Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Lee Vilenski

Lee Vilenski

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Nomination

Lee Vilenski (talk · contribs) – Lee is passionate about cue sports, and has improved several articles on the topic to featured article status including the 2019 World Snooker Championship. He has also improved numerous articles to good article status and nominated a number of Did You Know? candidates for the front page. On the administrative side of the project, he has regularly contributed to Articles for deletion debates, and the help desk. I've seen him around in conversations and he is always polite and courteous. He has just the right balance of skills I like to see in an admin candidate, and he has my full confidence in being able to use the toolset carefully and responsibly. I hope you agree. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 12:21, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

Co-nomination

In addition to being a content creator, Lee Vilenski has been working at DYK for a long time, reviewing nominations and in the past few months promoting approved nominations to build preps. He is clearly committed to working at DYK, which is much needed. He's easy to get along with and doesn't cause drama, and I'd be very happy to see him be able to contribute more where his help is very much needed. --valereee (talk) 22:35, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I accept the nomination above from Richie333 and Valeree. I have never used an additional account, nor accepted pay for editing wikipedia. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 07:38, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Questions for the candidate

1: What admin work do you intend to take part in?

A: I am looking for the tools to help out more within did you know and articles for deletion, but would be willing to help out wherever is needed. However, I am a firm believer that the tools should not be used on a whim, and that I would ease myself into new areas only when I am completely happy with the current areas I was working on.

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

A: I have worked in many different WikiProjects, but most of my best content is within cue sports articles, specifically snooker and pool. I have almost 40 good articles and 3 featured articles in an area which has traditionally not gotten much content to this stage; but also do work in video games, professional wrestling and football. My best article contributions include the 2019 World Snooker Championship, 2019 Tour Championship and Eddie Ryan. However, I feel some of my best contributions are in creating articles and expanding them to Did you know, such as 1985 World Snooker Championship, Ground billiards and Kristina Tkach. In addition, I like to offer my help on the help desk.

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 am very easy going and not the type to receive stress regarding volunteering to update Wikipedia. Every user receives conflicts over editing, and I firmly believe in Bold, Revert, Discuss and good faith. I have even been around strong debates on content, including items such as the removal of move-lists on professional wrestling articles where there was drama, frustrated discussions and name calling. I reminded users to stick to policy keeping a cool head. In addition, I have also been involved with fixing MOS:FLAG issues on cue sport articles such as here. I always seek to fix issues, but be compassionate with other editors as we are all trying to build an encyclopedia. I am quite happy to comment on potentially controversial conversations, whilst trying to gain a suitable consensus without adding to the conflict at hand.

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Additional question from Reyk

4. In your opinion what is the most important policy on Wikipedia and why?

A: To say there is one policy that trumps the rest isn't quite right. Verifiability and notability go together as it shows that we are building an encylopedia based on truths (or, at least what reliable sources publish as the facts) for notable subjects. In an ideal world, if the information isn't on a notable subject and isn't something we can check (or have previously checked), we shouldn't be including it. WP:BLP is also very important, but is more of a stringent version of regular articles. More of a guideline, but WP:GOODFAITH is so important to us as a community as our goal is to gain a consensus. I would like to hope that I use policy based on the situation, rather than hunt down things that do not comply to a specific policy. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 08:20, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Additional question from usernamekiran

5. Hi. I am asking this question generally, nothing related to RfA, no matter what you answer. If you get the toolbox, in what area would you be the least active or not at all active, in admin capacity? (doesnt have to be your weak areas.) Also if possible to answer: why not? Please feel free to ignore the second part. Also, best of luck —usernamekiran (talk) 10:05, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

'A: This is a surprisingly difficult question Usernamekiran. It's quite easy to say what things you'd like to do, but maybe not the other way around. As I have said above, I'm happy to throw my hand to anything that needs the work doing; but only when I was happy I was going to do it right. Right now, I wouldn't be touching things like WP:CSD or WP:RfPP as I have very little experience in these areas. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:57, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Additional questions from Leaky

6. Are there any aspects of WP:ADMINCOND and WP:ADMINACCT with which you disagree and why?

A:Not really. I think it's quite normal to expect admins to have a high level of conduct and be judged for how they use the tools. However, as it does say in admin conduct, we all make mistakes, so we should attempt to assume good faith for all users, even if the tools are used. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:57, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

6A. You appear to believe that WP:ADMINCOND & WP:ADMINACCT relate only / primarily to Admins. use of tools, despite everything that has been going on relating to Admin. interactions with others / civility front this year? Do you want to have another go at answering this question, maybe following a bit of research?

