User:Stifle

Stifle

I am a Wikipediaadministrator.I am no longer an OTRS member.

I am tired of the ongoing levels of drama on Wikipedia.

Current activities

Deletion queue,new pages,new images,andnew images added by newbies,my deletion log,/Non-free audit workspace,another useful category,Category:Fair use tag needs updating;/I need to DRV these

Committed identity:5DA5479D36708CC9CF663FC30FFBAE6831F35468D7DA3ED0FA8171AD2C2B291F is anSHA256 commitmentto this user's real-life identity.

Ireland

This user is anIrish Wikipedian.

There are things particularly relevant to Irish Wikipedians at theIrish Wikipedians' notice board.

Please feel free tohelp usimprove Ireland-related articles in Wikipedia!

I speak Irish and accept translation requests to and from Irish Wikimedia projects. My userboxes show the other languages I speak. See/Translation queuefor translations. However I don't live in Ireland (currently reside in London, UK).

Userboxes

en

This user is anative speakerof theEnglish language.

ga

Táan Gaeilgeag an úsáideoir seoó dhúchas.

fr-3

Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveauavancédefrançais.

de-2

Dieser Benutzer hatfortgeschritteneDeutschkenntnisse.

fi-0

Tämä käyttäjä ymmärtääsuomeahyvin vähän tai ei yhtään.

LE-1

This user's been known toscrew up the occasional sentenceand make the occasional typo, but is otherwise pretty accurate with regards toEnglish.

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This user usesentirely too many userboxes.

This user supports the peaceful reunification of theRepublic of IrelandandNorthern Ireland.

This user is anadministratoron theEnglish Wikipedia.(verify)

This useris anadministratoronWikimedia Commons.(verify)

This user, in accordance with theTerms of Use,discloses that he has been paid by Charity Bank to edit Wikipedia.

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Thiseditoris adeletionist.

This user has been editing Wikipedia for more thanten years.

This user reserves the right to completelyscrew uphis own edits.

This user has beenapproved by the Cabal.

DS

This user owns aNintendo DS.

This user identifies asstraight.

Were thisadminto act in a foolish, trollish, ordickishway, he is open to being slapped with a largetrout.

This user does notsmoke.

Dr Who

This user has been a
Doctor Whofan since the
Ninth Doctor.

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This user drinkstea.

This user is a member of
WikiProject Parliamentary Procedure.

This user drinkswaterregularly.

This user eatsstrawberries.

A, B, and C

This user prefers theserial comma.

This user loves to eatpizza.

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This user has twoimposters.

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This user's userpage has been copied 1 time.

This user usesGoogleas a primary search engine.

This user is a participant inWikiProject Spoken Wikipedia.

This usercontributesusingFirefox.

This user is a
Rouge admin.

This editor is aLooshpah Laureate of the Encyclopediaand is entitled to display thisBook of All Knowledge with Secret Appendix, Free Errata Sheet, and Author's Signature.

This user has been editing Wikipedia for more than15 years.

LN

This user'salignmentisLawful Neutral:the "Judge."

This user enjoysphotography.

This user has no understanding oftimeand does everythingat the last minute.

This user prefers themetric system.

This user playsgameson theNintendo DSportable console.

This user does not trustelectronic votingmachines.

This user believes it isevery citizen's dutytovote.

X	This user believes that this userbox may be deleted in the near future.

This user is interested inTheism.

This userwas up all night findinguserboxesand is now very drowsy.

This editor is a
Master Administrator IV
and is entitled to display this
Silver Service Badge.

This user is amemberofWikiProject Magic: The Gathering.

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This user is suffering fromuserpox.Goggles seem to prove ineffectual.

This user likes to useredundantuserboxes that areredundant.

This user prefers usinguserboxesto fill up his user page instead of actually writing something useful.

UBX

This useropposesothers changing their userboxes without prior consultation

This user supportsuserboxeswhich don't hinder one's ability toassume good faith.

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This user isambivalent aboutself-referentialuserboxes.

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This user has 55userboxes.

NS

This administrator isno longer closing sports-related AFDsbecause of the ongoing drama associated with them.

Favourite arbitration remedies

Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Hkelkar 2#On notice

Deletion review principles

When considering whether to overturn a deletion or discussion closure atWikipedia:Deletion review,I apply theWednesbury test.In short, that is:

Did the administrator* give weight to something to which he shouldn't have given weight?
Did the administrator omit to give weight to something to which he should have?
Did the administrator arrive at a decision so irrational that no reasonable administrator could have arrived at it?

*I am assuming for simplicity the person who deleted the page or closed the discussion is an administrator, although I am sure there is some corner case by which a non-administrator might be involved. The masculine should be construed as referring to both genders.

When the answer is no to all three, I will endorse the deletion.

I sometimes ask a follow-up question on a certain matter to the DRV nominator. When such a question is unanswered I will assume that the nominator has abandoned his request and will endorse the outcome by default.

