Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ifnord

Ifnord

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Nomination

Ifnord (talk · contribs) – Hello everyone, It is my pleasure to nominate Ifnord for adminship. I came across Ifnord diligently working through recent changes patrol where they spend a lot of time. They first joined Wikipedia in 2005, took a hiatus after 2006, then returned back to regular contributing since 2017. When looking through Ifnord's activity, the old "no big deal" adminship mantra seemed to make the most sense. I do think Wikipedia is a big deal, and administrators can have a big affect on the project, but administrators also perform the core "janitorial" work that keeps the project functional and I think that is right where Ifnord fits in today - if granted adminship they would be able to be an even more effective custodian of the project. I certainly don't expect every administrator candidate (or even long time administrators) to work in every area the kit affords, so consider candidates that I think will use tools responsibly and not take risks they do not understand. I expect some opposition will be along the "not enough experience in x area" type, but that's OK - every single admin here has "not enough experience" in multiple areas. This goes for "not enough articles written" type of hesitation as well, but in working recent changes patrol extensively and in administrative-like functions such as NAC closings, Ifnord certainly has a lot of experience with "editors" - and I've found them to be consistently polite, inviting, and accepting of criticism. In summary, Ifnord is a solid maintenance contributor with a good attitude who will be able to help the project better with some more tools, please join me in support of their candidacy. Best regards, — xaosflux ^Talk 00:19, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

I appreciate your kind words and accept. I have never edited for pay or any other compensation; I have no other accounts which I have edited under; and I would be open to recall, I think User:Floquenbeam/Recall is an elegantly simple process and would abide by that. Ifnord (talk) 17:02, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

Questions for the candidate

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia as an administrator. Please answer these questions to provide guidance for participants:

1. Why are you interested in becoming an administrator?

A: I was very humbled when xaosflux reached out to ask if I was interested in running. If such an esteemed editor thought I could be of more assistance by asking for the bit, I felt obligated to try. The vast majority of my work on the project is counter vandalism and I would imagine I would spent the most time on WP:AIV, WP:UAA, and Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Increase. I have also spent time at WP:AFD, I would imagine I would be there as well but cognizant that closing those is much different than simply !voting and I would avoid closing any of those that were not entirely self-evident until I had more experience as an admin.

2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?

A: Counter vandalism is what I've done the most of and what I feel the best about doing. Besides helping keep the inane, "pen!s", "poop", "hello/hi!" edits out, I really keep an eye on edits where referenced material is removed. I love referenced content, it's something that makes our project reliable, and I recognize how hard it is to find sometimes. I've worked on and off trying to start biographies of women who are STEM academics and have been stymied at times by the lack of references I can find to prove notability. Having someone erase referenced material, without discussing it in the article's talk page or even leaving a decent rational in the edit summary, is something I am proud to help prevent.

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 put a lot of stock into WP:AGF. I find that if one reaches out and explains why proposed content changes go against our policies, without any comment on the editor themselves, the other editor will often at least pause their changes and enter discussion. For example, if someone proposes unreferenced changes, I will offer to show them how - or even do it myself, even if I disagree with it. I have been called a liberal/conservative or a hater/supporter on many topics; I take pride that I do not think anyone could reliable discern my actual opinions on the basis of my edits. If I truly felt stress at any interactions, I would take it as a sign that I should decompress from the project and return later.

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Discussion

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