Wiki alf (
talk·contribs) – What to say, what to say. Well, first this is long overdue. In someways similar to BD2412, he was stubborn about not having me nominate him until January. Well, Happy New Year and here we go! Wiki alf has been here for 6 months (since the
20th of June of this last year) and amassed
over 10000 edits, 1000 of which are to the Wikipedia namespace and 5000 to articles! A lot of his edits are reverts (he's active in the
Counter-Vandalism unit and recently, the respective IRC channel. But, my experience with him goes back further than this. My first folly with this excellent Wikipedian was
here where he asked me about the musical composer
Edgar Bainton {(an article he started by the way) and I found out his love of music. He's an all-round great guy and should now be tossed the mop. --
Celestianpowerháblame17:03, 31 December 2005 (UTC)reply
Strong support - Alf is one of the most level headed Wikipedians I've met so far, and I trust him to become a very good admin. I thought he was an admin when I met him, and I think Wikipedia will benefit strongly from his becoming one. --
JoanneB21:15, 31 December 2005 (UTC)reply
Support. Good stuff. (Aside: I don't think that sockpuppet box is ever appropriate on an admin's user page. Newbies are likely to be confused by it when they call by to castigate you.) -
Splashtalk04:28, 1 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support. Wiki alf's dedication is unquestionable, 10000 edits in 5 months is amazing, as is the fact that he will make good use of the tools.
Rje14:21, 1 January 2006 (UTC)reply
SUPPPORT! WITH THREE Ps, Sorry for coming so late!! SO MUCH FOR BEING IN THE TOP TEN like you wanted, but I am here, again, Support without hesistation, support, support, support, support!!!!!!
εγκυκλοπαίδεια*01:17, 2 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support Took me forever to get through that long list of edits, I looked at every one! ;) Experienced editor who deserves the support. --
Wgfinley01:31, 2 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support ... he's not? Damn, so it wasn't a rollback button that let him beat me to the revert. Oh, the shame! —
Zazou02:01, 2 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Big time support, even though I know this probably means the my ability to revert will be seriously hindered by Wiki alf's new rollback button :*-(. Sniffle.
JHMM13 (
T |
C) 02:03, 2 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support. This is definately overdue. I've seen this user around, looks like a good editor, and makes me mad whenever he beats me to reverting a vandalism. ;) --
ViolinGirl♪18:04, 2 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support. I'm a bit leery of the CVU Admin Syndrome, but my experiences with Wiki alf have been nothing but positive. Well, except for the damn edit conflicts I often get with him when RC patrolling. Durnit.
fuddlemark (
fuddle me!)
18:39, 2 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support. I first met wiki alf when he helped me on my talk page with a question I had asked. I've since met him numerous times beating me to reverts!
delldot |
talk07:45, 4 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support if for no other reason than how many vandalism reverts I've seen from this editor. Well done, give him the tools so he can continue this job. I am another editor who alf has beaten to the revert.
KillerChihuahua?!?21:01, 5 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose. No evidence that this editor groks the Tao of Wiki. Endless vandal reverting does not, in itself, qualify oneself to be an administrator.
Kelly Martin (
talk)
13:29, 6 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Water-brother, share with me the groking of the ways of the wiki I am an egg in. I am sorry you are unable to see the merits of the work I've been doing as a contributor, general editor, and as a vandal-fighter (that task is endless though my edits in that direction are not). --
Alfmelmac13:46, 6 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Not only does he not grope the Towel of Wiki, he doesn't have the Wiki Sense, that only myself, and Kelly Martin, have, which is the sense of knowing who does not Grope the Towel of Wiki. --Jay (
Reply)00:42, 8 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Neutral
Comments
Edit summary usage: 100% for major edits and 100% for minor edits. Based on the last 100 major and and 100 minor edits outside the Wikipedia, User, Image, and Talk namespaces.
Questions for the candidate A few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:
A. I can see from the
backlog and
the speedy deletions that there is a lot of work to be done, that'll attract some of my attention, though I reckon
intervention against vandalism will probably be taking the lion's share to start with until I get into some of the other administration areas. I will also involve myself more in the discussions about policy as my contributions to those have been fairly light to date. --
Alfmelmac17:15, 31 December 2005 (UTC)reply
2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
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've not been involved in any stressful edit conflicts. I might make the odd revert to 'sensitive' articles that are having editorial tussles - I've normally realized it and undone whatever I did and beat a graceful retreat. --
Alfmelmac17:15, 31 December 2005 (UTC)reply
Addtional questions for the candidate
4. When should a block be lifted prior to the time placed by another admin, other then to extend the block? (Question added by
xaosfluxTalk/CVU)
A. A block might be lifted earlier than scheduled when a floating IP is the issue and IP change cannot be forced. Another example might be the need to amend the edit summary (if current practice is correct, that's only an observation, I haven't actually found that in policy yet), which would be unlikely to include an extension to the block. I might disagree with a block and after having contacted the original blocker an agreement has been made to unblock, or there might (this is an area I will be asking for coaching on) be a range block issue, again contacting the original blocker first would be, in my book, a prerequisite. --
Alfmelmac01:37, 1 January 2006 (UTC)reply
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page. No further edits should be made to this page.
