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Alfakim

Discuss here (6/9/5) ending 16:40, July 9, 2006 (UTC)

Alfakim (talk · contribs) – In my time here at Misplaced Pages, I have seen few people with as much dedication as Alfakim. His insight into discussions at the Stargate WikiProject have proved invaluble, as has his knowledge of templates. I feel that as an admin, Alfakim would bring that same envigorating spirit to the rest of the community. American Patriot 1776 01:00, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: Gratefully accepted. --Alfakim-- talk 16:29, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Support

1. Super-duper-nom support American Patriot 1776 16:47, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
2. Support Rama's Arrow 16:56, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
3. Support, I know his work from WP:WPSG and he does it really well. --Tone 17:05, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
4. Weak Support, good answers to all questions but #3.--Ac1983fan 22:00, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
5. Support I know Alfakim personally from WikiProject Stargate, and in my experience he is a nice guy who responds well to criticism. I didn't see anything uncivil in the conflict mentioned in question 3. Finally, while the lack of edit summary usage is a concern, I have faith in Alfakim to respond to the complaint. Would reccomend asking the hypothetical Rick in the question below if there was a reason for his actions. Armedblowfish (talk|mail|contribs) 22:51, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
6. Support. SushiGeek 00:19, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Oppose

1. Oppose - The candidate's edits in WP namespace are mostly in Sandbox and Wikiproject Stargate, I doubt the candidate's knowledge in policies. Also, no evidence of vandalism fighting in the last 1500 mainspace edits, suggesting lack of RC patrol activities. I doubt the candidate's abilities in completing the things said in Q1. --WinHunter 17:09, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

   Further analysis of the user's edits to user talk namespace suggesting only ~10 "test" warnings were issued up till now. --WinHunter 17:21, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

   I've just been at university for a term, I haven't done many "chores" for some weeks. Adminship would obviously make chores take less time. Simple things like reviewing CSD and taking action wouldn't be time-consuming at all. As for the test warnings, I'm sure I've made a few more than that, but in general I simply revert vandalism more often than I both revert and warn -- again, adminship would make this easier. I am aware of policies, but more often read them than edit them. --Alfakim-- talk 21:44, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

   I made that count from your editing summary of your edits in user talk namespace. I already went one step further in detecting some which you missed editing summary (like & ). If there are still some more I missed, then it is likely that you did not provide edit summary which is equallty bad. Also, reverting vandalism comes with warnings, it's inseperateable because warnings are vital to stop one from keep vandalizing. As for policy awareness, if you haven't participate much in the *FD debates then I am worrying about your ability of closing them, I really can't judge your knowledge unless it's proven with actions. --WinHunter 04:26, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

2. Oppose per above, admins need at least basic experience with tackling vandalism. User seems to have not read WP:SIG either.--Andeh 18:01, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

   I do have plenty of experience -- both inside and outside of wikipedia. As for the signature though, that shouldn't be a problem big enough to oppose on? --Alfakim-- talk 21:44, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

   Yes, but I'm sticking with oppose as of lack of RC patrolling. Sorry. Do a reasonable amount of RC Patrolling for a month and make another RfA and I'm sure you'll succeed. You are very good and valued editor!--Andeh 01:33, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

   Provisional oppose will reconsider if something is done about that unreasonably huge sig. Opabinia regalis 18:16, 2 July 2006 (UTC) Changed to Neutral.

   any better? --Alfakim-- talk 22:16, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

3. Oppose per my different standards: (p) contributions (including project space contributions) seem to be focused almost entirely on subjects related to Stargate, (q) low percentage of edit summaries (looking at contributions), depsite the 91% for major edits reported by the program. Also, although I almost never oppose on these grounds, (g) that signature is quite lengthy. joturner 19:10, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

   Bad place wrong time. I've been on a run recently with my Stargate-focus. Basically administering the Stargate project has necessitated a lot of edits there, but it doesn't mean its my sole focus. I have put a lot of work into WikiProject Usability (i.e. making wikipedia namespace pages easier to read and look at, especially welcome pages). Also, I more often just read policies than edit them. --Alfakim-- talk 21:44, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

4. Oppose per Mr. Turner - CrazyRussian talk/email 21:16, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

   Restored Kevin_b_er 22:03, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

5. Oppose Careless destruction of an oppose while editing this page. Its been 15 minutes, I don't think you noticed. Damage to other users comments, esspecially an oppose on a page like casts a lot of doubt on care in editing when it really counts. Kevin_b_er 22:03, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

   Ouch. Completely unintentional. Edit conflict + very small on diff = accidental mistake.--Alfakim-- talk 22:16, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

6. Oppose per Winhunter. Roy A.A. 22:08, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
7. Oppose Fad (ix) 22:10, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
8. Oppose I just scrolled through all your contributions and can see little evidence of vandalfighting and no evidence (series of reverts) of RC patrolling. Otherwise a great editor. I largely liked your responses to the questions. Use edit summaries more please. If you dedicate yourself to vandalfighting more I can see no reason why I wouldn't support. Viridae 23:59, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
9. Oppose. Such lack of variety is contributions, lack of warnings, lenght of old signature, and destruction of oppose all worry me. SorryGuy 01:30, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

   Destruction of oppose? I think the user has every right to speak out to try and correct themselves in their own RfA.--Andeh 02:37, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

   I think SorryGuy isn't referring to candidate's reply to opposing votes, please refer to the diff links provided by Kevin b er above. --WinHunter 04:26, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Neutral

