Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Jhfireboy

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[edit] Jhfireboy

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Jhfireboy (talk · contribs) - He helped me learn how to use wikipedia effectively before I created my account. He also explained the benefits of creating my own account, which, in turn, persuaded me to make one. He is a Recent Changes Patroller, a member of CVU, Counter Vandalism Unit, he uses various programs in his efforts against vandals, to make Wikipedia a better site and he is a member of Adopt-a-User, although he is struggling to find people to adopt. He is a core member of various portals and he is a member of various Wikiprojects as well. I decided, before create a user page, or a talk page to nominate User:Jhfireboy first because he has been such a great help and has convinced me to become a member of Wikpedia. Projectoxide 15:42, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:'I accept' Jhfireboy I'm listening 12:10, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

When you view my contributions, you will notice that I have not made any edits in a while, this is because I was banned of my home PC and my school administrators frown on editing at school. This ban is over and I can fulfil the duties of a Wikipedian (and hopefully admin). Jhfireboy I'm listening 12:10, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Questions for the candidate

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia as an administrator. You may wish to answer the following optional questions to provide guidance for participants:

1. What admin work, if any, do you intend to take part in?
A: I intend to increase the amount of anti-vandal work I do, mainly with the page WP:AIV (Administrators Agtainst Vandalism) and with the rollback feature that will be unlocked to me. This will improve my RC patroling. Also, I will use WP:XFD (Deletion Databases), particularly WP:PROD (proposed deletion) and WP:AfD (Articles for Deletion). I will also join the admin coaching program to help other advanced users pass the selection process to be an admin.
2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?
A: My best contribution, in my opinion, is the Star trek portal because I changed the featured articles to change monthly, so the main contributors can choose the featured articles months ahead of time. I know this is not a massive thing but I am more of a WikiGnome and WikiElf.
3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or have other users caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?
A: I have had some odd vandalising to my user page. I removed the vandalism each time and left a polite message on the IPs' user page explaining what vandalism will end up doing to them. In the future I willl use the rollback tool on vandalism and if it persists (by IP users), I will semi-protect wikis.

[edit] General comments

Please keep criticism constructive and polite. If you are unfamiliar with the nominee, please thoroughly review Special:Contributions/Jhfireboy before commenting.

[edit] Discussion

Support

  1. I Vote for jhfireboy because he has helped me loads --Projectoxide 12:20, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
  2. Support - no problems with this editor, and adminship is no big deal. Walton Need some help? 13:06, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
  3. Support You are the kind of AGF editor that is in short supply. I say, hand you the mop. --Pupster21 Talk To Me 15:00, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Oppose