A Sorry, I think I read not enough into the question. Apologies. No user should be acting in bad faith, not communicating, or especially engaging in harassment. However, as an admin, these are significantly more important things not to do. As noted a few times above, I wish to always act with civility and would like to lead by example. I realise there have been some issues this year, and whilst I do not wish to comment on them on this forum, I do not condone any bad faith editing, and especially attacks on other users at any time. Admin are - and should be - held to higher standards than the rest of the community at all times. I hope this answers the question a little better. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:50, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Additional question from Djm-leighpark

7. At Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mobile infantry (2nd nomination) the close analysis script [1] indicates you did a speedy keep close, though I am somewhat confused as you seemed to do a relist at that AfD and the script analysis may be wrong; but in all events are you able to detail the times when you are able to close an AfD as speedy keep ?

A: Sure. The AfD in question was not suitable for a speedy keep. The outcome of speedy keep is generally for deletion discussions that are malformed, bad faith, by a banned user, etc. It's also used for "nomination withdrawn" discussions. Importantly, this can only be used in cases where there are no other types of votes than keep, which is why it wasn't correct in this case. Once warned that this wasn't right, I self-reverted, and relisted the discussion. (You'll notice there is a little bit of time between the closure and the relisting, which was me checking how to do this correctly). It's important to know the difference between a speedy keep, and that of a snowball closure, which is when the article has next to no chance of the article passing the AfD, due to the arguments of the keep! votes. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:12, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Additional questions from Robert McClenon

8. This question is about content disputes, and disputes that are partly content and partly conduct. Do you have experience in resolving content disputes, or the content parts of combined disputes?

A: Sure! I set out a couple of disputes I was involved in regarding content in question 3. Particularly the removal of move-lists on professional wrestling articles which was (and still is) a wide reaching issue on already difficult series of articles. Whilst not resolving the issues personally, I pushed the topic back to policy based arguments from name-calling and WP:IDONTLIKEIT issues. I'd like to do more with closing disputes, so recently signed up for helping at Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 09:38, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

9. This question is about civility, which is the fourth pillar of Wikipedia. Can you clarify your concept of civility, and what do you think should be the standard for when editors should be cautioned, warned, or blocked for breaches of civility?

A: I take civility as a major ideal for my own editing. We are all volunteers and every edit should be promoting a good atmosphere between users - even if there is a disagreement. There is a difference between being strong on a point, and harassing other users. Cautioning and warnings should be based on how experienced the editor is, the size of the violation and also what previous warnings/cautions they had recieved. In my opinion, blocking should be a last resort as if the user is at least attempting to build an enclyopedia, then maybe the mentorship program, or otherwise could help them find a place to help. However, clear repeated vandalism, copyright violations or harrasment of other editors should be looked on with distain, where blocking a user is more suitable. Of course, we should always assume good intentions, unless it is clear. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 09:38, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Additional question from Rosguill

10. Consider a hypothetical AfD discussing a stub article of a football player. The nomination statement asserts that the subject does not meet GNG. There are four additional votes, each of which asserts that the subject meets NFOOTY. The article itself has only primary sources, but they do establish that NFOOTY has been met. No one has provided any additional sources. What action would you take, if any, as an admin patrolling AfD logs?

A: Well, as a regular user, or as a newly promoted admin, I would leave edge-cases to more experienced personnel. However, AfDs are not a vote, but should also be a consensus. WP:NFOOTY (or any SNG) does NOT trump WP:GNG. However, they are supposed to be used in such a way that almost all entries that meet the SNG would also meet GNG, so finding sources before making an article isn't so restrictive. (The idea being in the football case, is that most of these players are brought up in local magazines, match programs, local radio etc.) However, in particular, NFOOTY is very wide in it's range of bios that it hits (it is every player who's ever kicked a ball in a professional match), which is why it is a little contentious.

