Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ganeshk

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[edit] Ganeshk

Final (85/1/1) ended 15:12, 10 June, 2006 (UTC)

Ganeshk (talk · contribs) – I deem it a privilege to nominate Ganesh Krishnamurthy for adminship. Ganesh has joined the project in January 2005 and became an active contributor from November 2005 with over 25 edits per day since then. He has more than 5500 edits in total and his participation is spread across various namespaces. Me thinks he fits a janitor’s role to a tee, going by his performance of regular and repetitive activities that are eschewed by many editors for more glamorous tasks – I believe he can work effortlessly on several backlog activities requiring admin attention. He was awarded a barnstar for his efforts in maintaining the Indian Collaboration of the week. He is a member of several India-related Wikiprojects, apart from starting one on Politics of India. Given that India is a melting-pot of cultures, I’ve always been amazed by how Ganesh works with such a diversity of editors in a friction-less manner – a fact adverted to in his editor’s review where the community repeatedly referred to his civility, courteousness, polite demeanour and adherence to NPOV. I believe that his ability to foster teamwork is due to his experience in the software industry. Thanks to this industry experience, he has designed a bot to create stubs on unrepresented towns of India, currently waiting approval. He also works in standardising and simplifying tasks such as designing templates. Template:Andhra Pradesh later became standard for templates related to other states of India. Despite his area of work being India-centric, he has been regarded highly by non-Indian editors as well – here, for example. He has been hounded since January by at least 3 editors to accept an RfA nom at various points in time – his standard reply was that he would like to build up more experience and wait till June for the nom. And it is June, hence the nom. He has been very helpful, even for queries on others' talk pages. He knows the right forums to raise issues and fast. He has disclosed various facets of his such as discretion, tact, initiative and helpfulness as called for by the situation. In short, Ganeshk has garnered ample experience of WP and has gathered lot of goodwill so far; he deserves to be an admin and gain access to the admin’s swiss army knife, just like my previous nominee. -- Gurubrahma 14:43, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: Thanks Gurubrahma. I humbly accept. - Ganeshk (talk) 15:12, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Support

