Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Pamri


 * The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a successful request for adminship. Please do not modify it.

Pamri
Final (50/0/0) ended 16:57 6 November 2005 (UTC)

– Pamri has been editing for more than a year. He's not new to adminship duties, he's also an admin at the Kannada wikipedia. I've closely collaborated with Pamri on the Economy of India, which got past FAC in 5 days! I've gone through his talk pages, and he seems to have the right temperament. Besides being a good editor, he lends his comments to the AFD and FAC processes, and welcomes newbies. =Nichalp  «Talk»=  10:09, 30 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: Yes, I do. Thanks for nominating and trusting me. -- Pamri &bull; Talk 17:01, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

Support
 * 1) Support. If the nominator is not around to add the first vote, it is not my problem !Tintin 17:09, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Support because I forgot to sign the last RfA. CambridgeBayWeather 17:15, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Checks his watch – am I this late!?  =Nichalp   «Talk»=  17:34, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Strong Support because I was just wondering if Pamri is an admin or not; because he put me on to India related links; because his persuasion made me work on the telugu stub of "Economy of India" and because he appreciated my extensive copyedit of K. M. Nanavati article. Most importantly, despite the number of edits to his credit, his edits per page are less than 1.8 - it means that he covers a wide area of Wikipedia, folks!! --Gurubrahma 17:36, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) --JAranda'' | watz sup 17:37, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Support Idleguy 18:16, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) Support Havent worked with him much but has made good contributions to Wikipedia. All the best --Deepak|वार्ता 18:29, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) Support The lack of content on his user page worries me, but the number (~3700), placement, and quality of his contribs looks solid. I also trust the nominator. -Greg Asche (talk) 19:03, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 9) Support Although the user page (or lack therof) might seem a little worrisome, I think it's better to keep it simple than to load it with too many pictures and too much non-Wikipedia information. - Kookykman (talk • contribs)
 * 10) Support, unlikely to abuse administrator tools. Christopher Parham (talk) 19:46, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 11) Merovingian (t) (c) (e) 20:20, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 12) Support sounds good. Gryffindor  20:57, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 13) Support. El_C 22:33, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 14) Support. &mdash;Wayward Talk 00:01, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 15) Support Good contributions, very happy to see the high image activity. Should be even more useful to WP as an admin. Turnstep 01:19, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 16) Support, lack of content on userpage is no reason to oppose. Alphax &tau;&epsilon;&chi; 02:37, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 17) Support, per everybody else.--Sean Black | Talk 03:38, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 18) Support (but agree that an admin should have an inviting user page). BD2412  T 03:44, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 19) Support. Jacqui  ★ 05:47, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 20) Freshly created Wikipedia admin seeks new Wikipedia admin to keep him company, help fight vandalism, talk about funny stuff and the like. I like long walks on the beach and, erm... &mdash; J I P | Talk 10:47, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 21) Support.  Dl yo ns 493   Ta lk   13:29, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 22) Support. Me, of course.--May the Force be with you! Shreshth91  ($ |-| r 3 $ |-| t |-|)  15:12, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 23) Support. --Kefalonia 16:01, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 24) Support: I find him all around, and always in a nice mood. --Bhadani 16:19, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 25) Support. --Vyzasatya 16:32, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 26) Support bandwagoning, but no reason not to. Alf melmac 17:59, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 27) Support Very useful contributor. He can do wonders with Economy related topics. --H P Nadig * \Talk \Contributions 18:28, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 28) Fir  e  Fo  x  (RFA) 18:45, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 29) Support  Oppose  Undecided  Sleepy Fine I'll Support.  Privat  e   Butcher  20:41, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 30) Support. -- M P er el ( talk 04:34, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 31) Support I trust Nichalp would not have nominated someone unqualified, in reviewing I see my first instinct was correct...  ALKIVAR &trade;Radioactivity symbol.png 04:49, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 32) Support - C HAIRBOY (☎) 06:39, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 33) Support. Yamaguchi先生 08:36, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 34) Support user has a nice smile on other user page ;) Smmurphy 12:05, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 35) Support. Silensor 15:20, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 36) Support --Rogerd 23:03, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 37) Support for a very participatory and inclusive policy towards other contributors. Prashanthns 06:51, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 38) Vote changed to support. Very responsive to user concerns. -- LV (Dark Mark)  14:52, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 39) Support Johann Wolfgang 18:31, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Hi. Did I mention support? BD2412  T 02:42, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
 * You already did at 18. :-) . --Pamri &bull; Talk &bull; [ Reply] 05:11, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
 * D'oh!!! Well, that's what I get for making hurried, intermittant visits to RfA these days. BD2412  T 15:25, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Suppport. Of course. utcursch | talk 05:26, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Support. The Minist   e   r of War  (Peace) 07:56, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Support --Shantanuo 09:31, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Support --Pavanaja 04:48, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Users sole edit to wikipedia is this support vote. "23:49, 3 November 2005 (hist) (diff) Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Pamri (top)"   ALKIVAR &trade;Radioactivity symbol.png 05:05, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Pavanaja is active in the Kannada wikipedia and is not aware of the policies, etc., about the RFA process here. --Pamri &bull; Talk &bull; [ Reply] 05:11, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
 * kn:User:Pavanaja exists, but I won't consider his vote. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  14:55, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Support -- he has been really welcoming to me and helped me through wikitechniques too, hands on!Autumnleaf 10:19, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Support -- Ravikiran 12:02, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Support. Tito xd (?!?) 05:28, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Support like there's no tomorrow. (Always trying to vary up the things here--make it interesting ;) )-User:Mys e kurity|Mysekurity ]] additions | e-mail]]07:02, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) Support Walter Siegmund (talk) 12:20, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Wonderful editor, level-headed and suitable for the "mop job". -- Sundar \talk \contribs 14:27, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) Support. Clearly he can wield the mop. -- DS1953 talk 05:33, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) Support. Dedicated and sensible. Saksham 10:58, 6 November 2005 (UTC)

