Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/PHDrillSergeant 2


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User:PHDrillSergeant P.H. - Kyoukan, UASC
Final (0/2/0) ended 01:41, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

– This is a self-nomination. I am a stickler for details, I must admit. However, I also have a very open mind, especially to new ideas. I am obsessed with the use of the English language, and I love to write factual documents and reports. Research is one of my best tools; I always research before I state something as fact, and encourage others to do so. Since my joining Wikipedia in June 2005, I have made numerous edits (Over 600, if I remember correctly) and have been involved in the resolution of several arguments between members (Most notably the Guenhwyvar gender controversy). I have received emails from people (my email was at one time available on my User Page) asking about how several things work on Wikipedia. More than once, I have been mistaken for a sysop. I am always able to accept criticism, and accept mistakes I make without fear. P.H. - Kyoukan, UASC 01:22, 23 April 2006 (UTC)


 * Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: P.H. - Kyoukan, UASC 01:22, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

Support

Oppose
 * 1) Strong oppose. 216 edits as of the toolserver dying is not nearly active enough. -- Rory 0 96 (block)  01:27, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Edit summary usage for PHDrillSergeant: 51% for major edits and 9% for minor edits. Based on the last 126 major and 56 minor edits in the article namespace, too. You need to use more edit summaries. -- Rory 0 96 (block)  01:39, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Strong Oppose Per less than 300 edits. M o e   ε  01:33, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

Neutral

Comments


 * See PHDrillSergeant's edit count and contribution tree with Interiot's tool and the edit summary usage with Mathbot's tool.

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 check out Category:Wikipedia backlog, and read the page about administrators and the administrators' reading list.
 * A. One main area I would like to work with is the cleanup of articles. Like any encyclopedia, Wikipedia should be informative and easy to understand. Often I see aritcles that should be merged, and even some articles that are almost exact copies of each other. Wikipedia is not perfect, sure...but I'm sure it can come close!!
 * Also, I find that sites who use Wikipedia for their own jokes (one great example is ytmnd.com) have a pattern of vandalizing pages relating to those topics. By scanning these sites, I can easily find which pages are in need of semi-protection, and protect them as soon as I see the vandalism happen. Recently, I added an template to the 420 (cannabis culture) article on April 20th after seeing repeated vandalism in order to deter vandals. (I then put in a request for semiprotection so that a sysop would protect it, telling the admin what I had done) It did until the proper protection was produced.
 * Other things I can do are verify sources, remove false information, and block those who repeatedly vandalize.


 * 2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * A. I make changes everywhere, and I can hardly choose one article that I am proud of...no article is mine—each article is the culmination of the knowledge of everyone who has edited it.


 * 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. Yes, I have had several conflicts regarding the factual accuracy of statements, and have been involved in the resolution of several. These include J. K. Rowling, Guenhwyvar, and Medal of Honor.
 * Part of the best way to resolve is to find official sources and dig out the facts. Dig deep! If the other person is right, say so. More often than not (from what I have seen) people refuse to accept facts when presented simply because they do not want to 'lose'. Everyone makes mistakes...that's a fact everyone should accept. P.H. - Kyoukan, UASC 01:22, 23 April 2006 (UTC)


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