Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Tvaughn05


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

Tvaughn05
Final (1/9/0) ended 22:53, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

– Well, it sure won't hurt to try. I have been a registered user since June, however I forgot my password, and I opened this account in December. I have about 1230 edits, a lot are fighting vandalism. That is definately my main reason for becoming an administrator, I could definately use the Admin Rollback feature. However, I also contribute to many different articles, I try not to concentrate on just one area, I try to edit the whole encyclopedia =). I uploaded about 35 different images! I am always sure to read both sides of a debate before making a decision. Also, I know that there is no way that I would abuse my powers, I will be sure to use them fairly, and I will be sure to get another admin's opinion before I make any controversial decisions. Thank you.  Tvaughn05 e   (Talk)  (Contribs) 01:52, 14 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:
 * Self-Nomination I withdraw my request for administration, I will try again after I am more familiarized with Wikipedia policies.  Tvaughn05 e   (Talk)  (Contribs) 22:47, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

Support
 * 1) Support Unlikely to abuse admin tools. However, I am afraid your RfA would not be too successful based on comments by other users. -- S iva1979 Talk to me  07:57, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

Oppose


 * 1) Oppose. It is hard to know how to handle your old account, but it is difficult to srutinise the edits by it since there is no proof that it's you. With only significant month of editing under this account, that makes judging your history quite hard. The answer to question 1, however, reveals a misunderstanding of what adminning is. Anyone can do all the things in question 1, and being an admin does not imbue you with any additional capabilities in that regard. Perhaps spend a little longer learning what the additional buttons do and then decide whether you really wnat them. Hint: it's a bit like mopping a dirty bathroom floor for several hours a day. Editing, well, that's like putting in shiny new enamel and repainting and rewallpapering the walls. Much more fulfilling. -Splash talk 02:19, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
 * My old username was Tvaughn, I also made many anonymous edits before creating that account. I understand that being admin does not help me with those sysop chores, however, I mainly wish to be an administrator to fight vandalism, because I believe that I am a good vandal fighter, and I want to help the members of Wikipedia even more. Thank you for your vote, I feel as though I understand it better.  Tvaughn05 e   (Talk)  (Contribs) 02:25, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Part of my point was that the things you list are not sysop chores. They are simply editing. I'm prepared to believe that the previous account is yours; however it has minimally many edits. -Splash talk 02:29, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Oppose - erm, you do not need to be an administrator to work on editing, which is what this user's responses to the questions indicate (s)he would like to do. In addition, I'm afraid reputations follow accounts, not editors around. The "old account, lost password" argument won't hold much water with a lot of people. I'm not discounting it as possible, but it isn't a metric one can use reliably. Rob Church (talk) 02:20, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Oppose, per Rob Church. Nacon Kantari   e |t||c|m 02:25, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Oppose per my previous rant about vandalism fighters and admin powers. NSL E (T+C) 02:31, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Oppose as the answer to Q1 is very worrying and indicates a lack of familiarity with the operations of wikipedia.Blnguyen 03:05, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Oppose Also per Rob Church — M o e   ε  03:46, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Oppose If you want to do [your answer to] number 1, you don't need admin powers to do so. KI 04:18, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) Oppose with the suggestion that you withdraw this RfA. Kusonaga 14:44, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) Weak Oppose per all above. Hiding talk 21:12, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 9) Oppose. Suggest nominee may wish to withdraw and concentrate on building up a history of contributions, then try again some months from now. Jonathunder 22:04, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

Neutral

Comments


 * Edit summary usage: 75% for major edits and 99% for minor edits. Based on the last 150 major and 150 minor edits outside the Wikipedia, User, Image, and all Talk namespaces. Mathbot 02:00, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
 * See Tvaughn05's edit count and contribution tree with Interiot's tool.



Questions for the candidate

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 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 for sysop chores, I personally would love to work more on Articles that need to be wikified, and stubs. I would also like to concentrate on NPOV, and requests.


 * 2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * A. I am particularly proud of Slingshot57, (which I hope, one day, will become a featured article), and Fr. John Corapi. I do a lot of contributions to music (especially country music), and book articles.


 * 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 been in a few conflicts, where the vandal was stating that Wikipedia was run by fascists. (See his talk page) I was writing a response, when another user (I think an admin), was able to resolve the problem with him. I had planned on basically stating the same thing that the admin said. I would probably try and handle any problem by myself, and if needed, I would get another admin in there, because I am not that eloquent.


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