User:Roger Davies/Adminship

Hello Roger Davies, this is Surfer-boy94 and you being an administrator, what chance would you say that I would have of becoming an administrator if i requested for adminship? I have made lots of constructive edits to wikipedia recently and can you please tell me if I have any chance of becoming one, because I don't want to request and be dissapointed with the results. Thanks, Surfer-boy94. Surfer-Boy94 (talk) 19 April 2008 15:06 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the enquiry. Areas which are likely to be problematic at WP:RfA are:
 * Too few edits (just under a thousand). To be safe, you need 4000 or more.
 * Many RfA regulars like to see evidence of quality editing. (Participication in A-class or FA articles.)
 * Many RfA regulars like to see evidence of vandal-fighting.
 * Many RfA editors like to see a few barnstars; it's sort of proof of being able to collaborate.
 * Very patchy edit summaries (about 50%). Edit summaries are useful for others to see what you've been up to. (Turn on "Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary" in the "Editing" tab of "My preferences". It will remind you to leave one every time you save.)
 * When you can put ticks in more of these boxes, consider editor review. Other editors will trawl through your contributions and tell you where scope of improvement lies.
 * Then, you might consider getting an admin coach to help you with all the technical stuff.
 * All the best, -- R OGER D AVIES  talk 15:50, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the information, I will look through it in the morning, as it is midnight in Australia at the moment, so I will do it in the morning. Thanks for helping me out. :P Surfer-boy94 (talk) 15:56, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Yeah I did actually archive my talk page, however an editor reverted it saying that it was not allowed. Surfer-boy94 (talk) 15:58, 19 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Of course it's allowed but not to hide current warnings and block templates :) Re-do it. -- R OGER D AVIES  talk 15:59, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

As you've run across me one or two times ;). What would be your views on me nominating my self (shock horror) for adminship. Should I wait a year? Six months? Or should I go for it now? Harland1 (t/c) 09:59, 4 May 2008 (UTC)


 * I've been more than happy with what I've seen but I've just had a quick look at your contributions and they may be a bit too one-dimensional to get you through RfA just yet:) RfA regulars are profoundly suspicious of editors who seem too wedded to wikiproject tasks. They prefer rounded contributors. So I'd probably work on (ie rack up edit counts): recent changes/vandalism, new page patrol, articles (and miscellany) for deletion. You also need to know the CSD stuff inside out, which is bizarre considering many admins (including me) hardly ever go near it. Other expectations include a track record in helping produce quality articles and demonstration of the ability to communicate civilly. You could tackle all this lot over the course of a month or so. When the time's right, I'll be happy to nominate you. -- R OGER D AVIES  talk 13:13, 4 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks for looking through my contribs and the feedback, greatly appreciated. I will follow your advice. So you think I might be ready after writing a GA or two, doing some more anti-vandalism/A/MFD and newpage patrol work. I will try to focus more on this. When you said 'one-dimensional' I assume that you meant other aspects of Wikipedia (anti-vandal, CSD) and not other types of articles (not milhist). Thanks Harland1 (t/c) 13:39, 4 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Yes, I meant multi-faceted, being familiar with many aspects of Wikipedia and its processes. Here, I think, quality contributions, getting it right a high proportion of the time, are much more important than quantity. On the article writing front, I was thinking more of A-class or even FA than GA, I'm afraid. Three Milhist editors who consistently produce high quality work in slightly specialist areas are Woody, Blnguyen and Kyriakos. Oh, and the "month or so" I mentioned above is likelier to mean, in reality, three or four months. -- R OGER D AVIES  talk 15:36, 4 May 2008 (UTC)


 * It's going to be a year and 5 FAs next :) You forgot yourself on the list above. Yes I get your point, thanks once again for the advice. Harland1 (t/c) 17:28, 4 May 2008 (UTC)