Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/BaronLarf

BaronLarf
final (36/1/0) ending 23:37 10 August 2005 (UTC) has been contributing to Wikipedia since November 2004 and has logged a very respectable 5000 edits, 3100 of which have been in the article namespace. He is a patient, diligent, and diplomatic editor, he knows his way around the site, and he works well with others. He recently put a lot of effort into bringing Porgy and Bess to Featured Article status, a notable achievement. BaronLarf would make a fine admin. --Viajero | Talk 23:37, 3 August 2005 (UTC)


 * Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I accept, thank you. --BaronLarf 01:21, August 4, 2005 (UTC)

Support
 * 1) Support. -- Viajero | Talk 23:37, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Support.  A fine editor who would make a fine admin indeed. Hall Monitor 23:40, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Support. -- BD2412  talk 00:34, August 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Support conditional only on Baron's acceptance of the nomination; they're a fine editor and I'm confident they'll be a fine admin too. Thryduulf 00:43, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) Support - BaronLarf kept his cool during the battle over Jeb Bush - that took some doing! FreplySpang (talk) 00:45, August 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Support per FreplySpang. freestylefrappe 02:28, August 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) Support --Jusjih 02:46, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) Support. Not a vandal.  kmccoy (talk) 03:14, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 9) Support; absolutely. Antandrus  (talk) 03:59, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 10) Support. Active editor who has also been doing a great job as the founding participant of WikiProject Wisconsin. HollyAm 05:21, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 11) Support, I rarely agree with BaronLarf but I appreciate his level-headedness and constructive approach. Radiant_ &gt;|&lt; 09:05, August 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * 12) What they said. Grutness...  wha?  10:45, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 13) Support.  Grue   13:49, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 14) Support. Joyous  (talk) 13:51, August 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * 15) Support - Of course!  Sango  123  14:57, August 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * 16) Support--Cyberjunkie | Talk 15:23, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 17) BRIAN 0918   20:41, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 18) Support. Absolutely. - Darwinek 21:28, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 19) Glad to have the opportunity to vote Support for adminship of this fine editor. Tomer TALK 22:54, August 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * 20) Thought he was one. --Merovingian (t) (c) 04:24, August 5, 2005 (UTC)
 * 21) Level-headedness under pressure from nutters is what swings it for me - David Gerard 06:09, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 22) Support; as others have said, a level head and a good editor. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 15:01, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 23) Support Notable inclusionist Klonimus 19:55, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 24) Support Another great candidate. MicahMN | Talk 00:01, August 6, 2005 (UTC)
 * 25) Support. Absolutely. SlimVirgin (talk) 02:23, August 6, 2005 (UTC)
 * 26) Support. Very active and good editor. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 03:37, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 27) Support. Good contributions to VfD. android  79  04:34, August 6, 2005 (UTC)
 * 28) Cool. JuntungWu 09:14, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 29) Support Level-headedness is key when dealing with other users, and BaronLarf is excellent at that. Bratsche talk  5 pillars 03:02, August 7, 2005 (UTC)
 * 30) Support. Disagree with his inclusionism, but see no cause for concern regarding admin powers. Jayjg (talk) 06:22, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 31) Support. A fine editor, seems to be a reasonable, responsible member of the community. -- M P er el ( talk 03:20, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 32) Splendid chap. --Tony Sidaway Talk 01:03, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 33) Support. DS1953 06:16, August 9, 2005 (UTC)
 * 34) Support. Should make a good admin. --Mel Etitis ( &Mu;&epsilon;&lambda; &Epsilon;&tau;&eta;&tau;&eta;&sigmaf; ) 17:01, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 35) Support. JYolkowski // talk 23:08, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 36) Support. I thought I already voted! El_C 02:21, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

Oppose
 * 1) --Boothy443 | comhrÚ 04:26, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment I completely respect your right to vote however you want without giving a reason; I hope you didn't change your mind simply because someone called attention to your vote. Cheers.  --BaronLarf 23:41, August 10, 2005 (UTC)

Neutral

Comments
 * Oppose The bloke is obviously a complete wanker 212.101.64.4 15:38, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Anons are allowed to neither vote nor harass. Ryan 16:44, August 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * They are allowed to comment, though. I am moving the vote to said section. --Sn0wflake 03:02, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

Questions for the candidate

A few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:
 * 1. What sysop chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with? (Please read the page about administrators and the administrators' reading list.)
 * A. First and foremost, I would help out wherever another, more experienced admin advises me help is needed. Having said that, I would most like to help out reverting vandalism that constantly creeps around on my watch list and keep tabs on those processes linked to Template:Backlog, trying to make the Wikipedia machine run smoothly (At the moment, this includes WP:VFD/Old and WP:TFD.) I would not, of course, rule on any issue which I feel too passionately on or have voted on.
 * 2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * A. I'm most pleased about Porgy and Bess, which I made major changes to and helped to bring to featured status recently. I'm also happy about List of operas and the new wikiproject I created, WikiProject Wisconsin. During the recent war over schools, I was happy to help craft a temporary truce in the matter.
 * 3. 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?
 * A. Like any one who has been around here long enough, I've had people who have been unhappy with me. I deal with it by taking a break from that article and, when necessary, taking a full-fledged Wikibreak.  The biggest conflict was the WP:RFAr that SummerFR brought against me over the Jeb Bush article, which was dismissed.  (For a larger summary from my POV, see User:BaronLarf/Arbitration_with_SummerFR)