Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Mustafaa

Mustafaa
Final (41/0/0) ending 01:33, Dec 3, 2004 (UTC)

Mustafaa has been an on Wikipedia since early April, and has so far made 7476 contributions. He has earned quite an amazing reputation as a user who can work in the most controversial articles (Sabra and Shatila Massacre, Palestinian refugee, etc.), and can keep his head and work towards consensus productively. Even those who adamantly disagree with his views praise him for his neutrality. We need more sysops like this. (He also works extensively in relatively non-controversial articles on linguistics and history.) A devoted and level-headed guy. – Quadell (talk) (help)  01:34, Nov 26, 2004 (UTC)


 * I accept - thanks, Quadell! - Mustafaa 22:31, 26 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Support
 * 1)    – Quadell (talk) (help)   01:35, Nov 26, 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) Lst27  ( t a l k )  01:38, 26 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 3) Absolutely. &mdash;No-One Jones (m) 01:39, 26 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 4) Gzornenplatz 01:43, Nov 26, 2004 (UTC)
 * 5) Wikipedia needs more people like Mustafaa. Gady 01:50, 26 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 6) Strong contributor. ElBenevolente 03:12, 26 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 7) Friendly editor. --Viriditas 05:09, 26 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 8) We could always use more sysops with the ability to stay neutral when things get hot. User:ClockworkSoul 05:45, 26 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 9) If only I could write edit summaries like he does... Support. [[User:MacGyverMagic|Mgm|(talk)]] 08:19, Nov 26, 2004 (UTC)
 * 10) Absolutely.   &mdash; mark ✎ 08:30, 26 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 11) I must admit he is remarkably neutral when it comes to those controversial articles, especially considering how infested with POV warriors (and a POV warrior admin, even) they are. BLANKFAZE | (&#1095;&#1090;&#1086;??) 09:29, 26 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 12) Strong support. Very cool headed, often diffuses conflict, and edits in an NPOV way regardless of personal POV. Jayjg 11:11, 26 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 13) Yes! I have worked with him on controversial articles and even though we often do not agree, he is always polite and even-tempered, and tries hard for consensus. Zora 19:42, 26 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 14) Da. -- Grunt 🇪🇺 21:50, 2004 Nov 26 (UTC)
 * 15) I'm pretty sure I once offered to nominate him, and he declined. But if he's interested, I'm all for it. --Woggly 22:00, 26 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 16) * He mentioned that to me. He declined then because he didn't want to be a Wikiholic. By now, he says he's given up. (He hasn't officially accepted yet, since he hasn't been to Wikipedia since yesterday, but he told me on his user page that he accepted.)   – Quadell (talk) (help)   22:22, Nov 26, 2004 (UTC)
 * 17) Yes. of course! --Zero 23:34, 26 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 18) Yup, I nominated him a while ago. Glad he finally accepted. Danny 00:24, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 19) Andre ( talk )A| 03:33, Nov 27, 2004 (UTC)
 * 20) Pro consensus, so I'm pro Mustafaa. Dr Zen 04:12, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 21) Cribcage 04:30, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 22) An easy one. Geogre 06:00, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 23) Adding my voice to this considerable chorus.  Haven't worked on the same articles as him, but I've been a witness, and everything I've seen is good. Antandrus 06:04, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 24) Strongly Support What is this, the 3rd time that Mustafaa has been nominated? *smile* --Josiah 00:17, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 25) Respectful of multiple viewpoints; great consensus builder.  If we could only clone Mustafaa...  --MPerel 04:05, Nov 28, 2004 (UTC)
 * 26) Support. -- Simonides 21:19, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 27) long overdue! dab 22:34, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 28) Support. El_C 08:50, 29 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 29) Support -- Jniemenmaa 10:01, 29 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 30) Impressive work. Account is a bit young, but I'm willing to overlook it for this user. --Improv 20:37, 29 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * Seven months is "a bit young"? What do you consider old? &mdash;No-One Jones (m) 00:50, 30 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * My account is about 2 years old, and I often run into people who've been on Wikipedia for longer. Barring exceptional users, like Mustafaa here, I generally am reluctant to approve new admins who arn't at least a year old. --Improv 06:04, 30 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 1) 172 01:20, 30 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) Bart133 03:24, 30 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 3) Support. CheekyMonkey 23:31, 30 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 4)  &#8475; yan! |  Talk  14:00, Dec 1, 2004 (UTC)
 * 5) Viajero 18:37, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * 6) Another vote for Mustafaa. Gareth Hughes 18:43, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * 7) Bravo. -- user:zanimum
 * 8) Ditto!  Terrific contributor. - Lucky 6.9 01:50, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * 9) Give in to wikiholism! Support. --fvw*† 03:26, 2004 Dec 2 (UTC)
 * 10) Keeps cool when things get hot; dedicated to scholarly treatment of controversial subjects. Support.  SWAdair | Talk  03:53, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * 11) Absolutely. Cool and level headed under pressure. I think he's pretty fair when it comes to working out consensus. I strongly support! Ta bu shi da yu 06:10, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * 12) Ambi 22:45, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)

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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.)
 * I guess controversy, vandalism, and deletion.
 * 2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * My best article, I think, was Laal language. I've got a sort of list on my user page.
 * 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?
 * Yes... such things do happen, Jihad and Finno-Ugric languages being the most recent cases. I'm not honestly sure how to summarize "how I deal with it"; I guess I try to find conclusive proof one way or another in the case of factual issues, and in the case of issues of whether something should be there or not I try to reach agreement with other editors - or, in the case of irremediable POV fanatics, bring in enough calmer editors to establish a consensus. - Mustafaa 00:17, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC)