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Phaedriel

Discuss here (112/0/1) Ending 03:32, 2006-08-04 (UTC)

Nomination

Nomination by Johntex

Why am I pleased to co-nominate Phaedriel (talk • contribs • count) (Sharon)? Let’s see:

  • Active editor: 5,168 edits, nicely distributed across namespaces.
  • Quality editor: From her very first edit as a logged in user [1] has used helpful edit summaries to complement her well-written contributions including substantial enhancements, [2], housekeeping tasks [3], [4], minor improvements (which she diligently tags as minor) [5], new articles [6], and in reverting vandalism.[7].
  • Leader: Active role (and/or founder) of Portal:Indigenous peoples of North America, Portal:Oklahoma and Wikipedia:WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America.
  • Role model: Offering mentorship [8], and recognizing the good work of others. [9].
  • Room for improvement?: Yes – she would be better if she edited twice as much!
  • To Sharon: I appreciate your willingness to take this step. Admins sometimes take undeserved abuse. We sometimes make mistakes, too. We need a kind spirit such as yourself to help guide us in what is right, and to help cheer us up when things go wrong. You help create a stronger community that not only helps our project succeed, it helps our project to be more worthy of success.
  • Conclusion: let’s do ourselves and our readers a favor by voting her in right now. - Johntex\talk 19:06, 8 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]


Nomination by Blnguyen

Phaedriel hails from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, and has contributed large amounts of work to Oklahoma and Native American topics. On the wiki-chore facets, she contributes to AfD discussions and fights vandalism. Aside from this, and probably what sets her aside from all other candidates is that she is the foremost propagator of wiki-love on WP, and would set a brilliant example for other wikipedians, as it is clear that one of the most notable things that an administrator can do is to affect the morale of contributors to this great project through their dealings with other users.

For more detail, see my supporting remarks

I am honoured, humbled and embarrassed to be selected to nominate Phaedriel for administrator status. Blnguyen | rant-line 08:56, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]


Nomination by Lar

It is my pleasure to co-nominate Phaedriel for adminship. Johntex gave the checklist. Blnguyen gave the detailed quantitative analysis. I'm here to close this nom with the philosophical... once in a great while, you get a candidate that's so awesomely right that it's amazing. Phaedriel is that candidate. She may well change how admins get things done. For more on why, see my supporting remarks

It is way past time to make Phaedriel an admin and I hope you will join me in supporting her candidacy. ++Lar: t/c 22:24, 26 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nominations after acceptance

co-nomination by Samir: Phaedriel will make a caring and wise administrator; these are traits that are hard to find in anyone. I've met no other that has brought her degree of compassion to the project to complement a solid history of editorial contributions. I'm honoured to add a co-nomination (but I suspect that there will be a few more co-noms under this one soon). -- Samir धर्म 05:07, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

co-nomination by 1ne: I had offered to nominate Phaedriel for adminship as SushiGeek a while back. She politely declined, but thanked me for the offer. She is a nice and caring person, and is a great contributor. She deserves it. 1ne 05:24, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

co-nomination by Sceptre: I had proposed a co-nom by everyone on her talk page a few weeks back, because Phaedriel is a perfect editor and she'll do very well with the tools. Will (Take me down to the Paradise City) 09:22, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Acceptance

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I am honored by the kind words of Johntex, Blnguyen and Lar, and proud to accept. Phaedriel 03:32, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
A record of a previous nomination, which I declined, can be found here.
Support
  1. Strong support. Oh my, yes! Per nomination. "More candidates like this one, please!TM" ++Lar: t/c 03:41, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Strong support. (placeholder for conom Blnguyen)
  2. Support I have said before and I will say it again "There is no one I would rather support for administrator than Phaedriel". Johntex\talk 14:31, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Hell yeah --Srikeit (Talk | Email) 03:39, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Strong Support Yes, please. Yanksox 03:40, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Edit Conflict Eternal Support does she even need an RfA? Nope.--Andeh 03:40, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Support times infinity -→Buchanan-Hermit™/?! 03:41, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. That's hot. Sharon is quite possibly the nicest, most genuine, most ready-to-help person I've ever come across. We need more people like her! Mike H. I did "That's hot" first! 03:41, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Hell Yes Jaranda wat's sup 03:42, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. This is a record for me. Booted out with edit conflicts six times Support -- Lost 03:43, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Strongest support By FAR the best adminship candidate in Wikipedia's history. — Deckiller 03:44, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Titanium Plated Support. You damn bet I'm supporting :D ShaunES 03:45, 28 July 2006 (UTC).[reply]
  12. Wicked, wicked, wicked strong support: —Wknight94 (talk) 03:46, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Support, even though I just know I'm going to get yet another edit conflict. —Bunchofgrapes (talk) 03:47, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Strongest possible support. Not only does she pass my criteria with flying colors, Sharon is without a doubt a blessing to this encyclopedia. Her diligence, dedication, and kindness are near-legendary. I don't know what else to say...she'll make an amazing administrator. EWS23 (Leave me a message!) 03:47, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Huge Support- Darthgriz98 03:52, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Enormous Support - Definitely Wikipedia's finest editor PerfectStorm (Hello! Hallo! Bonjour! Holla!) 03:55, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  17. Support. Too many nominators, but what the heek ;) pschemp | talk 03:55, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  18. Strong support - Phaedriel is kind, intelligent, knowledgeable, and a great editor. She will make an awesome admin. --Firsfron of Ronchester 03:58, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Oppose :D - I wouldn't want to condem an AMAZING well suited for adminship reader never to edit again -- Tawker 03:59, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Is this to be counted as a positive vote or a negative vote? Editor88 04:40, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Of course it's a support, thanks for catching it though :) -- Tawker 04:57, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    I was confused also, but then again, I'm usually confused -- Samir धर्म 06:10, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  20. James Hetfield says— YEAH! --Nearly Headless Nick 04:00, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  21. Support--cj | talk 04:05, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  22. That's an awfully wordy nomination for someone who doesn't need to do much more convincing, guys. :-) Support a consistently kind, productive, considerate, and diligent user. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 04:07, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  23. Fully Support great user who will undoubtedly make a great administrator hoopydinkConas tá tú? 04:15, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  24. How the heck is Sharon not already a sysop?! --Merovingian - Talk 04:18, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  25. Overwhelming support! Kirill Lokshin 04:19, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  26. Support. How can one not, with such history and such detailed nominations? This will be a pile-on for sure. Ifnord 04:19, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  27. Support. Is this necessary? Hasn't anyone read WP:SNOW? :-) --Allen 04:20, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  28. Hip, hip , hooray! support Phaedriel is the best of the best. FloNight talk 04:23, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  29. Cliché support, my dislike of co-nominations wasn't enough to overcome my liking of Phaedriel's good qualities. --Deathphoenix ʕ 04:24, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  30. support because the RfA clique said so (set your sarcasm detectors to stun) --W.marsh 04:24, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  31. Support of course. Simply a wonderful editor and leaver of the kindest and most pleasant messages. Been waiting for this for a while - Peripitus (Talk) 04:25, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  32. Support, really great candidate. This seems very inevitable and that my vote isn't necessary, but here it is. This week, Today's Star shines on Phaedriel. DVD+ R/W 04:26, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  33. Support; would that they were all this obvious. Superb user, likely to be a superb admin. Antandrus (talk) 04:29, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  34. Support(duh?) This nom was sort of obvious. αChimp laudare 04:30, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  35. Support Should have been adminned a long time ago. Editor88 04:40, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  36. Support per all above.. and below. G.He 04:42, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  37. Natural Support a wonderful person. I'm not sure but I remember reading something about her being a police officer(??), in which case it is only natural to accord her the badge and cuffs here. Rama's arrow - this Fire burns always 04:46, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  38. Support A positive force. Tyrenius 04:53, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  39. Could we have WP:300 here? -- Samir धर्म 04:59, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    I hope so! — Deckiller 05:02, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  40. Bandwagon. There really should be a CRLF between support and oppose. --Golbez 05:21, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Oh god, coding in Windows. ~ PseudoSudo 06:42, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  41. Strongest support ever. Obviously. 