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Lucky 6.9

Vote here (3/1) ending 18:05, 27 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Works tirelessly against vandalism and junk. This doesn't show in his contributions list, as a lot of the stuff he deals with gets deleted... Evercat 18:05, 20 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Support

1. As above. Evercat 18:08, 20 Oct 2004 (UTC)
2. — Kate Turner | Talk 18:30, 2004 Oct 20 (UTC)
3. zoney ♣ talk 19:13, 20 Oct 2004 (UTC)
4. Yes, a thousand times yes. (feel free to count that as 1001 distinct votes.) ] 20:27, 20 Oct 2004 (UTC)
5. Support. ffirehorse 21:00, 20 Oct 2004 (UTC)
6. He should have been an admin long ago. Andre (talk) 21:06, Oct 20, 2004 (UTC)

Oppose

1. Always high-strung and gets burned out far too easily. Same person who, about a month ago, requested his user pages be deleted because he was leaving – and then returned a week later. I think we need admins who are more stable and reliable. Maybe next time. -- Netoholic @ 19:09, 2004 Oct 20 (UTC)
2. I'm still concerned about edits like this. He has to learn to leave valid stubs alone. Gzornenplatz 21:02, Oct 20, 2004 (UTC)

Comments

• Please note that the answers to the "Questions for the candidate" below were given by an IP user 67.52.188.182. If it was Lucky who wrote them, he needs to sign in before we can accept and consider them. -- Netoholic @ 21:06, 2004 Oct 20 (UTC)

• It was me. I've got a glitch here on my computer at work that sometimes logs me out without my knowledge. In fact, I got the message from Evercat that I'd been nominated right after logging on, came right over to answer the questions...and inadvertently did so as an anon. Thank you for pointing that out. - Lucky 6.9 21:12, 20 Oct 2004 (UTC)
  • In regards to Gzornenplatz's legitimate concern, may I point out that I was acting in what I thought was the best interest of the site. Evercat took the time to point that same thing out to me earlier which, in roundabout fashion, lead to his renominating me for adminship. Since I was redirecting many of the B-Movie Bandit substubs on the suggestion of an admin, I thought that redirecting "nanostubs" might be a better course of action than simply waiting for them to grow. If my intentions were cause for concern, please accept my apologies and my word that I will no longer do so if that's what the community wishes. - Lucky 6.9 21:19, 20 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Questions for the candidate
A few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:

1. What sysop chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with? (Please read the page about administrators and the administrators' reading list.)

A. We have a vandal bot running rampant on the site and have for months. Those who know me well also know that I took a lead in the attempt to initiate policy change where the so-called B-Movie Bandit was concerned. I'm pleased to say that those "contributions" have for the most part stopped and I can't thank everyone who contributed to the cause nearly enough. I have always had this site's best interest at heart and I either tag these monstrosities for speedy deletion or, if the title is a useful one, make them into redirects. It would be an honor as well as a pleasure to assist in reverting such wanton destruction. Actually, I should clarify that statement to mean that the vandal bot entries can now be deleted on sight. The Bandit has become something of a non-issue and some rather good short articles have grown from the initial entries.

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

A. I'm quite pleased with several since I greatly enjoy writing and do it as a regular part of my day job. I started Ridge Route, Wigwag and Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9 and brought all three to featured status with the help of the community. I contributed a vast amount of information to Ford Mustang, Felix the Cat and VW Type 2 and all three got featured status nods as well. It's an almost spiritual experience to see an article you've toiled on featured on the main page for the world to see.

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 will deal with it in the future?

A. LOL! Well...yes. I admit to having had a temper tantrum or two in the past and left the community only to return later as Netoholic correctly pointed out. In my defense, I'd like to point out that it was the kind words of encouragement from lots of other users that convinced me of the folly of my ways and caused me to have a change of heart each time. There are some truly wonderful folks here. I've made it a point to avoid the more contentious areas of Misplaced Pages and to concentrate more on contributing to its general content. It's also true that I've had issues with other users but those incidents have been more than resolved. In fact, I'm pleased to say that I've not only made peace with the parties involved, I've gained some tremendous allies and yes, even Internet pen pals as well since coming to an understanding with each party. Though the written word can be quite powerful, communicating in such a way between individuals can lead to misunderstandings. The experience I've gained since first submitting my user name has been a fantastic learning experience and will be a tremendous help in dealing with contentious users in the future. It's sometimes easy to forget that there's a human being on the other side of the modem. I've made friends, gained allies and I am genuinely proud to have contributed in a positive way.