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IanManka

Discuss here (20/0/1) ending 15:10, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

IanManka (talk · contribs) – Ian's been on Misplaced Pages since June 2005, and has over 3,600 edits, among which include 1330 mainspace edits. He's helped on one featured article – FIFA World Cup (Incidentally, the 2006 FIFA World Cup starts today), and one featured list – 2006 NFL draft. He meets my very stringent requirements, and I don't believe he'll misuse the tools. NSLE _(T+C) at 08:58 UTC (2006-06-09)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I graciously accept the nomination. IanManka 15:10, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Support

1. Support -- Looks like a good user. --Nearly Headless Nick 15:16, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
2. Support Naconkantari 15:17, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
3. Support despite misspelling "graciously" in the acceptance ;) --Srikeit 15:19, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
4. Support as nominator. NSLE _(T+C) at 15:20 UTC (2006-06-09)
5. Support pretty much whoever NSLE nominates. - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 15:23, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
6. Support. Much experience, looks good to me. hackmiester 15:59, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
7. Very good editor with more than enough experience; all around excellent fellow. Also, has an impressive block log.--Sean Black 16:21, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
8. Support. 2 FA speak for themselves. --Tone 16:23, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
9. Support ForestH2
10. Support 2FA! zOMG! Computerjoe's talk 17:10, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
11. Support civil and patient editor. Aguerriero (talk) 17:33, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
12. Support A pleasure to work with. Oldelpaso 18:08, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
13. Support --lightdarkness 18:31, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
14. Support Pleasently surprised by the answer. Yanksox 18:31, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
15. Support - actions speak for themselves -- Tawker 18:36, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
16. Support - an excellent editor who has done some really good work on the FIFA World Cup article, the answers given below are also very good. Rje 18:48, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
17. Support per nom.--Kungfu Adam 19:09, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
18. Support An exceptional editor. 2 FAs contribution is an outstanding achievement. --Siva1979 20:05, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
19. More-FAs-Than-I'll-Ever-Achieve Support :) RandyWang (/_rants) 20:11, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
20. Support, meets 1FA. - Mailer Diablo 20:38, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
21. Support per nom. I had not seen or heard of this editor before, but on reading this nomination and checking him out, I was pleasantly pleased and think this person will do a fine job. Agent 86 20:44, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Oppose

Neutral

1. Neutral concerned at his block log, looks like the user was blocked accidently. Anyone have an explanation for this?--Andeh 16:28, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

   I'd say it was Curps' bot, while Curps was offline, making a mistake. NSLE _(T+C) at 16:29 UTC (2006-06-09)

   Striked out per explanation from NSLE. Still investigating users edits :-).--Andeh 16:39, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

   Sticking with neutral as a lot of his edits past and present appear to be playing wiki hangman game. He is great editor and contributor but an admin that is playing hangman seems a bit odd to me.--Andeh 16:43, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

   I didn't know stress-relievers were illegal for admins. NSLE _(T+C) at 16:55 UTC (2006-06-09)

   Why does having fun on Misplaced Pages seem weird? I don't think playing Hangman games has any negative impact on be becoming an admin. In fact, it only encourages me to be a consistent contributor to Misplaced Pages. See Misplaced Pages:Esperanza/Coffee lounge. Am I missing something here? If you have any questions, please see my talk page. Ian Manka Talk to me! 17:05, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

   Well if all admins played hangman it'd be a bit silly. I was just a little concerned how many hangman edits contributed to your edit count. My vote is subject to change in the future.--Andeh 17:36, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

   It doesn't, but when at least half of your projectspace contribs are hangman.... --Rory096 20:46, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

2. Neutral. Very few projectspace edits. --Rory096 20:46, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Comments

• See IanManka's edit summary usage with Mathbot's tool.
• Tool2 count as of 08:59, 9 June 2006 (UTC):

Username IanManka
Total edits 3627
Distinct pages edited 1501
Average edits/page 2.416
First edit 11:51, June 8, 2005
(main) 1330
Talk 179
User 304
User talk 921
Image 5
Template 120
Template talk 33
Category 11
Misplaced Pages 669
Misplaced Pages talk 55

Questions for the candidate
Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Misplaced Pages in this capacity. Please take the time to answer a few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:

1. What sysop chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with? Please check out Category:Misplaced Pages backlog, and read the page about administrators and the administrators' reading list.

