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In my opinion, Piotrus has demonstrated that he once again deserves the community's trust with the mop and broom. His behavior for the past four years has been uncontroversial, and that period represents as long a period of quality editing as many new administrators have. — [[User:Malik Shabazz|Malik Shabazz]] <sup>[[User talk:Malik Shabazz|Talk]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/Malik Shabazz|Stalk]]</sub> 17:58, 7 February 2014 (UTC) |
In my opinion, Piotrus has demonstrated that he once again deserves the community's trust with the mop and broom. His behavior for the past four years has been uncontroversial, and that period represents as long a period of quality editing as many new administrators have. — [[User:Malik Shabazz|Malik Shabazz]] <sup>[[User talk:Malik Shabazz|Talk]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/Malik Shabazz|Stalk]]</sub> 17:58, 7 February 2014 (UTC) |
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:''Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:'' |
:''Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:'' Thank you, I accept. --<sub style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">[[User:Piotrus|Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus]]|[[User talk:Piotrus|<font style="color:#7CFC00;background:#006400;"> reply here</font>]]</sub> 13:18, 8 February 2014 (UTC) |
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::a) while I have never in the past used the admin tools on anybody I considered involved with myself, I reaffirm that I have no intentions to use them as such. As my old amin log can reveal, I only blocked a few obvious vandals in my old days, and I certainly don't expect my future admin block log to be any different. I also intend to be much more careful with all other instances of admin tools use (such as protection), and if I see any possible conflict of interests due to involvement with other editors, I will decline to use them. |
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::b) just as I was in the past, I will be open to recall. |
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::c) since during my previous RfA I was criticized by some for responding in to comments in the support and oppose vote section, I apologize in advance but I will limit my responses on this page to this "Questions for the candidate" section. |
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====Questions for the candidate==== |
====Questions for the candidate==== |
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Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia as an administrator. Please answer these questions to provide guidance for participants: |
Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia as an administrator. Please answer these questions to provide guidance for participants: |
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:'''1.''' What administrative work do you intend to take part in? |
:'''1.''' What administrative work do you intend to take part in? |
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::'''A:''' For years now I had my sight on the 160,000 file backlog at [[:Category:Move to Commons Priority Candidates]]. [[:commons:User_talk:Piotrus/Archive_2#Nastepna|I have taken part]] in [[:pl:Wikiprojekt:Na Commons!|a related project on Polish Wikipedia]] that resulted in all freely licensed images there migrated to Commons a while back, and I want to help with this on en wiki, too (and yes, I know [[:Template:FoP-USonly|not everything]] can be copied). While non-admins can tag and copy pictures (which I do on occasion ex [[:File:Emilia Plater w potyczce pod Szawlami.jpg|here]]), they cannot clean up after themselves (by deleting the local remaining original), and personally I just don't like to leave the job unfinished, forcing another admin to clean up after me. In case you are wondering, I consider myself relatively familiar with copyright issues ([I wrote [[:commons:User:Piotrus/PolishCopyright|a guide to Polish copyright]] on Commons). |
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::Similarly, every few days I will run into issues such as pages in need of admin help after a botched up move, pages in need of history merge, and such, which currently I can just report, even through I know how to fix them. I may also help with some [[:Category:Administrative backlog|other backlogs]] (speedy deletion and such); just like with article writings, I like to wander from area to area and fix some things. Some examples of when I had to take an admin's time with uncontroversial mop'n'bucket stuff I could've easily done myself are: [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ARequested_moves%2FTechnical_requests&diff=553435801&oldid=553428811], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AGood_Olfactory&diff=555643421&oldid=555628526], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ARequested_moves%2FTechnical_requests&diff=556955958&oldid=556944748], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ARequested_moves%2FTechnical_requests&diff=573655836&oldid=573606035], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requested_moves/Technical_requests&diff=prev&oldid=584166477], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requested_moves/Technical_requests&diff=prev&oldid=584464260], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ARequests_for_page_protection&diff=561999277&oldid=561999258], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Omi_Shrine&diff=589285698&oldid=589285536]. |
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:'''2.''' What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why? |
:'''2.''' What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why? |
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::'''A:''' I am in the Top 100 Most Active Wikipedians - I write a lot of content (dozens of FAs, GAs, hundreds of DYKs), and I made it to [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2013|the finals of 2013 WikiCup]]; I have uploaded thousands of images to Commons; I do some occasional category cleanup; I supervise several WikiProjects (Poland, Sociology); I regularly contribute to Signpost's monthly [[meta:Research:Newsletter|Wikimedia Research Newsletter]]; I research and publish academic papers about Wikipedia; I am one of the oldest [[Wikipedia:Ambassadors]] and [[User:Piotrus/Teaching|I teach with Wikipedia]]. There's more, but let's just say that I am a Wikipedioholic with many hats, and I am proud of all of them. |
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:'''3.''' Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or have other users caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future? |
:'''3.''' Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or have other users caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future? |
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::'''A:''' Well, the elephant in the room is that back in late 2009 I was stressed enough to make some rather significant errors in my judgement, such as violating [[Wikipedia:Canvassing]], which led to [[WP:EEML|an arbitration case half a decade ago]] where I resigned my adminship and received a 3 months ban, followed by several months of other restrictions. Yet as soon as the case started, I recognized my errors and ceased any controversial activities (including withdrawing from the EEML listerv shortly afterward). This was recognized by the ArbCom, as majority of the remedies concerning my person were modified to be less restrictive or lifted early, with the last restrictions lifted three years ago (February 2011). Since the case ended, I am proud to say, I was not involved in any wikidramu: you will not find my name as a party in any ArbCom case since, nor was there any need to discuss my behavior on other foras (AE, ANI, etc.). I would like to think that my actions since speak for themselves, and are those of a constructive editor who has learned how to avoid mistakes of the past. I have learned how stressful wiki can be, and how to handle stress and conflict; I would like to think that my experience in this aspect is a valuable asset to the project: I have seen both sides of the proverbial fence already and I can empathize with and understand others a lot better thanks to that. A lot of what I've learned I've put into [[User:Piotrus/Morsels of wikiwisdom|a series of mini-wikiessays]], which you are welcome to read; they include my thoughts on issues such as conflict resolutions, admin elections, when to block or ban editors, and many other issues that I believe are essential for each admin (and most editors) to consider. |
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Nomination
Piotrus (talk · contribs) – Piotrus joined Wikipedia in April 2004. He is an important content contributor who has made nearly 159,000 edits and helped to write more than 20 featured articles, more than 50 good articles, and more than 500 DYK articles. Piotrus became an administrator in January 2005. He voluntarily gave up the bit in November 2009 during ArbCom's Eastern European mailing list case.[1]
Throughout his Wiki-career, Piotrus has been a tireless contributor to WikiProject Poland. He monitors newly created articles related to Poland and, where appropriate, cleans them up or adds applicable clean-up tags (including nominating them for deletion when necessary), nominates them for DYK, and invites their creators to join the WikiProject.