Barnstars

The Original Barnstar

My honour to bestow this Original Barnstar upon Stifle, for outstanding work on AfD, masses of incredibly sane and level-headed comment, devotion to Irish railway stations and generally because you deserve it.Deiziotalk01:43, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

The Editor's Barnstar

I award Stifle this barnstar for his efforts in strictly deleting thousands of pieces of unworthy content from Wikipedia.Blnguyen|rant-line01:54, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

The~~Random Acts of Kindness~~Sock Puppet Barnstar

Thank you for your kind patience! Here's a reply! A free barnstar!Party!^{Talk to me!}16:34, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
Barnstar type changed due to Party being indef-blocked as a sock.Stifle(talk) 15:10, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar

Thank you for your kindness in putting articleYouth Unitedout of its miseryhere!—Jeff G.(talk|contribs) 07:28, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar

I commend you for going out of your way to help a user.ÐeadΣyeДrrow(Talk|Contribs)11:16, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

The Barnstar of Good Humour

Aprils fools day was a blast. Loads of users lightened up to have good old fashion fun. I want to thank you for taking part in editingthis pagein particular and even though I may not know you, embrace the same talk pages, or even edit with you in the near future, I'd like to award you this Barnstar for making Wikipedia a fun environment in which to contribute. Until next year.:)SynergeticMaggot(talk) 13:12, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

The Special Barnstar

for being generally amiable and helpful! -- JediLofty^User¦Talk16:14, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		Thank you for keeping an eye out for my mistakes! --Duckie for broadway(talk) 07:32, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

The Special Barnstar

For the quick actions that you took on the 3RR template. It will now discourage less people and will definitely help with improving collaboration on Wikipedia!—Precedingunsignedcomment added byPrashanthns(talk•contribs) 13:24, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar

Yourwizardis an excellent idea, and was expertly created. I took advantage ofthis partto give you this award for such a creative idea.:) Great thinking!Acalamari23:38, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		I award this to Stifle, for his tireless deletion of images that shouldn't be here.J Milburn(talk) 15:01, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		For consistently patrolling DRV and reminding users that conversations with deleting admins are encouraged before deletion review. And for notifying admins of DRV's that concern them.Jerrydelusional¤kangaroo16:36, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

		The Copyright Cleanup Barnstar
		For everything you do in addressing copyright atWP:PUIand OTRS and elsewhere.Moonriddengirl^(talk)18:25, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

		What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar
		"The" What a Brilliant Idea! "Barnstar should be awarded to a user who figures out an elegant solution to a particularly burdensome bottleneck or problem, or who identifies a means to improve Wikipedia in a profound way." This Barnstar is awarded to Stifle, for his igenious idea which will probably completly changeArticle Rescue SqaudronThank you.Ikip(talk) 09:32, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

	The Working Man's Barnstar
	For you prolific and pain-staking work with the article and image deletion processes, I award you this shiny thing. –Quadell^(talk)23:27, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

		The da Vinci Barnstar
		This for your excellent userspace design. Several times I've needed to contact you and your wizard took care of it perfectly.Them From Space02:19, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

		The Spamstar of Glory
		Many thanks for your tireless efforts and diligent work on both theMediaWiki Spam-blackandwhitelist.Wikipedia is a better quality project because of hardworking and conscientious editors like you!--Hu12(talk) 17:31, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

		Civility Award
		For sticking up others when they are attacked improperly.

		The Barnstar of Peace
		The Barnstar of Peace is awarded to users who have helped to resolve, peacefully, conflicts on Wikipedia. This barnstar is awarded to Stifle, for closing [withdrawing] an AfD when sources were found. An ability to compromise and negotiate is what wikipedia needs more in editors. You are a fine example of this. Thank you.Ikip(talk) 00:36, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

		The Admin's Barnstar
		For all of the admin tasks that you do around the project which rarely come with recognition. Cheers! --Hu12(talk) 15:31, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		[reMichael Winner]Having reviewed the newspaper column in question, and all of your emails in OTRS relating to this situation, I hereby award you this Original Barnstar for exceptional kindness!Jimbo Wales(talk) 18:37, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

		The Admin's Barnstar
		For all your hard work, contributions and administration of the Wikipedia project in theMediaWiki namespace.Cheers. --Hu12(talk) 01:32, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

		The Admin's Barnstar
		Thanks for clearing the backlog of whitelist approvals. Job well done!@Efrat(talk) 07:10, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

This editor is aLooshpah Laureate of the Encyclopediaand is entitled to display thisBook of All Knowledge with Secret Appendix, Errata Sheet, and Author's Signature.

Copyrights and licensing

My text contributions are licensed under version 2.5 or later of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license. To the fullest extent permissible by Wikipedia rules, my text contributions are NOT licensed under the GFDL.

My image contributions are licensed under whatever license they say they're licensed under.

Requests for adminship

My adminship standard is as follows: The candidate must have clue, and have enough experience that it is clear he/she has clue. End.

Random musings

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