Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Sebastiankessel


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Sebastiankessel
[ Vote here]  (22/3/0) ending 20:57 13 Oct 2005 (UTC)

– I really hate to self-nominate but I really think I can be a good admin and asking for it is even worse. You will probably find me around Argentina and Jewish related topics, although lately I've been making rounds around Soccer topics too. I have always tried to be a balanced and fair editor, keeping my POVs in check and trying to compromise whenever possible. I have been involved in a few minor edit wars (experience that I hope never have to repeat) but I usually came out allright, especially since I always try to be open to other views and ideas. I do my best to listen and generally I concede a point when the other editors make it, like I did with the Falkland Islands article. I have around 1300 edits, which is not too much, but neither is too little. I hope you can all see past that and judge me in the quality of my edits more than their number. Sebastian Kessel Talk 20:57, 6 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I guess I have to, right? :) --Sebastian Kessel Talk 21:20, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

Support Oppose
 * 1) Support. Sometimes passionate but very reasonable to deal with.   Un  focused  21:35, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Support. Don't always agree with his POV, but seems very reasonable to deal with, and unlikely to abuse admin privileges. Jayjg (talk) 21:48, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Support, not only a talented editor, but also a natural born leader. I've seen him organize very interesting initiatives by himself, like WikiProject Argentina. Shauri  [[Image:Heart.gif|11px]]  smile!  21:50, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Support CambridgeBayWeather 22:27, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) '''Support Private Butcher 22:41, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Support. --Merovingian (t) (c) 00:13, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) Support. there can't be enough. and I think he is a good guy :-) -- Tobias Conradi (Talk) 00:41, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) Support I've come across him on the Falkland Islands page, and his edits relating to that subject have impressed me. He seems reasonable, considerate and (from what I've seen so far) a really nice guy. User:SoLando (Talk) 03:39, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 9) Support. Is the kind of person that wouldn't abuse of the Admin status. Mariano (t/c) 07:31, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 10) Support- friendly user, with good approach to editing. Astrotrain 10:49, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 11) Support. Carbonite | Talk 12:47, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 12) Support. Friendly, no-nonsense guy. Number of edits is just a matter of time. --Pablo D. Flores (Talk) 14:35, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 13) Support. Displays great leadership in the Argentine group. --Bosko 17:38, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 14) Support, Friendly user!!! Mxcatania
 * 15) Support, very polite and at the same time objective, has kept his cool even when others haven't, knowledgeable in the areas of his interest, etc., etc., etc. --Vizcarra 00:02, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 16) Support, I never ran into the guy however I am very impressed with his style after checking him out. Tony the Marine 04:41, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 17) Andre ( talk ) 04:56, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 18) Support.--R.D.H. (Ghost In The Machine) 12:30, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 19) Support Dl yo ns 493   Ta lk  19:40, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 20) Support, Ejrrjs | What? 22:15, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 21) Support, I've been impressed w/his edits and reasonable interactions w/users on contentious pages. -- M P er el ( talk 01:04, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 22) Support: --MissingLinks 12:33, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Oppose 4 months and 1374 edits is not enough. I am sure that eventually, he will make a good admin--Rogerd 03:17, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Oppose per Rogerd. freestylefrappe 21:02, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Oppose, nothing personal, but four months is just a little less than I feel is needed to really evaluate. Jonathunder 01:00, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

Neutral

Comments
 * A chart showing this user's edits along with a total number of edits line and average edits per day line is available here: Image:Sebastiankessel-edits.png. I offer this not as a more refined version of editcountitis, but as just one tool to help evaluate an admin nominee with a somewhat low edit count on Wikipedia. --Durin 22:50, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Uses edit summaries 59% of the time, 74% of the time over the last 500 edits. Average edits per day is 10.5, 13.6 over the last 90 days. --Durin 22:50, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * "warning: editcountitis can be fatal " Especially to Dwarves;)--R.D.H. (Ghost In The Machine) 12:30, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * The charts and stats are not edit counting. In fact, quite the opposite. Please see User:Durin/Admin nominee charts. --Durin 04:57, 14 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. That's a tricky one... I spend a good deal of time reverting vandalism, the "revert button" would be a real help. I believe in blocking as a very very very last resort, but I won't hesitate to use it if the situation warrants it. I would patrol the Speedy Deletions page, helping keep Wikipedia free from articles that have no place here. I would also be definitely on top of WP:ANI and would try to help users to the best of my abilities, in whatever form I can. Sebastian Kessel Talk 21:20, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * 2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * A. I am particularly pleased about Colectivo. It wasn't my article but I did an extensive copy edit and I will probably nominate it for WP:FA in the near future, after it goes through some peer review. I like improving my English skills, and I find that Wikipedia is a great place to do it and make a valuable contribution at the same time. Sebastian Kessel Talk 21:20, 6 October 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. I don't think my interactions with other users have caused me "stress", but I definitely have had some arguments in the past. I find that the best way to approach edit conflicts is in the talk page, usually after a few back-and-forths the situation gets resolved with a compromise. Sebastian Kessel Talk 21:20, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
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