A: WP:AIAV, of course. I would also assist with closing _fD pages. WP:RM is another area I'd work on: I have been frustrated to learn that moves could take a long while. Also, if any Football/FIFA World Cup-related articles needed some sort of administrator help, I would be more than willing to help. I would also assist any user who needed administrator assistance. This is by no means a comprehensive list. I will attempt to use admin duties to the best of my ability to wherever help is needed.

2. Of your articles or contributions to Misplaced Pages, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?

A: As NSLE mentioned in my nomination, I have helped one article (FIFA World Cup, main page on June 9, 2006) and (2006 NFL Draft) get to featured status. I am also pleased with FIFA World Cup hosts, an article that I built from the ground up. I also created {{User independent}}, which has 214 users using the box. For a full list of contributions and whatnot, you can go to my user page.

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 how will you deal with it in the future?

A: The only true edit conflict/dispute I have had was with User:Ace Class Shadow regarding an internal link of Spider-Man 3. I had changed a link from New York, NY to New York City (diff - my computer had accidentally logged me out). I was then told that there was No need to avoid a redirect, and pointless edits are bad example to others. Plus, this sort of editting is not NPOV by Ace Class Shadow. I took a short Wikibreak and left a note on Ace Class Shadow's talk page (conversation archived here and here). However, I did not remove the page off of my watchlist for some odd reason. I noticed a link that had a redirect on said page, and changed it so that it would avoid a redirect (Cleveland to Cleveland, Ohio, diff). Ace Class Shadow reverted again, stating You didn't "fix" anything. There's nothing wrong with redirects. Now knock it off. This IS merely your POV rather than an attempt at improving the article. User:TheKoG reverted the revert, stating Revert, there's nothing POV about User:IanManka's edits. Avoiding redirects is always a good idea. Ace Class Shadow reverted User:TheKoG's edit, saying Changing the link this way is not only POV but selecive misinformation (lying). Changing it back. Learn to admit when you're wrong, you'll be better for it. A flurry of debate ensued (found here). When the debate began on the article's talk page, I did the smartest thing I could do: I just ignored it, and went away from the article.

Since this was my first edit conflict, I did a lot of things that probably weren't recommended, such as hanging around the article and restarting the edit war, both of which I regret. However, I did do one good thing in this conflict: I contacted the user on his talk page, and I attempted to resolve the situation -- something I have done in the past and continue to do today. In retrospect, I am thankful for this mini-edit war because it taught me some good approaches for Wiki-conflict. I know now to just (1) walk away and (2) don't inflame the situation worse!

Question from Yanksox (optional)

4. What do you think is the biggest burden facing Misplaced Pages? Specifically, how could you as an admin fix it? Yanksox 15:45, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Well, I believe that not allowing established, registered editors to edit from blocked IPs is the biggest burden facing Misplaced Pages. I sometimes edit from an IP that has been blocked 13 or 14 times, and the IP is currently under a block until August. I feel that the frustration registered users face when their IP address is blocked is a big let-down. It could possibly deter potential contributors (250-750 edits) from editing becuase of some nameless person vandalizing Misplaced Pages. I think that Misplaced Pages:Blocking policy proposal is going in the right direction with proposing semi-blocks. I feel that established users (250+ edits, a few months of experience) should be able to edit from blocked IP addresses. As for "how can I fix it," I really don't have a valid response. I think that developing semi-blocks would be great for the Misplaced Pages community. If you have any questions, please see my talk page. Ian Manka Talk to me! 17:30, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

DriniQuestion

5. Do you think admins performing actions (deletions, blocks) for reasons not covered on policy should be sanctioned? If so, how? -- Drini 16:52, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

It would depend on the situation. I think that the said admin should at least be contacted regarding whatever situation arises, and then the admin can respond with his/her thoughts, reasons, etc. of why he/she deleted/blocked a page/user. If the explanation is acceptable (or at least reasonable), the admin shouldn't be held accountable. However, if the explanation is unacceptable, or the block/deletion unreasonable, the admin should get a warning of some sort. If the same admin does the same action again, and offers an unacceptable explanation, then their admin powers should be put into question. I'm not entirely sure if I answered your question to your satisfaction, but if I haven't, let me know. If you have any questions, please see my talk page. Ian Manka Talk to me! 17:30, 9 June 2006 (UTC)