1ne 05:24, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  42. Support. The most qualified candidate I have seen in many months. — Knowledge Seeker দ 05:33, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  43. Yes. -Goldom ‽‽‽ ⁂ 05:34, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  44. Unconditional full-blown 100% support. Oh, complete with you weren't one already? Mo0[talk] 05:44, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  45. Strong support looooooooong overdue! :p —Khoikhoi 05:45, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  46. Double edit conflict Support An excellent candidate for adminship and a great role model for admins-to-come.  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  05:46, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  47. of course I support! Phaedriel's already an admin, she just needs us to give her the buttons. You can't ask for a nicer, more competent person as an admin, and quite frankly she's as nice a person as you're ever going to find. I'm predicting a little snow to fall on this discussion. ~Kylu (u|t) 06:05, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  48. Support. ~ PseudoSudo 06:06, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  49. Suppport outstanding candidate. MLA 06:08, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  50. Saw this on RC Patrol and stopped dropped everything I was doing to support RyanGerbil10(The people rejoice!) 06:10, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  51. Super Support Impossible not to... you'll do great :) --MasterEagle 06:23, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  52. Total and utter support - wouldn't have it any other way. Birthday in a matter of hours too! If the RfA is still unanimous tommorrow, we could end it and give her adminship for her birthday :) --Draicone (talk) 06:44, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  53. Strongest possible support (might have to do battle with some nominators for that title though) Wonderful user, kind to others, excellent editor, more like her please. She knows exactly what to do and how to do it. — Nathan (talk) / 07:05, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  54. Support, definitely. --JoanneB 07:17, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  55. Support Excellent nomination. Nothing to say that hasn't already been said, and likely said better. Agent 86 07:20, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  56. ABSOLUTELY 2 edit conflicts later Phaedriel is a shining beacon of light on the project, support without a milli, micro, nanoseconds thought - Glen 07:24, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  57. Strong Support. Voice-of-All 07:35, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  58. Support: While help talk and image talk edits are low, portal talk edits are high enough to compensate. — Philwelch t 07:45, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  59. Support: candidate is exceptional. Stephen B Streater 07:51, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  60. Quickly support to avoid snowball support edit conflicts. DarthVader 07:54, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  61. Very strong support. Sharon is both a great editor as well as good natured and incredibly tolerant towards others. Not the least shred of doubt here. Valentinian (talk) 07:54, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  62. Support! I support you this much: |<------------>|. Isn't that a lot? :) RandyWang (raves/review me!) 08:05, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  63. Strongest Support I Can Ever Give Phaedriel is my idea of the perfect editor. Not only is she kind beyond compare, and have such a compasity for helping the community, her cotributions to this encyclopdia can not be over looked. The ammount of not only Native American and Oklahoman subjects she has given to us is amazing, as is Phaedriel as a person. She is one of our greatest. Thε Halo Θ 08:16, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  64. Strong support without question. Kind, intelligent, caring, and has integrity. She'll make a great admin. SlimVirgin (talk) 08:19, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  65. Strongest of supports Active editor, but also very active in the community and is pretty much the person that makes us all feel warm and fuzzy. Master of Puppets Giant Enemy Crab! 08:36, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  66. Kusma (討論) 08:41, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  67. Support. Lectonar 09:08, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  68. Strong Support. I totlay support thiguy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peterwats (talk • contribs)
    User's 5th edit. DarthVader 09:25, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  69. Support - Phaedriel is the totally perfect editor. Will (Take me down to the Paradise City) 09:21, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  70. Support longtime editor, nice to see the work on portal namespace. feydey 09:43, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  71. Support.  Grue  09:45, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  72. Well, duh. Tijuana Brass¡Épa! 09:49, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  73. Strong Support per all above; I've seen nothing but great things from Phaedriel. -- tariqabjotu (joturner) 09:53, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  74. All the novel strong supports are taken, so just strong support Wonderful in all senses of the wiki. If she's even half as good an admin as she is a friend, we're a very lucky community to have her on board. Sergeant Snopake 10:05, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  75. Support :) -- Froggydarb croak 10:10, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  76. This is ridiculous. Add me to the queue. - CrazyRussian talk/email 10:33, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  77. Support Phaedriel is a natural admin candidate who will do nothing but improve Wikipedia. Gwernol 10:43, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  78. Support. Yeah :) Petros471 10:55, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  79. Support. — FireFox (talk) 11:03, 28 July '06
  80. Strong support. Avenue 11:14, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  81. Support Sarah Ewart (Talk) 11:27, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  82. Gifted and spirited. No hesitation. El_C 11:42, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  83. Pepsidrinka supports. 11:54, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  84. Support for all your hard work and the comments you left on my talk page. Mostly Rainy 12:01, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  85. Strong support - per all of the above - Aksi_great (talk - review me) 12:21, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  86. A regular gal with a helluva resumé. Strong support. And her "Soundtrack of Wikipedians" idea is just awesome. JackLumber. 12:31, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  87. Indeed Support I'm num 86 yay. KOS | talk 12:45, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  88. Robert 12:46, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  89. Strong There isn't any cliches left Support Between the time I clicked on to this site and now, three people added their name to this list Jrcoga! 12:53, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  90. Support —Quarl (talk) 2006-07-28 12:57Z
  91. Support. I don't wish to appear to be bandwagon-hopping, but she really deserves adminship (90 supports in 10 hours is unbelievable by the way). Rje 12:59, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  92. Wow, excellent strong support.' A support from a fellow ex-Oklahoman (I lived in OKC for 8 years)--Kungfu Adam (talk) 13:05, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  93. Strongest Possible Support This user is perhaps the most universally respected non-admin currently editing. She is consistently helpful and wise in her wikipedia activity. --rogerd 13:06, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  94. Strongest Possible Support per Rogerd. --Guinnog 13:28, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  95. Support - A pleasant user. Iolakana|T 13:32, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  96. Support; with this much community involvement I'm rather surprised that we haven't interacted but hey, not everyone hangs out at FAC. An important member of the community and a strong proponent of Wikilove, which is key part of being an administrator. --Spangineeres (háblame) 13:38, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  97. Support - Support - Support & Support...: It has come as news to me that she was not an administrator. I found her always caring for the Project, as also to the fellow-wikipedians. I am sure that she shall have an active role as an administrator. --Bhadani 13:57, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  98. Strong support. A very kind user. Will be a great admin. AnnH ♫ 14:24, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  99. Support. Seriously, how many users get this many noms? Dammit, I'm only number 99. Roy A.A. 14:36, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  100. Support per all the nice remarks above. Tom Harrison Talk 14:37, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  101. Emphatically support. Phaedriel is passionate about building and improving Wikipedia, and she is unfailingly kind in her dealings with other users. In terms of her technical skills, I'm sure that she will learn whatever she needs to know. Far harder to learn, in my opinion, are the people skills and overall good judgement that she already possesses in spades. --Tachikoma 14:52, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Let me add that I'm not questioning her technical knowledge, but the issue had been raised, and I was trying to address that in my vote. --Tachikoma 15:16, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  102. Super Strong Support Editor has the inside track for being the kindest Wikipedian ever! :) This will set the RfA record, and it should, because someone so sweet deserves recognition! Xoloz 15:25, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  103. Sublime Support for this sublime user. Hell yeah! --Alf melmac 15:33, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  104. Support, Wikilove notwithstanding, Phædrial represent all of what a good wikipedian should be. Technically savvy (see the plethora of userpages), well-versed in both articlespace and wikispace, and perhaps the single most delightful person with whom to interact herein wikipedia. Not to mention being endowed with an above average helping of common sense. She truly exhibits the traits we want in an administrator, not just a friend and a great person overall. -- Avi 15:37, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  105. Double plus good support The nicest Wikipedian I know; responsible, level-headed, great contributions, good answers to questions below. OhNoitsJamie Talk 15:39, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  106. Oppose - too popular. Strong support - kind, considerate, lovely, civil, useful, beautiful user. Give her the mop already. —Celestianpower háblame 15:41, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  107. OKC Metro-Support Guettarda 15:50, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  108. Absolutely. Not that you need the support, but I thought I'd register mine. We haven't interacted directly much, but I've been very impressed with your work, attitude, and the respect others have in you. Keep it up! Triple edit conflicted support by the way. - Taxman Talk 15:52, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  109. Complete Support, many more like her please. Phaedriel has given many editors reasons to be proud of themselves, and now it is our turn to give her many reasons of being proud of herself. It is her understanding of other users that has made her so helpful to the project--I believe that there is at least a handful of users that decided to stay on wikipedia because of her encouragement. Phaedriel is the role model of civility and wikilove. The ikiroid (talk·desk·Advise me) 15:56, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  110. Support - Uhh, she wasn't one already? Really? I could have sworn... Well typically if I have been going on the assumption that an editor was an admin already, they get a support vote. Syrthiss 15:59, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  111. Support. —freak(talk) 16:00, Jul. 28, 2006 (UTC)
  112. Multiple-edit-conflict total support. You've never met an editor who you can trust more with the extra buttons. Sharon is a perfect Wikipedian on every level, needs and would make good use of the buttons and would be an excellent addition to The Cabal. And, it's about time she was was given they keys to the janitor's closet - we need her! ➨ ЯEDVERS 16:03, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Neutral
  1. <my biggest rant ever>This time I choose to be that obligatory stupid hair in the soup. Too much Wikilove overall here for me. All the idiots that take the bumpy road to try to improve Wikipedia from the technical side are ignored here by all these nice "Wikilove" freaks. I hope we finally start getting some more technical knowledgeable admins. After all, there are fully protected pages that affect the site as whole - I hope all these admins here know how to edit them. Yes, I am frustrated. And yes, I am that first one idiot neutral vote. Phaedriel: it's nothing personal against you. You sure must have excellent communication skills. I just hope you don't start taking technical decisions from idots, once you are at the top of that Wikilove Iceberg Cabal. Being nice is not everything. Could someone of the freaks here put the fully protected citation templates {{cite book}}, {{cite web}}, {{cite journal}} on her/his watchlist and learn how to edit them? Ignoring/killing doesn't work there (They survived "The Wiki Process"). Thanks for reading. <rant off> No. I'm not feeling warm and fuzzy. Not at all. You might have guessed it. --Ligulem 09:15, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Multiple and varied comments on this Neutral vote have been moved to the discussion page. -- nae'blis 15:22, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    (reset indent) As conominator, I believe Ligulem has a right to make his point in the form of a neutral vote, as he has done. I do request, though, the further discussion of this occur at Wikipedia talk:Requests for adminship/Phaedriel 2, where I have made a section for discussion. This is simply a practical matter to help reduce length and edit conflicts. Thank you, Johntex\talk 14:53, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

