Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/ChrisTheDude


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

ChrisTheDude
Final (34/0/0); Ended 11:06, 26 November 2007 (UTC)'''

- ChrisTheDude has been with us since the tail end of 2005, and provides a classic example of the longstanding trustworthy contributor. An outstanding user in terms of content creation, he has taken several articles to featured status. Project wise, he is an active member of Wikiproject Football, and he is an active participant in AfDs, where he always gives well reasoned comments. With a sound understanding of policy and process, he is an asset to the project who certainly wouldn't abuse the admin tools. Oldelpaso (talk) 15:31, 17 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:

I formally accept the nomination, with thanks to Oldelpaso, who is a great editor in his own right! I'll answer the questions below when I have a little more time, most likely on Monday...... ChrisTheDude (talk) 20:38, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Questions for the candidate
Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia as an administrator. It is recommended that you answer these optional questions to provide guidance for participants:
 * 1. What admin work do you intend to take part in?
 * A: Well, I'd most likely stick mainly to what I enjoy doing the most, which is trying to get articles to Featured status (6 under my belt so far, 2 more currently at FAC), but the admin tools would assist in some of the other stuff I do like tagging garbage new pages for deletion (I'm an active new page patroller as well as a regular at AfD, as stated above) and combatting vandalism wherever it rears its ugly head. I've reported a number of vandalism-only accounts in the past which have resulted in blocks.  Working mainly in the field of football/soccer, I see a lot of childish vandalism from people who like to attack rival teams/players, etc.


 * 2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?
 * A: I'd say it's a toss-up between taking the feeble stub article on Leek Town F.C. and turning it into a featured article despite having no prior knowledge of, or interest in, the club (thereby proving, in my mind, that anyone can create a good article on anything if they are committed to sourcing the info), or the huge amount of repetitive donkey work involved in turning a huge unformatted text dump in FA Cup 2006-07 Qualifying Rounds into correctly formatted tables.


 * 3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or have other users caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?
 * A: Oldelpaso pointed out to me that someone actually went so far as to create the article Chris the dude is a bastard after I contributed to his article getting deleted, but I don't think that on the whole I've got into any worse conflicts than any other experienced editor, and I can't really say that anyone's caused me stress.  My general approach to dealing with editors who want to cause conflict involves drawing on my 5+ years of working in Customer Services in "real life" - just stay calm, think about what you're going to say before you say it, and never "rise to the bait"

Optional question from Malinaccier (talk • contribs) 
 * 4. Upon becoming an admin, how much time would you spend on specifically admin-related activities compared to just editing the encyclopedia? Malinaccier (talk • contribs) 00:08, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
 * I'd certainly aim to do something admin-related most days if appropriate

General comments

 * See ChrisTheDude's edit summary usage with mathbot's tool. For the edit count, see the talk page.


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Support

 * 1) Support as nominator. Oldelpaso (talk) 09:02, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Support - had the pleasure of working with Chris on a number of WP:FOOTBALL articles, no reason to deny mop. Good luck! The Rambling Man (talk) 09:12, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) WPF loves people like Chris, and my interaction in discussion with him in that subject area have left me with a very positive impression of this candidate.  Daniel  11:19, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Support As a member of WPF, I have met this user many times. No reason not to have the mop! Woodym555 (talk) 13:01, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) Support - After reviewing many of his contributions I am easily able to support this nomination. He appears to be a regular at AfD and displays calm reasoning in his decisions. JodyBtalk 13:18, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) Support Although I had some disagreements with this user over the past concerning some notability issues over football articles, I have no doubt that this user will be a great admin. -- S iva1979 Talk to me 14:30, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 7) Support, with no reservations about the candidate. Good work on WP:FOOTBALL seals the deal. ZZ Claims~ Evidence 14:55, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 8) Strong Support - along with the outstanding contributions, I couldn't possible question the judgement of Oldelpaso, by opposing. Rudget . talk  17:06, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 9) Support Strong user, I particularly liked the mention of drawing on RL customer service experience; people skills are extremely helpful as an admin. Good luck! GlassCobra 21:57, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 10) Support, seems fine to me. Stifle (talk) 22:05, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 11) Support, no concerns Johnbod (talk) 22:25, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 12) Support, a courteous and responsible editor who can be trusted with the tools. -- Mattinbgn\talk 23:34, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 13) Strong support great user, great writer, great conduct.  Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 23:41, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 14) Support per above. NHRHS2010  talk  04:10, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 15) Support K. Jmlk  1  7  04:58, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 16) Support - very competent and responsible editor, appears to adhere to policies and I've never seen an example of this user breach WP:CIVIL. - fchd (talk) 06:05, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 17) Support — xDanielx  T/C\R 08:30, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 18) Support - I have a Similar Job and Can see he has Excellent "People Skills" PookeyMaster (talk) 10:25, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 19) Support Should make a fine admin. пﮟოьεԻ   5  7  10:55, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 20) Support per above. Cheers, :) Dloh cierekim  19:27, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 21) Support - looks great here.   jj137  ( Talk ) 22:02, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 22) Support * Mind storms  Kid*  22:55, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 23) Support. Thanks for answering my question.  Good luck!  Malinaccier (talk • contribs) 23:47, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 24) Support. The years here show dedication.  Marlith  T / C  00:56, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 25) Support Seems like an excellent choice, experience and savvy. Modernist (talk) 01:40, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 26) Support - Excellent use of talk pages, good contributions, clearly has a solid grasp on Wikipedia policies, and you couldn't ask for more dedication. --jonny-mt(t)(c) Tell me what you think! 05:22, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 27) Support - consistently excellent football edits. Bridgeplayer (talk) 20:44, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 28) Support although he's a total pain. Seriously, he has a great number of useful edits, and can be trusted. Bearian (talk) 23:28, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 29) Support Although that username almost gained an automatic oppose from me. Looks a goodie. --Dweller (talk) 14:15, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 30) Support Good user. Just a note: I think you are a little low on edit summaries, especially on the minor edits, just so you know it. But I do mean to say support, to make that clear. Greswik (talk) 18:42, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 31) I'm Mailer Diablo (talk) and I approve this message! - 19:16, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 32) 'Support Would make a great mop handler. -- Shark face  217  06:28, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 33) Brownhills. All I have to say.  Dihydrogen   Monoxide   ♫  09:30, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 34) Support Has been around since Dec 2005 and has over 12000 mainspace edits and track is good with no concerns.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 18:25, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Neutral



 * The above adminship discussion is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the talk page of either this nomination or the nominated user). No further edits should be made to this page.