Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Chzz
Voice your opinion on this candidate (talk page) (1/0/0); Scheduled to end 09:12, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
Nomination
Chzz (talk · contribs) – Chzz has been around since early last year and has been incredibly active since February this year. In this relatively short time he has gained a remarkably broad experience in many areas of the encyclopedia, and has established himself, in my opinion, as one of the friendliest and most helpful editors that we have.
I first met Chzz when he started helping at WikiProject Articles for creation and I noticed how much care and attention went into his article reviews. He often takes the time to give a constructive comment (example) when a submission has some issues, rather than just using the default message. He also spends considerable time formatting and expanding articles after reviewing them (see, for example, Donald Miralle). Chzz helps out with Category:Unreviewed new articles and has demonstrated a full understanding of guidelines and policies relating to inclusion criteria. He regularly nominates articles for speedy deletion and also makes full use of the proposed deletion and articles for deletion processes.
Chzz spends time answering questions at the help desk and responding to queries in Category:Wikipedians looking for help. Often his talk page acts as a help desk as well and you will see the quality of the help given (random example) from looking through the archives.
My perception is that this editor is highly principled and does not shy away from standing up for what he/she feels is right. I have seen this editor handling delicate situations rather well (example) with a good combination of admonishment and encouragement. Above all they are conscientious, evidenced by the careful keeping of notes of issues which need to be monitored or followed-up later. In my opinion, Chzz will make a fine administrator and I'm glad he finally succumbed to pressure and agreed to stand. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 19:05, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
- Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:
- Thank you for your kind words, Martin - I'll do my best. I accept Chzz ► 09:06, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
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: I can help with the deletion processes (CAT:CSD backlog, expired PROD, and AfD - in all cases, of course I would try to rescue the article if possible). I often check through new pages, and deleting the blatantly inappropriate content rather than tagging it would be more efficient. I can help with page protection issues (including the never-ending {{editprotected}}). I'm sure I could help with blocking too; I've noticed occasional delays in processing WP:UAA recently. I understand that DYK needs help - I'm familiar with the process there, as I've had quite a few DYK's. I'm quite happy to help in any area at all, although I'll certainly triple–check any actions until I am very familiar with the tools. I would also find it useful to be able to see deleted articles when helping new users, and userfy where appropriate.
- 2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?
- A: I'd say that it was helping other users (see my talk page archives) - I think that's the most important thing that anyone can do on Wikipedia. In terms of articles though...I most enjoyed William Windsor (goat), because lots of people got involved, including several that don't edit much. Re-launching spotlight led to me working on Marco Polo quite a bit; I helped Fountain of Time on it's way to FA (GAR), and I edit a lot when I process GANs, such as First-person shooter. I've helped new users create articles such as Dagenham Roundhouse, 2009 Thekkady boat disaster. All of those preceeding examples are about collaboration, which I think it the heart of Wikipedia. In addition, I have created articles from scratch, such as Tanna japonensis, Lydia Foy, Arthur Adams (singer), and many more.
- 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've had disagreements, and thus "arguments" in the truest sense, but I've never entered into an edit-war. I've occasionally felt stressed, and when that happens I step away from the keyboard or work on something else for a while, to regain perspective (eg). I'm not afraid of dealing with contentious, difficult issues. Recently, for example, I've worked hard to resolve the many difficulties in Talk:List of best-selling music artists (see extensive archives).
- Additional optional questions from candidate (might as well get this out of the way)
- 4. Why were you blocked?
- A: A year and five months ago, shortly after becoming a 'serious' contributor, I was full of the spirit of WP:BOLD, and embraced the freedom of Wikipedia. I thought that adding an image would make the article on goatse much more informative, and I felt that the discussions on the topic did not show any policy-based reasoning that prohibited just going ahead and adding one. I uploaded the image, and it was almost instantly deleted, so with righteous indignation, I tried again, and a third time - and was blocked for just over 1 hour. I certainly wouldn't do anything like that now that I understand things better; I would, instead, work towards consensus. I've made many contributions since then, and had no significant drama at all.
General comments
- Links for Chzz: Chzz (talk · contribs · deleted · count · AfD · logs · block log · lu · rfar · spi)
- Edit summary usage for Chzz can be found here.
Please keep discussion constructive and civil. If you are unfamiliar with the nominee, please thoroughly review Special:Contributions/Chzz before commenting.
Discussion
Support
- Support Great user. One of the most helpful to newbies. I personally have mainly seen him in bot areas, where he interacts with others well. Also I've had a look at a few of his edits on admin areas, such as deletion, and am impressed. Fully trust this user with the tools. I'll expand if need be :) - Kingpin13 (talk) 09:19, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
Oppose
Neutral