Wiki alf (
talk·contribs) – What to say, what to say. Well, first this is long overdue. In someways similar to BD2412, he was stubborn about not having me nominate him until January. Well, Happy New Year and here we go! Wiki alf has been here for 6 months (since the
20th of June of this last year) and amassed
over 10000 edits, 1000 of which are to the Wikipedia namespace and 5000 to articles! A lot of his edits are reverts (he's active in the
Counter-Vandalism unit and recently, the respective IRC channel. But, my experience with him goes back further than this. My first folly with this excellent Wikipedian was
here where he asked me about the musical composer
Edgar Bainton {(an article he started by the way) and I found out his love of music. He's an all-round great guy and should now be tossed the mop. --
Celestianpowerháblame17:03, 31 December 2005 (UTC)reply
Strong support - Alf is one of the most level headed Wikipedians I've met so far, and I trust him to become a very good admin. I thought he was an admin when I met him, and I think Wikipedia will benefit strongly from his becoming one. --
JoanneB21:15, 31 December 2005 (UTC)reply
Support. Good stuff. (Aside: I don't think that sockpuppet box is ever appropriate on an admin's user page. Newbies are likely to be confused by it when they call by to castigate you.) -
Splashtalk04:28, 1 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support. Wiki alf's dedication is unquestionable, 10000 edits in 5 months is amazing, as is the fact that he will make good use of the tools.
Rje14:21, 1 January 2006 (UTC)reply
SUPPPORT! WITH THREE Ps, Sorry for coming so late!! SO MUCH FOR BEING IN THE TOP TEN like you wanted, but I am here, again, Support without hesistation, support, support, support, support!!!!!!
εγκυκλοπαίδεια*01:17, 2 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support Took me forever to get through that long list of edits, I looked at every one! ;) Experienced editor who deserves the support. --
Wgfinley01:31, 2 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support ... he's not? Damn, so it wasn't a rollback button that let him beat me to the revert. Oh, the shame! —
Zazou02:01, 2 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Big time support, even though I know this probably means the my ability to revert will be seriously hindered by Wiki alf's new rollback button :*-(. Sniffle.
JHMM13 (
T |
C) 02:03, 2 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support. This is definately overdue. I've seen this user around, looks like a good editor, and makes me mad whenever he beats me to reverting a vandalism. ;) --
ViolinGirl♪18:04, 2 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support. I'm a bit leery of the CVU Admin Syndrome, but my experiences with Wiki alf have been nothing but positive. Well, except for the damn edit conflicts I often get with him when RC patrolling. Durnit.
fuddlemark (
fuddle me!)
18:39, 2 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support. I first met wiki alf when he helped me on my talk page with a question I had asked. I've since met him numerous times beating me to reverts!
delldot |
talk07:45, 4 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support if for no other reason than how many vandalism reverts I've seen from this editor. Well done, give him the tools so he can continue this job. I am another editor who alf has beaten to the revert.
KillerChihuahua?!?21:01, 5 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose. No evidence that this editor groks the Tao of Wiki. Endless vandal reverting does not, in itself, qualify oneself to be an administrator.
Kelly Martin (
talk)
13:29, 6 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Water-brother, share with me the groking of the ways of the wiki I am an egg in. I am sorry you are unable to see the merits of the work I've been doing as a contributor, general editor, and as a vandal-fighter (that task is endless though my edits in that direction are not). --
Alfmelmac13:46, 6 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Not only does he not grope the Towel of Wiki, he doesn't have the Wiki Sense, that only myself, and Kelly Martin, have, which is the sense of knowing who does not Grope the Towel of Wiki. --Jay (
Reply)00:42, 8 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Neutral
Comments
Edit summary usage: 100% for major edits and 100% for minor edits. Based on the last 100 major and and 100 minor edits outside the Wikipedia, User, Image, and Talk namespaces.
Questions for the candidate A few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:
A. I can see from the
backlog and
the speedy deletions that there is a lot of work to be done, that'll attract some of my attention, though I reckon
intervention against vandalism will probably be taking the lion's share to start with until I get into some of the other administration areas. I will also involve myself more in the discussions about policy as my contributions to those have been fairly light to date. --
Alfmelmac17:15, 31 December 2005 (UTC)reply
2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
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've not been involved in any stressful edit conflicts. I might make the odd revert to 'sensitive' articles that are having editorial tussles - I've normally realized it and undone whatever I did and beat a graceful retreat. --
Alfmelmac17:15, 31 December 2005 (UTC)reply
Addtional questions for the candidate
4. When should a block be lifted prior to the time placed by another admin, other then to extend the block? (Question added by
xaosfluxTalk/CVU)
A. A block might be lifted earlier than scheduled when a floating IP is the issue and IP change cannot be forced. Another example might be the need to amend the edit summary (if current practice is correct, that's only an observation, I haven't actually found that in policy yet), which would be unlikely to include an extension to the block. I might disagree with a block and after having contacted the original blocker an agreement has been made to unblock, or there might (this is an area I will be asking for coaching on) be a range block issue, again contacting the original blocker first would be, in my book, a prerequisite. --
Alfmelmac01:37, 1 January 2006 (UTC)reply
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page. No further edits should be made to this page.