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===[[User:AYArktos|AYArktos]]===
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{{User|AYArktos}} – AYArktos has been a regular contributor to Wikipedia since February 2005, although it certainly seems a lot longer. During that time she has not only contributed a great deal of content to the encyclopedia, she's also active across most namespaces and amassed 5828 edits in the process. In addition to her article editing, she's active with policy matters, afd, discussions across many different issues and also on other projects such as Wikinews and Commons. Having already been nominated once for adminship, she kindly rejected the offer, but now feels ready for the added responsibility. I feel it's high time to offer this excellent editor the mop and bucket. -- [[User:Longhair|Longhair]] 06:52, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

:''Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:''  Many thanks to Longhair for his nomination <small>(and to User:Pfctdayelise for the earlier suggestion)</small>; I accept --[[User:AYArktos|A  Y  Arktos]] 09:49, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
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'''Support'''
#'''Support''' -- as nominator. Well overdue in my opinion. - [[User:Longhair|Longhair]] 06:53, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' An active and hardworking Australian Wikipedian.[[User:Capitalistroadster|Capitalistroadster]] 09:18, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' [[User:Sarah_Ewart|Sarah Ewart]] ([[User talk:Sarah_Ewart|Talk]]) 10:08, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' [[User:Waggers|Waggers]] 10:13, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support'''. As another Australian Wikipedian, I have seen how valuable this user is to the project. --[[User:Bduke|Bduke]] 11:49, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' seems like a good contributor, and uses edit summaries which is a plus.--[[User:Alhutch|Alhutch]] 12:20, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''': yes. --[[User:Bhadani|Bhadani]] 13:17, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' excellent contributor. ([[User:ESkog|ESkog]])<sup>([[User talk:ESkog|Talk]])</sup> 13:19, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support'''. [[User:Dbiv|David]] | [[User talk:Dbiv|Talk]] 13:23, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' per all reasons listed above. [[User:Jtrost|Jtrost]] (<sup>[[User_talk:Jtrost|T]]</sup> | <small>[[Special:Contributions/Jtrost|C]]</small> | <sub><span class="plainlinks">[http://tools.wikimedia.de/~interiot/cgi-bin/count_edits?dbname=enwiki_p&user=Jtrost #]</span></sub>) 13:31, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' --[[User:Terenceong1992|Ter]][[Wikipedia:Esperanza|<span style="color:green">e</span>]][[User:Terenceong1992|nc]][[User talk:Terenceong1992|e Ong]] 14:03, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
# '''support'''. Solid contributions, calm and considered in zir interactions with other users. Is an asset to Wikipedia in every way. [[User:pfctdayelise|pfctdayelise]] <small>([[commons:User:Pfctdayelise/Translations|translate?]])</small> 14:19, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' A good editor. --<span style="background:gold;">[[Wikipedia:Esperanza|<span style="color:green;">S</span>]][[User:Siva1979|iva1979]]</span>[[User talk:Siva1979|<sup style="background:yellow;">Talk to me</sup>]] 14:48, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' Perfect candidate for an RFA. [[User:Moe Epsilon|<span style="color:#FF0000;">M</span><span style="color:#EE0000;">o</span><span style="color:#DD0000;">e</span>]] [[User talk:Moe Epsilon|<span style="color:#0000FF;">ε</span>]] 16:40, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' [[User:Naconkantari|<span style="color:red;">Nacon</span><span style="color:gray;">'''kantari'''</span>]] [[Wikipedia:Esperanza|<span style="color:green;">e</span>]]|[[User_talk:Naconkantari|t]]||[[Special:Contributions/Naconkantari|c]]|[[Special:Emailuser/Naconkantari|m]] 16:53, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' --[[User:Ugur Basak|Ugur Basak]] 17:14, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' per above. [[User:JPD|JPD]] ([[User talk:JPD|talk]]) 17:22, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support'' per above. --[[User:Firsfron|Firsfron]] 18:07, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''', of course. - [[User:Mailer diablo|Mailer Diablo]] 18:36, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
#--[[User:Aranda56|Jaranda]] [[User_talk:Aranda56|<sup>wat's sup</sup>]] 21:29, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' A fine contributor --[[User:Fir0002|Fir0002]] [http://www.photos.flagstaffotos.com<small style="color:#C6CACC; background:#F8FCFF">www</small>] 23:12, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
