Commons:Requests and votes/TeVe

TeVe

 Support = 12;  Oppose = 3;  Neutral (after taking changes into account) = 4; Aside from the numbers, I also looked at the comments, which carry more weight in my view.. I feel exists to promote this user (the additional time did add some clarity, I believe) and I have done so. ++Lar: t/c 19:25, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Hello all. I thought to nominate myself as an administrator on the Commons. I have no clue (and have no interest to keep track) about the number of contributions have made to the Commons so I can't brag with my stats, but I have been more or less active here since 17 October 2005. I am an admin in Finnish Wikipedia (as Tve4 and previously as TeVe) and I thought that I could be of use in the Commons as well. Mainly I have contributed by adding my own material and moving PD/GFDL stuff from Fi/En Wikipedias to the Commons. Since I have a role as an admin in Fi-WP where I recently patrol the recent changes, I could help the Commons on the same by supervising the material submitted from Finland/Fi-WP to the Commons. TeVe 15:57, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Votes

•  Support I think that TeVe has good arguments why *he would make a good admin. / Fred J 19:07, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
•  Support More Finns, yes! Cary Bass ^demandez 22:58, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
•  Support. WjBscribe 04:45, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
•  Support Florent Pécassou 08:16, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
•  Support and after looking through some of your pics I now know that I haven't spent enough time in Oulu and surroundings yet. -- Cecil 11:51, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
•  Oppose almost no edits in the Commons and User talk namespaces (see: [1] and [2] ). Please apply again when you have shown more involvement in admin related tasks like working on the deletion requests and after showing more interaction with other users. --ALE! ¿…? 11:55, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
•  Support Experienced admin from another wiki offering help? Sure.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus ^Talk 01:25, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
•  Support Seems admirable. Suomi! - Epousesquecido 06:14, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
•  Support Though some would argue that ALE maybe has a point, TeVe's a trusted user on the Finnish WP and I don't believe a single admin has to partake in all separate branches of Commons activity to be useful (we all have only one life). --Lumijaguaari (моє обговорення) 19:19, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
•  Neutral - I've been looking at this for a while. No question on trust and I agree with Lumijaguaari's comment above - I do not participate in all aspects of Commons but try and be useful where I can. However I also agree with ALE! so neutral I'm afraid --Herby ^{talk thyme} 10:25, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
•  Neutral Because of little interaction with other user and on community matters. --EugeneZelenko 14:28, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
•  Oppose no apparent need for the tools (there's only a little bit on patrolling RC and newimages, but those can be done without admin tools), and has very little interaction with other users and on community matters (only four Commons namespace edits recently, which were to RFAs, and only two User talk edits overall). I suggest you patrol newimages, review flickr, and participate in community discussions to make yourself more known to the Commons community. I cannot assume that I can trust any user unless they've participated in at least these areas, and this is no exception. Sorry, (→O - RLY?) 19:55, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
•  Support, I do trust him with the tools. That's what counts for me. --Tarawneh 23:45, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
•  Oppose due to lack of response (unless there is a very very good reason.) I think that a week is plenty long enough for a reply to the question below. If the nom needs prompting to reply on a RFA, I fear they will not be available to the community to discuss follow up of their admin actions. FloNight♥♥♥ 16:19, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Can not support due to lack of timely replies but I see no evidence that nom will abuse the tools and the project can benefit from a more diverse group of admins, so will not oppose. FloNight♥♥♥ 12:41, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
•  Oppose Per above. Would have been neutral if the candidate would have answered the questions. I would suggest to try again when you have participated more in the Commons community and have more free time on your hands :) -- Bryan (talk to me) 17:45, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Hey guys... Let's hang on please. There is no rush. We have time to get it right. See below. ++Lar: t/c 18:50, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
    • I've patiently been watching this RFA for over a week. While it was kind of Epousesquecido to leave the note on the nom's home talk, I feel the nom should not need to be prompted. So unless there is a very very good reason for the delay in replying, I oppose. FloNight♥♥♥ 19:19, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
      • Not sure yet, but not sticking to oppose. -- Bryan (talk to me) 14:07, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
•  Support ~ Wikihermit 03:30, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
•  Oppose per ALE!, FloNight, and Bryan, and because the user did not give a reason for the delay in replying.   — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 17:27, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
•  Support Hey, adminship is no big deal - I have faith this user won't abuse the tools in any way, shape or form. Best of luck --Ben^hello! 01:38, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
•  Support I trust him. --Junafani 15:24, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

