Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/The Hybrid 2


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

The Hybrid
Final (10/12/6) ended at 22:07, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

- I would like to nominate my good friend, The Hybrid for adminship. The Hybrid has been on Wikipedia for almost 10 months, and has accumulated over 6,000 edits in various capacities. He is a recent changes and newpage patroller, vandal fighter and warner, and has adopted 4 wikipedians. One of which has gone on to become a fine Wikipedian himself. The Hybrid is trustworthy not to mess around with the tools, and truly deserving of adminship, and will use the tools to his best ability. Thanks, —mikedk9109SIGN 21:26, 24 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I accept. I withdraw. 声 援 --  The   Hyb  rid 

While I have made a few mistakes recently, I haven't done anything that would have damaged Wikipedia if I had admin tools while making them. The only mistakes have been being to quick too revert something that looked like vandalism at first glance, or warning the wrong person for vandalism (the latter has only happened once, but it was recent so I figured that I should mention it).

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia in this capacity. Please take the time to answer a few generic questions to provide guidance for participants:
 * Questions for the candidate
 * 1. What sysop chores do you anticipate helping with? Please check out Category:Wikipedia backlog and Category:Administrative backlog, and read the page about administrators and the administrators' reading list.
 * A: I would close XfDs, speedy delete pages that meet the qualifications to be speedied, monitor all of the notice boards, enforcing Arb Com rulings first and foremost when it is needed, and block vandals after final warnings.


 * 2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any with which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * A: I am pleased with my success in vandal fighting. It has earned me respect, and I rarely make a slip up. I am also proud of cleaning up the Pikachu article a while ago, as it took care of many problems brought up in a previous FAC.


 * 3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or have other users caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?
 * A: Yes I have been in a few conflicts. The first was a content dispute on Talk:Kurt Angle when I had just become active. I was a fool, and I see that now. However, User:TJ Spyke, who was the main person opposing me, and I work together on wrestling articles now, so I have clearly changed since that whole debacle. The next one was a feud I had with the sockpuppet User:Twentyboy. What can I say? He was a troll. Eventually we mutually agreed to just drop it, and within the week after that he was blocked as a sock of Hungrygirl. He later returned as User:Lonelyboy, and squandered the second chance that User:Yandman and I gave him because he was being a good editor up to that point. The moral of the story, don't feed the trolls. The next notable dispute that I was a part of is the dispute taking place at Talk:Triple Crown Championship. I was a fool for not quitting sooner. I should have just stayed out of it. That was no where near worth the stress that it brought. While I am taking part in that page's AfD, as of this posting the dispute on the talk page hasn't carried over to the AfD, and if it does I'm gone. User:Moe Epsilon was the person opposing me in that dispute, and a few days after quitting I was able to bring my self to apologize for the anger, and he is actually one of the people that I will have my adoptees go to while I'm on vacation in March. What I learned, don't keep fighting when you know that no one is going to win. Basically, I see disputes as unnecessary, but inevitable. I think that the wise will quit when it starts getting out of hand, and just wait for it to blow over before making another honest attempt to improve the article. I think that if an honest effort is made to avoid starting a dispute, then a dispute can be avoided.


 * General comments


 * See The Hybrid's edit summary usage with mathbot's tool. For the edit count, see the talk page.


 * The Hybrid's first RfA. Dar-Ape 22:42, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Please keep criticism constructive and polite.