#<s>'''Oppose''' - this place is slowly turning into Ockerpedia!</s> '''Support''' a fine, fine Wikipedian. [[User:Grutness|Grutness]]...''[[User_talk:Grutness|<small style="color:#008822;">wha?</small>]]'' 23:28, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' --[[User:Latinus|Latinus]] 01:19, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
#Glad to '''support''' a great Wikipedian. -- [[List of Atlantic hurricane seasons|<span style="font-size:small; font-family:Helvetica; color:gold;">§</span>]][[User talk: E. Brown|<span style="font-size:small; font-family:Helvetica;">Hurricane</span>]][[Special:Emailuser/E._Brown|<span style="font-size:small; font-family:Helvetica; color:#000000;">E</span>]][[User:E. Brown|<span style="font-size:small; font-family:Helvetica; color:#FF0000;">RIC</span>]]<span style="font-size:small; font-family:Helvetica;">[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Tropical cyclones|§]]<sup><small>[http://tools.wikimedia.de/~interiot/cgi-bin/count_edits?user=E.+Brown&amp;dbname=enwiki_p Damages]</small></sup><small>''[[Special:Contributions/E. Brown|archive]]''</small></span> 02:36, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' [[User:Gsl|Geoff/Gsl]] 04:03, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support'''. Seen her around, good impression. [[User:Enochlau|enochlau]] ([[User talk:Enochlau|talk]]) 05:19, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' <span class="user-sig user-Quarl"><i>—[[User:Quarl|Quarl]] <sup>([[User Talk:Quarl|talk]])</sup> <small>[[2006-02-26]] 05:42Z</small></i></span>
#'''Support'''. Excellent contributor! --[[User:Dragon695|Dragon695]] 07:00, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' [[User:DaGizza|<b><span style="color:darkblue;"> D</span><span style="color:teal;">a</span><span style="color:lightblue;">Gizza</span></b>]]''[[User_talk:DaGizza|<sup style="color:gold;">Chat</sup>]]'' <sup>[[Special:Contributions/DaGizza|<b style="color:orange;">&#169;</b>]]</sup> 07:49, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' [[User:Agnte|Agnte]] 07:50, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' --[[User:Khoikhoi|Khoikhoi]] 07:54, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
# '''Support''' -- Didn't know AYA was a she. [[user:Nichalp|<span style="color:#0082B8;">=Nichalp</span>]] [[User Talk:Nichalp|<span style="color:#0082B8;">«Talk»=</span>]] 08:19, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
# '''Support''' a hard working Australian Wikipedia of the highest quality. [[User:Blarneytherinosaur|Blarneytherinosaur]] 08:41, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' &mdash;[[User:Wayward|Wayward]] <small>[[User talk:Wayward|<sup style="color:#6BA800;">Talk</sup>]]</small> 10:04, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support'''. —[[User:Kirill Lokshin|Kirill Lok]][[User:Kirill Lokshin/Esperanza|<span style="color:green;">s</span>]][[User:Kirill Lokshin|hin]] 16:42, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' —''[[User:R.Koot|Ruud]]'' 20:04, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' why not? [[User talk:Computerjoe|<span style="color:black">Compu</span>]][[User:Computerjoe|<span style="color:red">terjoe</span>]] 20:37, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support'''. Edit history looks good. She seems ready for extra responsibility --[[user:DakotaKahn|<span style="color:green;">''Dakota''</span>]] [[user talk:DakotaKahn|~]]  [[Special:Emailuser/DakotaKahn|<span style="color:green;">°</span>]] 22:20, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''', per above.  A well-rounded user. --[[user:tomf688|<span style="font-size:small; font-family:garamond; color:#3979BF;">tomf688</span>]]<sup>{[[User talk:Tomf688|talk]]}</sup> 22:49, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support'''. Looks good. &mdash; '''[[User:Rebelguys2|Rebelguys2]]''' [[User talk:Rebelguys2|<sup style="color:#CC5500;">talk</sup>]] 23:23, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' Has kept a cool head in some edit wars. [[User:Garglebutt|Garglebutt]] / [[User_talk:Garglebutt|(talk)]] 02:57, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' — [[User:Adrian~enwiki|Adrian~enwiki]] ([[User talk:Adrian~enwiki|talk]]) 03:15, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' - Excellent Australian editor (another Australian).