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{{User|Bongwarrior}} - Hello, I am Bongwarrior, and this is a self-nomination. I have been actively editing for about eight months, and I was a voracious Misplaced Pages reader and occasional IP editor before that. Most of my efforts are focused on neutralizing vandalism and ] tagging. Outside of those areas, my main interests are sports and music related articles. I am requesting adminship because I spend a good deal of time on RC patrol, and it would be useful to be able to immediately delete attack pages and nonsense pages, block usernames that blatantly violate policy, and block vandals when necessary to prevent further damage to the project. I have a good understanding of policy, I stay calm and civil at all times, and I will remain committed to helping Misplaced Pages, no matter the outcome of this RFA. --] 23:08, 29 October 2007 (UTC) {{User|Bongwarrior}} - Hello, I am Bongwarrior, and this is a self-nomination. I have been actively editing for about eight months, and I was a voracious Misplaced Pages reader and occasional IP editor before that. Most of my efforts are focused on neutralizing vandalism and ] tagging. Outside of those areas, my main interests are sports and music related articles. I am requesting adminship because I spend a good deal of time on RC patrol, and it would be useful to be able to immediately delete attack pages and nonsense pages, block usernames that blatantly violate policy, and block vandals when necessary to prevent further damage to the project. I have a good understanding of policy, I stay calm and civil at all times, and I will remain committed to helping Misplaced Pages, no matter the outcome of this RFA. --] 23:08, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
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#'''Support''' like what I've seen from this user.<span style="font-family: verdana;"> — ] • ] • </span> 10:10, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

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#'''Oppose''' Insufficient contribution of actual encyclopedic content. Fighting defenseless teenage jokers is not what builds the character of an admin. I don't think we need professional police here. `'] 23:54, 29 October 2007 (UTC) #'''Oppose''' Insufficient contribution of actual encyclopedic content. Fighting defenseless teenage jokers is not what builds the character of an admin. I don't think we need professional police here. `'] 23:54, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

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Bongwarrior

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Bongwarrior (talk · contribs) - Hello, I am Bongwarrior, and this is a self-nomination. I have been actively editing for about eight months, and I was a voracious Misplaced Pages reader and occasional IP editor before that. Most of my efforts are focused on neutralizing vandalism and WP:CSD tagging. Outside of those areas, my main interests are sports and music related articles. I am requesting adminship because I spend a good deal of time on RC patrol, and it would be useful to be able to immediately delete attack pages and nonsense pages, block usernames that blatantly violate policy, and block vandals when necessary to prevent further damage to the project. I have a good understanding of policy, I stay calm and civil at all times, and I will remain committed to helping Misplaced Pages, no matter the outcome of this RFA. --Bongwarrior 23:08, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Questions for the candidate

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Misplaced Pages as an administrator. It is recommended that you answer these optional questions to provide guidance for participants:

1. What admin work do you intend to take part in?
A: Although I will probably branch out in the future, in the beginning I intend to stick with the areas I am most familiar with:
  • WP:UAA - Blocking usernames that are clearly violations, and removing usernames that clearly aren't.
  • WP:AIV - This is usually watched pretty closely already, but an extra pair of eyes couldn't hurt, especially in the early morning hours when I am usually active.
  • WP:CSD - This tends to get backlogged on occasion, so I would likely spend a good bit of time here.
2. What are your best contributions to Misplaced Pages, and why?
A: Well, I don't have any featured articles to my credit, but I have made solid contributions to Pittsburgh Pirates, my hometown team, and I was able to improve the layout of Richard Wright (musician). I've also uploaded a few album covers that were needed, and I try to make whatever improvements I can during the course of my regular RC patrols.
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: Yes, but nothing that made me lose any sleep. Most recently, I was involved in a disagreement regarding the UAA instructions. I thought a "wait until edit" reminder would help cut down on frivolous reports; apparently I was in the minority, so I dropped it. Vandals also like to drop by my userpage to show their appreciation for my work. It's flattering, in a way.
Additional question from xaosflux:
4. You state that you want to focus on some specific admin tasks, branching out to others in the future. You have been regularly active at WP:AFD both in making nominations and participating. If this is an area you would branch in to administratively, would you take it on as a third-party, while still being an active participant, or something else? Thank you, — xaosflux 23:55, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
A: I probably would move on to closing AFDs, and I've already closed a handful. As an administrator, I would continue to take part in deletion discussions. However, I don't envision closing discussions that I have participated in, as it may present a conflict of interest. --Bongwarrior 00:11, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
5. Optional from Mercury
Would you be willing to explain the meaning of your username?
A: Certainly. A bong is an apparatus used for smoking marijuana. A warrior is a fighter, or one who is engaged in battle. Since one who has recently used a bong is probably quite docile and not in much of a mood for battle, I find the juxtaposition humorous. --Bongwarrior 00:35, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

General comments

Please keep discussion constructive and civil. If you are unfamiliar with the nominee, please thoroughly review Special:Contributions/Bongwarrior before commenting.

