User talk:Dclemens1971

There is a mop reserved in your name

You are a remarkable editor in many ways. You would be a good administrator, in my opinion, and appear to be well qualified. You personify an administrator without tools and have gained my support already!

* Pppery * _{it has begun...} 19:37, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

+1 charlotte ^👸♥ 21:01, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Highly anticipated! Vanderwaalforces (talk) 21:02, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

That's funny, I just brought you up the other day as someone I was going to keep my eye on for adminship lol. Hey man im josh (talk) 21:04, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Will we be seeing this RfA soon? ~ Lindsay^Hello 21:06, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

+1 Aaron Liu (talk) 21:24, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Very flattered by and appreciative of the kind messages... This is not something I had really been thinking of or aiming for, but I know how much work our admin corps do to keep this site running and if I can be useful in that role I'm not averse to it. It seems like SPI can always use more admins, and if I had the tools that's one area where I'd like to deepen my involvement. I know AfD and NPP well as a non-admin and that's obviously busy, but I'm not sure where an additional admin would be most needed and helpful. For those who've responded here, I'm genuinely curious:

• Which areas of the project do you think need the most attention from admins, and do you think my contributions line up with that work?
• What (if anything) about my record would you or others consider a drawback for adminship?

Courtesy ping to Pppery Hey man im josh Queen of Hearts LindsayH Vanderwaalforces Aaron Liu -- Dclemens1971 (talk) 21:51, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

AfD and NPP are good training for a lot of related areas. I have the sense that you're the kind of person who can look at a backlog and decide "well ok, I guess this needs help, I'll learn how to do it", and that's an important kind of skill and personality to have. -- asilvering (talk) 00:30, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

also just saying but you may want to attach an email to your account -- asilvering (talk) 00:36, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

@Asilvering Done! I thought I had already done that when I signed up for The Wikipedia Library but I hadn't actually. Dclemens1971 (talk) 03:36, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

FYI that adding pings won't work unless a new signature is added. cc @Pppery@Hey man im josh@LindsayH@Vanderwaalforces@Aaron Liu charlotte ^👸♥ 00:52, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

At least for me I added this because I was reviewing G5s nominated by you and thought "wouldn't it be easier if you could delete those yourself"? But honestly, I've done plenty of things as an admin that I never would have conceived of doing before my RfA, and I'm sure you will too.

Almost every RfA tends to get some opposes for silly reasons, but from the quick look I did before posting this I didn't think of any obvious drawbacks. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 00:59, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

It's as much work as you want it to be. I'm of the mindset that even 5 actions a week is a positive to the project and reduces the burden on other admins, so if we can get competent folks to take on even that little, all the better.

As for the areas, you find your home as you casually stroll around. I work in some niche areas I didn't expect, and I like it. I jump around to other areas I've dabbled in to not get bored and to learn more.

As for where you could be useful, I think anywhere. Folks who know their limits and can slowly wade in to things, recognizing their blind spots and being willing to accept criticism and improve on it are invaluable. That with the proper temperament, which you seem to display, are key aspects of what I personally look for in folks. It's like clay that can molded however it wants to be. Hey man im josh (talk) 01:05, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you all for the additional comments. Much to think about. My sense from some editors' comments during the administrator elections was that many voters want prospective admins to have a strong sense of what they would need the tools for, whereas my approach to volunteering is more "What needs doing? Happy to learn and pitch in." If this approach would be welcome in a candidate, I'll give it some thought. (That said, I regularly patrol articles by blocked users, and if I can ease the burden on others of G5s that might be enough of a reason.) Dclemens1971 (talk) 03:43, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

Well, "I could help wherever I'm needed" is more or less what I said when I went for RFA, and it worked for me. Like I said above, "happy to learn and pitch in" is a good quality for an admin to have. But you do have some pretty obvious uses for the tools - the G5s, sure, but in general admin tools are very helpful when doing NPP stuff, and if you're going to be doing more at SPI, that's pretty tool-heavy as well. You're not in danger of "no need for the tools" opposes. -- asilvering (talk) 04:35, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

