Wikipedia:Editor review/Electriccatfish2

Electriccatfish2

Electriccatfish2 (talk · contribs · count) STATEMENT: Hi! I'm Electriccatfish2, and I have been editing Wikipedia for over a year now and currently have Rollback rights. I mainly am a Recent Changes and New Pages Patroller, plus I am a CVUA Instructor. I am looking to make my RFA sometime at the end of the Summer. Please offer your opinions and constructive criticism on me so that I can correct it in the next couple of months before my RFA. Thank You! Electriccatfish2 (talk) 22:25, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Questions

1. What are your primary contributions to Wikipedia? Are there any about which you are particularly pleased? Why?

   My primary contributions are mainly anti-vandalism and New Pages patrolling. I also occasionally edit articles about airports, but I aminly do anti-vandalism work and New Page patrolling.

3. Have you been in editing disputes or do you feel other users have caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future? If you have never been in an editing dispute, explain how you would respond to one.

   Yes, I have been in editing disputes, mainly among Vandalism Warnings. If I made a mistake, I apologize to the user and the dispute usually ends. With users whom I have clearly acted appropriately, I try to nicely explain their mistake. This almost always fixes the problem. I have occasionally dealt with users who have attacked me by creating libelous articles about me or by posting messages containing obscenities on my user talk page. I usually report these users to ANI, and they are almost always blocked. I always try to end disputes by explaining things, not by biting users.

Reviews

• Hi. I haven't had very much experience working with Electriccatfish2, but he/she was very thorough and polite in dealing with an editor posting multiple spam links to Mountain biking‎ and other articles. It took a bit of effort, and Electriccatfish2 did a nice job. Thanks! Ebikeguy (talk) 14:20, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
• Though i only met him a few days ago, Electriccatfish2 charms with his good will and helpful personality. He is very compromised with working against vandalism and shows an intense energy when expressing others his vision. I find nothing to be fixed on his behavior, and I consider he could be a model for many users here on Wikipedia. —Hahc21 ^{[TALK][CONTRIBS]} 23:44, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
• Ran into you at AfD; granted the article was barely stitched together as an interim electee, and still needs work, but you've misinterpreted WP:Politician, or haven't explained why you disagree. If your position hasn't changed, you should explain it; if it has, you could withdraw and request closure. I've reviewed your 500 edits prior to that, and the vandal-fighting seems solid, if a tad rushed. A personal note might make the difference between a new editor or a new longterm crusader. Your other AfD votes seem simplistic yes/no endorsements without explanation (how does it meet WP:N?), and I would recommend reading a few days worth. Dru of Id (talk) 18:39, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your constructive criticism, I will keep this in mind and reread WP: NOTABILITY. Electriccatfish2 (talk) 21:50, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

• I've noticed your username recently. I tend to concur with Dru of Id. It's seems your heart is in the right place, but I sense a certain amount of haste in your editing. This edit was a little out of process for the discussion that was taking place at WT:UTM. I think the best advice I could give you is "measure twice, cut once". As far as RfA goes, I would recommend holding off a bit longer than the end of the summer. RfA is a snake pit at the best of times, where any and all editing mistakes will be dragged up and scrutinized. I would counsel against any editor going there without six months of almost flawless editing under their belt. Pol430 talk to me 15:32, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, but I don't think that edit was inappropriate. I was actually the one who came up with the idea for it and after it was mentioned to cut down the template, I decided to cut it down. I have decided, along with other editor's recommendations, to try it out at the end of the Summer, and that is unlikely to change. Electriccatfish2 (talk) 17:19, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

• My encounters with Electriccatfish2 have been good. Overall they are a helpful user who has on various occasions over the last week given me advice and help. They also recognised my anti-vandalsim efforts with a barnstar (thanks!) and also has got me an instructor to train me on wikipedia. You're great! FishingKing, fighting to keep Wikipedia factual. (talk) 16:15, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

• Write some articles.64.134.168.97 (talk) 22:56, 24 June 2012 (UTC)