Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Wapcaplet

Wapcaplet
final (35/0/1) ending 18:00 16 November 2004 (UTC)

Eric has been here for almost two years and has racked up 6000 edits. He edits on a variety of general-interest topics, and has done a fair amount of WikiHardLabor, like categorizing stuff, fixing double or broken redirects, and answering questions on the pump. He has also contributed a number of illustrations. uc 19:30, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)


 * I've resisted becoming an admin before for no really good reason aside from a general avoidance of responsibility. It's probably time. I accept the nomination - thanks! -- Wapcaplet 20:27, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Support
 * 1) uc 19:30, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) What, he's not an admin yet? Support. -- Schnee 20:22, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 3) &#8212;No-One Jones (m) 20:30, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 4) Support, but I'd like to see you answer the generic admin questions. Andre ( talk )A|  20:42, Nov 9, 2004 (UTC)
 * 5) Support.  ed g2s  &bull;  talk  20:48, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 6) Strong community presence. -- user:zanimum
 * 7) Support. This is one of the "how is he not an admin yet?" ones. -- DrBob 21:27, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 8) I've seen good work, particularly the illustrations. --Michael Snow 22:12, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 9) I agree with Michael. Jwrosenzweig 22:16, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 10) Dori | Talk 23:12, Nov 9, 2004 (UTC)
 * 11) RickK 23:23, Nov 9, 2004 (UTC) Sure.
 * 12) Theresa Knott  (Not the skater) 23:25, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 13) Support! &mdash; Matt 23:39, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 14) Evercat 23:41, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 15) never thought I'd say this, but ... He is not an admin yet??? -- Chris 73 Talk 00:58, Nov 10, 2004 (UTC)
 * 16) Neutrality (hopefully!) 00:59, Nov 10, 2004 (UTC)
 * 17) Hard worker. Good guy. Support.    – Quadell (talk) (help)   01:27, Nov 10, 2004 (UTC)
 * 18) Agreed. -- Grunt 🇪🇺 01:34, 2004 Nov 10 (UTC)
 * 19) Tuf-Kat 02:55, Nov 10, 2004 (UTC)
 * 20) Antandrus 03:00, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 21) func (talk)  14:22, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 22) Fire Star 18:50, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 23) Noisy | Talk 18:53, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 24) You mean he isn't already? &mdash;Morven 19:25, Nov 10, 2004 (UTC)
 * 25) Most surely. ugen64 22:23, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 26) Lst27 (talk)  23:48, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 27) Geogre 02:05, 11 Nov 2004 (UTC) Finally, someone who has been on the project long enough for me to support them. :-)
 * 28) Infrogmation 17:16, 11 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 29) Support.  +sj +  18:13, 11 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 30) Agreed. Mrholybrain 6:53, 11 Nov 2004 (EST)
 * Possible sockpuppet. User has 6 edits. -- Grunt 🇪🇺 15:20, 2004 Nov 12 (UTC)
 * 1) Very, very strong support. I've seen his contributions, and this user is fantastic!!!! - Ta bu shi da yu 15:07, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) Support. Jayjg 17:06, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 3) Support: courteous, helpful, and unflappable user.--Bishonen (Talk) 11:29, 13 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 4) 172 05:08, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * 5) JFW | T@lk  15:05, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Oppose

Neutral
 * 1) You mean with all the Wikipedians out there, there's not one iconoclast with a dissenting vote?  Wapcaplet must indeed be a fine candidate and it is refreshing to see a candidate get such support.  PedanticallySpeaking 17:08, Nov 13, 2004 (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 read the page about administrators and the administrators' reading list.)
 * A. I'd most likely continue my usual activities; I generally like to work on Wikipedia at my own pace, and fix mistakes when and where I find them. I would probably use admin privileges to help with reverting, fixing bad redirects caused by improperly moved pages, and perhaps the occasional article-protection. I have little interest in participating in activities related to article deletion, blocking users, or other political wiki-quagmires.
 * 2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * A. I'm quite happy with the illustrations I've contributed; article content that I am proud of includes LEGO, King Crimson, Dots per inch and others.
 * 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 will deal with it in the future?
 * A. As many users can probably attest, I'm usually fairly laid back. In any conflicts I have been involved in, I've done my best to remain civil and courteous; wikistress is very rarely a problem for me. Whenever I start to feel stressed, I sign off and do something else.