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# '''Oppose''' - seems too young, too rough. May be a fine candidate in the next decade. ] (]) 19:41, 8 February 2008 (UTC) # '''Oppose''' - seems too young, too rough. May be a fine candidate in the next decade. ] (]) 19:41, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
#:Just curious, do you mean "the next calendar decade, from 2010 to 2019" or "ten years from now, in 2018"? ] — ] 21:28, 8 February 2008 (UTC) #:Just curious, do you mean "the next calendar decade, from 2010 to 2019" or "ten years from now, in 2018"? ] — ] 21:28, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
#I do sense that the user is over-eager to delete as noted above, though Dorftrottel's entertainingly sharp comments (which have now been struck out for some reason — I don't think that was necessary) almost had me willing to overlook it. Yes, thank you for recognizing that AFD is not a vote. Yes, do play from your fucking heart. Yes, it's okay to scream sometimes. But it's not okay to make broad assumptions about the "notability" of a category of topics, be they railway stations, or bus routes, or television episodes, or shopping malls, or runway incursions (as far as I'm concerned). Sorry. — ] 21:28, 8 February 2008 (UTC) #I do sense that the user is over-eager to delete as noted above, though Dorftrottel's entertainingly sharp comments (which have now been struck out for some reason — I don't think that was necessary) almost had me willing to overlook it. Yes, thank you for recognizing that AFD is not a vote (and neither is RFA in theory, cough cough cough). Yes, do play from your fucking heart. Yes, it's okay to scream sometimes. But it's not okay to make broad assumptions about the "notability" of a category of topics, be they railway stations, or bus routes, or television episodes, or shopping malls, or runway incursions (as far as I'm concerned). Sorry. — ] 21:28, 8 February 2008 (UTC)


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Seresin

Voice your opinion (talk page) (35/12/2); Scheduled to end 07:24, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

co-nom Seresin (talk · contribs) - The other day I was checking out the admin coaching page looking for somebody who I thought might make a decent admin. I investigated several potential candidate, but one stood head and shoulders above all of the others. Seresin has been active with Misplaced Pages since April 2007, during which time he has made about 5,000 edits. One of the things that impressed me was the breadth of his contributions--particularly in the Misplaced Pages and Misplaced Pages Talk spaces (400/200 edits respectively.) He has voted in ArbCom (after asking some candidates questions.) He has received 4 barnstars from fellow wikipedians, 2 for anti-vandalism activities and 2 for inter-personal behavior. A few weeks ago, Anonymous Dissident referred to Seresin as "my fellow Wikipedian and hopefully one day admin, seem to know policy to the enth degree." This comment coming from Anonymous Dissident spoke volumes of Seresin's technical knowledge. I also reviewed a number of his edits and other comments, and my respect for him as an editor continued to grow. Seresin used to be known as User:I but recently changed his name. One of the things that I respect was that when some controversy arose related to single letter users, he listened to the criticism and modified his stance.

Generally, when a 17 year old seeks adminship, I am reluctant to support. But Seresin has shown a great deal of maturity especially when it comes to the tools. Seresin initially visited the AdminCoach page on August 13th, but nobody accepted him as a student. Rather than nominate himself or ask somebody who worked with him to nominate him, he waited patiently and developed his wiki knowledge. On December 1, he restated his desire to go through admin coaching. I offered to become his coach. I felt as if his willingness to wait was a clear sign of his maturity. Rather than rush the process, he wanted to wait until somebody else felt he was prepared for the tools. In the few days that I've worked with him he has done that. As his coach I asked him to EWS23's deletion exercises Seresin gave me some of the best answers I've seen. So I asked him 17 policy based questions ranging from topics such as Speedy Deletion, to name changes, to legal threats, to protection, and blocking. He gave me very well thought out and complete answers! Still not 100% convinced by his great answers, I reviewed 200+ of his edits, and those convinced me.

Having grilled coached him, I have zero doubt that he knows the policies (or at least how to find them) and will make an excellent admin! So I introduce you to Seresin.Balloonman (talk) 06:33, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Co-nomination by Sunny910910-This is my first RFA nomination so please bear with me.

I've known Seresin for a long time. I met him back when he was named "I", I had just reverted vandalism on one of the articles in Inheritance cycle and I went to warn the IP when I realized that Seresin had already done it for me. So I had thanked him, and during that time, he suggested that I try TW. Anyway, that's probably enough about how I met him. Out of all the non-admins that I've met, I believe that Seresin is the best suited for the job.

For one thing, he has a great comprehension and understanding of CSD. For example, this (now deleted) page had been requested for speedy deletion per WP:CSD#A1 Seresin had looked over it and told the nominator that it was not nonsense (as you can see [[Computer prank#Joke programs|here]]) but still meets the CSD only as WP:CSD#A7 instead of WP:CSD#A1. Normally at this point I would provide a link, however, unfortunately all the evidence has been lost Seresin's talkpage archives.

I also see that Seresin has much needed patience and cool to deal with vandals, even in the face of personal attacks.

See this exchange: . Not to mention that he has patience to deal with normal waiting, after he let me co-nom this RFA, he hasn't ever even mention it again (let alone ask me if it was finished yet) and especially hasn't shown any impatience.

Anyway I should be wrapping this up before this gets too long. Seresin is a good editor and I believe, if he's approved, he'll make a great admin.--Sunny910910 03:07, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: Thank you Balloonman and Sunny — seresin | wasn't he just...? 07:25, 7 February 2008 (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: I have most of my administrator-related experience in deletion areas, such as speedy deletion and articles for deletion. I've also done some username work, and have reported a few usernames to usernames for administrator attention; I've also commented at request for comment on usernames when there are entries there. I would also deal with vandalism, for which I have received two barnstars. After I've gotten more experience as an administrator, I'll probably deal with other things, such as page protections or 3RR blocks. I also might update Did You Know? when it gets backlogged, which I often see on AN(I). I intend to start with areas I'm comfortable with, and then as I gain more experience work in other areas.
2. What are your best contributions to Misplaced Pages, and why?
A: The more extensive of my contributions are mostly minor fixes, such as copyediting. I also like creating redirects when they are useful. I recently discovered how much fun cleaning up and standardizing disambig pages can be. While not as important as some things, making Misplaced Pages look better and be easier to read is always a necessity. I enjoy making the project easier to read and more useful.
I recently created my first large, non-stub article, Parmigiani Fleurier, which I am very proud of. It's currently in the wheels of DYK, and will hopefully be on the mainpage in the nearish future.
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: Well, I try to make it a point to avoid the drama that sometimes plagues this place, and conflicts in general. As a result, I have not been in any major disputes. I believe that the majority of the little conflicts I have been involved in have been related to my opinion on what I consider makes something notable, especially fiction-related. A while back (July, I believe) I was involved in creating a (rejected) process to try to deal with the large amount of articles on individual episodes of television shows. An editor commented to me that my behavior in one of the discussions (specifically a TfD) was inappropriate. Upon assessing then, I didn't feel as if it was poor behavior. However, upon reassessing it now, with more wikiexperience, I can clearly see where my comments were out of line. I discussed with the user then, and have taken that conversation and the concerns raised and tried to be mindful of it in my interactions since then.
The other "major" dispute was a conversation with an editor after I notified him that he had a fair-use image on his page, and would he please remove it. He continued editing after I notified him, so I removed it myself. He took offense, and got upset. I defended myself against what I thought were some spurious accusations (including having an administrator sockpuppet). At the advice of another editor who commented in the discussion, I realized that it was time to end the discussion. In retrospect, I should have left the conversation sooner than I did, as the image had been removed and therefore the issue was resolved; there was no need to continue. This would probably be the largest conflict I've been involved in thus far.
As for stress, I haven't really had any. I am not a person who gets lots of stress, and conflicts with anonymous people online over something that is, in the grand scheme of things, often of little importance, do not cause me stress. As for future disputes, which, as implied by administrators' comments that I've seen, I will probably find myself invariably involved in, I intend to continue my policy of either avoidance, or disengaging as soon as possible. That said, I won't shy away from trying to resolving disputes, but I will try to avoid as much useless drama as possible while doing so.

Optional question from Master of Puppets

4. In your above answer you stated that you try to avoid drama and major conflicts. However, as an administrator, it would your duty to intervene in edit conflicts and other sorts of disputes between editors, which may sometimes get out of hand. How would you act if one of these came your way?
A: I'll assume your question is only about conflicts that aren't really useless wikidrama, because I don't intend to get involved in that if I can help it. But if I were to be involved in an editing dispute, I would do my best to get the parties to work together, and hopefully have the final result be one they can all live with, which means they won't conflict about it anymore and edit war, etc. I would also do my best to avoid any personal involvement on my side, because it's disputes where people get heated and emotionally involved that cause a lot of the drama I mentioned earlier, and bitter feelings. I would also disengage from the dispute as early as it would be possible, as to avoid situations I mentioned in Q3.

Optional question from DGG (talk)

5 How would you close AfDs where the consensus of responsible editors using policy based arguments is different from your own? For example, you stated that not every railroad station is notable" as your view. Suppose that in an AfD on one 5 good editors said they were on the basis of the usual arguments given in such cases, and 2 said that its time to change that practice. How would you close it? (I'm not concerned with that specific issue--I might even agree with you there, just what you would do in general) DGG (talk) 15:42, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
A: Well, I would probably not close it; I would most likely participate in the discussion, but I assume you wish to know if I did not participate. I'm not sure what you mean by "on one 5 good editors say they were on the basis of the usual arguments given in such cases". I'll presume for the purposes of my answer that the arguments were backed by policy; if this is not what you intended, please correct me. If there are a large number of editors supporting keeping the article, (based on notability grounds, as that seems to be the crux of your question) I would close as a keep, since although I might disagree with the opinions voiced, if they are backed by policy, there is consensus to close as a keep, and I would do as such. I wouldn't let my own opinions on an article's notability cloud following a consensus.

Optional question from BusterD

6. Have you ever faced repeated vandalism on your own user page, systematic harrassment, or stalking behaviors on-wiki or off-? That's becoming a larger issue, and for an admin (for a few more months) also a minor child, a serious concern for the pedia. If so how did you deal, and how would you deal differently as an admin? If not, try to imagine such a scenario, something personal or hurtful to you. How do you expect you'd deal with that situation as an admin?

General comments

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

Discussion

Comment
  • AfD is based on consensus. Voicing a point of view in a consensus discussion over an AfD is not an action. In the examples listed above, Seresin did not suggest speedy delete; Seresin voiced an opinion in a consensus discussion. If this editor becomes an admin, Seresin will still voice a point of view. That isn't an abuse of power. Kingturtle (talk) 11:42, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Minor though it may seem, I'd personally like an assurance at this early stage from User:WJBscribe that he will not close this RfA, given his involvement. Pedro :  Chat  21:13, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Personally, I believe he is more than capable of deciding for himself when he should close an RfA and when he shouldn't. He hasn't done anything (that I've seen or heard about) to make me worry otherwise. 23:44, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
I don't see why we need an assurance from WJBscribe that he won't close this RfA: from what I've come to understand, bureaucrats are not supposed to close RfAs they've participated significantly in. Of course, I may be wrong, so please correct me if I am. Acalamari 02:49, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
It is common practice for bureaucrats to recuse themselves from RfD consensus activities that they've participated in. Kingturtle (talk) 04:54, 8 February 2008 (UTC
Reply to Opposes

