Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Fernando Rizo

Fernando Rizo
final (32/1/0) ending 05:27 20 August 2005 (UTC)

has been helping out since February with tasks ranging from Spanish translation to reverting vandalism. From my observation, he understands Wikipedia policies well and makes calm, insightful comments when participating in discussions. I think we would benefit from having him as an administrator. --Michael Snow 05:27, 13 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I am honored to accept. Fernando Rizo T/C 05:32, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

Support Oppose
 * 1) Michael Snow 05:27, 13 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) He's been here for just less than six months. But since he is very open and acts like a mentor, I will support his candidacy for sysop-hood. Denelson83 06:04, 13 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) eric &#9992; 06:30, 13 August 2005 (UTC) - eloquent, levelheaded, and puts some exceptional research and work into his articles.
 * 4) Merovingian (t) (c) 07:22, August 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) Support.Martin (Bluemoose) 08:22, 13 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Support.Antaeus Feldspar 14:14, 13 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) Sure. Bratsche talk  5 pillars 14:16, August 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) Yup. N (t/c) 14:48, 13 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 9) Support. Flowerparty talk 01:14, 14 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 10) Support. A pleasant, helpful individual who is sure to be of high value to the community as an administrator. An important contributor to WikiProject Scientology, Fernando has demonstrated an exceptional level of commitment to the Wikipedia community despite having been on the wiki for such a comparatively short period of time. I have no reservation in offering my support for this user. --NicholasTurnbull 02:16, 14 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 11) Support Fully, unconditionally and completely. Hamster Sandwich 06:18, 14 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 12) El_C 07:51, 14 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 13) Strong support--Exir KamalabadiCriticism is welcomed! 11:51, August 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * 14) Support. Thoughtful and helpful. Dmcdevit·t 19:58, August 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * 15) Support. A good editor who works with others. Multilingual, too, which is a plus. Jonathunder 20:31, 2005 August 14 (UTC)
 * 16) Support. - Darwinek 21:45, 14 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 17) Support. I'm fairly new to Wikipedia, but I've already run into this guy and he is cool. Explodicle 23:57, 14 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 18) Support, no problem. --Sn0wflake 02:13, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 19) Support happily. Joyous  (talk) 02:56, August 15, 2005 (UTC)
 * 20) I support this non-vandal. kmccoy (talk) 04:20, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 21) Support; apt to be an excellent admin, from everything I see. Antandrus  (talk) 04:24, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 22) Strong support Model user --malathion talk 07:11, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 23) Support a thoughtful and level-headed editor. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 13:19, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 24) Support - Great user. --Celestianpower hab 13:35, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 25) Support. FeloniousMonk 21:28, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 26) Suppoer - Mulitlingual, seems to work hard and has made solid contributions.--Knucmo2 22:49, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 27) Apoyo a este señor (I support this gentleman). --Chris 01:23, 16 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 28) Support I believe six months is more than ample time to prove your mettle. Brownman40 00:05, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 29) Support I have limited knowledge of the applicant, but from what I do know they are able to place POV on the side and see what is the right thing to do. That's one of the biggest qualities we want in an admin. Agriculture 16:38, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 30) Support Sabine's Sunbird 17:58, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 31) Support -- DS1953 04:08, August 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * 32) Support Semper Fi Tony the Marine 07:45, August 19, 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) --Boothy443 | comhrÚ 10:19, 14 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Boothy has been identified as using multiple vandal sockpuppets and has been temporarily blocked. It's safe to say his votes no longer count. &mdash; BRIAN 0918 &bull; 2005-08-15 15:49

'''Do not strike out any non-anon's votes. It is up to the bureaucrats to consider the validity of votes at promotion time.' -- Cecropia | explains it all'' ® 17:00, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

Neutral
 * 1) Abstain Six months is a reasonable amount of time, so I won't oppose, but I have to still withhold support. siafu 23:05, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

Comments

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. As an administrator, I would help to close VfDs. I've been an active participant at VfD for a long time and I feel that I could fairly and competently execute the voting results there. I also do a good amount of RC patrol, and I'd use the revert boomstick to combat vandalism. Most importantly, being able to judiciously exercise IP blocking would help me in my frequent interactions with wayward editors. I'll speak more to that point in particular in question 2.
 * 2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * A. I've started some articles, but the article contributions of which I am most proud are my ongoing work with PBY Catalina and Ancient history. Those are two articles which were somewhat lacking when I found them and have come out much better as a result of my efforts. Ericg and I, along with contributions from other editors are building PBY Catalina into a Featured Article (hopefully). We'll be nominating it in the coming week.
 * I'm also very proud of my interactions with some new and anonymous editors. I've turned some editors away from vandalism, and I continue to coach some others towards being more responsible Wikipedians. My most recent example of this is 69.248.202.119/24.51.203.176 who started out spamming military articles with fictional special forces and lately has been making worthwhile edits to articles after some prodding from me. His/her spelling and grammar could still use some work, but the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, right?
 * I also am quite proud of my contributions at Spanish Translation of the Week (SPATRA) and I do my best to contribute a disinterested, truly neutral voice to WikiProject Scientology.
 * 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. The largest dispute I've ever been a part of was a disgreement between the SPATRA team and a group of editors who felt that our methods were disruptive. I was part of the solution in that disagreement, and everything was resolved amicably. I have been in conflicts with anons as I alluded to above, and I've had a couple of disagreements with Kappa, as he and I often come down on opposite sides of the fence at VfD. My two disagreements with Kappa have been healthy and civilized and have never disrupted Wikipedia. In short, although there is always going to be some friction in a project such as this one, I feel that I have always acted in a manner that I can be proud of and I feel that others respect my opinion and level-headedness. I don't regret anything I've ever posted to Wikipedia, with the possible exception of that mediocre picture of me on my user page. I know that I can be counted on to continue to behave responsibly in the future.