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G.A.S

Voice your opinion (talk page) (15/0/0); Scheduled to end 10:18, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

G.A.S (talk · contribs) - Another slightly unusual nomination. This user is a longstanding, hardworking contributor, civil, respectful, knowledgable. He's never asked for the tools because he's never had a huge need for them, but we've argued the issue of "need for the tools" to death at WT:RFA. The fact is that this user is trustworthy, has a thorough command of deletion protocols and even if we only granted the tools to facilitate him to do his own occasional G6ing, that's a nett benefit. Incidentally, I think that this thread quite neatly encompasses a number of good admin qualities, displaying a desire to interact gently with someone causing problems, appropriate and flexible attitudes toward deletion and great civility.

So here's the question - would you trust G.A.S with the tools? Dweller (talk) 10:18, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:
Dweller, It is my honour to accept this nomination. Sincerely, G.A.S 17:08, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Questions for the candidate

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia as an administrator. It is recommended that you answer these optional questions to provide guidance for participants:

1. What administrative work do you intend to take part in?
A: Although I do not plan on actively tackling administrative work, the administrative tools will greatly help with non-controversial maintenance. I am also aware of a frequent need – even now – for administrators at CAT:AB. While I do not plan clearing the backlog on a daily basis, a change of pace often helps to keep me motivated.
2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?
A: I believe the work at WP:ANIME (mostly article assessments and review and non-article cleanup) rate amongst my best work: I prefer to stay busy on work of a non-article nature, though I do edit articles from time to time.
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 been in "conflicts" in the past, but these are usually limited to a difference in opinion: I strongly believe in WP:BOLD and WP:1RR, so I would not really say that it is a conflict, per se. I prefer to have a discussion, and if we are at a deadlock, a third opinion.
Regarding stress: I prefer to remain calm during discussions, and thoroughly think about a proper response; often discarding a response if it would not resolve the issue at hand. Taking a break also helps to think things through.

General comments

Please keep discussion constructive and civil. If you are unfamiliar with the nominee, please thoroughly review Special:Contributions/G.A.S before commenting.

Discussion

Support
  1. Nom. --Dweller (talk) 10:19, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support Meets my criteria. MBisanz talk 17:26, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support. Recommend not diving in the deep end if this RfA is successful; there's a lack of significant experience in a few areas. However, I get a good feeling that G.A.S. is mature and won't abuse admin privileges. Tan | 39 17:34, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Support per nom. Net positive user. —Cyclonenim (talk · contribs · email) 17:35, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Support. A valuable WikiGnome. Sensible comments. Axl ¤ [Talk] 17:56, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Weak Support for now. I'm logged in with my public account, so I don't have time to do my usual scrounging around, but from my cursory glance it appears the candidate will be a net positive. However, I will return with my regular account and a more solid assessment later. Useight's Public Sock (talk) 18:02, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Support I really don't see any problem with passing GAS right now. Keepscases (talk) 18:23, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Support – everything looks fine. Caulde 18:31, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Support Why not? iMatthew (talk) 18:32, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Support I'm convinced by the nomination. Maxim(talk) 18:45, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Support - I see nothing controversial, and I'm quite partial to Wikignomes. Wisdom89 (T / C) 18:54, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Support Nothing that strikes me as concerning. I've never heard of G.A.S., however, so I'm going to watch this page closely. –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 18:58, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Support - great WikiGnome, especially in his work with WP:ANIME/CLEANUP. sephiroth bcr (converse) 19:00, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Support - while I normally prefer a potential admin to have more experience in some areas and at least 10,000 edits (5,000 in the article space), in my interactions with G.A.S. through our joint work on Tokyo Mew Mew and as members of the Anime and Manga project, I have found him to have the right sort of personality and temperament to be an admin. He is very fair-minded, even tempered, patient, and has a strong sense of personal responsibility. I was actually surprised to see his edit count wasn't at the 10k mark yet, as I have often turned to him to be a voice of reason in some heated discussions or to help out where an impartial third opinion is needed. I feel certain that G.A.S. would not abuse the admin tools and would take his time to educate himself about an area before he began working in it and would make an excellent admin. -- Collectonian (talk · contribs) 19:00, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Support, up from Neutral Yes, I am in the right queue! Ecoleetage (talk) 19:01, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Per Keepscases, above. Stole my damn gas joke. Keeper ǀ 76 19:09, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  17. Support. Didie (talk) 19:25, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  18. Support, although I recommend that you don't let it go to your head. I was first inclined to oppose per this, as the last thing we need is more elitist administrators, but upon further reflection, it's probably just naiveté rather than something more sinister. HiDrNick! 20:01, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Support, per response to ecoleetage. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RegentsPark (talk • contribs) 15:07, September 29, 2008 (UTC)
  20. DAmn, you're good! Per excellency. —Sunday 20:08, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  21. Support excellent user as far as I can see! abf /talk to me/ 20:31, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  22. Support without any reservations. Everyme 20:40, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  23. Support A good reason for wanting the tools, and sensible enough to learn about new areas before working in them. I think its better that the people who do the work behind the maintenance deletion carry them out as well, once they are known to be reliable, for they are more likely to understand the situation than some random admin checking CSD. DGG (talk) 20:57, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  24. Support Very good editor. He always makes a good job.Tintor2 (talk) 21:00, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. Strong Deny This guy has really spent the time needed to be an admin, so I am not sure I trust him. It seems like he is doing all the "right things" just to be politically correct and when he gets the serious admin powers, he might use them for bad things. Anyway! We have too many admins as it is! It is causing too many problems.24.14.33.171 (talk) 20:52, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Unregistered IP addresses aren't eligible to vote. Mastrchf (t/c) 21:01, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, sorry. My bad! Hopefully someone with a registered IP will take up the mantle! I'll be gone until after the High Holy Days.

Neutral
Neutral, for now The answer to Q1 seems strangely wishy-washy. The candidate is applying for adminship, but doesn't intend to be "actively tackling" the duties of an admin? The candidate doesn't plan on using the admin tools to clear the backlog, but perhaps for a "change of pace" he'll do a bit of cleaning up of the backlog? I may switch over to Support as the RfA progresses, but at the moment I don't get the impression that the candidate is enthusiastic, let alone serious, about adminship. Ecoleetage (talk) 17:51, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe I should clarify a bit: Regarding the change of pace: When I take up a huge project (No. 1), I do not complete it all at once, as that gets too tedious—every so often I take up an alternative project, also of an non-article/administrative nature, and help to clear the backlog (At this time, No. 2, assessing unassessed articles within WP:ANIME's scope, and before that, tagging ~350 articles within WP:GUNDAM's scope). See it as a learning curve as well: Instead of jumping into the deep end, I prefer to get accustomed to this role one step at a time. As for serious: I am always serious about a role of responsibility. G.A.S 18:06, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the clarification. Based on that response, I moved uptown to Support. Ecoleetage (talk) 19:02, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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