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Monitors: Extraordinary Writ (talk) 22:53, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Significa liberdade (talk · contribs · she/her) – I couldn't be happier to be nominating Significa liberdade for adminship, a solid content writer and friendly backroom contributor since 2021. I first came across her work when I saw a compelling DYK hook she wrote on Maggie Tokuda-Hall; she has eight other DYKs, plus dozens more articles covering authors, poets, academics, and the occasional sportsperson :) she received the Editor of the Week award last year for her work in writing and maintaining Titan submersible implosion, where she's still the top author! I discovered later that she's been quietly doing tons of good work for the project in the trenches of NPP, where she's processed thousands of new articles – which, for her, is its own crash course in copyvio, categories, CSD, and probably other useful things that don't start with 'c'. She also pitches in at AfC and does lots of maintenance and gnoming work across the site. In my interactions with Significa liberdade, I've found her to be unfailingly gracious, open to criticism, and patient with new editors' complaints and questions. With that, I'm delighted to submit Significa liberdade for the mop. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 21:59, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Co-nomination statement

When looking at Significa liberdade's experience, I could not help but think that she was more qualified than I was when I nominated myself back in December. She's active in areas that require you to think a lot, but she manages it with grace and skill. While everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, ideally we balance each other out. I first noticed Significa liberdade from her work as an active new page patroller. It's work that requires extensive policy knowledge and people skills. I think I can easily trust her with the tools. Just look at all the people telling her to go for it over at ORCP! Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 22:08, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I accept this nomination and confirm I have no alternate accounts, I have never and will never edit for pay, and I am open to recall. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 22:13, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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: My primary reason for wanting to become an administrator is to use the mop to clean up messes I find rather than simply flagging messes so someone else can clean them. Through my work with New Page Patrol, I often encounter potential issues that need to be addressed by someone with the mop and/or could be supported by administrative tools. For instance, I often encounter articles I suspect are G4 eligible, but without access to deleted revisions, my best option is often to add the page to the backlog. I also encounter articles that have previously been G5-deleted, but without access to the deleted page, determining whether the creation is legitimately new or also block evasion is challenging. Dealing with these cases would be much easier as an admin because I could see the evidence more clearly and action the issue myself rather than burdening another admin. In addition to these issues, I regularly uncover articles with copyright violations that require revision deletion. As an admin, I could handle these tasks more readily rather than adding to the existing backlog.

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

A: I became interested in editing Wikipedia to improve coverage for underrepresented populations; as a content creator, I stuck to that idea by creating over 550 articles, most of which relate to women, LGBT+ folks, and people of colour. Beyond this, I have improved hundreds more articles in smaller ways by adding references, cleaning up formatting, etc., not to mention my work with NPP and Articles for Creation. In this role, I combine my skills of writing content and helping newer editors find their footing. Getting started on Wikipedia can be confusing, and receiving feedback on an article you created can feel like punishment. In my role with NPP, I try to make these early experiences less stressful and more rewarding and beneficial so these editors continue contributing to make Wikipedia better.

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: Disagreements naturally arise on Wikipedia as they do in real life. My goal in any situation is to approach with a level head and assume good faith. The latter is especially important when communicating via text when nonverbals such as tone of voice, facial expressions, and gestures are unavailable. When handling disagreements, I call to mind and/or search for relevant policy, then seek input from the community as needed. Importantly, whenever conflicts or disagreements arise, I reflect on my actions to better understand how I could do better in the future, which has helped me continuously grow as a Wikipedian and person.

You may ask optional questions below. There is a limit of two questions per editor. Multi-part questions disguised as one question, with the intention of evading the limit, are disallowed. Follow-up questions relevant to questions you have already asked are allowed.

Optional question from Lightburst

4. When you first log on to Wikipedia each day, what are the first few areas of the project that you look at or edit?

A: When I first log on to Wikipedia every day, I review any notifications I’ve received, then review the Page Curation tool for NPP. Beyond reviewing, I often have lists of articles to improve, whether those are existing categories (e.g., novels needing citations) or articles I’ve bookmarked for later review.

5. You make 42 edits per day and have written many articles; what motivated you to start editing Wikipedia four years ago?

A: Honestly, I’m not sure what the exact impetus was! I made relatively few edits for the first year and a half (though many related to literature), then became much more active in early 2022. I had recently moved to a new area and started a PhD, so I was in need of new hobbies. Lo and behold, Wiki was a good one!

Optional question from HouseBlaster

6. Some people find "fun" questions not strictly related to your suitability as a sysop to be a nice distraction from the stress of RfA. Others find them to be an unpleasant annoyance. Do you want people to ask them?

A: I’d welcome such questions. I can understand editors potentially finding the questions to be stressful, but I also think they can provide opportunities for the editor to showcase their personality and how they respond to unexpected situations.

Optional question from TheNuggeteer

7. Why did you continue to stay in Wikipedia?

A: As an educator and learner, editing Wikipedia taps into multiple core aspects of my identity. The more I’ve learned about Wikipedia as a resource, including its founding function and ongoing goals, the more I admire it and want to make it a valuable resource. Beyond this, as I’ve continued editing, I’ve had the pleasure of becoming part of the community.

Optional question from Tryptofish

8. Looking over your talk page and its archives, I'm seeing a large number of articles and drafts that ended up being deleted. Is there a reason for there having been so many of these? Thanks.

