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Hit bull, win steak

Voice your opinion (talk page) (42/0/0); Scheduled to end 20:24, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Hit bull, win steak (talk · contribs) - I think this may be my first RFA nomination in a long time here... I first interacted with Hit bull, win steak in May 2006, making an award of a surreal barnstar for the username. Hb,ws has been, in my opinion, an excellent editor as well as contributing to AFDs, mediating between users (most recently at Talk:Dano (Korean festival)), and dealing with other miscellaneous problems at places as diverse as WP:AIVU, WP:RFD, WP:FPC, WP:UA, and WP:ANI, which shows a wealth of experience in both maintenance and encyclopedia-building. I have no hesitation in placing Hit bull, win steak before you as an admin candidate. Stifle (talk) 20:24, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:

• I accept. Thanks for the nomination. -Hit bull, win steak 21:18, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for taking an interest in this RFA. If I'm promoted, I'll try to do a good job, and if I'm not, I won't take it personally. Any questions, please feel free to add them below, or drop a note on my talk page. -Hit bull, win steak 22:22, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Questions for the candidate

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Misplaced Pages as an administrator. It is recommended that you answer these optional questions to provide guidance for participants:

1. What admin work do you intend to take part in?

A: I'm largely a generalist in my regular editing, and if this nomination is successful, I would probably continue to do so with administrative tasks. I have noticed backlogs at places like AFD, CSD, and AIAV in the past, for example, and been frustrated that I was unable to do anything to clear them. I'll direct my efforts toward whatever areas seem to need them at that moment; there certainly isn't any shortage of tasks to be performed. -Hit bull, win steak 22:14, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

2. What are your best contributions to Misplaced Pages, and why?

A: Unlike a lot of RFA nominees, I don't have a FA or a GA under my belt. A lot of my article-space edits involve more low-level work, where I'm trying to turn a short, unreferenced stub into a viable starter article. A few typical examples of that type of work: The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (which I took from this to this), Terror 2000, Michael Oher, Lama Foundation, and Pep Harris. I do a little bit of everything here, but those are the types of edits of which I'm most proud. -Hit bull, win steak 22:14, 30 October 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: Is there anyone who can honestly answer "No" to the first part of that question? I've been involved in all kinds of contentious situations in the past. Policy page discussions, deletion requests/reviews, RFA nominations, content disputes, ANI drama... I've tried to be reasonable and sensible in disagreements that involve me, and I think that I am more often than I'm not (though I'm definitely not as often as I'd like to be - for an example of the bad me, I called User:Kaldari a dick on ANI during the course of this dispute back in January). In general, I've found that it's more enjoyable to not be angry at people on Misplaced Pages. Even when they're in the wrong, they usually aren't doing it out of malice, so it's best to keep smiling while you try to break the issue down into small, non-controversial pieces. When all else fails, there's no law that says that you can't go watch a movie or take a walk in the woods if you need to cool down for a while. -Hit bull, win steak 22:14, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Question from Acalamari

4. Why do you think adminship is a position of authority? Acalamari 16:38, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

A:

General comments

• See Hit bull, win steak's edit summary usage with mathbot's tool. For the edit count, see the talk page.

• Links for Hit bull, win steak: Hit bull, win steak (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/Hit bull, win steak before commenting.

Discussion

• Comment: In the event that some users here aren't willing to support my nomination, please don't browbeat them over their !vote. Asking for a clarification of position is perfectly reasonable, but I've seen some RFA nominations devolve into a mob scene, and I'd like to cut that off at the pass if possible. People are entitled to their opinions, and it won't kill me to hear a little bit of criticism. I might even learn something that I ought to know. -Hit bull, win steak 22:25, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Well said. Pedro :  Chat  22:58, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Support

