Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Solipsist

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[edit] Solipsist

final (33/0/0) ending 16:29 14 December 2004 (UTC)

I don't think much needs to be said. Solipsist is a valuable contributor who frequents WP:FPC, and has contributed many great images to the project. Also, he's made lots of great article contributions. Hell, just read User:Solipsist/contrib. He has 3731 edits since 8 March 2004. JOHN COLLISON [ Ludraman] 16:29, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Thanks for the vote of confidence — I accept. -- Solipsist 22:50, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Support

1. Nominator. JOHN COLLISON [ Ludraman] 16:33, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)
2. Not an admin?!?! Extreme support! [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality/^talk]] 16:54, Dec 7, 2004 (UTC)
3. Andre (talk) 17:13, Dec 7, 2004 (UTC)
4. [[User:MacGyverMagic|Mgm|^(talk)]] 18:47, Dec 7, 2004 (UTC)
5. Support. - RedWordSmith 19:08, Dec 7, 2004 (UTC)
6. Tuf-Kat 19:10, Dec 7, 2004 (UTC)
7. Support - but aren't we all Solipsist's sock-puppets?-gadfium 21:13, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)
8. Easy decision. Shane King 22:49, Dec 7, 2004 (UTC)
9. Of course. --Lst27 (talk) 23:29, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)
10. I'd oppose based on the corny intellectual humor on his user page, but I've been guilty of similar offenses a few times. --Michael Snow 00:19, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)
11. I personally find the userpage humor funny - but I'm weird like that. --Whosyourjudas (talk) 03:11, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)
12. Seems level-headed and judicious. Wolfman 04:36, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)
13. Support. - Taxman 04:56, Dec 8, 2004 (UTC)
14. Dangit, I thought you were an admin already! Johnleemk | Talk 12:21, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)
15. BLANKFAZE | (что??) 05:43, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)
16. Support, seems to be well-liked. Everyking 07:05, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)
17. Support. We could use more admins like Solipsist. [[User:Rhymeless|Rhymeless | (Methyl Remiss)]] 07:40, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)
18. Hard working, intelligent, and plays along when I leave notes on his/her talk page asking whether I am a fictional creation in the universe Solipsist alone inhabits or Solipsist is a fictional creation in my solitary universe. Just the right combination of whimsy and wit to make an excellent admin -- Jwrosenzweig 15:17, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)
19. (insert your favourite cliché here) -- Grunt   ҈  15:47, 2004 Dec 9 (UTC)
20. [[User:JonMoore|Jon, Conqueror of Men | (Talk!)]] 21:08, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)
21. Support. ffirehorse 01:20, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)
22. older≠wiser 03:10, Dec 10, 2004 (UTC)
23. Support Is there a way we can make a list of these people who somehow keep going unnoticed? Solipsist is in my opinion one of the very best! Pedant 19:39, 2004 Dec 10 (UTC)
24. Support. utcursch 07:19, Dec 11, 2004 (UTC)
25. Looks good. CryptoDerk 17:53, Dec 11, 2004 (UTC)
26. I'll jump on the bandwagon here. --Slowking Man 22:59, Dec 11, 2004 (UTC)
27. Arch, beam (structure), column, console. SWAdair | Talk 01:31, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC)
28. Fire Star 02:42, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
29. Kind of young account, but good work! --Improv 05:16, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
30. Ooh, look, a bandwagon, I want on! But seriously, good work, has definately shown his worth. --fvw* 08:28, 2004 Dec 13 (UTC)
31. Support, obviously. Pakaran (ark a pan) 15:49, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
32. Strong support. If nothing else, Solipsist has the craziest electronic signatures on all of Wikipedia! Anyone who dons the virtual Groucho glasses while maintaining the integrity of this site is OK by me. - Lucky 6.9 21:27, 13 Dec 2004 (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 read the page about administrators and the administrators' reading list.)

I'll probably find it useful to be able to delete images (and workaround renaming them). I'm also likely to help out on admin assisted page moves since I've need it a couple of times myself, and of course routinely revert vandalism I come across.

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

Well as John Collinson says, I've been doing a fair amount of work finding and taking pictures for articles. I've helped expand the number of Featured pictures over the past few months (located and nominated some 10% of current FPs). I try to fill gaps in arts and architecture subjects and did a fair bit of the original categorisation of Category:Sculptors and Category:Painters. Of course I've a soft spot for Henry Moore, which I worked up to featured status. But I'm also quite pleased (and a little surprised) with the clean-up on slaughterhouse which I got a little carried away on after randomly landing on it one morning. Finally I have to confess to wasting the time of a few editors by introducing the Wiki-link Game.

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 will deal with it in the future?

Yes, I got into a near revert war with a much more established editor over the categorisation of various (non-)painters, notably Tracey Emin and Winston Churchill. I followed the dispute resolution process, but largely found it futile. Now with the benefit of more experience, I should probably have gone as far as a WP:RFC, but at the time I was happier to just walk away and leave categories alone in order to avoid too much Wiki-Stress.

I also responded to a plea for help on the Great Pie Fight a couple of weeks ago, but not soon enough to avoid loosing a good editor.