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Jmlk17

Voice your opinion (0/0/0); Scheduled to end 23:46, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Jmlk17 (talk · contribs) - Jmlk17 is a polite and capable user who I think would be better off with the admin mop. He's been around since December 2005 and has made a ton of edits, mostly doing good work to articles, but also in administrative areas such as WP:AIV and WP:TFD. With this experience, I think he'll make a fine admin. Majorly (talk | meet) 20:37, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I accept! :) Jmlk17 23:38, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Questions for the candidate

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia as an administrator. You may wish to answer the following optional questions to provide guidance for participants:

1. What admin work do you intend to take part in?
A: I don't find myself settling in on any one issue; hence, my watchlist for example contains nearly 300+ articles ranging from fraternal organizations to ice hockey, to even the toilet. I have found myself broadening my horizons around the project, and, in doing so, have immersed myself in new topics and issues I am finding myself enjoying. With a deep interest in fraternities, I make quite a few reverts a day, as there seems to always be intense rivalry and a sense of "showing up" a rival. So while vandalfighting is something I plan on doing, it would not be the main issue. Backlog is always an issue with many people here, and I dislike the lines that have formed in certain areas at time, such as WP:AIV, CAT:CSD, and just the overall WP:BACKLOG. I know that as a community we are much better than 24,000+ articles needing cleaning up, 300+ articles tagged for speedy deletion, and others. I plan on working further into Wikipedia with my knowledge as I learn, and helping with the associated administrative duties. As I learn more, I can help more, and thus accomplish more.
2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?
A: My best contributions are not set out as a single page, nor a certain category or anything of that sort. I have helped in a couple Wikiprojects, such as South Park and Fraternities and Sororities. I also have a deep love and passion (obsession :) ) for ice hockey, and have kept an increasingly close eye on the 2006-07 NHL Season, 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and of course my team, the Colorado Avalanche. I take pride in those articles, and thoroughly enjoy the interaction I have had with other editors in regards to the articles. I believe I have done nothing but contribute to those articles, and have been able to debate and argue (civilly) with others, and have learned from it.
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 work with young kids quite often, and they almost never stress me out, let alone an issue online. The only time I get frustrated is when vandalism is running high on the site as a whole, I'm trying to work on an article, and my watchlist is going crazy with new edits, mostly vandalism. I did get a bit stressed out when I accidentally reverted this entire edit by an anonymous user. I clicked the wrong button, thought I had not, and was called out on it by another user. I IMMEDIATELY apologized, recognizing my mistake, thanked the other editor, and tried to right the wrong. We all make mistakes, and I felt bad, especially seeing how upset the anonymous user was. But as for a direct conflict, I cannot think, nor recall, nor find anything that really did stress me out. If I find myself upset with the project, I simply surf away for a little while, or just close my laptop and come back later.

General comments

Please keep criticism constructive and polite. If you are unfamiliar with the nominee, please thoroughly review Special:Contributions/Jmlk17 before commenting.

Discussion

Support

  1. Support as nominator. Majorly (talk | meet) 00:07, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support Another great find by Majorly. He has a lot TfD contributions, which really jumped at me, since TfD tends to be a bit ignored among the XfD's. Best of all, he contributes to ice hockey articles (not taken into my decision, but something I worth noting, being an active member of the aforementioned Wikiproject. However, remember to not use images in your sig. Good luck! Evilclown93 00:16, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose

Neutral

  1. Question is there a reason why between June, July, and August 2006 you made only 8 edits, and in November 2006 you made just 9? Besides that I see no reason why not to support Black Harry 00:24, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Very much so. I was running quite low on money, trying to save it up for a final semester at school, and had no regular access to the internet, cutting it to save money (hey, 30 bucks is 30 bucks when you're a poor college kid). The only time I had access was away from home at friend's or relatives' homes, and used it to check and maintain email almost exclusively. As for this past November, I had something like 150+ pages of writing and research to do, and spent nearly all my waking hours either in class, in the library immersed in books, or at work. But now I am done with school, and have regular high-speed internet access. Very reasonable question however. Jmlk17 00:29, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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