Wikipedia:Editor review/Oshwah

Oshwah
I would like to be reviewed in order to be either supported or positively criticized in order to ready myself to become an administrator someday down the road. I won't be applying for at least a year from now, but I would like to see what my progress is so far. I would appreciate reviewers reviewing me as if I am writing an RFA, along with anything else they would like to say :-). I don't expect to get a lot of support right now, but good criticism and what I could do to better myself would be most appreciated.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)  22:20, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

 Reviews 

Well, I reviewed your last 500 contributions, and if you plan on passing an RFA, you need to expand the scope of your editing. All I saw was vandal fighting. Keeping vandals at bay is great, and helps improve the credibility of the encyclopedia, but users who do nothing but vandal fight rarely pass an RFA. There is an ongoing RFA right now that is right on the border between passing and failing, and virtually every single oppose vote mentions lack of article building work. While administrator tasks really don't involve article building, many if not most RFA voters feel that it is important for admin candidates to have a wide range of experience. I also see that you have very few edits to article talk pages. Many would see this as implying that you lack the communication skills necessary for an administrator. Consensus is everything at Wikipedia, and it can only be found by discussion. In short, there's nothing wrong with what you are doing, it's what you're not doing that will get you beat up at RFA. I suggest you find a WikiProject devoted to an area that interests you, join the project, and make substantive edits to articles within it's scope. Alternately, when doing RC/vandalism patrol, hit the "random article" button once in a while and look for neglected articles that are not properly wikified or have other problems, and fix them up. You'll be making a real contribution to Wikipedia and improving your RFA chances at the same time. Hope this helps, Good Luck! Beeblebrox (talk) 22:03, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

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 Questions


 * 1) What admin work do you intend to take part in?
 * I plan on doing all the basics of an admin: patrolling RC and block vandals that have been sufficiently warned instead of reporting it, patrol NP and delete articles that meet CSD myself rather than tagging it. I would also close AFD discussions, along with checking in with the AIV page and investigate submitted reports, and help with protection and unprotection requests. After doing a little bit of that, I would extend myself and take part in the noticeboard, and help solve any disputes that editors will have between them. I would also use my experience and start helping with the backlog and administrative backlog as well. I've done some backlog work awhile ago, but I would definitely use the admin tools (if granted them) to help out there.
 * 1) Of your contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * I am obviously pleased with the many vandalism reverts, AFD votes, and CSD tagging that I have done. I couldn't give huge specifics, but over the time that I have been in Wikipedia, I have made many small changes in articles that reflect more accurate information, sentence structure, and article repair. I haven't made any huge or significant article expansions, just little changes here and there. But I do plan on joining a technology or gaming community and helping out with what projects are needed.
 * 1) 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?
 * I have dealt with many editing conflicts over the time I have been in Wikipedia. Most of it is the usual: I get my userpage vandalized after I warn an IP, someone becomes uncivil in my talkpage after I tag his article. Oh well. I've dealt with this by politely explaining the policies and not instigating arguments. I've seen past RFA's before and a lot of people ask if there has been an edit you've regretted. My answer is yes. The ONLY time I've been uncivil with someone was when an IP made an edit that I thought was vandalism. I tried to assume good faith and I asked him if his edit was legitimate, and he became rude back to me. Instead of trying to be nice and calm him down, I retaliated with this reply. It was very rude of me, and I have learned never to reply in this manner ever again, no matter what situation.
 * 1) 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?
 * I have dealt with many editing conflicts over the time I have been in Wikipedia. Most of it is the usual: I get my userpage vandalized after I warn an IP, someone becomes uncivil in my talkpage after I tag his article. Oh well. I've dealt with this by politely explaining the policies and not instigating arguments. I've seen past RFA's before and a lot of people ask if there has been an edit you've regretted. My answer is yes. The ONLY time I've been uncivil with someone was when an IP made an edit that I thought was vandalism. I tried to assume good faith and I asked him if his edit was legitimate, and he became rude back to me. Instead of trying to be nice and calm him down, I retaliated with this reply. It was very rude of me, and I have learned never to reply in this manner ever again, no matter what situation.