Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Fastfission


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

Fastfission
Final (84/0/1) ended 10 October 2005 02:20 (UTC)

– I would like to nominate Fastfission for adminship. He has been a registered user here since February 2004, and has racked up almost 8500 edits since then. He is a dedicated editor who has contributed to a wide range of articles. FF has been active throughout the project. He is also a major voice in the effort to bring Wikipedia into compliance with regards to copyright issues. I have no doubt that Fastfission would make a superb admin. Guettarda 01:42, 3 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I accept the nomination, thank you. --Fastfission 02:15, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

Support Oppose
 * 1) EXTREME PRE-NOMINATION SUPPORT!!! Ryan Norton T 01:50, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) No fair, you're not allowed to vote before the nominator! Guettarda 02:20, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Ironically enough the candidate accepted before you voted. Guess you were just slow. :) Dmcdevit·t 04:41, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Support, excellent user whom I think could make good use of the admin tools. JYolkowski // talk 02:21, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Support --Duk 02:33, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Support. Why can't I remember where I know this candidate from.... I'm sure it will come to me. R  e  dwolf24  (talk) 02:36, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Tentacle'd Hentai Support. Meets my standards. --Maru (talk) 02:39, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) *Read that comment out loud as one continuous sentence. I dare you to.   :D  Unfocused 17:05, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) **"Tentacle hentai support meets my standards." Sounds uncomfortable, but I'm not the one being supported. :) --Maru (talk) 19:16, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) Support! Kirill Lokshin 02:42, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) Support. Would definitely meet my standards, if I had any. -- BD2412 talk 02:46, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 9) Support. Dragons flight 02:51, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 10) Support--Cyberjunkie | Talk 03:12, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 11) Support CambridgeBayWeather 03:21, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 12) RFA cliché no. 1! Dmcdevit·t 04:41, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 13) Extreme Mexican Support! Excellent user. Tito xd 05:02, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 14) &mdash;Charles P. (Mirv) 05:10, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 15) EXTREME "LOOK MOM, I'M ON THE BANDWAGON!" SUPPORT --Merovingian (t) (c) 06:46, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 16) Witty Support Comment #41124591247192471274912749182741659812649124012372x10^E  ALKIVAR ™[[Image:Radioactive.svg|18px|]] 07:29, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 17) what dmcdevit said. Thryduulf 08:21, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 18) Support good editor. Martin  08:59, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 19) absolutely ;) Dunc|☺ 09:01, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 20) Of course! Shimgray | talk | 09:30, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 21) Support – Brilliant graphics designer! =Nichalp  «Talk»=  10:24, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 22) Support. Fastfission clearly has a head for the way of the Wiki. -- Solipsist 12:37, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 23) Support.  Awesome. Proto t c 15:15, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 24)  Fir  e  Fo  x  16:16, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 25) Support; I'll avoid the usual cliché and just mention that he not only meets my standards, he's made them into Pb and stable isotopes long ago. Antandrus  (talk) 16:23, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 26) Support. Committed to clear copyvio backlogs? Here is my vote! ≈ jossi fresco ≈ 19:16, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 27) Furry Alien Support orange fur, mind you. Alf melmac 19:22, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 28) Extreme Death phoenix Support. . User has shown a willingness to take on maintenance tasks. --Deathphoenix 20:07, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 29)  →Jo urna list  >>talk<<  20:18, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 30) Support --JAranda'' | yeah 20:27, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 31) '''Support' -Greg Asche (talk) 20:39, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 32) Support Private Butcher 20:42, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 33) Support, great contributor. --fvw *  21:08, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 34) Extreme Maddox anti-extreme support. Hall Monitor 21:14, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 35) Support - CheekyMonkey 21:36, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 36) Support. My interations with Fastfission on various newkulur type articles lead me to believe Ff has a friendly, collegial style and a commitment to collective authoring. -- Finlay McWalter |  Talk 21:50, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 37) Support. His work on copyright issues alone justifies giving him the extra tools. Owen&times; ☎  21:54, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 38) Support Astrotrain 22:23, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 39) Support Marskell 22:56, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 40) Support. His well-reasoned and intelligent contributions to the mailing list and his work on copyright issues are enough for me to consider him trustworthy; if I had any further doubts I suppose I could look inside his head. :-) Definitely. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 23:08, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 41) Support. Absolutely; agree with Kat. SlimVirgin (talk) 23:22, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 42) Support. Friday (talk) 23:40, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 43) Support. El_C 23:45, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 44) Support more admins willing to deal with copyright issues are severly needed.--nixie 23:52, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 45) Support. Knows his stuff. nobs 01:39, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 46) Support, of course. -- Essjay ·  Talk 03:37, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 47) It's clear this guy will become an admin anyway, but I'll add my support vote anyway. Denelson83 04:07, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 48) Support Why not? Bratsche talk 04:12, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 49) Support Had good, if minor dealings, with this ed., and I've come across many high-quality contributions that he's made.  (Not to say, what the previous 48 people've said.)  Alai 05:53, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 50) I thought he was one already. David Gerard 14:14, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 51) Support: --Bhadani 14:36, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 52) Support, thought he was one.  Ral  315   WS  17:07, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 53) Strong Support. Normally don't chime in unless it's on the fence, but sometimes I'm impressed enough by a users work that I feel the need to come out and comment. --Gmaxwell 18:33, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 54) Support. FeloniousMonk 19:19, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 55) Support. Best candidate in a while. &mdash;Lowellian (reply) 19:50, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 56) Bandwagon. <b style="color:mediumblue;">Andre</b> ( talk ) 21:21, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 57) Support A voice of reason and a joy forever. Septentrionalis 22:52, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 58) Of course.— enceph alon  04:08, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 59) 'Support Monkey see, monkey do.Molotov (talk) [[Image:Flag of California.svg|25px]] 05:20, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 60) EXTREME umm... SOMETHING SUPPORT. Don't let him get away. --May the Force be with you! Shreshth91  ($ |-| r 3 $ |-| t |-|)  10:29, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 61) Cool. --JuntungWu 11:17, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 62) Support not because he needs the votes at this point in time... <FONT COLOR="#66CCFF">Un</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000CC">focused</FONT> 17:05, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 63) Support Waiting for Maru to give better odds ;-) Karmafist 02:01, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Hah. You won't find anyone giving better odds than me! This week only, 1-4 against! Come and place your wagers! --Maru (talk) 03:29, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Support. --bainer (talk) 05:54, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) --Boothy443 | comhrá 06:55, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) --RobertG ♬ talk 09:36, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Support. Jayjg <small style="color:darkgreen;">(talk) 21:36, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) Support - Had good interaction with the user on Japanese atomic program, initial content disagreement was solved quickly and to the satisfaction of both sides. I think he (she?) will make a good admin! -- Chris 73 Talk 21:58, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Support wow, that's alot of edits, congratulations. Gets my support... Gryffindor [[Image:Flag of Austria (state).svg|20px]] 23:01, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) Support, of course. - Mailer Diablo 23:48, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) Support - Strong contributor, FF would be a serious admin. Sunray 06:40, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 9) CORRUPT JACOB ZUMA SUPPORT There you go, I voted using an adjective for support. Ban  e  s  09:37, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 10) Strong support. Will make an excellent admin. Carbonite | Talk 13:00, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 11) support. You're hired :)--R.D.H. (Ghost In The Machine) 17:57, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 12) Support - go fastfission, go! --Cel e stianpower hablamé 20:54, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 13) Support Since you have spearheaded WikiProject Fair use, you might as well have the ability to delete those "orphaned fair use images", right? Zzyzx11 (Talk) 02:01, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 14) Support. An excellent editor who will make a fine admin. -Willmcw 04:49, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 15) Support. I thought I voted already? --HappyCamper 15:05, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 16) Support Another on the band-wagon.  Dl yo ns 493   Ta lk   17:05, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 17) Support for above reasons, and especially being helpful to others not versed in copyright. I'm sure admin powers will allow him to clean-up a lot.  --rob 20:15, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 18) Extreme [INSERT WITTY COMMENT HERE] support!. Long, long overdue.   [ +t, +c, +m ] 12:10, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 19) Support. --Briangotts (talk) 16:14, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 20) Support, count me in! Shauri  [[Image:Heart.gif|11px]]  smile!  19:55, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 21) Support. --Ancheta Wis 20:28, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

