Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Yonatan

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[edit] Yonatan

final (53/0/0); Ended 21:01, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Yonatan (talk · contribs) - I first met Yonatan on Commons, where he goes by Yonatanh. I have found him to be a trustworthy, helpful and hardworking user, and a good there admin. He pretty much singlehandedly implemented the Commons version of the Checkuser reporting and tracking system, after I suggested that one ought to be done, and before I myself could get around to doing it. He is often involved in image related and housekeeping tasks on Commons and here as well (there are huge backlogs for images that were moved to commons). He is active as an OTRS user, and in general does a lot of image cleanup work. He has also done a bit of vandal fighting here as well. He runs an interwiki bot, which has a bot flag on over 30 different wikipedias, and he runs a different bot on commons.

Yonatan has never had any significant conflicts here on en, and is a steady chap and stalwart contributor. The project will greatly benefit from his having admin both here and on commons... (dual adminships are very useful to en for a number of reasons). However, it should be noted that this user does not have an endorsement from any WikiProject. :)

++Lar: t/c 05:25, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:
I gladly accept this nomination. Yonatan talk 21:01, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

[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: Anything that sparks my interest so based on my contributions up until now it'll be a wide variety of areas. However, I suppose this question requires a more specific answer so I'd definitely do a lot of work in the image field which as a commons administrator I have a lot of experience in (and I've worked quite a bit in this area here too). I would probably help out on WP:AIV when help is needed and check CAT:CSD (the article part too). In the future, as I get more experience with WP:CFD I'd like to help out in that area and due to the fact I've had to wait awhile before for protected edits, I'd closely monitor Category:Wikipedia protected edit requests. This answer is getting a bit long now but I feel I must also mention WP:BLP since as a person with access to OTRS, I'm bound to run into these issues (and have in the past). Yonatan talk 06:28, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?
A: I don't think I can really point to one area, or one article, where I've contributed the most but I think mostly my edits in the image namespace have been the best and the sporadic contributions to different football articles. I would, however, like to contribute more to the article namespace in the future. Yonatan talk 06:28, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
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 don't think I've gotten in any major conflicts with other users on the English Wikipedia, although I have stepped in to try and defuse the situation on occasion. On the Wikimedia Commons, I have had conflicts over editing and believe I always remained civil, acted according to policy and asked other people to tell me whether I'm in the wrong or not. Yonatan talk 06:28, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] General comments

[edit] Bots

I run an interwiki bot that has a bot flag on over 30 wikipedias. In addition, I run a bot that substs templates, welcomes new users and in the future will move free pictures from he\en over to commons. Yonatan talk 20:57, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

