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===[[User:Ianblair23|Ianblair23]]===
'''[{{SERVER}}{{localurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:<nowiki>Requests_for_adminship/Ianblair23</nowiki>|action=edit}} Vote here] '''
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{{User2|Ianblair23}} – This wonder from [[Australia|Down Under]] has topped 11,000 edits since he began in December, 2004. This includes over 8,500 article edits, and hundreds of project space and talk space edits that show that he is a communicator, and a participant in work beyond article creation and maintenance. His interactions are courteous and positive. He is active in numerous Australia-related projects, and has created and/or polished countless articles relating to the places and institutions of that country, although his penchant for article creation is international (particularly when it comes to media, and to the [[Commonwealth Games]]). I would also note that, although his use of edit summaries was lacking early on, he has been rock solid in using them since September. I am pleased to nominate [[User:Ianblair23|Ianblair23]] for an adminship. [[User:BDAbramson|<font style="background: lightgreen">BDAbramson</font>]] [[User talk:BDAbramson|'''T''']] 22:09, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
:I most humbly accept BDAbramson's nomination.
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'''Support'''
#'''Support'''. Always happy to support a fellow Aussie. [[User:MarkGallagher|fuddlemark]] ([[User talk:MarkGallagher|fuddle me!]]) 00:58, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
#'''STRONG SUPPORT''' Definitely, [[User:Redwolf24|<font color="darkblue">R</font>]][[Wikipedia:Esperanza|<font color="green">e</font>]][[User:Redwolf24|<font color="darkblue">dwolf24</font>]] ([[User talk:Redwolf24|talk]]) 00:59, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
#'''Support'''. A great contributor on many interesting topics, and a sensible admin candidate. [[User:Harro5|Harro5]] 01:13, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
#'''Support''' - and glad to see it's taken off before I even got here! [[User:BDAbramson|<font style="background: lightgreen">BDAbramson</font>]] [[User talk:BDAbramson|'''T''']] 01:26, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
#--[[User:Aranda56|JAranda]]'' | [[User talk:Aranda56|watz sup]] 01:46, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
#'''Support''' --[[User:Rogerd|Rogerd]] 01:54, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
#'''Support''' [[User:MONGO|MONGO]] 02:29, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
#'''Support''' Always good to have well-qualified sysops in under-represented time zones for mopping up when other admins are sleeping or otherwise occupied. [[User:Youngamerican|Youngamerican]] 04:06, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
#'''Support'''. [[User:KHM03|KHM03]] 04:10, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
#'''Support''' seems a worthy candidate, I trust BD, so you have my support on your nomination. [[User:Alkivar|<font color="#FA8605">'''ALKIVAR'''</font>]][[User_talk:Alkivar|™]][[Image:Radioactive.png|18px|]] 04:38, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
#'''Support''' - He seems like the perfect candidate, and his diffs reveal good editing skills. [[User:TDS|<FONT COLOR="#FF5500">TDS</FONT>]] <sup> ([[User talk:TDS|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/TDS|contribs]]) </sup> 05:08, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
#'''Support''', unlikely to abuse admin tools. [[User:Christopherparham|Christopher Parham]] [[User_talk:Christopherparham|(talk)]] 06:43, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
#'''Support''' - Nothing indicates that he will abuse the tools and we need more admins. - [[User:Haukurth|Haukur Þorgeirsson]] 08:06, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
#'''Duuude.''' --[[User:Merovingian|<font color=#337147><b>Merovingian</b></font>]] [[User talk:Merovingian|(t)]] [[Special:Contributions/Merovingian|(c)]] [[Wikipedia:Esperanza|(<font color=green><i>e</i></font>)]] 08:20, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
#'''Support.''' Surprised he has 11k edits and is still not a sysop. [[User:Splintax|'''<font color="#333333">s</font><font color="#666666">p</font><font color="#999999">l</font><font color="#BBBBBB">i</font><font color="#BBBBBB">n</font><font color="#999999">t</font><font color="#666666">a</font><font color="#333333">x</font>''']] <sup>[[User_talk:Splintax|<font color="#333333">(talk)]]</sup> 10:27, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
#'''Support''' Good difs, lots of edits in lots spaces, fine on summaries. I like the attention paid to links and redirects. [[User:Marskell|Marskell]] 10:40, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
#'''Support''' about time![[User:Gator1|Gator]][[User talk:Gator1|(talk)]] 13:16, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
#'''Support'''. [[User:Kirill Lokshin|Kirill Lokshin]] 13:19, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
#'''Support''' [[User:Scimitar|<font color="Navy">Scïmïłar]] [[User talk:Scimitar|<sup>parley</sup>]] 15:01, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
#'''Support'''. [[User:Journalist|<font color=000066>Or<font color=0000CC>an</font>]][[Wikipedia:Esperanza|<font color=green>'' '''e''' ''</font>]] [[User talk:Journalist|<font color=0066FF>(t)</font>]] [[Special:Contributions/Journalist|<font color=#5CB3FF>(c)]] [[Special:Emailuser/Journalist|<font color=green>(@)</font>]] 16:14, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
#'''Support'''. --[[User:NormanEinstein|NormanEinstein]] 16:32, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
#'''Support'''. [[User:Thunderbrand|Thunderbrand]] 17:38, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
#'''Support''', per everybody.--[[User:Sean Black|Sean]]|[[User talk:Sean Black|Bla]][[Wikipedia:Esperanza|<font color="green">ck<font/>]] 23:52, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
'''Oppose'''
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'''Neutral'''
# [[User:Xoloz|Xoloz]] 08:22, 10 November 2005 (UTC) Won't vote until all Aaron's questions are answered, obviously. [[User:Xoloz|Xoloz]] 08:22, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
# Just waiting. [[User:Aaron Brenneman|<font color="#2f4f4f">brenneman</font>]][[User Talk:Aaron Brenneman|<font color="#2f4f4f"><sup>(t)</sup></font>]][[Special:Contributions/Aaron Brenneman|<font color="#2f4f4f"><sup>(c)</sup></font>]] 16:39, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
'''Comments'''
*There is no doubt from looking at your contributions that you're a hard worker. Thanks to examining your contributions I'm also happy to now know about [[The Disneyland Memorial Orgy]]. I'd like some further drill-down on your answers, though, as well as some fresh questions:
:#What has been stopping you from participating in [[WP:AfD]], [[WP:CfD]], etc. until now?
