User:AMK152/Coaching

AMK152

Hi AMK. As part of my coaching assignment, I've been monitoring your edits. I'm impressed with the sheer volume of work you've been doing. I'm also glad to see you pull away from SpongeBob Squarepants from time to time (specialization is good, but some diversification is good too). You expressed interest in preparing yourself for adminship, and one of the things that come up in RfAs is whether or not the editor needs the admin tools. Based on your editing activities, it is clear that you do not need them at this time. You get along perfectly fine without them. There isn't anything in your editing routine that really requires the mop. There's nothing wrong with this. It's just that the mop is generally handed to those who are immersed in Wikipedia's administrative chores, like closing AfDs, monitoring recent changes and fighting vandalism, departmental chores like WP:POTD, helping out at peer review, requests for feedback, third opinion, etc.

Admin rights can be particularly helpful for working in certain areas of Wikipedia:

• Incidents that may require admin intervention
• 3RR violations
• Intervention against vandalism
• Copyright problems
• Candidate speedy deletion pages
• Requested moves
• Admins will also find their tools useful for RC patrolling.

But if you aren't interested in working in these areas, then the admin tools may not be of any use to you. There are many janitorial-like chores on Wikipedia which do not require admin tools, and these are listed in the editorial department section of the Wikipedia:Department directory. Performance in those areas are used as a guide to project how well one will perform as an admin. But before you go for adminship, you will need to know what you want to do with the admin tools.

So, if you are still interested, perhaps you should shift your efforts. Begin exploring and working on Wikipedia's "blue pages". Helping out on Wikipedia's backlogs is also greatly needed. Take a look at the Community portal and the Wikipedia Department Directory, and let me know what areas interest you the most.

 The Transhumanist   12:47, 10 December 2006 (UTC)