Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Psdubow

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[edit] Psdubow

(2/10/3); Closed 19:34, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Psdubow (talk · contribs) - I think I would make a good administrator because I have been a Wikipedia user for around six months. During that time, I have made over 750 edits. I have created 11 new articles and I have contributed greatly to many others. I am also part of five task forces and/or Wikiprojects. In addition, I am a member of the Welcoming Committee. Also, I have helped to revert vandalism. I have zero tolerance for vandalism, especially racist vandalism. At first, I did not understand some aspects of Wikipedia policy, and I disputed it and was sort of oppositional, for that I am very sorry to any administrators I might of cause trouble for, but now I understand the policy and it seems relatively fair and if I am administrator I will enforce the policy to the best of my ability and for new users who do not understand the policy, like I did in the beginning, I will try to explain it to them courteously and for as long as it takes. Thank you. Psdubow 00:36, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:

Psdubow - I accept. Thank you.

[edit] Questions for the candidate

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia as an administrator. You may wish to answer the following optional questions to provide guidance for participants:

1. What admin work do you intend to take part in?
A: If I am excepted, I plan to take part in welcoming new users and reverting vandalism and warning and blocking vandals.
2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?
A: I feel that the new articles I have created are some of my best contributions and I plan to make many more.
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:I think so. Once or twice. I tried to deal with the best I could, but I felt a little hassled, and so I might not of responded in the best way. In the future, I will try to deal with better and more nicely and not let what other people may say or do get to my head.

[edit] General comments

Please keep criticism constructive and polite. If you are unfamiliar with the nominee, please thoroughly review Special:Contributions/Psdubow before commenting.

[edit] Discussion

Final Statement: Thank you all for voting. I appreciate all of the constructive criticism and suggestions, and I will take them all into account and I will build upon them. I might also consider getting a "coach". Will try again in a few months. During that time I will try to gain more experience in certain areas I may be lacking in. Thank you. Sincerely, Psdubow 23:51, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Support

  1. Psdubow may be un-traditional though he is still a great wikipedian. Would be a good admin. Cocoaguy ここがいい contribstalk 20:37, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
  2. Baseballmes 20:54, 7 May 2007 (UTC) Psdubow welcomed me to Wikipedia, helped me with my userpage and gave me advice, showed me how to edit, and was nice to me.

Oppose

  1. Oppose not a lot of experience. Low wikipedia/WP talk edits, low talk page edits, and low over all edits. Low edit summary usage. His contribs don't show enough experience for me to support. As well as the answer to Q1. He doesn't seem to display a real need to have the mop. You don't need admin tools to welcome users, fight vandalism or warn users. --Malevious Userpage •Talk Page• Contributions 22:30, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
  2. Oppose Sorry, but you don't pass my standards. TTalk to me 22:53, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
  3. Oppose Sorry, but not experienced enough yet. You seem to have a good drive and aspirations, so use that to your advantage. Gain some experience, join a project, and branch out. Then try again in a few months. Jmlk17 23:02, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
    Ignore the project comment, I apologize. But seriously, you are definitely on the right track, but just not ready yet. Try perhaps getting a coach. Jmlk17 23:04, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
  4. Oppose - Sorry, but you don't seem quite ready for adminship. Not a lot of experience, and, honestly, you don't need the administrator's tools for welcoming new users, or warning them. We already have people blocking, but that's not a reason for opposing. Just gain some more experience. Cool Bluetalk to me 00:12, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
  5. Oppose I believe you do not have enough experience on Wikipedia and you should leave an edit summary when you edit. I am also concerned about your understanding of the image policy as you've had three images deleted. With this, I cannot support your adminship.++aviper2k7++ 00:54, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
  6. Oppose You're on the right track but you have far too few contributions to the user Talk and policy spaces to show proficiency in admin-related tasks at this time. Try performing new page/recent change patrols; vandal warnings and reports to WP:AIV; discussing articles et al in relation to policies and guidelines in addition to your regular duties for a few months and I will reconsider my opinion when you reapply over the summer. (aeropagitica) 04:43, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
  7. Not ready yet, methinks. Daniel Bryant 06:33, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
  8. Oppose Having less than a thousand edits is not of itself a reason to opppose, if they are good quality, but you have only 19 contributions to wikispace, mostly in this RfA, and only 3 to wikitalk. Most admin-related work requires a familiarity with WP:POLICY, which you can really only acquire by working in WP:NAMESPACE. I am sure that once you have done this, your application for the tools will be welcomed.--Anthony.bradbury 10:29, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
  9. Oppose: Lack of experience, and frankly, a shaky command of grammar and spelling for someone who seeks to represent an encyclopedia. Like other Oppose voters, I'm curious as to for what he believes he needs admin tools.  RGTraynor  14:33, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
  10. Oppose Sorry but edit summary usage is very low, your edit count is too quite low, I think you need more experience and your answers to the optical questions are very weak, try some XFD work and you may wish to help out reporting vandals to WP:AIV, give yourself 4-5 months of experience and some quality contribs and make some improvements and you'll probably pass. Kindest reagrds - The Sunshine Man 15:16, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Neutral

  1. Mate, you appear to be a terrific volunteer and a great article writer (especially in the area of 18th and 19th century American history)! I'd like to see you with a bit of experience with "admin stuff" before you start actually using the buttons, however gaillimhConas tá tú? 22:32, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
  2. Neutral - Inexperienced, and Q1 doesn't show a real understanding of the tools (except for blocking vandals, none of the duties listed are specifically for admins). This isn't a good enough reason to oppose, but the inexperience concerns are sufficient to prevent me from supporting. Would advise the candidate to go through admin coaching, do some XfD work and come back in a few months. Walton Need some help? 09:46, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
  3. Neutral to avoid a pile-on. Well intentioned user who only needs to pick up some more experience before getting all the support needed to pass an RfA. Cheers, Lankybugger ○ Yell ○ 14:13, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
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