Hello! I saw your name at WP:REQUESTNOM, and I would appreciate if you would take a look at my edits and tell me if you think I am ready for RFA or not. I have been a wikipedia editor for five years, and while my edit count is low (~5,000), I think my contributions have been significant - 2 GAs, over 100 articles created, around 1500 new pages patrolled, and also lots of categorizing, referencing, GA reviews, and so forth. Recently I have noticed a persistent backlog at CAT:CSD and I would like to help reduce it, so I am looking into becoming an admin. Thanks, --Cerebellum (talk) 01:48, 1 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the unprotect. As I went to edit it I realized I was mistaken -- I was confused because it references a notice only visible to blocked users. Please reprotect and apologies for the unnecessary work. Nobody Ent13:16, 8 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I just came across work of the vandal-fighter "User:Jim1138" today and don't see him on the Active Administrator list. Seems like someone who might be able to use the power tools... best, —Tim //// Carrite (talk) 18:13, 8 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the note. I'll trawl through his contributions today and check his candidacy out. Please do keep referring possible admin candidates to me (or to any nominator). Your references are highly appreciated by me. Kind regards. WifioneMessage03:13, 9 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hi GS. Forget the crat thing, it's lovely to see you dropping by. How is the administration bit going on? Hope you're enjoying the stuff you're doing. Like I mentioned, great to see you around. WifioneMessage14:37, 12 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Sure we can't twist your arm? Yeah it's going well thanks, taking it slowly but growing in confidence all the time. Hope you're well, keep safe, GiantSnowman17:06, 12 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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Thanks for the message
Yes, I need to educate myself substantially more before I become an administrator. I am slowly working through the WP:ARL. Though, given my short attention span, I may have reached the height of my career. Thanks for the message. CheersJim1138 (talk) 10:35, 15 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Well, the way you're going, you've got a lot of perseverance. There're many who'll guide you whenever you need help, including me. So don't hesitate to ask whenever you need help. WifioneMessage17:08, 16 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I noticed you took care of the issue with the possessive page using revdel. I'm completely okay with that, but could you please do the same to [1] and[2] as well? Thanks. —KuyaBriBriTalk18:51, 16 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Actually another person has already commented and I possibly cannot now reverse my relisting. So let it run for another few days and I'll see how it goes. Do please come back if any editor attacks you even slightly. There'll be an immediate long block. Best. WifioneMessage13:10, 18 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your kind words. I have no idea where you have come across me on the project, we don't seem to overlap much in areas covered! While I am honoured by your consideration, I don't think adminship would suit me at the moment: the vast majority of my editing is in article expansion/creation, and I only tend to stray into administrative areas occasionally, so I'm not sure how much use the tools would really be to me? Thank you again, Harriastalk14:05, 18 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, with as outstanding an editing background as the one you have, it'll not be required that you really indulge in administration throughout. For example, prepared DYK hook sets are placed in queues by administrators, and your involvement there would complement both your interest and the project's. That's just one example. I'll again request you to reconsider your decision, more for the project's benefit. And oh, anyone interested in cricket would sometime or the other come across you. WifioneMessage14:15, 18 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I've just spent the last hour reading through the RfA guidelines and advice, and flicking through some recent RfAs, both successful and unsuccessful. I've had a look around at what I do on the site, where I'm active, and where I might like to be more active. After this consideration, I have decided that I will accept your nomination: but first I'd like to give you a brief idea of my answers to each of the three initial questions in the AfD so that you might form more of an idea about whether you wish to nominate me.
On the whole I would continue to add to Wikipedia primarily as a content editor: creating and expanding articles and working towards Good and Featured status. As part of this, I spend time at WP:DYK, and would (as you suggested) be able to transfer prepared hook sets into the queue, something there have been some lapses and close calls with recently. Beyond that I envision that it would primarily be "as I come across it" adminning: within my area of primary areas of editing, things that I come across that need admin intervention. Beyond that I would always be willing to get involved in something when requested by a User.
In my opinion my best contributions are my articles, both new and expansions. Primarily cricket based, but with dalliances into a variety of different places at times. I am most proud of my only FA, Herbie Hewett, but am also proud of creating articles that I don't particularly have a desire to move onto Good or Featured status such as Juan Martínez de Recalde, second-in-command of the Spanish Armada.
I've had very few conflicts with other editors: I'm a pretty chilled out sort of person, so I tend not to get into such situations. One case I do recall was when I got a bit snappy with User:Djlnhere. I disagreed with what he'd done, but I shouldn't have left the message I did. Generally, if something does irritate me on Wikipedia, I'll take a break from my computer for a bit, and then revisit it later when I'll be able to make a more rational decision.
