Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/White Cat (01)

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The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a request for adminship that did not succeed. Please do not modify it.

[edit] White Cat

  • (formerly Coolcat)

Vote here (4/15/5) ending 04:15 15 August 2005 (UTC) Coolcat (talk · contribs) - Coolcat has been with the Wikipedia community since 4 February 2005, and has accumulated nearly 9,000 edits since then. He has continually participated within several Wikipedia activities such as "Picture of the Day," and in my opinion has a generally profound interest in aiding the entire WikiCommunity --D. J. Bracey (talk) 04:15, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:
I accept this nomination even though there are several concerns over the Arbcom hearing (I do not see the relevance). I'll be using my admin powers in RC patroling primarily. Cat chi? 10:43, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
Since people are opposing because of an RfAr and threatening to leave wikipedia if I do become an admin it is rather pointless to go on with this (ie withdrawing). Rather disapointing. Cat chi? 19:04, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
It was rather disappointing that you were nominated in the first place. BLANKFAZE | (что??) 02:02, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
I think the way a controversial user handle the proposition of adminship, tells sometimes a lot. Even for him, I would have thought he'd refuse, but accepted, and changed his mind only after the votes. What I know is that, I, as a member that was less controversial than him, would not have accepted such a proposition even before any votes, because I believe am right now too confrontational. I also believe that Adminship should not be given as a reward or edit count based, considering the power Admins have. Beside, I also believe that there should be a quota of admin per member, and about the same proportion should be followed, from how many new members registered, calculating how much more new Admins should be chosen etc. Just my 2 cent. Fadix 22:59, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
Fascinating. A number of people fail to read the title. Wikipedia:Requests for adminship is not a forum where you mock users. If you are not going to make a professional comment (a comment that is prospectively productive to the candidate), dont make one at all. Just vote without an excuse. Cat chi? 17:47, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

Support

  1. Naturally, I support D. J. Bracey (talk) 04:19, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
(moved my support to neutral -- Jtkiefer T | @ | C ----- 19:57, August 9, 2005 (UTC))
  1. Support I support my self. Cat chi? 10:08, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
  2. Support – ABCD✉ 16:07, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
  3. Support - this is about what's good for the community, and considering his work against vandalism and his excellent contributions, I'd say Cool_Cat is good for the community. Rob Church 16:09, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

Oppose

  1. Andre (talk) 06:13, August 8, 2005 (UTC)
  2. Day he becomes admin is day I leave the project BLANKFAZE | (что??) 07:48, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
  3. Reading through this RfC and the RfAr that goes with it makes me doubt his inapproprietness (i really can't spell) of being an admin (although I believe that Stereotek and Davenbelle behaved just as bad, if not worse). gkhan 08:07, August 8, 2005 (UTC)
  4. Oppose too controversial.  Grue  08:26, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
  5. Oppose, at least until the RFAr debate reaches a conclusion. Radiant_>|< 10:23, August 8, 2005 (UTC)
  6. Oppose, I'm not convinced on civility.--Exir KamalabadiCriticism is welcomed! 10:57, August 8, 2005 (UTC)
  7. Oppose. After the RFAr is over, at a minimum. Carbonite | Talk 12:41, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
  8. Oppose: While I like Cool Cat, and find him a good editor on the projects I have worked with him on, I think another couple months as a "normal" user would be invaulable experiance to him. Give me a message on my talk page when the next one rolls around and you will probably have my support--Tznkai 15:02, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
  9. Having a "generally profound interest" in helping Wikipedia is one thing; having a decent understanding of how to go about doing so is another. Not realizing that one doesn't normally vote on one's own adminship nomination is just the tip of an iceberg of things Coolcat has yet to learn about how Wikipedia works. Coolcat perhaps means well, but hasn't demonstrated a consistent grasp of policy and is not nearly ready enough for me to trust that he would make a decent admin. --Michael Snow 16:45, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
  10. Oppose. No chance. As Blankfaze said, the day he becomes admin is [the] day I leave the project. Dmn / Դմն 18:40, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
  11. Oppose:I can't concieve how anyone could either be neutral or support this. People like Coolcat are a threat to the integrity of Wikipedia, I can't imagine what would happen the day he becomes an Admin. Not only will I leave Wikipedia that day, but I will never visit it again. Fadix 19:54, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
  12. Oppose. Changed from neutral. I find his response to my original vote to be difficult to believe. -Splash 23:09, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
    • That page was deleted btw. --Cool Cat Talk 21:58, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
    NeutralAn active editor who seems to do good stuff. Would like to see answers to the questions, though. I have concerns however: There is a woeful lack of edit summaries and, where they are used, they are often at the thin end of civility e.g. [1], [2] (just say 'rvv' will do), [3], [4]. I just plain don't understand these [5] or [6] summaries at all. Also I noticed this, just because it was at the top of the contribs when I looked: [7], where he removes some images that are probably copyvio (incorrectly calling such vandalism) but in the process removes all the interlang links and categories too. All of this fairly minor and focussed on edit summaries; I probably only noticed it because of the sparsity of the summaries! Thus I'm not sure it's grounds for opposal, but I'll watch how things go. -Splash 06:27, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
    Actualy the problem is that I have to click save several times for it to accept. Sometimes edit summary just doesnt get through. Revert button generates an edit summary so me being an admin would fix this problem. ;) Cat chi? 12:37, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
    Generaly IP's dont detect copyvios. And if one is removing images as "copy vio" an edit suppary or a copy vio template is ncesary so that I know it isn't a case of vandalism/sneaky vandalism. At that case I was dealing with over 30 cases of reapearing vandals... Cat chi? 12:37, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
    I find it a little hard to swallow that 90-something percent of your edit summaries fail to "get through". Occasionally, perhaps, but the fact is that most of the time you don't enter them. Inventing excuses in the midst of an RfA isn't the best way to go: you could just have taken the suggestion on board and said "I'll make sure I use edit summaries in future". Rollback does generate an edit for vandalism reverts, yes, but that still leaves all your other edits. -Splash 23:09, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
  13. Improper speedy notices, such as "This falls under both original research and what wikipedia is not". —Cryptic (talk) 00:33, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
  14. Bites the newcomers and makes POV edits. Should be blocked. MicroFeet 04:11, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
  15. --Boothy443 | comhrÚ 04:17, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
  16. Oppose — not admin material. Davenbelle 12:43, August 11, 2005 (UTC)