I'll reply here as a broad response to the opposition as it stands, instead of to each individually, since they're a lot of the same theme. WjB is correct; I do not use bolded recommendations in any place if I can help it. I have done so since early November. We ostensibly don't vote on Misplaced Pages, so I see no need to add those tags when I can just as easily get my point across without them. Inferring that I have an aversion to even using the word keep is an extreme interpretation of that behavior, and seems to me to be assuming bad faith. The way I phrased my comments at the train station AfD were inappropriate, yes. I understand that I should not have written it so aggressively, and am mindful of the problems with uncivil comments, and am sorry. As for the other civility diff (the locomotive AfD), please note that I reverted it almost immediately after noticing my error, because I knew that it was inappropriate. I had tapped the enter key, and the paged saved accidentally, which is not that uncommon. Those two comments were also almost three months ago. If an editor feels there is a pattern of incivility, then I understand. But that was a isolated, long ago-incident, albeit a regrettable one, and I do not believe that the incivility has been repeated. As for PeaceNT's comment about lists, those diffs were from roughly four months ago as well. As for being deletionist, opposes based on that confuse me. I would understand if someone believed that because of my interpretation of this guideline, I would disregard this and this policy, and I don't see where one would derive such a conclusion. It seems to me as if many of the opposers are opposing merely because of my interpretation of the guideline. I think that it's rather unfair to believe that I will, based only the fact that I often support deletion of articles, misuse my tools and delete without regard to policy or consensus. Finally, I don't think characterizing my actions as "an incessant desire to delete" is fair. I don't routinely go out and seek articles to delete. I haven't nominated tons of articles for AfD, and delete comments voiced at ones already existing hardly support this; that's the purpose of AfD. I have supported keeping of articles, even fiction-related, so I also don't think that's a fair assessment of my edits. seresin | wasn't he just...? 07:02, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

