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Page deletion edit
- Speed deletes. (Criteria)
General
- G1: Patent nonsense
- G2: Test pages
- G3: Pure vandalism
- G4: Recreation of deleted material
- G5: Created by banned user
- G6: Housekeeping
- G7: Author requests deletion
- G8: Talk pages of pages that do not exist, unless....
Article
- A1
- A2
- A3
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Admin nom response edit
Tony's advice edit
- This is a draft of my RFA nomination response. As per advice provided on the project, Tony, please review and provide (in this section) your advice on revisions, etc, before I post this to the nomination page. (Ignore my To-Do section ;-)
Draft edit
1. What sysop chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with? Please check out Category:Wikipedia backlog, and read the page about administrators and the administrators' reading list.
A: Initially, I anticipate that I will contribute in vandal patrol — monitoring and taking action on WP:AIV. Earlier in my days on Wikipedia, I spent time on RC patrol, but was hampered by the lack of non-admin rollback; now, with rollback privileges, it will be much easier to quickly revert vandalism and warn editors. There are times when I find that it would be beneficial to have additional admin help to more quickly block vandals. I also plan to contribute to in CSD, as there seems to be an occasional backlog that needs a few more admins to assist in clearing.
As I gain more experience, I expect to take on chores in other areas, such as COPYVIO and CAT:PROD.
2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
A: I find the greatest satisfaction on Wikipedia comes from working with other editors — collaborating on articles/projects/tasks. It gives me an opportunity to add to my general knowledge, foster a sense of community, and improve the quality of Wikipedia. For example, after making some edits to a few articles that were part of the Scouting WikiProject, I met User:Rlevse and have had the opportunity to contribute to the article on George Thomas Coker; and receive helpful hints from Rlevse — both directly and from reviewing his Featured Portal. I’m currently assisting on maintaining the USMC Portal — which again, happened though a chance meeting with User:Looper5920 when editing a Marine Corps article. I’ve been recently collaborating with User:Marine 69-71 on a few articles on notable Hispanics, helping with fact finding and references — which has improved the accuracy of the articles and has given me the opportunity to branch out and meet new contributors.
In my early days on Wikipedia, I spent a lot of time on patrolling new articles. Identifying articles for speedy deletion is a good way to the maintain the integrity of Wikipedia. Likewise, participating in AFDs has been an area of contribution that I have enjoyed ;mdash; in certain cases, being able to ferret out hoaxes, or even more gratifying, to expand an occasional article that should be a keeper. (An early example is Dan Rice, which seemed like nonsense, but before voting on AFD, I did a bit of research, expanded the article and it became a speedy keep within an hour of nomination.)
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’ve recently found a number of articles / editors that have been the source of controversy. When I find a place that stepping in (directing the discussion to the appropriate talk page/venue) with information on Wiki guidelines or additional information that might shed a new light, I have tried to do such. It can be frustrating to see how edit warring can disrupt the constructive contributions of well-intentioned editors; at those times, I step back, and on occasion, I seek the advice of experienced editors/admins. With the dispute resolution processes in place on Wikipedia, remaining level-headed and following guidelines does work.
To Do edit
- LtGen George C. Axtell, USMC (Retired) [1], Navy Cross, Commanding General FMF, Naval aviator