Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Steve block

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[edit] Steve block

Final (42/0/0) ended 5:45 25 November 2005 (UTC)

Steve block (talk • contribs) – I have encountered Steve at WP:CFD and was surprised to find he wasn't an admin. He has been a Wikipedian for 7 months, totalling a well distributed 4388 edits in that time. Judging from his contribs he will make good use of the various tools, and judging from his talk page he is more than calm and rational enough to handle the extra few buttons. Martin 20:36, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:I am honoured to accept, and thank you for the very kind words, Martin.

Support

1. Strong Support. Are we all really sure he isn't one?... I'm truly shocked! Xoloz 08:23, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
2. Support no prob with Steve block, have seen about the place doing good work. Alf ^melmac 09:42, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
3. Support. KHM03 09:58, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
4. Merovingian 10:18, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
5. Ye Ghods! I coulda sworn he was... give Steve the power to block (and unblock, delete, and generally clean up)! Grutness...wha? 10:34, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
6. Support. Good contributor. Sjakkalle (Check!) 10:38, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
7. Support! Kirill Lokshin 11:01, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
8. Support, unlikely to abuse admin tools. Christopher Parham (talk) 11:16, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
9. Strong support per Xoloz. --Celestianpower ^háblame 11:43, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
10. Support. A very good contributor, this is overdue. Rje 11:51, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
11. Simply Support Renata3 13:16, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
12. Support per nom.Gator (talk) 13:25, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
13. Support per nom. KillerChihuahua 13:49, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
14. Support per nom. - SoM 14:30, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
15. Support. Steve's work on Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics has been great. --DDG 16:10, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
16. Support great user.  Grue  16:09, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
17. Support per Renata3.--Shreshth91 16:12, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
18. Support Strong work in categories, etc.MONGO 19:40, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
19. Support Looking good! The Minister of War 22:00, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
20. While it seems I rarely agree with Steve on most issues, it's beem a pleasure working with him. Radiant_>|< 23:05, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
21. Ok, sure - support. BD2412 T 23:20, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
22. I remember when Rick Block ran for adminship, and I was surprised he wasn't one. Now Steve block is running, and I continue being surprised. I really should get around to reading WP:LA. Redwolf24 (talk) 00:00, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
23. Very strong support. Blackcap | talk 01:28, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
24. Support--Duk 17:24, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
25. Give Steve Block the power to block. Titoxd^(?!?) 18:20, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
26. Absolute support very good editor and would make great admin. «»Who?¿?^meta 02:32, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
27. Support, and no, we're not related. -- Rick Block (talk) 20:05, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
28. Yes, block. El_C 23:40, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
29. Strong support, since I had forgotten he wasn't one and had been meaning to repair that fact (the not being, rather than the having forgotten). -Splash^talk 03:20, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
30. Support. — Knowledge Seeker দ 04:23, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
31. Support. Based on edits will likely make a good admin. Jayjg ^(talk) 07:34, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
32. Support per nom... hold on, I was the nom! Martin 20:42, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
33. Support Orane (t) (c) (e-mail) ^{Make Céline Dion a FA!} 01:34, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
34. Support Fahrenheit Royale 17:02, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
35. Strong support. --Kbdank71 18:13, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
36. Support. Had no direct contact but good maintenance work. Should be granted blocking rights for the sake of it. Every vandal should be thrilled to be blocked by Steve! JFW | T@lk 01:49, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
37. 'Support. Level headed contributer. --GraemeL ^(talk) 16:40, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
38. Support. --Martin Osterman 03:12, 23 November 2005 (UTC)
39. Support --tomf688^{talk} 03:18, 23 November 2005 (UTC)
40. Support Good contributor. Kefalonia 18:27, 23 November 2005 (UTC)
41. Support. utcursch | talk 03:38, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
42. Support, thank god that 'crats are slow, else I wouldn't have been able to support this excellent candidate. --cj | talk 05:25, 25 November 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'd be very interested in helping to close discussions I haven't participated in at WP:CFD and WP:MFD. The revert would also be handy in fighting the vandals. Looking at the backlog, the wikifying and the pages needing attention are things I have done before, and I'm interested in Category:Overpopulated categories and Special:Uncategorizedpages.

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

A. Gosh. Helen Hoyt was my first contribution, and although it's small I like to think of it as perfectly formed. Mitcham is one I grew from a stub, and I'm quite chuffed with that. I bash away at Comics, and Painter and decorator, and Bacchus (comics) when I can. I try to work to the verifiable standard as close as possible, and I hope that comes through.

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 try and keep a level head at all times, and if it gets too much I just walk away for a bit, but I haven't really had that many problems. I do try and keep an open mind, and I hope that's been reflected in the way I edit and deal with people. I think the biggest thing to remember is that the computer screen is an excellent tool for misunderstanding people. I can't see any reason why I'd not react the same way in the future.

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