I've been thinking long and hard about this; particularly whether I should nominate myself and whether I should do so, especially so soon after my hasty refusal of a nomination last month. I value Wikipedia both as a resource and as an open community, which was one of the reasons the intital missteps by the arbitration committee troubled me so deeply. But since then, especially in being active on the #wikipedia IRC channel, my faith in the community as a supportive network has been entirely restored. I'm still outspoken on a number of matters, but I'm thrilled to be a part of a group like this where diversity (of many forms) is both valuable and appreciated.
So I want to step up to the plate further and be more useful as an admin, specifically by helping combat vandalism and handle speedy deletions (I spend a good deal of time monitoring newpages) without having to refer those tasks to others. I've been here since 22 December 2003 and have accumulated over 5500 edits; I've tried to be reasonable and not act rashly when perturbed. Once I find full-time employment (which I hope is soon), my activity level will certainly scale back a bit, but I don't plan to leave; Wikipedia is too much fun... -- Seth Ilys 01:29, 12 Mar 2004 (UTC)
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I've been thinking long and hard about this; particularly whether I should nominate myself and whether I should do so, especially so soon after my hasty refusal of a nomination last month. I value Wikipedia both as a resource and as an open community, which was one of the reasons the intital missteps by the arbitration committee troubled me so deeply. But since then, especially in being active on the #wikipedia IRC channel, my faith in the community as a supportive network has been entirely restored. I'm still outspoken on a number of matters, but I'm thrilled to be a part of a group like this where diversity (of many forms) is both valuable and appreciated.
So I want to step up to the plate further and be more useful as an admin, specifically by helping combat vandalism and handle speedy deletions (I spend a good deal of time monitoring newpages) without having to refer those tasks to others. I've been here since 22 December 2003 and have accumulated over 5500 edits; I've tried to be reasonable and not act rashly when perturbed. Once I find full-time employment (which I hope is soon), my activity level will certainly scale back a bit, but I don't plan to leave; Wikipedia is too much fun... -- Seth Ilys 01:29, 12 Mar 2004 (UTC)
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