Oppose

Neutral Neutral for now. I'd like to see a basic user page - Admins are the front-desk of wiki. Doen't need to be garish but enough to give some feel of who he is and what his interests are. Changing to Support above  Dl yo ns 493   Ta lk  21:09, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
 * And putting the six barnstars on the user page won't do the RfA cause any harm :-) Tintin 21:17, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
 * While I don't aim to be secretive, I am not too comfortable putting my pic/real name/other personal details on my user page unless it is absolutely necessary. That said, I have added some info to my user page, which along with the talk pages should provide some info on my interests/what I do here. If you still feel I need to disclose/add something, feel free to talk to me. Since this is my online nick, googling for my nick reveals more about me than googling for my name (which is a pretty common name). I hope that helps. -- Pamri &bull; Talk 07:01, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
 * There's certainly no need for pics or anything that would compromise an Admin's anonymity! Wiki interests are useful - they are already part of the record but someone new won't want to go digging.  What you've done so far is helpful, thanks.   Dl yo ns 493   Ta lk   12:39, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

Everything seems to be in order here, but I cannot support on one reason: your signature. I do not care for the external links to internal pages. Sorry, it's just my preference. -- LV (Dark Mark)  21:54, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Having a cool & functional sig that still doesn't bother someone is a toughie. I hope my new sig doesn't bother you/others for that matter, too much. It still has one external link, but technically its not possible to avoid that. --Pamri &bull; Talk &bull; [ Reply] 05:37, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Very good, my friend. -- LV (Dark Mark)  14:52, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

Comments
 * There was a previous RfA, but I can't work out where it is. Anyone got the link? -Splash talk 19:18, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Are you sure? I did a pretty thorough dig, and I didn't find one. -Greg Asche (talk) 20:37, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I just saw the username and sig that I was confusing with this one. No, there has not been a previous RfA. -Splash talk 03:26, 31 October 2005 (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. Blocking vandals and reverting vandalism. I already do the latter, especially, in articles related to India and I also add warning templates to users who vandalise. I would like to help deal with copyright problems with both article texts and images. I already spot and revert or report article text that are copyright violations. I also mark non-free images (with &#123;{no source}}, &#123;{no license}} or &#123;{PUIdisputed}}), inform users who upload them and if necessary, help them tag the image. I have uploaded a fair amount of images (created by me or sourced) to commons and so would help in moving free images to commons. I also would be willing to help with any backlogs that require an admin.


 * 2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * A. Obviously the Economy of India, since it was my first and till now, only Featured article. Of course, I was not the only contributor and it probably would not have reached FA without substantial help from Nichalp, Sundar, Saksham and many other editors. I am especially proud of this article, since, during the course of my research I could not find a single article that gave a comprehensive overview of India's economy for an average person and this article hopefully, is the first step in filling that gap. Personally, I learnt some best practices from the whole process, which I try to follow on most articles I create/edit: inline citations (using &#123;{inote}}), references (using citation templates), using free images or fair use images after following the proper procedures), etc.,


 * Other contributions I am fond of are K. M. Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra, Patience Cooper (both important but unknown subjects) and the recently created Business and Economics WikiProject.


 * 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. I have not been involved in any major flareups/flamewars and I always try to resolve any issues (and have mostly succeeded) in one or two conversations. There have been some conflicts which have occurred either due to misunderstanding or because I was a 'noobie'/plain stupid and didn't use edit summaries/talk page, but they are, fortunately, very rare now. Proper use of edit summaries, talk pages, being civil and acknowledging mistakes has helped ward off any major conflict till now. I will strive to go on the same path in the future.


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