Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ambivalenthysteria

User:Ambivalenthysteria
Active since July of 2003. 2214 edits, 817 non-minor. I take the small number of non-minor edits more as evidence that she actually uses the minor edit checkbox. Has done extensive work categorizing, is active on IRC, VfD, and FAC, seems to handle dispute well, reverts vandalism, and it's generally a shame she's not already an admin. Snowspinner 03:59, Jul 8, 2004 (UTC)


 * Thanks! I accept the nomination. Ambivalenthysteria 04:17, 8 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Support
 * 1) Snowspinner 03:59, Jul 8, 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) Lirath Q. Pynnor
 * 3) Dysprosia 04:14, 8 Jul 2004 (UTC) devoted and committed editor, with extensive experience in other encyclopedia projects. Would be a great addition.
 * 4) Strong support. blankfaze | &bull;&bull; | &bull;&bull; 04:28, 8 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 5) Everyking 04:34, 8 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 6) Neutrality 04:55, 8 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 7) Merovingian  &#9997;  Talk  05:25, Jul 8, 2004 (UTC)
 * 8) Michael Snow 05:29, 8 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 9) I thought she was one! Seriously though, I had noticed her good contributions to policy and administrative-type discussions. Isomorphic 05:34, 8 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 10) Markalexander100 06:20, 8 Jul 2004 (UTC). Missed on ODP, glad she's still around here.
 * 11) A fantastic contributor, she commands my respect. - Mark 08:18, 8 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 12) EddEdmondson 09:07, 8 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 13) &#8212;No-One Jones 13:26, 8 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 14) Lst27 22:47, 8 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 15) Cecropia | Talk 00:58, 9 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 16) Strong support! [[User:DO'Neil|DO'&#1048;eil]] 04:48, Jul 9, 2004 (UTC)
 * 17) Most nominations that Lir would attempt to sabotage should be supported. --H. C HENEY 05:08, 9 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 18) Woggly 09:30, 9 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 19) David Gerard 09:39, 9 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 20) Definitely.    ALargeElk | Talk
 * 21) 172 13:04, 9 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 22) Quadell (talk) 18:54, Jul 9, 2004 (UTC)
 * 23) BCorr | &#1041;&#1088;&#1072;&#1081;&#1077;&#1085; 19:11, 9 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 24) john k 21:11, 9 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 25) older &ne; wiser 22:44, 9 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 26) David Cannon 01:22, 10 Jul 2004 (UTC). Sorry I overlooked your nomination until now, Ambivalenthisteria.  I strongly support you.
 * 27) Danny 05:25, 11 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 28) UtherSRG 17:41, 11 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 29) Support. -- The Anome 18:23, 11 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 30) A valuable custodian. -- Hadal 02:04, 12 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 31) Chris 73 | Talk 05:45, 13 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 32) David Remahl 16:22, 13 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 33) jengod 23:01, Jul 13, 2004 (UTC)

Oppose

Neutral

Comments A few standard questions for admin candidates, if you care to respond: 1. Have you read the section on Administrators?
 * Yup.

2. Are you interested in, and do you think you'll have some time to perform, the chores that only sysops have access to do, to help keep Wikipedia up to date?
 * Of course.

3. If you become a sysop, which sysop chore or chores (WP:VFD, recent changes, watching for vandals and vandalism, responding to editor requests for assistance, any other) do you especially think you would be able to help with.
 * I tend to watch RC/watch for vandals of late anyway, but that will be much easier if I have the rollback function. I'm sure I'll end up helping with VFD too. Ambivalenthysteria 00:39, 9 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Thanks and good luck. -- Cecropia | Talk 23:34, 8 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Is there any reason why Lir is supporting your candidacy? --H. C HENEY 04:29, 9 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Because Lir is mad at me for dragging him to the Arbitration Committee, and he's trying to sabotoge nominations I make by voting for them and getting reasonable people like you to object just because he supports them. :) Snowspinner 04:34, Jul 9, 2004 (UTC)
 * I guess that's it. I haven't had anything to do with Lir, and as the IRC logs would show, I was a bit concerned when that vote came in. Ambivalenthysteria 04:37, 9 Jul 2004 (UTC)

A few questions. (I know I've already voted here, and also that I made the nomination, but I still have some questions.)


 * 1. In your opinion, what article have you contributed the most succesfully and helpfully to?
 * I tend to work on more obscure articles, so I haven't really collaborated on many. Of those I've written, I'm probably most proud of Franklin Dam, History of Bougainville, Sandline affair and Patrick White.
 * 2. In your opinion, what has your best contribution to the running and maintenance of Wikipedia been? (i.e., have you reverted a bad stretch of vandalism, done extensive work categorizing articles, helped mediate a dispute?)
 * More than anything else, I write articles - so I think that's been my main contribution. Still, I chip in with categorising sometimes, and lately I've been doing a fair bit of RC patrolling too.
 * 3. Of your Wikipedia edits and experiences thus far, what is your biggest regret? What do you wish you'd done differently?
 * My introduction to Wikipedia. Nevertheless, it resulted (eventually) in a far better version of the article at hand. Ambivalenthysteria 11:37, 11 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Thanks. Snowspinner 03:17, Jul 11, 2004 (UTC)