[[User:Blnguyen|Blnguyen]] | [[User talk:Blnguyen|Have your say!!!]] 04:45, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support.''' We've had our disagreements, but she'd nonetheless make a good admin. [[User:Ambi|Ambi]] 07:05, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support.''' No issue.--[[User:CJLL Wright|cjllw]]<span style="color:#DAA520;"> | </span>[[User talk:CJLL Wright|<small>''TALK''</small>]] 07:26, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support.''' Top editor. [[User:beneaththelandslide|michael]] <sup>[[User_talk:beneaththelandslide|talk]]</sup> 07:48, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' wonderful user. [[User:Raven4x4x|Raven4x4x]] 08:10, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' I don't always share her views, but she would surely be a great admin. Her extensive and invaluable contributions over the past year have proven that. Good candidate. --[[User:Cyberjunkie|cj]] | [[User talk:Cyberjunkie|talk]] 08:19, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support'''. Good work.<small>[[User:Pschemp|<span style="color:green;">psch</span>]][[WP:ESP|<span style="color:green;">e</span>]][[User:Pschemp|<span style="color:green;">mp</span>]] | [[User talk:Pschemp|<span style="color:green;">talk</span>]]</small> 08:32, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support'''.  Is it just me, or do female Wikipedians get a far easier ride of it on RfA?  Is this, a) because they are nicer and more civil or b) Because they're girlies.  I'm assuming good faith and going with a).  AYArktos definitely deserves the mop, though, not impugning that.  [[User:Proto|<span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="text-underline:none"><span style="color:#007700;">Proto</span></span></span>]]<span style="color:#555555;"><b>||</b></span><small>[[User_talk:Proto|<span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="text-underline:none"><span style="color:#007700;">type</span></span></span>]]</small> 09:42, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support'''. Will likely make good use of tools. [[User:Jayjg|Jayjg ]]<sup>[[User_talk:Jayjg|<small style="color:darkgreen;">(talk)</small>]]</sup> 18:00, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' as per nominator.  [[User:Hall Monitor|Hall Monitor]] 19:04, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' per nom. One of those editors who seems to be everywhere doing useful things. --[[User:Thebainer|bainer]] ([[User_talk:Thebainer|talk]]) 23:24, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
# '''Support''' per above [[User:Alex Bakharev|abakharev]] 00:32, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support'''. Dedicated wikipedian. --[[User:Fang Aili|F]][[Wikipedia:Esperanza|<span style="color:green;">a</span>]][[User:Fang Aili|ng Aili]] 15:43, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
# You mean she wasn't one already?  '''Support'''.  [[User:Sj|+sj ]][[User Talk:Sj|+]] 19:20, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support'''. [[User:Mushroom|Mushroom]] <small>([[User talk:Mushroom|Talk]])</small> 16:31, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' well overdue. She is a great Aussie editor across several projects. -- [[User:Ianblair23|Ianblair23]] [[User talk:Ianblair23|(talk)]] 22:41, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support'''--[[User:Jusjih|Jusjih]] 00:53, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' Looks good to me. [[User:Ghostieguide|Ghostieguide]] 01:13, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support'''  [[User:Searchme|<span style="color:#0047AB;">Joe I</span>]] 05:01, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' sounds good, gets my support, good luck to you. [[User:Gryffindor|<span style="color:red;">Gryffindor</span>]] 14:25, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support'''[[User:Kefalonia|doN&#39;t belieVe in CensOrshIp]] 18:22, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' [[User:Mjal|Mjal]] 21:15, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
#It's getting mighty full up on this wagon...[[User:Harro5|Harr]][[Wikipedia:Esperanza|<span style="color:green;">o</span>]]<b>[[User talk:Harro5|5]]</b> 05:15, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' --[[User:Prodego|<span style="color:darkgreen;">''Prodego''</span>]] [[User talk:Prodego|<sup style="color:darkgreen;">talk</sup>]] 14:52, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
#'''Support''' if there's still time. [[User:JIP|<span style="color:#CC0000;">J</span><span style="color:#00CC00;">I</span><span style="color:#0000CC;">P</span>]] | [[User talk:JIP|Talk]] 15:31, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

