Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Terrillwhite

The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a request for adminship that did not succeed. Please do not modify it.

[edit] Terrillwhite

Voice your opinion (0/6/1) Ended 14:22, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Terrillwhite (talk • contribs) – I visit wikipedia on a daily basis and am always eager to assist with correcting typos, pointing out problem areas and making Wikipedia the best that it can be. I am excited about the future of Wikipedia and view it as a very vital research tool. T. White 11:36, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:I accept this nomination. I withdraw my nomination

Questions for the candidate

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia in this capacity. Please take the time to answer a few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:

1. What sysop chores do you anticipate helping with? Please check out Category:Wikipedia backlog and Category:Administrative backlog, and read the page about administrators and the administrators' reading list.

A: I would like to help deter vandalism via rollback and blocking. I'll check for inappropriate usernames, imposters, etc. I will also insure that users are following the guidelines for submission as well.

2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any with which you are particularly pleased, and why?

A: I am pleased with my work on:

• Junaluska - Primarily based on the indepth biographical information that I was able to retrieve and the article on . . .
• Yonaguska - for the same reasons.

I am also proud of my work on the Southern Gospel page and the creation of the Wikipedia:WikiProject Southern Gospel. I know that it is still in the baby phase but my hopes are that this will create better articles relating to Southern Gospel music.

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?

A: I haven't been in any conflicts over editing but if any ever does occur, I will gladly take advice and utilize it to the best of my ability without creating problems.

General comments

• See Terrillwhite's edit summary usage with mathbot's tool. For the edit count, see the talk page.

Discussion

Support

Oppose

1. No need for tools. – Chacor 09:15, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
2. Oppose — Generally no need for them at present. Matthew Fenton (talk · contribs · count · email) 09:19, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
3. Oppose. I would suggest gaining more experience first. NauticaShades 09:37, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
4. Inexperience. Edit summary usage is rather poor, too. - Mailer Diablo 10:23, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
5. Adminiship is not a status symbol. Being an admin makes it easier to do some tasks, which I don't think you are doing or intend to do. utcursch | talk 12:54, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
6. Oppose. Sorry, but you need more than 42 Wikipedia space edits to show you're familiar with the policies and such. 17% edit summary uses is bad, too. Try again in a few months, preferably after lots of vandal fighting and XfD. Remember, not being an admin doesn't mean you're not a good article writer; there are many editors who I would never give the mop. It's not because you're bad I'm opposing you, you just don't need the tools yet. -Amarkov ^blah_edits 14:20, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Neutral

1. Hey Terrill, it's really great to see that you want to help out like this. However, your level of activity is a little too low for most people to be able to support you. I think you've been around about as long as I have, but you need to contribute more widely before you can truly understand a lot of processes that take place around here. Administators generally have to be fairly fairly involved in the project space, which you haven't been so far. I'd recommend you withdraw the RfA, maybe get an editor review, contribute a little more heavily and take place in policy discussions and the like, and come back in 6 months. Please don't be discouraged - lots of RfAs fail the first time around but are overwhelmingly successful on the second try! So, hang in there, take a look around the project pages and try to contribute to things you like - AfDs, vandalism patrol (which you can do without admin tools, too), deletion debates and related issues will help you gain the experience necessary to be an administrator. Good luck! riana_dzasta 12:42, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

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.