Final (88/13/6); Closed as successful by Kingturtle = ( talk) at 05:51, 23 February 2011 (UTC) reply
The Bushranger ( talk · contribs) – In my second RfA co-nomination, it is my honor to be able to present you with one of the best editors I know who also happens to be a good friend of mine. I think the work The Bushranger has done over the last three years, detailed below, qualifies him for today's RfA standards. As for civility, I have never seen a conversation where he has been purposely incivil or non-collegial, while the kind and sometimes playful attitude he displays at all times keeps the encyclopedia light-hearted and fun.
As for the technical stuff: edit count? He has more than 22,000, [1] ~98% of which are non-automated. [2] Time editing? Since June 2008. Content? A beastly combination of a FL, 15 GAs, and (if I counted right) 90 DYKs, along with a whole host of barnstars from the Military history WikiProject's contest. [3] [4] Wikipedia-space work? He's one of the most prolific compilers of DYK preps, and is a member of the Military history and Aircraft WikiProjects, along with a participant in the battleship group, Operation Majestic Titan. Wikiknowledge? He's done more work with templates and categories than I want to think about. I think The Bushranger is an ideal candidate for administrator, and I hope you all agree. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 07:36, 15 February 2011 (UTC) reply
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Not wanting to go to a library to make sure real sources report what is on a personal hobby site is not the kind of qualities I seek in an admin, particularly one who wants to work at DYK. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 23:15, 16 February 2011 (UTC) replyAnyone can create a personal web page or pay to have a book published, then claim to be an expert in a certain field. For that reason, self-published media, such as books, patents, newsletters, personal websites, open wikis, personal or group blogs, Internet forum postings, and tweets, are largely not acceptable as sources. Self-published expert sources may be considered reliable when produced by an established expert on the topic of the article whose work in the relevant field has previously been published by reliable third-party publications. However, one should take care when using such sources: if the information in question is really worth reporting, someone else is likely to have done so.
Final (88/13/6); Closed as successful by Kingturtle = ( talk) at 05:51, 23 February 2011 (UTC) reply
The Bushranger ( talk · contribs) – In my second RfA co-nomination, it is my honor to be able to present you with one of the best editors I know who also happens to be a good friend of mine. I think the work The Bushranger has done over the last three years, detailed below, qualifies him for today's RfA standards. As for civility, I have never seen a conversation where he has been purposely incivil or non-collegial, while the kind and sometimes playful attitude he displays at all times keeps the encyclopedia light-hearted and fun.
As for the technical stuff: edit count? He has more than 22,000, [1] ~98% of which are non-automated. [2] Time editing? Since June 2008. Content? A beastly combination of a FL, 15 GAs, and (if I counted right) 90 DYKs, along with a whole host of barnstars from the Military history WikiProject's contest. [3] [4] Wikipedia-space work? He's one of the most prolific compilers of DYK preps, and is a member of the Military history and Aircraft WikiProjects, along with a participant in the battleship group, Operation Majestic Titan. Wikiknowledge? He's done more work with templates and categories than I want to think about. I think The Bushranger is an ideal candidate for administrator, and I hope you all agree. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 07:36, 15 February 2011 (UTC) reply
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Not wanting to go to a library to make sure real sources report what is on a personal hobby site is not the kind of qualities I seek in an admin, particularly one who wants to work at DYK. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 23:15, 16 February 2011 (UTC) replyAnyone can create a personal web page or pay to have a book published, then claim to be an expert in a certain field. For that reason, self-published media, such as books, patents, newsletters, personal websites, open wikis, personal or group blogs, Internet forum postings, and tweets, are largely not acceptable as sources. Self-published expert sources may be considered reliable when produced by an established expert on the topic of the article whose work in the relevant field has previously been published by reliable third-party publications. However, one should take care when using such sources: if the information in question is really worth reporting, someone else is likely to have done so.