'''Oppose'''

'''Neutral'''

'''Comments'''
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*'''Edit summary''' usage: 93% for major edits and 91% for minor edits. Based on the last 150 major and 150 minor edits in the article namespace. [[User:Mathbot|Mathbot]] 10:15, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
*See [[User:AYArktos|AYArktos]]'s edit count and contribution tree with [http://tools.wikimedia.de/~interiot/cgi-bin/count_edits?user=AYArktos&dbname=enwiki_p Interiot's tool].
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'''Questions for the candidate'''

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia in this capacity. Please take the time to answer a few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:
:'''1.''' What sysop chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with? Please check out [[:Category:Wikipedia backlog]], and read the page about [[Wikipedia:administrators|administrators]] and the [[Wikipedia:administrators' reading list|administrators' reading list]].
::A. In the past I have reverted tests, the roll-back button would help when those tests have been to a few articles.  I have monitored "recent changes" a few times.  More frequently though I pick up inappropriate edits through my watchlist - which hovers around the 1,000 mark.  In particular I would be willing to help with [[Wikipedia:Copyright problems]]; I would be prepared to review the sources against the wikipedia articles listed and help keep the backlog under control.

::Other clean up work I have done to date (eg cleaning up dab pages) would not be made speedier with sysop tools as far as I know.

:'''2.''' Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
::A. I have contributed to many articles, I intend to contribute to a lot more.  It continually amazes me how much I do not know, wish to research and then put down my findings.  As an example of a recent exploration, see [[Max Stuart]].  An example of my work on Australian architecture which was mentioned on [[:Template:Did you know]] on 2 February is the article on the [[Sydney Observatory]].  Work in progress includes [[Arthur Upfield]], [[New South Wales Government Architect]], [[Court houses in New South Wales]], [[Australian architectural styles]], many articles on Australian places, for example, [[Narooma, New South Wales]].

:'''3.''' Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or do you feel other users have caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?
::A. As my nominator, user:Longhair,  put it: I am "''not a controversial editor, although [I] do make a stand on issues''".  When in doubt I move on - there are plenty of other areas in the wikipedia.  I did tangle with [[User:Internodeuser]] but survived :-), I did not intend to upset the user but ...[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Alice_Springs%2C_Northern_Territory&direction=prev&oldid=18061882]

::I anticipate dealing with any other similar issues in the future by also concentrating my energies elsewhere for the duration if it becomes necessary - with a reasonably diverse range of interests, I believe that is a manageable approach.  

::Most recently, I have not been happy with some of the issues at the Deletion reviews and AfDs of  ''List of interesting or unusual place names''.  [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Deletion_review&diff=prev&oldid=40898776 My response] was to ask for the debate "be closed by an admin who has not expressed a view in any of the debates to provide some impartiality".  Android79 was prepared to take on the challenge.  I believe asking for a previously uninvolved editor or admin to review is a useful way of de-stressing the situation.

::I accept that I have still a lot to learn and am happy to take on suggestions and pointers to policies and guidelines.  I have found the Wikipedia policies and guidelines useful, and have attempted to familiarise myself with them and apply them.
::--[[User:AYArktos|A  Y  Arktos]] 09:49, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

**did you mean to put the questions above the votes? It was a little confusing when I first looked at it.--[[User:Alhutch|Alhutch]] 12:21, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
::That may be my fault. I nominated this editor using the new submit form for nomination, which produced some weird output at the time, like sections rather than bolding, and the layout you see above. I'll look into why shortly or if it was a user error on my behalf. -- [[User:Longhair|Longhair]] 12:37, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
:::All cleared up, thanks.--[[User:Alhutch|Alhutch]] 18:30, 25 February 2006 (UTC)


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