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Dar-Ape (talk ยท contribs) Hello. I've been an active contributor here for about 9 months and have over 5500 edits. I mostly revert vandalism and help out in other various areas. I had an unsuccessful RfA in December which I withdrew because many people felt I was not experienced enough. I would like to try again soon. I would appreciate any and all suggestions anyone has for me, even if they are only minor nitpicks. Thanks! Dar-Ape 19:07, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Reviews

I reviewed your user and user talk pages, some of your articles, and your previous RFA. I really don't see anything wrong with the way you're contributing to Wikipedia and communicating with users. In particular, I am impressed by the way you help users who ask questions at the Reference Desk or on your talk page. I would encourage you to apply for adminship again soon, and I would be willing to support you (or even nominate you).

To that end, it might be a good idea to try two new things:

  1. Get more active in XFD discussions. This was a sticking point with the oppose votes last time. You don't have to scan the 100+ articles on AFD every day (though I sometimes do that); you can specialize in AFDs within your field of interest, such as music-related deletions.
  2. Try to take your best articles to the next level. "Treasure Island" and "William A. Hammond" might be within reach of achieving Good Article status.

I wish you good luck. YechielMan 19:02, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Comments

Questions

  1. Of your contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
    I am particularly pleased with my creations Treasure Island (1934 film), Outrage! (game) (DYK), William Alexander Hammond (DYK), and The Kite Runner (film). Specifically, I am pleased with the first two because little information about them is available elsewhere on the internet, and I am pleased with William Alexander Hammond because it was surprising to realize such an important and famous man did not have an article until I wrote it.
  2. 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 have had disagreements, but none have caused me stress, and I have never been engaged in an edit war or a large, extended conflict. I think one of the reasons I'm rarely engaged in any kind of serious conflict is because I work to prevent them the same way I have and will always deal with them: staying calm and laid back, assuming good faith, being polite, and never forgetting policies. Examples:
    • User talk:Meteoroid/Archive 2#Image:Edit Summary-2.png is largeley self-explanatory. After Meteoroid never replied, I removed the warning in question myself.
    • See my RfA for more examples.
  3. What areas do you think you need the most improvement in? The Transhumanist   04:19, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
    I could probably contribute more to XFD discussions, which have not been a principal focus of mine, but I would say this would be a mostly quantity based improvement as opposed to a quality based one. As for quality, I'm not really sure... :-/
  4. What are your greatest strengths as a Wikipedian? The Transhumanist   04:19, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
    One of my greatest strengths is my centeredness and levelheadedness; I am typically calm and courteous even if another user I'm discussing something with is not. I also take pride in the variety of the articles I contribute to and the tasks I take part in.