Wiktionary:Votes/sy-2021-02/User:BigDom for admin

Nomination: I hereby nominate BigDom (talk • contribs) as a local English Wiktionary Administrator. BigDom is a diligent long-time editor who has worked on several European languages, including a few LDLs.

Schedule:

• Vote starts: 16:33, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
• Vote ends: 23:59, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
• Vote created: ←₰-→ Lingo ^Bingo _Dingo (talk) 16:33, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

Acceptance:

• Languages: en-n, pl-1, fr-1, cy-1, is-1, lb-1
• Timezone: UTC+0.

I gratefully accept the nomination. BigDom 20:36, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

1. Support. You've been here for 11 years. You're a sysop on English Wikipedia. You're an autopatroller here. I haven't seen any evidence of your being unfair in RFD. Be kind to others. Keep contributing. — Dentonius 21:12, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
2. Support, of course. ←₰-→ Lingo ^Bingo _Dingo (talk) 21:20, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
3. Support --Anatoli T. ^{(обсудить}/^вклад) 21:39, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
4. Support -- Allahverdi Verdizade (talk) 11:22, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
5. Support, --Robbie SWE (talk) 16:06, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
6. Support. Experienced user, lots of edits. 🔥शब्दशोधक🔥 16:27, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
7. Support. I am amased to see the low support count, and the unusually high number of abstain votes. You abstainers—who have beshitted this vote page with the useless remarks, forbearing to acknowledge his worth—it is your fault you do not know him or have not interacted with him. -_⸘- inqilābī ^{‹inqilāb·zinda·bād›} 19:41, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

   Could you lighten up? There's no need for that kind of language on an admin vote. ←₰-→ Lingo ^Bingo _Dingo (talk) 21:01, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

   @Inqilābī, your comment is inappropriate at best. ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │^{Tala við mig} 01:23, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

   Thank you, sir, I appreciate your feedback. -_⸘- inqilābī ^{‹inqilāb·zinda·bād›} 15:40, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

8. Support There's a lot to say about the absolute state of the last couple of admin votes but I guess I won't say it right now. Equinox ◑ 01:27, 2 March 2021 (UTC)
9. Support --Akletos (talk) 21:14, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
10. Support Languageseeker (talk) 04:59, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

1. Abstain I don't know the user. And I can't judge his contributions because I don't speak Polish. Imetsia (talk) 16:48, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
2. Abstain. I don't really know why admin-ship is necessary. DonnanZ (talk) 13:16, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

   Somebody has to do the hard (unpaid) work of policing the server; preferably somebody who has lots of free time, who doesn't vote delete all the time in RFD, and who's fair and open to dialogue. It's a hard and thankless job. My respect to those who do it well and still have a normal life off the computer while doing it. — Dentonius 14:11, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

   I meant for this particular user, who I have had no communication with. DonnanZ (talk) 14:55, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

   I think there is a benefit in having good, reliable editors in less covered languages become admins. They can notice and evaluate problems and unattended administrative work more quickly than outsiders and deal with that efficiently. ←₰-→ Lingo ^Bingo _Dingo (talk) 18:57, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

3. Abstain The edits are normal, but one does not see him voicing opinions, so I can’t tell what his judgement is. Fay Freak (talk) 16:27, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
4. Abstain BigDom is a good editor but hasn't reverted a single instance of vandalism in at least two months. @Dentonius this should be your number one factor in deciding who to nominate. Ultimateria (talk) 18:44, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

   Says who? If the person in question doesn't have any deal breakers, they'll get my support. A yes to any of these questions is a deal breaker: (1) Is the person unwilling to do the job? (2) Is s/he an asshole? (3) Is s/he a known RFD terrorist (votes delete most of the time)? (4) Is s/he incompetent? (5) Has the person been here for a short period of time? (I won't even consider anybody who has been here for less than a year). Any user can revert an edit and police the content so I don't care about admins doing that. Admins are useful for deleting pages and blocking users. A good user will grow into the role and use the admin tools wisely. I want an admin who knows how to talk to people and defuse situations, not some clown who blocks when his finger itches. — Dentonius 19:28, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

   Rather creative use of words there. I suppose we'll have to update our definitions at terrorist to accommodate whatever meaning of the word you're using. And here again is the ever-shifting "period-of-time requirement", from 5 years to 3 years and now just 1 year. Imetsia (talk) 20:27, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

   "Is s/he a known RFD terrorist?", you're edging ever so close to a lengthy block aren't you Dentonius? In what world is calling people this acceptable, regardless what your RFD agenda is?! I am really at a complete loss for words and I've seen and heard it all. --Robbie SWE (talk) 20:28, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

   The worst day of my life was when I witnessed a terrorist attack from 100 meters away. Chaos broke out and crowds were running in every direction. I didn't know if I would make it home alive. I'd appreciate you not trivializing that event. Ultimateria (talk) 21:02, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

   I'm gonna have to side with Dentonius on this one. Everyone can have their own reasons for supporting or not, Ult. It looks like Dentonius has his (IMHO perfectly reasonable) criteria too. Oxlade2000 (talk) 09:22, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

   Besides point #3 (which is just Dentonius's preference) I agree, but as Dentonius says above "omebody has to do the hard (unpaid) work of policing the server". It stands to reason that someone who never reverts vandalism isn't paying much attention to Recent changes and is unlikely to revert much vandalism or patrol many changes in the future. "A good user will grow into the role" is also true to an extent, but I'm skeptical that BigDom will dive in when they haven't shown any inclination to do so. I'll be happy if I'm proven wrong. And point taken, I should have said "should be an important factor". Ultimateria (talk) 23:49, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

5. Abstain don't remember interacting with them. – Jberkel 20:25, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
6. Abstain: I also have no recollection of interacting with them. ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │^{Tala við mig} 00:25, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Passes 10–0–6. Crattage is requested. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 06:03, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

 Done — surjection ⟨??⟩ 09:32, 5 March 2021 (UTC)