Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Sean Black


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

Sean Black
Final (56/1/0) ended 01:36 November 26 (UTC)

– Sean has been here since June 11. Looking at that diff, one can see that his very first edit was reverting vandalism, and he did it correctly, and he used an edit summary even. This first edit showed good potential, and from what I've seen, he's been great. He's got 1949 edits as of me typing this up (please don't say 'will support at 2000' it's rather pointless ;-) Let's go over some statistics: last 500 edits (as of 00:33 November 18 UTC) have been between the end of November 1 and November 18, so I believe he passes the activity test. He is JUST shy (983 as of typing this) of 1,000 article edits, he has over 400 talkspace edits, and he has over 350 Wikipedia edits. I believe he's past all those bars. Sean works on everything from articles to welcoming newbies to RC Patrol to complimenting people. I think he's earned the extra tools, and proven he's to be trusted. R e  dwolf24  (talk)  Attention Washingtonians!  01:36, 19 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: Wow. I'm shocked, but I will accept. This is an honor, and I do hope that I can be trusted by the community. Thank you again.--Sean|Bla ck 02:21, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

Support
 * 1) R  e  dwolf24  (talk)  Attention Washingtonians!  01:36, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Support A productive and fair editor.-- a.n.o.n.y.m  t 02:27, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Support good overall work, would like to see them with admin tools. &laquo;&raquo; Who ? &iquest; ? meta  02:33, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Yes. NSLE  ( 讨论 + extra ) 02:34, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) Support Good editor --Rogerd 04:15, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Support per above. BD2412  T 04:21, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) SupportMONGO 05:21, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) Support. Andross' enemy is my enemy...uh, Red's friend is my friend... (Plus, I've seen you around and think you'll do just fine). - Mys  e  ku rity  06:38, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 9) Support and happy to do it! – ClockworkSoul 06:49, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 10) Support Solid user, trustworthy. Xoloz 06:56, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 11) Support Per all of the above. He deserves the mop.  Ban e  s  07:27, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 12) Merovingian 08:09, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 13) Support from slasher moviez lover. - Darwinek 10:58, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 14) Support I coulda sworn he was one! Hiding talk 15:43, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 15) Strong Suppoer Great user, trust the nominator. - GregAsche 17:45, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 16) Support! Kirill Lokshin 17:46, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 17) Support --pgk( talk ) 19:09, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 18) Strong Support. Good luck, mate. Blackcap (talk) 20:47, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 19) Support. Good active vandalism fighter.  --Nlu 21:15, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 20) Support. El_C 23:41, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 21) Support.  Rob e  rt  T 02:28, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 22) Support great work on several horror film articles. Andrew Lenahan -  St ar bli nd  03:17, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 23) Support looks good and, of course, I've been brainwashed by User:Redwolf24. fuddlemark (fuddle me!) 03:40, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 24) Support. Calm and rational. &mdash; Knowledge Seeker &#2470; 04:21, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 25) Support as a fellow troll. &mdash; J I P  | Talk 11:25, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 26) Support. All my personal interactions with him have been positive, his answers below make me believe he'll use the admin toolbox responsibly and we need more admins. It's an open and shut case. - Haukur Þorgeirsson 12:37, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 27) Support; this user is unlikely to abuse administrator tools. Christopher Parham (talk) 13:47, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 28) Yup. Martin 20:36, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 29) Support. KHM03 21:47, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 30) Support. Oran   e    (t)   (c)   (e-mail)  Make Céline Dion a FA! 00:52, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 31) Support. Blimey I haven't stated it already. Alf melmac 02:49, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 32) Support 172 07:54, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 33) Support. -Willmcw 09:15, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 34) Support per nom.Gator (talk) 13:46, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 35) --Jaranda(watz sup) 16:55, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 36) This user will never, ever be an admin while I'm here. I guess I'll just leave then Support. Fahrenheit   Royal  e  17:09, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 37) Support cool person (or so it seems ;) --TimPope 23:21, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 38) Support, good record, will be a good match for the job. - C HAIRBOY (☎) 04:18, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 39) Support. A fine fellow, deserving of the office. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 05:47, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 40) Support Lookin' good ;] --VileRage (  Talk  |  Cont  )  06:05, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 41) Hayupp. A little low on the article-space edits, but editcount ain't everything, so everyone keeps saying. Has shown good skills since he's been here, so I'll add my scrawled X in the plus column. Grutness...wha?  08:06, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 42) Thryduulf 08:27, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 43) Support - no objections from me. --Ixfd64 09:33, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 44) Support. Should handle admin duties with aplom. --GraemeL (talk) 16:46, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 45) Support. I've seen him in action; he'd make a good admin. Owen&times; &#9742;  17:57, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 46) Support. Per nom. Good record-- Dak ota   t    e  ''' 21:07, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 47) Yes. Exceptional newcomer, an asset to Wikipedia. - Mailer Diablo 23:50, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 48) Support, I would have nominated him if I had know he wasn't a member of the mop and flamethrower federation. Tito xd (?!?) 17:47, 23 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 49) Support - I thought he was an admin already O_o TDS (talk • contribs) 04:46, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 50) Support: --Bhadani 15:00, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 51) Support Izehar 19:32, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 52) Support.per nomination.--Pomegranite | talk 02:37, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 53) Support. +sj + 07:08, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 54) Support. AnnH (talk) 10:43, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 55) Well I was going to vote oppose but it seems he reached 2,000 edits...Support! (just in case you didn't know I was kidding about the 2,000 mark thing) Derktar 17:42, 25 November 2005 (UTC).
 * 56) Support. -- DS1953 18:04, 25 November 2005 (UTC)

