Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/August 2009 election/Oversight/Howcheng

Howcheng
I am Howard Cheng, administrator since December 2005 and Commons administrator as well. I am also a member of the OTRS team, where I deal mostly in permissions and copyrights. I am available to work in the Pacific Time Zone (UTC -7/-8), available during business hours (9 to 5 -- I am employed as a programmer and have unfettered Internet access) and nights (after 8:30 PM) as well (16:00 to 0:00 and 3:30 to 6:00 UTC).

Some of you may be unfamiliar with my name or my work here, as I do not often poke my head in at ANI, instead preferring to concentrate on specialties. I believe this actually is a benefit, as I prefer to stay clear of any site politics and am thus able to remain more neutral in any contentious topics. Furthermore, it is my contention that any such access should spread among multiple users in order to assure that no one person accumulates too much power (with the notable exception of Jimbo, of course).

I believe I have a good understanding of when oversight should or should not be applied; I have asked for oversight on several occasions and all of my requests have been fulfilled. Before the oversight function was enabled, I even fulfilled a similar request for the subject of an article whose real name (he was an author on neo-Nazi groups and wrote under a pseudonym) had been revealed in an article by deleting the appropriate revisions.

In conclusion, I offer my services to the community in this capacity because I think I can do the job and I can be trusted not to abuse my position.

Comments and questions for Howcheng

 * Question from Aitias (added 00:03, 26 July 2009 (UTC)): Obviously, you would not have nominated yourself if you did not believe that there is a realistic chance to be elected. Why do you feel that you of all people should be one of those which will be elected? Do you, for example, reckon that you are better qualified than the other candidates?
 * I was told that oversight users were required in my time zone and not having been involved this aspect of the site before, thought it would be interesting. All the candidates here appear, to my knowledge and personal experience, to be well-respected users and would all do well in the oversight capacity. I don't think I can necessarily do the job better than anyone else here; all I can do is offer my assurances that I can be trusted to do it right.  howcheng  {chat} 16:58, 27 July 2009 (UTC)


 * (comment moved from vote section) Has run Picture of the Day to perfection for years, and shown excellent discretion and tact when delicate issues arise there (which happens periodically). The sort of contributor whose steady hard work may go unnoticed simply because he does it so well and uncontroversially. Durova 285 00:26, 28 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Question from Mailer Diablo 04:10, 28 July 2009 (UTC): How would you deal with editors/vandals/requestors/lawyers who attempt to creatively stretch the Oversight/Suppression policy, be it making an edit or making a request for suppression?
 * It depends on the attempt, I suppose. It's possible there may be situations that aren't covered fully by the existing policy, but where oversight really is the best response, in which case I would honor those requests. On the other hand, if it's someone trying to rewrite the rules in order to get oversight on edits that don't really deserve it, then I would politely but firmly deny that. For borderline cases, I would not hesitate to consult with other oversighters in order to reach a group consensus.  howcheng  {chat} 05:50, 28 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Question from Offliner (talk) 08:30, 28 July 2009 (UTC): You are obviously a veteran user, but I'm not sure in which way you have demonstrated to the community that you can be trusted enough to be given the tool. Could explain a bit more why you think you have earned the trust? Offliner (talk) 08:30, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * My RFA passed with unanimous support, and I would venture to suggest that the Foundation trusts me enough to keep sensitive information private, seeing as I have access to the info-en queues in OTRS, and that I am entrusted to deal with these tickets. I can also point out that you don't see me named as a party in any arbitration case, nor am I subject to discussion threads on WR, and there aren't any complaints about me at AN/ANI. I hope that answers your question.  howcheng  {chat} 16:07, 28 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Endorsement Not allowed to vote, but this user does a lot of work and never gets tired, eg, his endless work at DYK processing all the entires. While some people apply for jobs and committees to collect more hats than North Korean generals plastering their torso full of medals, this candidate actually does the work and isn't like a politician who signs up to be the patron of 100s of clubs to get votes and only turns up once a year for a dinner and photo opportunity. People can be confident that Howcheng will be active and untiring. YellowMonkey  (cricket photo poll! ) paid editing=POV 03:11, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Votes in support of Howcheng