At AfD, this is a little bit moot. The AfD should mirror local and global consensus; which in this case is that SNG can be used as a stand-in for GNG. Depending on the actual strengths of the argument, it's likely that it could either get relisted, or simply kept. As an aside, the best possible outcome for the nominator would have been a WP:NOQUORUM close, as they are the only ones making an argument for deletion in this case. As there has been opposition, this can't happen. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 09:38, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Additional question from Can I Log In

11. Do you think to have Mainspace edits > 50% is important in RfXs?

A: Yes... and no. Judging on a percentage of edits is a little vague. Someone running with 50,000 edits could have a percentage of 40% but have more edits to mainspace than myself. However, it is important that any user looking for additional tools has a good understanding of content creation, and editing within the mainspace. That is what we are here to do, primarily, with most of the additional discussion to improve this. If you have a low mainspace edits, it's hard to understand the burdens and restrictions of what we are all here for. In addition, it might be worth investigating where the majority of someone's edits are, if not in mainspace. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 08:28, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

12. Would you be willing to go for voluntary recall every year?

A: Yes. I would be happy to be open for WP:RECALL. Like everything in wikipedia, if there was a consensus that I was mishandling the tools, or otherwise no longer suitable for adminship for any reason, I'd hang up the mop. I'm not sure that a strict definition of "every year" is particularly right, as I'd like to think I'd have the support of the userbase at all times. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 08:28, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Additional question from Feminist

13. Comment on the closure of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Peter Buttigieg. What action would you have taken, and why?

A: Well, the closure was almost ten years ago, and I cannot see the version that was being discussed at the time. As such, I can only take arguments pulled up in the AfD at face value. I also generally don't work around politics and know nothing about the subject, but more than willing to look a this AfD. I would suggest it's likely that AfD has changed in the last ten years, but as a review in 2020 I would most likely have posted a delete. The biggest argument for deletion is that it doesn't meet WP:POLITICIAN, or at least WP:NOTNOW. There is a SPA using WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS and one that states N is met. However, due to the amount of other views that it doesn't infact meet N, I'd have deleted this one (as I see did the original closer.) It's clear that the subject is now notable, but that potentially not true when the close was done. I hope that answers the question as wanted. I see he likely ran shortly after/(before?) this so it's very possible he was notable at the time of the AfD, but would always avoid a WP:SUPERVOTE. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 18:46, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Hint: What option, other than "delete", could you have suggested? This may involve !voting in the discussion instead of closing it. feminist (talk) 02:11, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Additional question from Dolotta

14. What two areas of the English Wikipedia are you the weakest?

A: I suppose this is a better question for others as it's a little difficult to judge your own weaknesses. For what it's worth, my knowledge of images (specifically the Featured Pictures process) isn't something I'm particularly well versed; and I'm certainly not overly technical (I've written some templates on-wiki, but mostly editing other people's code.) I like to think I can throw my hand to anything, if given enough time, however. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 23:07, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Additional question from Espresso Addict

15. Do you edit much outside the area of sports/video games? If not, how would you intend to use the admin tools in areas unrelated to these topics?

A: Sure. Obviously my full contributions can be found here. I'm assuming this question is meant to be only mainspace edits, as I do work in project space, DYK and FAC/GAN. Most of my work is indeed in a wide variety of sports (snooker, pool, football, short mat bowls), as well as video games, and professional wrestling (there's an argument as to where this actually fits). I also contribute to individual articles, such as William Pogue (astronaut), which I'm working on eventually taking to GA. As above, my main uses of the tools would be for DYK, and AfD and other tasks that I would look to picking up. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 11:16, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Discussion

