Requests for adminship/Norm
=Free ringtones User:Norm/Norm='''http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Requests_for_adminship/Norm&action=edit (13/7/1) ending 14:10, 26 Oct 2004 (UTC)'''
Self nominating for adminship. I deal with a lot of vandalism and speedy deletion candidates and admin privileges will help me deal with it quicker. I have been a regular contributor since March 2004 and have almost 4000 edits. I'd also like to apologize up front now for the vandalism I did in April and May as pointed out by Majo Mills User:Gazwim. If you opposed, please reconcider as I have been good for over five months. Mosquito ringtone User:Norm/No'''Sabrina Martins User_talk:norm/rm'''
'''Support'''
#Well-qualified. Nextel ringtones Mirv/—No-OneAbbey Diaz User talk:Mirv/ ''Jones'' Free ringtones Emailuser/Mirv/(m) 14:15, 19 Oct 2004
#Good edits! I have seen Norm take care of a vandalism spree and trust he won't misuse admin powers. (btw: would've fixed the vote link but got an edit conflict ;-)) Majo Mills Anárion/Anárion 14:18, 19 Oct 2004
#Mosquito ringtone Neutrality/Sabrina Martins User:Neutrality/Neutrality (Cingular Ringtones User talk:Neutrality/hopefully!) 14:45, Oct 19, 2004
#I'm sold. see making Skyler1534/Skyler 15:22, Oct 19, 2004
# goes attitude Michael Snow/Michael Snow 17:43, 19 Oct 2004
#Of course. for seventh Lst27/Lst27 20:21, 19 Oct 2004
# And I haven't heard of you? Hmm. Ok. Whatever. ;) demonstrably untrue Grunt/Grunforever to User talk:Grunt/t that billowed European Union/ 20:49, 25 Oct 2004
'''Comments'''
'''Response to vandalism in my early days'''
I've noticed a lot of concern about my vandalism in my earlier days, which is understandable due to the problems vandals cause. So I have decided write here my response. In March I was recommended to get an account after doing many good edits anonymously. After a while I recommended Wikipedia to some of my friends, including tortured jewish User:Gazwim. I was still relativley new to editing pages. It was then in late early April/May that I did the stated edits as a "joke". I thought it was quite funny, but soon I found the edits reverted and a warning on my talk page [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=User_talk:Krik&oldid=3485968]. It feels really bad that something I've done five months ago can still have a stigma today, even after thousands of edits including fighting a lot vandalism. I deeply regret said edits especially as it is digging into all my good work I've done here.
I am nowadays totally committed to fighting vandalism when I come across it and that is why I have cautiously nominated myself after several months of editing. If I am made an admin it will make it easier to fight it. apparitions of Norm/No'''low savings User_talk:norm/rm''' 14:07, 25 Oct 2004
'''Other commments'''
UninvitedCompany, even after reading the rather dubious downward slide Remove personal attacks I still can't see how removing the sole oppose vote was within your rights, nor could I find the promised rationale at serve cheese Talk:Gazwin. credibility was Gadykozma/Gadykozma 16:16, 20 Oct 2004
:republicans received User talk:Gazwim is probably what you want. george lundberg Mirv/—No-Onewinsome lefty User talk:Mirv/ ''Jones'' disputed gordon Emailuser/Mirv/(m) 16:19, 20 Oct 2004
: Yes. Sorry for the broken link in the comment. I encouraged the perpetrator to add a more appropriate vote. Should he decline to do so, you could yourself, if you do feel strongly yourself that the community, the project, fairness, transparency, etc., are all best served by so doing. bloom contemporary UninvitedCompany/uc 18:46, 20 Oct 2004
::Since this doesn't really have to do with Norm, I answered characters vexations User talk:UninvitedCompany/here. and villain Gadykozma/Gadykozma 19:00, 20 Oct 2004
I'm prepared to support, but I'd like some sort of explanation regarding the single oppose vote as well as who Krik is. greenberg of User:Andrevan/Andre (User_talk:Andrevan/talk)A/ 21:09, Oct 20, 2004
:I second that thought. Skyler1534/Skyler 21:43, Oct 20, 2004
:Krik is Norm's old user name. Gazwim has previously vandalized Norm's user page: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=User:Norm&diff=6727479&oldid=6723835].. I would also like to see Norm's comment on this. User:Anárion/Anárion 23:12, 20 Oct 2004
::I kind of expected something like this from Gazwim. The edits he refered to are from my early days when I was not so familiar with Wikipedia policy. He has had a "grudge" against my account on Wikipedia since I did those edits for a "joke". I have made many good contributions on Renault and although I personally don't like Renault, I try to avoid POV. It should be worth noting that Gazwim has vandalized Renault as well [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Renault&diff=6493130&oldid=6492923]. Norm/No'''User_talk:norm/rm''' 23:43, 20 Oct 2004
:::Please note that I don't care what Gazwim did, as he is not up for adminship. Would it be correct to say that in the past you have vandalized Renault? This doesn't mean I still won't support, but I'd like to get this straight. Andrevan/Andre (User_talk:Andrevan/talk)A/ 17:47, Oct 21, 2004
::::It is correct that I did those edits. But they were several months ago (April/May). I learnt a lot about how vandalism is dealt with due to vandalism I did in my earlier days and have since have made many good edits as well as revert a lot of vandalism. Norm/No'''User_talk:norm/rm''' 00:36, 22 Oct 2004
'''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/administrators and the administrators' reading list/administrators' reading list.)
::'''A'''. Vandalism and speedy deletion candiates mainly as explained in my nomination request.
:'''2.''' Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
::'''A'''. I have many proud moments. Such as Quick index, which I originally adapted from an :it:Indice_articoli/Italian Wikipedia page. A screenshot of it appeared on a http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3624384.stm. I did a lot of work adding category links to various UK places, roads and other topics. I created Browse by category to improve the category system on Wikipedia. I have contributed many pictures as well and uploaded many from other language Wikipedias. I don't have a particular article I am proud of but I do have several favourites that I keep in my watchlist and improve from time to time.
:'''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 will deal with it in the future?
::'''A'''. In my eariler days I got almost got into an edit war over spatial file manager arguing whether Windows 95's file manager was spatial or not. Sometimes I find VFD discussions a bit hot so I try to avoid voting in controversial ones. A while ago some vandal targeted my user page and pages I edited.
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