Discussion



Support Oppose
 * 1) As the nom. —mikedk9109SIGN 22:07, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Conditional Support As you stated above, even I have had a dispute with you before. I have seen you quick to anger in some situations and you may have overreacted once. I still feel like you would do great things with tools, but it's a conditional support based on how the rest of this RFA goes and to see some more reactions. — Moe  23:17, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Though there are concerns, for now I will support. Captain panda   In   vino   veritas  23:40, 24 February 2007 (UTC) changed to oppose  Captain panda   In   vino   veritas  13:42, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Support I think this user can be trusted with extra tools.--Natl1 (Talk Page) (Contribs) 23:42, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Strong Support - I personaly support his nomination, as long as I have been here I have seen him keep quite a large number of pages in top shape, not to mention he has reverted constant vandalism in the same page without losing his head and he is always available to discuss changes that would benefit articles. So as of stated before I am convinced that he has the needed capacity to deal with extra tools. -Dark Dragon Flame 01:22, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Strong Support - Hybrid knows he has my support at all times. This is because I have always seen him to be courteous, helpful, and knowledgeable.  Plus his article contributions are top notch.  A dedicated, trustworthy editor.  -- Tractor  kings  fan  09:30, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Support- would make a good admin Astrotrain 15:28, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) Support- honestly, I don't see the harm -- Mr.crabby   (Talk)   17:31, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) Strong Support- Patient, Kind, Thoughtful, Intelligent, Trustworthy. He's quick to admit he has made a mistake when he makes one. I think he'd make a great admin. --MTFBWY, Darkest   Hour    ǁ    16:04, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 7) Extremely Strong Support-This guy has been a mentor to me. Whenever I mess up he tells me and has given me very constructive criticism. He deserves to be an administrator more than anyone else. Hybrid is a user that you can trust. Big Boss 0 14:36, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 8) Extremely Strong Support - Although he never officially "adopted" me he still gave me guidance when I needed it and answers all my questions, no matter how mind numbing they may be to an experienced Wikipedian. Always been kind and respectful to me and has helped me become a confident contributor to the project. He is also extremely honest about himself, his contributions and whether or not he has made a mistake. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bmg916 (talk • contribs)
 * 1) Per this edit, and this discussion, and then warning the newbie for saying "Are you stupid" to him. Civility is my number 1 criterion for my RfA 'votes', and this was a recent (January 07) episode showing a lack of it. I do see redemption here, but I do not support for now, unless you can explain this edit in a satisfactory way. Prodego  talk  22:45, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * That was indeed a major mistake on my part. While a flimsy excuse, I was very stressed out at that time, and I exploded. I took a Wikibreak later that month from the building up stress, and looking back I think I should have taken one much sooner. 声 援 --  The   Hyb  rid  22:58, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * The comments were made close to two months ago. He may have changed. Assume good faith Captain panda   In   vino   veritas  23:40, 24 February 2007 (UTC) Sorry for the silly comment  Captain panda   In   vino   veritas  13:40, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Strong Oppose per those comments and also this worries me...greatly. As I said there; you recently failed an RFA and you recently tried to quit altogether (see the rfa talk for diffs). I just find that those are not admin-like actions. ~ Arjun  00:40, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I didn't try to quit; I was considering it. Also, it was over the Triple Crown Championship dispute, not the failed RfA. If you are referring to the Wikibreak I took almost immediately after the failed RfA, that is my right and I shouldn't be opposed for it. I had some stuff to sort out in my head, so I did what I needed to do. As for transcluding this page, it was just a question. What's the big deal? 声 援 --  The   Hyb  rid  00:46, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Weak Oppose-Per Arjun. Thought of quitting recently over a dispute. With adminship brings even more disputes. --TeckWiz Parlate Contribs@ 00:57, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * and Wikibreaks are invaluable ;) <font color="Black">声 <font color="Gray">援 --  The   Hyb  rid  01:00, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Oppose per above. Also, the length of signature is slightly worrying, though it's not really that important IMO. –Llama mantalkcontribs 01:06, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Does IMO mean "I must oppose?" Captain panda   In   vino   veritas  13:38, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * No, that is an acronym for "In My Opinion", same for IMHO meaning "In My Honest/Humble Opinion". — Moe  16:47, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh. Thank you. :) Captain panda   In   vino   veritas  01:28, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Oppose the concerns raised by Arjun indicate that The Hybrid needs more experience in handling disputes.