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Firefoxman

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Firefoxman (talk · contribs) - Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Firefoxman, or ffm, a user I feel will make a fantastic administrator on the English Wikipedia. After seeing the now iconic "ffm" signature on Talk:Main Page a very long time ago, I keep seeing his name crop up in all sorts of places, from WP:ERRORS to computing article histories. His 8,000 well spent edits have been nothing but constructive, solid contributions, usually to his speciality article type; software. He has a great AfD track record, and even has a barnstar from Elaragirl for this, indicating the trust and recognition the community has already shown him. Apart from these technical details, ffm has shone in the most enviable area of his personality - his endless civility.

So, just what kind of editor is ffm? Well, he's the type of user who dips and dabs here and there, never straying too far from his niche, but still willing to be bold and make difficult decisions well. If he were to become an admin, I'm sure ffm will adapt to the tools with pace and caution, rather than with zeal and vigour. I thank you for taking the time to evaluate this user for adminship. weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 20:15, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Co-nomination by Malinaccier

Firefoxman (or ffm) is a great editor. In the relatively short time I’ve known him (in comparison to the amount of time his account has been registered here which is well over four years), I’ve been impressed with his maturity and knowledge of Wikipedia policy.

Among his most valued contributions is the time put into working at a place where very few non-admins have ever heard of—WP:ERROR. Ffm has made over 240 edits there, and this experience will help him as an administrator because of the ability to edit the Main Page and fix the errors there himself. Not only this, but he isn’t a shabby content editor, which is shown in his expansions to the articles Ubuntu and Open mail relay. As shown above, Firefoxman’s value to the Project can be greatly increased by trusting him with the sysop flag. Thank you, Malinaccier (talk) 20:18, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I gratefully accept. ffm 21:29, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]


Questions for the candidate

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia as an administrator. It is recommended that you answer these optional questions to provide guidance for participants:

1. What admin work do you intend to take part in?
A: At first, I'd wait. I'd go through the Wikipedia:New admin school and practice. I've done a good bit of work as a non-admin to WP:ERRORS, and I'll be able to help out even more when I'll be able to fix things myself. After, as I'm well experienced in vandal fighting, I would help out in WP:AIV, blocking vandals after they have continued to vandalize past their final warning. I would also visit the WP:SPEEDY category and delete pages that met the criteria. I would also close WP:AFD debates, since I've participated in many. I also wish to assist at WP:UAA. I'll most likely stay away from WP:RPP for a while, as well as WP:DR, because I haven't had any experience there yet.
2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?
A: I am a bit gnomish, but am most proud of the work I have done at WP:ERRORS to clean it up and manage the constant error reports. I'm particularly proud of what I've done to Open mail relay and Ubuntu. I also designed the initial template at WP:IFU, and dabbled in WP:AFC. I'm a member of WP:LINUX, as well as WP:INET, and try to help out there when I'm familiar with the subject matter.
3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or have other users caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?
A: I try to avoid editing when stressed, and thus have been in a low number of conflicts. I am rarely directly involved in conflicts, and most conflicts I am in are as a result of a WP:3O request. (See Talk:Acid and Talk:Open mail relay). In the future, I will not let people get to me, and will deal with it calmly. I will not use admin tools, such as protection and deletion, for disputes when I have a personal or professional interest in the dispute, and will not wheel war (I've never violated WP:3RR AFAIK other than vandalism).

Optional question from Keepscases

4. Please write a haiku about your Wikipedia experience.
A.

General comments

RfAs for this user:

Please keep discussion constructive and civil. If you are unfamiliar with the nominee, please thoroughly review Special:Contributions/Firefoxman before commenting.

Discussion

  • On question 4, is that a joke? That requires real work and thinking.  Mm40 (talk | contribs)  14:56, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support
  1. Support no. 1 :) Will not abuse the tools, and will make the encyclopedia better, which is why adminship is granted after all. PeterSymonds (talk) 06:55, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support Doesn't seem like he'll harm anything, seems like he might actually help things. MBisanz talk 06:57, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Cautious Support. Reviewing your deleted contributions, rollback usage and User:Firefoxman/Admin coaching I think on balance Firefoxman will be a net positive. You've obviously worked hard since RFA 2 to address the experience concerns. My cautiousness is that Q1 seems a little bland, you've not had much recent input regarding speedy tagging, and I saw a mass of vandal reverts on the 16th May, some of which were not really clear cut vandalism [1] and none of which seemed to result in you warning the editor. Having said all that, working on WP:ERRORS counts as a big plus, and there seems to be no glaring issues. Certainly a civil and friendly user. Just take it steady. Best Wishes. Pedro :  Chat  07:25, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Support. All I can say is, I'm pleasantly surprised. Best of luck, ffm. --Mizu onna sango15/水女珊瑚15 08:10, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Support Seems OK. Nothing stands out that should suggest this user will make a bad admin. He's dabbled in all the right areas. Lradrama 09:14, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Grr, WBOSITG, I thought I was gonna be co-nomming? :( giggy (:O) 09:34, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Support - I've had a look through your recent edits, and I'm pleased with the level of article building and maintenance work you do. The only thing I'd ask for is that you put more thought into your responses in general in order to demonstrate critical thinking. This in itself is no big deal though, so I'm happy to support. Gazimoff WriteRead 10:51, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Support - Nice mix of work, and definite building of content and usability. I just visited WP:ERROR for the first time myself - never saw it before.  Frank  |  talk  12:31, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  9. I've seen him participating well in many areas an am confident that with the tools he will continue to behave in a mature, responsible manner. Naerii - Talk 12:43, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Seen him around, looks good. Near-perfect edit-summary usage, decent number of edits over quite a large timespan - shows you are experienced. Going through new admin school is a good idea - I didn't do it on enwiki, but practised on my own wiki. My only concern which would lead me to oppose would be the fact that this would mean there's another admin to beat me to stuff :P In other words, I offer my full support :-) Stwalkerster [ talk ] 12:49, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Support - ffm seems to be a very good editor who's got experience in a number of admin related areas. There's nothing in his contributions that cause me concern, and I'm confident that he'll make an effective administrator. Ryan Postlethwaite 13:28, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  12. (ec)Ithoughtyouwereonealready support I never thought I'd have to say this again after I stoletranscluded a script to highlight admin sigs, but I guess I did. Seriously, I thought you already were an admin. Guess that's because I don't frequent WP:ERROR very much... Good luck and remember not to delete the main page when your supposed to be fixing it. ;) Thingg⊕⊗ 13:29, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Al Tally talk 13:42, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Support Looks fine, and the good technical work is a big plus. GlassCobra 13:42, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Support per above Trust nominator. More than meets my standards. Review of edits and talk shows low likelihood will abuse tools. Dlohcierekim 13:55, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Support -- per the noms = ). --Cameron (T|C) 13:56, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  17. Support. As nominator. Malinaccier (talk) 14:00, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  18. Support I did a full review of this candidate's contribs earlier, and came to the conclusion then that if I ever saw ffm at RFA, I would happily support. Easily meets my criteria. Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 14:07, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Support - basically per everything that's been said above. ffm is a very civil, nice user, and even though there might be a couple of little things, they don't concern me and it doesn't affect my support. This candidate is experienced and I'd trust him with the tools. Just don't forget to start out slow and careful as you said. :) Good luck! Jamie☆S93 14:31, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Neutral
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