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Butseriouslyfolks

Voice your opinion (talk page) (1/0/0); Scheduled to end 23:27, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Butseriouslyfolks (talk · contribs) - I was thinking of waiting on this user a little while before nominating him, but in reality, I think he is ready for the tools now. He's done great work in many aspects of Wikipedia. He has become an asset at Wikipedia:Suspected copyright violations, and his adminship would help him out more there. He does do some image work as well, which is always great. He helps out at schools, and the deletion thereof. Granted, schools have been a problem here forever, but he always keeps a cool head in those discussions and does what he's supposed to do in those discussions (not anger anyone). He contributes to the encyclopedia, helps out in discussion, and continues to improve every time I see him. He would be great as a wikipedia administrator. Wizardman 22:43, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I gratefully and humbly accept. -- But|seriously|folks  23:22, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Questions for the candidate

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia as an administrator. You may wish to answer the following optional questions to provide guidance for participants:

1. What admin work do you intend to take part in?
A: I plan to start in areas where I am most familiar. I spend a lot of time following up on copyvio leads generated by Wherebot at WP:SCV. We could use another admin over there as copyvios sometimes sit undeleted for a while if the regulars are busy elsewhere and it's not stacked up enough for a backlog tag. I would also like to help out with the WP:CSD backlog, particularly the copyvios at WP:CSD#G12. I will also help out with reviewing images at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images, Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion and and related pages. I expect I'd gradually work into the other XfD's, starting with uncontroversial closures. (Since I'm quite active in school AfD's, I would not be closing them unless they were unanimous or nearly so.)
2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?
A: I'm so busy IRL that it's difficult for me to get extended blocks of time on Wikipedia. As a result, I tend to spend my time here helping out at WP:SCV and Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Schools, tagging problem images and copyediting (rather than creating encyclopedic content, which requires more time and energy). I think my best contribution is at WP:SCV, where I work hard to keep things from getting backlogged. My best work on a single article is probably my improvement of Sesquicentennial Exposition. I am also happy to have found and added a public domain photo of a young Grover Cleveland, created and interlinked a few stubs (like Curtis Organ, Irvine Auditorium and Kirk Hyslop) and made smaller contributions to diverse articles. I've also tinkered with a few templates, although I have a lot to learn as far as coding is concerned.
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: Yes; it's difficult to avoid controversy when tagging the work of others for copyright infringement. I try to always remember that some editors take such things personally and temper my responses accordingly. I spend a lot of time explaining copyright policies to other editors, and I encourage them to ask me further questions if they do not understand. Sometimes, when I find myself getting particularly frustrated, I just click on the X in that red box at the top right of my monitor (i.e., I close the window), and I feel much better. I have also offered others the opportunity to have the last word, which usually settles things down quickly. We're all in this together, and getting combative with others does not advance the project.

General comments

Please keep criticism constructive and polite. If you are unfamiliar with the nominee, please thoroughly review Special:Contributions/Butseriouslyfolks before commenting.

Discussion

Support

  1. Support as nom. Wizardman 23:28, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support - I had a check through your contribs earlier on and I see no problems - best of luck. Ryan Postlethwaite 23:31, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support -- seems good. As a side note, might want to get more into the template namespace. But then again, not many people go there. Anonymous DissidentTalk 23:32, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Support No concerns here. Looks good. —Anas talk? 23:42, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Support Same as above. Has the mindset, won't abuse the tools. Ganfon 23:52, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose

Neutral

  1. Neutral I don't understand why you left a bunch of templates here for an established user. ~ Wikihermit 23:43, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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