1. I really want to support this candidate. He is kind and courtious, and is willing to admit his mistakes. He is a tireless worker, and has shown that he is perfectly willing to do chores, even if they get mundane (I found the work on adding fair use rationales especially impressive here). The fact that he added a self-promotion into the DeviantART article concerns me. However, everybody does make mistakes. I will have to look into how this candidate reacted later today. I really want to support though. -- Where 17:53, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

   That was one of my earliest edits, and I reacted by realising I'd done something stupid and apologising. See my talk page archive1. --Alfakim-- talk 21:44, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

2. Until questions are answered--Ac1983fan 19:26, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
3. Per above, if this user is very dedicated to WP why are the questions unansweredd. Also, does not completely satisfy my standards. Neutral nonetheless. --WillMak050389 21:30, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

   Questions weren't answered because I wasn't on my computer when they were posted :P --Alfakim-- talk 21:44, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
   ::That's ok, I'm sorry that you do not meet all of my criteria editwise and such. Good luck though. --WillMak050389 02:17, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

4. Neutral New sig is much better and the positive response is encouraging, but he has a very narrow range of interest (most recent group of non-Stargate edits I found was in April) and seems to make a fair number of mistakes that would individually be no big deal, except that they keep recurring. Opabinia regalis 22:27, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
5. Merovingian {T C @} 03:07, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Comments

About my signature (now changed, previously: -- Alfakim --  talk ), who else thought the old version was unacceptable? I really liked it but hey. --Alfakim-- talk 21:44, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

I actually liked the look of it too. However I can see why it drew complaints. I was wary of adding the sup+talk to mine because long ones annoy me. Viridae 00:27, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

The main problem with your sig, per WP:SIG, is that it is a template, and thus is susceptible to vandalism and an "avoidable drain on server resources", since each time you change your signature, all the talk pages which have it must be re-cached. Instead of using a template, try going to "my preferences/User profile", checking the "raw signature" box, and putting your signature there. You will then be able to sign with it using 4 tildas. Armedblowfish (talk|mail|contribs) 01:04, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

• See Alfakim's edit summary usage with mathbot's tool.
• See Alfakim's edit count from Interiot's tool2.

Username	Alfakim
Total edits	4386
Distinct pages edited	1394
Average edits/page	3.146
First edit	21:02, 31 January 2005
(main)	1664
Talk	268
User	157
User talk	169
Image	640
Template	470
Template talk	152
Help	3
Help talk	3
Category	37
Category talk	1
Misplaced Pages	580
Misplaced Pages talk	214
Portal	27
Portal talk	1

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: I'll help out with anything I can. Right now it'll be 90% RC Patrolling, deletion debates and particularly CSD, but I would gradually expand, and certainly be doing odd jobs where I can. I already do my best to remove vandalism, and being an admin would help out. Although not so much a chore, I would like to help out in the general maintenance and improvement of Misplaced Pages as well.

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

A: I'm rather proud of my efforts at the Stargate WikiProject. I've helped bring it together and coordinate it, organising information on the project page and making it easy for contributors to see where work is needed. Within that project, I've put a lot of effort into bringing the article Stargate (device) up to FA standard (not quite there yet!). I've also made a lot of (I regard, useful!) templates, both inside and outside of the project, and contributed significantly to other miscellaneous 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: I recall some conflicts over the article deviantART; my response, as ever, was to discuss it on the talk page. Ultimately we were satisfied with removing some of the more WP:POV parts of the "Criticism" section. In general I think talk-page discussion is vital.

Question from Where 1. You find out that your best friend was indefinately blocked from Misplaced Pages for making a legal threat. You note that the user was not properly warned about Misplaced Pages's policy on legal threats, and that an indefinate block is overkill in this situation anyway. What do you do? Please include summaries that you would provide in the summary box for any actions you would take (editing a page, unblocking, etc).

A: Basically an impossible question to answer, due to not being a lawyer and the "legal threat" not being defined. The law is the law, not being told about the policy is pretty irrelevent. I'd consult who blocked him to see why, and decide with them whether the block can be shortened (considering I trust my friend's transgression was actually minor, e.g. an accidental copy violation. Obviously if he had actually done something really illegal with intent, I would let the block stay). --Alfakim-- talk 21:44, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Optional questions by Ac1983fan (talk • contribs)(Optional for a support vote, that is. :))

1. Now, let's say you are an admin, and you check WP:AIV to find out that User:Bob has been listed as a recurrent vandal at the Example page, and also violated 3RR on the page Cheese. What do you do?

   A: Check his talk page to see if he's been warned appropriately, look at his contributions to see the depth of his vandalism. Then if he's had plenty of warnings already, enact a block (as appropriate based on what his contributions say about his vandalistic tendencies) and tell him why. Otherwise I just warn him. I wouldn't block on 3RR though unless he was doing like a 28RR. --Alfakim-- talk 21:44, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

2. Same situation as above. Now, you go to check Bob's contributations, and you see no such evidence of vandalism or 3RR violation. The User who added bob to WP:AIV (User:Rick) is blanking Bob's userpage repeatedly, and calling him a sex-obbsessed vandal-whore on Bob's talk page. What do you do?

   A: Tell Rick to stop or be blocked. --Alfakim-- talk 21:44, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

3. Is the glass half-full or half-empty?

   A: LOL! Is this an answer? --Alfakim-- talk 21:44, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

4. Lastly, if you are not promoted to admin, do you still plan to become one?

   A: Ultimately I just want to help Misplaced Pages out more. I'd never abuse the powers and would always follow policy (even if that means reading a new policy first)... I can't see how, doing that, I wouldn't be helping out. So yes, I would still like to be one. --Alfakim-- talk 21:44, 2 July 2006 (UTC)