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Buster7

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Nomination

Buster7 (talk · contribs) – It is my pleasure to present Buster7 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) as a candidate for adminship today. I believe I first met Buster through our mutual wiki-friend/role model Dennis Brown. Together, Buster and I started the Editor of the Week project, which has now been in existence for over six months primarily due to Buster’s behind-the-scenes diligence. Buster’s best qualification, in my opinion, for adminship is his ability to be helpful without being patronizing, defensive of policy and/or other editors without being ridiculous, and welcoming without being insincere. Buster’s dedication to helping new users is truly admirable – at one point I believe he noted his aspiration to welcome 25 newcomers daily. On the content side, Buster has amassed over 9500 edits to article space, including over 100 each to each of the timelines for the four years of Obama’s presidency. He manages to remain level-headed in the face of conflict that inevitably ensues on controversial articles such as those. In addition, he has mediated at the talk pages of both Sarah Palin and BP, two additional controversial areas in which Buster’s professional attitude and calm demeanor are worthy of accolade. No matter how Buster eventually decides to utilize the admin tools, should you choose to bestow them upon him, I can unequivocally state that he would use them as he sees fit for the betterment of the encyclopedia and would undoubtedly be a net positive. One final note: Buster informs me that today is his 66th birthday; happy birthday, Buster. Go Phightins! 11:39, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Co–nomination

It is my pleasure to co-nominate Buster7 in his request for adminship. He is a very experienced editor, with more than 30,000 edits in a little over five years. However, statistics only tell a small part of a candidate's story and I believe personality is a far more important issue. With Buster7, personality is not a problem. To me, he is a very approachable, friendly, down-to-earth person, one who is not likely to let the position of administrator go to his head. Although is not afraid to get involved in contentious areas, Buster7's may be at his best when he works to provide encouragement to his fellow Wikipedians, through such venues as the Editor of the Week project. We can always use more admins who are seeking to acknowledge the efforts of others. I am willing to trust Buster7 with the administrator tools and I hope that you are too. AutomaticStrikeout  ?  13:20, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I accept the nomination. ```Buster Seven Talk 12:47, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Questions for the candidate

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Misplaced Pages as an administrator. Please answer these questions to provide guidance for participants:

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

A: My first order of business will be to attend the New Admin School. I'll look into participating at WP:30, WP:Teahouse, intervention against persistent vandals and I will continue to welcome new editors. Note: I will not block (or unblock) for the foreseeable future. WP:DRN is something I will pursue.

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

A: I have written two essays I am proud of, User:Buster7/Wikiknights and User:Buster7/Incivility. I dispense the 100000 Edits Award. I've welcomed thousands of new editors. My best contribution might be that I stay out of trouble...and, therefore I don't waste other editors time. I'm very proud of what fellow clerks and I have created at WP:WER/Editor of the Week. I have been a sane, sensible long-term member of the community. I don't think that will change. The article Lincoln Park Conservatory is a worthy contribution as is my continuing editing and monitoring of the various Timelines of the Obama Administration.

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: Yes, I have. After repeated attempts to reconcile our differences I realized we might always be adversaries so I walked away. If he(?) showed up where I was editing or "talking", I walked away. I removed him from my watchlist and went on my way.

Additional question from Mark Arsten

4. In your view, when should a WP:CIR block be issued?

A: Only in the most extreme case of "lack of clue". I would be concerned for the fragile nature of the person lacking the capacity to edit responsibly. The more I think about it, I'm not sure I would ever block for CIR. More than likely, I would ask for advice.

Additional question from Ottawahitech

5. A while ago you left a message on my talkpage asking me about where I was from. Do you believe Wikipedians should be compelled to answer these types of questions?

A: It was quite a while ago. Not necessary to answer at all and I never pursued it. It was a personal question to appease my natural curiosity. I have a house 20 miles outside of Ottawa, Il. Just wondered if you were a neighbor.

General comments

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Please keep discussion constructive and civil. If you are unfamiliar with the nominee, please thoroughly review his contributions before commenting.

