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Final count:(46/0/0) ended 00:00 8 December 2005 (UTC)

Thebainer ( talk · contribs) – Thebainer is one of those Wikipedians who seem to have been around since the mists of wiki time; in actuality, he has been with us (as a registered user) since October 2004. In that time he has made many comprehensive contibutions, with much of Wikipedia's coverage of Australian law, politics and (specifically, Indigenous) history owing to his work. At the community level, bainer is extensively active and demonstrates a sound knowledge of policy and good practice. Moreover, as can be seen from his contributions, he is a prolific 'welcomer' and imparts invaluable advice to newbies and 'oldies' alike. I'm sure that most will be surprised, as I was, that bainer is not already an admin; it's about time he was. Cyberjunkie | Talk 00:00, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:

I accept. -- bainer ( talk) 01:41, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply

Support

1. Strong Support as nominator, -- cj | talk 00:01, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
2. Support. Snottygobble | Talk 01:57, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
3. Support Geoff/Gsl 02:39, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
4. Strong support. I'm surprised he isn't already an admin - having recently met the chap, I can report that he is a dedicated and enthusiastic editor, with an excellent knowledge of the wikiverse. Cnwb 02:41, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
5. Support - jaw drops, cliche kicks in. BD2412 T 02:44, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
6. Support. Worked hard on Australian articles in particular. Capitalistroadster 03:35, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
7. Support MONGO 04:47, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
8. Support -- I'm surprised he isn't already an admin. - Longhair 04:50, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
9. Support December's dawn brings a beauty crop of new admins. Xoloz 05:22, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
10. Support, unlikely to abuse administrator tools. Christopher Parham (talk) 05:45, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
11. Support. Good editor. Xtra 05:53, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
12. Support. Good contributor. Sjakkalle (Check!) 07:13, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
13. Support. Should've been an admin months ago; I really should check to make sure people like him actually get nominated when they deserve it. Kudos to Cyberjunkie for seeing that that happens. Ambi 08:03, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
14. Support. Them Aussies are taking over. Uruguay, then the Windies, next... Wikipedia! Grutness... wha? 08:08, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
15. Support. Now that I have met Bainer and he knows what I look like, it may not be wise/safe to vote against him. Fortunately, he is a very good contributer who will probably be an excellent admin. -- Roisterer 08:49, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
16. Support. Will make a good admin. ナイトスタリオン ✉ 09:57, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
17. support, valuable editor   ALKIVAR ™ 10:38, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
18. Support. Good contributions and helpful discussion. JPD 10:55, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
19. Support. Glad to support someone who was very helpful to me when I first arrived. Ben Aveling 11:48, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
20. Support. Another talented Australian editor. Darwinek 12:27, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
21. Support He welcomed me here and has substantially written/contributed to a majority of Australian law, ecspecially edits, designing info boxes and always being helpful. -- Never29 13:28, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
22. Support. Kirill Lokshin 14:23, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
23. Support. Fire Fox 17:54, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
24. Support good edits. Izehar 20:34, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
25. Support We need more of Australia, gets my support :-) Gryffindor 20:53, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
26. Merovingian 22:32, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
27. ε γκυκλοπαίδεια * (talk) 23:20, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
28. Support -- негіднийлють ^{( Reply| Spam Me! *| RfS)} 23:45, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply
29. -- Jaranda( ^{watz sup}) 02:31, 2 December 2005 (UTC) reply
30. Support Quentin Pier c e 02:38, 2 December 2005 (UTC) reply
31. Support - per nom. Cheers -- Ianblair23 (talk) 04:02, 2 December 2005 (UTC) reply
32. Support Proto  t  c 14:22, 2 December 2005 (UTC) reply
33. Support Astrotrain 18:59, 2 December 2005 (UTC) reply
34. Support! Chuq 01:25, 3 December 2005 (UTC) reply
35. Support Thanks to Cyberjunkie for bothering to check whether the editors we value every day have actually been made an admin. -- Scott Davis ^Talk 09:07, 3 December 2005 (UTC) reply
36. Support. El_C 00:26, 4 December 2005 (UTC) reply
37. Support per nominator. Sarah Ewart 02:00, 4 December 2005 (UTC) reply
38. Support. -- Bhadani 12:03, 4 December 2005 (UTC) reply
39. Support as above. pfctdayelise 14:21, 4 December 2005 (UTC) reply
40. Support. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 08:58, 5 December 2005 (UTC) reply
41. Support.good editor.-- Dakota ^{t e} 19:31, 5 December 2005 (UTC) reply
42. Support. Looks like he'll use tools well. Jayjg ^(talk) 21:38, 5 December 2005 (UTC) reply
43. Support, looks good. Silensor 21:54, 5 December 2005 (UTC) reply
44. Support. I've seen him around the place, good contribs. Enochlau 22:45, 5 December 2005 (UTC) reply
45. Support. A very interactive, hard-working Wikipedian. Brisvegas 02:05, 6 December 2005 (UTC) reply
46. Support per nominator. the wub "?!" 18:43, 7 December 2005 (UTC) reply

Oppose

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. Dealing with vandalism is something I would like to do more of, and the rollback feature would help me expand patrolling past the confines of my watchlist. I would also be interested in helping out at pages such as Requested moves, and anywhere else my help is requested.

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

A. I started the WikiProject Australian law, and I have made a number of contributions to articles in that field, such as Commonwealth v Tasmania. I've done a few biographies on Australian politicians and other personalities, Juanita Nielsen for example. My favourite articles are the ones for which I've had the opportunity to do some historical research, such as Myall Creek massacre and Batman's Treaty. Writing new articles is certainly my favourite wiki-activity.

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 was peripherally involved in the Internodeuser arbitration, mainly as a third party who tried to resolve the dispute. I've also tried to step in to resolve a few debates between editors, on Talk:Armenian Genocide and Talk:Batman's Treaty, for example. I much prefer to resolve issues on talk pages before they spill over elsewhere and it becomes necessary to explore other avenues. I don't tend to generate much conflict myself.

• If anyone has any more questions, then please add them. -- bainer ( talk) 01:41, 1 December 2005 (UTC) reply

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