I should also note that with regard to the timings of a potential nomination, I'm not going to be able to be online next weekend much at all. Regards, Harriastalk16:01, 18 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the kind reconsideration and the efforts to answer the questions. If it's alright with you, I'll prefer continuing further discussions over email. Do please expect an email from me in the next 24 hours. Kind regards. WifioneMessage17:11, 19 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hey Wifione, thank you for your message. I have thought a few times about running for adminship, but I'm not sure I have enough experience writing articles to pass. Believe it or not, I actually have more fun with the technical stuff than with article-creation and maintenance. However, if you don't think that would be an issue, than I'd love to try an RfA.
Thanks again,
Tim1357talk20:24, 18 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Great that at least you gave it a good thought. I'll be continuing the discussions over email with you. Please expect an email in the next 24 hours. Kind regards. WifioneMessage17:13, 19 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Patrick hi. Yes you can create the article again provided you confirm that you've read up on the following policies and guidelines pages that I'm linking below:
WP:BLP; policy on why we consider articles on living persons very carefully
WP:Verifiability; policy on what kind of sources qualify for proving notability
WP:Reliable sources; guideline explaining helpful examples of sources that qualify on our verifiability policy.
WP:NPOV; policy on why articles should be written with a neutral point of view.
I liked the wctv source. The Tallahassee source[3] is iffy, with just passing references. The youtube source is not acceptable for proving notability as it is a primary source. It can be used later in external linking. Write back to me for any additional help. WifioneMessage09:04, 21 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Two earthquakes spaced 2 years apart briefly caused a highway literally on the other side of the world (quite literally, almost a full 12 time zones apart) to magically jump about 450 miles (720 km) to the south and to the other side of the Grand Canyon?. This would be no different than me saying that during those two earthquakes the M6 Motorway was briefly moved to France, or during those two earthquakes Japan briefly had a land connection to the Philippines. This was blatant and absurd vandalism.
I'll admit that maybe it was 2AM where this poster was from and they were really tired, and had it happened during more normal hours they would have caught that this was obvious and absurd vandalism. And in that sense maybe I overreacted. However, for a tool that demands knowing legitimate edits from obvious vandalism, this was a miss. Dave (talk) 15:18, 21 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the explanation. Good you caught it. Let's give the him a lease, shall we. On the other side, he didn't use the rollback, so there's no question of castigating him for using or not using the rollback tool. In all, well caught, chapter closed. Thanks for the note. WifioneMessage15:20, 21 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
50 edits/reverts a day!!!!!!
I have been working at rate of reverting 50 cases of vandalism a day. Now can I have Rollback tools. After a fortnight I will have approximately 500 edits (my target). Also, after 50 edits day I start feeling really dizzy, no joke.--UserWOLfan112Talk18:04, 21 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I'm repeating my previous instructions. You should show a fortnight of reverting vandal edits without mistakes. Please do ask me for any assistance in the meanwhile. WifioneMessage17:24, 27 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
IIM Lucknow
Thanks for pointing out your concerns in the article. I will be able to address them only after a week as my exams have started. One more thing, Please don't refer me by the word 'student'. Its irritating. Thanks, --Anbu121 (talk me) 19:10, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the message. I'll not refer to me as a student. Best wishes for your exams; do well and don't worry about our editing debate. I'll chill till you return. Kind regards. WifioneMessage17:23, 27 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
A six month full protection for this? Is there something that I'm not seeing here? I get flak when I put full protection on an article for days, and a six month long one seems unprecedented.—Kww(talk) 12:21, 28 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Kww. Thanks for the message. I suspect edits like this, and this, though self-reverted by the editor, made me worried as to the confirmed editor's intent. Should you be alright with it, I'll downgrade the protection to semi for six months. Will keep a watch. Kind regards. WifioneMessage10:04, 29 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there, thanks for this difficult and considered closure. FWIW I was a Keep !voter but I didn't much like some of the argumentation made on that side - especially given that the subject of the article was reading it as it developed! I am in fact in touch with him via his Facebook account and been trying to advise him on ways forward. I'm glad you mentioned the Foundation as a port of appeal, I know Jimbo has also been taking an interest. I'll carry on trying to demonstrate that not everyone at WP is a heartless bastard and I think your closure statement will be of some small comfort to this chap as well. Best wishes, Kim Dent-Brown(Talk)10:58, 30 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I don't seem to have had an email from you as yet ..... Glad you've had time to discussion the decision with people other than me, though. I hope to hear from you soon. jh
