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Adashiel

final (39/1/0) ending 07:45 17 December 2005 (UTC)

Adashiel ( talk · contribs) – I know that some of you, simply looking at the stats, might have some doubts about Abe's ability to be an admin. A Wikipedian for five months with few major edits and not that much in the way of wiki-talk edits - although he is active on the Webcomics wikiproject - and pretty young, if I read some of the comments on his talk page right(I didn't :). But this guy is a machine. 3700 contribs, and have a look at them - several hundred vandalism reversions per day! Would this guy find the rollback button useful or what? Half the entries on his user talk page are from grateful editors thanking him for reverting the vandalism on their talk pages. Who knows... maybe your page is on his watchlist too! Grutness... wha? 05:43, 10 December 2005 (UTC) reply

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: Accepted – Abe Dashiell ^{( t/ c)} 07:36, 10 December 2005 (UTC) reply

Support

1. Definitely. An A1-vandal fighter. Grutness... wha? 05:44, 10 December 2005 (UTC) reply
2. Support why get in the way of someone who wants to fight vandals more effectively?-- Alhutch 08:03, 10 December 2005 (UTC) reply
3. Of course. LordViD 09:13, 10 December 2005 (UTC) reply
4. Support 100% - helpful and reputable. Wezzo 12:41, 10 December 2005 (UTC) reply
5. Merovingian 12:43, 10 December 2005 (UTC) reply
6. Support sounds good. -- a.n.o.n.y.m ^t 14:41, 10 December 2005 (UTC) reply
7. Support, good vandal-fighter. — Kirill Lokshin 15:37, 10 December 2005 (UTC) reply
8. Support, I trust Grutness's opinion on this one. Adashiel would indeed wear down the rollback button to a nub. Give the guy the ol' mop and bucket! -- D e ath phoenix 16:00, 10 December 2005 (UTC) reply
9. Support Great vandal fighter. -- Shanel 17:11, 10 December 2005 (UTC) reply
10. -- Jaranda ^{wat's sup} 17:15, 10 December 2005 (UTC) reply
11. Yes - Support of Adashiel - Good work regarding AOE3, would benefit from more responsibility. Kareeser 20:16, 10 December 2005 (UTC) reply
12. Support excellent vandal wacker. -- MONGO 21:11, 10 December 2005 (UTC) reply
13. Support, this user is unlikely to abuse the administrator's toolbox. Christopher Parham (talk) 21:47, 10 December 2005 (UTC) reply
14. Support - Excellent contributor. Sango 123 (talk) 01:22, 11 December 2005 (UTC) reply
15. Support a very good and supportive editor -- Francs 2000 02:58, 11 December 2005 (UTC) reply
16. Support I thought he already had rollback. Ban e s 08:14, 11 December 2005 (UTC) reply
17. Support. Solid. JFW |  T@lk 11:55, 11 December 2005 (UTC) reply
18. Support. I've seen Adashiel around quite a bit in vandal fighting. He'll do a great job. -- Syrthiss 16:21, 11 December 2005 (UTC) reply
19. Support Seen him in action. Good work. ≈ jossi fresco ≈ t • @ 17:01, 11 December 2005 (UTC) reply
20. Oh yes. Exceptionally fine RC patroller; I often get the "rollback failed because ..." with his name there. Antandrus (talk) 20:45, 11 December 2005 (UTC) reply
21. Support, darn Godmode-light, it makes it all more confusing who is an admin and who isn't. I thought he was one already. Tito xd^{( ?!? - did you read this?)} 03:13, 12 December 2005 (UTC) reply
22. Support. El_C 04:39, 12 December 2005 (UTC) reply
23. Mega vandalfighter support.--May the Force be with you! Shreshth91 ($ |-| r 3 $ |-| t |-|) 06:05, 12 December 2005 (UTC) reply
24. Support. Good contributor. Sjakkalle (Check!) 07:36, 12 December 2005 (UTC) reply
25. Support, frequently-encountered and tireless opponent of the desk-scribblers..makes sense to me.-- cjllw | TALK 08:32, 12 December 2005 (UTC) reply
26. Straightforward support. ナイトスタリオン ✉ 12:47, 12 December 2005 (UTC) reply
27. No brainer support See id. Gator (talk) 15:28, 12 December 2005 (UTC) reply
28. Support. I constantly run into him reverting vandalism. Keep up the good work! delldot | talk 19:14, 12 December 2005 (UTC) reply
29. Support, HGB 01:45, 13 December 2005 (UTC). reply
30. Support. PJM 04:17, 13 December 2005 (UTC) reply
31. Support, of course. We need more people like him. - Mailer Diablo 06:10, 13 December 2005 (UTC) reply
32. Support. for hekping with the cleanup of ym page earlier today Sceptre 17:29, 13 December 2005 (UTC) reply
33. Support for sure, without the support of the "fighters", editors can not function. -- Bhadani 07:10, 14 December 2005 (UTC) reply
34. Support I thought he was an admin. Izehar ( talk) 19:53, 14 December 2005 (UTC) reply
35. Support Great vandal fighter Olorin28 04:29, 15 December 2005 (UTC) reply
36. Support This is why we give admins the rollback tool. Raven4x4x 04:59, 15 December 2005 (UTC) reply
37. Support. Spends entire time fighting vandalism? Excellent! (Sorry Zordrac, but, well, really). Seriously, more pointy-staked tools to the best vandalhunters. ➨ ❝ R E DVERS ❞ 19:42, 15 December 2005 (UTC) reply
38. Support. Thunderbrand 03:51, 16 December 2005 (UTC) reply
39. Strong Support. Awesome vandal fighter. the wub "?!" 00:38, 17 December 2005 (UTC) reply