-- danntm T C 02:04, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * In clarification to this, I certainly do not encourage looking for disputes. It's just that the events back in January leads to concerns about the ability of The Hybrid to handle such disputes in the future.-- danntm T C 02:32, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I would like to learn how, so where do I go? <font color="Black">声 <font color="Gray">援 --  The   Hyb  rid  02:34, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Oppose, those civil violations can't be overlooked imo.-- Wizardman 06:27, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Oppose The concerns changed my vote. Captain panda   In   vino   veritas  13:42, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Oppose, civility concerns, don't feel that he is ready for adminship at the moment. Terence Ong 恭喜发财 15:26, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Strong Oppose per civility issues etc. BuyAMountain 04:34, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) Strong Oppose Very grave civility concerns. Xoloz 16:57, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) Strong Oppose Very grave civility concerns, needs to grow more, unprovoked biting..hmm.Rlevse 03:57, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
 * One time I did that, and I would have liked to believe that the number of times I have helped newbies would balance this out. Obviously I was a fool. <font color="Black">声 <font color="Gray">援 --  The   Hyb  rid  04:06, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
 * It is something that I know I took into account, I looked at a lot of your edits, as I do when anyone I know is on RfA. But this is a relatively recent incident. Prodego  <sup style="color:darkgreen;">talk  21:37, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Recent, but with the quantity that I have done that offsets the one incident it should be obvious that it won't happen again. I don’t see how this one incident makes me unqualified to be an admin. <font color="Black">声 <font color="Gray">援  --  The   Hyb  rid  21:48, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
 * And there's the matter that you didn't mention it. If you want to oppose me in spite of this, fine, but present everyone with all of the information rather than leave this rather significant fact out. I honestly believe that if I had thought to mention this before, or you had done so, then I wouldn't have this many oppose votes. Saying that the one diff you provided was redemption made it sound like that was the only redemption, but the help that I have given to newbies is the reason that I have only a few hundred edits less to the user talk space than the main space. This is a very large chunk of my edits, and it is redemptive. <font color="Black">声 <font color="Gray">援 --  The   Hyb  rid  00:50, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I believe I said "I do see redemption here", by which I meant in edits like that. I noticed that you were generally a very newbie friendly editor, but I wanted to ensure you would act the same under pressure, and that was the most recent serious episode I could find. Pressure and stress are routine for admins, and the ability to remain cool under even the most intense pressure is important. Prodego  <sup style="color:darkgreen;">talk  01:20, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I understand that the admin position brings intense pressure. The reason that I got so upset during the Triple Crown Championship dispute is because I cared about it, where as during the dispute with Twentyboy I didn't particularly care about him or what he was trying to do. I feel that if I can, in the words of the Wikipedia Essay, not give a fuck, then this won't be a problem, and I believe that I am capable of that as long as it isn't a content dispute. I will be avoiding those like the plague from now on. I can handle trolls without a problem, as I’m sure User:Yandman and User:Tractorkingsfan will testify to. <font color="Black">声 <font color="Gray">援 --  The   Hyb  rid  01:29, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Consider it testified to, I have seen Hybrid exercise considerable equanimity and coolness in multiple situations. -- Tractor  kings  fan  01:44, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Strong Oppose Per civility concerns. Dionyseus 18:56, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Neutral style="font-family: Andy; color: rgb(153, 51, 153); background-color: rgb(255, 204, 255);">ThePurpleMonkey(talk&bull;portal&bull;contribs&bull;count) 23:29, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Neutral - as both support and oppose arguments are convincing. <span
 * 1) I'd like to support you, but I can't. And I hope you understand why. -Amarkov moo! 04:02, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Neutral good user, but the issues raised in the oppose votes can't be overlooked. -  A nas  <font size="-4"> Talk? 11:57, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Neutral - seems like a good user. BJ Talk 17:13, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Neutral—I haven't had a chance to examine this candidate closely, but I did want to say that I think the transclusion question is not a big deal—he asked a question, got an answer, and responded to it reasonably—and I don't see it as a great reason to oppose. Chick Bowen 05:59, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) Neutral I'd like to support, but I can't per Prodego and Tekwiz. · <b style="font-family:Papyrus; color:black; font-size:x-small;">AO</b> <sup style="color:DarkSlateGray;">Talk 13:07, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
 * The above adminship discussion is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the talk page of either this nomination or the nominated user). No further edits should be made to this page.