I find all the opposes per Deletionist quite disturbing. The views a user has are their right. Try opposing someone for being Christian, for example. --Jack Merridew 14:54, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Being Christian is a religious belief and would have no relevance in a Misplaced Pages based discussion; being deletionist however reflects an actual Misplaced Pages-specific philosophy and editors should be concerned if they believe an admin may be in a potential rush to diminish the encyclopedia. Best, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 15:09, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Support
  1. Support as co-nom.--Sunny910910 05:33, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  2. Support as co-nom. Seresin is one of the most qualified people I've encountered!Balloonman (talk) 07:29, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  3. It was kind of Seresin to do this before we died, wasn't it... -- Anonymous Dissident 07:33, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    Change to strongest support: my talkings on msn have left me with only good feelings about potential, and I have seen that he is in fact very cautious when editing, and would prove underzealous with the tools, if anything. -- Anonymous Dissident 12:31, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  4. Support Great contributions! I'm liking the question answers, too, and a run through your contributions secured my support. Also adding in an optional question. Good luck! Master of Puppets Call me MoP!☺ 07:37, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  5. Support 1) Good answers to the questions. 2) A sensible level of patience shown by going through coaching. 3) I saw like, maybe 1 C:CSD tag that was declined in two months, and plenty of nominations, so no concern on deletion policy. 4) This diff I particularly liked - shows a deeper understanding of guidelines than many IMHO. On a side note, I'd have supported anyway, but oppose number one is deeply disappointing and well out of line with current RfA "expectations". Pedro :  Chat  08:17, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  6. Strong Support Good Contributions and good Answers would be a good Administrator. Terra 08:38, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  7. Support I have seen nothing but good work coming from this user and believe he will make a great admin and I will be very annoyed if this rfa closes <insert high number here>/1/0 because of that stupid oppose below --Chris 09:13, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  8. Support — now that he has his username sorted ;-)  Seresin has the patience and calmness that I believe makes him a fine candidate for adminship. He has offered good advice when he thought it needed and I have no concern that he would run amok with the buttons. --Jack Merridew 09:40, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  9. Support, no valid reason to oppose. Stifle (talk) 10:11, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  10. Support although you're one of the few candidates whose name I don't recognize browsing through contributions turns up nothing but excellence. Pumpmeup 10:18, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  11. Support No problems here. --Siva1979 12:10, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  12. Support - trustworthy editor. Addhoc (talk) 12:48, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  13. Support. Good user, will do fine with the tools. Malinaccier Public (talk) 13:02, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  14. Strong support. I have always had very positive interactions with Seresin. He is an intelligent capable and helpful users. I acknowledge the reluctance of those below based on the fact that his contributions to the mainspace aren't particularly strong but I do think it important that this project makes use of contributors according to their skills and interests. Some may not be great content writers but can help out with more administrative tasks. I think Seresin has enough mainspace involvement to know what goes on there and he has plenty of experience of areas where admin tools are needed. WjBscribe 13:56, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  15. Support. Good contribs. Seems unflappable. --PTR (talk) 14:43, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  16. Support, a good user (and partly to counter some of the most stupid opposes I've ever seen). Majorly (talk) 14:48, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  17. Support per nom. User:Dorftrottel 18:19, February 8, 2008
    Note. Further comment moved to talkpage. WjBscribe 18:35, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  18. Support. He meets all my standards. While I understand the concern about his lack of experience with settling disputes, yet he is from a city filled with very nice people of various cultures who live together faily peacefully. If promoted, which I think he will be, I urge him to go back to school. Bearian (talk) 15:47, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  19. Support as per all of the previous comments. Seems to really want to help out in the community. I say that we give him that chance. Razorflame (talk) 16:41, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  20. per pedro and dorftrottel & meets my standards. While I see where some of the opposes are coming from, I believe that these faults are fixable and that if nom exercises a bit of caution regarding these concerns will do fine. Cheers, :) dlohcierekim's other account 17:37, 7 February 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mikereichold (talk • contribs)
    Just gotta say it. Kabura's oppose just does not seem like a very good argument. It goes against the well established precedent that adminship requires on the order of 3-6 months of experience. A reasonably intelligent user, when encountering uncertainty or an unfamiliar situation will seek the advice of others, go slow, etc. One does not see everything in 3 months or even two years. In most cases, it does not take a lot of experience to know that an article that states, "I think my boyfriend/girlfriend/best friend/school/whatever is great/stinks/is gay/whatever needs to be speedily deleted. Nor does it require much on the ball to know to block the user that insists upon adding such rubbish to our encyclopedia. In the end, adminship still ain't that big a deal. If the nom has any uncertainty he can ask first and delete/protect/block later.Mikereichold aka Cheers, :) dlohcierekim's other account 17:49, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    "Holy Bat Rant" I supported per Dorf before he went all caps. Per Dortrottel HERE. Cheers, :) dlohcierekim's other account 18:32, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    Yeah sorry. To my defense, that happened before the overdue invention of the WP:Screambox. User:Dorftrottel 08:40, February 8, 2008
  21. Support. So "I", or "Soleil" or whatever he's calling himself has made a couple of silly comments. Who hasn't (including many opposers below I might add). He is obviously dedicated to this project, obviously has a CLUE. Remember when a Request for Bureaucratship looked like this?. I don't. I haven't been here long enough and so I'm apparently not worthy of the silly buttons granted me after a mere 4 months and 3000 edits. But I've done some digging back a couple of years for the benefit of others that may have thought, as I did, that this is what an RfA was supposed to be. Geesh. We seem to have gotten a little carried away here. You have my support, Seresin. Happy editing, Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 17:55, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  22. Weak support. You have made some rather uncivil comments, pointed out below, and I do hope you don't act like that if and when you get the mop. As for my support, you pass level 2 of my criteria. WEBURIEDOURSECRETSINTHEGARDEN 21:54, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  23. Support Frankly, I don't see any reason why this RfA should have become such a train wreck. 23:42, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  24. Support - He does have some judgmental issues, as mentioned by the opposes below, but I believe that this candidate would use the admin tools well. Nousernamesleft 23:57, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  25. Support, comes very highly recommended, and the minor (IMO) issues in the oppose section don't bother me. · AndonicO 00:39, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