:#When you say that you'd use rollback in fighting trolls, can you explain how a bit more?
:#You say that you haven't had ''conflict'', but can you give some examples of positive and co-operative interactions with other users?
:#How comfortable are you with Wikipedia (not main) space, and how familiar you are with the policies relevant to admin powers?
:#How do you interpret [[WP:IAR]] and when can you imagine that you would use it?
:[[User:Aaron Brenneman|<font color="#2f4f4f">brenneman</font>]][[User Talk:Aaron Brenneman|<font color="#2f4f4f"><sup>(t)</sup></font>]][[Special:Contributions/Aaron Brenneman|<font color="#2f4f4f"><sup>(c)</sup></font>]] 01:53, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
::A few curly questions there Aaron, but important ones.
::# Well nothing has stopped me from participating in these activities; I just haven’t been a regular. I have voted in the past and I’m familiar the policies. I have worked on articles up for deletion to get it up to a higher standard, [[North Sydney Girls High School]] and [[Getaway]] come to mind. However, if the topic is rubbish, vanity etc. then clearly it deserved to be deleted.
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::# I feel very comfortable editing and working in the Project space, having already made several hundreds edits. In regard to the policies relevant to admin powers, I have read the [[Wikipedia:administrators' reading list|administrators' reading list]] and I will enforce policies where appropriate. I can assure you, I will not abuse my admin powers.
::# One of the reasons why Wikipedia has been such a huge success and will continue to be huge success is the enforcing of the rules and policies under which it was established. Four of the five pillars of Wikipedia are [[WP:NOT]], [[WP:NPOV]], [[WP:GFDL]] and [[WP:WQT]], with the fifth being [[WP:IAR]]. The way I interpret [[WP:IAR]] is that ''if any rules are getting in the way of the betterment of this encyclopaedia then do not just blatantly follow it but do what is the best for Wikipedia''. Now this does not mean that admins or anyone else can use this as a way make up rules, but if genuine bureaucracy and red tape is hindering the project then IAR may be used. I like the final the sentence in the policy the most: "The spirit of the rules is more important than the letter".
'''Questions for the candidate'''<br />
''A few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:''
:'''1.''' What sysop chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with? Please check out [[:Category:Wikipedia backlog]], and read the page about [[Wikipedia:administrators|administrators]] and the [[Wikipedia:administrators' reading list|administrators' reading list]].
::A. I would most certainly help clear the backlog on [[WP:RM|Requested moves]]. I would also like to work on [[WP:AfD]], [[WP:CfD]], [[WP:TfD]] and the like. The rollback feature would most definitely help me in fighting vandals and trolls where I come across it and I would be very happy to help users with any problems they may have.
:'''2.''' Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
::A. Being from Australia, I have worked on alot of Australian related material. I'm really pleased on progress I have made on the [[Logie Award|TV Week Logie Awards]], the Australian version of the [[Emmy Award|Emmys]]. I have also created several articles on Australian television programs, worked on [[List of Australian television series]] and created the template {{tl|Logie Awards years}}
::I have also done alot of work in regard to Australian schools. I broke up the [[Lists of schools in Australia|List of schools in Australia]] into the 8 pages "List of schools in state/territory". I'm working hard on [[List of schools in New South Wales]] (the table that hopefully will be used on all the other state pages). I also created the categories "Schools in state/territory" and the stub {{tl|Australia-school-stub}}
::I also created articles for most of the 38 [[Local Government Area]]s in the Sydney metropolitan area. I also created pages for most of the suburbs in the [[City of Blacktown]] and created the template {{tl|Sydney Blacktown suburbs}}
::I'm also very active on the [[Wikipedia:Australian Wikipedians notice board]] and I regularly add to and check [[Wikipedia:New articles (Australia)]].
::However, I have also done alot of work on more universal topics. Currently, the [[List of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic]] is up for nomination to become a [[Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic|featured list]]. Also I have done alot on the [[Commonwealth Games]] and will be very active during the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] next year.
::In addition to all that I also partake in alot of maintenance work fixing redirect links. In particular correcting links from "Title (movie)" to "Title (film)" of which there is a massive amount.
:'''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’m very pleased to say that I have never been in any conflict with any other user. I’m a very rational, calm editor and not the kind of guy that loses his cool easily. I always [[WP:AGF|assume good faith]] and most certainity [[WP:BITE|never bites the newbies]].
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