Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Neckername
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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.
Nomination
[edit]Final (0/3/0); Closed per WP:NOTNOW by — Aitias // discussion at 22:11, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Neckername (talk · contribs) – Proud Gamer (talk) 20:47, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The candidate may make an optional statement here.
I am very knowledgeable in the technological field of computers, knowing html and basic C++ programming. I also am very knowledgeable in the hardware and software areas of computing.
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Questions for the candidate
[edit]Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia as an administrator. It is recommended that you answer these optional questions to provide guidance for participants:
- 1. What administrative work do you intend to take part in?
- A: I intend to do what it takes to make Wikipedia a better technological source of knowledge for others.
- 2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?
- A: My best contribution to Wikipedia was most likely when I added the system requirements for the World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King with both the Mac and PC system requirements. This was my contribution due to the fact that the system requirements were not widely known by people. I was able to retrieve the information from a beta test of the expansion.
- 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 have never been in conflicts over editing and I have always had good relationships with other Wikipedia users. I will try to solve problems with wikipedia users with calm but necessary management techniques.
General comments
[edit]- Links for Neckername: Neckername (talk · contribs · deleted · count · AfD · logs · block log · lu · rfar · spi)
Please keep discussion constructive and civil. If you are unfamiliar with the nominee, please thoroughly review Special:Contributions/Neckername before commenting.
Discussion
[edit]- I've asked the user to consider allowing us to close this request. SQLQuery me! 21:50, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support
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Oppose
[edit]- I appreciate your work towards Wikipedia. I am confident that you know computers, but we have formatting issues that I corrected in this submission that are the base of what an administrator should know. I am computer stupid (I once crashed teh wiki in revising the history of Mars), but RfA applications truly are fill in the blanks. Try again shortly. Keegantalk 21:29, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Oppose. While your work so far has been good, and it is appreciated, there isn't enough yet for me to be sure of your knowledge of policies and procedures. I would recommend closure per WP:NOTNOW. However, I would love to talk to you about the Intel Core i7, which I am considering purchasing. Useight (talk) 21:46, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Thank you for submitting your RFA. While I applaud enthusiasm, I'm afraid you do not yet possess sufficient knowledge/experience for the community to have confidence in your readiness to become an admin. You may find the following advice helpful. If you have not done so already, please read
- Generally, It has been my experience that it takes at least 3,000 edits in a variety of areas to learn policy and guidelines well enough to attempt adminship. Also, nominees returning after an unsuccessful RfA should wait at least another 3,000 edits and 3 months before trying again. Nominees need to show the ability to contribute a number of significant edits to build the encyclopedia.
- The Admin tools allow the user to block and unblock other editors, delete and undelete pages and protect and unprotect pages. Nominees will therefore do well to gain experience and familiarity with such areas as WP:AIV, WP:AFD, WP:CSD, Wikipedia:Protection policy, and WP:BLOCK to learn when to do these things.
- Adminship inevitably leads one to 1) need to explain clearly the reasons for one's decisions, 2) need to review one's decisions and change one's mind when it is reasonable to do so, 3) need to review one's decisions and stand firm when it is reasonable to do so, 4) need to negotiate a compromise. Admins need a familiarity with dispute resolution. The ability to communicate clearly is essential.
- Article building is the raison d'être of Wikipedia. I recommend significant participation in WP:GA or WP:FA as the surest way to gain article building experience. Alternatively, one should have added a total of 30,000 bytes of content, not necessarily all in one article. I find a large number of "Wikignome" type edits to be helpful.
- My suggestion would be to withdraw and try again in another 3 months and 3000 edits. I recommend taking part in RfA discussions to help learn from the experiences of others. Many nominees have found it helpful to obtain an Editor Review or to receive Admin coaching before submitting their RfA. Hope this helps. Good luck and happy editing. Dlohcierekim 21:53, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral
[edit]- 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.