1. Support as nominator. Stifle (talk) 20:24, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
2. Support Oh, sure... Nice to have someone else doing the thankless bulk minor edits through a weird mix of semi-random articles trawl. — iridescent 22:46, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
3. {{subst:eh? what? thought you were....oh never mind...}} Pedro :  Chat  22:56, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
4. Support without reservation. Does the work. Sam Blacketer 22:57, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
5. --U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 23:15, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
6. Ρх₥α 23:22, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
7. Strong support, excellent member of the community. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Corvus cornix (talk • contribs)
8. Strong support. bibliomaniac15 A straw poll on straw polls 00:08, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
9. Support, good vandal fighter. NawlinWiki 00:11, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
10. Support does some great work around here and I'm sure will do more with the mop --Pumpmeup 00:15, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
11. Beat me to it I was going to offer a nomination tomorrow. How cruel. I remember when I first ran across the user well over a year ago, during an AfD debate. Level headed, knowledgeable, and a fantastic username to boot. Keegan 00:51, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
12. Support - Great user. Nice username, by the way.   jj137 (Talk) 01:42, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
13. Support Thought he was already an admin. Also, way to break WP:BN/R :D east.718 at 01:50, 10/31/2007
14. Support - Per nom! Will do good work with the mop. Tiptoety 01:51, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
15. Support. I've seen Hb,ws around and know they make a good contribution.-gadfium 02:20, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
16. WODUP 02:35, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
17. Support, figured this had to be coming at some point. I've been impressed every time I've seen this editor around, and an inventive username is an added bonus. Seraphimblade 02:41, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
18. Support per amusing username, err, per good work against vandals and the like. Heimstern Läufer (talk) 03:38, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
19. You got my support. -- FayssalF - 03:39, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
20. Wish I had nommed Support. ⇒SWATJester 03:51, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
21. Support I know "thought he already was one" is a cliché, but I really did. Good member of the community. Raymond Arritt 04:24, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
22. Support After checking Track and as per Seraphimblade. Pharaoh of the Wizards 04:25, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
23. Support Based on nothing but username. :) Dfrg.msc 04:36, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
24. Support From the interactions I've seen, a nice calm user and contributor. Ealdgyth | Talk 05:12, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
25. support has always seemed a sane and reasonable person to me. Pete.Hurd 06:13, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
26. Support. This editor knows what he's doing, has quite a bit of experience, and has been contributing for a long time. Useight 06:21, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
27. Support --MONGO 07:21, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
28. Support Unlikely to abuse admin tools. No major concerns here as well. --Siva1979 07:49, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
29. Support, we need more hearty folks taking care of the backlog at AFD, CSD, and AIAV. Curt Wilhelm VonSavage 08:24, 31 October 2007 (UTC).
30. Absolutely the best username ever (except mine). — H₂O —  08:42, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
31. Support. Good work all-round in numerous areas. Responsible adminship predicted here. Sjakkalle (Check!) 09:18, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
32. Support Jmlk17 09:37, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
33. Support. Thought he already was, &c.... Coemgenus 10:48, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
34. Strong support Can't wait until this user becomes an admin. NHRHS2010 talk 11:24, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
35. Support - overdue. Addhoc 12:21, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
36. Support, very much. Neil ☎ 13:52, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
37. Support Pile on. I was especially impressed by the answer to #3. Dppowell 14:11, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
38. Support per positive past experiences with this user. Dekimasuよ! 14:15, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
39. Strong support Wow. If I had any idea that the user wasn't already an admin, I'd have nominated him a year ago. Marvelous, funny, good-natured person with keen judgment. Excellent candidate. Xoloz 14:56, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
40. Support. Lots of edits overall and at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents, Administrator intervention against vandalism, and recently at Articles for deletion. While we do not always agree (see AFD), this editor can be trusted. Bearian 15:24, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
41. Support absolutely. This is way overdue. Neranei (talk) 15:59, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
42. Moo. Surprised to find this editor wasn't already an admin - works well with others, does good work, and can certainly be trusted with the tools. Tony Fox (arf!) 16:21, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
43. Support I too am surprised that s/he's not an admin; always assumed s/he was. Good editor from my interactions. Carlossuarez46 16:54, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
44. Support I'm familiar with this editor; excellent work, awesome username. OhNoitsJamie 17:13, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
45. Support (as if another !vote was necessary). I've seen many comments and contributions from this editor, but never a bad one. Sheffield Steel_stalk 17:27, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
46. Support His interactions with others look mature enough for an admin. 17:48, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Oppose

Neutral