Oppose
 * 1) Boothy443 err yeah whatever :) (No one should go unopposed)  ALKIVAR &trade;Radioactivity symbol.png 07:45, 25 November 2005 (UTC)

Neutral

Comments
 * He just broke 2000 edits, and so now is infinitely more worthy of adminship, QED. Blackcap (talk) 23:12, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
 * See? Now you people don't have any excuses. Go to it! :)--Sean|Bla ck 23:21, 19 November 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 check out Category:Wikipedia backlog, and read the page about administrators and the administrators' reading list.
 * A. I believe that deleting speedies, closing AfDs, assisting with backlog (WP:RM, WP:CP, ect) will be high on the list, but I don't anticipate blocking too much (Titoxd and Curps are better at it, no reason to step on their toes), although I'll do so if necessary. Basically, I'll help out however I can!--Sean|Bla ck  02:21, 19 November 2005 (UTC)


 * 2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * A. Tough one. Many of my edits are minor, tweaking little things here and there, but I think I did a good job on Jason Voorhees, Friday the 13th (film series), which I heavily cleaned up as part of an ongoning project to improve horror film related articles. Critters (film series) was something I picked from WP:RA, and I feel that that's a significantly good article for a third rate Gremlins rip-off :), and Pip and Jane Baker, which I was surprised didn't exist before. However, I'm most proud of the diversity of the articles I've edited- everything from The Brain of Morbius to Hamas to Galvatron to John Kerry. I think that I have both greatly increased my knowledge of the world through WP, and hopefully, others knowledge of it as well. Additionally, I'm very proud of those new users that I helped learn ways of WP- It's more than just welcomes, it's answering what many of us percieve as "dumb questions" kindly, honestly, and openly.--Sean|Bla ck 02:21, 19 November 2005 (UTC)


 * 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.Mostly no, as I tend to avoid contentious areas. However, I was part of a nasty edit war at List of minor Doctor Who villains which I felt I dealt with well. Additionally, I recently started editing Political views of Lyndon LaRouche and related articles in an attempt to broaden my Wikipedian perspective: as most know, these articles have a history (including two ArbCom decisions), but I feel that the editing has been mostly civil, with less POV pushers and far more good faith concerns about neutrality and original research, and I think that I have handled it well.--Sean|Bla ck 02:21, 19 November 2005 (UTC)


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