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Support

1. Support All the best. —Nnadigoodluck🇳🇬 07:50, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
2. Support as nominator. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 07:58, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
3. Support, do not currently see any issues.--Ymblanter (talk) 08:00, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
4. The edit summary usage is still grim in bulk but has been at consistently adequate levels since May. Mr. Vilenski seems otherwise good in my book. All the best. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 08:10, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
5. Support - good chance of being net positive Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:34, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
6. Support Trust Ritchie333's judgement. - FitIndia ^{Talk Commons} 11:39, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
7. Support Wonderful and dedicated content creator. Nothing holding back my support. 1.02 editor (T/C) 11:48, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
8. Support as nom. --valereee (talk) 12:03, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
9. Support Content creator admins who have knowledge of policy are useful. No clear reason to oppose. Money emoji💵^{Talk💸Help out at CCI!} 12:26, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
10. Support, found precious --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:38, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
11. (edit conflict) Support no issues that I can see. Meets my criteria. I see a need and trust this user. Content creation is great and is a clear evidence of working to improve the encyclopedia. Dreamy Jazz 🎷 ^{talk to me | my contributions} 12:42, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
12. Support Have no evidence he would misuse the tools. --Jayron32 12:48, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
13. Not a jerk, has a clue. TonyBallioni (talk) 12:50, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
14. Support Great content creator + work at help desk shows good policy knowledge as well. ~~ Alex Noble - talk 12:58, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
15. Support Lee is an editor I've worked quite closely with at times and his attitude and demeanour are exemplary. I have no worries over his ability to be a good admin. Kosack (talk) 13:11, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
16. Support Always found him helpful and knowledgeable at DYK. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 13:35, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
17. Support Phenomenal editor, very trustworthy. JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:50, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
18. Support I am familiar with their content work, which is great, and have no problem trusting this user with the tools.-- P-K3 (talk) 14:12, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
19. Support. No problems I can see. Additionally, I highly respect Lee as a content creator, as well as his work as DYK. epicgenius (talk) 14:22, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
20. Support strong content creator with 56% of edits in man space and an admirable AfD record. Enthusiastic support. Lightburst (talk) 14:23, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
21. Support: A helpful and courteous editor. OceanHok (talk) 14:45, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
22. Support per Gerda. Agathoclea (talk) 14:46, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
23. Support only good interactions with this user. Will be a net-positive to the project as an admin. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:54, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
24. Support - Sufficient tenure, excellent looking contribution charts, no indications of assholery. Not entirely sure why tools are really needed here, but I'm more than willing to give the benefit of the doubt in this case. Carrite (talk) 14:58, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

    Carrite, tools are needed to move a DYK from prep to queue, which is the biggest bottleneck in that project. Only admins can edit the main page. --valereee (talk) 15:39, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

