User:Adolphus79/Admin coaching

Are you ready to wield the mop?

Since admin coaching often consists of asking questions and what-if scenarios, we'll just start with the traditional RFA questions.

Traditional RFA questions

• What admin areas do you intend to work in?
  • Most of my experience so far has been with RC and New Pages patrolling, so I think most of my admin work will be in these general areas also (CSD, AfD, AIV, UAA, etc.)... I would also probably wander around onto the other noticeboards, on occasion, just to see if any help is needed...
• What conflicts have caused you stress and how have you dealt with them? How have you learned from them?
  • There aren't too many that I can think of... most of the time if stress starts showing it's ugly head, I remind myself of two different mantras. The first is the common (although everyone has their own wording) "It's just the internet, no big deal, just walk away for a little bit...", and the second is "Fighting online is like racing in the Special Olympics, even if you win, you're still a retard..." (sorry if I offend anyone with that one...)
  • The few occasions that caused me more than average stress were just taken to one of the noticeboards, and/or brought to the attention of an admin. These were generally personal trolls that went over the line, and/or were persistantly harassing me for one reason or another.
  • What I have learned from these experiences is simple... everyone is allowed to edit Wikipedia, even the kids/punks/bored vandals... there's really not much we as constructive editors can do about it, other than get over it and move on.
• What do you believe are your best contributions?
  • Wow, that's like asking a parent which of their kids is the best. I don't know, and really wouldn't feel comfortable pointing out just one thing. I suppose the areas that I feel I have made some better contributions would be Wikipedia:WikiProject The Simpsons (when I first joined 2 years ago), and (more recently) RC/NP patrolling, AfD nominations, Micronation and Piracy related articles, and writing a few new articles...

Heh. Nice quotes...but you should probably leave the Special Olympics one at home.

Checklist

Next is a staple of mine: the checklist. I daresay I was the one who introduced this hulking list. Please tell me what you've done and what you haven't done. If you haven't done something on the list, I would recommend that you give it a whirl. Some, like editor review or the Reference desk aren't directly useful, but they are still very positive forces and very active forces here in Wikipedia.

• !voted in an RFA?
  • Not that I can remember, see User:Adolphus79/Adminship, #4...
• Listed a vandal at WP:AIV?
  • Quite a few...
• Requested page protection at WP:RPP?
  • Quite a few...
• Tagged an article for speedy deletion, PROD, XFD?
  • over 1000 deleted edits, probably 90% in these categories...
• Critiqued another user at WP:ER?
  • Not yet, but I've helped and critiqued quite a few new (and some experienced) editors directly on their talk pages...
• Had an editor review yourself?
  • Had one up for a while, no reviews yet though...
• Received the Signpost or otherwise read it?
  • Been subscribed for a couple months, read it whenever it is delivered...
• Used automated tools (TWINKLE, popups, VandalProof, .js tools, etc.)?
  • Nope, all old school work here... (MSIE user)
• What XFD's have you participated in?
  • I have voted on and/or nominated several, do you want a complete list?
• Posted or answered a question at the Reference Desk or the Help Desk?
  • I think I've answered a few questions on help desk, but mostly helped users directly either on their talk page or mine...
• Uploaded an image?
  • Quite a few...
• Welcomed a user?
  • Quite a few...
• Mediated or otherwise acted as a neutral party in a dispute?
  • A couple times...
• Participated in discussion at WP:AN or WP:ANI?
  • And AN/K, and AN/X...
• Joined a WikiProject?
  • Several...
• Written a DYK, GA, or FA?
  • I did nominate one of the articles I created for DYK, but was denied (for reasons I still don't completely understand)...
• Expanded a stub or otherwise cleaned up an article?
  • Quite a few... mostly cleaning up and helping build new articles through NP patrols...
• taken a look at meta philosophies? I'm interested in knowing what philosophies you believe you adhere to.
  • I don't really have any experience on meta...
  • After reading the linked page, I believe my philosophies would be...
    • Moderate (leaning towards extreme sometimes) immediatism,
    • Moderate statusquoism,
    • about halfway between Communityism and Encyclopedyism,
    • Communalism (WP:OWN),
    • Rehabilism (sometimes leaning towards Sysopism with the more blatant trolls/disruptive editors),
    • WikiPacifism (except for #3 from WikiWarrior),
    • Adminship #3,
    • Basic skill (with a little lean towards Elusive virtue),
    • Semi-factionalism,
    • Proceduralism...
  • hope that helps some...
• helped out on the Account Creation Toolserver Interface?
  • Never even heard of that until just now...