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Kim Dent-Brown (talk · contribs) - Fellow editors, it is my pleasure to nominate Kim for adminship. Joining Wikipedia in August of 2006 Kim has been active since April 2007. Overall, his edit count may seem slightly slim for some at about four and a half thousand, however, just over 900 edits will not be shown on the "wanabee kate" tool due to his active participation in new page patrol and CSD nominations. So, as ever, my rationale;

Main Space

Active, as we mostly all are, in an area of interest, Kim has heavily contributed to Wicca and associated articles such as Neopaganism and Witchcraft.
His desire for collaboration is demonstrated by his active use of article talk pages and at such venues as Wikipedia:WikiProject Neopaganism
A desire to determine the value of his contributions, as seen at Wikipedia:Editor review/Kim Dent-Brown.

Maintenance

Active at AFD, and in particular, as noted above, many hundreds of C:CSD nominations
WP:AIV reports, as and when required.
WP:RFPP, WP:UAA assistance.
WP:RFA edits showing an understanding of the role.

Housekeeping

A clean block log.
Sensible User and Talk Page.
E-mail enabled.
A deeply civil and communicative talk history.
A desire only to apply for adminship as and when Kim felt he was ready - editors may peruse his talk archives to confirm this.

All, once again, I would only nominate if I believed a candidate could help us in our work by granting them admin tools. Kim has much to offer, and nothing indicates a hinderance. As ever, a net positive awaits us here, and I hope and trust the community will find themsleves in agreance with me that granting adminship to Kim is yet another step forward for Wikipedia.Pedro : Chat 21:55, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I accept with pleasure and (I must admit) some trepidation for what is to come! Kim Dent-Brown ^(Talk) 23:14, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I do not propose to comment on either Support or Oppose contributions here unless specifically asked to by editors. If successful, I would add myself to the category Wikipedia administrators open to recall using these criteria.

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 start with work which relates to the non-admin activity in which I have been most active: speedy deletion, articles for deletion and intervention against vandalism. I feel I know these areas pretty well and they would be a safe place to start. In due course I expect I would get involved in page protection requests and similar areas where I have less experience. I doubt I would ever get involved in work involving the Mediawiki interface, as I have little technical knowledge and less interest in acquiring any...

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

A: My first major article was on the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry and may soon I hope be rated as a good article. I had some very generous help in the early days of drafting this and it was a good learning experience. (I now make much better use of the Preview button!) I've also been involved with Wicca which was recently rated a good article: I wrote very little of this, but have had a big hand in editing it into shape. It is now a reasonably slim 42k long with good structure and links. When I came to it, it was nearly twice the size and much of the work has involved negotiating with other editors, forking off articles and protecting what's left from the inevitable vandalism and POV pushing that such an article attracts. I'm also pleased with contributions such as this page to act as boilerplate text for winners of the George Cross, and smaller articles rescued from CSD such as Haley Industries, Doon GAA and Zaka Ullah Bhangoo. The last I'm pleased with because it felt like a small blow against systematic bias. You can look at a partial list of articles I've contributed to here. I also like helping out new editors who are obviously in good faith, but needing a hand with the process such as these: [1][2][3]

Update: I'm pleased to say that Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry is now rated as a good article. Still only two of these so far, Wicca being the other, and four DYKs, so a little way off a triple crown, but I'm working on it. Kim Dent-Brown ^(Talk) 17:57, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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 I started editing here and moved beyond article writing, I was certainly too trigger happy with CSD tags at first. This led to (only occasional) conflicts such as this one. I am more conservative in my tagging now, and have not got into any similar conflict since, but I generally find that if in doubt, waiting half an hour before hitting the 'save' button works wonders. I have no problem in maintaining a stout defence against true vandals, but most people here seem to be of good intent and I prefer to try and work on this basis.

General comments

See Kim Dent-Brown's edit summary usage with mathbot's tool. For the edit count, see the talk page.

Links for Kim Dent-Brown: Kim Dent-Brown (talk · contribs · deleted · count · AfD · logs · block log · lu · rfar · spi)

