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Indeed. :) --Fang Aili ^talk 01:15, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Project DEJAN

... has been speedily deleted as patent nonsense (in my opinion, obvious, unsourced hoaxes are patent nonsense). Thanks for the headsup, NawlinWiki 03:13, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Purpose of the experiment

Part of the purpose of our experiment is to give evidence that the model Wikipedia uses simply does not work. We aren't interested in "fighting nonsense" on Wikipedia, because Wikipedia simply is not an encyclopedia, but a place where people can play encyclopedia on the web. The current model is flawed, and we are writing a paper which reveals those flaws and talks about how to fix the model itself. ErdosvillePhil 20:14, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Recreation

Gone. :) --Fang Aili ^talk 17:42, 17 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Adminship

Yes, I would definitely support you. We need all the vandal fighters we can get. :) NawlinWiki 18:22, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I would co-nom, if I can. Agathoclea 19:07, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The instructions for setting up an RFA are at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/nominate. NawlinWiki 02:57, 19 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

thanks for letting me know the page is up. In general though it does not look well if you let too many people know. Also you will need to link in the page to the main RfA page. Agathoclea 22:48, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK first off, you make claims that are unsupported by evidence:

"...I began creating articles and editing things I knew about or could easily locate." - such as? Difs would be great here.

"...I enjoy creating articles for things I find amazing aren't yet documented by someone else." - difs required again.

Secondly, the answer to question 1 is weak. Have you looked at the areas in which admins are involved at all? If you have, can you express a preference for dealing with one over another? Would you close XfD discussions but not deal with copyright problems or image deletions, for instance? This is an opportunity to express your understanding of what the position of admin means - are you a pure vandalfighter/deletionist?

Thirdly, another lack of evidence in the answer to question 3:

"and quickly learned the value of reserved, nuanced responses and commenting on content not contributor." - difs required to demonstrate how and what the effect was.

I learned to rely heavily on the policies and procedures in heated debates, and how to deflate the tension..." - difs required as above;

Spelling and grammar:

for things I find amazing aren't yet documented by someone else > for things that I find amazing but have not yet been documented (line 2)

alot > a lot (line 3)

in a way that allows > ways that allow (lines 3/4)

as to what an encyclopedia is > as to the nature of an encyclopedia (line 4)

beleive > believe (line 15)

learend > learned (line 16)

over which > within which (line 16)

Syntax:

Several long sentences that can be broken in to a series of discrete thoughts, such as:

"I'm not picky; I'll try my hand at any of it, but if I find I excel in one area, or there is alot more need in an area, I'll do whatever I can as my time allows."

This is hard to read and can be broken up as follows:

"I will try my hand [at any of the admin tasks]. [I will specialise in one area] if I find that I excel or if there is a backlog. [Other than that], I am not picky."

I would definitely look favourably upon an RfA that provided evidence and was easy to read. Thank you for the opportunity to express my opinion and I wish you good luck in your application. (aeropagitica) 00:03, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

still going ahead? Agathoclea 16:57, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If that is the case it might be wise to shelf the idea for a little bit, and revisit once you have the time to be on call for the time of the RfA. What worries me ATM is the unlinked RfA standing currently. It was held against CSCWEM that his RfA was up long before it was linked in. OTOH there were nearly 100 Supports before he even accepted the nomination (and subsequently withdrew due to the issues raised). One thing you might want to watch is the use of editsummaries. There is a setting to force you to use one. Some people look at that when making their mind up. Agathoclea 18:51, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Philly meetup

Hi! There will be a Wikipedia Meetup in Philadelphia on 4 November. If you're interested in coming, RSVP by editing Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia 1 to reflect the likelihood of your being able to attend. If you have any questions, feel free to ask my talk page. Hopefully, we'll all see you (and each other) on the 4th! --evrik 16:04, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Given that I am on another continent, it is probably not wise to put me in charge of snacks. Fortunately, the thing is at a restaurant, so food should be easily attainable without my help. As to my coolness, my admin status only makes me the cooler, for I don't even actually do any admin tasks (except deleting pages for moving, occasionally). I'm totally bad ass! I think I need to work harder on carefully cultivating an attitude of blasé indifference. john k 17:51, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Eh, talking down to you would suggest that I thought my silly imaginary online position of "Administrator of Wikipedia" was actually meaningful, and thus would make me less cool. Part of being cool would have to be with the not giving a damn. Also with the not constantly talking about how I want people to think I'm cool. Also, probably, not editing wikipedia would help with the coolness. john k 18:06, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You sound like you may get an entry yourself someday. Anyway, Hines is a philanthropist as well and had global press coverage. Consider changing your vote?

kindly, Gordon B. (UtzChips)