Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Staffwaterboy 2

Staffwaterboy_2

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Staffwaterboy (talk · contribs) - YOUR DESCRIPTION OF THE USER Staffwaterboy♂ 18:18, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:

Questions for the candidate

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia as an administrator. It is recommended that you answer these optional questions to provide guidance for participants:

1. What admin work do you intend to take part in?

A:I would do my best to maintain articles and keep them updated.My major task as a wikipedida administrator would be to cut down on vandalism and help maintain the backlogs.I would also assist on banning certain ip addresses and ranges of that ip if necessary i have experience with networking this would make it a lot easier to ban certain ip's if necessary.

2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?

A:I have several contributions to wikipedia that i am very proud of.A example of this would be the plane sequence picture that was added to the World_Trade_Center.Also the tremendous information that was added to Walter_Panas_High_School.Some other contributes were Barely_Legal_(Family_Guy) where i added to the plot summary.I also added a sound clip to the Indian_Point_Energy_Center article.

3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or have other users caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?

A:When there is a conflict about information that is been added or removed to an article i would try to contact that user and see what type of resolution that can me made so that we can try to maintain the formality of that article.

General comments

• Links for Staffwaterboy: Staffwaterboy (talk · contribs · deleted · count · AfD · logs · block log · lu · rfar · spi)

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Please keep discussion constructive and civil. If you are unfamiliar with the nominee, please thoroughly review Special:Contributions/Staffwaterboy before commenting.

Discussion

Oppose

1. This was withdrawn by AGK, two days ago. I suggest an urgent withdrawal. Rudget (?) 18:54, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
2. Oppose. You ran, what - two days ago? Loads of grammatical and spelling errors, excessive sig, not knowing how to format an RfA. Please, instead of planning your next RfA - why not write an article? Its much more fun. Qst (talk) 18:55, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
3. Oppose whilst you have just reached my required wikipedia edit limit you really do have a shockingly low mainspace edit count (48!). I really do suggest you take Rudget's excellent advice and come back another time. Generally it is a good idea to wait a couple of months before running for adminship again! You may want to read Wikipedia:Administrators' reading list too before coming back. Here User:Camaeron/Rfa are my personal requirements but it should be noted that they are relatively low compared to the majority of editors! Good luck next time! --Camaeron (talk) 19:01, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
4. Per above While I applaud enthusiasm, I'm afraid an editor with barely 1000 edits does not yet possess sufficient knowledge/experience to become an admin. Nominees with barely 1000 edits may find the following advice helpful. If you have not done so already, please read

   • Wikipedia:Guide to requests for adminship
   • WP:Admin
   • the admin reading list.
   • Generally, It has been my experience that it takes at least 3,000 edits in a variety of areas to learn policy and guidelines well enough to attempt adminship. Also, nominees returning after an unsuccessful RfA should wait at least another 3,000 edits and 3 months before trying again. Nominees need to show the ability to contribute a number of significant edits to build the encyclopedia.
   • The Admin tools allow the user to block and unblock other editors, delete and undelete pages and protect and unprotect pages. Nominees will therefore do well to gain experience and familiarity with such areas as WP:AIV, WP:AFD, WP:CSD, Wikipedia:Protection policy, and WP:BLOCK to learn when to do these things.
   • Adminship inevitably leads one to 1) need to explain clearly the reasons for one's decisions, 2) need to review one's decisions and change one's mind when it is reasonable to do so, 3) need to review one's decisions and stand firm when it is reasonable to do so, 4) need to negotiate a compromise. Admins need a familiarity with dispute resolution. The ability to communicate clearly is essential.
   • Article building is viewed by many as essential to adminship. I recommend significant participation in WP:GA or WP:FA as the surest way to fulfill this. Alternatively, one should have added a total of 30,000 bytes of content, not necessarily all in one article. I find a large number of "Wikignome" type edits to be acceptable.
   • My suggestion to any nominees with about 1000 edits would be to withdraw and try again in another 3 months and 3000 edits. I recommend taking part in RfA discussions to help learn from the experiences of others. Many nominees have found it helpful to obtain an Editor Review or to receive Admin coaching before submitting their RfA. Good luck and happy editing Dlohcierekim 19:05, 6 March 2008 (UTC).