Commons:Requests and votes/Nichalp 2

Nichalp

 Support = 27;  Oppose = 0;  Neutral = 3 - 100% Result - With no opposes, consensus seems clear to promote. Nichalp, I hope you choose to return, your adoring crowds missed you! ++Lar: t/c 19:50, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

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Hi! I've been associated with Wikimedia since January 2004. I am a bureaucrat and oversight on enwiki, and have been associated with commons since its inception. I was promoted as a commons admin in June 2005 but recently lost my adminship here due to inactivity as I had non-wiki commitments (viz- work pressure, plus I received no email which is the general norm). My contributions to commons include the addition of free India-related images (primary contribution), category cleanup, deletion of duplicate works and deletion of non-free works such as trademarked logos, and India-related template work regarding licences (PD-India, CC-BY-SA-IN-2.5, etc). I also have two FPs on enwiki, and my most significant contribution is an SVG map of India which is used by all projects. Occasionally I do handle image requests from India-related wikipedias such as te: ta: hi: ka: and mr:, as many editors there know me. Regaining adminship will be useful to coordinate my India-related enwiki work, and also OTRS-related requests. Thanks! :) Nichalp (talk) 16:44, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Votes

•  Support With your history I'm not certain an RfA is vital however the fact that you are happy to do this says something to me. If you are planning to be around and active the help would be good. Thanks --Herby ^{talk thyme} 17:20, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support Yeah, looks good. I have nothing more to say. --Kanonkas_(talk) 17:30, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
• We don't normally mail people about inactivity I don't think. Someone could make a bot to do it maybe? But I think the theory is if you miss the inactivity discussion, which goes for quite a while, you may not be all that active. All that said I would be delighted to see you pick up the tools again.  Support ++Lar: t/c 18:03, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support Sure. Cbrown1023 talk 00:33, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Neutral Been inactive for a good long while. Only seriously really re-active for about a week. --ShakataGaNai ^{^_^} 03:24, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support - duh! - Alison ^❤ 07:51, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support Abso-freakin-rutree! and oh, by the way he's an admin and bureaucrat on en.wiki, highly respected there. — Rlevse • Talk • 09:54, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support I'm Mailer Diablo and I approve this message! - 10:26, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support One of the best admins that I have seen on enwiki and he has made impressive contributions on commons. DaGizza (talk) 11:44, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Neutral plus I received no email which is the general norm What norm? If we emailed people about inactivity that would defeat the point. Well, it's still defeats the point, but I was wrong I guess. Anyway, there's no reason to oppose. It would be a support if he was more active here and not some user "on the English Wikipedia". Rocket000 (talk) 18:27, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support, good range of experience, trustworthy user. TimVickers (talk) 20:03, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support -- this is hilarious... Nick recruited me to open my account back in 2005! Hi Nick!

   Hey Rocket000 - your also "some user on en.wikipedia", from a few posts I've seen.
   Are you suggesting we shouldn't be active on multiple wikimedia foundation projects with our free time donations???
   Or offering to desysop yourself for moonlighting on enwikipedia?
   Did you see the part about "bureaucrat"... a rather busy position, iirc? // FrankB 23:23, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

• I don't remember ever saying that before. I just said that now because that's what it says on his userpage. I was only pointing out, even if Commons isn't your home wiki, at least pretend it's one them if you're going to be administering it.. Rocket000 (talk) 03:55, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

•  Support -- OK. -- Marcus Cyron (talk) 01:00, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support —Dark ^talk 01:10, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support, good to have you back. John Vandenberg ^(chat) 02:22, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support and best wishes with your work on India-related images. Durova (talk) 09:03, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support It's always good to agree with my good friend Durova ♥ --Londoneye (talk) 16:41, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support LaraLove|Talk 18:39, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support--Sandahl (talk) 01:22, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Neutral as per Rocket000. Lewis Collard! (lol, internet) 21:52, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support we can trust him, even if he's been quiet, what harm could a crat with oversight on en possibl........ Gnangarra 15:35, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support This user is trustworthy, and I have every belief in his ability to do what is required as an admin. Good luck. Orderinchaos (talk) 16:01, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support --Jacopo Werther (talk) 19:07, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support Nichalp is well-trusted on en.wp and he should do well here. --- Anonymous Dissident^Talk 09:35, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support rootology (T) 13:23, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support - Garion96 (talk) 22:35, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support Stratford490 (talk) 15:15, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support Sure. Lycaon (talk) 15:44, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support - Yep MBisanz (talk) 13:49, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support No problems with trust here :). All the Best, --Mifter (talk) 15:11, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
•  Support Per Anonymous Dissident (talk · contribs). Cirt (talk) 03:35, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Comments

• I vaguely recall there being some discussion about you getting your adminship back, but for the life of me I can't remember where it was. Do you know what I'm talking about and do you have a link to it? —Giggy 07:22, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

Sure, here you go: Commons talk:Administrators#Adminship Nichalp (talk) 07:46, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

Personally I have no issues with this one being closed rather earlier than usual if no substantive objections are raised. An ex admin returns & consults the community - it doesn't need 7 days for me. I do have strong views about inactivity, however I also would prefer to see an easy return for those who have been trusted. However that is only my view. --Herby ^{talk thyme} 07:50, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

I would disagree rather strongly; in my opinion if the RfA has started, the possibility of requesting adminship sans a full RfA is gone. —Giggy 08:24, 2 August 2008 (UTC) (Oh, and thanks Nichalp - I somehow didn't check that page. Cheers.)

Fair enough. Some of my views are more relaxed than others :) --Herby ^{talk thyme} 08:31, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

But don't you like breaking the rules when it makes sense out of spite of bureaucracy? Rocket000 (talk) 18:26, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Ha & you expect me to answer that on wiki... --Herby ^{talk thyme} 18:30, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

• Reply to Rocket000: The email part is mentioned on Commons:Administrators/De-adminship. Regards, Nichalp (talk) 18:37, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

  Yes, that's why I crossed it. I assumed it wasn't, because it doesn't make sense, but that is what it says. Rocket000 (talk) 03:59, 3 August 2008 (UTC)