Piotrus is also an Ambassador and was a member of the (now-defunct) Ambassador Steering Committee. He has published several peer-reviewed papers about the Wikipedia community, and students in his classes have written more than ten good articles.
In my opinion, Piotrus has demonstrated that he once again deserves the community's trust with the mop and broom. His behavior for the past four years has been uncontroversial, and that period represents as long a period of quality editing as many new administrators have. — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 17:58, 7 February 2014 (UTC)
- Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: Thank you, I accept. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 13:18, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
- Notes:
- a) while I have never in the past used the admin tools on anybody I considered involved with myself, I reaffirm that I have no intentions to use them as such. As my old amin log can reveal, I only blocked a few obvious vandals in my old days, and I certainly don't expect my future admin block log to be any different. I also intend to be much more careful with all other instances of admin tools use (such as protection), and if I see any possible conflict of interests due to involvement with other editors, I will decline to use them.
- b) just as I was in the past, I will be open to recall.
- c) since during my previous RfA I was criticized by some for responding in to comments in the support and oppose vote section, I apologize in advance but I will limit my responses on this page to this "Questions for the candidate" section.
Questions for the candidate
Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia as an administrator. Please answer these questions to provide guidance for participants:
- 1. What administrative work do you intend to take part in?
- A: For years now I had my sight on the 160,000 file backlog at Category:Move to Commons Priority Candidates. I have taken part in a related project on Polish Wikipedia that resulted in all freely licensed images there migrated to Commons a while back, and I want to help with this on en wiki, too (and yes, I know not everything can be copied). While non-admins can tag and copy pictures (which I do on occasion ex here), they cannot clean up after themselves (by deleting the local remaining original), and personally I just don't like to leave the job unfinished, forcing another admin to clean up after me. In case you are wondering, I consider myself relatively familiar with copyright issues ([I wrote a guide to Polish copyright on Commons).
- Similarly, every few days I will run into issues such as pages in need of admin help after a botched up move, pages in need of history merge, and such, which currently I can just report, even through I know how to fix them. I may also help with some other backlogs (speedy deletion and such); just like with article writings, I like to wander from area to area and fix some things. Some examples of when I had to take an admin's time with uncontroversial mop'n'bucket stuff I could've easily done myself are: [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9].
- 2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?
- A: I am in the Top 100 Most Active Wikipedians - I write a lot of content (dozens of FAs, GAs, hundreds of DYKs), and I made it to the finals of 2013 WikiCup; I have uploaded thousands of images to Commons; I do some occasional category cleanup; I supervise several WikiProjects (Poland, Sociology); I regularly contribute to Signpost's monthly Wikimedia Research Newsletter; I research and publish academic papers about Wikipedia; I am one of the oldest Wikipedia:Ambassadors and I teach with Wikipedia. There's more, but let's just say that I am a Wikipedioholic with many hats, and I am proud of all of them.
- 3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or have other users caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?
- A: Well, the elephant in the room is that back in late 2009 I was stressed enough to make some rather significant errors in my judgement, such as violating Wikipedia:Canvassing, which led to an arbitration case half a decade ago where I resigned my adminship and received a 3 months ban, followed by several months of other restrictions. Yet as soon as the case started, I recognized my errors and ceased any controversial activities (including withdrawing from the EEML listerv shortly afterward). This was recognized by the ArbCom, as majority of the remedies concerning my person were modified to be less restrictive or lifted early, with the last restrictions lifted three years ago (February 2011). Since the case ended, I am proud to say, I was not involved in any wikidramu: you will not find my name as a party in any ArbCom case since, nor was there any need to discuss my behavior on other foras (AE, ANI, etc.). I would like to think that my actions since speak for themselves, and are those of a constructive editor who has learned how to avoid mistakes of the past. I have learned how stressful wiki can be, and how to handle stress and conflict; I would like to think that my experience in this aspect is a valuable asset to the project: I have seen both sides of the proverbial fence already and I can empathize with and understand others a lot better thanks to that. A lot of what I've learned I've put into a series of mini-wikiessays, which you are welcome to read; they include my thoughts on issues such as conflict resolutions, admin elections, when to block or ban editors, and many other issues that I believe are essential for each admin (and most editors) to consider.
General comments
- Links for Piotrus: Piotrus (talk · contribs · deleted · count · AfD · logs · block log · lu · rfar · spi)
- Edit summary usage for Piotrus can be found here.
Please keep discussion constructive and civil. If you are unfamiliar with the nominee, please thoroughly review his contributions before commenting.
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