25. Support per Carrite. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:16, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
26. Support. Model candidate. Great conent and solid record of tool use, no temperment issues (that I could see). Clear pass. Britishfinance (talk) 15:17, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
27. Support of course. Puddleglum^2.0_{(How's my driving?)} 15:18, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
28. Support- I like the answers to the questions, and I'm not seeing any obvious red flags. Reyk _YO! 15:36, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
29. Support Reviewing their answers to questions posted, I can see they will do an excellent job as an admin. RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:37, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
30. Support - this is an easy choice for me. Good content creator, committed editor, and in my experience is a genuinely pleasant person on-wiki. Guettarda (talk) 15:41, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
31. Support for excellent content creation and apparent clue-fulness. Even if they don't end up using the tools that much, still a net positive for the project that they have them. Enwebb (talk) 15:45, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
32. support all around good editor. Praxidicae (talk) 16:00, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
33. Support I've worked with Lee a lot, especially on GAN, where he has been a great reviewer and recipient of reviews on many occasions. I see no issue whatsoever with his communication skills. Good luck, but don't give up the day job (of writing and improving articles, of course!). The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 16:21, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
34. Support I've always found him courteous and would have no concerns about giving him some extra tools. Nigej (talk) 16:28, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
35. (edit conflict)Support we need more admins working on DYK. Based on LV's hard work at GAN, I expect that granting him the tools would be a clear net positive. I have interacted with him a few times and found that he is always respectful of those with whom he disagrees. Working with first time GA nominators is difficult to do successfully; I know LV did a much better job with oppose #1 than I would have! buidhe 16:31, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
36. Support. Obviously. Lee is a very helpful user! Even has a featured article running currently on sco.wiki (Snooker of course) :D (edit conflict) –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 16:32, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
37. Support. clear net positive.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 17:09, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
38. Support Absolutely! Clear positive content creation, enough experience to understand the areas of adminship, and I've always had a very positive impression of him. Calm and civil, which is what we need in admins. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 17:57, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
39. Support, meets content creation criteria. GregJackP Boomer! 18:16, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
40. Support Best wishes for a successful RfA. Andy Dingley (talk) 18:21, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
41. Support, no issues seem to be apparent. Looks like a good addition to the team. — Insertcleverphrasehere ^{(or here)}_{(click me!)} 18:44, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
42. Support - Very helpful to others at the help desk. Interstellarity (talk) 18:45, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
43. Support As I don't see any major issues (might reconsider if something important comes up), and the candidate does quite a bit of quality content creation and is friendly and helpful. Best wishes for a successful RfA! GoodCrossing (talk) 18:46, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
44. Support a level-headed and exceedingly cordial contributor. No red flags. The oppose vote re the GAN is not convincing: see discussion below in general comments.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 18:57, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
45. Support Seen them around plenty, trusted noms, no concerns. GirthSummit _(blether) 19:00, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
46. Nothing but positives to say about the kind of editor they are. Certainly trusted with the sysop toolkit by me. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 19:08, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
47. Support. Trusted noms. Seen the candidate around, appears to have a clue both with regards to editing and behind the scenes work. Regards SoWhy 19:43, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
48. Support – Contributes good content and has never smashed a chair over anyone's head. On Wikipedia. Thanks for volunteering. Indignant Flamingo (talk) 20:13, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
49. Support No reason to think they'll misuse the tools. FeydHuxtable (talk) 21:13, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
50. Support. It will be good to have a sensible non-drama person who has expertise in the area of sport and games. Xxanthippe (talk) 21:22, 5 March 2020 (UTC).
51. Support I have seen Lee Vilenksi around the video game wikiproject for some time now. He is calm and civil with great content creation experience (and reviews) and has good experience at AfD.  Spy-cicle💥  ^Talk? 21:54, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
52. Support Based on nomination and answers. Thank you for volunteering for this responsibility. --Crystallizedcarbon (talk) 22:11, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
53. Support good content creation, seems to know policy, has a clue. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 01:06, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
54. All indications are very positive. I see no reason to dispute the nomination statements. – Juliancolton | ^Talk 01:09, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
55. Support Based on my past experience, he is a lovely person and I don't have any issues with this person. I would be happy for him to have the tools. HawkAussie (talk) 01:26, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
56. Support per all of the above. Utopes _{(talk / cont)} 02:22, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
57. Support Seems helpful, knowledgeable, and pleasant. I think he would be a good admin. – wallyfromdilbert (talk) 03:35, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
58. Support Why not? -FASTILY 03:39, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
59. Support Would make a very good admin have interacted with Lee in regards to video game topics and have nothing bad to say. Alucard 16_{❯❯❯ chat?} 04:52, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
60. Support Based on past experience with this user, I would trust him with the tools and I think he would put them to good use. BOZ (talk) 05:12, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
61. The GA review mentioned in Oppose #1 seemed pretty normal to me. Re Oppose #2: I'll admit I'm surprised this draft was declined, but that's one draft from over two years ago. If Lee really is a "tough reviewer", that just says to me maybe they should be reviewing FAs instead of GAs or AFCs. No concerns about them having the tools, though. Thanks for standing! – Levivich ^{[dubious – discuss]} 05:34, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
62. Support – An exemplary candidate for adminship. --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 05:42, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
63. Support, see no issues and a good track record. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 05:43, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
64. Stephen 08:04, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
