Wikipedia:Editor review/Sir james paul

User:Sir james paul
Hello, my name is Sir james paul and I have been here since November 11, 2006 and have been active here since December 10, 2006. What I focus on is fighting vandalism, doing small content edits, and voting in Xfd's. I would like to become a sysop here sometime after November 11, 2007.--James, La gloria è a dio 22:24, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

 Reviews   Comments 
 * Hello again, Sir James Paul! I'll give this review a shot.
 * First off, I see a glaring misconception in your blurb: XfDs are not votes. I can't stress this enough. XfDs are discussions for consensus, not votes to please the majority. Simply voting in XfDs doesn't help to advance the discussion and is generally frowned upon.
 * It seems that ZimZalaBim has been giving you advice lately, but you have been ignoring it. Advice is a wonderful gift, and ZimZalaBim has been going out of his way to give it to you. Ignoring it isn't very wise, as everything that he is said is correct and reasonable. You really should listen to him.
 * Now, AMA is a noble group, but the editing can get very hot there. Instead of simply copy-pasting responses to conflicts, things would go much more smoothly if you took the time to sit down and respond personally to the people's concerns. It seems it already ignited some heated exchance on your talk page.
 * You also shot down J Di when he tried to provide you with some feedback. This is not a good idea. Again, as ZimZalaBim pointed out, it isn't a good idea to delete messages on your talk page. This comment was defiant and puerile, and is a prime example of what I'm talking about. When warning vandals, lower is better. IPs can be good editors too.
 * Now, onto admin suggestions. You need to participate in more XfDs. RfA voters love to see XfDs on your resumé, because it shows that you understand the policies and guidelines (something that you have shown that you don't understand in the past).
 * It would probably be a good idea to find an article on a subject you enjoy and work on it. Format it, expand it, or do whatever you can do to make it better. RfA voters want to see that you can write articles as long as use admin tools/fight vandalism.
 * I noticed that a large amount of your summaries are automatic, and that some of your edits are missing edit summaries entirely. It is important that you use edit summaries to help other users determine what your edit was.
 * I suggest you heed these comments, and wish you well to your Wikipedia career. Cheers, PTO 23:06, 20 January 2007 (UTC)


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 Questions


 * 1) Of your contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * There really is no one edit I am pleased with. I am pleased with my vandal fighting in general. I feel as if I have improved in my vandal fighting a lot and I feel as if I am still getting better.
 * 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 was in a small conflict with a editor about a bad revert I made. I don't think I was uncivil to him but I did not go out of my way to be friendly. If I could go make in time I would be more friendly with him.