User:Adambiswanger1/RfA

For my RfA, which I hope to launch in September or October

Adambiswanger1
[ Vote here] (30/6/12) Ending 15:36, [2006-mm-dd]] (UTC)

- I have been involved with Wikipedia since February, dabbling a bit with different IPs and using it for the sake of reference until I realized the importance of having a username. Using this account I have been editing heavily since May, and I have over 5000 edits. I am very well-rounded in my editing style, in that I can be found monitoring recent changes, writing/rewriting articles, reorganizing articles, getting very heavily involved in AfD, CfD, etc, proofreading, etc. I am a member of Esperanza, as well as the creator of the [Poetry portal]], several history/religion/philosophy-related articles, and the [Sonnet 1|sonnet project]]. I am well-versed in policy, and I have several ideas in my back-pocket that I would like to propose in order to clarify or improve current policy. Nothing radical, and of course, I would not circumvent current policy to push my own agenda. But let's cut to the chase. Why do I want to be an admin, you ask? Well, in addition to obvious utilities for vandal-fighting, I'd love to clear the RfD, CfD, and AfD backlog, as well as help out at [WP:AIV]] and New Page patrol. I have been involved in editing disputes (See: [Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Ericsaindon2#Statement_of_the_dispute#Evidence of trying and failing to resolve the dispute|this]), and I think this encyclopedia desperately needs to have more admins who can protect pages and are willing to dive head-first into a dispute and act fairly. There are also plenty of flaws and outdated news articles on the main page that I would like to lend a hand with. After all, the main page is the face of Wikipedia. [User:Adambiswanger1|AdamBiswanger1]] 18:20, 22 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I accept as a self-nomination. [User:Adambiswanger1|AdamBiswanger1]] 18:20, 22 July 2006 (UTC)


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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:
 * Questions for the candidate
 * 1. What sysop chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with? Please check out [:Category:Wikipedia backlog]], and read the page about [Wikipedia:administrators|administrators]] and the [Wikipedia:administrators' reading list|administrators' reading list]].
 * A: Aside from typical mopwork which I mentioned in my nom (closing XfDs, WP:NPP], [[WP:AIV], front page,, I anticipate overseeing disputes when they arise and warning reverters, and if need be, temporarily block someone for [WP:3RR. I've felt the brunt of horrific backlogs at [[WP:RM], so I'd love to help there also.


 * 2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * A: I spent alot of time pulling the [Poetry portal]] together, (thanks also to both [User:A Musing|Sam] and [User:Stumps]] for their help), and creating articles on several obscure historical figures was quite difficult and required alot of research. The good news is that the best online information regarding these figures is now on Wikipedia.
 * 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: A while ago I and several other editors were in a dispute as to whether "Syracuse" should link directly to Syracuse, Italy or require a disambiguation page because of the Syracuse in New York. It developed into a very long, very heated conversation, and I think I kept my cool throughout, although one or two flashes rudeness might've leaked as a result of several Europeans accusing us of having some sort of American arrogance.  However after this I made it my ultimate goal to cultivate a clear, rational, and civil conversational style.  I have been studying this practice, mostly by having conversations with other users or reading their comments, ([User:Will Beback|Will Beback], [User:Geogre|Geogre]], [[User:Centrx|Centrx]), and I have learned that this reserved writing style is most conducive to both peace and productivity to our encyclopedia.