65. Support - He has a good attitude, having seen it through the Video Game Project. I think he can handle the tools. GamerPro64 08:24, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
66. Support - I've worked with him for a number of years, no concerns, will make a great admin. GiantSnowman 09:20, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
67. Support Good editor. I just dropped him one of these a few days ago. Humble, helpful, competent. Mop please. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 09:25, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
68. Support easily. – Teratix ₵ 10:19, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
69. Support I've seen no problems, and I don't see any from the couple of opposes either. Black Kite (talk) 10:33, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
70. Support. Excellent content contributions, and great communication skills. — Newslinger talk 11:19, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
71. Support -- valereee, FA, Best Wishes, Usedtobecool ☎️ 11:26, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
72. Support - No reason not to. SSSB (talk) 12:17, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
73. Support: respectful, constructive and honest editor; seems a nice person to boot. – Fayenatic London 12:18, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
74. This candidate for RfA definitely has my support. Quahog (talk • contribs) 13:01, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
75. Support Well-rounded, trustworthy candidate who will benefit the project with the tools. Spencer^T•C 13:06, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
76. Support, and I hope to see Lee come out of this RfA as an admin. >>BEANS X3t 13:33, 6 March 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by BEANS X3 (talk • contribs)
77. Support Zero concerns, good choice -- ferret (talk) 14:23, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
78. Support Seems like a good pick. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 14:50, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
79. Support Agree with Levivich above. ^Thanks,L3X1 ◊distænt write◊ 15:46, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
80. Support per nom. – Ammarpad (talk) 17:04, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
81. Support – No concerns. EdJohnston (talk) 17:16, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
82. Support - well skilled candidate in multiple areas, no trust issues I'm aware of. Therefore, good admin addition Nosebagbear (talk) 17:33, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
83. Support - I've been aware of Lee for a while, mainly through their work at GAN and FAC. They seem level-headed and a good editor with the project's best interest at heart, and I'd undoubtedly trust them with the mop. Having looked over both of the incidents cited by the oppose rationales, I don't see any problem with LV's behaviour. The GAN seems perfectly reasonable, and I cannot see the "many differences between British and Canadian English" which apparently caused Flibirigit to become frustrated. There are a few turns of phrase that the nominator wasn't familiar with (e.g. "home fixtures" to mean matches played at home) but LV explained them when questioned and given that they clearly have good English, I can't see that "they sometimes use turns of phrase which I am not familiar with" is a useful oppose rationale. As for the AfC cited by Avatar317 – perhaps the article could have been accepted in the state it was in, but I don't think this is an egregiously poor decision by LV, and they did give what seems to me a perfectly clear reason for not accepting. Both of these opposes seem to boil down to "poor communication" and, frankly, I don't agree that Lee's communication is poor, and I don't agree that the particular instances cited are particularly convincing examples of poor communication. Caeciliusinhorto (talk) 18:24, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
84. What Carrite said. Senegambianamestudy (talk) 18:38, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
85. Support - I wish you good luck in getting adminship. =) Meowzerz (talk) 19:04, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
86. Support no concerns _signed, Rosguill ^talk 19:26, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
87. support per nominator statements, Caeciliusinhorto, et al. --Deep fried okra User talk:Deepfriedokra 19:56, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
88. Support Excellent candidate. No concerns from me.-- Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:37, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
89. Support a 'thought they already were' support vote. SportingFlyer T·C 20:40, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
90. Support I haven't had any interactions with this editor that come to mind, but from what I can see they look pretty solid and I'm not seeing any red or yellow flags in their record. The opposes are not persuasive. -Ad Orientem (talk) 22:05, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
91. Support per valereee — Wug·a·po·des​ 22:06, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
92. Support The candidate is highly qualified for this position. Capt. Milokan (talk) 22:33, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
93. Support - from my enormous passion for snooker, and with not far off half the supporters up to now being admins, it would be difficult to say no. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 00:49, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
94. Support Outstanding content creator, great work at GAN and FAC. Constructive in behavior. Have only had positive interactions with this user. Bobbychan193 (talk) 00:58, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
95. Support I've had good interactions with Lee, and they're clueful. Opposes mildly concerning (I agree with Beeblebrox below about the GAN process), but no reason not to support. Miniapolis 01:30, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
96. Support. No concerns. – bradv🍁 03:29, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
97. Support Excellent contributor, helpful and courteous, no concerns about handing over the toolset. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 03:40, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
98. Support on strength of nominators, meeting my minimum criteria, and no reason seen to oppose. Ifnord (talk) 04:28, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
99. Support Excellent contributor of content and in other areas. Good demeanor and interactions; courteous and helpful. It is unfortunate that in one GA review a few English phrases (such as home fixtures rather than the Canadian, and American, usages of home games, possibly even home matches) and Canadian and American phrases (such as farm team for a minor league affiliate which is expected to develop players for a major league team) caused a little stress and some discouragement. Perhaps a bit more explanation by both might have made the process smoother but I don't see this as more than an unfortunate minor misunderstanding, and certainly not part of a disqualifying encounter or pattern of disqualifying encounters. Neither discourtesy nor poor work is evident. Candidate should be a big help at DYK, which is needed. Qualifications and trustworthiness established. Donner60 (talk) 05:12, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
100. Support wanting to go through an RfA appears to be an isolated instance of poor judgment. --Find bruce (talk) 09:24, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
101. Support no concerns. Tolly4bolly 10:24, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
102. Support, no concerns about this user. Strong support for RfA. -- JavaHurricane 10:46, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
103. Support - good editor, sufficiently qualified.--Staberinde (talk) 11:39, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
104. Support Quite clear, in fact. Collect (talk) 13:21, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Oppose

