true and legitimate school that I graduated from and that the true and legitimate car I drive somehow make me and my edits immature? Hghyux ( talk to me)( talk to others) 20:38, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
Nice signature.-- Deathlaser : Chat 14:37, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
I'm concerned about your granting the tools to this user. I initially declined the user's request, and I have no problem with you reversing the decision. What concerns me is that the user posted a new request and then removed my declined one. This seems like admin shopping and rather subversive.--v/r - T P 22:59, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi Pedro. Hope all's well with you, I've seen a few comments which show you as close to burnout recently and thought I'd wander by. I just hope you know that there are those of us around the encyclopedia who do appreciate what you do, how hard you work and think you do an excellent job in almost all situations. You're almost always a voice which comes out with reasonable comments and certainly one I listen to. Having said all that, I couldn't let this pass. If other editors had said something like that, they'd be severely reprimanded, if not blocked. As an administrator, you should really be holding yourself to that "higher standard", and if it was a regular thing, I'd be blocking you right now myself. Can I suggest you take a break, step a way for a while? It's not helping anyone, least of all the collaborative nature of the encyclopedia. Thanks for reading. WormTT · ( talk) 09:11, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi Pedro. Hope you are doing well. I'm guessing you already know about this, but I wanted to keep you up to date, just in case. The bureaucrat threshold RfC went live while you were on a wikibreak. It can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Requests for bureaucratship threshold. All the best. - Hydroxonium ( T• C• V) 02:40, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
The last time you edited your Criteria for recall at User:Pedro/Recall was 20:41, 30 July 2009. In the interim, Dlohcierekim appears to have stopped editing, Giggy appears to have stopped editing, East718 appears to have stopped editing, Wisdom89 has declared themselves semi-retired, Accounting4Taste has retired, Barneca has retired, and Tanthalas39 has retired. Your initial list stated "Editors who leave Wikipedia will be removed from the list."
This is an informational request only - I have no intent of asking you to stand for recall, but as a student of the process, I'm interested - is your criteria the same? Do you intend to maintain the list of editors? Given that the initial list of 12 people required a 25% participation rate to trigger recall, and the currently active list of approved editors is less than 50% as large, would the number of editors require to trigger recall shrink automatically? If the number of active editors on the list was less than 3, would that mean that you were no longer open to recall? Thanks! Hipocrite ( talk) 15:08, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
Your G8 was probably a better tag than my R3, but I was focusing on a different aspect. My curiosity is the log of my move. How did I move a page over a redirect? [1]-- My76Strat ( talk) 12:31, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
I went back to have a look at it after the suggestion it was a joke, but I am not going to move it back, simply because I'm not sure it is one:
Of course, as a support !voter, I hope I will turn out to be wrong. Regards, - Jarry1250 Weasel? Discuss. 11:51, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
Hi Pedro, if you were wondering what had happened to your recall criteria I've knicked them and put you on the list User:WereSpielChequers/Recall, hope you don't mind. Ϣere SpielChequers 20:05, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
Please consider removing the second half of your comment per WP:NPA. That was poor showing, in my opinion. Thanks — Martin ( MSGJ · talk) 20:31, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
Didn't want to screw up the count Thanks for the diplomacy - could have turned nasty! Leaky Caldron 21:30, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
Thankyou for participating in my request for adminship. Now I've got lots of extra buttons to try and avoid pressing by mistake... Redrose64 ( talk) 15:45, 14 October 2011 (UTC) |
Wanna bet he unretires? Have mörser, will travel ( talk) 06:34, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
Pedro, no punch could harm that big heart of yours, which has revealed itself again at the RfA. Well done, yet again! Kiefer. Wolfowitz 19:55, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
Steven Zhang The clock is ticking.... 02:57, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
I don't know if you will believe me here, but...
