Wikinews:Requests for permissions/Administrator/Cirt

User:Cirt
Cirt has been a regular contributer with central months who has requested many actions at AAA. If he was an admin he could make those changes without having to ask at AAA. This would be helpful for things like preventing vandalism. His contributions have been excellent and he should be an admin. Anonymous101 (talk &middot; contribs) (Note I have no link with the organization anonymous) 19:04, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Questions/Comments
Do you accept this nomination? Anonymous101 (talk &middot; contribs) (Note I have no link with the organization anonymous) 19:04, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I accept. I know I focused on a particular topic when I started out here and was learning the ropes, but I have since attempted to diversify the type of articles I write, contributing to 10 articles on other unrelated topics. It has been quite fun collaborating with others in some of those areas, particularly recently on articles related to Africa, which is underrepresented in coverage in this project and that is an area I would like to continue to contribute to more often. is correct - I often find myself making requests at WN:AAA and it would be nice to be able to help out the community and perform administrative actions without waiting for an administrator. I also would like to help out dealing with vandals, and archiving pages. I will strive to confer with other administrators in order to get some good guidance as a new administrator.  Cirt - (talk) 19:20, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I would also put myself in Category:Admins open to recall. Cirt - (talk) 21:21, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Will you participate in the efforts to archive articles? --SVTCobra 01:37, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, I will participate in WN:ARCHIVE. Some of the articles that I have written/significantly contributed to are over a month old and have yet to be archived, so I am aware of the backlog issue. I have also noticed posts about this issue at WN:AAA, and I would love to be able to help out cut down on the backlog and archive articles older than Seven Days. Cirt - (talk) 01:47, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

What are your strong points and weaknesses as an admin? --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 14:52, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Well in monitoring a bunch of articles I have dealt often with reverting vandals and reporting them to WN:AAA, so it would help to be able to semi-protect articles that are subject to active vandalism. As I said above, I would like to help out with WN:ARCHIVE and help clear the backlog with that. I have been participating and commenting in the WN:DR process, but I would certainly consult with one or two more experienced admins before jumping into that process and deleting articles myself, after a consensus to delete has been established. Cirt - (talk) 04:40, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
 * So you have no weakness? --SVTCobra 21:04, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, of course I do - I don't have a whole lot of experience in how to do deletion closures - that's why I said above I would consult with other more experienced administrators first, before closing items that have reached consensus at WN:DR. Cirt - (talk) 22:24, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
 * LOL, so your weakness is that you will consult with others to avoid making mistakes. That's OK. In a job interview I said that my weakness was that I was "too diligent". --SVTCobra 23:18, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Well aside from inexperience in that area, with respect to article writing I don't have much experience setting up interviews - but I am actually in the process of working on that, for a Africa-story about healthcare delivery in Darfur. Cirt - (talk) 23:21, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Votes

 * as nom. (presuming Cirt accepts nom) Anonymous101 (talk &middot; contribs) (Note I have no link with the organization anonymous) 19:04, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
 * without insulting everyone and sugar coating this, I don't have a level of trust with his user. He himself states above that he came here with one thing in mind, and while, yes, he has diversified, I don't think enough time has passed to build a level of trust. I would gladly support in a couple of months, should Cirt continue on the road that he is on - as a good contributor. --Skenmy(t•c•w) 21:18, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I think he has managed to build a good level of trust and remember, as Jimbo said, Adminship should be no big deal. A101 - (talk) 08:30, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Hes adding himself to admins open to recall so if he does start making major mistakes and abusing his power we can deadmin him, (However I doubt he will make major mistakes and abuse his power)A101 - (talk) 09:18, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I do not know what else to say in response to this above comment - other than that I have diversified my contributions - and that I will continue to contribute to/write/create articles on a wide variety of topics, both before and (hopefully) after I become an Admin. I think that the "Support" comments below by  and  are also helpful in illustrating/explaining this point.  Cirt - (talk) 19:47, 10 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Full faith and trust in this editor. I don't mind he came on here with one purpose--cover Scientology protests--that's what we all do.  I only came on here to do interviews.  Some of us only cover pop culture.  As volunteer reporters, we cover what interests us.  --David Shankbone - (talk) 19:17, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Cirt was once on my list of suspected SPA, but has already proven to be a contributor that picks up on our conventions and follows them to a 'T'. I think Cirt will become a valued member of the admin team. --SVTCobra 01:55, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Cirt has made sure he knows the policies and sticks to them. --Brian McNeil / talk 06:45, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Per others. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 20:21, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I was considering to nominate Cirt... I shoulda done it. A101 stole my nomination. :( --TUFKAAP - (talk) 03:24, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
 * --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 14:52, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Despite his SPA-ish beginnings, Cirt's proven his understanding of core policies like WN:NPOV, and has clearly diversified, not just in terms of article breadth but in taking part behind the scenes as well. Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 03:45, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Jacques Divol - (talk) 17:28, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 20:45, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
 * without question. Thunderhead 04:11, 19 April 2008 (UTC)