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

Discussion

Support

Strong Support per my great nomination :) pre transclusion as nominator Pedro : Chat 22:11, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You stole my gig! dihydrogen monoxide (H₂0) 11:19, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Supporting Kim Dent-Brown Majorly (talk) 00:19, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support. After seeing a note on Pedro's talk about adminship, I checked the user's contributions and was impressed. I think this user will make a fine administrator. SorryGuy Talk 00:25, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Pedro's great nom. Dloh cierekim Deleted? 01:01, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Pedro, whom I trust a great deal. However, apart from that, user has the diversification I look for in an admin hopeful. Examination of talk page leads me to believe the user is level headed, friendly, and calm. The answer to the questions are honest and candid. Seems like the candidate can learn from mistakes. Wisdom89 (talk) 01:26, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support I was on the fence over this one... I mean come on, never edited wikipedia naked? Live a little :P now I am off to go put on some clothes. Dureo (talk) 02:24, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support No problems here. --S iva1979^{Talk to me} 02:37, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Looks like Kim will make a fine admin. --Chetblong^{T C} 02:44, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support How could I not, with this user's record and such a nom? Nousernamesleft^{copper, not wood} 03:34, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support - I think he'd make a good admin. jj137 (talk) 03:39, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Jmlk 1 7 03:41, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Definitely. — Dark ^(talk) 05:51, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support, seems to have a decent grasp of CSD policy, which is a must working in that area. A good, solid admin candidate. Lankiveil ^{(complaints | disco)} 07:15, 11 February 2008 (UTC).[reply]
SupportNick mallory (talk) 08:29, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support seems thoughtful. cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 09:02, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Strong support. I see a lot of Kim's work on new page patrol, and he is doing excellent work there. Just the new page patrol would make me nod with this RFA and move on (I rarely vote in RfA's not between 65% and 75%) but his excellent communicative skills, civilty, and WP space edits made me decide to drop in and voice my support. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 10:35, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Per User:Kim Dent-Brown/Criteria for recall. dihydrogen monoxide (H₂0) 11:19, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
~~Because of one of those AfD's I saved from Kim. :) Rudget . 11:24, 11 February 2008 (UTC)~~ - Strong support - I really don't need to say anymore than what Pedro has said. Kim reflects all those qualities that are needed in administrators these days, perhaps even passing more than all of them. Apologies to Mailer Diablo, but.. I approve this message. Rudget . 12:53, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Erm, OK. This was a little bit of a surprise. Daniel (talk) 13:01, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Yep, no problems here. User:Dorftrottel 14:58, February 11, 2008
Support - Master Bigode from SRK.o//(Talk) (Contribs) 15:11, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support - high quality of edits. I'm convinced. - Philippe | Talk 16:40, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support I've had moments where I thought he was one Kwsn-pub (talk) 17:21, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great nom from a trusted user, and contribs look good as well. Best of luck! GlassCobra 18:19, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support. No concerns here, he's an exemplary editor. Angus McLellan (Talk) 18:48, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Kim is an excellent editor and I expect that he will be an excellent admin! —Travis ^talk 19:38, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support - trustworthy editor. Addhoc (talk) 21:34, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support, great candidate. Use of the clichéd "I thought you were already an admin!" held back so strongly you wouldn't believe. _{WEBURIEDOURSECRETSINTHEGARDEN} ^{it seems the winds have stopped...} 22:04, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Rigadoun (talk) 22:16, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support per excellant nom. Spencer^T♦^C 22:48, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support. No problems here. Malinaccier (talk) 22:51, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support - excellent editor, no problems here. Black Kite 00:41, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Shalom (Hello • Peace) 02:40, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
support David Underdown (talk) 10:00, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Just worked with editor on his GA nomination. Very conscientious and thorough. And works extremely quickly and efficiently as well. Lazulilasher (talk) 16:25, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support I can't find the slightest possibility of misuse of the tools ,and I can find great need for them. Nousernamesleft^{copper, not wood} 18:33, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
This is a duplicate vote (see above). Andre (talk) 19:03, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support. I just read through the last 6 weeks of your talkpage and history. You have a very easy demeanor about you (which is not exactly easy to do with a keyboard - kudos to you). You respond to criticism with poise and patience. Now that you will likely be spending time in the Janitor's realm cleaning up vomit, mopping the floor, patrolling the halls, and locking the doors at night, your demeanor will go a long way towards increasing your notability to other Wikipedians at least. (I read your "10 odd" userpage too :)) Easily one of the strongest admin candidates I've seen in recent weeks. Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 18:47, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose

Weak oppose I respect your contributions, sir, but I hope you understand that to become an admin, one must have an excellent edit history. You come close to that, but not really crossing it. A man of honour (talk) 14:13, 11 February 2008 (UTC) — A man of honour (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
Could some please just block A man of honour (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)? This doesn't merit any further discussion imho. User:Dorftrottel 14:57, February 11, 2008
Seriously. - Master Bigode from SRK.o//(Talk) (Contribs) 15:09, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hm. On the userpage it says "Okay, to be honest with you, I am not N00b, but have been on and off when it comes to editing WP, so I do not need you to start listing policies and stuff, I know what I am doing!!" Not sure what to make of it, so I asked the user at their talk page for some more explanation. User:Dorftrottel 15:31, February 11, 2008
I am no vandal!!!!! Why do I need to get blocked? is it because I have voted here or there?? A weak vote is justified here because I think a sysop should be an excellent editor as well, this user is clearly one of the anti-vandal ones but even 5000 new pages patrolled will not say anything about them. A man of honour (talk) 17:17, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Guys, stop harrassing A man of honour. He's entitled to his opinion. A man of honour, what would you ideally like to see from this candidate in order to gain your support? I'm not trying to harangue you here, just asking for some more specific criteria. GlassCobra 18:22, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. My criteria are simple: A user with some 4 GA's, and/or two/three FA's (Wiccia is not enough). Vandal fighting is really appreciated, but these are my criteria. I hope my opinion is repected. A man of honour (talk) 11:45, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Neutral