  26. Support Have no problem with him receiving the mop. Earthbendingmaster 00:49, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
  27. Support per above. And the concerns in the oppose sections regarding AfD concerns are really concerns from last November, about three months ago. NHRHS2010 01:36, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
  28. Support. Fully qualified candidate. Although I do not share what appear to be the candidate's somewhat deletionist inclinations, I do not find his positions so outlandish as to bar a dedicated contributor from adminship. I have carefully reviewed the opposers' concerns and find them unpersuasive, and in several cases, wholly without substance. Newyorkbrad (talk) 02:51, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
  29. Strong support, the "strong" part on account of the opposing opinions. -- Iterator12n 03:08, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
  30. Support, some of the contributors deletion rationales have been a bit wacky, but they're not so crazy that they're way outside of policy or anything. I'm satisfied that Seresin will be able to use the tools responsibly. Lankiveil 08:11, 8 February 2008 (UTC).
  31. Support I like what I have seen so far. docboat (talk) 12:09, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
  32. I was concerned over the multiple name changes and was likely to be neutral in this RfA for that, but after a review of the opposition and seeing their reasons...there are some legitimate issues for not supporting but most seem either borderline (at the worst) or just silly. I feel more comfortable supporting instead. Acalamari 17:45, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
  33. Support I thought for a few minutes about this one. I am convinced that Seresin's knowledge of policy is above average for new admins. I really, really hope that he won't delete any articles that shouldn't be deleted. Shalom (Hello • Peace) 17:55, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
  34. Strong Support Seresin knows policy and guidelines extremely well, he is a conscientious editor who makes reasoned and rational decisions. I can understand why some are opposing him, though I don't agree with their arguments. I believe that this editor would be an honourable and fair administrator, and that's good enough for me. RMHED (talk) 19:56, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
  35. Support per no apparent problems, and also some of the oppose rationales below. Black Kite 20:13, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Oppose
  1. Oppose - I haven't seen his contributions, so my criticism isn't pointed into that direction. He's active on en.wiki since 3 March 2007, that means, less than a year (10 months and few days. He's not experienced enough. Since en.wiki is the biggest Misplaced Pages, we cannot allow ourselves such luxury. I don't say that Seresin is not good, I just want to say that he doesn't know what traps await him. With 2 years on en.wiki, with few experiences on heated things, he'll be a wiki-veteran that 'll recognize things. However, than we'll have to look at quality of his contributions. Kubura (talk) 07:36, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    I oppose this oppose, and with vehemence. 10 months is considered by most a long period of time, and by far enough for a candidate to be an admin. And to disregard his contributions like this, and look purely at his length of time here, really gets my goat. Sorry. -- Anonymous Dissident 07:40, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    Please also consider my health. I would likely have died if he waited much longer on this RFA, and I expect I would no longer be around if he waited 2 years. "Death by impatience" - how undashing... -- Anonymous Dissident 07:44, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    Hi, Dissident. You're here for 13 months. Believe me, you'll learn a lot in the next 11 months. En.wiki has a big userbase to pick from, we have enough experienced users that are over 2 years regularly here. Seresin 'll belong there once. "Considered by most"? What does that mean? Who counted that? And have you asked experienced users, those with over 2 years on en.wiki? Kubura (talk) 08:20, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    I'm sorry to name names, but User:WJBscribe, who is a bureaucrat, joined Misplaced Pages in November of 2006, thus failing your criteria for adminship despite a RfB that passed at 172/3/1. I respect your right to an arbitrary standard Kubura, but when that standard is so far outside of general community consensus perhaps you may wish to reconsider you stance. Best. Pedro :  Chat  08:35, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    Wrong on several counts. The most important being that your statement is only true when "community consensus" is reworded to include "those who vote at these things". Of those who hardly ever do, which is the vast majority, the more common sentiment is "RfA is broken". That being said, asking for more experience seems like a perfectly reasonable suggestion, and something that several people I know would agree with. Sadly, they don't vote except in exceptional circumstances. The last time I came here I noticed half a dozen candidates who hadn't written any major articles or demonstrated any ability to stay cool in a dispute - because they'd avoided disputes. Those people, when elected by this strange 'consensus' that gathers here, are precisely the people who cause the rest of us to grumble that RfA is broken. 10:09, 7 February 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Relata refero (talk • contribs)
    Well, I bow to the user who has been here for nine whole days, and in that time seems to have participated in some incredibly contentious debates as well as demonstrating a remarkable level of understanding of Misplaced Pages. To be honest the ability of an editor to show such levels of knowledge about this place, in such a short time, partly undermines Kubura's arguments that one needs two years experience. You seem to have picked it up in next to no time. Pedro :  Chat  10:17, 7 February 2008 (UTC) strike that - I was looking at another users contrib history, and apologies. Pedro :  Chat  10:19, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    No problem, and thanks for the compliments to my understanding! :) Relata refero (talk) 10:22, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    OK. Community doesn't have so high criteria as me, and I'll be overvoted. I gave my opinion and vote, you gave your opinions and votes, and that's it. End of story. Simple as that. Kubura (talk) 09:25, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    Okay... care to ask a steward to desysop the 800 or so admins that hasn't been here for 2 years? — DarkFalls 08:53, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    I think that there was a discussion about that on Misplaced Pages project (recently), however I haven't been thinking about that, nor intending to give my opinion about that. Kubura (talk) 09:25, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    I'd also like to see all of the contributions of people who aren't wearing a purple jumper with Globe shoes oversighted, if that's possible...? -- Anonymous Dissident 08:57, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    Dissident. Please, stay serious. Kubura (talk) 09:25, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    Buru. Please, stop trolling. Majorly (talk) 13:10, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    As pointed out by several people here and at AN/I, this criterion is perfectly valid. Given that, I suggest you retract your accusation. Trolling is a word thrown out a little too often here these days. Relata refero (talk) 13:48, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    It is not valid. If you don't like me criticising stupid criteria, don't oppose with it. Simple as that. Majorly (talk) 13:55, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    THey're not my criteria, but they're as intelligent as a lot of others I've seen. And my objection wasn't to your criticism - which I didnt see - but your use of the word trolling. Which was unwarranted. Relata refero (talk) 14:27, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    You haven't seen much then. And it was warranted. Majorly (talk) 14:38, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    I was around when they invented RfA, so I've seen enough. And if you think that it was warranted, you had better deal with the several people who indicated that that user had a perfect right to his opinion. Your use of the word, now, that was provocative. Relata refero (talk) 14:51, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    "07:14, October 11, 2007" was your first edit date. Don't lie to back up your opinions. — DarkFalls 04:58, 8 February 2008 (UTC) Confusion of accounts, sorry. — DarkFalls 11:43, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    What kind of feeble-minded aggression is that? Don't run around accusing people of lying, please. It's perfectly obvious from a glance at this accounts first 50 edits that it was a new account of an experienced user. Wow. ABF, much? Struck out following chat on IRC. Relata refero (talk) 11:07, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
