Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/ToadetteEdit
ToadetteEdit
Voice your opinion on this candidate (talk page) (0/0/0); Scheduled to end 12:21, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
Nomination
ToadetteEdit (talk · contribs) – I am applying for sysop rights so that I can expand my capabilities. I have 10000 edits, here for almost a year and created six articles (excluded draftings and deleted ones.) I've addressed the issues raised on my talk page but I am interested in closing XfDs and working at wp:UAA in addition to block users who triggered edit filters disruptively as well as to bypass restrictions during XfD work and AfC work. I have patroller, rollbacker and reviewer rights. There is a recent shortage of admins as documented by The Signpost stories. I also gained positive feedback from others, so I devided to kick off this nomination. I have never edited for pay and owned two accounts, this one and the other called "Unleashedwiki" which I abandoned due to confused credentials following a rename.
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Questions for the candidate
Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia as an administrator. Please answer these questions to provide guidance for participants:
- 1. Why are you interested in becoming an administrator?
- A: I am interest for applying for the sysop kit to better close XfDs. This venue is often understaffed and needs more admins, so I'm throwing my hat in. I really wanted to clear the backlog more efficiently by actually deleting pages and having the noratelimit (I get hit by this when relisting a discussion with many nominated pages). I am also in handy in reporting usernames at wp:UAA so this is my next area of focus. In addition, I will also work at wp:AIV/TB2 and block editors who triggered the edit filter disruptively. While not frequently, I will also help out at wp:AIV, wp:RFPP and wp:PERM
- 2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?
- A: My best contributions are attaining a DYK on Adly Mansour Transportation Hub (appeared on main page 2024/01/30) and having my ITN recognition on an article that I have updated. These are my best contributions to date, but in the backstage is my reviews of AfC drafts (I have reviewed more than 300 drafts in the last week) and I am leaning a lot from AfC. (Wikipedia desperately needs more and more articles and there are potentially notable, suitable topics.)
- 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, many, many times including a pblock from wp:ANI (I've learnt from the issues that led to this and never edited ANI at all since then (and not willingly to edit the page even after this), a copyvio on Regional Ring Road (Egypt), creation of a topic about Crypto Aid Israel, closing certain discussions at XfDs (AfD, CfD, FfD, and TfD), and others which I don't remember but I know these mistakes now and won't repeat the same issues again. I've resolved the mistakes and is unlikely for these to be taken to ANI but I also know that I won't be echoing the same mistake so to not lose the respect of the community.
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Optional question from ARandomName123
- 4. Hi, ToadetteEdit, and thanks for running! In your recently closed RfA candidate poll, you stated that you were
not planning until at least 6mo later
. What has changed to drive you to request adminship a week later?- A:
Optional question from Toadspike
- 5. Your userpage has a template reading: "This user is in school. This user is taking a wikibreak and may be away or inactive for varying periods of time. Although they may occasionally be able to do some editing, messages left for them may not be replied to for a while. They will be back on Wikipedia when school is over." It seems that you added this template in November 2023 and it has been there ever since. [1] Does the text of this template still accurately reflect your ability to contribute to Wikipedia? Toadspike (talk) 13:13, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
Optional questions from Ixtal
- 6. Your AfD stats are weighted heavily towards deletion (link) and mentioned
deleting pages
as one of your main motivations for seeking adminship. How do you see Wikipedia's deletion processes within Wikipedia's purpose and mission? This is not a question about inclusionism vs. deletionism and would appreciate if you could avoid mentioning those philosophies. - 7. Please choose a moment in your editing career where your behaviour was most unbecoming of an editor, or otherwise exhibited bad judgement in an administration-related area, and describe how you would correct the mistake if the event took place when you have the mop.
Optional question from CanonNi
- 8. Hello ToadetteEdit, you mentioned that you were pblocked from ANI. Looking at the block log, it seems that the reason was "clerking". Could you expand on the situation? Thanks.
- A:
Discussion
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General comments
- Fair play on being the first one into the barrel Toadette! :) And the self-nom to boot. Signs of strength of character required in a good admin I think.Am slightly leary about the chronology though. You joined in May 2023. In late Aug Bbb23 p/blocked you from ANI for unnecessary clerking—which was never appealed?—which expired in late November. So that was five months ago. Altogether, it works out at ~eight months of unblocked tenure. Is that long enough for adminship? I'm also not so keen on the >58% automated edits, although the >97% edit summary usage is a plus.Incidentally, while I can see the commendability in avoiding ANI after the block, I don't think the community wants assurances that you are not "willingly to edit the page even after this": It's more important that you demonstrate you can return to ANI and not clerk—this shows the issue has not just been addressed, but resolved. On the other hand, not editing there again avoids the problem and provides no real reassurances. And it would be odd to nominate an administrator on the platform that they don't want to edit an administrator noticeboard.On the other hand, you edit exsively in PIA areas and have successfully avoided appearance at AE, which demonstrates a sureness of footing yet also a certain delicacy of interaction. Again, an excellent sign. ——Serial Number 54129 13:06, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
- What happened to "not planning until 1.5 years later"? I do not think you are ready for adminship at this point. Your block from ANI expired less than six months ago. You have no good or featured content, and an article that was deleted only six months ago as promotional. You have a number of sections on your talk page questioning your closures from the last week alone, including one from yesterday where you reverted your own close. Thank you for putting yourself forward, but I think you would benefit from more experience before becoming an admin. — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 13:12, 29 April 2024 (UTC)