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#: I think you would find that a large number of my historic edits are for reverting vandalism. However, I have not had much time for that in the last few months. See below. --] 20:01, 21 October 2005 (UTC) #: I think you would find that a large number of my historic edits are for reverting vandalism. However, I have not had much time for that in the last few months. See below. --] 20:01, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
#:PB, I'd rather have someone trusted to use admin powers doing so occasionally instead of not having them at all. Consider it this way - suppose you have $50,000 in the bank, and someone offers you a gift of cash, but it's only $50. Do you turn it away because it's too little? Even if Sfoskett makes minimal use of admin powers, any use he ''does'' make will surely benefit Misplaced Pages, so why deny him (and the rest of us) even a minimal benefit? ] ] 20:47, 21 October 2005 (UTC) #:PB, I'd rather have someone trusted to use admin powers doing so occasionally instead of not having them at all. Consider it this way - suppose you have $50,000 in the bank, and someone offers you a gift of cash, but it's only $50. Do you turn it away because it's too little? Even if Sfoskett makes minimal use of admin powers, any use he ''does'' make will surely benefit Misplaced Pages, so why deny him (and the rest of us) even a minimal benefit? ] ] 20:47, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
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Sfoskett

Vote here (7/2/1) ending 15:17 28 October 2005 (UTC)

Sfoskett (talk · contribs) – Recently surpassing the 17-thousand edit mark , Stephen Fosketts is one of very few contributors who are part of the 15,000 club without sysop privileges. Since May 2004, Stephen has made a difference by providing a remarkable number of automobile-related photographs to Misplaced Pages under the GFDL or as public domain, correcting article inaccuracies, and reversing vandalism when necessary; he's also an invaluable contributor to Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Automobiles. I believe User:Sfoskett has proven to be an exceptional member who will not abuse administrative powers and proudly give him my full support. Hall Monitor 21:07, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:

I accept this nomination, somewhat reluctantly. I did not seek admin rights, and will not use them much, but would appreciate them.

Support

  1. Support user has a crazy large edit count and seems to be doing everything in their power to make wiki better...  ALKIVAR™ 10:33, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
  2. Support - I'd trust Hall Monitor's nod even if I didn't happen to know that Sfoskett has all the ingredients of a positive admin force for Misplaced Pages.  BDAbramson 16:19, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
  3. Support. Stephen's modesty is really something to admire. Hall Monitor 16:25, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
    Support Private Butcher 16:35, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
  4. Support deserves the recognition Dlyons493 Talk 17:03, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
  5. Support. --NormanEinstein 18:10, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
  6. Support - giving admin powers to someone who will barely use them isn't a problem; we should be concerned only if they'll use them inproperly. 15000 solid edits tell me that he won't.--Scimitar 18:15, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
  7. Michael Snow 20:20, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

Oppose

  1. Oppose per Durin's comments. Plus, I dont think that I can support someone who isnt necessarily desirious of sysop powers; we need more active admins. You can decline the nomination until you feel you are ready. Oran e (t) (c) (@) 16:57, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
  2. Oppose, sorry I've changed my vote. I guess I didn't read clearly since I just saw "I accept this nomination, somewhat reluctantly. I did not seek admin rights, and will not use them much, but would appreciate them.", we don't need admins that will barely use admin powers. Admins are needed to be active and stop trolls, vandals, etc. Private Butcher 17:16, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
    I appreciate your concerns and have responded here. Hall Monitor 17:37, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
    I think you would find that a large number of my historic edits are for reverting vandalism. However, I have not had much time for that in the last few months. See below. --SFoskett 20:01, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
    PB, I'd rather have someone trusted to use admin powers doing so occasionally instead of not having them at all. Consider it this way - suppose you have $50,000 in the bank, and someone offers you a gift of cash, but it's only $50. Do you turn it away because it's too little? Even if Sfoskett makes minimal use of admin powers, any use he does make will surely benefit Misplaced Pages, so why deny him (and the rest of us) even a minimal benefit?  BDAbramson 20:47, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
  3. --Boothy443 | comhrá 21:04, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

Neutral

  1. On one hand I'm not sure that a less-active admin wouldn't still improve Misplaced Pages, but I'd be concerned that without actively adminning it would be easy to miss out on best practices and policy refinements. — File:Ontario trillium sig.pngmendel ☎ 20:48, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

Comments

  • Please use edit summaries more often. Only 56% use over last 5000 edits. --Durin 16:29, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
    You're correct, I tend to skip comments for minor edits, even though this is sheer laziness! --SFoskett 20:01, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
  • Since August 24 of this year, your contributions have virtually collapsed. Your average # of edits per day over the period from then to now is just 2.6 edits per day, with just 153 edits over the last 2 months. I'm not saying this is a reason to oppose (this is not a vote, but a comment). I'd like to see your explanation for this. --Durin 16:35, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
    I have had some personal/life commitments push Misplaced Pages to the back burner lately. I intend to continue contributing long term. --SFoskett 20:01, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
How does this edit summary % work? Does that include minor(m) edits? What about edits to one's user page? Does it include edits to talk pages, where the person will have to open and read them anyway? Articles, off course, changes need summaries, as that he highly useful, but I don't know what the 56 includes. This could be editcountitis :).Voice of All 20:11, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
  • The edit summary simply totals the number of edits for which there are edit summaries and divides by the number of total edits made by the editor to arrive at a percentage of total edits for which there are edit summaries. It includes edits marked as minor. It includes edits to one's own user pages. It includes edits to talk pages. Edit summaries are a useful tool in vandal fighting and editing in general. It is, in my opinion, important to include them for all edits, even minor ones. Please see this diff for further rationale. Note that there are possible dopplegangers of Sfoskett. Please see Misplaced Pages:Edit summary as well. --Durin 20:29, 21 October 2005 (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. I do not see myself using any administrative priviliges much at all. I did not seek admin rights, and am ambivalent about having them. The only reason I would accept these rights at all is so I could deal with vandals more effectively than my current route or reporting them and hoping for the best. I would also appreciate the reversion ability, since that is something I do a lot of in the auto articles.
2. Of your articles or contributions to Misplaced Pages, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
A. I am most pleased with my contributions to the articles about Ferrari cars, and Template:Ferrari vehicles in particular. Also, Mazda, Cadillac, and the British Leyland marques (see Template:British Leyland). I have also done a large amount of work on automobile engines, including creating most of the articles in Category:Automobile engines. Other contributions that I love include List of automotive superlatives, John Hancock Tower, and Old 97's. All of these are examples of interesting topics that were not adequately covered before, or even covered at all as in the case of the engines.
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 have been involved in a number of conflicts, including contentious ones as List of automotive superlatives and Hummer H2/Hummer. Throughout these, I attempted to maintain calm and rationality, however hard it may be. I feel that by keeping our eyes on the prize, so to speak, of creating an encyclopedic work, we can diffuse tense situations through reasonable discussion and democracy.
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