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

[edit] Discussion

Support

  1. Unconditional support. I've seen Yonatan doing great work both here and on Commons where he is already an administrator. We have a shortage and very real need for people with dual-adminship here and on Commons. One of our biggest deletion backlogs has been categories of images which are also on commons. Yonatan is calm, well reasoned and intelligent with exactly the experience we're looking for in an admin. Would be a real asset with the mop. WjBscribe 21:02, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
  2. Per nom. ++Lar: t/c 21:06, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
  3. Support - trusted at Wikimedia Commons - clearly knows a huge amount regarding copyright. -- Nick t 21:15, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
  4. Support, seems knowledgeable and experienced. Lots of positive interactions even when deleting people's images, which can be very contentious. --Spike Wilbury 21:36, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
  5. Support - I've interacted with this user several times on IRC, trying to look up image licenses on deleted images. Shows a need for the tools. Sean William 21:37, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
  6. Support No problems noted. And I like the calm response to the former oppose comment. Should do an excellent job with the extra tools. FloNight 22:19, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
  7. Support--Agεθ020 (ΔT • ФC) 22:25, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
  8. Support obviously knowledgeable in the inner-workings of Wikipedia; by giving the tools, this user could truly flourish! Jmlk17 22:58, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
  9. -- Y not? 23:01, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
  10. Support Seems alright. Majorly (talk | meet) 23:11, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
  11. Full Support - I was hitting my head against the wall for forgetting where I'd met this user, then it hit me... while I haven't had much experience with this editor, he looks like he can use the tools, and on the strength of our common friends I have no regrets supporting. David Fuchs (talk / frog blast the vent core!) 23:26, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
  12. Support. Does good work here, on Commons, and on OTRS, particularly in copyright policy. Kat Walsh (spill your mind?) 23:51, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
  13. Support, yes! --Phoenix 00:59, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
  14. Support we need more people who understand policies/guidelines both here and on Commons, and overall a very good user with experience on both wikis. Although I've only seen/met him on Commons, his experience there somehow reflects how he does here, and I'm very happy to say that you've done a great job both here and Commons. Keep it up! V60 干什么？ · VDemolitions 01:15, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
  15. Support I've seen this user around. All is fine. Acalamari 01:53, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
  16. Support A good candidate on the record for this project alone, and people who are able to handle crosswiki matters are an especially valuable asset. --Shirahadasha 01:56, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
  17. Support looks good.-- danntm T C 02:08, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
  18. Support Seems images will profit greatly from his expertise. JodyB talk 02:15, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
  19. Support. Mainly based off my one interaction with him on Commons, where he was efficient in his moppage, and random sightings of him there doing constructive and sane things. - BanyanTree 04:49, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
  20. Support - enuf said!!..----Cometstyles 05:10, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
  21. Support. Lupo 11:25, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
  22. Strong Support through my interactions with Yonatan, I found him to be civil and helpful, and am confident he will only make Wikipedia a better place with the acquisition of the tools. Plus, admins experienced with images are always needed. All the best, Anas talk? 13:03, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
  23. Support -- ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 14:36, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
  24. Support Another great candidate for the mop - I'm impressed. Regards — The Sunshine Man 14:52, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
  25. I'm Mailer Diablo and I approve this message! - 18:26, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
  26. Support - looks okay to me. Deb 19:42, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
  27. Rettetast 20:08, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
  28. Support. Good user. feydey 21:57, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
  29. Support: Has plenty of experience and edit summary usage is good. Should be nice having a dual administrator and having an experienced image administrator is also very good.  Orfen User Talk | Contribs 23:52, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
  30. Support D. Recorder 00:17, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
  31. Support - KrakatoaKatie 00:33, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
  32. Support - This user seems sensible in my limited interactions with him. --After Midnight 0001 01:37, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
  33. Support - any monumental changes to the project will be met with conflict. Yonatan's reaction and composure during those conflicts give me the impression he is knowledgable about policy without being pushy, and knows what to do against opposing perspectives. Furthermore, his HUGE number of contributions on Talk pages lets me know that Yonatan is one to talk something out before editing. ALTON .ıl 05:24, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
  34. Support without doubt, competent and conscientious --Herby talk thyme 09:00, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
  35. Support, need dual WP/Commons admins, it's a good idea. – Rianaऋ 09:31, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
  36. Support just for inter-Wiki, let alone his contributions here--Simul8 12:11, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
  37. Support. Trusted editor. utcursch | talk 12:36, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
  38. Support Certainly. gidonb 13:15, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
  39. Support Good user. Captain panda 21:33, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
  40. Support--MONGO 08:56, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
  41. Support - cross-wiki admin...cool...cheers, Cas Liber | talk | contribs 11:23, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
  42. Support Seen him around a number of times over the past year, all of them positive. Oldelpaso 21:32, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
  43. Support We need more sysops. Anynobody 05:11, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  44. Support Definitely an excellent candidate; is a wonderful admin on other projects, always helpful and works hard. He'll be a great asset here as an administrator. — Editor at Large(speak) 13:15, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  45. Yonatan is an excellent Wikimedia volunteer who has demonstrated his trustworthiness and communication skills on several projects, most notably Commons and OTRS. gaillimhConas tá tú? 06:41, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
  46. Migh as well pile on my Support. GoodnightmushTalk 15:01, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
  47. PeaceNT 16:34, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
  48. Not a single reason to oppose, load of reasons to support. MaxSem 05:54, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
  49. Default support. —AldeBaer 12:36, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
  50. Strong support - was on my hit list. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 04:43, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
  51. Support Joe I 05:40, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
  52. $upport Good worker, fast thinker. Mop him boys! Dfrg.msc 08:58, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
  53. Support per Mr Lar's excellent nomination. Sarah 15:22, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Oppose

Oppose - Per this edit, user clearly doesn't understand copyright. A fictional character which is copyrighted clearly can't be reproduced freely. Matthew 21:05, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
Could you elaborate on that? The diff you gave seems to point to Yonatan putting in a tag that the image needs to be deleted. Which I agree with, are you saying it shouldn't be? I don't quite follow your next change to the page, and I'm not seeing that as evidence that Yonatan doesn't understand our policies. ++Lar: t/c 21:10, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
When I added this tag, the image was being used on the Claudia Black article, I hadn't noticed it was also used in the article it's in now. Yonatan talk 21:12, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
Removed oppose per your rationale. You provide an understandable reason to tag the image. Matthew 21:16, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Neutral

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