  1. Oppose sorry to do this, but there are a number of small issues here that together make me think you are not yet ready. I notice in looking through your contributions a number of errors, such as this one; I am sure that edit was made in good faith, but you sometimes make these sorts of mistakes. I see you have only ever participated in one RfA debate and no XfD debates, so its hard to get a good feel for your knowledge of policy and how you react in debates. You've made only a handful of edits since the end of February, which isn't that big of a deal in itself, but it seems odd to take a long-ish Wikibreak and come straight into an RfA. Your use of edit summaries is very low. Despite your claims of being an RC patroller, I don't see any evidence of you ever warning a vandal or reporting vandalism to WP:AIV, or even revert any vandalism. Overall lots of small things, but together they mean to me, that you're not ready. I suggest you participate in some AfD debates (they're a great way to learn policy), get more involved in RC patrolling, then try for an editor review in a couple of months to get some further feedback. Good luck, Gwernol 12:36, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
  2. Oppose I think you are on the right path. Your talk page demonstrates that you have reached out to others to learn and that is critical. I think your enthusiasm is remarkable and that you will be a fine admin at some point. However, I think there are some things that you need to do. One, continue to build your edit counts. There is no firm number but people like experience. 2. Make sure you leave edit summaries every time. That makes it easier for people to see what you have done. In your preferences, you can make it a requirement. 3. Be sure and brush up on the image rules. Please don't be disappointed. Keep growing and you'll be an admin in no time! JodyB talk 12:38, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
  3. Weak Oppose - You're definitely on the right path, and my oppose has nothing to do with your passion and aptitude for vandalism-prevention and reversion. However, I think you're just not ready for the tools. Keep trying, and try to broaden your horizons, and come back in a few months, and I will probably support. I usually don't make mention of this, but you only have 500-something edits. Just keep editing, and you'll get adminship soon enough. Cool Bluetalk to me 13:13, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
  4. Oppose on the basis that you have not yet participated in the areas where you hope to help out. As a position of trust, an administrator must display an understanding of policy through actions. My advice would to make some vandalism reports to WP:AIV, and comment in some deletion discussions. Admins actually close and interpret discussions, not just comment in them, so I'd like to see that you are familiar with them before you start closing them. Leebo T/C 13:25, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
  5. Oppose Sorry, I cant support a candidate with less than 1000 edits and unfortunately you only have approximately 500, I would also suggest using an edit summary more often - yours is less than one quarter, I think you are on the right track and by requesting an admin coach is definitely a step in the right direction, however I'd also suggest particpating in WP:XFD and getting involved with reporting editors at WP:AIV as you say you wish to help there but I cant see any experience there, give it a few months of contribs and make improvements and you'll probably pass! Kindest regards - The Sunshine Man 14:56, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
  6. Oppose per Gwernol. I do not think Jhfireboy has the necessary experience, though I think if Gwernol's advice is followed that experience will be gained within a few months. I would likely support at that time. ···日本穣? · Talk to Nihonjoe 15:27, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
  7. Oppose Just over five hundred edits in your first year of contributing to the project, with less than fifty contributions each to the policy and user Talk spaces, suggest that you need to gather more experience of interacting with other editors and exercising a knowledge of the policies and guidelines with opinions expressed at XfD discussions, amongst many other available areas. You need to become involved with admin-related tasks such as new page/recent change patrols; warning vandals and reporting them to WP:AIV and WP:AN/I etc where appropriate; you can also assist other editors on the Help and Reference desks; welcome new users and source, reference and provide citations for factual assertions in the articles themselves. Joining Wikiprojects, if you have not already done so, will assist in your contributions and interaction with editors. Lastly, you need to sustain your contributions consistently over several months in order to demonstrate commitment to the project. Try again in another twelve months with this experience behind you and you would be a valuable addidition to the admin ranks. (aeropagitica) 17:02, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
  8. Oppose - Sorry But I can't support an editor with less than a 1000 edits simply because the tools are a bit complicated and for a person who doesn't have much edits might not be able to use it well and wisely but I believe you have the experience needed and if you apply in another 3 months..I will definitely support you..Sorry..--Cometstyles 17:21, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
  9. Oppose I agree with most of the arguments above: your edits aren't thorough and extensive enough to warrant a sysop. 1000 edits is quite low, and shows less experience than necessary for adminship. Try more editing and perhaps joining a Wikiproject, get the experience up, and try back sometime in the future. Jmlk17 19:33, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
  10. Oppose, for now. You need more experience writing articles and participating in Wikipedia's departments. Please read (and copy-edit) Wikipedia's help pages, policies, guidelines, and manual of style. Dipping in and correcting grammar and typos helps prove you read them.  ;) And get an admin coach. I hope you find these tips useful. The Transhumanist 21:24, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
  11. Oppose per most of Gwernol's opposition. (Although there are certainly many edits to support the claim of vandalism reversion, the lack of edit summary makes many of them unnoticeable.) -- LeCourT:C 22:07, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
  12. Oppose: Lack of experience, also edit summary usage is low which would be nice to have.  Orfen User Talk | Contribs 22:11, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
  13. Oppose per User:Gwernol. At the moment you do not demonstrate enough experience in admin-related areas to indicate that you would be efficient or effective in the use of the tools.--Anthony.bradbury 23:43, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
  14. Oppose At this time, you don't have enough experience in the admin areas you promise to help with (XfD, AIV...etc.). A few months of solid editing in these areas will help. Sr13 (T|C) 08:18, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
  15. Oppose due to lack of activity. Almost surprised this is stil up, actually.--Wizardman 16:07, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Neutral

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