So it sounds like you want to work on deletion for a start, but that you're interested in exploring other opportunities where you can be contribute as well. That's fine, that's great. It also looks like you've enabled email, so I'll send a couple thoughts your way as well. Hey man im josh (talk) 14:49, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

@Queen of Hearts Thank you for the pointer. I still learn something new on this site every day. Dclemens1971 (talk) 03:37, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

Besides all of the above, from some reading, I like how you interact with people. Nearly everywhere could always use more good admins. Aaron Liu (talk) 16:56, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

+1 ToadetteEdit (talk) 07:38, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

+1 Procyon117 (talk) 15:18, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

I'm late to the party, but came here as I saw you make good suggestions at WP:PERM/AP, and you would benefit from actioning these yourself. I believe PERM is an area where we can use more people, as it often takes up to a month for responses there, which slows down editor growth. The only disadvantage to the tools is that your screen gets busier, but you get used to it rapidly. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 18:31, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

+1 ❤HistoryTheorist❤ 02:04, 22 February 2025 (UTC)

Re-publishing Botswana Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals

Hi, you were the person who recently moved Botswana Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals to draftspace, citing the reason that more sources were needed. I have added more sources (in total there are now 7). Seeing as you were the person who moved it to draftspace, I just thought I should let you know that I'm re-publishing it. RedactedHumanoid (talk) 20:37, 29 January 2025 (UTC)

(Personal attack removed) LgShai (talk) 07:28, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

Wha- RedactedHumanoid (talk) 08:52, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

Rockoons

Hi. I just learned that you nominated the article Rockoons for deletion because of something called "significant coverage." The nomination resulted in the article being redirected. What must the article have to meet "significant coverage."? 2603:8000:E800:5F4E:4C31:11BA:6384:F74D (talk) 00:33, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

Please read WP:SIGCOV. It's another way of talking about in-depth, focused coverage of the subject -- not passing mentions. To pass the general notability guideline, we need multiple examples of SIGCOV in sources that are (a) secondary, (b) independent of the subject and (c) reliable. If you have questions about specific sources, check out WP:TEAHOUSE and thanks for asking! Dclemens1971 (talk) 02:24, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

January 2025 NPP backlog drive – Points award

		The Order of the Superior Scribe of Wikipedia
		This award is given in recognition to Dclemens1971 for accumulating at least 500 points during the January 2025 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions helped play a part in the 16,000+ articles and 14,000+ redirects reviewed (for a total of 19,791.2 points) completed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Hey man im josh (talk) 19:25, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

January 2025 NPP backlog drive – Streak award

		Unnecessarily complicated Gears Award
		This award is given in recognition to Dclemens1971 for accumulating at least 150 points during each week of the January 2025 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions played a part in the 16,000+ articles and 14,000+ redirects reviewed (for a total of 19,791.2 points) during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Hey man im josh (talk) 19:40, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

Please help!

As a result of your initiative, the ARC Aerosystems page has been deleted. I propose to start a new page on VTOL Autogyros, and would have re-used some "acceptable" parts of that material. Please would you advise me as to where I can have access to the deleted material. Thanks in anticipation. Arrivisto (talk) 12:34, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

I'm not an admin so I don't have access to deleted material, but if you reach to the deleting admin @Dr vulpes and enable an email address on your account, they may be able to email you the content of the deleted article. When/if you resubmit, I strongly, strongly urge you to submit it through Articles for Creation, where an experienced editor will evaluate the sources for notability, the page for neutrality/promotional content and other factors that could lead to another deletion discussion. You can also ask questions of experienced editors about sources and other issues at the WP:TEAHOUSE. Hopefully these will lead to an article on the topic that can be kept! Good luck. Dclemens1971 (talk) 12:39, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