  2. Oppose this and this lead me to think you have trouble using the word 'keep', combined with using caps lock inappropriately and this..I dunno how to categorise that one, but combined with a lack of mainspace edits makes me worry about hasty deletions and civility issues when not on best behaviour for RfA. cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 09:29, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    Your rationale confuses me. Both of the AfD's you pointed out are "keepers" granted he didn't write the word "keep" but he was not endorsing deletion---so how do these make you think that he will be prone to hasty deletions? Balloonman (talk) 09:43, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    I was noting that when he notes that an article should be kept, use of the actual word is avoided, reminding me of the various sit-com gags where a commitment-phobic person is unable to say the l-word (i.e. love). That in of itself is not a huge concern, but when I note that with an overall deletion-take at AfD, and lack of article writing experience, and some somewhat inopportune comments, it tips it into the negative for me whether this person will be a net positive as a sysop. Wouldn't take much to get in the 'black' - a successful Good Article shows mainspace and ability to work collaboratively to me well.cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 09:59, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    Casliber, I hope you'll look again at this candidate and reconsider your opinion here. There is no need in AfD discussion to use and bold the words "keep" or "delete" - indeed doing so is what misleads some into thinking the process is a vote. The closing admin would clearly in those two cases understand that Seresin advocated that the articles should be kept. I think you're making a lot out of the fact the word wasn't used - you seem to assume this conceals a phobic aversion to keeping articles, which seems to me a fairly extreme conclusion, could he not be given the benefit of the doubt? WjBscribe 14:00, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    I'll happily support once I see some good mainspace contribs. I'll even help him write some. As I said, each bit in of itself I'd ignore, but taken all together I have my reservations. Jayhenry pointed out the name changes as well, which I also thought was odd. Unfortunately alot of this poils down to making predictions on future conduct, which is what we're all doing now, and I have yet to be convinced. I'm sorry but relaying apprporiate answers when under the spotlight with a keyboard is not a strong positive for me.cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 19:17, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    Hey Casliber, AfD is a discussion last time I checked. Do you think it is appropriate to encourage (read: force, in the context of opposing their RfA) other users to treat AfD like a vote rather than a discussion, where the most important word (for you) is keep/delete. What's next? Will you oppose someone for not writing support/oppose in an RfA? User:Dorftrottel 14:55, February 7, 2008
  3. Rather deletionist, and seems to misunderstand commons precedent. dihydrogen monoxide (H20) 09:57, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    OK, I'm willing to risk looking ill-informed... What is "commons precedent"? Also, I think it only fair to note that Seresin withdrew that comment a few seconds after making it . WjBscribe 17:30, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    Sorry about that typo (and I can see how it could be misinterpreted). I meant common precedent, as in, what's generally done (we generally notify projects, etc.). dihydrogen monoxide (H20) 00:55, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    Ah OK - makes sense. I would suggest that his immediate withdrawal of the comment meant he did understand the common practice, and was just making a snarky remark. Not that those are helpful either.. :-) WjBscribe 01:00, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    Yes, withdrawing the comments is the right way forward. Still, concerns about deletionism (and per Cas), and I also agree with Mr. Parham below. dihydrogen monoxide (H20) 08:41, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
  4. Sorry. User seems too keen on deleting stuff, and apparently has something against "list" articles. Votes beginning with I hate lists like these or ' o.O That's a very indiscriminate list are quite unsatisfactory. This shows that user doesn't understand the concept of "minor" in fiction articles. I'm also concerned about the diffs cited above by Casliber and Dihydrogen Monoxide. Particularly, I'd respectfully request that user Seresin avoid WRITING ALL IN CAPS because it looked like he was shouting at other editors, which is not at all helpful conduct in AfD discussions. Sorry. --PeaceNT (talk) 10:55, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    Writing in caps is NEVER HELPFUL, even outside of AfD. dihydrogen monoxide (H20) 10:57, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    Yes, it can be very helpful to release </anger>. Besides, I for one find <quote>NOT EVERY TRAIN STATION, BUS ROUTE AND AIRPORT TERMINAL IS NOTABLE!!!!!! </anger></quote> to be very agreeable, just as this comment. But maybe that's because I'm not an indiscriminate inclusionist. User:Dorftrottel 15:08, February 7, 2008
    I do wonder how many AN/I threads and ArbCom cases we need before we, as a community, realize that releasing one's anger into discussions isn't helping us improve this encyclopedia. An explosion of anger might help an angry person cool off; it has been demonstrated a rather exhaustive number of times that it doesn't help Misplaced Pages get better. --JayHenry (talk) 16:01, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    I'd argue there's a big difference between discussing in an angry way and cursing a bit in order to cool off before making a constructive comment. That said, many many many many many things said in talk pages are completely useless for the project. A comment like "<bangs head on keyboard>" is essentially the same, and nobody would seriously oppose for that. People who are too easily offended are the far bigger problem, with their constant bickering about civility. The important thing is to PLAY FROM YOUR FUCKING HEART, not that ugly clean-cut, inwards-looking narcissism. User:Dorftrottel 17:37, February 7, 2008
    While I do not believe you provide a compelling reason to support this user's RfA, I do agree with you that comments like "<bangs head on keyboard>" really do not add anything to discussions. Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 17:53, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    ... All the arguments to support are included in the nomination statements. I simply happen to agree with them. It's on you to provide a sufficient reasoning to explain why and inhowfar you are not agreeing with it. OTOH, what can be expected from someone who makes a habit out of insisting on keep votes in AfDs, no matter how many compellingly logical, policy-based arguments have been presented and who now comes here to oppose someone's RfA with a similarly insufficient rationale? It's a sad joke. User:Dorftrottel 08:51, February 8, 2008
