Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/WB

WB
Final tally: (7/5/4) ended 10:28 11 September 2005 (UTC)''' - Self-request. Wikipedian since November 2004, I made total of 1,911 edits, 1,095 (go to edit counts for the latest count) of which are in articles namespace. I usually work in technology and music articles. I added a lot of infoboxes and prettytable on various articles. Although my edit count might not be as big as some of the other people who are applying here, I have worked dilligently over the time since I first logged in. I also try to make the pages neat as possible. Standardization is my goal in Wikipedia. I partipated in the WikiProject Punctuation, WikiProject Red Link Recovery, WikiProject Albums, and various other projects. (If anyone has seen the album articles, there are new "rating stars." I am really proud that I created all the star images.) Please visit my user page and this page for more information on what I do. -- WB 10:28, September 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: Thank you for all the supporters, (and even the non-supporters). -- WB 07:03, September 5, 2005 (UTC)

Support Oppose
 * 1) Support questions are little different then I expected (its not about who wins, BTW).. and you should accept up there... anyway sure why not :) Ryan Norton T 10:47, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) *Thanks for the note, I don't know why I put who won on there. -- WB 10:58, September 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Merovingian (t) (c) 12:25, September 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Support. the wub  "?/!"  16:59, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) Andre ( talk ) 21:32, September 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Support, lots of Wikipedia namespace edits (edit counts), so probably familiar with policy and procedures. Seems like a good editor. - ulayiti (talk)   (my RfA)  02:00, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) Support Molotov (talk) [[Image:Flag of California.png|25px]] 15:58, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) Ruairidi 03:09, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Based only on the questions below: It takes two to edit war. Anyone who needs to use WP:3RR instead of WP:HEC or WP:1RR is not suited for adminship by my criteria (see comments for motivation) . If you can provide a later situation which you resolved more amicably, I'm willing to change my vote. In other news, the edit criteria by the neutrals below are really too high.  They might want to reconsider their position. (1500 edits and 3 months is already insanely difficult to achieve: you need to be a top 1000 editor to do that). Kim Bruning 02:40, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) *I actually didn't go straight to 3RR when I found out about Mike Garcia. Instead, he was the one who started about the "me replacing his better images". My response could be seen on his talk page. He never responded to it, thus I reported to somewhere else, and someone else came up with 3RR decision. As you can see in Mike Garcia's pages, he has often gone over the rules of Wikipedia, and was banned once or twice. This was my only conflict with other editors I believe. -- WB 07:03, September 5, 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) *IMO WB showed remarkable civility in this situation considering Mike Garcia's behaviour (e.g. ). the wub  "?/!"  08:10, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Thank you for that! I couldn't find a way to explain that! -- WB 23:28, September 6, 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) Oppose. Insufficient evidence of admin qualities at this point in time. With a further three months or so of editing and contributing to Wikipedia, my vote would probably switch to support. KeithD (talk) 08:03, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Change to Oppose. There are 26 headings at his talk page and 0 archives. I don't vote people based on headings or anything, but he's been around since November and thats all teh interaction there's been? I think the #1 quality an admin must possess is the ability to interact well with other users. R  e  dwolf24  (talk) 22:36, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) Oppose 65 edits to the user talk namespace doesn't give enough one-on-one user interaction to judge from. Will support in a month or two. – Bratsche talk 21:04, September 7, 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) --Boothy443 | comhrÚ 06:07, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

Neutral
 * 1) Neutral &mdash;1800 edits in 10 months is a bit short. Only 37 edits in usertalk namespace;we need an administrator who interacts more. Doesnt seem to contribute to Recent changes etc.  Journalist  C./ Holla @ me! 
 * 2) I was off to a vacation in Korea for a few months. I kept editing there, but it's not as productive as being in my home typing away. -- WB 22:37, September 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Not enough edits. &mdash; BRIAN 0918 &bull; 2005-09-4 17:34
 * 4) Neutral not enough interaction as said by Journalist.  Jobe  6  20:43, September 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) Neutral. Who are you??  R  e  dwolf24  (talk) 21:19, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) *Are you asking who am i? Jobe  6  00:31, September 5, 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) **No, Redwolf24 is most likely asking WB, since this user usually votes neutral to RFA candidates that he is unfamiliar with. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 04:03, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) **I think it's pretty hard for me to answer "who I am," I think the best idea is to visit my page. -- WB 07:03, September 5, 2005 (UTC)
 * 9) Oppose A low edit count to all of the talk namespaces makes it hard to judge how this user interacts with others, which is an essential element of being an admin.  Zzyzx11 (Talk) 04:03, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
 * I change my vote to Neutral for now based on the substantial contributions in Wikipedia namespace. But it is still hard for me to judge how this user effectively interacts with others, including dealing with the many conflicts such as the one that Kim Bruning raised above. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 18:50, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

Comments
 * How would admin powers help with WikiProject Punctuation, WikiProject Red Link Recovery and WikiProject Albums? Martin - The non-blue non-moose 10:53, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Nevermind. I was reading the question the wrong way. thanks. (I must be really tired. 4:00 AM; working late today) -- WB 11:08, September 4, 2005 (UTC)


 * Could you clarify what image(s) you are talking about in Q3. Thanks.  Guettarda 01:29, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
 * The poll is located at Talk:American Idiot/cover. I uploaded the image A, and Mike Garcia did for B. It is pretty clear that the quality of image A was much better. -- WB 01:35, September 5, 2005 (UTC)


 * I closed this request prematurely (negligently?) after looking only at the original ending date. Fortunately, Talrias corrected my mistake six minutes later, but if this causes a problem perhaps we should extend the discussion period. I'm going to express my penitence by remaining neutral on this request. Uncle Ed 13:38, September 5, 2005 (UTC)
 * Self-comments: I talked a bit in the Help Desk and other non-talk talk Wikipedia sections. As you can see, there are about 250 Wikipedia edits, and many of them are actually interaction. Despite my low talk percentage, I believe I can make a good admin. Also, I am working with other Vancouverites on our bid for Wikimania 2006. I guess that accounts for some interaction with other users. No? -- WB 01:46, September 6, 2005 (UTC)

My one key admin criterium is the ability to solve conflicts. (this is reasonable: one of the Questions for the candidate specifically probes into conflicts the candidate has been in.)

The three revert rule (WP:3RR) is an artificial upper bound on edit conflicts. If after 3 reverts you can't resolve the situation, an admin steps in and resolves it for you by means of a PowerAnswer. This is why I feel that a 3RR-style resolution does not count towards being able to solve conflicts.

-- Kim Bruning 02:40, 5 September 2005 (UTC)


 * Please refer to my comments made on your oppose vote. I haven't been involved in too many conflicts; therefore, I do not have too much material to discuss over. As I said above, I was not the one who came up with the 3RR decision in the first place. -- WB 07:03, September 5, 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. Revert, blocking vandals. Things I hoped to do once I become an admin.
 * 2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * A. If anyone has seen the album articles, there are new "rating stars." I am really proud that I created all the star images. Most of the Treble Charger articles were written by me. Despite their relative unpopularity, I managed to make them all. Big contributions on History of Quebec during its week on COTW.
 * 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. Mike Garcia has kept replacing his lower quality image over mine, often going over the three-revert rule, therefore, I reported to the other people, which caused a minor conflict on both sides. As others suggested, I tried my best to "assume good-faith," a poll was done, the whole ideal was over. If I'm given a similar situation, I think I would handle problems relatively well.