@Arrivisto I've emailed you a copy of the ARC Aerosystems article. I would take the advice that @Dclemens1971 has given you seriously. Dr vulpes (Talk) 12:55, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

Sorry ffor the delayed response; I've been busy! Many thanks for yoyur help. Arrivisto (talk) 21:42, 14 February 2025 (UTC)

Declined speedy at Chris Vander Kaay

First page creator was blocked sock master User:Captbloodrock if that's any help. There's certainly something going on here. More than just your CSD tag, for which I thank you. BusterD (talk) 19:19, 19 February 2025 (UTC)

@BusterD. Thanks—tagged as G6 protectively since I can’t see the deleted page and didn’t know whether any material was new. Will look closer now since there’s fresh material. Dclemens1971 (talk) 19:33, 19 February 2025 (UTC)

I'll temporarily undelete all versions for comparison. BusterD (talk) 19:55, 19 February 2025 (UTC)

@BusterD. Thanks! In transit at moment but will look closer today. Dclemens1971 (talk) 21:06, 19 February 2025 (UTC)

Not worried anyone will beef. BusterD (talk) 21:08, 19 February 2025 (UTC)

Would really like someone to help me understand the SPI process more thoroughly. Could you help? I'll trade my dubious skills for your deeper experience. BusterD (talk) 22:21, 19 February 2025 (UTC)

@BusterD I don't really know how the behind the scenes process works, but I would be happy to share what I know about the filing process and looking for evidence. Can discuss onwiki or over email. PS Can you redelete the older revisions of Chris Vander Kaay? Then I can file a G5 for the newly created version. Thanks! Dclemens1971 (talk) 23:11, 19 February 2025 (UTC)

Not looking for an expert, just a steady hand. I've learned lots the hard way. Will do per revs. Glad to know I've got eyes I trust other than my own. BusterD (talk) 23:15, 19 February 2025 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:All Saints Cathedral Kampala Logo.jpg

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2006 Blue & Gold National Championships

Hello sir, I’ve added more references mentioning the winners of the tournament. Wondering if this would help take the recently placed tag off of the page. GOAT Bones231012 (talk) 22:13, 24 February 2025 (UTC)

@GOAT Bones231012 That tag can come off but new tags need to go on. BoxRec and Alchetron are not reliable sources. Dclemens1971 (talk) 22:24, 24 February 2025 (UTC)

Ah snap, let me see if I could find more reliable sources for those. If not, I’ll just delete them. GOAT Bones231012 (talk) 22:40, 24 February 2025 (UTC)

@GOAT Bones231012 Look for mainstream news coverage or sports coverage by professional writers. Alchetron and BoxRec are wikis that anyone can edit and thus unreliable. We need better sources than blogs. Also look for sources that provide WP:SIGCOV of the competition itself to meet WP:N. Dclemens1971 (talk) 22:42, 24 February 2025 (UTC)

Understood and thanks for the advice🙏 GOAT Bones231012 (talk) 22:59, 24 February 2025 (UTC)

Nomination of Ikechukwu Arthur Anoke for deletion

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Merger discussion for K. P. Yohannan

An article that you have been involved in editing—K. P. Yohannan—has been proposed for merging with another article. If you are interested, please participate in the merger discussion. Thank you. UNITED BLASTERS (talk) 08:20, 27 February 2025 (UTC)

Deletion of Salihu Shola Taofeek

Hello, I just noticed you deleted Salihu Shola Taofeek page and redirected it to another page. The two are different. Where you redirected it to is a Company and what you redirected is a public figure. Oltao (talk) 04:57, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

Hi @Oltao. It is not uncommon to redirect the name of a person to a company with which he or she is affiliated if the person is determined not to meet Wikipedia's standards of notability. I closed a discussion where the clear consensus was to redirect Salihu Shola Taofeek as done; see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Salihu Shola Taofeek. Do you believe I misinterpreted the consensus in that discussion? Dclemens1971 (talk) 14:19, 1 March 2025 (UTC)