Wikipedia:Editor review/SparksBoy

SparksBoy
I am a very diligent vandal fighter, and like to do Gnomish Projects for the wikipedia. I do not create articles, but I have improved one or two. I am much more interested in keeping wikipedia clear from vandalism. I also use a few tools including WP:AWB,WP:HUGGLE, And just started WP:NPW. Eventually I would like to become an administrator on the wiki to enable me to fight vandalism more efficiently. I never thought I would be asking to recieve a mop and bucket.  SparksBoy (talk) 00:06, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

 Reviews 


 * As an editor who proclaims to not do much article writing, but fights vandals, you may have a tough time passing an RfA. Supports wanna see some variety. If it's vandal fighting alone that you contribute with, it'll be tough to pass RfA, especially with around 2000 edits. Now, to be less negative, lemme say this: 2000 edits in 4 months is pretty good, and I myself fight vandalism (though mostly new page patrol stuff), and you've got some good experience under your belt. Gnomes are awesome, so props for that. You might wanna look to help at WP:BACKLOG, which by it's very definition needs it. Also, supports don't want only automated edits, and around 80% automated, which is a problem for RfAs.`Oppose and ask for more experience would be my !vote. Besides all that negative stuff, you're doing a great job. As a vandal fighter, you're doing a wonderful job for one so new. Keep up the good work. Lәo(βǃʘʘɱ) 06:27, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the solid advice, I appreciate it... Maybe I will think about writing some kind of article in the future  SparksBoy (talk) 23:26, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, I see you've started on the articles. I reckon you're likely to get the Georgia Marble Company into DYK, which is a positive and measurable demonstration of editing. The article needs a little work, but I don't think you'll have too much trouble. As for RfA, I haven't dug too deeply into that, but yes, I think you need to have pretty broad experience (over a slightly longer time) in what goes on to be a good admin. It looks like you're well on track with that. Keep up the good work! -Kieran (talk) 05:26, 1 October 2009 (UTC)

 Questions


 * 1) What are your primary contributions to Wikipedia? Are there any about which you are particularly pleased? Why?
 * My primary contribution to the wiki would have to be fighting vandalism. That's how I started. I was a user of freenode from another chat, and came across the wikipedia channel. I was talking to a few people and found out how bad the vandalism is here. So I decided to fight vandalism diligently. I have answered many questions that people have about fighting vandalism Creating more vandal fighters. I obtained WP:ROLLBACK Powers before I was WP:AUTOCONFIRMED, and have been doing it ever since.
 * 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 not been in an editing dispute per say however I have disagreed with how people have used WP:Huggle, but it has never caused me stress. I am good at walking away and not letting my emotions grab a hold of me. If I get in an editing conflict in the future I will stay calm (walk away if needed) and if it becomes out of control I will bring in an uninvolved person.
 * I have not been in an editing dispute per say however I have disagreed with how people have used WP:Huggle, but it has never caused me stress. I am good at walking away and not letting my emotions grab a hold of me. If I get in an editing conflict in the future I will stay calm (walk away if needed) and if it becomes out of control I will bring in an uninvolved person.