1. Oppose. My past experience in trying to work with the nominee at GAN was frustrating to the point where I walked away and gave up. While Mr. Vilenski was knowledgeable in the GAN field, and was correct not to pass the article I nominated, I was left with a negative experience and felt I was not supported as a new participant to the GAN process. I was very frustrated in communicating with MR. Vilenski due to many difference between British and Canadian English. I felt it was hypocritical to ask that articles be written where the whole word can understand, and yet Mr. Vilenski wrote in British English that I could not understand despite asking for multiple explanations. When I asked for an example of an existing article as a guide, no specific example was given but rather generic answers. I found this not helpful towards newbies. I expect better communication from an administrator who will encounter a lot of new editors online, and I fear that they will be driven away as I was. While Mr. Vilenski may be helpful towards others, he was not helpful to me. Sorry, my opinion is that he is not ready to be an admin at this time and needs better communication skills. Flibirigit (talk) 15:41, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

   Flibirigit, could you provide a link to the GAN? LEPRICAVARK (talk) 15:54, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

   I think it was Talk:Baltimore Skipjacks/GA1. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 16:10, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

   Yes, that is the review. Flibirigit (talk) 16:53, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

   Flibirigit, IMO, I think Vilenski was quite helpful here. The only parts where I can see anything related to Canadian vs. British English is you asking for clarification on a couple words and Vilenski explaining a bit further. I don't think there was any problem there - from any sides. GoodCrossing (talk) 16:56, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

   I don't plan to vote yay or nay on Vilenski, but that Talk:Baltimore Skipjacks/GA1 exchange doesn't stimulate me to request a GAN. Verbal torture.Smallchief (talk) 17:15, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

   Sorry, could you elaborate why? It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that it really doesn't seem like that to me, so I must've missed something. I do admit I'm unfamiliar with GANs but I don't see anything that I think comes off as rude or unhelpful. GoodCrossing (talk) 17:26, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

   Nothing against Vilenski, but the tortuous process of getting to a "Good" article seems far too complex and time-consuming for both editors and reviewers. The word "good" to my mind is closer in meaning to "adequate" or "okay" rather than it is to "perfect" or "outstanding." Thus, the review process for "B" articles is probably adequate for designating an article as "good." Demanding too much to achieve a "good" rating discourages editors (such as yours truly) from ever bothering to request a good article review. Rating systems are always somewhat arbitrary and it's best to keep it simple.Smallchief (talk) 18:20, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

   Ah, I see what you mean. I think a GA should be judged to a high standard as it is just below FA status, but besides, I had initially understood your comment as saying Vilenski had been too harsh on the GAN, instead of what you meant. GoodCrossing (talk) 18:25, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

   Agree that long reviews are pesky- it's why I've not submitted any GA's this past 10 years. It doesnt have to be like that. Per the instructions to the reviewer: "if the problems are easy to resolve, you may be bold and fix them yourself." Here's how I did my 10 or so reviews that I was able to pass. 1) make an edit with all needed fixes , 2) After checking all the sources I'd sometimes have ideas for additional improvements, which I'd flag in the edit summary as being fine to revert if any didn't agree they were an improvement. Then Boom! , the review is complete & we have a GA. Nice and easy for both parties. On the other hand, at least back when I worked in that areas, most reviewers leaned more to Lee's style of reviewing. And indeed, many times I noticed them being thanked by the nominator for their thorough review. So not to badger, but IMO this isn't a strong reason to oppose. FeydHuxtable (talk) 21:13, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

   FeydHuxtable, The reason why I (and other reviewers) often prefer to suggest changes rather than be bold is that it can be easy to cross over the fuzzy line from minor copyedits into being WP:INVOLVED, or simply not objective enough to evaluate the article, and then you have to request a third opinion thus burning another editor's time. I find it is much easier to maintain critical distance by suggesting rather than making changes. buidhe 22:40, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