Please leave the section breaks in this nomination, they are there for a reason, they make edit conflicts less of a problem on high traffic pages. (which this one is). note also that some of the co nominators who have chosen to add themselves (I've added a section break so it is clear which those are) were not approved by Phaedriel in advance. Thank you. ++Lar: t/c 05:47, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately I think doing that has broken Dragon's Flight's RfA counting tool, not just for this nom but for all current noms. Its expecting to see one nomination section and can't parse the multiple sections. Gwernol 10:39, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yes. See Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_adminship#Section_Breaks... at least one bot has been changed to handle it, but consensus there seems to be starting to shade towards this not being a good idea. ++Lar: t/c 10:58, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hoopydink and I are changing them back. ++Lar: t/c 11:25, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

See Phaedriel's (Talk ▪ Contributions ▪ Logs ▪ Block Logs) contributions as of 04:16, 28 July 2006 (UTC) using Interiot's tool:[reply] 

Username Phaedriel
Total edits 5275
Distinct pages edited 3184
Average edits/page 1.657
First edit 06:20, December 7, 2005
 
(main) 1598
Talk 887
User 360
User talk 1465
Image 114
Image talk 6
Template 52
Template talk 16
Help 1
Category 32
Wikipedia 707
Wikipedia talk 37
Portal 285
Portal talk 51

--Pilotguy (roger that) 04:16, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Questions for the candidate

