Commons:Requests and votes/Giggy

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Giggy

 Support = 15;  Oppose = 4;  Neutral = 2 ... 78.94% support. This after another 2 days to get further discussion. While this is below 80% (where it is a cut and dried decision in my view), the recent comments were supportive and so I am going to exercise my discretion and promote... it is over 75% after all. ++Lar: t/c 21:35, 19 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Hey guys! I’m Giggy (if you hadn’t already guessed :) ), here to nominate myself for adminship. I’ve been hanging around on Commons for a few months now, with fluctuating levels of activity. I’m also around on some other wikis - more information is available on my meta userpage. Recently on Commons, I’ve been showing myself a bit more, and have subsequently developed somewhat of a use for the tools. At least, I think I have :)

My main areas of “work” around here are mainly at deletion requests, and in flickr reviewing (where I am currently a trusted reviewer), and uploading images from EnWP via w:CAT:COMMONS. Something I see often when looking through the Flickrreview categories is images that don’t contain source information, and are in the Flickr cat because the uploader clicked the “from Flickr” link. In such cases, I try to find the image on Flickr using the Creative Commons search tools there - sometimes I find it, sometimes I don’t. As an administrator, I would be able to delete (where appropriate) images with no source/author information, which can’t be found on Flickr. I would also be able to close deletion requests, and delete the image if consensus indicated that as the correct action. I have already closed a few deletion requests here as unanimous keep decisions, and have made many XfD closures on EnWP, so I think I have a good idea of how to read consensus.

My primary language is English - I spell with British English by nature, but am capable of comprehending, and writing, in both British and American, as well as being fair dinkum at comprehending true blue Australian English, mate. My first language was Romanian, but I…erm…abandoned that one for a while, so my reading/write abilities are limited. I am currently studying French as part of my IBDP studies too. I’m sure there are a few more French speaking admins then there are Romanian, so I figure I could be of administrative assistance if ever there was a concerned Romanian user - assisted, of course, by a trusty web translator :).

My edit count probably isn’t the highest of a potential admin around here, and I remember reading somewhere that 200 edits (excluding uploads) is considered the “edit count requirement” for an RfA. I haven’t quite reached that yet (IIRC, I have 218 edits including uploads…not that it matters!), but I think I’ve demonstrated a bit of trustworthiness in my time here. Of course, I’m happy to answer any questions you may have of me, and would look to improve with any suggestions offered. With that said, I put myself up for the community’s judgement. Giggy\Talk 04:21, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Just as a note; the notices on my talk page concerning deleted images relate to a time before I had an idea of licensing policies on Commons - I now have some idea of what I can and can’t upload :) Giggy\Talk 04:21, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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  • I'll just comment here - your upload logs show a few redlinks, which is normal, but some of them are fairly recent, including uploading All rights reserved and NC images from flickr. Just want to make sure that you're pretty much clear on COM:L now? (Oh, and for the sake of reducing confusion, would you consider a rename here to match your usename on en? Minor point, of course) I'm pretty prepared to support otherwise, I've seen you do good work here and you probably won't go crazy. ~ Riana ⁂ 04:30, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Riana, and thanks for your comment. As you say, my upload log does show a few redlinks. The most recent I can find is File:Spicegirls07.jpg (6 October 2007), which I transferred from w:CAT:COMMONS, and which Dodo later found to be a copyvio - not a Flickr issue, but an issue which could have been avoided. I now double triple quadruple check when uploading from en. :) As for Flickr images, my last deleted upload is File:Crowded House @ Live Earth Sydney.jpg (22 August 2007), as alluded too in my nom. I've looked over COM:L a lot since then, as I hope shows up in my Flickr reviewing etc.
As for the rename - I'm not sure, I may consider it some time later, if it was causing confusion or whatever. I'm hesitant because renaming here would make me feel guilty in not renaming everywhere, which would waste time and server usage on other wikis, where I really don't do much at the moment anyway. I'm happy with the current situation, where all my accounts are linked to via my meta userpage, but of course would be happy to consider change one day.
So I hope this answers your concerns :) Giggy\Talk 09:29, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment  Support = 12;  Oppose = 4;  Neutral = 2 ... 75% support if one counts noses, but more importantly some of the neutrals and comments suggest that Giggy does not at this time have a clear consensus for support. I had hoped that by leaving it open a bit longer it would become clearer but it has not. I would go with "Close no consensus with every encouragement to remain here, remain active and helpful, consider the feedback given, and perhaps reapply after some time", if I closed it right now... but I'd rather leave it open a bit longer (say 2 more days?) to see if it becomes clearer one way or the other, because as I say, by the numbers, it's a promote. ++Lar: t/c 17:00, 17 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment Even though I'm supporting Giggy, if you can't determine consensus, the result is no consensus. ;-) However, I think it's a good idea to extend this a bit, but I think it's going on too long, and if you can't determine consensus, let's say, before the 00:00, 19 November, there's no consensus to promote. (But I kinda hope there is. :-p) Maxim(talk) 16:56, 18 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]


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