   Flibirigit, I don't see anything out of the ordinary with Vilenski's GA review. Your comment was: I have lost interest in this. Please close. I understand your frustration but IMO although this was your first experience with GA this is an isolated event, no way a pattern of poor reviewing - and poor it wasn't - and not a reason to oppose any more so than the minor deficiency in your knowledge of British English, for one thing, you were expecting readers to understand what a Farm Team is (I had to look that up). Forgive me for saying so, but WADR I think you are being a little over-sensitive here. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 01:26, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

2. Oppose - The one interaction I had with this editor was as a rather new user, when I had an article creation declined, with a reason of "Submission reads like an essay." That lack of constructive criticism (and also receiving no more comments after asking) make me feel that this editor is not very good at helping people understand how to contribute and/or articulating specific problems with articles or edits, which I feel is very important in the process of resolving disputes. ---Avatar317^(talk) 20:04, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Avatar317 is this the exchange you're talking about? --valereee (talk) 21:00, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Valereee : Yes, that is, and I still feel that "encyclopedic style" and "you can't say things like" and "it doesn't read like a regular topic" are too vague of criticisms to be of much help to anyone. His statement about not attributing claims without sources as to who stated something made no sense; there were three references supporting the statement "fundamental cause"; again, as I said in that post, I don't believe he spent much time or thought considering the issue/article. But he was congenial, so I have no personality issues with him as an admin. ---Avatar317^(talk) 21:31, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Avatar317 I get where you are coming from, but is it fair to call yourself a new user at that point (i.e. 2018)? Your contribs how you as joining in 2011 and you had about 1000 edits or so when you interacted with Lee Vilenski. Maybe he was just using a little shorthand jargon, treating you as a somewhat experienced user?ThatMontrealIP (talk) 03:44, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Avatar317, I haven't tagged it because I am no longer concerned with NPP ort AfC, but if I were it would have been ' written like a personal reflection, personal essay, or argumentative essay'. I don't see how this demonstrates a pattern of poor AfD reviewing or biting a newbie, in fact Vilenski was being quite helpful. At the end of the day, AfC is a voluntary process for both creator and reviewer and theoretically the onus is on article writers, whether new or experienced, to publish articles of reasonable quality - Wikipedia is awash with tutorial pages and guidelines. Your isolated experience is possibly not a well founded reason to oppose an RfA. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 01:46, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Neutral

An initial rather banal answer to Q6 needs elucidation. Leaky caldron (talk) 16:53, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

1. I do not feel qualified to vote. Eschoryii (talk) 00:43, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

   Eschoryii, then why even edit the page to "vote" neutral?... « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:57, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

   Probably because they were "invited" via their watch list. This just happened on another recent RfA. At least they are honest; someone give them a barnstar. Rgrds. --Bison X (talk) 05:13, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

General comments

• The GA review mentioned in the first oppose was tough, but very cordial. I don't think opposing an adminship because the candidate is precise and thorough holds a lot of weight in terms of their suitability for adminship. The contrary might be true.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 17:27, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

  I have to agree. The GAN was perfectly normal, and in fact was nicer than some GA's I've seen. GAN is inherently a tense process, and I get the vibe here that Filbirigit just didn't realize how intense it would be. I read through it, and I saw no anger or terse words from Lee, or even any tendentiousness. I don't buy the British/Canadian English difference, they are quite similar, and the nominator only raised one issue that I could see regarding language. Lee gave a complete and thorough GA, showing he clearly understands our policies and what makes a good article. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 18:03, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

  • Concur with both of the above. GregJackP Boomer! 18:20, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

    GregJackP, yeah, me too, that looked like a fairly normal, helpful review. It's a shame the nom lost interest, but I don't think Lee was being in any way uncommunicative or unhelpful. GirthSummit _(blether) 19:35, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

    The fact that it is fairly normal for reviews to be that nitpicky is the problem, the GAN process turns off a lot of users the first time. Beeblebrox (talk) 22:28, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

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• I'm satisfied with the candidate's answer to my question (Q10), but I would note that NFOOTY is actually even more permissive than he makes it out to be, as NFOOTY does not require a player to have touched a ball, just the pitch. _signed, Rosguill ^talk 19:28, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Rosguill, as was explained to me once, in not particularly cordial terms by a member of WPP:FOOTY, soccer being the world's biggest fan base and with close on 800 members the Wikiproject will make sure they get their own way at AfD and other debates.Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 02:51, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

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