I don't know that I can change your mind, and I'm going to be a bit more careful with the RfAR page discussion than I am being here (this is public, and if you chose to copy or quote it there I can't/won't stop you, but I hope not). But no, I'm not out to "get Malleus". Georgewilliamherbert ( talk) 00:08, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
I think we're actually in agreement. You may not have realized that my comment was directed at xeno. The threading doesn't make that clear, as WJBscribe replied to xeno as well while I was composing my reply. I don't think that there's anything uncivil or inappropriate about acknowledging that someone has already made a decision and isn't open to changing their mind. On the contrary, respecting the fact that someone isn't open to persuasion usually cools off the discussion. The Uninvited Co., Inc. 17:39, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
Regarding my oppose vote at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Steven Zhang, I won't comment at length because the discussion has closed and it would be unfair on the candidate to protract the issue. However, I accept that I worded badly that part of my comment that related to "nomination shopping". I respect you and Doug (to whom I have also posted this message), and I did not at all mean to imply what it appears I did. Regards, AGK [ • 22:54, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
I think you're not the person to ask (I gather you have similar issues), but... I'm quickly losing the desire to spend what little time I can here. Too many <redacted>s, on both sides of the aisle. Have any advice? Want to commiserate? heard any good jokes lately? -- Floquenbeam ( talk) 22:00, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
Come over to my apartment and smash my computer with a lead pipe to ensure that I can retire from Wikipedia permanently. I don't have the willpower to do it myself. Also, it's been too long. How's it going Pedro? Wisdom89 ( T / C) 22:52, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
When you find the time, I would like your input as my readiness for WP:RFA. I've been here 5 years, have 12k edits that cover a wide variety of areas of Wikipedia. I took an extended wikibreak some time ago due to simply being burned out from heated debates, so I could re-evaluate how I can best contribute here. Never an admin action or threat of such against me, and I've learned to avoid areas where I have too much opinion or any bias, for my own mental health. My main focus of late has been new article and vandalism patrolling, as well as very general tasks across the board. Because of my experience with copyrights over the last couple of decades, I'm learning to contribute more in the copy vio area. I'm also working toward increasing my knowledge of the more technical aspects, wikicode and such (I've coded html since HTML v1.0, and play with Perl, PHP, etc.). I can provide contact info if you would like more personal information than I prefer to publish in the open. I've other experience that some may consider useful for admin here.
My reasoning for considering admin is to contribute in the areas I have mentioned above. My strong suit isn't dealing with dispute resolution, although I've gotten better over time and it is my goal to develop these skills to a higher level, so I would be very careful about jumping into these situations for a while. My experience is more on the technical side and I would like to think I exhibit reasonable judgement in less controversial areas. More importantly, I think I have a good understanding of my own strengths and weaknesses and understand that with the ability to use the tools comes responsibility. Please take the time to leave a msg on my talk page at your earliest convenience informing me if you are willing to consider this request. There isn't any rush on actually completing my request, but if you are too busy I would ask someone else to review my history and offer guidance. Dennis Brown ( talk) 16:36, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
Sorry for not getting back to you, and thank you for pointing out my RfA transclusion issue: I was going to get back to you, but I was doing my deletion rounds.
Regarding my comments on my Citizendium Editorial Council resignation, you should remember that (a) that statement was made last year, before I became active at Wikipedia again, (b) that statement doesn't reflect my current views (a lot of my views have changed on the differences between Wikipedia and Citizendium, otherwise I wouldn't be seeking adminship), and (c) it was used as a counterpoint to the attitude of the Citizendium editorial council which explicitly failed to assume good faith both towards its own members and often towards project participants. I was going on to describe how Citizendium's governance was problematic precisely because it assumed bad intentions so much more often than it assumed good faith, and that was one of the reasons I ceased being active within Citizendium.
Thanks again. — Tom Morris ( talk) 21:50, 25 November 2011 (UTC)
Hi Pedro, on a related point, I'm not sure I understand your note in Tom's RfA, are you complaining that he did not respond to you within 20 odd minutes of you leaving a note on his talk page? I may be misunderstanding what your comment refers to. Thanks -- Fæ ( talk) 22:39, 25 November 2011 (UTC)
-- Anthony Bradbury "talk" 22:22, 28 November 2011 (UTC)