Neutral
 * 1) Neutral.  Have never seen this user despite his edit count.  PedanticallySpeaking 17:05, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Are you sure? I happen to have evidence implying otherwise. ;-) --Fastfission 19:33, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
 * My memory is faulty. Still neutral, however.  PedanticallySpeaking 19:12, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * There must be another reason then, what is it may I ask? --Cel e stianpower hablamé 20:54, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

Comments
 * Func got 112 support votes; can FF beat it? Where're the bookies?  What's the spread?  :) - Guettarda 16:43, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I'm offering 1-8 against, today only! Hurry up, pull out yer wiki-money, wiki-wiki! --Maru (talk) 17:14, 3 October 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. Along with the standard speeding up of normal maintenance tasks (reverting vandalism, RC patrol, etc.), the prime thing I plan on doing which specifically requires administrator status is clearing up the various backlogs on the project, especially those relating to the deleting of copyright violations (the backlog at WP:PUI and WP:CP stand out to me at the moment). This is the sort of thing that I would enjoy doing and think I would likely be good at, being reasonably confident with making sense of copyright issues (at least being aware of what the salient points are, if not the fine points of every circumstance, about which I am learning more every day).
 * 2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * A. Oh, I don't know, there are many I've been happy with. I did a lot of work on the Robert Oppenheimer article when I first came here, and I suppose first love always sticks in the memory strongest. There's a list of things which I've felt I've made "significant" contributions to at User:Fastfission/Significant contributions and another list of some of the articles I've created at User:Fastfission/Created (and for the more visually inclined a list of images I've made or scanned at User:Fastfission/Images), and I'm reasonably happy with most of those (some are still incomplete, mind you). In general it must be said that I'm most happy with writing out long passages of texts and facts and having other editors more gifted in the art of language pare them down. I derive a good deal of pleasure from working on Wikipedia, primarily of course because it is a great idea (and a great way to combat much of the disinformation present on the internet), but also because it gives me practice in composition and writing on topics which I know fairly well. Recently I started WikiProject Fair use which, love it or hate it, has at least gotten some movement on some real systemic problems with the way "fair use" copyright issues are handled on Wikipedia &mdash; I'm very pleased with being a part of this. <font size=-2>(Also, my brain is coincidentally the picture of the day at the moment I am writing this, which is sort of neat.)
 * 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. I edit a lot of topics which attract POV-pushers and cranks (I have often been stuck between two strongly POVed groups, trying to nudge out a NPOV centrist position, receiving the ire of both), so I've of course gotten a bit stressed out and irritated over time. When I get too irritated I usually just don't edit the article for a week or so, and then come back and see what needs to still be done. That usually does the trick. I'm not really that worried about the state of an article at any given time, and feel that if something doesn't really get "fixed" for a few weeks or even a month it is probably not that big a deal (and as an aside, if another editor besides me doesn't notice it and fix it, it's probably even less of a deal than I think it is). So anyway, that's how I usually do things &mdash; I think life's too short to argue at length with wackos over the internet, and I especially dislike it if it hinders more important work I can do here. For more complicated issues I've appealed to other thoughtful editors and admins, who have been incredibly helpful in this regard.
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