Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/TheParanoidOne


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

TheParanoidOne
Final (35/0/0) ended 15:35 December 3, 2005 (UTC)

– With 14,000+ edits (yes, you read that right) over the course of a little over a year, TPO has been a model Wikipedian. As you might expect with that edit count, there have been a large number of minor edits in there, but also a more than reasonable number of more major edits, and his words appear over a wide number of namespaces, as can be seen from this editcount. Always courteous, and always with the best interests of Wikipedia in mind, I think TheParanoidOne would be an excellent admin. Grutness...wha?  00:35, 26 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:
 * With bated breath, I accept. --TheParanoidOne 15:34, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

Support
 * 1) Support? Of course I support! Grutness...wha?  13:11, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Support - just because you're paranoid doesn't mean we're not out to get you! (elected to an adminship, that is). BD2412  T 15:44, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Support and give him the stub-sorting barnstar. No problems I can see. Marskell 15:48, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Support, clearly deserving of the extra buttons. Rje 16:20, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) Support. Hand him mop and bucket. [[Image:Flag of Austria.svg|15px]] ナイトスタリオン ✉ 16:26, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Support - per everybody's favourite cliche. --Cel e stianpower hablamé 17:04, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) Support per Grutness. Martin 17:05, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) Support. An excellent editor and stub sorter. He really deserves it. Mushroom 18:40, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 9) Strong Support I thought he was a admin already --Jaranda(watz sup) 19:01, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 10) Support. Thunderbrand 19:04, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 11) Support Izehar 22:58, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 12) Support Quentin   Pierc  e  23:14, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 13) Support.  Rob e  rt  T 00:40, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 14) Support -- tomf688 {talk} 03:37, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 15) Support Hard-working type who does all sorts of janitorial-type tasks already.  Alai 04:23, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 16) Support but contribute more to the talk pages, otherwise everything looks excellent. MONGO 07:07, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 17) Crazy 2am Caffiene-induced Support ;] -- негідний лють  ( Reply  |  Spam Me! *  ) 07:28, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 18) Support --Rogerd 12:41, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 19) You're-not-paranoid, it's-just-that-everyone-is-out-to-get-you support. El_C 12:54, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 20) Support baa.  Grue   16:37, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 21) Support interested in janitorial work. Chick Bowen 16:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 22) Merovingian 17:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 23) Support Of course I'll support, we need more admins. And he's a great guy, really. --Pastor of Muppets 22:21, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 24) Support Энциклопедия* (talk) 22:54, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 25) Over 14,000 edits and not an admin? Support, so long as he enables email, per below. Jonathunder 06:15, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 26) Support. Kirill Lokshin 17:27, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 27) Support. -- DS1953 04:47, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 28) Support. --Kbdank71 17:17, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 29) Support. Job  e  6  [[Image:Peru flag large.png|20px]] 00:01, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
 * 30) Support. nobs 06:32, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
 * 31) Support anyone willing to tackle Dead end pages gets my support! Now if only you'd tackle Category:Cleanup by month...  ALKIVAR &trade;Radioactivity symbol.png 10:10, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
 * 32) Support How many edits?? gets my support Gryffindor  20:56, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
 * 33) --Jaranda(watz sup) 03:59, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
 * 14,000 edits in a year? Damn! Support. - Ta bu shi da yu 05:56, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Support Dl yo ns 493   Ta lk  12:22, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

Oppose


 * Please set/enable your email id. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  08:42, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Done. --TheParanoidOne 08:55, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Thank you for enabling it. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  04:10, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

Neutral
 * You're-not-paranoid, it's-just-that-everyone-is-out-to-get-you support. El_C 12:54, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Did you mean to put this under "oppose," El C? Seems like taking the joke a little far. . . Chick Bowen 16:43, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
 * No, I didn't mean to, it was an accident. El_C 01:05, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

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 check out Category:Wikipedia backlog, and read the page about administrators and the administrators' reading list.
 * A. As time has passed, I have become increasingly aware of the unfortunate amount of vandalism that occurs here. I'm sure this is due to the greater visibility of WIkipedia now, as well as the fact that I have been looking at more areas of the project. I currently revert any vandalism that I encounter. The rollback feature would allow this to be done in a more efficient manner. The ability to temporarily block such troublesome editors would also aid in reducing the level of vandalism.


 * Regarding backlogs, I have used AFD pages and know that they are very high volume. In the past I have noticed and commented on the backlog of items that have passed the discussion period and not been closed. The ability to delete items would mean that I could delete and close these off (assuming of course that the concensus was deletion), thereby reducing this backlog. I would also use the ability to delete items to help close off discussions at WP:SFD (as mentioned in question 2).


 * 2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * A. There are no large articles that I have worked on because writing lengths of prose is not really my strong point. I'm more of a "fixer upper" as my contributions indicate. I am most active on the Stub sorting Wikiproject as well as the associated Stub types for deletion page. I am pleased by my contributions to these sections, where I have helped to make the stub concept more accessible to other editors. This has been done by whittling down formerly mammoth categories like Category:Stubs and Category:People stubs to usable sizes, as well as by helping to create a consistent hierarchy of stub types.


 * Other forms of maintenance I have been involved in are wikifiying (mostly deadend pages), checking for copyvios, copyediting and new page patrolling which usually covers all of the above. I am pleased with my efforts in these areas as well, as this type of contribution helps to add an air of "polish" to the project.


 * 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 had any conflicts over editing nor been caused stress by other editors, and if all goes according to plan, I don't intend to. This is because I try to diffuse a situation before it can reach this level. The medium of text can be ambiguous and doesn't allways capture the nuances of human interaction. It is therefore best to be as clear as possible. If it seems that someone has misinterpreted something I have said and become annoyed by it, I will respond calmly and politely rather than in a manner that might be construed as antagonistic. This will hopefully lead to an atmosphere where all sides can reach understanding on the matter at hand.


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