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia in this capacity. Please take the time to answer 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: As I experienced the interest in process most Wikipedians go through as we become more familiar with the project, I've tried to participate and make myself familiar with as many aspects of the process as I could. Of all these, I find myself returning often to recent changes and recently created pages patrolling - fending off vandalism in its multiple forms is a task I find fulfilling, and one where I feel very comfortable. I remember reading, months ago, the ways of dealing with vandalism properly; from that day on, I've constantly tried to remain within these guidelines, and I consider placing the adequate Test template at the editor's Talk page as important as the reversion itself. Tagging articles that unequivocably qualify for speedy deletion has also taken most of my RC patrolling, and until I was sure I had learned by heart the exact meaning of every CSD, I always kept that page open while monitoring the logs - and I am happy to say that I've been wrong on very few occasions over nearly a thousand deleted edits. Many of you have experienced my requests for intervention at CAT:CSD and AIV; therefore, it will be my commitment to continue to take part in these important chores, with the ability to relieve other admins from taking action in those cases that I've been able to spot and detect.
I think it's important to point out that, nonetheless, it is also one of my main priorities to address edit disputes and incivility issues. As an admin, I feel I can be in a better position to intervene in such cases before they escalate in magnitude. In case it becomes evident at said situations that administrative intervention is the only way to proceed, I commit myself to use the abilities granted by the community with utmost responsibility, and with immediate report of any actions I take at AN/I.
2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
A: I definitely feel that the creation and organization of Wikipedia:Wikiproject Indigenous peoples of North America, which I started as means of putting order and unified criteria into the overwhelming amount of information available on the subject. I am happy and proud to have seen it grow from a mere personal illusion that I once held into a thriving and active community of over 40 dedicated members which covers nearly 1,500 articles. The creation of Portal:Oklahoma and Portal:Indigenous peoples of North America are a close second; particularly the latter, which was for a long time a personal dream of mine into opening the beauties of Native American culture and history to the general community, which I currently maintain. It is going going through the process of attaining Featured status as we speak (hopefully!). I can also point out several articles I am pleased with; you can consult a list that Blnguyen has so kindly compiled here. As you can see, many of these articles deal with Native American topics, especially in relation to the Indian Wars. Since I am of Native American ancestry myself, it was a deep concern of mine to keep the articles truly NPOV, so I requested my work to be reviewed by more experienced editors; and I'm happy to say that I passed the test.
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: Leaving aside the usual bashing by assorted vandals, which many of us experience every now and then, I've been at the point where my communication abilities and will to compromise are tested. At all times I've tried to solve such disputes in the most civilized fashion I could, for (in my humble opinion) it is the only way in which peers who respect each other should behave in the first place. The only major dispute over my contributions that I recall involved User:Atlantahawk, and it motivated a post at AN/I - and sadly, dialog was not an option as this user chose to behave in a rude manner and closed himself to discussion.
Other than that, many of you may remember my name from the situation with Daniel Brandt that took place two months ago, after the forced departure of User:Katefan0; so, before being required to comment the matter, I'll simply sum it up for you myself. As you may or not remember, Katefan0 chose to leave the project after a dispute with Mr. Brandt in late May. Katefan, who had invested more than a year and a half of effort in WP, was also a friend of mine. I felt compelled to express my thoughts in an open letter to Mr. Brandt. Unfortunately, instead of the desired result (of reaching some sort of Détente), this simply led to increasing anonymous hostility towards me from a group of users of the Wikipedia Review forum, as well as some uncomfortable real life inconveniences. At no other point in my wiki-life I ever found myself truly stressed, for obvious reasons; but fortunately, and in great part due to the warm support that was kindly given to me, it is all in the past now. I'll gladly offer more details on the subject to those who inquire privately.
The following are some optional questions. There are no correct answers to these questions and I simply want to know your opinions rather than see a correct answer. Thanks! -- Johntex\talk 03:28, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
4. When would you use {{test1}} to {{test4}}, and when would you use {{bv}}?
A: When dealing with new users who may be simply experimenting or conducting small acts of mischievery, I personally prefer to use the Test group in ascending order, mainly to inform them that they conduct is inappropriate. Meanwhile, I've used {{bv}} when a clear will to disrupt in a malicious way can be observed behind the edits of a particular user. Although a great number of these cases appear every day, I have found them to be rarer, and on many occasions I chose not only to place this warning but to attempt a more personal approach by urging the editor to stop, and explaining why his/her behaviour is disruptive. As with everything, I firmly believe that every case must be appreciated by taking the surrounding circumstances into consideration, since new users can't simply be expected to know all our policies and guidelines the very minute they start editing.
5. What would you do if a user reverts an article four times in slightly more than 24 hours? (Thus obeying the letter of WP:3RR.)
A: Without question, the appropriate immediate action is to dialog with this user. As such an action is still within the limits permitted by our policies, a block under these circumstances is per se not warranted. This kind of behavior is usually the most evident sign that there is a dispute taking place, and therefore, helping to reach a consensus and acceptable compromise should be the top priority. However, as I mentioned in the previous question, every case must be appreciated according to the circumstances. If a user shows a pattern of conduct in this direction, he/she is clearly gaming the system and disrupting the work of others. At such cases, and again taking everything into account, further actions as described at WP:DR may be in order. If I ever encounter such a case, it is my firm belief that a previous consult at AN/I is needed before taking any sort of measures.
6. If you could change one thing about Wikipedia, what would it be and why?
A:

