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Scott Gall

Vote here (2/7/0) ending 11:33 12 June 2005 (UTC)

I nominate him because he will be a good administrator. He will put his unswerving duty to Wikipedia first and keep to NPOV. I just think he'll be better than me (if I ever become admin) at this job. [[User:NazismIsntCool|Template:NazismIsntCool/sig]] 11:38, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I accept. It's best to take an opportunity while it's there. Scott Gall 11:40, 2005 Jun 5 (UTC)

Support

  1. Support NazismIsntCool didn't give the customary free first vote, so I'm placing it here for him. Linuxbeak | Talk | Desk 17:21, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)
  2. Support. You need a good administrator before you can have a good wiki - and you shouldn't just take any candidate. Barely There 11:53, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Oppose

  1. Oppose Strong Oppose. I'm really sorry, I hate starting off an RFA like this. Scott, I think you show potential, but I can't justify voting support when you've got virtually as many edits to your user page as you do to articles. Plus, you haven't made much use of the edit summary at all, which in my book (as well as others) is a big no-no. You obviously have been here for a while; it also appears you are the creator of Wikipedia:Votes for deletion policy (which is good!). If this nomination fails, come back in a month after doing some more stuff, use that edit summary much more liberally and break 1000 edits. I will most likely vote support for you then. Linuxbeak | Talk | Desk 11:50, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)
    • I am changing my vote to strong oppose. I just looked at his user page, and I think that this user has some real growing-up to do. Quoting from his user page: I'm Scott Gall. I am an uncircumcised 16-year-old male of Caucasian origin from Halfway Bush... I'm sorry, but I do not want to know what the status of your foreskin is. This is telling me that this user is not mature enough to handle adminship. Linuxbeak | Talk | Desk 17:34, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)
  2. Oppose. Not only does he not meet my admin criterion, I think all the comments about vandalism, etc. do not make me believe Scott will exercise good judgment and maturity as an admin. Sorry Scott - keep up the good work, but I don't think you'd be a good admin, jguk 11:56, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  3. weak Oppose I can't put my finger on precisely why, but I just don't have a good feeling about Scott as an administrator. I was tempted to vote neutral, because I'm haven't had huge amounts of interation with him, but his edit count is on the low side and the comments from other users in this and the previous request don't encourage me. This isn't an al-time vote, so when you have more experience and a higher profile, I will gladly recondisder in any future request. Thryduulf 14:19, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  4. Oppose I can't put my finger on it either, but something just seems like he won't use good judgement. Howabout1 Talk to me! 15:30, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  5. Oppose. From his user page: "If I ever get sysop status, I will chase down every vandal and make sure they pay dearly for their actions". In my view, blocking powers and such are simply to prevent vandalism to Wikipedia, not punish vandals. Vandals should be encouraged to reform their behavior, not be punished. Also, Scott, could you explain you admin crtieria? You've used them more than once, despite the objections (scroll down) of other editors. As you note, you don't meet your own criteria and I do not believe I could vote for someone who doesn't believe he would make a good administrator ("This means I oppose myself.") Don't get me wrong, Scott—I'm glad you're helping out Wikipedia, and you're doing a good job. I just don't think adminship is right for you; there are other ways in which you can better help out. — Knowledge Seeker দ 15:55, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  6. Oppose. I can't support someone who doesn't meet his own admin criteria. Carbonite | Talk 17:12, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  7. Oppose. This is where your admin criterion is really gonna bite you in the ass. Mike H 17:34, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)
  8. Oppose. Your admin criteria shows an extreme lack of good faith. Bratschetalk random 17:43, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)

Neutral


Comments

  • This page has been reverted by NazismIsntCool into a new admin request page by Scott. It previously showed an earlier (failed) attempt by Scott to become an admin. The previous attempt can be read here, jguk 12:03, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Um.. is there any reason why the first support vote was removed? Linuxbeak | Talk | Desk 12:02, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)
    • I think it must have gotten lost in a caching problem - it certainly wasn't appearing when I added my vote (which appears to have accidentally removed it). I have re-inserted the "support", jguk 12:06, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Knowledge Seeker brought up an interesting point. According to Scott's own admin criteria, he is not fit for adminship. I've already voted oppose, but I would like to bring this to the attention of everyone, especially including Scott. IMHO, you should either rethink and revise your critera so that you yourself conform to it, or withdraw your acceptance until you're 21. It doesn't look good if someone who has accepted an adminship nomination doesn't fit his own admin criteria. Linuxbeak | Talk | Desk 17:03, Jun 5, 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. I would deal with vandalism and edit wars, and page protection and deletion whenever needed.
2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
A. It's a difficult question. I would have to say all of them, I shouldn't be favoring one contribution over another - it constitutes bias.
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 will deal with it in the future?
A. There was this series of anonymous IPs in February. They posted religious nonsense on Wikipedia under the name Robin Donald. I reported him to the vandalism in progress and one administrator says he took up the chase and blocked the joker. I will not have to get admin attention anymore if my request is approved - there's this phrase in Maori: 'kia kaha,' meaning 'be strong' - if I'm after a vandal, I will keep an eye on that specific vandal and if he gets too far, I'll just block him.
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