Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2024/Candidates/Knightoftheswords281

Nomination

Knightoftheswords281 (talk · contribs · they/them) – Good day y'all! I'm Knightoftheswords281 (KOTS, or Knights). I joined way back in mid-2020, but only started seriously editing in mid 2022. After being purely focused on mainspace content for approximately half a year, I began participating at WP:ITN in January of 2023, where I've been an on and off regular. Among my article creations include Titan submersible implosion, Death and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI, 2023 Michigan State University shooting, Bud Light boycott, Támara prison riot, and Killing of Nahel Merzouk; additionally, I wrote most of the foundation for the Solomon Peña, Good News International Ministries, and 2023 Messenia migrant boat disaster articles. I bear a clean block record, and seek to improve, not detract from the project. — Knightoftheswords 18:47, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:

Please disclose whether you have ever edited Wikipedia for pay.

None of my editing has been the result of paid contributions, nor any other similar WP:COI. — Knightoftheswords 18:48, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Questions for the candidate

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia as an administrator. Please answer these questions to provide guidance for participants:

1. Why are you interested in becoming an administrator?

A: I plan to use my administrative powers in ITN, mainly to clear the backlog and give the admins there a hand. The ITN admins are somewhat stretched to the limit, and it's become a chronic issue. It's not uncommon for older nominations that are ready to not get posted due to admins being overly stretched and either not noticing or not being available at the time; this is especially the case for RDs.

2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?

A: I generally hold Killing of Nahel Merzouk and Good News International Ministries as some of my best work that was created by myself. Additionally, I am also proud of my work on the Titan submersible implosion and 2023 Messenia migrant boat disaster articles. Furthermore, although this isn't exactly an article, I popularized the practice of including vocal recordings within the infoboxes of biographical articles (see Jenna Ortega, Grover Cleveland, Vladlen Tatarsky, Samo Burja, Camila Cabello, etc.).

3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or have other users caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?

A: I've had firey spats with editors early on (I recall this particular exchange), and on ITN, which is known for its rather spicy nature, I had plenty of very aggressive and rude disputes with editors; I used to be particularly known for erecting colossal (emphasis), angry walls of texts in many of those such convos. I've come to ease myself a bit since then and especially on ITN, I generally hold the position that such behavior will just worsen the place.

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You may ask optional questions below. There is a limit of two questions per editor. Multi-part questions are disallowed, but you are allowed to ask follow-up questions related to previous questions.

Optional question from Thryduulf

4. Why did you choose to seek adminship via election rather than via a standard RFA?

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Optional question from Conyo14

5. Are there any areas/topics of Wikipedia that you wouldn't consider touching with a 10-foot pole prior to becoming an admin that you may delve into?

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Optional question from Ganesha811

6. Related to the question above - are there any areas of adminship you do not plan to participate in, due to unfamiliarity or lack of technical knowledge? If you later decided you wanted to help in these areas, what would be your plan to become an effective admin in those areas?

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Optional question from Trainsandotherthings

7. In August 2023, WaltClip left a message on your talk page which began "I have to say that your recent content at WP:ITNC is becoming disruptive" and highlighted a scathing 3kb comment of yours. While all involved in the discussion on your talk page appear to have apologized and worked things out, how has this informed your participation at ITN going forward?

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Discussion

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