Wikipedia:Editor review/Sumsum2010 (2)

Sumsum2010 (2)

Sumsum2010 (talk · contribs · count) I have passed my 5000th 6000th edit a few days ago and this seemed like a good time for another review(My first review). I've edited for almost a year(January 24). I have had reviewer and rollbacker privileges for many months but just recently applied for and received permission to use AWB. I have been considering possibly running for adimin. sometime this year. Sumsum2010·T·C 03:58, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

Questions

1. What are your primary contributions to Wikipedia? Are there any about which you are particularly pleased? Why?

   My main contributions, recently, have been at Wikiproject Wikify and the two backlog elimination drives the project has had. Also I have been doing general cleanup using AWB, vandal fighting at Recent Changes and New Pages, AFD discussions, and speedy deletion tagging. I particularly like my contributions to Wikiproject Wikify's drives(64 articles in the October drive, 83 articles in the December drive). I favor these contributions mainly due to the vast quantity of articles. I also like contributing to WP:Airports, namely writing articles about California and Arizona airports.

3. Have you been in editing disputes 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? If you have never been in an editing dispute, explain how you would respond to one.

   I've never been in much of a dispute. The only thing that ever was somewhat stressful was when Mr. Orange 89 called me a sock. At fist I was shocked and appalled but after I looked into the situation I actually found it quite hilarious. If ever confronted with a nasty editor in the future I will simply look into the situation and try to reply appropriately based upon my knowledge. In the case of an edit war I would, since I watch every page I've edited, probably notice what was happening before it became an issue and warn/notify/report accordingly.

Reviews

Alright! I've finished now!

Antivandalism : Have you ever reported a vandal to AIV? Have you ever reported an inappropriate username to UAA?

Namespaces : You have a good spread of edits overall, with the exception of the start when you contributed too much to your own userspace :) . You work with other editors, which is necessary as a sysop. (I can see this from the amount you contribute to the talk, wikipedia, and even wikipedia talk namespaces.) I see dedication to improving articles.

Article contributions : Nice work on expanding and sourcing Desert Christian Schools (California) and Rosamond Skypark Airport. You contributed very well in the October and December wikification backlog elimination drives. I also like your stub creations. However, many will oppose you over the lack of DYKs or any other form of recognized content, such as GAs. I would consider trying to get an article to GA level, not to "get adminship", but to improve the encyclopedia with better content.

Policy : I see decent knowledge of policy in your XFD contributions. However, many of them appear to be to XFDs where the outcome is already decided, and you are just reiterating what has already been said. That aside, I found enough others to demonstrate policy knowledge. Be sure you have read WP:RS, WP:N, and WP:V.

Other comments : Many people will probably oppose you over your edit count, which is around 6000 right now. Granted, they are mostly manual (around 5000 are), but editcountitis is rampant at RfA.

Overall : I see a great editor who regularly contributes to articles. I also see a potential sysop, but where do you plan on using the sysop tools? If you plan on working AIV or UAA, you will need more experience in that area. Page protection (at RFPP) is usually done in response to antivandalism or content disputes, and I see no evidence of dispute resolution. (It isn't necessary to have that.) If you plan on working at XFD, you will want to get involved in for XFDs. Be sure to read the relevant minor policies before !voting, however. You will definitely want to read WP:DELETE, WP:BLOCK, WP:PROTECT, WP:UN, and WP:ADMIN. I would also encourage you to read various user essays, as you can learn a lot from them—or at least I have! Good luck editing, and perhaps we will see a little mop icon on your userpage in several months!

Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:21, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Thank You for the feedback! I've never been the first to report a user, but I have added to suspected socks and vandalism cases. I think I will try to improve the article Sheldon Cooper, and maybe come across some DYK's in my future article contributions. I'll try to be a little more active on XFD and AFD, when not working at WP:WWF. I would use the tools primarily with Speedy Deletes and general maintenance of Wikipedia:... pages. I have read several admin guides and other essays(I'm finally going to have some bedtime reading tonight!). I don't plan on running until at least May which should be ample time to get up to what the current requirements seem to be. Sumsum2010·T·C·Review me! 23:54, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

In my interaction with you I have found you to be extremely competent, and my rough review of your contributions has confirmed this. You've almost always been civil, made useful edits after your Myspace-y start (which we've all had - this edit really made me laugh), and done good work at WP:WWF. I wouldn't be able to support you as an admin just yet, but that's a problem that time would easily solve. Your content contribs are a little weak, at least from an RfA standpoint, so I highly recommend a GA or two if you're serious about running. Like Reaper said though, what areas are you planning on helping out in as an admin? Whatever you choose, I suggest you begin work there quickly, and become a familiar face there long before you try to get the sysop bit. I also agree that your spread over multiple namespaces in nice - I've never done much in the file namespace, for example. All around, you've done an excellent job since you came here, and I advise you to simply keep doing what you're doing. There's nothing quite like experience. Nolelover ^{It's football season!} 22:36, 9 February 2011 (UTC)