Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Snottygobble

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[edit] Snottygobble (Drew)

Final (30/0/0) ended 17:22, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

Snottygobble (talk • contribs) – Snottygobble, better known as Drew, has been a Wikipedian for more than 12 months, and during that time, contributed extensively. (For those who care, he has an edit count in the thousands across all namespaces.) In particular, his contributions to Australia-related articles have been invaluable. I myself had the honour of being nominated by Drew back in October and have been waiting to return the favour. His committment to Wikipedia is assured, and his outlook inspiring. I'm surprised he's managed to escape RfA so long; it's long overdue. Cyberjunkie | Talk 05:48, 25 November 2005 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: Thanks, cj. I accept. Snottygobble | Talk 13:24, 25 November 2005 (UTC)

Support

1. Strong Support as nominator, --cj | talk 05:48, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
2. Strong Support as seconder, ---vcxlor 06:03, 25 November 2005 (UTC) The quality of his scholarship of even relatively minor issues put the quality back into wiki that it so badly needs - his grasp of western australian history and its issues is of considerable benefit for western australian entries, they will in time will probably surpass the entries due in the forthcoming western australian encyclopedia (print). his grasp of issues in editing and negotiating difficulties are just what wiki needs.

   (As a qualifier, when I first started using wiki, I was astonished at the lack of references on some items, and unfortunately responded to Drew about an article very badly: I was clearly at fault, but his integrity and level headedness as a wiki person has proved that he dserves adminship)

3. Strong Support also. His edits on Australian and Western Australian history are top notch and he's always helpful and friendly to other editors. A worthy recipient who will add-value to Wikipedia with the admin tools. -- Ian ≡ talk 08:27, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
4. Support. Has made a strong contribution especially in the Australian related articles. Capitalistroadster 09:30, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
5. Support. One of the best editors I've ever seen, with a temperament to match, even in the face of some serious wikistalking from disgruntled anons. Ambi 12:26, 25 November 2005 (UTC)

   Indeed. He never loses his cool.--cj | talk 13:06, 25 November 2005 (UTC)

6. Funny that he hasn't been nominated yet. I guess everyone assumed he already was one (ZING! Weren't expecting the template to show up just yet, eh?). Strong support – he's a top bloke, a conscientious editor, and, of course, an Aussie. fuddlemark (fuddle me!) 13:51, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
7. Contributions look very solid. Support. ナイトスタリオン ✉ 13:53, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
8. Support after hearing from Cyberjunkie abt a query I had. --Gurubrahma 14:25, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
9. Support. Good contributor. Sjakkalle (Check!) 14:36, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
10. Support, Drew is a great contributor. Rje 16:03, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
11. Support good editor, will be a good admin --Rogerd 16:22, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
12. Support. Btw. we should create more articles on lakes of Western Australia. There are many big lakes there which doesn't have articles here. - Darwinek 16:33, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
13. Support Quentin Pierce 03:49, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
14. Support excellent contributor! --негіднийлють ^{(Reply|Spam Me!*)} 07:38, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
15. Support once you get over the fact that his username sounds particularly unappetising, he is an excellent editor who would make a very good admin. --Roisterer 09:48, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
16. Merovingian 10:02, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
17. Support Sarah Ewart 11:28, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
18. Support another valuable Australian editor, especially for WA and plants. --Scott Davis ^Talk 11:53, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
19. Support. He may have managed to escape the RfA for long, but he should not be “allowed” to escape now! --Bhadani 12:11, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

    That's right. Do your worst, everyone!--cj | talk 12:23, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

20. Support, although... strewth, I fear the Aussies are taking over! Grutness...wha? 13:15, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
21. Support Izehar 22:57, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
22. Support. El_C 12:55, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
23. Support. Regularly appears in my watchlist with good edits. Cnwb 23:30, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
24. Support. -- DS1953 04:19, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
25. Support. Sounds good. --a.n.o.n.y.m ^t 20:19, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
26. Support per everyone else. Graham/pianoman87 talk 07:12, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
27. Support. SnottyG's impressive diligence, eye for fine detail, and consultative nature make for a commendable admin.--cjllw | TALK 03:13, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
28. Support, and yes the Aussies are taking over. --bainer (talk) 13:04, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
29. Support -- Worthy candidate - Longhair 21:45, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
30. Strong Support - A very worthy candidate -- Ianblair23 (talk) 03:57, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

Oppose

Neutral

Comments

Questions for the candidate
A few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:

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. I would expect to block the occasional vandal, as I currently make occasional visits to WP:AIV for that purpose. I also have a bit of a bugbear about cut-and-paste moves, and would like to make use of the history merging feature to repair them. Patrolling for speedy deletes and requested moves is to my tastes, and I would of course leave the welcome mat out for anyone needing assistance.

2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?

A. I have a "brag page" at User:Snottygobble/Contributions; I am especially pleased with those listed in bold. If I had to pick out a few, I guess I'd take

• Yagan, because I think it is the best, most complete, most accurate resource on Yagan in existence, and we're still improving it;
• Convictism in Western Australia, for the sheer depth of research it involved; and
• Banksia, which I recently rewrote from a copyvio.

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 once had a very silly argument with Vcxlor, which can still be seen in all its glory at Talk:Swan River Colony (I was contributing under a previous username). I was too aggressive in that case, and it only prompted an aggressive response. Vcxlor is now a good wiki-friend, which serves as a regular reminder not to be too hasty in forming opinions of others. Other than that, I've never really had any trouble getting along with good-faith editors, although I have had the occasional stressful moment dealing with vandalism.

Snottygobble | Talk 13:24, 25 November 2005 (UTC)

Closing statement by Snottygobble

This RFA is due to close shortly. As I would prefer not to thankspam all your user pages, permit me to use this forum to say thankyou very much indeed to everyone who supported my candidature, especially those of you who put time and effort into figuring out who the heck I am. And also a bit thankyou to my opposers for your abstinence! Snottygobble | Talk 12:16, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

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