Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Jpgordon

Jpgordon
final (21/2/0) ending 19:57, 26 Nov 2004 (UTC)

I'm a bit hesitant to do this, but it seems logical. I've been doing a ton of janitorial work since I first started editing Wikipedia. It's been less than three months, which I know is short; I also know that a raw edit count will show barely 1000 edits, but that number does not reflect the large number of garbage pages I've marked for speedy deletion. Lately I've been on an anti-vandalism binge, and that's where I would find admin privileges most useful; I'd probably be even more active reverting vandals; on the other hand, I'd probably actually delete fewer articles than I've marked for speedy deletion, as the non-admin approach to marking speedies always has a second pair of eyes glancing at the article to be zapped. I think I've only had one article I've marked as a speedy candidate reversed. I'm something of a natural at this, having worked as "code cop" and submissions monitor at a couple of different companies for most of the last 15 years. Now I've got a lot of free time, and it seems that the urge to keep it clean and keep it elegant needs an outlet. --jpgordon{gab} 19:59, 19 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Support
 * Oh, and I was just waiting for the three-month mark to nominate him myself. Shows excellent understanding of policy and calm temperament. --Michael Snow 21:19, 19 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 1) Everyking 22:10, 19 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) Wile E. Heresiarch 22:34, 19 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 3) Antandrus 02:56, 20 Nov 2004 (UTC) I bump into him alot when I'm doing my own anti-vandalism patrolling, and I'm very impressed.
 * 4) What Antandrus saud. -- Grunt 🇪🇺 03:18, 2004 Nov 20 (UTC)
 * 5) Seen him from CAT:CSD. Seems to known what a speedy is. Support. Cool Hand Luke  12:23, 20 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 6) I buy this! (Despite a possibly somewhat short time of presence and a too limited exposure to ugly wikipedia fights.) On a gut-feeling (or personal chemistry) level, JP resonates with my soul. /Tuomas 15:33, 20 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 7) [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality (hopefully!)]] 04:07, Nov 21, 2004 (UTC)
 * 8) Support. I see no good reason to oppose. - RedWordSmith 04:49, Nov 21, 2004 (UTC)
 * 9) Andre ( talk )A| 19:55, Nov 21, 2004 (UTC)
 * 10) Tubular 20:14, 21 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 11) Thue | talk 21:34, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 12) Cribcage 05:08, 23 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 13) Seems to be a nice and thoughtful user, also  someone whose life would be easier if he could use a revert-button :) Sietse 17:50, 23 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 14) Damn it! Ok, so I'm a hypocrit.  During the RfA process, he has stayed cool.  No self-promotion, no querulousness.  Besides, if there's a bandwagon, I need to be on it. Geogre 18:42, 24 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 15) Edit count means nothing to me, I think we need more good admins, it would make my job much easier. Support Pedant 22:51, 2004 Nov 24 (UTC)
 * 16) Support after 1200 edits. --Lst27  ( t a l k )  02:56, 21 Nov 2004 (UTC) --
 * 17) *It's 1200 now! --jpgordon{gab} 18:19, 23 Nov 2004 (UTC) Support. --Lst27 ( t a l k )  00:01, 25 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 18)    ~leif &#9786; HELO 01:11, 25 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 19) Mackensen (talk) 03:09, 25 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 20) Yes, definite support, has picked up key concepts quickly and proved himself effective. Sjc 19:14, 25 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 21) Nice, reasonable guy Gady 01:39, 26 Nov 2004 (UTC).

Oppose
 * 1) Just two months and some days here. Gzornenplatz 02:49, Nov 20, 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) Account is too young. Come back later, and we'll see. --Improv 06:54, 24 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Neutral
 * 1) I have been favorably impressed by Jpgordon and pretty much every turn and have no suspicions or hesitations about the qualities he has shown so far. My neutrality is based on time on project alone.  Jpgordon has been in some of the high stress areas of Wikipedia already.  He hasn't lost his cool there.  I'm not one to track edits, but I do care about there being enough time to see how one reacts not just to the unreasonable people, but the people who are programmatically unreasonable.  Everyone can surive a duck peck, but when that flock of ducks keeps pecking every day, you get annoyed by the dullness of the thing.  Fully support on next nomination, barring the unforeseen. Geogre 21:10, 20 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) *I appreciate this. As far as how one reacts to unreasonable (and programmatically unreasonable) people, all I can offer is that I'm experienced at it; one thing I didn't mention is that I was a community "host" on The Well for many years, on one of the most contentious conferences there, and I was quite adept at keeping down the flames without making anyone hate me. Between that and being code cop for dozens of often hot-headed and generally opinionated programmers (as well as their opinionated and hot-headed managers), I have no doubt that I will be able to maintain my cool. --jpgordon{gab} 21:45, 20 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Comments
 * 1022 edits. Cool Hand Luke  12:11, 20 Nov 2004 (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. Engaging in the noble fight against vandalism.
 * 2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * A. I'm proud of the amount of vandalism I've already swept away. As far as original work, I've done a couple of photographers and a couple of musical instruments and a couple of apple cultivars, but creating new articles hasn't been my primary thrust.
 * 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 will deal with it in the future?
 * A. Nope, haven't had any stressful conflicts. I've got a lot of experience dealing with programmers who were resistant to my suggestions; if I can deal with them and not lose my cool, Wikipedia editors will be simple. But I don't think there's likely to be much stress; if there is, I'll step back and take a deep breath and find something else to do until I cool off.
 * P.S.:For those who like synchronicity, the very first article I examined for potential vandalism after posting this was Epinephrine. --jpgordon{gab} 20:07, 19 Nov 2004 (UTC)