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12 September2005 (UTC)Rx StrangeLove (
talk·contribs) - Rx StrangeLove has been productively contributing to Wikipedia since February of this year, and has amassed
2700 edits. During this time, Rx has reverted tons of vandalism, as one can see from his edit history, and the praise he has received on his talk page is as great of an indictation of his dedication to RC patrol as any. If anyone deserves the mop, it is this user. --
Nufy804:51, 5 September 2005 (UTC)reply
Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:
Support, absolutely. I can't count the times I have gotten his name on that "rollback failed!" page. Great vandal fighter; everything I've seen is good.
Antandrus (talk)05:18, 5 September 2005 (UTC)reply
Support Good focus on RC actions: newbies, edits, vandals + able to see the value of an article in AfD, even it is in a poor state, jump in and make it something worth keeping = priceless.
Alfmelmac21:34, 8 September 2005 (UTC)reply
Support. Swift with RC patrol. Friendly. Helpful. An all-around good Wikipedian.
Joyous (talk) 00:09, September 9, 2005 (UTC)
A I'll be continuing to do RC patrol which I enjoy. The extra tools will come in handy, as will the ability to backup final warnings. I look forward to helping with the Copyright problem backlog. I’ve been going though them seeing if there’s something a non-admin can do to help. I’ve been rewriting some, reverting others…I’m looking forward to being able to carry the process to completion. I’d also help with the other backlogs that exist. Though non-admins can help out with them at some point in the process, a lot of them need admin intervention at some point and I want to help with those as well.
2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
A I think that of the contributions I’ve made I’m most pleased with are the articles I’ve saved from deletion by rewriting them. I regularly go through AfD and look for articles that look like they are headed for deletion when a rewrite would change peoples votes. I’ve had a fair amount of success doing that. As I’ve noted above I’m happy with the work I’ve done rewriting articles that have been listed on Copyright problems. Also, as I go through New pages I find articles where the subjects belong but whose writing is often very poor. There are some articles I’ve created about Twin City (Minnesota) institutions, the
Guthrie Theater and
Northeast Minneapolis for example, though those are older examples. I also was a determined stub sorter and helped out with updating
Wikipedia:Stub
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 The only real conflicts I’ve had have been with vandals, but in the sense that the question was asked I haven’t had any real conflicts with other editors. Working as a general editor I usually state my objections or pose the objection as a question, and then tend to move on. Moving on won’t always be an option if I’m accepted but I really don’t anticipate any problems, I really believe in being civil and I think
Wikipedia:Civility and not turning conflicts personal goes a long way toward keeping them constructive.
The key for not getting stressed out is to keep to the point in conflicts and don't make it a personal conflict as I wrote above. Also, fight the feeling of having to respond to something right away. Taking a step away often does wonders in stress reduction. And finally make the goal consesus rather then clinging to a position without being flexable.
Sorry for the delay in answering these, the nomination came close to 11:00 pm so I thought I'd accept and work on them in the morning.
I'd be happy to answer any other questions people might have!
Vote here (30/0/0) ending 04:51
12 September2005 (UTC)Rx StrangeLove (
talk·contribs) - Rx StrangeLove has been productively contributing to Wikipedia since February of this year, and has amassed
2700 edits. During this time, Rx has reverted tons of vandalism, as one can see from his edit history, and the praise he has received on his talk page is as great of an indictation of his dedication to RC patrol as any. If anyone deserves the mop, it is this user. --
Nufy804:51, 5 September 2005 (UTC)reply
Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:
Support, absolutely. I can't count the times I have gotten his name on that "rollback failed!" page. Great vandal fighter; everything I've seen is good.
Antandrus (talk)05:18, 5 September 2005 (UTC)reply
Support Good focus on RC actions: newbies, edits, vandals + able to see the value of an article in AfD, even it is in a poor state, jump in and make it something worth keeping = priceless.
Alfmelmac21:34, 8 September 2005 (UTC)reply
Support. Swift with RC patrol. Friendly. Helpful. An all-around good Wikipedian.
Joyous (talk) 00:09, September 9, 2005 (UTC)
A I'll be continuing to do RC patrol which I enjoy. The extra tools will come in handy, as will the ability to backup final warnings. I look forward to helping with the Copyright problem backlog. I’ve been going though them seeing if there’s something a non-admin can do to help. I’ve been rewriting some, reverting others…I’m looking forward to being able to carry the process to completion. I’d also help with the other backlogs that exist. Though non-admins can help out with them at some point in the process, a lot of them need admin intervention at some point and I want to help with those as well.
2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
A I think that of the contributions I’ve made I’m most pleased with are the articles I’ve saved from deletion by rewriting them. I regularly go through AfD and look for articles that look like they are headed for deletion when a rewrite would change peoples votes. I’ve had a fair amount of success doing that. As I’ve noted above I’m happy with the work I’ve done rewriting articles that have been listed on Copyright problems. Also, as I go through New pages I find articles where the subjects belong but whose writing is often very poor. There are some articles I’ve created about Twin City (Minnesota) institutions, the
Guthrie Theater and
Northeast Minneapolis for example, though those are older examples. I also was a determined stub sorter and helped out with updating
Wikipedia:Stub
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 The only real conflicts I’ve had have been with vandals, but in the sense that the question was asked I haven’t had any real conflicts with other editors. Working as a general editor I usually state my objections or pose the objection as a question, and then tend to move on. Moving on won’t always be an option if I’m accepted but I really don’t anticipate any problems, I really believe in being civil and I think
Wikipedia:Civility and not turning conflicts personal goes a long way toward keeping them constructive.
The key for not getting stressed out is to keep to the point in conflicts and don't make it a personal conflict as I wrote above. Also, fight the feeling of having to respond to something right away. Taking a step away often does wonders in stress reduction. And finally make the goal consesus rather then clinging to a position without being flexable.
Sorry for the delay in answering these, the nomination came close to 11:00 pm so I thought I'd accept and work on them in the morning.
I'd be happy to answer any other questions people might have!