Wikinews:Requests for permissions/Administrator/Pingswept

The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a successful request for adminship. Please do not modify it.

Pingswept

(302 edits since 9 JAN 05) AS OF: 17:37, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I think that I will be involved with Wikinews for a while, so I'd like to do what I can to keep the vandalism down and things generally well organized. I definitely care about Wikinews; I think I can be trusted to handle administration in a mature and sensitive fashion. Pingswept 06:37, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Support. Quickly becoming a role model for the ideal Wikinewsie. -- Davodd | Talk 07:01, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Support. Excellent work. (and fast copyedits!) - Amgine 17:54, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Support. IlyaHaykinson 06:28, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Support a great little wikignome, adding to the general quality of wikinews The bellman 03:18, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Support. Pingswept clearly wants to engage in controlling vandals (although I haven't noticed much, mind you); good stuff. Dan100 (Talk) 13:25, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I'd like to know a little more about why Pingswept wants adminship and what he wants to do with it:

Questions for the candidate A few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:

1. What admin chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with?

A. Erasing vandalism, blocking vandals, and your basic housekeeping tasks.

2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikinews, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?

A. No. I have mostly contributed spelling and grammar corrections, which are not very interesting. The few articles that I have started have not been particularly good.

That's not true! The G7 article was of great interest to me, anyway. Dan100 (Talk) 13:25, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

3. Do you have any particular plans if you gain adminship?

A. No. I have the following vague plan, also found above: "I'd like to do what I can to keep the vandalism down and things generally well organized." This is the same as the plan I will follow if I do not gain adminship, but I expect I'll be less effective.

Pingswept is free to decline to answer these basic questions. They are in no way part of the selection process, I'd just like to know the answers before voting. Dan100 (Talk) 21:28, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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