Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/TLSuda

ТимофейЛееСуда

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Nomination

ТимофейЛееСуда (talk · contribs) – I began a search for a particular user to nominate for RfA after reading this silly thread where two respected Wikipedians were upset. The particular issue was that discussions at WP:NFCR were not being closed within any reasonable time period and there was disagreement about whether those threads could be included on WP:ANRFC. Now, both sides had legitimate reasons to include them there, but I think there was a third options. We need more admins who patrol WP:NFCC since Fastily departed. I scoured the NFCR board and I saw one admin, User:Masem already participates there and I've asked him to take on a more admin-type role by closing threads. But Masem cannot do it all alone.

And so I present to you all, T-something or other. Kidding. Actually, ТимофейЛееСуда. With over 570 edits to WP:NFCR, this editor has shown competence and dedication to this area of Wikipedia. It's really important that not just any admin patrol WP:NFCR boards but an admin that is highly competent in our WP:NFCC policy because of the legal concerns. I think we have that admin right here. Over 20k edits, 8 years of experience, this editor is dedicated to the file namespace which many of our sysops are lacking. Let's fill a sorely needed vacancy in Wikipedia. v/r - TP 23:45, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

I support the above statements made by TP to support ТимофейЛееСуда's nomination. --MASEM (t) 17:35, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I accept the nomination of two admins who I have extreme respect for. I will say, however, that the RfA process terrifies me. -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 16:10, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

Questions for the candidate

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia as an administrator. Please answer these questions to provide guidance for participants:

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

A: Most of my time editing on Wikipedia is in the file space as well as most of experience is in that area. Therefore, I would intent to work mostly in WP:NFCR, WP:FFD, and WP:PUF all of which have fairly major backlogs with only a handful of active admins. I've closed a good many discussions on WP:NFCR and a few random ones listed at WP:AN/RFC, all as non-admin closures. I would also plan to work in the WP:CSD realm, but only in relation to files. I have no desire at this time to work in other XfD or CSD realms. I also have no desire to make blocks, except in obvious cases of pure vandalism accounts. I should note, in relation to my non-admin closures, I've had a few closures that faced opposition, but I have always offered to remove my closure if any uninvolved admin requests so.

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

A: In my opinion, my best contributions are my work in WP:NFCR, assisting at WP:FFU, and my general image edits (from adding descriptions to thousands of images, to correcting copyright tags, to renaming files, etc). I've transferred somewhere in the neighborhood of 1000 files to WP:Commons. I've recently become a participant of the WP:GAN process by achieving my first Good Article, and by going through the recruitment course for reviewing articles.

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: I have been in more conflicts than I would like to admit. Some have been distant, and some have been recent. To be completely honest, I have, in the past, had issues with WP:AGF in discussions. I would get stressed in real life, but would not take a step back like I should have. Recently, this fault was pointed out to me in a way that I would understand, by someone uninvolved with the situation. I'm not perfect, and this is obviously something that I am working on, but simply knowing what I've done wrong, and how I've wronged other editors in the past gives me the motivation to consistently step back in discussions.

Additional question from ТимофейЛееСуда

4. I don't know if I'm allowed to ask myself a question, but I'm going to be bold and do it anyways: So, "T," I know you are afraid of this RfA, but good luck. I know that your edits will come under scrutiny through this process, so why don't you please start this RfA out by giving us some background. -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 16:13, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

A: Thanks for your question. Like I've mentioned in above answers, most of my editing has been in the file space. I believe that most of my editing is good work, but there are a few things in my past that I would like to address now:

1. My first few registered edits in 2006 were pure vandalism. Yucky stuff from an immature teenager. I didn't edit again until 2007, and since then all of my edits have been appropriate. I would obviously like to take back those bouts of vandalism, but that's the past.
2. The bulk of my edits are in the file namespace, and I'm a major stickler for the rules (especially with non-free files) and therefore others perceive me to be a deletionist. I personally don't know where I stand on the inclusionist/deletionist scale, but this often sheds a negative light on me.
3. My CSD/PROD/AFD success rate is absolutely horrible, abysmal, etc. I've basically stopped nominating anything other than files for deletion because I'm just not meant to be in that area. Then again, if I ever did have the mop, I would still avoid that area as I would mostly still work in the file namespace.
4. I have lost account creator rights previously for not following the ACC process correctly. I had done ACC previously successfully, then took a sabbatical, then went back and the rules had changed. I had not read up on the new rules and processes, so I was rushing through the process. Thankfully I did not actually cause any issues, but its not something that I am proud of.