 * 1) – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 00:05, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 2) Jamie S93  00:07, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 3) King of  &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 00:12, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 4)  Majorly  talk  00:17, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 5)  iMatthew  talk  at 00:18, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 6) Nishkid64 (Make articles, not wikidrama) 00:19, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 7) Dabomb87 (talk) 00:23, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 8) Prodego  talk 00:26, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 9) NW ( Talk ) 00:26, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 10) Strong support. Durova 285 00:26, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 11) ( X!  ·  talk )  · @065  · 00:32, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 12) Protonk (talk) 00:47, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 13) --Aqwis (talk) 00:56, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 14) Support --B (talk) 00:56, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 15)   Chzz  ►  01:07, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 *  Triplestop  x3  01:25, 28 July 2009 (UTC) Vote indented as user is not eligible to vote this time.  Sorry. Risker (talk) 23:47, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) Rjd0060 (talk) 01:33, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 2) Hers fold  (t/a/c) 02:53, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 3) Antandrus  (talk) 03:54, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 4)  bibliomaniac 1  5  05:43, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 5) Clayoquot (talk | contribs) 06:42, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 6) ➲ REDVERS Buy war bonds 06:49, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 7) Euryalus (talk) 09:30, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 8)  Peter Symonds ( talk ) 11:24, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 9) Pymouss  Let's talk  13:38, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 10) Shimgray | talk | 14:08, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 11)  Little  Mountain  5   15:16, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 12) — Athaenara  ✉  16:53, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 13) Offliner (talk) 16:57, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 14) Davewild (talk) 19:02, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 15) — Gavia immer (talk) 19:05, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 16) Masonpatriot (talk) 19:08, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 17) --Cybercobra (talk) 19:30, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 18)  F ASTILY  (T ALK ) 19:38, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 19)  Support. -- Kanonkas :  Talk  20:22, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 20) Wildhartlivie (talk) 21:57, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 21) Shappy   talk  22:51, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 22) Bigtimepeace | talk |  contribs 23:29, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 23) --Kurdo777 (talk) 23:47, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 24) Daniel (talk) 00:13, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 25) Aye, but weak  Phoe   talk   00:33, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 26) Priyanath talk 02:15, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 27) Samir 04:09, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 28) BrianY (talk) 04:29, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 29) Extremely neat and organized, plus prolific OTRS personnel. ceran thor 12:10, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 30) --TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 12:37, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 31) — Kralizec! (talk) 12:49, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 32) Chris (talk) 13:11, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 33) Camaron ·  Christopher · talk 13:16, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 34) --DThomsen8 (talk) 16:25, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 35) Daniel Case (talk) 17:09, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 36)  Spencer T♦ Nominate! 17:43, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 37) PhilKnight (talk) 17:53, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 38)  Pmlin  editor  17:54, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 39) Alex 'fusco '<font color="Green">5  19:36, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 40) Caspian blue 22:03, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 41) (reasoning)  The Earwig  (Talk &#124; Contribs) 02:51, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 42) &mdash; <b style="color:#309;">Mike</b>.<b style="color:#309;">lifeguard</b> &#124; @en.wb 05:56, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 43) Tryptofish (talk) 14:49, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 44)  <font color="#007BA7">miranda  20:30, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 45)  &rArr; <font face="Euclid Fraktur"> SWAT  Jester    Son of the Defender  21:59, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 46) Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 22:29, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 47) Binksternet (talk) 23:16, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 48) Strongly; see here. -- Dylan 620  (contribs, logs) 23:36, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 49) Ncmvocalist (talk) 10:43, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 50) Ysangkok (talk) 11:03, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 51) Abecedare (talk) 17:42, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 52)    Will Beback    talk    03:23, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 53) Wayiran (talk) 06:10, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 54) —EncMstr (talk) 06:28, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 55) &mdash; <tt>madman bum and angel</tt> 04:30, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 56) Sceptre (talk) 14:01, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 57) Joe (talk) 02:28, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 58) '''yousaf465'   04:46, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 59) - Dank (push to talk) 13:49, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 60)  Cbrown1023    talk   17:13, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 61)  -- <u style="font-size:14px; font-family: cursive;color:#8000FF">Banj e  <u style="font-size:14px;font-family: Zapfino, sans-serif;color:deeppink">b oi   20:01, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 62)  wadester  16  01:09, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 63) JoshuaZ (talk) 02:35, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 64) -Drdisque (talk) 03:36, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 65) Support. An eminently qualified candidate. -- ChrisO (talk) 07:29, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 66)  Master&amp;  Expert ( Talk ) 09:22, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 67) GDonato (talk) 10:04, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 68) --Túrelio (talk) 10:28, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 69) Fedayee (talk) 17:03, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 70) --evrik (talk) 18:01, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 71) R.D.H. (Ghost In The Machine) (talk) 14:48, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 72) ~ <font color="#FF0099">Amory <font color="#555555"> (user • talk • contribs) 21:53, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 73) snigbrook (talk) 22:23, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 74) -  ALLST✰R ▼ echo wuz here  00:19, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 75) <font style="font-family: Hoefler Text">Steven Walling (talk) 04:47, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 76) &mdash;Terrence and Phillip 16:18, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 77) Support. ··· 日本穣 ? · 投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe 17:27, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 78) <font face="times new roman"> hmwith t   18:53, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 79) Whitehorse1 21:05, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 80) Support -- Stani Stani  22:35, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 81) BJ Talk 23:14, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) BJ Talk 23:14, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Votes in opposition to Howcheng

 * 1) Oppose. — <span style="font-family: 'Georgia', serif; color: #20406F;">Aitias // <span style="font-family: 'Georgia', serif; color: #20406F;">discussion  00:12, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 2) —  Σ  <font color="8D0000">xplicit  05:37, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * --Fox1942 (talk) 11:19, 28 July 2009 (UTC) (Vote indented as user is ineligible to vote in this election -  So Why  11:51, 28 July 2009 (UTC))
 * 1) <font color="#808000">Axl  <font color="#3CB371">¤ <font color="#808000">[Talk]  14:35, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) <font color="#808000">Axl  <font color="#3CB371">¤ <font color="#808000">[Talk]  14:35, 2 August 2009 (UTC)