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==Welcome to my page== |
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If you came here because I voted in your [[WP:RFA|RFA]] or any given [[WP:AFD|AFD]], you will be able to see what guided my decision. |
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==My take on [[Wikipedia]]== |
==My take on [[Wikipedia]]== |
Revision as of 17:10, 27 March 2008
This is a Wikipedia user page.
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My take on Wikipedia
Wikipedia is an Encyclopedia and one of the fastest growing Internet communities.
The site seems to cover virtually every subject under the sun. I've had a lot of fun editing, especially adding links to the articles reference others. It consists of more then just bracketing words. You need to make sure the link is referencing the right article. In short Wikipedia will always be a work in progress.
When I discovered the site, I thought it was all about someone inviting everyone to edit and improve his site and nothing more. But I soon realized that we have a community working behind the scenes. Slowly, I began interacting with others. I study the behaviour of many users and base my desicion as to whether or not I want to talk to them.
I also try to resolve conficts as soon as I can. I don't want these issues to arise in the future when it becomes important. Though I've been successful in most cases, I take criticism very seriously when I'm confronted with it. When my edit is reverted, I usually check the summary and I may ask for a deeper explanation as opposed to reverting back to my own edition.
Pages I created
Administrators/Moderators on wikipedia
Being that this is a large community, I am aware that a select group of users are granted access to tools that can potentially be abused. However, most of these users have shown that they are deserving of access. Anyone wishing for access must go through the RFA process.
While many users consider adminship no big deal as being a rite of passage, being an administrator (called a moderator in many other online communities) is a big responsibilty. For example, blocking someone might cause that user to vandalize your page in resentment. It's always a good idea to give the benefit of the doubt when dealing with new users or users who use the {{unblock}} function. It is possible to mitigate the duration, instead of insisting on it. If they know the block will be lifted, they'll be less likely to create a another account and continue their poor behaviour.
What I look for in a moderator
Here are some guidelines I use in deciding to support or oppose in an RFA
- Someone who is kind, willing to admit mistakes. After all, every moderator started out as a regular user (with a few exceptions, of course)
- Someone that attempts to turn vandals into valuable users. With a few exceptions, indefinitely blocking a user (who has not been blocked before) as a vandal-only account is not a good idea since it might provoke that user to behave worse than before.
- Someone that can negotiate a compromise. For example, if a delete consensus is reached via AFD, it's possible userfy (i.e move) the page and allow the user to work on the page and address the opinions of people who feel the page needs to be deleted.
- Sysops that apply WP:AGF to their actions are less likely to be targeted by vandals. While it is indeed necessary to take steps to prevent vandalism, most of it is done by new users who know little about how the site works. Talking them away from vandalism and encouraging them to do something constructive is a good way to avoid blocks. Look for ways not to block someone, not the other way around. Remember your actions come under great scrutiny.
Administrators that contacted me
- Atlant (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA), M
- BigHaz (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)
- Cuchullain (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)
- Delldot (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)
- Deryck Chan (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)
- Flyguy649 (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)
- Mets501 (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)
- Nishkid64 (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)
- Pathoschild (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)
- Pschemp (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA), F
- Waggers (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)
- Woohookitty (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)
- Xiner (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)
Current Administrator Hopefuls
This is a list of users who are requesting they be given access to sysop tools.
No RfXs since 08:54, 6 September 2024 (UTC).—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online |
To Delete, or not to Delete
That is the question. I've participated in many AFD discussions and nominated a couple of articles myself, with mixed results. In commenting, I always look at the page itself. The better the page is written, the more favorable the vote (or comment, if you want to think consensus). I actually nominated a page myself, but only to prevent a speedy deletion. In the end, notibility was established and the page was kept.
Discussions I nominated/participated in
- Rocky Roe (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- Kept
- Scott Shields (Bear Search and Rescue) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted
- Oksana d'Harcourt (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted
- The noob (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted; Kept Deleted
- Moises Salinas (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- Kept
- June Mack (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted
- Valence Mike (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted (Second nomination, both nominations launched by the same user)
- David Freeman (musician) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- Kept
- American Idol 6 contestants
- Most pages Redirected to American Idol 6, with the exception of two who have recording contracts.
and other - Sarah Reinertsen (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- Kept
- List of palindromic phrases in English (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted
- Dip snap (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted
- Gil Castillo (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- Kept
- John Rogon (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- Userfied
- Ben Andrews (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- Kept
- Ed Reams (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted
- List of films about possessed or sentient inanimate objects (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted
- Baron & Budd Script Memo controversy (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- Kept
- Alotta Fagina (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- Redirected to Austin Powers series.
- World War III (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- Kept
- Who's Your Diddy? (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted
- Shara R. Reyes (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted
- List of places in Jerusalem (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- Kept
- 106 & Park Countdowns (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted
- Andy Armstrong (athlete) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- Redirected to Billie Joe Armstrong
- Aidan Slavin (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted
- Amyloe (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted
- Cocobat (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- Kept
- SalesTrax (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted
- Suzanne Hinn (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- Redirected
- MyWikiBiz (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) --
Kept, deleted, and redirected to Criticism of Wikipedia
- Interestingly the user somehow reached an agreement with Jimbo to edit again and is editing under a new account. However he was reblocked, supposedly for using another account for legal threats.
- Khanabadosh (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted
- "Odd Austin" Aeschliman (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted
- Pure Imagination-EP (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted
- At least I learned you can't cite WP articles alone when you vote, since anyone can put the info there.
- Phineas Gage (band) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted, not to be confused with Phinius Gage.
- Road to the 76th Academy Awards (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) et al -- deleted.
- Tony Blair (disambiguation) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted
- Devin Taylor (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted.
- List of Microsoft Vista game compatibility (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- Kept
- No Little Angel (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted
- Diana Georgie (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted
- The Buffy Board (IMDb) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted
- The Wild Forest (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted
- Tobacco Litigation (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- redirected to Tobacco Lawsuits.
- Lappe Nordic Ski Club (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted
- Pfargtl (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted
- About inventors (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) -- deleted
Toolbox
I've also created a few templates, some which are for admins. Below is the purpose of each one.
- {{sysop}} - Used to reference a moderator's recent RFA.
- {{afd-warn}} - used to warn a page's creater that you nominated that page for Articles for deletion.
- {{created}} - used for refencing when the user account was created (2006 and later).
- {{IPsock}} - used for tagging an IP address suspected to be used by a blocked user.
Edit count summary
My Wikipedia Resume (in a nutshell)