Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/JIP 2

JIP
[ Vote here] (29/0/0) ending 17:13 September 9 2005 (UTC) - I nominate myself for adminship. I have previously done so on April 1, but that was a frivolous nomination because it was April Fool's day. This time I'm nominating myself for real.

I feel I have been on Wikipedia long enough to learn the general rules and customs, and contributed quite a lot of useful information. I have even been mistaken for an admin once, by User:Kourosh ziabari. &mdash; J I P | Talk 17:22, 2 September 2005 (UTC)


 * Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:
 * As this is a self nomination, I accept by default. &mdash; J I P | Talk 17:22, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

Support
 * 1) Strong support, very prolific editor on Finland-related articles (and others as well). Over 6,500 edits, of which more than 2,000 to the Wikipedia namespace. I've dealt with this user quite a lot, but I was still sure that he already was an admin... oh well. :) - ulayiti  (talk)   (my RfA)  17:48, 2 September 2005 (UTC)#
 * 2) [[Image:Smily.jpg]] Fire Fox T  C 20:49, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Extreme Cabalistic Support; possibly one of the first votes where I can honestly say, "I thought you were one".  Ral  315  21:06, September 2, 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Support. Anybody who was a schoolmate of Janne Wirman receives inconditional support from me. He also seems to be a fair editor, though. --Sn0wflake 01:46, 3 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) --Jusjih 03:42, 3 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) BRIAN 0918  &bull; 2005-09-3 04:07
 * 7) Thought you were one. --Merovingian (t) (c) 09:38, September 3, 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) Support. A good editor whom I see all over Wikipedia. --Canderson7 21:32, September 3, 2005 (UTC)
 * 9) Support. Great editor; meets my guidelines. android  79  21:35, September 3, 2005 (UTC)
 * 10) Support YEP Ryan Norton T 02:29, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 11) Support The JPS 12:22, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 12) Strong support as the first person I've mistaken for an admin. N (t/c) 16:13, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 13) BRIAN 0918  &bull; 2005-09-4 17:37
 * 14)   Journalist C./ Holla @ me! 
 * 15) Support. I've disagreed with JIP before. However it would make me a useless POV cluttered editor if I voted him down for that. As long as he didn't lose his cool, he's good for the wikipedia. Its about the pedia, not about me raising an army of admins who think the same way I do ;) R  e  dwolf24  (talk) 21:25, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 16) Andre ( talk ) 21:32, September 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * 17) "Support" Good contributor... enough to make up for those silly edits on Battle of Alesia (see below). Zzyzx11 (Talk) 03:40, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 18) Support. A really good contributor. Sjakkalle (Check!)  07:30, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 19) Support Proto t c 11:22, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 20) Support cannot resist V. Molotov [[Image:Flag of California.svg|25px]] 15:21, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 21) Support Derktar 23:58, September 6, 2005 (UTC).
 * 22) Support I've been impressed those actions of his that I've seen around the site. KeithD (talk) 12:02, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 23) Support --Alan Au 19:03, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 24) Support. – Bratsche talk 21:00, September 7, 2005 (UTC)
 * 25) Support. - Mailer Diablo 21:24, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 26) Support! I'd have gotten here earlier if I know such a fine crop would spring up today! -- BD2412 talk 01:25, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 27) Support. utcursch | talk 12:12, September 8, 2005 (UTC)
 * 28) Support What, you're not? Quick, pass the m&b. Alf melmac 22:30, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 29) Support. JIP must promise that the answers to the question below about uncertainty over deletion guidelines will be replaced by "I'll read the relevant documents before I dive in, and will watch some experienced admins do it too". -Splash 15:37, 9 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes I promise. In fact I've already looked at the deletion guidelines. &mdash; J I P | Talk 16:39, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

Oppose

Neutral Comments Questions for the candidate
 * May I ask that you put an edit summary when you nominate yourself. It is not as if you have nothing to say. :) Oleg Alexandrov 18:44, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * You come close to losing your temper when you make frivolous edits and people don't get the joke? --Michael Snow 20:29, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * My first edit to the Battle of Alesia was frivolous and I didn't expect it to be kept. I later changed it to a more serious edit, but it was still rejected. What made me close to losing my temper was a comment saying "Attempt to use Asterix books as an authoritative source. Surely that's a joke." when I never claimed Asterix books were an authoritative source. &mdash; J I P | Talk 20:40, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Perhaps, instead of reading the comment so literally, did you consider that once you started editing frivolously, you lost a great deal of credibility and weren't in a position to expect other editors to take you seriously? --Michael Snow 21:12, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * About the candidate questions, I'm curious why you're unsure about judging deletion processes and handling arbitrations in question 1. Also, could you clarify what you mean in question 3 about expecting "other conflicts to proceed in the same way"?  --Alan Au 07:24, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
 * I am not sure about the guidelines for administrators for judging deletion processes and handling arbitrations, how they should behave to determine the consensus. Still, if I am accepted as an administrator, I may try to judge deletion processes anyway, to see how it's done. About the conflict question, I cannot foresee any further conflicts in the future (although there still could be some), so I don't think future conflicts will cause much harm. The conflict between me and User:Muriel Gottrop has been settled and we don't hold any grudges against each other. I don't expect any grudges from future conflicts either. &mdash; J I P | Talk 10:43, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

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. I would be speedy deleting obvious patent nonsense or personal attack pages, and blocking vandals who, for example, post spam links over and over again. I am not sure I am up to the task of judging deletion processes or handling arbitrations.
 * 2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * A. At least Frontier (computer game) (originally started when I was still anonymous) and Helsinki slang. I have also written numerous articles about Star Trek and Transformers characters.
 * 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 only time I remember having really been in conflict was when User:Muriel Gottrop (or however it is spelled) disagreed with my additions to Battle of Alesia. I came close to losing my temper, but the matter was later arbitrated, and my addition about the Battle of Alesia in the Asterix books was kept. I hold no grudges about the matter. In the future I expect possible other conflicts to proceed the same way.