Optional question from Lar:

7.I've put this set of questions on several RfA's now.. I think it's stirred some thinking. You're welcome to address them all if you like... but I guess I'm also interested in what you think of the meta-question; that is, of asking it, and of the notion of people categories themselves... I know you're perhaps not as big a fan of putting categories on people as some folk are... please share why with the rest of us, it's pretty profound stuff... Note, there's no wrong answer, after all I conomed you! ++Lar: t/c 22:45, 27 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
A: Hah :) Oh well, if there was one moment I feared of all this, it certainly was the one when I got to answer this question. Let's go step by step, shall we?
I definitely intend to add myself to Administrators open to recall; this is an initiative that I personally find admirable, and I have observed its development since Aaron Brenneman first informed me of it (tho it may need some further work to turn it into an actually functional process). Just as I have never, ever tried to hide my actions, I expect the community to demand me accountability for any mistakes I may make. Being an admin is not a fancy and shiny badge; it is both a privilege, because good people has chosen to trust you with tools that must be used with utmost consideration; and a responsibility, for which you must be ready to answer.
On to the rouge Admins category we go. I find it amusing; and more often than not, I find myself smiling, if not laughing openly with approval, at the words of some "Rouge" admins like JzG. Personally, tho, I'd never add myself to it, for personal reasons. The today famous criteria of Rouge admins is simply not my style. On a serious side, deep inside of me, I hold a spark of concern whether or not the Rouge myth may eventually spark rash actions on someone who aspires to be worthy of the title. I have not yet witnessed such an event, tho, and I prefer to be optimistic and trust the good judgement of my peers.
Last but not least, and on to the meta aspect of your question we move. By definition, you're asking for an entirely personal opinion, which may and certainly will not be shared by many. As you correctly guess, I'm not a big fan of putting categories to people basing on their beliefs. I am a Humanist from head to toes, and I believe that the beauty of places like Wikipedia stems from the sum of our many diverse personalities and our different ways of being and thinking. I'm not like you, nor like Bishonen, nor Sango123, nor anybody else here - none of us are the same, yet we manage to share big part of our time and learn from each other... I cannot think of a better reason why I enjoy being part of this project as much as I do. Categories based on the way we think seem somewhat unfair and limiting to me; yet I completely understand their sense and the reason why they exist, and their usefulness to many. For all this, beyond my own beliefs, I don't object them... but well, you asked me for my opinion! :) I guess that's all - sorry about the lengthy reply. Phaedriel
Sorry for the lengthy reply? Those of you that know me know I love lengthy replies... There's no wrong answer dear Phaedriel... but some answers are just righter than others!!! Remember how I said (above) that there's more to this candidate than mechanics? See what I'm talking about, guys and gals? What we have here is a very thoughtful candidate who is very possibly going to have a significant impact on how we get things done around here, just as I said in my nom... congrats on making WP:100 already, happy birthday, and all best wishes for your continued WP career. ++Lar: t/c 15:28, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Optional question from Shannonduck talk: If you were asked to become involved in a situation that included many of your friends, that were harassing a newb or article dissenter at Wikipedia, would you blindly back up your friends accusations, etc, or would you carefully review the situation and make a decision based on the actual situation? (By this I mean reading the content of the dispute and coming to an unbiased decision.) Shannonduck talk 16:04, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Optional question 2 from Shannonduck talk: Would you use your sysops powers sometimes to block a user who disagreed with your edits, or your friends edits? Shannonduck talk 16:04, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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