Oppose

1. Oppose - doesn't contribute much to Wikipedia. Spends entire time fighting vandalism? Very dangerous combination. Zordrac (talk) Wishy Washy Darwikinian Eventualist 18:30, 14 December 2005 (UTC) reply

   Zordrac, I'm wondering if you know just how important fighting vandalism is to wikipedia. I'm not sure how you can call this user 'dangerous', but this is one of the reasons why we give admins the rollback tool. I know you've expressed concerns about admins accidentally reverting legitimate contributions as vandalism, but have you found anything that suggests Adashiel is likely to do this? Raven4x4x 04:59, 15 December 2005 (UTC) reply

Neutral

Comments

Questions for the candidate
A few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:

1. What sysop chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with? Please check out Category:Wikipedia backlog, and read the page about administrators and the administrators' reading list.

A. As Grutness mentioned in my nomination, I've actively worked at reducing the number of harmful edits in Wikipedia. As an administrator I would continue in that role. I'd like to do more than just plowing through hundreds of recent changes, looking for poop jokes, however. In my professional life, one of my responsibilities has been vetting, updating, and editing documents in our technical database ( [1]). It's far smaller and less freeform than Wikipedia, but I've been involved with it for more than ten years. Tidying, tightening, and formatting documents I can definitely help with. It is true that I don't have much of a record as a participant in Wiki talk, and I doubt I'll ever be a huge contributor. I'm more of an observer; I speak my mind when I feel I have something useful to say, but not unless. That's also why I rarely participate in AfDs. I do recognize and respect consensus, however, and would close AfDs and abide by their results regardless of my personal feelings.

I do want to be upfront about the fact that my ability to participate in Wikipedia will vary. At times I will only be able to make minimal contributions, while at others, well, Grutness is by no means the first to call me a machine.

2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?

A. I regret that I haven't introduced more content to Wikipedia, but I am still pleased with the first article I wrote: Elf Only Inn. It isn't a significant piece, nor is the material it covers of much importance, but its mere presence provoked an interesting, if perhaps overheated, series of discussions. In fact, if there hadn't been a ruckus, I have no doubt I would have remained a casual Wikipedian.

3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or do you feel other users have caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?

A. I have been exasperated on occasion, but it's not anything I've ever taken personally. I actually get along better with people who are civil and respectful than I do those I actually agree with. As for those who are not so well-behaved, they really don't bother me too much. Most of them cool off if you let them vent, and for those who don't, well, that's what escalated dispute resolution is for.

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