    Your only "reason" so far for wanting to support seems to be because you want another editor whom you believe will counter those you designate "inclusionists". Your tactic in this discussion as is the case in many AfDs is to in effect attack and assume bad faith against fellow editors, which only appears pointy and adds to Wikidrama. Instead of being about the article under discussion, it becomes about the editors whose side you disagree with. Instead of being about the admin candidate, it becomes about those you disagree with. Please do not get sidetracked. Why is it so difficult to work to improve articles and to discuss with editors in a civil fashion? Finally, for the record, I am perfectly willing and have voted to delete many an article as I did most recently here. Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 15:18, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    It makes perfect sense that he might need to cool off, but why would he edit a remark like that into Misplaced Pages for others to read? One would hope that administrators would be experienced enough not to make a permanent record of every angry thought that crosses their mind. Christopher Parham (talk) 01:37, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    Ok, maybe it's me. I just don't see why it's such a big deal. The constant need to censor yourself kills common-sense in discussions and opens the way for perfectly civil system-gamers, imho. User:Dorftrottel 08:55, February 8, 2008
  5. Oppose Just a bit overanxious to delete it seems. I dunno... Jmlk17 12:18, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  6. Oppose. Limited commitment to building the encyclopedia. Espresso Addict (talk) 12:30, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  7. Strong oppose, too enthusiastic to spend time getting something deleted than writing it. Sorry, but never. @pple complain 15:40, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    Never?!? WjBscribe 15:53, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
  8. Oppose I agree with the above. Not enough effort displayed to improve articles and too much effort to destroy them. Seems to make weak arguments in AfDs and in the Episode and Characters Case. Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 17:21, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    Would you mind showing me a weak argument I have made? seresin | wasn't he just...? 07:02, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    For example, saying "no one will search for the character with the (Family Guy) appendage" is not logical when at least one person created the article, which means that "some one" would indeed conduct such a search and so at a minimum a redirect would indeed be worthwhile. Best, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 14:11, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    Splitting hairs like that is not going to help your specially flavoured reasoning. Why not just stop arguing for a change and simply admit that you have no arguments going for you and that you came here only because you are an indiscriminate inclusionist? You do not have any valid concerns. Your only concern is that the candidate is not an indiscriminate inclusionist. Ridiculous. User:Dorftrottel 14:42, February 8, 2008
    Be civil Kingturtle (talk) 14:47, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    Well, to clarify further, I found this edit also a bit distressing, because Twinkle, an anti-vandalism tool, should be used to fight vandalism, not for AfDs (i.e. discussions for articles that do not fall under the speedy requirements, but that members of the community are likely to disagree about much more rigorously), which require a bit more serious consideration rather than the quickest or easiest way to nominate them. I do think that Seresin has some merits in fighting vandalism (such as these praiseworthy reverts: , , etc. and I absolutely commend his edits in that regard) although one doesn't need to be an admin to fight vandalism. Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 18:43, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
  9. Oppose per a few concerns that I have with the user. This edit (as given by Dihydrogen Monoxide) does seem to show that Serisin isn't that well acquainted with commons precedent, and when it comes to CSD (a place you have expressed that you wish to work) basic understanding of image policy is necessary. There also seems to be a incessant desire to delete as per the opposers above explain. Other things like the name changes, the informal approach to his signature and a lack of commitment to building the encyclopedia, just add up to something that I don't expect to see in an administrator candidate. He has some good values and they are appreciated but there is something missing, however I am unable to put my 'finger on it' as it were. Rudget. 17:21, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    I'm pretty sure Dihydrogen meant 'common precedent', i.e. it is common to notify WikiProjects when articles in their scope are being AfD'd. I respectfully suggest that you don't actually understand what you're quoting from DHMO. 86.149.135.37 (talk) 21:36, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    Either way, my oppose still stands. Rudget. 21:44, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    It was a typo, see my comments above. dihydrogen monoxide (H20) 00:55, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
  10. Oppose Does not give the impression of being objective with regards to deletions, and being too keen to delete is not a good thing for an admin (as I have witnessed recently). Random Fixer Of Things (talk) 21:06, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    Do you mean Eyrian-type admin?
  11. Oppose I was going to sit this one out, but i'm deeply concerned by the posts of user:Dorftrottel both here and on the talk page. I have no choice but to oppose someone who's supported in this way.--Cube lurker (talk) 15:07, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    Yah, I was afraid he would provoke that type of reaction. The nom always pays when a supporter does something like that. A pity, though. That rant really was out of the nom's control. Sometimes Dorftrottel is right on the money. Other times, he forgets his own advice. <<sigh>> Cheers, Dlohcierekim Deleted? 15:40, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    I went back and forth on this one and I don't think the nom would have made those statements. If i'd been 100% sold, I wouldn't have flipped. But I was a little concerned on a couple diffs, then I was swayed to vote by the comments. In the end I went with the old saying "You are who your friends are."--Cube lurker (talk) 15:48, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    I understand. Don't know if there is a prior relationship between him and the nom. I never knew the nom before the RfA. The scary thing was, I supported partly "Per Dorftrottel." Then, WOW! I had to strike part of my support. I agree that I feel some of the oppose comments missed the mark. There are much better ways of saying that then the way Dorf did. These things happen sometimes. Dlohcierekim Deleted? 15:54, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    So it's guilty by association? One should judge a candidate based upon his/her comments, not based upon something somebody else says. This is, IMHO, entirely unfair and offers the possibility of people sabotaging other people's RfA's. It might set the precedent that if you really want to kill a nomination, don't oppose, but support and make an ass of yourself.Balloonman (talk) 15:55, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    I understand the concern, but I thought it through a little more then that. If his supporters outburst didn't dovetail with the all caps response in the AFD i'd have been a lot more likely to ignore it.--Cube lurker (talk) 16:07, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    This is the stupidest, most bad-faithed thing I've seen. I have no relation to Seresin, and he has nothing whatsoever to do with my outburst. I just think that some who are opposing are doing so not because they have actual concerns, but rather because they are inclusionists and want to prevent someone arguably less-inclusion-leaning from getting the tools. That's pretty much it. Now, what do you want me to do? Should I remove my support? Would you then remove your oppose? User:Dorftrottel 16:18, February 8, 2008
