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Adambiswanger1

Voice your opinion. (9/0/0) Ending 02:19, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Adambiswanger1 (talk · contribs) – I have been involved with Misplaced Pages since February, dabbling a bit with different IPs and using it for the sake of reference until I realized the importance of having a username. Using this account I have been editing heavily since May, and I have almost 7000 edits. I am very well-rounded in my editing style, in that I can be found monitoring recent changes, writing/rewriting articles, reorganizing articles, getting very heavily involved in AfD, CfD, etc, proofreading, etc. I am a member of Esperanza, as well as the creator of the Poetry portal, several history/religion/philosophy-related articles, and the sonnet project.
My editing has slowed down a bit in the last month because I have just started my freshman year of college. It's very hectic right now, but I plan to become more active as soon as my workload lessens here. I am well-versed in policy, and I have several ideas in my back-pocket that I would like to propose in order to clarify or improve current policy. Nothing radical, and of course, I would not circumvent current policy to push my own agenda. But let's cut to the chase. Why do I want to be an admin, you ask? Well, in addition to obvious utilities for vandal-fighting, I'd love to clear the RfD, CfD, and AfD backlog, as well as help out at WP:AIV and New Page patrol. I have been involved in editing disputes (See: this), and I think this encyclopedia desperately needs to have more admins who can protect pages and are willing to dive head-first into a dispute and act fairly. There are also plenty of flaws and outdated news articles on the main page that I would like to lend a hand with. After all, the main page is the face of Misplaced Pages. AdamBiswanger1 02:21, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:

I accept as a self-nomination. AdamBiswanger1 02:21, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

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: Aside from typical mopwork which I mentioned in my nom (closing XfDs, WP:NPP, WP:AIV, front page, , I anticipate overseeing disputes when they arise and warning reverters, and if need be, temporarily block someone for WP:3RR. I've felt the brunt of horrific backlogs at WP:RM, so I'd love to help there also.

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

A: I spent alot of time pulling the Poetry portal together, (thanks also to both Sam and User:Stumps for their help), and creating articles on several obscure historical figures was quite difficult and required alot of research. The good news is that the online information regarding these figures is now on Misplaced Pages. I'm very proud of that fact and I thank those who have worked so hard on those articles.

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: A while ago I and several other editors were in a dispute as to whether "Syracuse" should link directly to "Syracuse, Italy" or require a disambiguation page because of the Syracuse in New York. Being a student at SU, I disagreed, and it developed into a very long, very heated conversation. But I kept my cool throughout, although one or two flashes rudeness might've leaked as a result of several Europeans accusing those on my side of having some sort of American arrogance. However after this I made it my ultimate goal to cultivate a clear, rational, and civil conversational style.

General comments

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Discussion (for expressing views without numbering)

Support

1. Seems good. - Mike (Trick or treat) 02:28, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
2. Strong Support a great editor. Rama's arrow 02:31, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
3. Support Good, experienced editor who has proven he can be trusted with the buttons... a no brainer for me hoopydink 02:46, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
4. Support per nom. Michael 03:02, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
5. Support per nom. This editor can defintely be trusted with the tools :) Hello32020 03:06, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
6. Support, cliché, etc. Naconkantari 03:27, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
7. Support. -- Merope 03:36, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
8. Support – strong presence at AfD, great answers to questions, and just an overall good editor. All the best, — riana_dzasta _{wreak havoc|damage report} 05:22, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
9. Yup. Awyong Jeffrey Mordecai Salleh 06:16, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Oppose

1. Oppose, I don't trust anyone whose name looks like "Adam's big wang". --SPUI (T - C) 06:35, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Neutral