Discussion

****Er, warning: don't run the Cydebot query unless you really really care. Talk about eating up bandwidth... Keegan 04:01, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Support
  1. Strong Support My interactions with editor, as well as seeing what they do around here are reason enough. Add the fact that Bongwarrior remains constantly civil in the face of numerous incivilities from vandals, and his persistence and dedication to the project make my support very strong. Jmlk17 00:17, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
  2. Support, an excellent vandal fighter.-gadfium 00:48, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
  3. Support excellent work at CSD and fighting vandlism. Carlossuarez46 01:11, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
  4. Support. Has been doing an excellent job patrolling new pages for speedy deletion criteria. We need more people to delete articles like Pooooooo (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views), Nicoles butt (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views), and Ass bandit (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views), and to report bad user names like User:Turdmuffin (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs). --Elkman 01:16, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
  5. Strong Support per Mikka's cutting and pasting the same "no police" message into every candidate in opposition. Seriously, this editor looks like a fine contributor, and seems like they would use the mop well. K. Scott Bailey 01:26, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
  6. Strong Support Excellent record in fighting vandals and has been very active in the last 5 months.Pharaoh of the Wizards 01:30, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
  7. Support Excellent track record of fighting vandals, intends to work in focused areas. Article writing is not a good indicator of the quality of admin work. east.718 at 01:36, 10/30/2007
    I managed to repeat the above comment almost verbatim without reading it... wow... east.718 at 01:37, 10/30/2007
  8. Support Excellent track record of fighting vandals. Marlith /C 02:50, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
  9. Support. If your editing of mainspace articles is preparation to be an admin, there may be something faulty in the way you set about writing articles... RyanGerbil10(C-Town) 03:20, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
  10. Support A very civil user who is unlikely to abuse the admin tools given to him. --Siva1979 04:05, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
  11. I can't say I'm a huge fan of your choice in usernames, but, to each his own. I've seen you around, and, you seem like you won't go nuts with the bit. Plus, we need more admins. You've got my Support :) SQL 04:22, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
  12. support Fights vandalism = yes Stupid2 05:48, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
  13. Support Could have sworn this guy was already an admin! GlassCobra 06:04, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
  14. Support - November is almost upon us. Neil ☎ 09:40, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
  15. Support like what I've seen from this user. — Rlevse • Talk • 10:10, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
Oppose
  1. Oppose Insufficient contribution of actual encyclopedic content. Fighting defenseless teenage jokers is not what builds the character of an admin. I don't think we need professional police here. `'Míkka 23:54, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
    Fighting defenseless teenage jokers is what maintains the integrity of the encylopedia. I'd say that is of at least minor importance. Avruch 03:20, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
    I agree with Avruch. We need more vandal-fighting admins who patrol WP:AIV, Newpages, and Recentchanges. They will be able to delete pages and block users quicker than normal users requesting for those things. --wj32 06:03, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
  2. Oppose per Mikka. The lack of good old article-writing worries me. Try creating some more pages, get a few articles certified as Good, and at least nominate an article to be Featured before coming back here. NF24Editor review) 00:06, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
    I would encourage you to reconsider. Mikka has blanketed 9-10 RfAs with an oppose, using the same specious and pejorative "professional police" reasoning. We need good admins here. I think Bongwarrior would be one, based on his vandal fighting alone. K. Scott Bailey 01:43, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
    What exactly does a featured article have to do with block, protect, deletion? Consider balance. Keegan 02:46, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
Neutral
  1. Can you give some examples of you taking part in policy discussions? I looked over you WP space contributions, but was unable to find any. I'm not suggesting that admins must have written reams of plolicy cannon, just want to see your understanding of the way things work. - CygnetSaIad 23:54, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but my contributions to WP:AFD, Misplaced Pages:Requests for comment/User names, and others should show a pretty fair understanding of policy. If you mean I don't spend a good deal of time trying to rewrite policy, then you are correct. --Bongwarrior 00:22, 30 October 2007 (UTC)