    Accusing me of bad faith is not going to help. However i'll elaborate to counter the accusation that i'm opposing without actual concerns. ] This diff struck me poorly. I saw the first line as "I'M RIGHT AND YOU'RE ALL STUPID". But I said I don't know if that's enough to make me chime in. Then I see his most ardent supporter is someone who continues to use "inclusionist" as some sort of vile slur and a reason to discount the opinions of anyone who's this group as a second-class citizen, and I had to chime in. If these are the people who look at him as a model citizen, I'm worried. I voted my consience.--Cube lurker (talk) 16:28, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    What I mean with the inclusionist point is what I said above: Some (a tiny minority, to be clear) of the opposers are people who I have come across in AfDs, where they imho fairly often vote keep, and all policy-based arguments fall on deaf ears with them. Now I see some of those oppose here with similarly weak arguments, mostly related to XfD, and I'm having a very very very hard time assuming perfectly good faith. FYI, I am not Seresin's "most ardent" supporter: I'm one of the most ardent RfA supporters in general. I've been in similar situations in many RfAs of very different users, because I'm an "adminship inclusionist", so to speak, and an aggressive bastard when I become emotional. And I do not look at Seresin as a model citizen, I merely happen to agree with the excellent nomination statements and I'm confident that most people who don't let any (imo relatively unimportant and spurious) incluionist/deletionist reasoning sway their judgment will share this view. User:Dorftrottel 16:55, February 8, 2008
    OMG, Dorftrottel. Giving the appearance of harassing the opposer is just going to dig a deeper hole for the poor nom. As a totally disinterested observer who happens to trust the nom with the tools, I would urge you to reconsider your remarks. It may be that you owe the nom and this opposer an apology. Dlohcierekim Deleted? 16:43, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    He's opposing because of my stupid rant, and I can't let that stand. And to be sure: I owe the candidate, the nominators and everyone else here an apology or two or three. User:Dorftrottel 16:55, February 8, 2008
    Opposition to an RfA based on a comment or series of comments made by someone other than the candidate, which the candidate has not endorsed or had anything much to do with, strikes me as totally without any merit. Newyorkbrad (talk) 17:05, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    With full respect, i'm going to try to clarify this because my feelings have got spread out a bit. I read the original info. I didn't like what I saw in the diff I cited above. I thought about opposing. I then decided as noted "i'll sit this one out" even though my impression was to oppose. Then I read the defense of the nom by the 3rd party. That moved me to actually act on my first instinct and post an oppose. That said , I posted a vote. Count it. Ignore it. Delete and oversight it. Pass this nom or not. I'm going to disengage from this thread.--Cube lurker (talk) 17:15, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    Note: There are no official prerequisites for adminship, other than having an account and having a basic level of trust from other editors. The community looks for a variety of things in candidates, and everybody has their own opinion on this. Guilt by association is a valid reason. Kingturtle (talk) 17:23, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    It has been, and the response to harrrassing or attacking an opposer has often been an out pouring of opposes. Dlohcierekim Deleted? 18:49, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    Actually Misplaced Pages:ATA#Other_arguments_to_avoid lists Association fallacy (aka Guilty by Association) as an argument to avoid. Especially, when it is clear that the person who is acting is not doing so in the best interest of the candidate. If this user didn't have an established account, I would almost be inclined to believe that the person was doing it intentionally to ruin Seresin's RfA!Balloonman (talk) 21:18, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
  12. Oppose - seems too young, too rough. May be a fine candidate in the next decade. Greswik (talk) 19:41, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    Just curious, do you mean "the next calendar decade, from 2010 to 2019" or "ten years from now, in 2018"? — CharlotteWebb 21:28, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
  13. I do sense that the user is over-eager to delete as noted above, though Dorftrottel's entertainingly sharp comments (which have now been struck out for some reason — I don't think that was necessary) almost had me willing to overlook it. Yes, thank you for recognizing that AFD is not a vote (and neither is RFA in theory, cough cough cough). Yes, do play from your fucking heart. Yes, it's okay to scream sometimes. But it's not okay to make broad assumptions about the "notability" of a category of topics, be they railway stations, or bus routes, or television episodes, or shopping malls, or runway incursions (as far as I'm concerned). Sorry. — CharlotteWebb 21:28, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Neutral
  1. On the fence on this one. Changing his name was the right thing to do, transparency about the name is good, as is waiting awhile after the change to accept the nomination. I see a lot of respect for the community. I don't think, however, that the opposers are being unreasonable, especially since the faultlines here have currently led to an ugly and rather unnecessary ArbCom case. It takes a green thumb to know what to prune, otherwise you're just taking a weed-whacker to the whole garden. Yeah, you're getting the dandelions, but if you also chop out the chrysanthemums I'm not sure you're helping that much. I'd like to see some assurances that you still have respect for those with whom you disagree (the current Arb case could have been avoided had respect for other Wikipedians come into play) incidentally respect allows both sides to get closer to what they want: an excellent encyclopedia, rather than a savage warzone. --JayHenry (talk) 15:46, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    Are you talking about the episodes-characters case? Relata refero (talk) 17:20, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
    Yeah, I was referring to the episodes-characters case and the general abuse that is heaped upon so-called "inclusionists" rather viciously by some editors, such as we saw redacted from this RFA earlier. After the complete lack of respect, and sometimes outright abuse that some of these editors (unfailingly polite editors, in my experience) have received at the hands of Eyrian and others I understand their reluctance here. I'd like, however, to give Seresin the opportunity to respond to the concerns of the opposers, and also to respond to the comments of Dorftrottel, before I make up my mind. --JayHenry (talk) 05:50, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    I'll start by saying that I don't behave in the manner that the Arbitration Case to which you refer to exists to resolve. I don't edit war, and try not to be dismissive of others' opinions. For an example of getting consensus, see this conversation. I made a proposal, notified relevant talk pages, and when my only feedback was in support, carried it out. Editors later voiced concern, but I wasn't reverted for lack of discussion. I sought a consensus, and since they agreed (by lack of later action) to abide by it, we have a consensus. As you have specifically asked for comment about Dorftrottel, I'll give it. His comments were out of line, and not civil. I would have preferred it if he hadn't made them. seresin | wasn't he just...? 07:02, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
  2. Neutral I'm also on the fence...I want to support, but there's a pretty loud oppose section. Spencer 12:09, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    Neutral over mere noise? Read over the supports (and his contribs). Cheers, Jack Merridew 15:03, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    You know it is not "mere noise". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.187.52.1 (talk) 15:11, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
    Don't let the volume of the arguments sway you. Go with your gut. Dlohcierekim Deleted? 15:46, 8 February 2008 (UTC)