Comments

•  Comment Please see my posts to your user talk page. Thanks!   — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 10:18, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

  Thanks for responding there, what took you so long to respond here?   — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 03:05, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

• Question: what would you use your admin tool for? (Copying User:Piotrus relevant question to Florent) To be more precise: Which tasks do you expect to do where you will need the extra sysop-functions, and what to you believe will be your main area of work in the near future? Finn Rindahl 17:16, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

•  Comment see this post on fi:wp where I have asked the user to respond to questions. If TeVe does not show that he can be responsive, I feel inclined to question whether or not he would be suitable for the job. - Epousesquecido 15:45, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

• In the event of this not being answered and the RfA ending my vote (currently neutral) should be considered as "oppose" --Herby ^{talk thyme} 15:50, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

•  Comment This RfA is now 'technically' closable based on time. But I'd strongly advocate keeping it open a bit longer in order to: 1) give TeVe a chance to respond if he or she so chooses, and 2) gain a clearer consensus on what to do. Numerically this RfA 'passes' but we don't do things that way here... I think the concerns raised are significant enough to merit keeping it open a bit as I suggest. That said I am the most junior 'crat here and others may have other views, (I note that other 'crats supported) so... I welcome feedback. ++Lar: t/c 15:54, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

• Fully agree with Larry --Herby ^{talk thyme} 15:56, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

•  Question @Lar (&// Herby): Is it possible to be a little bit more spesific so as to "a bit longer" should mean here. I support suspending closure now, but I think it would be useful to then fix a new time for closure. Finn Rindahl 17:44, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
  • There is no rush. I'd say 3 days seems reasonable. This is on the cusp, in my view. Let's give TeVe some time... after all the reminder notice was placed (by Epousesquecido) just today... ++Lar: t/c 18:50, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
    • The suggestions are fine with me Finn/Larry --Herby ^{talk thyme} 19:14, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
• My reply: It seems that all the questions here are mostly "standard issue" (ie. what would you do with the admin tools etc.) to which there usually is the same standard answer like looking after the people who don't know the term "copyright" and getting rid of garbage/copyvios so no one else needs to be bothered. I'm in for helping out you all guys (and gals) and possibly shifting my focus more towards the Commons, since I feel that that fi:wp has enough admins already. --TeVe 19:41, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

•  Question I would like to ask you as an admin candidate to confirm that you accept the fact that policies may change in the future and that you will respect this fact (due in part to this posting? Equally that you will do all you can to respect the fact that with admin rights come an obligation to use those rights to deal with the work required here? My thanks --Herby ^{talk thyme} 11:45, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Policies are a subject to change, I am aware of that (policies have changed in fi:wp while I've been there). And what's new about the obligation to use admin tools/rights? That comes naturally. --TeVe 12:23, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Time to close?

Could someone please close this up? It's been open for over a week so I don't see the need to keep it open. --TeVe 12:44, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

I suggested 2 days ago that we keep it open for another three days so that a clear consensus could form. We don't go by strict guidelines, a request doesn't have to be closed exactly 7 days after it is placed. I don't see that clear consensus as having formed, in part because I don't think you've answered the questions in very much depth, you might want to reconsider that. I'd prefer to see this go the time I suggested. Of course any other 'crat may well decide to close this at any time, but as of right now I'm not seeing a clear consensus. Yet. ++Lar: t/c 15:50, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

Lack of long responses might be due to slight language barrier or cultural difference between home user site and here, not good reasons to oppose but rather a reason to give extra support such as Epousesquecido did. We are a collaborative project and need to look out for each other. Giving the benefit of doubt might be good here. Going to change to neutral since he responded to the latest question without prompting. FloNight♥♥♥ 12:34, 10 September 2007 (UTC)