#Appears to be a decent editor, but I am unable to support at this time, due to lack of incentives that have been offered me for doing so. However, I will support if the nominee switches over to support column in Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Abd 2. Given the presently high supply of Kim Dent-Brown supporters in the RfA marketplace, which according to vote trading economics would tend to lower the marginal price of each additional supporter and require additional consideration, I am willing to negotiate in reference to other nominees you would like my support for. Please note that this firm offer expires on February 17, 2008. Sarsaparilla (talk) 19:21, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wow. Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 19:28, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I decided to elaborate on my wiki-philosophy in reference to such indecent proposals at Wikipedia:Tit for tat. Sarsaparilla (talk) 20:27, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Or, how about a contribution to this particular discussion (in favor, opposed, abstained, or legitimately neutral based on the merits of the candidate) without linking it to a different one where you don't like how it's turning out? They are not related and your !vote here is unfounded, unusual, unnecessary, and (if I may be so bold), unwanted. Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 20:33, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I thought you just said it was a keeper. Make up your mind. Sarsaparilla (talk) 20:44, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

<undent>Humour is one thing Sarsaparilla, but what exactly is your (very advisedly and very blue for once) POINT in this neutral? Pedro : Chat 20:51, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, I mistook this user for Kim Bruning. (Sorry, you all look alike) Sarsaparilla (talk) 20:56, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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-#Appears to be a decent editor, but I am unable to support at this time, due to lack of incentives that have been offered me for doing so. However, I will support if the nominee switches over to support column in [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Abd 2]]. Given the presently high supply of Kim Dent-Brown supporters in the RfA marketplace, which according to [[vote trading]] economics would tend to lower the marginal price of each additional supporter and require additional [[Consideration under English law|consideration]], I am willing to negotiate in reference to other nominees you would like my support for. Please note that this [[firm offer]] expires on February 17, 2008. [[User:Sarsaparilla|Sarsaparilla]] ([[User talk:Sarsaparilla|talk]]) 19:21, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
+<s>#Appears to be a decent editor, but I am unable to support at this time, due to lack of incentives that have been offered me for doing so. However, I will support if the nominee switches over to support column in [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Abd 2]]. Given the presently high supply of Kim Dent-Brown supporters in the RfA marketplace, which according to [[vote trading]] economics would tend to lower the marginal price of each additional supporter and require additional [[Consideration under English law|consideration]], I am willing to negotiate in reference to other nominees you would like my support for. Please note that this [[firm offer]] expires on February 17, 2008. [[User:Sarsaparilla|Sarsaparilla]] ([[User talk:Sarsaparilla|talk]]) 19:21, 12 February 2008 (UTC)</s>
 #: Wow. [[User:Keeper76|<font color="#21421E" face="comic sans ms">Keeper</font>]]  |  [[User talk:Keeper76|<font color="#CC7722" face="Papyrus">76</font>]]  |  [[User:Keeper76#Origins of My Username|<font color="#ff0000"><small>Disclaimer</small></font>]] 19:28, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
 #::I decided to elaborate on my wiki-philosophy in reference to such [[indecent proposal]]s at [[Wikipedia:Tit for tat]]. [[User:Sarsaparilla|Sarsaparilla]] ([[User talk:Sarsaparilla|talk]]) 20:27, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
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 #::::I thought you just said it was a keeper. Make up your mind. [[User:Sarsaparilla|Sarsaparilla]] ([[User talk:Sarsaparilla|talk]]) 20:44, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
 <undent>Humour is one thing [[User:Sarsaparilla|Sarsaparilla]], but what exactly is your (very advisedly and very blue for once) [[WP:POINT|POINT]] in this neutral? <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">[[User:Pedro|<b>Pedro</b>]] : [[User_talk:Pedro|<font style="color:#accC10;background:#0000fa;">&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;</font>]] </span></small> 20:51, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
+:Oops, I mistook this user for [[User:Kim Bruning|Kim Bruning]]. (Sorry, you all look alike) [[User:Sarsaparilla|Sarsaparilla]] ([[User talk:Sarsaparilla|talk]]) 20:56, 12 February 2008 (UTC)