Wikipedia:Administrator review/TomStar81

Scheduled to end 08:50, 9 January 2016 (UTC) or earlier.

Well I promised myself I'd do at least one crazy thing this year and this seemed like as good an idea as any, so here I am. If anyone wants to tear into me or my actions, or compliment me on my actions, or recommend I spit and polish some of my actions, or assign me some homework I'll listen to you ideas, suggestions, criticisms, and recommendations. If there are any other positions you'd think I'd be good for here I'd be open to hearing about that too - I've been a milhist coordinator and an admin for a number years, both a which I think I've been good at, so I'm open to suggestions there as well. TomStar81 (Talk) 08:50, 9 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Review by Kudpung

Hi Tom. Are you planning a come back and is that the reason for calling for reviews? I saw you made two RfA within 5 days of each other (with a reasonably acceptable explanation) but then a year later still only barely scraped through. You don't appear to have done much more than uncontroversial backroom tasks, but that's not a criticism - every little helps. Having voted on around 52 RfA, mostly in 2008 & 2009 and mostly 'support' ' including supporting many of those who were clearly not suitable and failed, your comments here do not demonstrate that you have taken on board our current need to make RfA a more inviting place to encourage candidates of the right calibre to come forward to fill the exponential attrition, nor that you are able to differentiate between consensus, policy, and perfectly legitimate opinion. Perhaps you could bear that in mind if ever you decide to participate on RfA again. Your work at MilHist was exemplary. I'm sure they miss you there. Have a good year. Regards, --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 06:08, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I never really left, its just my life priorities got rearranged and between that and my increasing distaste for what I perceive to be an ever increasing amount of policy and guideline material I've kind of distanced my self from Wikipedia somewhat. As for my comments on the RFA, they were comments, and my questions were questions, and I opined only under the flag of neutrality. If this upsets people I shall endevour to refrain from participation as much as possible to help keep the peace and reduce the drama. TomStar81 (Talk) 09:22, 18 January 2015 (UTC)

Tom, all of your admin actions I've seen over the years have been sensible. Nick-D (talk) 11:03, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Review by Nick-D