Commons:Administrators/Requests/Aqwis

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 Support = 12;  Oppose = 2;  Neutral = 0 - 85.7% Result - promoted. Although there were opposes from two established users, the consensus to promote here seems clear enough. However, as always, taking those objections on board is a very good idea. You're being asked to consider broadening your contributions and areas of interest, which is always good advice, having more context on what the rest of us do makes you more well rounded. But do not worry so much about the level of your contributions. As long as you are active enough not to lose track of how things are done here, every contribution is welcomed. Please do not hesitate to ask for help, we are here for you. ++Lar: t/c 04:07, 23 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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--- Close in progress ++Lar: t/c 04:00, 23 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi all. Given the ongoing shortage of active sysop here at Commons, as well as the ever-increasing backlogs, I'd like to nominate Aqwis for adminship. Aqwis, already an admin at the English Wikipedia, has contributed to Commons since 2007, and has amassed close to 4,000 total edits.[1] He has uploaded hundreds of high-quality, useful files and is a prolific member of the FPC community, with five featured images of his own. According to his userpage, Aqwis speaks multiple languages, which should be helpful in a multilingual project such as Commons. The candidate also takes part in discussions at various boards, like the Village Pump, and is evidently very familiar with the project's policies. Overall, I think this user is sufficiently knowledgeable and active to prove an effective administrator. –Juliancolton | Talk 15:20, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Julian. I accept the nomination. --Aqwis (talk) 18:20, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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  •  Oppose - I'm sorry but I'm going to oppose on this one. The nomination says that we need more active administrators here on Commons and yeah probably we need more but I don't see why you should be the solutions for the problem. You do very good contributions, but you're active with the FP QI and VIC or geocoding and placing categories. I couldn't find a edit warning a user for a badly upload, I couldn't find a involvement in a DR, I couldn't find any edit where admin buttons could be useful. I would like to see more involvement in admin related cases for now I don't see the need to the buttons, and I do not see why JulianColton nominate you with a nomination about the backlogs, it doesn't make sense. Huib talk 18:51, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Commons needs admins with all sorts of different skills. Aqwis has shown a dedication to creating high-quality content, and while he's not active in the standard admin areas as of yet, I suspect he has the necessary judgment to help out. –Juliancolton | Talk 20:57, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • As I mentioned in my nomination statement, Aqwis has been an admin at the English Wikipedia for nearly two years. While this obviously isn't a free pass to get Commons adminship, I think it shows that he knows how and when to apply use of the tools. –Juliancolton | Talk 15:45, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Indeed; I fully agree. I've expressed many times in the past that I believe Commons admins should have special skills that aren't necessarily inherited from other wikis. That said, Aqwis is obviously a long-term user here at Commons, which, combined with the fact that he has prior experience with the bit, suggests to me that he's adequately competent to handle +sysop here as well. –Juliancolton | Talk 18:01, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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I share some of Huibs concerns as expressed above, on the other hand I see Aqwis as a very capable editor and also consider the user totally trustworthy. So I would like to ask Aqwis:

  1. For which purposes/ in which areas do you expect that you will have need for/make us of those extra functions a sysopflag will give you? and
  2. Do you have any experience in dealing with medialicenses/copyright-issues from elsewhere than Commons (where your contributions in this area haven't been very many...).

Best regards, Finn Rindahl (talk) 19:12, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the questions. I expect that the areas in which I would use the tools the most would be A) renaming pictures with inaccurate/blatantly incorrect/generic names, and B) dealing with copyright violations and speedy deletion candidates, including files in CAT:Unknown. I'd also foray into areas which I have - admittedly - not been very active in thus far, including DR, where I have personally experienced the major backlogs and delays. As for your second question, I have some general experience with various aspects of copyright and licenses having been a Wikipedia admin for almost two years, but I have no substantial off-wiki or real-world experience with dealing with media copyright/licensing issues. --Aqwis (talk) 22:21, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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