Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Tmalmjursson

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[edit] Tmalmjursson

Final (1/8/1) ended 21:55, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Tmalmjursson (talk · contribs) – I am nominating myself for the post of Administrator within Wikipedia. Despite having a low edit count, I am working actively within Wikipedia against Vandalism, having first joined the RC Patrol, then started working with the Counter Vandalism Unit. I have been on Wikipedia with an account for about 2 years, although I have been editing and using Wikipedia for about 4 years in total, previously on an IP. I feel that I could contribute more to the removal of Vandalism on Wikipedia, since as well as finding it, I would be able to take immediate action to stop it, instead of simply rolling back edits and leaving messages on the vandal's talk page, only to leave the actual job of blocking or banning the vandal to someone else. I am not looking specifically for power, since I know that there are other jobs within Wikipedia which the admins do, such as dealing with AfD's and the like. I hope you woud be prepared to accept this self nomination and I am happy to answer any and all questions and discussions. Thor Malmjursson 16:22, 12 February 2006 (UTC) Thor's pet yack

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: Self Nominated, so yes I accept. Thor Malmjursson 16:54, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
Withdrawn - I am withdrawing my RfA, on the basis that I feel that the comments made by users up to now are valid, and I agree with them. I thank those who have voted on this RfA, and once I have sorted myself out and got myself into a position where I would be able to apply again, I will do so. Thor Malmjursson 21:55, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Support

  1. Very Weak Support Although your edit counts are very, very, low, you are a veteran member of Wikipedia for around two years. I do not know how your RfA is going to end but most users will likely oppose your nomination. Anyway good luck! --Siva1979Talk to me17:51, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Oppose

  1. Oppose I'm uncomfortable with the number of edits, which are less than 500. While this in itself is no good reason to object, as most of these appear to be edits to category-space or userspace, this is very worrying. I see no evidence indicating familiarity with Wikipedia policies. Furthermore, this user has only started reverting vandalism recently; certainly not enough to show familiarity with the nuances of the process. Far too often we get CVU members who only know how to bite the newbies. I also had to fix this nomination by adding it to WP:RFA, something the user forgot/didn't know how to do. All in all, I don't think adminship is a small enough deal to let this user in. Keep up editing, however, and I'll be willing to reconsider in a few months. Johnleemk | Talk 16:53, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
  2. oppose per johnleemk. Sorry. (*) aa v ^ 17:03, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
  3. Oppose per Johnleemk NaconKantari e|t||c|m 17:04, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
  4. Oppose; 250 edits per year are far too low for an admin, I'm afraid. smurrayinchester(User), (Talk) 17:05, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
  5. Oppose. Really active only recently, don't see much wikispace participation. Kusma (討論) 17:20, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
  6. Oppose, keep on doing good work, and come back in a few months. Jacoplane 17:48, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
  7. Oppose, per previous arguments. — Rebelguys2 talk 21:30, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
  8. Oppose, I really hate to do this, but you have only been making significant contributions for less than a month and a half. I looked over your contributions, and there does not seem to be enough vandal-fighting or Wikispace activities to convince me that you are familiar with Wikipedia policy. Good job so far though! Where (talk) 21:46, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Neutral

  1. Total number of edits is 472, out of which 332 are in January. Keep on doing good work, and come back in two-three months. Oleg Alexandrov (talk) 17:12, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Comments

  • Edit summary usage: 92% for major edits and 77% for minor edits. Based on the last 133 major and 82 minor edits outside the Wikipedia, User, Image, and all Talk namespaces. Mathbot 17:00, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
  • See Tmalmjursson's edit count and contribution tree with Interiot's tool.

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. What I would be most likely to work on would be intervening against vandalism, dealing with 3RR violations, and assisting with AfD's. I would be happy though to throw myself at anything which needed doing to ensure the smooth running of Wikipedia.
2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
A. None in particular, although I have worked on quite a lot of articles, some of those which I have enjoyed editing and contributing to are those on SuperTed and Homosexuality. I have also translated 3 articles from other Wikipediæ, Peter Maffay, Helme Heine and Tabaluga. The article on Tabaluga has since been translated onto another Wikipedia. I also enjoy contributing to Spoken Wikipedia, and am pleased with the work I have done there.
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 have been a little stressed in the past, dealing with people arguing about subjects I have contributed to. Normally, I just totally calm down, and try and rationalise with the person who is stressing me out, and I can usually do this very quickly. I very rarely, if ever, lose my temper with people, or let my stress build up to a point where it affects me or my judgement. I have only ever been in one editing conflict, see Talk:Homosexuality and look at the history on that article. That was resolved however.


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