Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/SWD316 2
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SWD316 (talk · contribs) – SWD316 is a user who I have come to respect through his kind and helpful behavior. He is an enthusiastic editor with thousands of edits. His previous RFA three months ago failed because of his failure to make use of the preview button and edit summaries. And, too little experience. Since then he has increased his edit summary usage drastically and previews far more often. Although I do not edit in the same areas as he does, every time SWD316 has come under my radar he has left me with a good impression. SWD316 has the enthusiam, the experience, and the good will that I believe would make him wield the administrator's mop well. - Banes 18:41, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
- Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:
I accept SWD316 20:36, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
Support
- Extreme "Ha! I beat the nominator" support - always been impressed (though I can't think of anything in particular I've worked with him on). Plus, it's the nominator's birthday today! --Celestianpower hablamé 19:05, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
- Strong "Duh" support Curses, I forgot to vote. My reasons for supporting are at the top of this page. Banes 19:18, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
- Support, good user, active vandal-whacker. Titoxd(?!? - did you read this?) 20:42, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
- Support second time is charm for me.Gator (talk) 20:43, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
- Support; unlikely to abuse administrator tools. Christopher Parham (talk) 21:17, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
- Support. «LordViD» 21:18, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
Oppose
- Strong Oppose - Doesn't have a single mainspace edit outside of professional wrestling articles. Once edited my user page without asking. Accused me of being a sockpuppet vandal (which is false). Even made remarks that I was a "poor editor", which I feel violates various Wikipedia conduct rules. He has an inflated edit count, as he has about 2,000 edits on his user page alone. Even has elements of his user page mispelled and sloppily done, despite the massive amount of edits on his userpage ("Vandalizing againts"?). He comes off as unprofessional and immature. I feel that he may abuse his proposed moderator powers and that he does not handle his stress well on the site. Maybe he has done some good, but look at the facts before you make your decision. Mcfly85 19:35, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
- Note: If I may, here is the diff showing SWD316 editing Mcfly85's userpage: and here is someone vandalizing SWD316's userpage:
Now, that vandal could well have been someone else, we dont know, I dont want to point fingers and go off topic. However, considering that it was the very first time someone vandalized his userpage, and considering the content, SWD316 had some reason to be suspicious. Also, please provide a diff showing where SWD316 called you a "poor editor", as I cant find it. Thanks Banes 20:27, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
- [1] is the link. Mcfly85 20:53, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
- Sorry, Mcfly85, did you provide that link logged out first? Banes 20:58, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
- I accidentally was logged out while I added the link. Mcfly85 21:01, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
- Oh, sorry, its just that I noticed that IP:68.180.1.141 had engaged in vandalism, but it seems it is shared by multiple editors, so no worries. Banes 21:07, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
- I accidentally was logged out while I added the link. Mcfly85 21:01, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
- Sorry, Mcfly85, did you provide that link logged out first? Banes 20:58, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
- I stated you made bad edits and choices not that you were a bad user. SWD316 21:03, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
- I have not made a single bad edit, I don't know what you are talking about. Most of my edits are just slight typos, I've only written a handful of articles. At least I don't have like 2,000 edits on my user page and it still has typos on it. You're just not ready to be an admin here, you need to be more well-rounded, let things go, and stop accusing others and putting comments with anyone who doesn't agree with you. Anyone who has a valid opinion should be allowed to vote here. Sorry to rain on your parade, but you need to leave me alone. Mcfly85 21:14, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
- Sorry to rain on your parade but please stop disrupting the process of a RFA, you can be blocked for it, just a fair warning. SWD316 21:19, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
- I have not made a single bad edit, I don't know what you are talking about. Most of my edits are just slight typos, I've only written a handful of articles. At least I don't have like 2,000 edits on my user page and it still has typos on it. You're just not ready to be an admin here, you need to be more well-rounded, let things go, and stop accusing others and putting comments with anyone who doesn't agree with you. Anyone who has a valid opinion should be allowed to vote here. Sorry to rain on your parade, but you need to leave me alone. Mcfly85 21:14, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
- [1] is the link. Mcfly85 20:53, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
- Oppose - He needs a bit more experience. Rock09 19:49, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
- I would love to know how you arrived at this conclusion. SWD has ~8000 edits, while you, on the other hand, have less than 10. «LordViD» 21:07, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
- Well, I'm not trying to be an admin, ever! I've dealt with plenty of admins over the years here all over the network, and I just don't think he would work out. My opinion, and certainly valid to earn my vote. Rock09 21:20, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
Neutral
Comments
Questions for the candidate
A few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:
- 1. What sysop chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with? Please check out Category:Wikipedia backlog, and read the page about administrators and the administrators' reading list.
- A. I work with Account suspensions, Th deletion process with Wikipedia, I already roll back vandalism, and I try to spot copyright infringment where I can.
- 2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
- A. Well, there is one I consider good. the Current World Wrestling Entertainment roster I created a while back has been one of the most frequently updated and prefered list on the internet, see www.mywrestlingspace.com and other lists all over the internet. Most other edits are clean-up, vandalism roll back and other stuff.
- 3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past 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?
- A. Yes many users have caused me stress over edits because of not adding correct information, no source, wrong sources and such. I usually asked for better sources of information from the user and if they continue to edit with faulty info, I usually contact and admin. Not many conflicts outside that over editing an article as much as a sockpuppet vandal conflict. Per above, Mcfly85. This user, I suspect, has created or used IP addresses or new names to vandalize my user page.