But I thought it was fairly clear that Jehochman was being facetious with his comment. Even if the attempt at humor fell flatter then a souffle smashed by a sledgehammer, it didn't deserve the personal attacks you launched at him. SirFozzie ( talk) 22:04, 2 December 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your support at my recent successful RFA. Being now the new fellow in the fraternity of administrators, I will do my best to live up to the confidence shown in me by others, will move slowly and carefully when using the mop, will seek input from others before any action of which I might be unsure, and will try not to break anything beyond repair. The word mellowed reminds of how we might speak about a wine. Best, Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 21:18, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
With the recent death of the author, it is time to recreate this notable book. - WikiSkeptic ( talk) 10:35, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
Hello, Pedro, I am the beginner in Wikipedia, but would like to become an admin sometime, so your kind assistance would be very useful to me. I hope to count on your nomination as I reach the level of edits required by Wiki rules (soon, hopefully) - have only 1500+ edits so far in English Wiki. I will really appreciate your support-- Orekhova ( talk) 12:42, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your suggestion on my talk page. Unfortunately, this editor has been more problematic than simply misguided. I would suggest you look at this page and see how much of a problem this editor has been. We're looking for any suggestions and advice on how to deal with this. -- McDoob AU 93 23:08, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
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Hi Pedro, tis the season for mincepies and fat men scrambling down chimneys. Enjoy! Ϣere SpielChequers 00:12, 23 December 2011 (UTC)
...haha. Sorry I couldn't complete the sentence without bursting out into a fit of mirthless laughter. Hope your holiday season is epic. Wisdom89 ( T / C) 00:20, 23 December 2011 (UTC)
sent you an email — Ched : ? 05:48, 23 December 2011 (UTC)
— cyberpower ( X-Mas Chat)( Contrib.) 21:27, 23 December 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for your support. Since you're not convinced this procedure will garner consensus toward a support outcome, I wonder if I could presume to ask a favor. I've not received any substantive questions but one (that from User:Guerillero). Do you have any questions for me? I have strong opinions on many subjects, but this seems to have been boiled down quickly to a vote. I'm encouraged enough to keep this procedure open the full length. Since nobody ever visits Editor Review anymore and this is precisely the forum to review my views, why don't you raise the concerns about which you are cautious? No hard feelings if you choose not to do so. Thanks again! BusterD ( talk) 12:56, 24 December 2011 (UTC)
Pedro, you kindly gave a decent consideration to my RfA a couple of years ago, and I see you're open to considering a nomination. Could you give me an assessment please? No rush. I've waited two and a half years since the last RfA, there's certainly no call to disrupt the holiday season. Thanks, Bazj ( talk) 17:53, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
To avoid turning the case into an unpleasant mess, all those who chose to chime in on the various page of the ArbCom case should try to be constructive; in this edit, your comment you're paranoid beyond even my paranoia was incredibly unhelpful and, what's more, was a blatant personal attack. As such, I have hatted the entire conversation, but you might want to consider redacting or removing that attack... Salvio Let's talk about it! 14:48, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
And here I am again... Please, could you rephrase this comment a bit? The beginning is a tad condescending and the your "slapped wrist" approach is demeaning to everyone - but mostly to you. How pathetic part just begs for a snarky reply... Salvio Let's talk about it! 21:38, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
Pedro, you kindly gave a decent consideration to my RfA a couple of years ago, and I see you're open to considering a nomination. Could you give me an assessment please? No rush. I've waited two and a half years since the last RfA, there's certainly no call to disrupt the holiday season. Thanks, Bazj ( talk) 17:53, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
I have added something that may be of help to you in evaluating a user requesting rollback already granted in the Portuguese Wikipedia. The links will work as well allowing you to easily check this user's contributions.— cyberpower ( Chat)( WP Edits: 512,599,657) 23:09, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
A request for comments has been opened on administrator User:Fæ. You are being notified due to your prior participation in ANI, RfA, or RfC discussions regarding this user. Thank you, MadmanBot ( talk) 19:47, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
Many thanks for your kind words! I don't see it as a promotion either - just a chance to do more good. Regards, Giant Snowman 22:53, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi there, Pedro. I have recently considered submitting an RfA and was hoping for some advice from you. I am wondering if you think I would be ready for adminship and, if so, whether you would nominate me. If you have any questions, I'm happy to answer, and my previous failed RfA can be found here. Thanks. ItsZippy ( talk • contributions) 20:08, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Most importantly, however, just enjoy editing. Adminship ain't fun, power or status. Pedro : Chat 22:37, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Dear Pedro,
My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.
So a few things about the interviews:
Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name
HERE instead.
If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.
Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Obar -- Jaobar ( talk) 07:26, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Young June Sah -- Yjune.sah ( talk) 02:59, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for the Rollback rights: I hope to validate your confidence in providing me with this privilege. Cheers. Ruben JC (Zeorymer) ( talk) 22:25, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Kiko4564 ( talk) 16:50, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
Please could you explain why you consider three references to a blog and one to a page which does not verify the statement sufficient to overturn speedy deletion on ground G11. You stated "speedy declined - no prejudice to WP:AFD or WP:PROD - asserts notability and has ref". -- John ( Daytona2 · Talk · Contribs) 15:57, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi there, Pedro. I spoke to you a little while ago about potentially nominating me for adminship; you suggested April would be good and for me to come back towards the end of March. It's now nearly April - would you still consider nominating me? Thanks. ItsZippy ( talk • contributions) 17:50, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
Malleus makes some useful observations. I'm quite vocal in my opposition to the editcountitis that has afflicted RFA over the last three years; more specifically that it was always present but now we seem to demand ever higher numbers of edits. The quality of edits and to some degree tenure are far more important IMHO. Based on your AFD closes and your steady incremental edits to articles I'd be happy to offer a nomination - but with the caveat that there may be some opposition for the reasons identified by Malleus. I'm also slightly nervous that it really doe sonly look like six "real" months of editing. I'd perhaps say the end of April and another 300 of those slow and measured edits to the mainspace would be more ideal, but up to you. Pedro : Chat 13:19, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
Dispute Resolution – Survey Invite Hello Pedro. I am currently conducting a study on the dispute resolution processes on the English Wikipedia, in the hope that the results will help improve these processes in the future. Whether you have used dispute resolution a little or a lot, now we need to know about your experience. The survey takes around five minutes, and the information you provide will not be shared with third parties other than to assist in analyzing the results of the survey. No personally identifiable information will be released. Please click
HERE to participate. You are receiving this invitation because you have had some activity in dispute resolution over the past year. For more information, please see the associated research page. Steven Zhang DR goes to Wikimania! 02:25, 6 April 2012 (UTC) |
Hi there, Pedro. You said I could ask you new-adminy questions, so here I am. There's a notice on the block user page which says that 'block anonymous users only' should be checked when blocking an IP, and WP:IPB says the same. Which option is this? There's nothing specifically on the block form which seems to say this - what should I do to ensure this works right? Thanks. ItsZippy ( talk • contributions) 21:08, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
Yeah, I'm using multiple tabs; just going very slowly. That advice looks good; I'll have a look at that at some point. ItsZippy ( talk • contributions)
Another question: the autoblock option is checked by default; should I generally keep that on or turn it off? ItsZippy ( talk • contributions) 22:21, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
Hello. You have a new message at yasht101's talk page. Yash t 101 10:43, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
Yash t 101 11:00, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
I am every so honored and humbled to have been one of your nominations at RfA. To be able to be listed in a class of Admins. which include 28bytes, as all your choices have been - is truly an honor. Once again your choices have proven your exemplary judge of character. I hope to one day make myself worthy of such company. — Ched : ? 01:31, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
A few months back, I asked your opinion about me going for an RfA, you suggested waiting a little and working in some area, which I have done, and that you would consider nom'ing me. I would like your input if you have the time, as I'm at the edge of deciding if this is what I want to do or not. [5] Thanks in advance. Dennis Brown (talk) (contrib) 16:55, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
User_talk:Tomtomn00#Quick_note. I'm so glad you're the one entrusted with raising real life kids and not me. MBisanz talk 04:27, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
Thank you sir for granting me rollback rights. I'll use it only for vandals as you stated :) Yash t 101 07:58, 18 April 2012 (UTC) |
Hello. You have a new message at Dennis Brown's talk page. Dennis Brown (talk) (contrib) 15:17, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
The Editor's Barnstar | |
Well I've seen you around and this is just to recognize your work. Thanks for contributing sincerely to the project! Dipankan ( Have a chat?) 15:22, 19 April 2012 (UTC) |
swinquest ( talk) 16:31, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
You think the true and legitimate school that I graduated from and that the true and legitimate car I drive somehow make me and my edits immature? Hghyux ( talk to me)( talk to others) 20:38, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
Nice signature.-- Deathlaser : Chat 14:37, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
I'm concerned about your granting the tools to this user. I initially declined the user's request, and I have no problem with you reversing the decision. What concerns me is that the user posted a new request and then removed my declined one. This seems like admin shopping and rather subversive.--v/r - T P 22:59, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi Pedro. Hope all's well with you, I've seen a few comments which show you as close to burnout recently and thought I'd wander by. I just hope you know that there are those of us around the encyclopedia who do appreciate what you do, how hard you work and think you do an excellent job in almost all situations. You're almost always a voice which comes out with reasonable comments and certainly one I listen to. Having said all that, I couldn't let this pass. If other editors had said something like that, they'd be severely reprimanded, if not blocked. As an administrator, you should really be holding yourself to that "higher standard", and if it was a regular thing, I'd be blocking you right now myself. Can I suggest you take a break, step a way for a while? It's not helping anyone, least of all the collaborative nature of the encyclopedia. Thanks for reading. WormTT · ( talk) 09:11, 24 April 2012 (UTC)