Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/HickoryOughtShirt?4

HickoryOughtShirt?4

Voice your opinion on this candidate (talk page) (8/0/1); Scheduled to end 01:14, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

Nomination

HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk · contribs) – HickoryOughtShirt?4 is one of those rare combinations - a user who is comfortable with both writing content and fighting vandalism. As a Canadian, their specialist subject is, as you might expect, ice hockey, and they've made significant contributions in this area, including the good article Quinn Hughes and numerous Did you know? nominations hitting the main page. But look elsewhere, and you'll see them making numerous intelligent reports at the anti vandalism noticeboard; easily enough to determine (along with their track record of content) they know exactly what's vandalism and what isn't.

I first discovered HickoryOughtShirt?4 was interested in adminship about six months ago, around the time they got the New page reviewer right. At the time, they were concerned about the perpetual backlog at AIV and really thought they ought to be able to do something about it, but equally they were concerned that they needed to work more on content and get a bit more experience in debates. I'm pleased to see they've done exactly what I hoped, and I can now see several editors thinking it really is time they had a go at asking for the old mop and bucket. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 23:32, 23 April 2019 (UTC)

Co-nom by TonyBallioni

I am pleased to present HickoryOughtShirt?4 for consideration for adminship. HickoryOughtShirt?4 registered in November 2017, and is one of those users who in a short time, was able to fully grasp why we are here as a project. They do their absolute best to make Wikipedia better, and while they make mistakes like everyone else, they are fully willing to discuss them with anyone who asks and are one of the single most pleasant users I have met on any Wikimedia project. When I first approached them about adminship in October, their first response was to say they didn't think they were ready and that they wanted to become more familiar with other areas of Wikipedia first. Having been active in the RfA area for a while, I can tell you that a good sign of a candidate and someone who will serve the community properly is someone who knows their own limitations and is willing to take a step back to assess whether it is right for them to do something. HickoryOughtShirt?4 gets this, and it is one of the most important traits in any administrator.

As some of you may know, I am generally skeptical of a vandalism focus in admin candidates: we often get editors who miss the forest for the trees in this area, but HickoryOughtShirt?4 is not one of them. You can tell by their actions that they fully understand that the purpose of Wikipedia is to build an encyclopedia, and view any administrative or backend role in the light of furthering that goal. I think HickoryOughtShirt?4 has what it takes to be one of the best administrators that we have, and I am trilled to support them in this RfA. I hope you all will join me. TonyBallioni (talk) 00:23, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I accept this nomination. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 01:07, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

I also want to specify I have never edited for pay. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 01:29, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

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: The administrative work I intend to take part in would be in Administrator intervention against vandalism (AiV) and Request for Page Protection (RPP). I am an active Recent Changes Patroller and my main area of focus on Wikipedia have, and will remain, revolved around vandalism. In my experience, there is a continual backlog at AiV and RPP which I intend to help reduce. In many instances, one can wait hours for a page protection request and many have taken to posting to ANI to alert admins. My main editing area of focus is typically sports related, which is constantly experiencing vandalism (see the ridiculousness at Wesley Johnson (basketball) in March 2018 or NFL Honors (where I seemed to be the only editor fighting vandalism in January 2019) for example) and few admins are really focused in this area. I have stayed up many hours fighting vandalism as I waited for an admin to respond to my request for protection. Being given the tool to block and protect would be very helpful.

2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?

A: I would have to say my best contributions to Wikipedia is my article creations (of which I have 67). Of these 67, I have 6 (at the moment) DYKs (2 are coming up) and 1 GA for Quinn Hughes. Despite these DYKs and GA, I am particularly proud of the collaborative work I have done with Flibirigit on List of members of the IIHF Hall of Fame. Starting from a list of redlinks, we collaborated together over a few months to fix these links (of which there were 28) and nominated several for DYK (such as Philippe Lacarrière). Besides working in my own article space, I also help out in New Page Reviewer (NPR). This also relates to my vandalism work, as one can see through my Speedy Deletion log. However, NPR has a similar problem to AiV and RPP which is a lack of involvement. If given the tools, I also intend to help with Speedy Deletion reviewing and continue with New Page Patrol.

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: Of course, naturally, I have encountered conflict and disagreed with editors, especially in contentious areas. I have helped form, and will always go with, consensus and try to focus on the edits, not the editor. For example, as you can see here I was under the impression we are not supposed to use first names after the lede, so I reverted an editor on Elsa G. Vilmundardóttir. They came to my talk page and explained how I was mistaken due to Icelandic tradition (which I was unfamiliar with). I thanked them for explaining it to me, self reverted, and it taught me to move cautiously in areas I'm not familiar with. Due to my adherence to conflict resolution, I have not been taken to ANI/ArbCom etc. over problematic editing. This is also because I know when to walk away from the conflict. However, I consider all disputes I have been involved with to be in the past and prefer to move on from them.

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Support

1. Support as co-nom. TonyBallioni (talk) 01:15, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
2. Support No major problems, net positive. SemiHypercube 01:24, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
3. ’Bout time.💵Money💵emoji💵^💸 01:28, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
4. Enthusiastic Support I rarely jump into newly posted RfAs but am making an exception here. Numerous interactions with this editor leave no doubt about their qualifications for the bit. Good luck! -Ad Orientem (talk) 01:29, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
5. Support: I run into Hickory frequently, and I don't think I've ever had cause to doubt their reports and assessments. I also happened upon a big fat article they wrote the other day; I didn't know Hickory did that too. So yeah, I support. Drmies (talk) 01:31, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
6. Support This individual is an asset to this website. I am happy to lend my support. Capt. Milokan (talk) 01:41, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
7. Support I’m glad to see this nomination. I have been aware of HickoryOughtShirt?4 for some time as a person who contributes helpfully all over the ‘pedia. Their experience meets all my criteria, and more importantly they seem to consistently show the type of temperament we look for in an administrator: calm, courteous, patient, and always focused on Wikipedia policy. I feel sure they will be an asset to the admin corps. -- MelanieN (talk) 01:42, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
8. Good luck. ~ Abelmoschus Esculentus (alt) (talk to me) 01:48, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

Neutral

1. Too new Borderline fails my criteria but I'm not decided, yet. Since the 'crats won't count my vote I guess it doesn't matter. Chris Troutman (talk) 01:30, 24 April 2019 (UTC)