  1. A Big Yes!! I beat the nom support A diligent editor to the encyclopedia.--Nearly Headless Nick 15:14, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  2. Support' -- he's done some amazing work here! =Nichalp «Talk»= 15:33, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  3. Support per the cogently written nom. --Gurubrahma 15:35, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  4. Support. I know his work well and I am sure that he shall be a very good administrator. --Bhadani 15:43, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  5. Support. My interaction with this user has been positive; infact I was thinking of nominating him.--May the Force be with you! Shreshth91($ |-| ŗ 3 $ |-| ţ |-|) 15:53, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  6. Support --Terence Ong 15:56, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  7. Support Of course. A nice editor with contribution in several areas, especially regarding India.--Dwaipayan (talk) 15:58, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  8. Support per above -- Saravask 16:04, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  9. Support per Gurubrahma. Rama's Arrow 16:11, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  10. Support — has done very good work in Wikipedia:Wikiproject Politics of India — Ravikiran 16:20, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  11. Support Yanksox 16:39, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  12. Strong Support ForestH2
  13. Strong Support Best one I've ever seen. Great user! — Brendenhull (T + C) at 17:00, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  14. Support looks good. Stats show more than a vandal fighter/janitor as well.Voice-of-AllTalk 17:29, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  15. Support per nom. He has made many accomplishments and it's about time we gave him the mop. Royboycrashfan 17:39, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  16. Support – per nomination – Gurch 17:42, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  17. Support the well-deserving candidate. -Ambuj Saxena (talk) 17:46, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  18. Support agree with nom -- Samir धर्म 17:54, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  19. Support A great editor. It is time to give him the mop. --Siva1979Talk to me 17:58, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  20. Strongest possible support - One of the most helpful users I have ever met. From the time I joined wikipedia, Ganesh has always been there to help me. One of the most worthy candidates for adminship I have ever met. - Aksi_great (talk) 18:08, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  21. Support per nom. --Tone 18:41, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  22. Support per nom. - Lost 18:42, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  23. Support Great user. Master of Puppets FREE BIRD! 19:07, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  24. Support Definitely! User:WikiScholarChad
  25. SupportGod of templates.--Dangerous-Boy 19:51, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  26. Oh, hell, yes! RadioKirk talk to me 21:13, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  27. Support per nom! - DakPowers (Talk) 21:18, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  28. Support I really like the way he handles edit conflicts. CaptainJ (t | c | e) 21:24, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  29. Support per above. —Khoikhoi 21:45, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  30. Support great work. savidan(talk) (e@) 22:48, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  31. Support per above. --digital_me(t/c) 23:15, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
  32. Support. DarthVader 00:20, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  33. Support- A good Wikipedian. Civil, level-headed and has a solid grasp of the way things are done here. I have no qualms at all about entrusting Ganeshk with the mop, bucket and keys. Reyk YO! 00:37, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  34. Support Absolutely. Staxringold talkcontribs 00:42, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  35. Support -- Saluyot 01:04, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  36. Support, obviously. RandyWang (raves/rants) 01:34, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  37. Support Tintin (talk) 01:55, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  38. Support Per the superbly written nom. GizzaChat © 01:56, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  39. Strong support An excellent candidate for adminship, and we do need more admins on India-related topics.--Firsfron 02:31, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  40. Extremely Strong Support nom says it all. Helped me immensely when I was a newbie. --Srikeit(talk ¦ ✉) 02:34, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  41. Strong support Good candidate; very helpful.Bmaganti 02:58, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  42. Damn. This user has a lot of edits. Seems to fit like a glove into every criteria: project involvement, seniority, promptness, civility—good luck!-- The ikiroid  03:20, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
    Wait, 5,500 is a lot? Now I feel extra-special :o --Rory096 04:52, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
    Support. Thewolfstar 03:29, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
    Striking AOL, possible impersonating edit by User:152.163.100.69. --Rory096 04:57, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  43. Support. --Rory096 04:52, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
    Support. Looking good. 152.163.100.69 05:52, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
    Sorry, anons can't vote. — TheKMantalk 05:59, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  44. Support, per nom. — TheKMantalk 05:59, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  45. Support Joe I 06:49, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  46. Support seems to be a good admin material abakharev 08:49, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  47. Support per nom. Good work on India-related articles. Kalani [talk] 08:51, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
    Support. Curpz 09:21, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
    Impersonation by User:152.163.100.69 Tintin (talk) 09:25, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  48. Support--Jusjih 11:23, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  49. Support Per all the above. -- Kukini 12:57, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  50. Support 50 --Jay(Reply) 13:51, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  51. Support -- thunderboltza.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK 15:43, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  52. Strong Support per everything said above! The Halo (talk) 16:25, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  53. Support Okay. Lapinmies 17:48, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  54. Support -- Kunal (Talk) 19:13, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  55. Strong Support - Holy Ganga talk 19:43, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  56. Major Support Complete support. I totally believe Ganeshk is capable of becoming an editor and hope to see this nomination go through. I also hope to see Ganeshk as a Beaureaucrat someday! Political Mind 22:35, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
  57. Total support based on everything that I had already written in Ganesh's editor review. Why aren't more people piling on??Blnguyen | Have your say!!! 00:09, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
  58. Support No problems here. Mr. Lefty Talk to me! 01:03, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
  59. Support, with no reservations. Sango123 01:20, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
  60. Support Meeets my standards, excellent user... No reason to oppose :) LINUXERIST@ 01:51, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
  61. Me too Support WerdnaTc@bCmLt 01:51, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
  62. Support -- Nice contributions and no issues. ImpuMozhi 02:39, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
    Support No issues, great user. Master of Puppets FREE BIRD! 02:45, 5 June 2006 (UTC) I think I'm starting to develop multiple personality disorder... O_O Master of Puppets FREE BIRD! 03:13, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
    Support, great user. --Terence Ong 03:34, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
    I think I'm having dementia, I even forgot that I voted in this RFA already. --Terence Ong 03:55, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
  63. Support. Kirill Lokshin 04:32, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
  64. Support - enter cliche here -- Tawker 07:22, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
  65. Support. A good editor .Bharatveer 08:58, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
  66. Support. I've only ever seen good things from this editor and know he'll be a 1st rate admin. -- I@n ≡ talk 13:26, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
  67. Merovingian {T C @} 16:32, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
  68. Support. Civil, professional, and helpful. - Cribananda 17:20, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
  69. Support. Busy, civil, and calm. --HughCharlesParker (talk - contribs) 19:16, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
  70. Strong support, I am been quite favorably impressed by the quality and breadth of Ganeshk's contributions that I've intersected with, and I'm not even around half of the Wikiprojects he works on! Very professional and a major contributor. Waste no time handing this one the mop. -- Deville (Talk) 02:01, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
  71. Happy to Support - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 04:36, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
  72. SupportTimothy Usher 04:50, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
  73. Support, due to the previous arguments, and the user's contributions.Cygnus_hansa 17:51, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
  74. Jaranda wat's sup 19:08, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
  75. REALLY STRONG SUPPORT great contributor, will make a great admin... Nobleeagle (Talk) 23:25, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
  76. Support. Multilingual. Looks good and no reason to believe they'd abuse powers. Nephron  T|C 23:47, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
  77. Support no hesitation supporting this candidate, excellent work all round. --Cactus.man ✍ 07:01, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
  78. Support. I love to support good working users. :) - Darwinek 10:33, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
  79. Support, excellent candidate. -999 17:40, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
  80. Support per above.--Kungfu Adam (talk) 20:16, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
  81. Support--blue520 07:33, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
  82. The nominator is one of those noms that comes up with good candidates regularly. Everything checks out. More candidates like this one please!TM Support ++Lar: t/c 12:30, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
  83. Support -- from The King of Kings 18:56, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
  84. Support Extremely good contributor. With 5,500 + valuable edits under his belt, I am sure he will make a good admin.Jordy 12:08, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
  85. Support - Very good contributor. Afonso Silva 14:36, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

