Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Capitalistroadster


 * The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a successful request for adminship. Please do not modify it.

Capitalistroadster
final (90/0/1) ending 10:10 November 11 2005 (UTC)

– I would like to nominate Capitalistroadster for adminship. I have seen Capitalistroadster a lot on AFD and he has always been a voice of reason and sensibility. He is also a well rounded editor in the very important main article namespace, having made articles on a variety of subjects. Also, he has done a lot of work in major cleanup and overhaul of articles which need major attention. I believe that Capitalistroadster is a very valuable asset to Wikipedia, and will also be a very valuable administrator. Sjakkalle (Check!)  10:10, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Since I also expressed my willingness to nominate CR I'll chime in too - Capitalistroadster is an exemplary editor. On numerous occasions a worthless stub has turned up on AFD and been heading down the tube... until Capitalistroadster has reworked it and expanded it into a fine piece of encyclopaedic material. Not only that, but he is courteous, thorough, and hard-working Wikipedian. Admin material if ever there was one. Grutness...  wha?  10:26, 4 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:


 * I hereby accept my willingness to accept responsibility as an administrator. Capitalistroadster 23:29, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

Support
 * 1) Nominator supports. Sjakkalle  (Check!)  10:15, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Support. Seems pretty sensible on AfD JPD (talk) 10:21, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Co-nom support from across the Tasman. Grutness...  wha?  10:26, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Good Lord, yes. fuddlemark (fuddle me!) 11:32, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) Support. Definitely one of the better editors we have. Punkmorten 21:09, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Wiibreak support Need someone to support Before I leave wiki for a wikibreak ;) --JAranda'' | watz sup 23:32, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) Supportive support. Good editor. N (t/c) 00:00, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) CR makes a habit of punishing people who afd hopeless, barely-coherent stubs on encyclopedic subjects by turning them into top-notch articles.  Cliché though it be, I thought for sure someone would have offered him the mop already. &mdash;Cryptic (talk) 00:06, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 9) support --GraemeL (talk) 00:12, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 10) Support per above. -Greg Asche (talk) 00:20, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 11) Support. Kirill Lokshin 00:34, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 12) Support. -- NS LE ( Commu nicate! ) < Contribs > 00:45, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 13) Joining the Crowd Support He knows his stuff. Karmafist 00:56, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 14) Support, of course.--Sean|Bla ck 01:35, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 15) Support per above. --Holderca1 01:41, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 16) Support.....I guess. Privat  e   Butcher  02:48, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 17) Support -- Francs2000 [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|25px| ]] 02:50, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 18) Michael Snow 03:01, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 19) Support. As Cryptic mentioned, Capitalistroadster is amazing at taking stubs I probably voted delete on and  turning them into well-written, encyclopedic articles.  Rob  e  rt  T 03:02, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 20) Support. --Alan Au 03:15, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 21) Yes, darn it! TenOfAllTrades(talk) 03:19, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 22) Support. Easiest support vote I've ever cast. Xoloz 03:40, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 23) Support see him round a lot.    Dl yo ns 493   Ta lk   04:00, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 24) Support WP needs more incusionist admins and less POV warriors. Klonimus 04:19, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 25) Full support. Great guy to have on afd and elsewhere. Meelar (talk) 04:21, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 26) Cool. JuntungWu 04:34, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 27) Support, we need more level-headed inclusionists (and I've been accused of being deletionist several times) and he gives inclusionism a good name. Tito xd (?!?) 05:16, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 28) Im sure Ive interacted with this editor...I just cant remember when, and under what circumstances. Anyway, a notable candidate.  Or an   e   (t)  (c)   (@)  05:39, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 29) &mdash; mendel &#9742;    #  06:20, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 30) Support, an shining example of a well rounded Wikipedian. Most deserving. &asymp; jossi fresco &asymp; t &bull; @ 06:48, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 31) Support. u p p l a n d 07:34, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 32) Support good all-rounder --Doc ask? 09:19, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 33) Support definitely adminworthy --TimPope 10:35, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 34) Support good and trustworthy editor. --JoanneB 12:02, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 35) Merovingian (t) (c) (e) 12:48, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 36) Support: He is an editor of principle. When he sees the remedial, he fixes it.  