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The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a admin elections discussion that did not succeed. Please do not modify it.
Withdrawn by candidate, closed by theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 04:28, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

Nomination

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SheriffIsInTown (talk · contribs · they/them) – I have been editing Wikipedia for over ten years, contributing to a variety of topics, with most of my work focused on WP Pakistan articles. I have also taken part in copyediting drives. During my active participation in several Guild of Copy Editors (GOCE) drives, I secured first place twice—once across all five categories and another time in four. I also improved the article on Pakistan significantly, securing third place in the Core Contest. Additionally, I've created 539 articles, mainly BLP articles, with 118 (almost a fifth) dedicated to women, addressing an underrepresented area. After my work on the Pakistan article, @Moxy offered to nominate me, but I didn't feel ready at the time. This is part of my broader effort to elevate the Pakistan article to featured status. Additionally, I am working on improving the Fatima Jinnah article for a potential GA nomination as part of the Women in Green initiative, and I believe I am about halfway through with both projects. Throughout my editorship I have regularly worked on fighting vandalism and D/E.

I've faced some challenges, including a brief block and three topic bans, but these have been learning experiences. I now handle conflicts more carefully and in accordance with Wikipedia's guidelines, which is reflected in my recent contributions.

Importantly, all my editing has been voluntary, without any involvement in paid work. My goal has always been to improve Wikipedia's content.

With the experience I've gained, the lessons I've learned, and my dedication, I feel ready to take on an admin role and make an even greater contribution to the community. Sheriff | ☎ 911 | 15:25, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

Questions for the candidate

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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 am interested in becoming an administrator because I have observed a persistent backlog in administrative tasks. With my experience and knowledge of Wikipedia's policies, I believe I can help address these challenges and contribute to improving the platform's efficiency. I am also eager to ensure the community's standards are maintained, fostering a productive and collaborative atmosphere.
2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?
A: The best contributions I made to Wikipedia run across many areas. I have actively taken part in the copyedit drives, topping the leaderboard twice-once in four categories and another time in all five. Among my works is the improvement of the article on Pakistan, where I won third place in the Core Contest. Aside from that, I have created in total 539 articles, most of them on BLPs-118, one-fifth of them, on women. It is a highly neglected area, and through this, I tried to increase the diversity and depth of Wikipedia's coverage. This is part of my broader effort to elevate the Pakistan article to featured status. Additionally, I am working on improving the Fatima Jinnah article for a potential GA nomination as part of the Women in Green initiative, and I believe I am about halfway through with both projects. Throughout my editorship I have regularly worked on fighting vandalism and D/E.
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: My initial editing history was marked by some excessive contentious editing, and I have had conflicts in the past. At one point, I was blocked for a few hours and have been topic banned in at least three different areas. However, I have learned a great deal since then, not only about conflict resolution but also about how to work within Wikipedia's guidelines and policies. Lately, my editing has improved much, and now I try to get disputes resolved more consensually and respectfully. I follow the dispute resolution processes of Wikipedia, seeking consensus wherever possible and focusing on a solution that is good for the entire community.

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 Giraffer

4. In Q1, you mention wanting to help with backlogs, but without examples. Which specific administrative areas do you want to use the tools in, and what relevant experience do you have?
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Optional question from BeanieFan11

5. On your user page, you have a section titled "Fun edits", in which you display yourself vandalizing the article on Donald Trump, as well as vandalism to another article. I find it concerning that an administrator candidate would link on their user page themselves vandalizing one of the most contentious topics on the entire website and describe it as "fun". Could you explain these edits?
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Optional question from Liz

6 Do you have any current topic bans in force you are operating under?
A: @Liz I currently do not have any topic bans. Sheriff | ☎ 911 | 01:08, 22 October 2024 (UTC)
7 Can you give a specific example of a dispute you were involved in and explain how it was resolved. Admins are frequently involved in disputes due to the nature of the job and it's nice to get a concrete example of how you handle editors who are difficult or have issues with actions you've taken.
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Optional question from Thryduulf

8. Why did you choose to seek adminship via election rather than via a standard RFA?
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Optional questions from Novem Linguae

9. I notice you don't keep archives of your user talk page, resulting in messages being deleted without an easy way to view them. Can you talk a bit about your thoughts on user talk archiving and transparency?
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10. I see in your user talk page history that an editor was worried that you might have used artificial intelligence to generate your administrator elections candidate statement. Just to be clear because it sounds like you did end up rewriting your statement in response to this talk page query (edit summary was "rewritten"), did you use AI to generate any part of your candidate statement?
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Optional question from Ganesha811

11. 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?
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Discussion

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Please keep discussion constructive and civil. If you are unfamiliar with the nominee, please thoroughly review their contributions before commenting.

The above adminship discussion is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the talk page of either this nomination or the nominated user). No further edits should be made to this page.
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