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Heidianddick

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Heidianddick (talk · contribs) - This is a self nomination of a very unusual sort. The chances of success are extremely small but the benefits of success are potentially very helpful to Misplaced Pages.

I am a long time (2.5 year) reader of Misplaced Pages but have only read and approved some of the edits of my husband and gave him ideas on what to write.

I seek to become an ombudsman for solving problems in Misplaced Pages. As a wife, I never seek conflict, only conflict resolution. Frequently there is a running battle between vandals and administrators. This just gets everybody mad. Some administrators develop an "us versus them" attitude, start blocking willy nilly and either make good editors leave wikipedia or encourage marginal editors to become vandals (as a result of being punished too severely). Other administrators object to all discussion, labelling anyone with a different opinion a troll. Vandals are no better. They destroy Misplaced Pages.

As an administrator, I would have an open door to discuss problems with all editors, even vandals. I would talk with them and persuade them to stop. If they didn't stop, I would block them. I have the benefit of not having an article that I zealously guard so I can block without worrying about a conflict of interest (such as if I edited the article).

My husband has the benefit of about 1000 mainspace edits and approaching 3000 total edits. His experience is very helpful to me. A small group of editors/administrators have a fixation on a sock (and possibly a fixation to eliminate all except positive edits on a certain group of politicians' articles, even if the negative or neutral edits had reliable sources). They have used the very convenient excuse of "sock" to attack anybody. Their vindictiveness and scheming led to them trying to get rid anyone that even remotely was related geographically with a certain sock (leading to their wanting to attack my husband).

My husband (VK35) was wrongly accused of being a sock. He never had edit conflicts with anyone. He was cleared and unblocked by the founder of Misplaced Pages, Jimbo Wales. Not satisfied, the small group of editor-administrators kept attacking him, trying to drive good users out of wikipedia for their own sadistic, power hungry appetites. They have discovered that saying "sock of a banned user" is an easy way to ban anyone and that other administrators are too busy to confirm if this is true or not.

The facts are that my husband was one of the best editors in Misplaced Pages. He created over 50 new articles, added little known (but referenced) facts to Misplaced Pages. The checkuser even shows that he is not a sock (but he is one of the 1,064,000 users of the ISP in question). Furthermore, it has been proven that the sock in question was banned for falsely claiming to be a doctor. By a stroke of luck, my husband is a doctor and therefore cannot be this sock. Jimbo Wales confirmed this. Therefore, not only is there checkuser evidence proving that my husband is not a sock but there is actual evidence of his identity that proves that he cannot be that sock. I wish that I didn't have to discuss this sock issue but it is a point that must be explained for my candidacy for being adminstrator. I am not going to ArbCom because the issue is my RFA, not my husband. My husband has been morally driven away from WP and has no desire to return. (See, that's how Misplaced Pages is harmed. If he had stayed, he would have about 4,000 mainspace edits and 8,000 total edits per year).

I have a doctorate level graduate degree. I am a mother and a responsible citizen. I am very well read and understand Misplaced Pages policy. in part from my own research and discussing with my husband his knowledge of WP. I would be happy to answer any questions about policy. I also recuse myself from using any sysop powers regarding VK35 and state that I will immediately resign if I break this pledge.Heidianddick 18:14, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:

I accept. I ask that the bureaucrat not remove this RFA too soon. Another RFA was removed minutes ago after only 4 oppose votes (characterized as WP:SNOW)

I am well versed in policy such as BLP, fair use images, etc. I am aware of that ArbCom is very busy. That's why we need to take care of WP ourselves and not be irresponsible administrators saying that ArbCom will clean up any mess we administrators make.

In short, here is my platform:

• I am a long time (2.5 year) reader of Misplaced Pages.
• I seek to become an ombudsman role (as an admin) for solving problems in Misplaced Pages.
• As an administrator, I would have an open door to discuss problems with all editors, even vandals so as not to make the problem worse.
• I am a mother and a responsible citizen.
• Sysops powers are potentially murderous weapons because they can drive away good editors (so admin can unknowingly become vandals of wikipedia). I will use them will great care.
• I pledge to resign in 1 year unless asked to continue.
• Rather than speculate that I don't know WP policy, just ask me.
• I will not get into an edit dispute with someone as an administrator and will resolve it as an editor.
• I will submit myself to recall if selected.

Questions for the candidate

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Misplaced Pages as an administrator. It is recommended that you answer these optional questions to provide guidance for participants:

1. What admin work do you intend to take part in?

A: I intend to take a look at 3RR and AIV and block when needed. Then I plan to enter discussions with the vandals and get them to stop. 3RR editors are especially open to rehabilitation. Blocking them and taking sides only creates hard feelings.

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

A: My best contributions to Misplaced Pages are coming here with an open mind and a very fair attitude.

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: Yes. My husband took my photos and put them on Misplaced Pages. These are my photos. Some administrators refused to delete these photos even though they were stolen. I learned from this that an administrator must take the time to respond to their actions and not just yield the whip. They call it a mop. In many ways it is a mop. However, let's not kid ourselves. The mop is a whip. Administrators are janitors but they are also keepers of the Misplaced Pages AK-47. Sysops powers are potentially murderous weapons because they can drive away good editors (so admin can unknowingly become vandals of wikipedia). I will use them will great care. I also pledge to resign in 1 year unless asked to continue. I also will submit myself to recall if selected.

There may be an upcoming conflict about this RFA. Rather than speculate that I don't know WP policy, just ask me.

General comments

• See Heidianddick's edit summary usage with mathbot's tool. For the edit count, see the talk page.

• Links for Heidianddick: Heidianddick (talk · contribs · deleted · count · AfD · logs · block log · lu · rfar · spi)

Please keep discussion constructive and civil. If you are unfamiliar with the nominee, please thoroughly review Special:Contributions/Heidianddick before commenting.

Discussion

Support

Oppose

1. Oppose. Thanks, but let's wait until you've shown your way around by doing some work in the various areas. Until you've actually been involved yourself we can't really make a good judgment. - JodyB _talk 19:22, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
2. Oppose 20 edits? How could we possibly know you well enough to trust you as an admin. Seek more experience then try later. 1 != 2 19:26, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Neutral