A true genius of helpfulness and the kind of person who puts his work where his "keep" vote is. Geogre 13:15, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 37) Strong Support Excellent work on VfD. Often rescues bad articles on notable topics.  Very knowledgeable on music and related topics.  Wonderful choice for an admin and has complete support. Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd  14:12, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 38) Holy %#&@!!! He wasn't one already? Inconceivable! BD2412  T 14:52, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means. Or something. &mdash; J I P | Talk 16:04, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Ah, perhaps it means something different here that elsewhere! When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less. BD2412  T 03:16, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
 * This is the first time I've seen the quote I used answered by a quote from another well-known story. &mdash; J I P | Talk 06:09, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Support, I too am amazed that this excellent editor has not been issued with his official mop and bucket already. Thryduulf 15:30, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) SEARCHING FOR SUPPORT ?FILE NOT FOUND ERROR READY. &mdash; J I P | Talk 16:04, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Support without any reservations. Jkelly 17:03, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Support. I've seen him around and find Capitalistroadster a sensible editor. I like how he often fully explains afd votes and found several of arguments convincing enough to switch my own votes. - Mgm|(talk) 17:14, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) Support, I trust that this user will not abuse admin tools. Christopher Parham (talk) 17:42, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Support per MacGyverMagic. I've seen him around a lot on AfD, and he knows what he's doing.  I'm surprised he's not an admin already! --Idont Havaname 18:01, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) Support Fir  e  Fo  x  18:11, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) &#8212;Charles P. (Mirv) 18:32, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 9) Support without reservations&mdash; long overdue. &mdash;RaD Man (talk) 18:40, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 10) Support Looks like this is a done deal, but I want pile on, very worth while canidate. Rx StrangeLove 18:55, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 11) Extreme pomosexual support. This is one of those times where I'm like, "Wait... he's not an admin?!" Jacqui  ★ 20:23, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 12) It's about damn time Support. Cap has a calming effect on contentious AfD debates and often saves articles from deletion by doing extensive rewrites. Definitely a trustworthy candidate. a ndroid 79  22:05, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 13) Oh yes please. And I second Geogre's, Tito's, and Cryptic's remarks. encephalon  23:29, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 14) Support as per nomination. --anetode¹ ² ³ 00:53, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 15) Support. He should be proud of his contribution to articles put on AfD (answer #2 below). Capitalistroadster has turned countless "deletes" into "keeps" by doing real research and editing. Bravo! -- DS1953 talk 05:26, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 16) Shoot as a counter-revolutionary, then promote posthumously.-gadfium 08:21, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 17) d, nn. Keep after rewrite by Capitalistroadster. Alphax &tau;&epsilon;&chi; 13:28, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 18) Support. --NormanEinstein 15:55, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 19) Support. If everyone on AfD were like this, I don't think we'd be complaining that it was broken. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 16:42, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 20) Support, strong candidate, strong nominators. --Sn0wflake 18:47, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 21) 172 | Talk 23:48, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 22) waves hand DS 00:00, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 23) OMG he's been around for so long and saved so many articles from deletion and he's not an admin??? Impossible!  Grue  05:26, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 24) Keep all schools oops forgot this wasnt AFD. Long overdue support   ALKIVAR &trade;Radioactivity symbol.png 05:44, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 25) Support, looks ready to be trusted w/admin tools. -- M P er el ( talk 07:03, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 26) Support--A Y  Arktos   (Talk) 10:35, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 27) Certainly. Radiant_ &gt;|&lt; 10:55, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 28) Re-heated RfA cliche support!. "I thought he was one already". -- Scïmïłar  parley 15:43, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 29) Support. Ambi 16:34, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 30) Support. Now I can cross this person off my list of "people to nominate".  