Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Asbestos

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[edit] Asbestos

Final (32/0/0) ending 08:05 2 September 2005 (UTC) Asbestos (talk · contribs) - Sam has been a member since May 2004. According to Kate's Tool, he has over 4100 edits and is active on all fronts. Sam happens to be very reliable, always staying on top of things. He keeps a to-do list on his user page. He is also extremely organized and humble. Sam keeps an unofficial RfC on himself open so users may leave constructive criticism. As a member of the Harmonious Editing Club, Sam has pledged to remain civil and to use talk pages to sort out conflicts and discuss reverts. He has also taken an interest in becoming a mediator. Methinks he deserves his own soggy mop. -- Acetic Acid 08:05, August 26, 2005 (UTC)

Honored to accept! — Asbestos | Talk (RFC) 14:20, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

Support

  1. Support as nominator. Acetic Acid 08:05, August 26, 2005 (UTC)
  2. Merovingian (t) (c) 17:44, August 26, 2005 (UTC)
  3. Support Ryan Norton T | @ | C 20:55, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

  4. Journalist C.| Holla @ me!

  5. Support I commend Asbestos for his openness to full accountability. Fine admin material. Bratschetalk 5 pillars 00:06, August 27, 2005 (UTC)
  6. Support. Friday (talk) 01:29, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
  7. Support --Chris S. 01:53, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
  8. Support per nominator.Imdaking 01:58, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
  9. Support. Thunderbrand 03:59, August 27, 2005 (UTC)
  10. Sure. Andre (talk) 07:57, August 27, 2005 (UTC)
  11. Support. Rje 13:10, August 27, 2005 (UTC)
  12. Support. Checks out and I like his ability to not only take constructive criticism but to welcome it. Admin material, he is. Linuxbeak | Talk | Desk 15:32, August 27, 2005 (UTC)
  13. Support. El_C 18:05, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
  14. Supporting.  Denelson83  20:43, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
    BTW, he's got a "triple A" behind him. One for his username, and two for the username of his nominator. ;)  Denelson83  03:57, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
  15. Support.—Encephalon | ζ  21:01:28, 2005-08-27 (UTC)
  16. Support. Most definately mopworthy. -- Essjay · Talk 06:40, August 28, 2005 (UTC)
  17. Support. Everything looks excellent here. Great question-answering, and as per Bratsche's comments on Asbestos's openness to full accountability. Func( t, c, @, ) 16:08, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
  18. Support Derktar 15:32, August 29, 2005 (UTC).
  19. Support. I hope the username will serve as a flame retardant. JFW | T@lk 21:08, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
  20. Support KHM03 21:37, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
  21. Support Briangotts (talk) 21:44, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
  22. Support. utcursch | talk 06:45, August 30, 2005 (UTC)
  23. Support per my standards. --Celestianpower hab | myRFA 15:57, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
  24. Support Welcomed me and has been helpful since. Marskell 10:09, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
  25. Support. Excellent candidate. Sjakkalle (Check!) 14:12, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
  26. Oh Yeaahh! the wub "?/!" 16:11, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
  27. Support -- Masterjamie 20:11, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
  28. Support --Alan Au 23:01, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
  29. Support Shimgray 14:41, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
  30. Support, and not (just) to go along with the flow. You have my confidence, and that of everybody else round here, it seems. :) - ulayiti (talk) 17:02, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
  31. Support. Absolutely. SlimVirgin (talk) 18:42, September 1, 2005 (UTC)
  32. Support --Saluyot 01:32, September 2, 2005 (UTC)

Oppose

Neutral

Comments

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.)
A. I spend a fair bit of time on RC patrol, though not in the last couple of months because of a dissertation (finally submitted Thursday). I've also been interested in copyright stuff, and have been involved in Wikipedia:Image sleuthing, so I'd be happy to work on WP:CP and related pages. Finally, while one doesn't need to be an admin to do this, I've applied to be a mediator, and possibly warring parties are more apt to listed to suggestions made by an admin than someone else. — Asbestos | Talk (RFC) 22:59, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
A. Not any one thing in particular. I haven't started any new articles in several months, though that will change now that I finally have a vacation. I've enjoyed working on my technical diagrams and photos, particularly my Please Don't Feed the Trolls sign, which is used fairly widely on the other 'pedias, and represents a philosophy I stand by. — Asbestos | Talk (RFC) 22:59, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
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. Not too many, fortunately. Early in my Wikipedia carrier I got into a tiff with another user over Wesleyan and related pages, which unfortunately let to that user having an RFC brought against him by a number of users. I think if I had been more experienced, I could have avoided the trouble by bringing in more voices to the discussion. As it was, he ended up feeling attacked, and so lashed back — a reaction which I think is quite common in new editors, and which often could be avoided. Some time later, though, he got into an argument with another editor and asked me to help sort out the facts of the dispute [1], which I tried to do, and tried to restore some calm [2] [3]. I haven't really been in a dispute recently, though: I try to keep to harmonious editing — Asbestos | Talk (RFC) 22:59, 26 August 2005 (UTC)