Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Thenthornthing

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

[edit] Thenthornthing

Final (1/12/0); Ended Mon, 09 Apr 2007 18:11:45 (UTC)

Thenthornthing (talk · contribs) - I'm interested in wikipedia,i revert a heck of alot of vandalism and would like to become an administrator Thenthornthing 16:10, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:


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 participants:

1. What sysop chores do you anticipate helping with?
A: * I would like to edit locked pages, and help decide what should be donearound wiki ,and also block constant vandalisers, as i like to help the wikipedian community.
2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any with which you are particularly pleased, and why?
A: Yes there is. My work on the Stagecoach Devon articles, Wikiproject Stagecoach Devon, in particular im pleased with. It gives me a sense of duty, maintaing articles to tip top condition. I would like to further my enhancements to deleting unworthy pages etc.
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: No not really.I;ve had some minor conflicts, with mistakes i have learnt from. However, if i were to have any more conflicts in the future i will try and resolve them the best i can.
General comments

Please keep criticism constructive and polite.

Discussion

Support

  1. Support - Moral support. -- FayssalF - Wiki me up ® 17:41, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Oppose

  1. Oppose per poor self-nom and answers. I'd suggest you read WP:GRFA and consider withdrawing this nomination, as the opposes are just going to pile up. – Chacor 16:31, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
  2. Oppose - Weak answers, low experience and poor edit summary usage. Please get some more experience and then try again. --After Midnight 0001 16:55, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
  3. Oppose your answer to the first question reads as if you want to introduce original research into articles, which is at odds with one of our core policies. In addition, administrators should not use their privileged position to edit fully protected articles per our protection policy. These issues alone indicate that you don't understand some important basic policies that every administrator should understand and uphold. As Chacor said, I suggest you might want to withdraw this. Take some time to familiarize yourself with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines and then seek an editor review. Good luck, Gwernol 16:56, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
  4. Oppose. You mean well, but you don't have enough experience and don't show a need for the tools. 2x edit conflict--Wizardman 16:56, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
  5. Oppose - Due to lack of experience and your answers. Also try using edit summaries more often--$UIT 16:59, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
  6. Oppose sorry but you need clarify why you need the tools and what you'll do with them, besides which you ought to have more experience here before the community agree to give you the tools. Good luck in the future here. The Rambling Man 17:11, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
  7. Oppose and strongly suggest withdrawal. Much more experience is needed in all areas. Also, consider reading your edits before saving, typos are unforgivable for someone who'd be fixing mistakes made by the others.--Húsönd 17:16, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
  8. Oppose per all the others. "I would like to edit locked pages" is a tad worrying. --Deskana (ya rly) 17:21, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
  9. Oppose Very low edit summary usage, your very poor and incomplete answers to the questions make me douby whether you are experienced enough to be given the tools. Tellyaddict 17:31, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
  10. Oppose I'm afraid I must also oppose this nomination and suggest you spend some time looking at the Guide to requests for adminship which should help you ensure you are clear as to what is required. As others have noted, you should try to provide an edit summary more often and also use the Show preview button more often to avoid cluttering up the page history with small incremental edits. I'd suggest you try again for adminship once you have more experience. All your contributions are welcome and I would wish you luck in a future RfA once the concerns raised here have been addressed. Adambro 17:41, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
  11. Oppose per the answer to question #1. Editing locked pages should be done with great care, and the fact it's the first use of the tools you thought of is troubling. Cheers, Lankybugger ○ Yell ○ 17:49, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
  12. Oppose and withdraw. The answers you gave weren't very adequate, and you have little experience in Wikipedia. Sr13 (T|C) 18:09, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Neutral

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.