Phil Boswell (
talk·contribs) has been a user since
2 October2003 (when he was welcomed by
Angela). He has contributed substantially to new articles (
Kate's counter says 5,560 article edits out of a total of 8,493) but also takes on various admin tasks (he received a wikimedal for janitorial services from
Topbanana as long ago as
8 November2004).
Support I like the sort of passive admin picture you've painted in your answers. All too often, I see an admin start blocking people the same day they are promoted. I can't imagine you ever abusing those powers. (Not that newly-promoted admins are abusing their powers by jumping right in. I just think it'd be a good idea if they sat back and watched the older admins at first).
Acetic Acid 18:51, August 16, 2005 (UTC)
Support - from what I've seen, civil, and by his question answers looks reliable, trustworthy and a good admin in the making. Open and shut case. --
Celestianpowerhab20:34, 16 August 2005 (UTC)reply
Support, I can't think of any reason either.
Rje 20:54, August 16, 2005 (UTC)
Support. His contribution history shows a willingness to take on thankless maintenance tasks (well, not completely thankless, since he's getting this RFA). Give the man a mop! --
Deathphoenix13:45, 17 August 2005 (UTC)reply
Extreme ultra support. Beyond any question or doubt, Phil is qualified, Phil is trustworthy, Phil is perfect admin material.
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04:40, 18 August 2005 (UTC)reply
A. Anything I'm asked for, really. I hadn't really thought about it much yet, not expecting to need to. I'm not intending to go on some sort of blocking/protecting/rollback blitz: that doesn't sound fun at all.
2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
A. I hope I did a good job on the
ISO 3166 lists, where there is still a lot of work to do (hint to anyone wanting something to get their teeth into). I've also poked around the various reports produced by
the mighty Top Banana and helped out where I could. I tend to re-organise stuff which can take a long time; I started
WikiProject Color and there's still loads of work to do on that. My particular forté is documenting and organising stuff: I set up the
wikipedia:to-do lists on various writer-related categories (such as
Science fiction writers and similar) and I try to check on those every now and again.
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. None in particular that I can recall, although there are a few that have come close. Mostly I just relax and wait a bit: since I only do wiki-stuff during my "lunch-time" (so I have a tremendously long "lunch-time", you goin' ter make summat of it? :-) I just leave it until the next session and see what happened; usually whichever numbskull pushed my button has decided to play somewhere else and I can quietly go in and fix whatever it was up again.
Phil Boswell (
talk·contribs) has been a user since
2 October2003 (when he was welcomed by
Angela). He has contributed substantially to new articles (
Kate's counter says 5,560 article edits out of a total of 8,493) but also takes on various admin tasks (he received a wikimedal for janitorial services from
Topbanana as long ago as
8 November2004).
Support I like the sort of passive admin picture you've painted in your answers. All too often, I see an admin start blocking people the same day they are promoted. I can't imagine you ever abusing those powers. (Not that newly-promoted admins are abusing their powers by jumping right in. I just think it'd be a good idea if they sat back and watched the older admins at first).
Acetic Acid 18:51, August 16, 2005 (UTC)
Support - from what I've seen, civil, and by his question answers looks reliable, trustworthy and a good admin in the making. Open and shut case. --
Celestianpowerhab20:34, 16 August 2005 (UTC)reply
Support, I can't think of any reason either.
Rje 20:54, August 16, 2005 (UTC)
Support. His contribution history shows a willingness to take on thankless maintenance tasks (well, not completely thankless, since he's getting this RFA). Give the man a mop! --
Deathphoenix13:45, 17 August 2005 (UTC)reply
Extreme ultra support. Beyond any question or doubt, Phil is qualified, Phil is trustworthy, Phil is perfect admin material.
Func(
t,
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04:40, 18 August 2005 (UTC)reply
A. Anything I'm asked for, really. I hadn't really thought about it much yet, not expecting to need to. I'm not intending to go on some sort of blocking/protecting/rollback blitz: that doesn't sound fun at all.
2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
A. I hope I did a good job on the
ISO 3166 lists, where there is still a lot of work to do (hint to anyone wanting something to get their teeth into). I've also poked around the various reports produced by
the mighty Top Banana and helped out where I could. I tend to re-organise stuff which can take a long time; I started
WikiProject Color and there's still loads of work to do on that. My particular forté is documenting and organising stuff: I set up the
wikipedia:to-do lists on various writer-related categories (such as
Science fiction writers and similar) and I try to check on those every now and again.
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. None in particular that I can recall, although there are a few that have come close. Mostly I just relax and wait a bit: since I only do wiki-stuff during my "lunch-time" (so I have a tremendously long "lunch-time", you goin' ter make summat of it? :-) I just leave it until the next session and see what happened; usually whichever numbskull pushed my button has decided to play somewhere else and I can quietly go in and fix whatever it was up again.