Neutral

(Moved to oppose; comments in Comments section).-Splash 23:09, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
  1. Seems like a cool guy on IRC and a neat vandal fighter, but that RFAr looks ugly. This wasn't the best time for this nomination. --malathion talk 15:52, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
  2. I work with Coolcat on the Starfleet ranks article, he is a good drawer. However, since there is an RFAr against him now, I am going going to wait and see what happens before I vote support or oppose. (unsigned comment by Zscout370)
    RFA was filed against Davenbelle and Stereotek. Cat chi? 16:56, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
  3. I mostly know CoolCat from the Kurdistan Workers Party article, where I have had no particular quarrel with him and found his participation extremely helpful. However, at this time, I feel there are too many questions surrounding him to vote support. --Scimitar parley 19:28, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
  4. Coolcat is a very active editor, does great RC patroling, and performs a lot of work, but I'll be neutral now. — Stevey7788 (talk) 23:42, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
  5. Support Of course I support, he's a good editor and would use the tools well. Jtkiefer T | @ | C ----- 05:19, August 8, 2005 (UTC) Not too sure anymore, after reviewing his history, it would seem that more time would be needed before I could vote support. Jtkiefer T | @ | C ----- 19:57, August 9, 2005 (UTC)

Comments

  • I fixed the Vote here link. -Splash 06:49, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
  • I would like to direct this comment to some of the people voting oppose, namely Blankfaze, Dmn and Fadix. You are being incredibly rude! Oppose if you will, nobody is stopping you, but those sort of comments do not belong on wikipedia! No matter what you think of the candidate! You all owe Coolcat an apology. Go and read WP:CIVIL and WP:NPA gkhan 20:04, August 8, 2005 (UTC)
    • I've read them many times before. Dmn / Դմն 01:01, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
  • I am also very disappointed at the incivility exhibited on this RFA. When opposing, giving reasoning for it is one thing -- that is a good idea, in fact. But adding extra vehemence (like threatening to leave the project if the RFA succeeds) doesn't give any clarification of reasoning, and really serves only to make the process hurtful for the candidate. kmccoy (talk) 19:55, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
    • My intention was not to threaten, I just said what I will do the day Coolcat becomes an Admin. What is a threat though, is when Coolcat to get some peoples support after he has done something wrong, tell that he will be leaving, and this continuisly, unstop. I won't hide that I don't like the guy, and no one could force me to like him after everything he did and the way he lied on peoples face in various occasions. I never denied to be harsh with him, but it isen't like I'm harsh with the typical Wikipedian, I am not. I believe that to owe respect to someone, that person should respect you in exchange. Coolcat does not respet Wikipedia, neither its members. Fadix 14:23, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
    • It says a lot about the candidate that two admins and another contributor would leave if he were promoted. It's not meant to be hurtful, it's just telling it how it is. Dmn € Դմն 00:01, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
      • Well said, sir. BLANKFAZE | (что??) 01:06, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
        • So what if it says alot about the candidate? Uncivility usually does. That doesn't make it right. gkhan 09:32, August 10, 2005 (UTC)
  • User:Coolcat recently created WP:SUCKS. Dmn € Դմն 20:30, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

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. RC patroling is difficult without the revert button or the "block vandal" button.
2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
A. Southeastern Anatolia Project Written from scratch, well written. Cat chi? 15:58, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
A. Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies. Gathering so many rank insignia was a serious challenge. I like challenges (at times). Cat chi? 15:58, 8 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. The only such case is the one in Arbitration. I tried to keep my cool used all means of dispute resolution but all attempts have failed. I do not want to comment much as arbitration is on going although since the start of Arbcom I havent heard from the users in question. Cat chi? 16:22, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

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