Oppose

  1. Oppose. Fails Diablo Test despite 17 months here. Significant edits are unacceptably low - just 22% of his reverts (see Voice of All's log). This clearly shows he has been a stubborn POV warrior. And I almost forgot - he has a fair use image on his subpage. Anwar 09:17, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
    I suppose you understand that we do not tolerate personal attacks? Further such edits might result in a block. Thank you. --Nearly Headless Nick 10:14, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
    Even though it is blatently clear that your oppose is an attack, may you please explain what you mean by "significant edits?" Furthermore, how does that show he is a "POV warrior?" Btw, he did some work to make Portal:India a featured portal. Featured portals have to undergo the same rigourous processes of Peer review etc. just like FAs. In that sense he passes the Diablo test. It will be interesting to see what Mailer Diablo votes. I'm predicting a neutral/weak support. Anyway, Diablo says that there are of course exceptions to that 1FA rule. Don't you think Ganeshk's loyal service to the project in both article expansion as well as maintenance makes him justified to have the tools that will have a positive net result for Wikipedia? GizzaChat © 12:50, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
Anwar, The subpage was sandbox work. I have marked for delete now. Thanks for pointing it out. - Ganeshk (talk) 20:01, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
Once again, can we disregard Anwar's vote...for those that don't know he is opposing every Indian FAC, RFC, FLC, FPC and of course doing his best on FARC and FLRC to try and get rid of India-related Featured articles. The entire Diablo Test thing is simply an excuse, Anwar, don't think you're the only one that know's about the Diablo Test, others will think about it too and will support the users in question. Nobleeagle (Talk) 23:25, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
He has every right to oppose. The 1FA standard is a valid objection. Since he hasn't provided diffs to support the "POV warrior" issue, that issue could be ignored by the community. =Nichalp «Talk»= 08:14, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
A bit of Boothyism. OK, please see Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Joturner 2.Blnguyen | Have your say!!! 00:22, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Neutral