I am sure that there is more things that I am missing, and I look forward to answering any questions about my edits or about myself. In light of recent COI type discussions across en.wp, meta, etc, I work for a small school system as a technology specialist, part time at a local college in the maintenance department, and I contract technical support services for a few local private schools, churches and individuals. I have never been paid to edit Wikipedia on behalf of these, and all of my edits have been sourced. My username is my real name, and with the information given it would be very easy to track me down in real life. I trust that no one would do so in a malicious way, but if you want to reach out to me in real life (in a good way) I'd be more than happy to meet some fellow Wikipedians. -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 16:21, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

Additional questions from TheOriginalSoni

5. Hello and good luck for your RFA. You primarily edit in the File namespace. If elected, would you be doing other sysop tasks outside Files? (For example, in a content dispute unrelated to files)

A:

6. A lot of our editors (including myself) will find your username and signature unreadable. This could pose problems when someone tries to ping you or when someone is trying to find your username, among others. Would you be willing to change your username and/or signature to avoid such issues?

A:

General comments

RfAs for this user:

• Requests for adminship/ТимофейЛееСуда

• Links for ТимофейЛееСуда: ТимофейЛееСуда (talk · contribs · deleted · count · AfD · logs · block log · lu · rfar · spi)
• Edit summary usage for ТимофейЛееСуда can be found here.

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Please keep discussion constructive and civil. If you are unfamiliar with the nominee, please thoroughly review his contributions before commenting.

Discussion

Support

1. Support as nom.--v/r - TP 20:22, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
2. Really don't see why not. NintendoFan (Talk, Contribs) 20:27, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
3. Support per nom. When I was an admin here, I was one of only a handful of admins dealing with images at FFD, PUF, etc, so I know having another admin focusing on files is badly needed. INeverCry 20:28, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
4. Support – I noticed a little skirmish on his talk page about 10 days ago, but I really didn't dig up the full story and it doesn't look like a reason for me not to give him my full support. United States Man (talk) 20:32, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
5. Support per nomination. The first three edits are a bit embarrassing. In hindsight, it probably would have been best to abandon this account and start a new one in 2007 when you decided to edit constructively. I like the fact that the editor recognizes issues, addresses them upfront, and works on getting better. I am One of Many (talk) 20:48, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
6. Support - looks like a good candidate, and will fill an area of need. Ajraddatz (Talk) 20:48, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
7. Support Trusted, experienced, well-working and solid editor. --///EuroCarGT 21:00, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
8. Support because the user seems like a good choice; we desperately need more admins who will deal with files. Taylor Trescott - ^{my talk} + _{my edits} 21:03, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
9. Support file renaming and uploading looks to be fine. Other logs also shows experience with feedback. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 21:21, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

Oppose

1. Your signature impedes accessibility, makes it impossible to look you up or search for your contributions on a lengthy talk page. Admins. must have completely transparent means of communication, especially to new users. Being able to click on your name is only part of it. Not everyone uses a keyboard that has immediate access to non-Latin characters, and names that cannot be pronounced cannot be retained in memory - WP:NLS Leaky Caldron 20:30, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

   I kinda wondered why it wasn't just User:TimothyLeeSuda too. INeverCry 20:38, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

   That is a more than fair request. I've updated it accordingly. Note: I have a public account that uses non-latin characters that links to my main account. Generally on computers in public situations, I do not have easy access to my Cyrillic alphabet. Therefore if I have issues with my own username, others do too. I should have taken this into consideration sooner. As for INeverCry's statement, I chose the non-latin characters as this is my heritage, and if I could, I would legally change my name as such. My real-life check-signing signature is Cyrillic. -- Тимофей (THMOPENREECYRA) (Talk) 20:52, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

   It was the Lee that threw me off - I would've expected a patronymic instead. INeverCry 20:59, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

   I agree the user should have an English name that redirect to his/her current username. NintendoFan (Talk, Contribs) 21:07, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

   By hard coding the colour in the signature it does not change when talk or user page is visited. Since the colour is close to default blue, you may was well let it default to allow that convenience to the reader so that they know they have visited your talk page before. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 21:19, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

2. Why support a user who wrote "Some girls like it when you shove your throbbing dick into their wet pussies and then alternate into their tight assholes while they are sucking on your brother's cock." Beerest 2 Talk page 21:01, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

   I think it's a bit unfair to hold a 2006 comment (that the user says he regrets making) against him. Taylor Trescott - ^{my talk} + _{my edits} 21:03, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

   Agreed. That was eight years ago. He was a kid. He isn't a kid any more. It's been said that Wikipedia never forgets and never forgives, but come on! --MelanieN (talk) 21:05, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

   @User:THMOPENREECYRA It is only an improvement in that you now have a jumble of Latin characters as opposed to a jumble of Cyrillic characters. It does not go far enough for me. Leaky Caldron 21:11, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

Neutral

1. Neutral for now. I would change to Support if the he were to change his username to one which uses the English alphabet. Seems like a good contributor with a clean record, ready to fill a needed niche, and I am particularly impressed that TP took the trouble to seek him out and urge him to run. I can also relate to his "fear" of RfA and would like to assure him that the username is the only reason I am withholding my support. --MelanieN (talk) 20:59, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

   We had an RFA like this on Commons a while back, where the candidate changed his username and became an admin [1]. INeverCry 21:03, 22 February 2014 (UTC)