Thank you Sjakkalle.  :)  Hall Monitor 19:55, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 31) Support. Good editor, good article saver, no issues. Jayjg (talk) 22:31, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 32) support. Yuckfoo 00:51, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 33) Support, strongly. If only all inclusionists worked as hard as he does not just to keep, but actually make articles worth keeping. Capitalistroadsterization (or "troadsterization" as I call it) is due to become a recognized term for the turning of complete crap into a fine article. He should try his hand at alchemy. -R. fiend 02:26, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 34) Support. I have been admiring Capitalistroadster's work at AfD for some time now. Clear-headed and well-reasoned. Cnwb 02:44, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 35) Furry Orange Alien Support Echoing all the above and thanks to the Cap for all the chaff sorting and work put in. Alf <sup style="color:green;">melmac 07:19, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 36) Support. jni 08:45, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 37) Strong support. As someone on the other side of the inclusionist-deletionist divide, I've always found his votes well-reasoned and exceptionally clear-headed.   [ +t, +c, +m,  +e  ] 10:28, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 38) Support. Reasonable in AfD discussions, does his research, and most importantly (as so many have said before) he puts effort into cleaning up borderline articles in AfD.  I've changed my vote on more than 1 occasion due to his efforts.--Isotope23 16:44, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 39) Support. duh. Youngamerican 17:18, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 40) Support. Good work. Linuxbeak | Talk 19:17, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 41) Support so strong it's not even funny. Wouldn't miss this for the world. :-) the wub  "?!"  14:08, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 42) Support Need I say more? --Martin Osterman 14:14, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 43) Support - Have I already voted? A quick scan says no but feel freee to remove this vote if I have. --Cel e stianpower háblame 22:00, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 44) Support The Marine only votes for the Best! Tony the Marine 05:41, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 45) Support, excellent candidate. --Stormie 06:07, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 46) Quite the most peculiarly phrased acceptance that I remember seeing, but this surely doesn't matter. Support. -- Hoary 07:20, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 47) Support. Thunderbrand 17:43, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 48) Where's the mop? =P - Mailer Diablo 19:17, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 49) Support - for the good reasons espoused by Geogre. FCYTravis 01:14, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 50) Support - excellent editor from what I had seen. --Ixfd64 03:48, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 51) Support - a great Aussie editor who really is deserving of adminship -- Ianblair23 (talk) 10:38, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 52) Strong Suppot I would have voted sooner if I had known he was up for adminship. A most deserving candidate indeed.--Cyberjunkie | Talk 11:40, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 53) Support. Great user -- Ian &equiv; talk 14:00, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

Oppose

Neutral Comments
 * 1) NeutralI like his work to avoid deletions. How long has he been around?  Will he stand his ground against other admins?--Silverback 16:25, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
 * WTF. &mdash;RaD Man (talk) 00:10, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Boothyism. freestylefrappe 02:27, 7 November 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. The main ones would be keeping an eye on recent changes and articles for deletion but I would help out when available and required. However, there are some technical duties that I do not have the capacity to do such as a SQL query.


 * 2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * A. The articles that I am most proud of are the articles that came to AfD in poor shape and that I repaired citing online sources and written sources. My user page at User:Capitalistroadster and User talk:Capitalistroadster have several acknowledgments by other editors of the work that I have done. Capitalistroadster 23:29, 4 November 2005 (UTC)


 * 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. No on both counts. If such an situation were to arise I would try and sort it out with the other person civilly. If that failed, I would use the processes in Dispute resolution to try and sort something out.

There are plenty of other tasks to be done in other areas to get involved in unneccessary edit conflicts. In the last resort, I would look at taking a short Wikiholiday to sort things out.Capitalistroadster 23:29, 4 November 2005 (UTC)


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