  1. Does not meet 1FA. Ganesh is heading in the right direction, though. - Mailer Diablo 14:12, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Comments User's last 5000 edits.Voice-of-AllTalk 17:29, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

--Viewing contribution data for user Ganeshk (over the 5000 edit(s) shown on this page)--  (FAQ)
Time range: 171 approximate day(s) of edits on this page
Most recent edit on: 17hr (UTC) -- 03, Jun, 2006 || Oldest edit on: 1hr (UTC) -- 15, November, 2005
Overall edit summary use (last 1000 edits): Major edits: 97.14% Minor edits: 100%
Average edits per day: 39.8 (for last 500 edit(s))
Article edit summary use (last 505 edits) : Major article edits: 100% Minor article edits: 100%
Analysis of edits (out of all 5000 edits shown of this page):
Notable article edits (creation/expansion/rewrites/sourcing): 3.48% (174)
Minor article edits (small content/info/reference additions): 9.26% (463)
Superficial article edits (grammar/spelling/wikify/links/tagging): 26.34% (1317)
Breakdown of all edits:
Unique pages edited: 1519 | Average edits per page: 3.29 | Edits on top: 11.3%
Significant edits (non-minor/reverts): 22.9% (1145 edit(s))
Minor edits (non-reverts): 63.5% (3175 edit(s))
Marked reverts (reversions/text removal): 8.84% (442 edit(s))
Unmarked edits: 4.76% (238 edit(s))
Edits by Wikipedia namespace:
Article: 47.44% (2372) | Article talk: 8.52% (426)
User: 6.5% (325) | User talk: 11.46% (573)
Wikipedia: 10.12% (506) | Wikipedia talk: 3.88% (194)
Image: 1.78% (89)
Template: 7.34% (367)
Category: 1.14% (57)
Portal: 1.24% (62)
Help: 0% (0)
MediaWiki: 0% (0)
Other talk pages: 0.58% (29)

Username Ganeshk
Total edits 5603
Distinct pages edited 1768
Average edits/page 3.169
First edit 17:00, January 6, 2005
 
(main) 2778
Talk 436
User 410
User talk 619
Image 116
Image talk 3
Template 378
Template talk 15
Category 57
Wikipedia 523
Wikipedia talk 195
Portal 62
Portal talk 11
 G.He 17:15, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

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, if any, would you anticipate helping with? Please check out Category:Wikipedia backlog, and read the page about administrators and the administrators' reading list.
A: I would help out with WP:AIV, WP:RPP and WP:RM and closing WP:AFDs. After I gain some experience I would venture into other functions. I already do RC patrolling and have done around 300 reverts, the rollback button will be really useful.
2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
A: For the past few months, I have been managing the Indian collaboration of the week. Each week, it gives me a lot of satisfaction to see articles get into better shape after going through this. I started the Politics of India project in hope of improving and bringing consistency to Indian politics-related articles. I started the Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 2006 and State Assembly elections in India, 2006 articles with that in mind. I am currently working on List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu which is on featured list path. I also help out creating templates and infoboxes for WikiProjects and have a bot in development that will create India town articles. I often update the news section of Portal:India and the Indian current events page.
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: In my early days in Wikipedia (around November 2005), I had been in a edit conflict on the IIPM article. An anon kept removing a section on controversy related to IIPM. That section was keeping the article neutral and the reader needed to be informed. Although the reverts were done in belief that it was vandalism, if that happened today, I will stay below the 3RR and try to get into a discussion on the editor’s talk page or the article's talk page and also get other editors to look into the article. It is great to see that the section still exists, thanks to all the people watching over it. Recently, I was in a edit conflict with User:Anwar saadat on the Ajith Kumar article. After my first revert, I left a message on the article's talk page. I stopped with a second revert and let other editors handle the issue.
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.