Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2024/Candidates/Iwaqarhashmi

Nomination

Iwaqarhashmi (talk · contribs · they/them) – Hello everyone, I'm Iwaqarhashmi. I joined Wikipedia on November 18, 2022, and the English Wikipedia is my home wiki. At first, I was mostly contributing here, but now I'm active on other wiki projects as well. I've made more than 160,000 global edits. I'm mainly involved in anti-vadalism work from day one. I actively patrol recent changes here and on Wikimedia Commons. I've successfully reported many and many users to WP:AIV and WP:UAA. I'm an experienced user with lots of rights and positive contributions. I've never had any blocks, and I've never done paid editing on any Wikimedia projects. Thank you and I'm happy to answer any questions. Waqar💬 08:56, 10 October 2024 (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. Why are you interested in becoming an administrator?

A: I'm interested in becoming an administrator to be able to help with the backlogs at WP:AIV, WP:UAA, and WP:RFPP. Also, I would try my best to consistently deal with the speedy deletion requests at CAT:CSD. Sometimes requests take days to be answered at WP:PERM, so I would be more than happy to help with that too.

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

A: I'd say my best contribution to Wikipedia, which I'm really proud of, is me participating in the September 2024 NPP backlog drive, where I reviewed lots of articles and redirects. My other best contributions would be the thousands of user pages and drafts I've patrolled so far.

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: I don't think I have been involved in any serious conflicts, but generally anti-vandalism work tends to bring disagreements. These disagreements can sometimes be stressful, especially when they involve personal attacks. However, I've learned to approach these situations with patience and understanding.

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You may ask optional questions below. There is a limit of two questions per editor. Multi-part questions are disallowed, but you are allowed to ask follow-up questions related to previous questions.

Optional question from Thryduulf

4. Why did you choose to seek adminship via election rather than via a standard RFA?

A: Well, I'd been thinking about applying for adminship at the end of the year. But when these new elections came along, I thought it would be a great opportunity to try out this new experimental process. It seemed like a nice way to get involved and be a part of something different. Waqar💬 09:08, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

Optional question from Ganesha811

5. Are there any areas of adminship you do not plan to participate in, due to unfamiliarity or lack of technical knowledge? If you later decided you wanted to help in these areas, what would be your plan to become an effective admin in those areas?

A: At the moment, I don't plan to get involved in disputed XfDs, sockpuppetry, or COI cases due to my lack of experience in these areas. That being said, I'm open to new experiences and always looking to improve myself. If I decide to become active in any of these areas, I'll be sure to proceed carefully and seek help from experienced editors who have a strong understanding and knowledgeable. Waqar💬 09:08, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

Optional question from Novem Linguae

6. Can you talk about what is going on in this diff, where it looks like you removed 31 sections from User talk:Iwaqarhashmi/Archive 1?

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Optional question from Trainsandotherthings

7. Have you made any substantial edits to create, improve, or expand articles?

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Optional questions from Femke

8. What would you do if an editor requested the account creator user group at WP:PERM because they wanted to run an edit-a-thon?

9. What steps would you take to assess somebody requesting autopatrolled?

Discussion

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