User:Redsox04/FAQ


 * Q: Are you really a Fire Explorer?
 * A: Yes, I am a Fire Explorer. I have hopes of working on the department as a firefighter-EMT. Please do not ask questions about specific whereabouts because that I will not disclose.
 * Q: Is it true that you plan to run for adminship?
 * A: Yes. I have high hopes for Wikipedia. My ambitions regarding this web site are grand and I hope that my fellow Wikipedians will trust me to make the right decisions. You have to be a leader, a "go-getter", and that is just what I am. I feel that the community deserves a safe, fun, and educational place to learn from and possibly contribute to. I will be fair but more strict than most others. I will work well with my fellow administrators and study, many times, the guidelines set forth by Wikipedia. But the number one word is "trust". Without that, then I am nothing here at Wikipedia but just a regular user.
 * Q: Why should Wikipedia trust you considering your many run-ins with the admnis before?
 * A: I was what many would call a "newbie". I had little understanding of Wikipedia policy but I soon learned as I went and now I am closer to learning about 3/4 of the guidelines. You editors put work into what you edit and create on this page and the last thing any of you guys and gals need is a "troublemaker" screwing everything up! But like I said before, without trust, nothing can be possible!
 * Q: Why do you think that blocking users for a first offense is a justified punishment?
 * A: The answer is simple. I find that many people violate laws and rules because they figure that they can easily get away with it. But I also believe in giving users a "second-chance". I would not intentionally block a user for a minor, unintentional mistake but for serious or repeated offenses in which the user has been notified of their mistakes and warned of the consequences for repeated offenses. Imposing such a punishment would possibly cease those behaviors.
 * Q: What exactly are your intentions if elected into adminship?
 * A: I have many positive intentions for Wikipedia, one of which is to work on stricter policies for more serious offenses and habitual violations and work on creating a policy where some punishments are used for punitive purposes depending on the violation. It is very important to bear down on serious and repeated offenses. If a user has already been warned a minimum of three (3) times and then continues to violate that same purpose, then what is the point of warning that user another time? A suspension should be imposed. Considering my recent offenses, many of you might be thinking "Well then why are you still around?". That leads me to my next point. Warnings need to be more detailed. When warning a user, more specific guidance needs to be given. For example, if a user was charged with a copyright violation (1st offense), then notify that user of their mistake, aware the user of the possible punishments for repeatedly violating that guideline, and then tell that user the correct way to upload a photo on Wikipedia or take information from websites legally, etc. If they continue to violate that two more times, then a suspension shall be imposed. If, after the duration of the suspension has expired, the violation occurs one more time, just one more time, then an indefinite block shall be imposed. The warnings on the two other offenses shall be more stern than the first considering the fact that the user has already been notified of the violation and the possible punishments but, none-the-less, continued to violate that same offense. On the third offense of the same violation, an indefinite (or permanent) block is justified and necessary. Please consider this come time for nomination.


 * Q: Why do you think that you should be an administrator considering your numerous mistakes at Wikipedia?
 * A: Ah, good question. Because I believe that I can relate to users who make mistakes and feel like they should be notified, warned, and sent on their way. But I DO NOT sympathize with habitual offenders who feel like disrupting the "flow" of Wikipedia. We are all very kind and civil. When someone comes in and tries to disturb that flow, they need to be banned. Plain and simple!
 * Q: If elected, what do you plan to do?
 * A: Plain and simple, try to propose many reformations in policies to try and better enhance the educational aspect of this site. I will in no way tolerate habitual offenders (as mentioned many times above) and I will work close with the Wikipedian community to try and figure out what concerns or requests that the people have. This is OUR site!!! Not mine, not yours, and definetely not vandals. This is OUR site and, damn it, I'm going to keep it that way!!!