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Olessi

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Olessi (talk · contribs) – Longtime wikipedia user, with a large number of edits, vandalism reverts, article contributions, and so forth. Rather surprised he's not an admin already. Caliga10 12:45, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I accept the nomination. Olessi 19:16, 19 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 do you anticipate helping with? Please check out Category:Misplaced Pages backlog and Category:Administrative backlog, and read the page about administrators and the administrators' reading list.

A: As I often edit relatively obscure articles, I am interested in assisting with Special:Unwatchedpages. Vandalism at such articles can go unnoticed for considerable amounts of time, unfortunately. I add relevant categories to articles when possible, and I am therefore also interested with Category:Category needed. Other 'mop and bucket' tasks I can help with include the various WP Commons categories at the Admin backlog and WP:RM. Olessi 19:16, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

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

A: Many articles that I edit were begun by non-native English speakers, so the text can be awkward at times. I try to clean up the spelling, grammar, and layout with most of my edits. Articles that I have substantially tried to improve upon include Frederick II of Prussia, Transylvanian Saxons, Teutonic Knights, German town law, and Neumark (region). I also try to provide sound samples when they might be useful. For those interested, miscellaneous other articles I have helped out on are listed on my information page. I sometimes have been lax with providing references, especially for the town articles (usually translated from the German WP). I apologize for that, and I intend to provide references for them in the near future. Olessi 19:16, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

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: Because many of the articles I edit relate to contentious periods/places of history, I have been involved with occasional content disagreements with other editors. However, I always strive to remain level-headed and calm, as revert warring or name-calling always and only escalates a situation. Instead, I take a step back, ask the opinions of other editors, and use Dispute Resolution if need be. Additionally, I offer to act as a mediator and suggest compromises in other content disputes that I come across. I plan to continue using such methods in the future when editing and will seek the advice of other administrators if I have questions relating to admin tools. Olessi 19:16, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

General comments

Discussion (for expressing views without numbering)

Support

1. Strong support. Oh dear, let me be the first to support this. Per nom. I only hope Olessi accepts the nomination. --Lysy 15:42, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
2. Strong support. A great editor who has silently improved quality of numerous unattractive articles. He is always available and helpful to other, less experienced users. I also admire his civil manners and self-control. Tankred 02:44, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Oppose

Neutral