Discussion

Support

1. Enthusiastically, as nom Go Phightins! 13:23, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
2. Support as nom. AutomaticStrikeout  ?  13:31, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
3. Support I've worked with Buster for over a year now, unquestionably ready for the bits and can be trusted. Excellent attitude, calm demeanor and a willingness and desire to serve, which are the traits we need in admin. Dennis Brown | 2¢ | WER 13:41, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
4. Support I do not believe they would abuse the tools or the position.--MONGO 13:46, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
5. Support - Looking at my admin criteria, looks like there's no problems at all. ZappaOMati 14:09, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
6. Support - looks okay to me.Deb (talk) 14:17, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
7. Support; I have seen Buster7 calmly talk someone down from the Reichstag over unbalanced editing; he possesses the temperament suitable for adminship. He also has a good deal of clue. Horologium (talk) 14:34, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
8. Support Polite and coherent. While the need for tools isn't clearly established per answers to #1, Buster7 is a trusted editor with pleasing attitude and approach. Let him help us. Alex Shih 15:01, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
9. Support Thought Buster already had a mop. I've seen his interactions and activity and strongly agree he'll use the tools to benefit Wikipeda. DocTree (ʞlɐʇ·cont) Join WER 15:21, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
10. Support - I've seen him around and he has a very good attitude, calm demeanor and a willingness to serve the community. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 16:04, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Oppose

1. Collect (talk) 15:07, 7 August 2013 (UTC) Noting the camdidate's statements : I have some derogatory and self-created (by him) information that I would like to reveal regarding ***. But, I would like to create a situation where most of the editors that have worked to formulate a quality article are present. Unless *** pushes too much, I will probably wait till closer to the election. (I feel like Sam Spade/Private Detective).And then, lets just go back to being fellow editors with an extreme dislike for an editor whose name begins with a C and ends in a T, which he follows with a disclaimer - and then a slew of personal commentary directed at me anyways <g>. Not to mention his never-ending colloquy with Writegeist and his "precious" edit about another editor Do you have a psychopathic schizophrnic I can borrow? in April of this year. Demeanor unworthy of being an admin IMO. I do not consider calling someone a "psychopathic schizophrnic " is indicative of calmness nir of collegiality, and this was within the past few months, so can not be considered "old." Collect (talk) 15:07, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
2. Oppose due to your answers to questions 1–3. Q1 asks what admin work you would take part in, and you answered with nothing that is admin work. Do you know what admins do here? Your answer to Q2 doesn't paint a picture of very much content work at all, which leaves me in doubt about your understanding of what content editors go through here. Your answer to Q3 is vague and not very useful. --Laser brain (talk) 18:33, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
3. Oppose - You list ambitions to work in areas that don't require admin privileges. Having yourself voted here before, you aren't a complete novice at RfA and I would've expected more elaboration. Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 19:00, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

   I really don't know where the mop will lead me. Most likely it will be in arenas dealing with new editors, vandals, civility, speaking up for editors that need a voice. I could scour previous RfC's and give you a long list of what I would do and where I would do it. But right now, today, I'm really not sure. In real life, I AM a janitor at least I was one for 20 years. So I know how to swing a mop (keep things clean and tidy), how to keep the peace between warring tenants (here it would be warring editors), I know how to use tools to repair things and get them to operate as they were intended. ```Buster Seven Talk 19:26, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

4. Oppose - I'm sorry, but I find your answer to question 3 unsatisfying, especially given Collect's link and your past history.--Jasper Deng (talk) 19:02, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

   I really have had very little conflict over the years. The conflict I reference in my answer to question 3 may bubble to the surface here in the next few days and I will explain my position then, if necessary. ```Buster Seven Talk 19:15, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

   Specifically, you're not being very specific in your answer to question 3, especially with regards to conflicts you have had a while ago as well.--Jasper Deng (talk) 19:17, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Do you have a specific conflict in mind? I don't edit war. I've never been banned. My talk page has never been vandalized. Have I had words with editors? Sure, but nothing major. ```Buster Seven Talk 19:32, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Neutral

1. Leaning support, but I'd like to see Buster's comments on Collect's !vote beforehand. Ed  18:20, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

   Please see my answer to Q3. If my RfA hinges on not responding to Editor Collect, so be it! ```Buster Seven Talk 18:58, 7 August 2013 (UTC)