Spawn Man

Spawn Man (talk · contribs) Hi everyone! Yes this is review #4, but my last two generated almost no response, so here I am again. I'm putting myself up for review because I'm thinking of letting myself be nominated for adminship in the next few months and I wanted to see how I was now perceived in the community. I've been a right arse in the past on here, but since the start of the year I have made a real effort to clean up my act and I feel I have done so. I've picked up a couple of Featured contents and I've had no arguments that I can recall, which is a huge achievement if you knew me before. Anyway, that's about all; you probably know the rest and for more info, check out my userpage. Cheers, Spawn Man (talk) 23:30, 7 December 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Reviews

Wow. (Warning: cliche) I thought you were an admin. Well, the first thing that comes to mind when seeing your contributions is "Holy AfD, Batman." Your contributions to AfD and WikiProjects are outstanding. I'm also impressed by the amount of article work you do. Overall, you seem like a very thorough, focused user. According to your userpage, however, you're not exactly the smiliest happyface in the ASCII repository. I'd advise you to try to leave your baggage at the door when editing; you shouldn't let real life issues carry on to the Wiki, as that can harm innocent people. I think you've improved a lot since your block. So basically, keep up the good work and be happier. (:D) Also, it isn't necessary, but some anti-vandal work would be nice, as experience in dealing with vandals is something every administrator should (ideally) have. Master of Puppets ^{Care to share?} 21:13, 9 December 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply]
- Wow! Thanks for the glowing review (Not radioactive I hope...?). ;) I've been meaning to update my user page for a while now so that it reflects my current demeanor rather than my old grumpy self. I'll admit, I'm still negative in some aspects, but as you mentioned, on the whole I feel I've improved ten-fold since my last block. As for vandal work; I have done a bit, but generally it's hard to pry me away from my love of article writing to start reverting for long periods. Besides, most of the times I go to revert one of the admins which are doing a great job out there hit the undo button before me. :) I've recently applied to an admin for admin coaching so that I can work on those areas. Thanks for taking the time to comment - it's appreciated. :) Spawn Man ^{Review Me!} 04:07, 10 December 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Comments

You've grown so much as an editor, Spawn. Your accomplishments are top-notch. I don't think this is a speedy delete (seems noteworthy). You are an awesome contributor. Firsfron of Ronchester 06:38, 10 December 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply]
- Thanks Firs! My speedy vote was due to the fact the author wanted it deleted (WP:CSD#G7) and I wasn't the only who !voted "speedy". Anyway, thanks for the flattering comments! Spawn Man ^{Review Me!} 06:42, 10 December 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Ah, I understand now! :) Firsfron of Ronchester 06:50, 10 December 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Maybe do some other things you may do as an admin, so discussing page moves may be a good idea. Moves and protects are the two most useful admin tools, as well as rollback reverts. Bit hard to do anything on protect page other than notify if not an admin. cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:39, 14 December 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply]

One last idea - always look forward and never back. If you ever have to write what's wrong always shift your headspace into what are we going to do about it. cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:41, 14 December 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply]
- Thanks Cas! Hmmm, I've dabbled in protection a tad, but page moves sounds interesting... Spawn Man ^{Review Me!} 07:27, 14 December 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The good thing is there are plenty of guidelines which can be used as a, erm, guide, and many folk haven't found them. (those guidelines and MOS pages is gettin' darn big these days..)cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:19, 14 December 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Spawn, please don't go for being an admin yet, I believe you that you have cleaned up you act over the last few months, but as you say below - the way you stay out of arguments is by avoiding heated discussions. As an admin you won't be able to do that, and I think you could make some rash decisions that everyone would regret. Stick to being a fine and productive editor until you are really sure your hot-headed days are over, and you're as unflappable as a granite anvil. John.Conway (talk) 11:21, 9 January 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]
- Don't worry, I'm not going to let myself be nominated for a few months yet, so you can sleep easy tonight lol. To clarify however, I look at fights on wikipedia like karate (Yes, I've been watching the karate kid marathon on tv...) ;) - You only use it to defend, not to attack. So for example, if the situation is simply trolling or a minor discussion, then I'd just not engage. But if the problem continues to arise, then I'd try and work it out through talking it over with the person and if that doesn't work, mediation. As I said, I've learnt not to take the site so seriously now and whatever the problem is, I've learnt to deal with it properly rather than emotionally. But as I said, I'd much rather not get into those situations - would you? Cheers, Spawn Man (talk) 01:02, 10 January 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Questions

Of your contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
A: I'm proud of all my contributions. My favourite though has to be André Kertész which was realy my pet project and my most recent FA. The article was very small and bad before I got my hands on it and I managed to bring it up to FA material in a few weeks with 100% referenced text. I'm very proud of that article, but I'm also proud of my other articles too. I could go on forever, but yeah, I like writing here.
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: In the past, yes, very much so - I had many many arguments. However, in he last 8 months or so since my last block, no arguments. I feel I've dealt with arguments recently by avoiding them altogether. I've learnt how to sniff out potential heated discussions and I almost always choose to ignore them and move along. in those cases where the argument comes to me, I've learnt not to be so emotional - it's just an online encyclopedia and I was taking it waay too seriously before. A friend on here told me that if I feel I'm getting overwhelmed by the community on here to just go and write some articles and don't answer my talk page - I took his advice and it really works. I feel I'm doing pretty well now at avoiding confrontation and when I do find one to stay calm and work it out. I've even tried my hand at resolving other user's arguments with some good results.