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| Essjay has been very valuable in ]. Is a very kind user and a member of ]. Trolls have attacked him. Always uses the preview button. Has over 2,000 edits. Sorry, Kate's tool is broken but you can do it the long way here: ]. ] 12:52, 13 July 2005 (UTC) | Essjay has been very valuable in ]. Is a very kind user and a member of ]. Trolls have attacked him. Always uses the preview button. Has over 2,000 edits. Sorry, Kate's tool is broken but you can do it the long way here: ]. ] 12:52, 13 July 2005 (UTC) | ||
| :I gladly accept ] nomination, and I look forward to the day I can nominate him. I’m excited by the prospect of being able to serve the community more. | |||
| :''Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:'' | |||
| :I have one request: If someone votes oppose without comment, or you don’t agree with their reasons, ''please don’t jump on them.'' I hope my RfA will be able to proudly proclaim '''no editors were harmed in the production of this RfA.''' Thanks all, -- ] · ] 13:00, July 13, 2005 (UTC) | |||
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| *Kate's tool is broken at the moment, but ] counted my edits and informs me they are 2000 as of his nomination. | |||
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| '''Questions for the candidate'''<br /> | '''Questions for the candidate'''<br /> | ||
| ''A few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:'' | ''A few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:'' | ||
| '''1. What sysop chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with? (Please read the page about administrators and the administrators' reading list.)''' | |||
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| :I do a fair bit of ], particularly in the early morning hours (Eastern US); the rollback and block functions would be especially helpful, as it’s sometimes difficult to find admins at 3:00 AM EDT. Page protection could also be useful, as there have been some recent bouts of vandals targeting specific articles repeatedly (] and ] come to mind); I believe that if you can stop them from vandalizing for long enough (even if it’s just an hour) they’ll get bored and move on to some other site. I’m not particularly interested in becoming one of the VfD closers, but having the delete power would be good for CSD articles, as I run across a good number of those doing RC patrol. (I mean ones that have already been tagged as speedies, or are obvious vandalism; I wouldn’t speedy an article that wasn’t already tagged or obvious vandalism.) | |||
| ::'''A'''. | |||
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| :Also, I tend to be around a lot, so I would be easily available to the larger community. (It’s sometimes difficult to find an admin who is around when you are.) | |||
| ::'''A'''. | |||
| ⚫ | '''2. Of your articles or contributions to Misplaced Pages, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?''' | ||
| :Most of my edits have been to theology related articles; I am a theology scholar after all. I’ve added a good bit of material to articles, particularly material related to Roman Catholicism. The only two articles I’ve created from scratch are ] of which I’m rather proud, and ]. | |||
| :For the most part, I prefer to do peer review and/or add RC sections to existing articles. I’ve de-stubbed a few, expanded a lot, and created a pair; I feel well rounded. A list of my significant contributions is ]. Also, I use the preview function ''extensively'' and I maintain several sandboxes where I prepare large edits; my article space edits are deflated (and my userspace edits are inflated) dramatically by this practice. I would estimate that if I didn't do revisions in my sandboxes or use the preview button, I'd have somewhere over 750 articlespace edits. | |||
| ⚫ | '''3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or do you feel other users have caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?''' | ||
| :I’ve never been in a revert war, although I’ve been accused of it once (I thought I was reverting vandalism; darn those tricky vandals!) That particular situation upset me quite a bit, as I’d never been accused of any such thing in over 1300 edits. I’ve challenged a few anons to cite their sources, and I’m more than happy to provide mine. When I’ve been wrong, I’ve said so. I have a pretty tough skin when it comes to vandals and hostile editors; what upsets me is when an established user is ] or ]. I think that sometimes the long-established editors forget that there are newbies underfoot. My personal mantra is ] and I am very protective when it comes to new editors. | |||
| :I love being at Misplaced Pages; I’d like to be of more use to the community. I would '''never''' use admin powers in '''any''' situation where I wasn’t sure of what I was doing. I’m continually learning about the site, and I look forward to doing more in the future. | |||
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Essjay
Vote here (13/7/2005) ending 12:52 07 Month 20 (UTC) Essjay has been very valuable in RC Patrol. Is a very kind user and a member of WP:WC. Trolls have attacked him. Always uses the preview button. Has over 2,000 edits. Sorry, Kate's tool is broken but you can do it the long way here: Contributions. Redwolf24 12:52, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
- I gladly accept Redwolf24’s nomination, and I look forward to the day I can nominate him. I’m excited by the prospect of being able to serve the community more.
- I have one request: If someone votes oppose without comment, or you don’t agree with their reasons, please don’t jump on them. I hope my RfA will be able to proudly proclaim no editors were harmed in the production of this RfA. Thanks all, -- Essjay · Talk 13:00, July 13, 2005 (UTC)
Support
Oppose
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Comments
- Kate's tool is broken at the moment, but Redwolf24 counted my edits and informs me they are 2000 as of his nomination.
Questions for the candidate
A few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:
1. What sysop chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with? (Please read the page about administrators and the administrators' reading list.)
- I do a fair bit of RC Patrol, particularly in the early morning hours (Eastern US); the rollback and block functions would be especially helpful, as it’s sometimes difficult to find admins at 3:00 AM EDT. Page protection could also be useful, as there have been some recent bouts of vandals targeting specific articles repeatedly (George W. Bush and Dick Cheney come to mind); I believe that if you can stop them from vandalizing for long enough (even if it’s just an hour) they’ll get bored and move on to some other site. I’m not particularly interested in becoming one of the VfD closers, but having the delete power would be good for CSD articles, as I run across a good number of those doing RC patrol. (I mean ones that have already been tagged as speedies, or are obvious vandalism; I wouldn’t speedy an article that wasn’t already tagged or obvious vandalism.)
- Also, I tend to be around a lot, so I would be easily available to the larger community. (It’s sometimes difficult to find an admin who is around when you are.)
2. Of your articles or contributions to Misplaced Pages, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
- Most of my edits have been to theology related articles; I am a theology scholar after all. I’ve added a good bit of material to articles, particularly material related to Roman Catholicism. The only two articles I’ve created from scratch are Cathedral of the Assumption (Louisville) of which I’m rather proud, and Archdiocese of Louisville.
- For the most part, I prefer to do peer review and/or add RC sections to existing articles. I’ve de-stubbed a few, expanded a lot, and created a pair; I feel well rounded. A list of my significant contributions is here. Also, I use the preview function extensively and I maintain several sandboxes where I prepare large edits; my article space edits are deflated (and my userspace edits are inflated) dramatically by this practice. I would estimate that if I didn't do revisions in my sandboxes or use the preview button, I'd have somewhere over 750 articlespace edits.
3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or do you feel other users have caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?
- I’ve never been in a revert war, although I’ve been accused of it once (I thought I was reverting vandalism; darn those tricky vandals!) That particular situation upset me quite a bit, as I’d never been accused of any such thing in over 1300 edits. I’ve challenged a few anons to cite their sources, and I’m more than happy to provide mine. When I’ve been wrong, I’ve said so. I have a pretty tough skin when it comes to vandals and hostile editors; what upsets me is when an established user is uncivil or downright mean. I think that sometimes the long-established editors forget that there are newbies underfoot. My personal mantra is Don’t bite newbies, ever! and I am very protective when it comes to new editors.
- I love being at Misplaced Pages; I’d like to be of more use to the community. I would never use admin powers in any situation where I wasn’t sure of what I was doing. I’m continually learning about the site, and I look forward to doing more in the future.