A: Although my talk page and archives have a large number of notifications regarding deleted articles, the articles in question are rarely my own creations. While reviewing articles for NPP, I often edit articles that may be later nominated for deletion. For example, I might update formatting or references, add maintenance tags, or remove copyright violations. Because I am thought to have significantly contributed to the article, I receive notifications when they are nominated for deletion. Of the 560 articles I have created, only 5 have later been deleted (see xTools). The deletion rate for drafts is higher, though this is skewed by the number of published drafts. Other drafts are often deleted because I started a draft article on a subject I thought could be notable but didn’t end up finishing the draft.

Optional question from Levivich

9. Liberdade as in "speech" or liberdade as in "beer"?

A: This brings to mind the great debate between freedom from versus freedom to (also known as positive/negative liberty), which results in numerous misunderstandings regarding freedom. In this particular case, my editing and contributions are free (as in “beer”); otherwise, our freedoms to/from need to co-exist in a harmonious society (as in “speech”). Wikipedia is most valuable as a free (as in "beer") and open (as in "speech") resource , but we also need guardrails to protect both the encyclopedia and its editors.

Optional question from an an IP user

10. Some administrators believe that it is a good practice to "procedurally" decline "stale" unblock requests based solely on the fact that no admin cared to attend to them for an extended period of time. What are your thoughts on that subject? Would you ever "procedurally" decline a "stale" unblock request?

A:

• Links for Significa liberdade: Significa liberdade (talk · contribs · deleted · count · AfD · logs · block log · lu · rfar · spi)
• Edit summary usage for Significa liberdade can be found here.

Please keep discussion constructive and civil. If you are unfamiliar with the nominee, please thoroughly review her contributions before commenting.

Numerated (#) "votes" in the "Support", "Oppose", and "Neutral" sections may only be placed by editors with an extended confirmed account. All other comments are welcome in the "general comments" section.

1. as nominator :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 22:22, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
2. Support per nom. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 22:26, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
3. Support, she is definitely an excellent, qualified user! Hope for the best! JuniperChill (talk) 22:36, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
4. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 22:37, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
5. Support! I've seen Significa around in NPP circles and admire her commitment to the project and her consistently collegial attitude. I feel she would put the mop to excellent use. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 22:48, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
6. Support Good luck. Polygnotus (talk) 22:59, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
7. Support. Clearly can make good use of the tools and has the correct temperment to be entrusted with them. Bobby Cohn (talk) 23:01, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
8. To reiterate what I've said ... twice ... I am talking about what I'm talking about. No questions will be taken. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 23:34, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
9. i actually kind of just assumed they were an admin already... either way, i like these nominators and the answers to the questions above. :) ... sawyer * he/they * talk 23:38, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
10. You must be a fantastic editor if you get both leeky and Clovermoss to nominate you. On that basis alone I would land in support. But if that is not enough for you, Significa liberdade is a kind, productive, and helpful editor. Even if granting the mop were a big deal – and I firmly believe it should not be – I could not be more enthusiastic in strongly supporting this nomination :) HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 23:56, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
11. Support More than qualified for the tools! Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 00:01, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
12. Support I came into their WP:ORCP entry with no preconceived notions, and quickly got a strong impresssion of a productive and knowledgable user who is both kind and informative in their interactions with other users. Seems like good admin material to me. Just Step Sideways ^{from this world ..... today} 00:07, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
13. Support A good user with a good disposition and is clearly competent. Sincerely, Dilettante 00:19, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
14. —Ingenuity (t • c) 00:19, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
15. Absolutely perfect candidate! Wonder why they're not an admin already. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 00:40, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
16. Support I am SO pumped to pass Significa liberdade the WP:BATON, and not just so that I never have to see another one of her G4s again. I've been working alongside her at WP:AfC and WP:NPP for quite some time and can attest that she is kind, helpful, patient, and possessing of multitudinous clues. As soon as it no longer felt like throwing stones in a glass house, I went to pester her to run. Excited to vote in support. -- asilvering (talk) 00:41, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
17. Support: Oh hell yeah. I'm just salty I didn't get to nominate them! Hey man im josh (talk) 00:43, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
18. Support: per nom, and good luck! Sir MemeGod :D (talk - contribs - created articles) 00:48, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
19. Support - no concerns, thanks for volunteering to wield the mop! Loopy30 (talk) 00:50, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
20. Support - Why not? Warm Regards, Miminity (talk) (contribs) 00:56, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
21. Support — looks good to me — TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 01:00, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
22. Support — As someone who often creates news pages, I appreciate anyone who does NPP! Jenny8lee (talk) 01:06, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
23. Mach61 01:21, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
24. Support, positive interactions wherever I've seen this editor. Star Mississippi 01:23, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
25. Support - Healthy pie chart, adequate tenure, clean block log, no indications of assholery. Be a good admin. Carrite (talk) 01:37, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
26. Support of course! Elli (talk | contribs) 01:45, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
27. Support I recognize that username! Cooljeanius (talk) (contribs) 02:00, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
28. Support will be a net-positive to the project. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 02:40, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
29. Support. Clear use case for the tools, even temperament. I looked into the candidate's record some time ago, and I was impressed by what I saw: I was just too slow to follow up. Vanamonde93 (talk) 02:45, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
30. Support. I trust her to be a good admin. New admins and old admins need each other to be accountable, and she would be a good fresh admin for a fresh time. ❤HistoryTheorist❤ 02:53, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
31. Support. Excellent content creation record twinned with excellent NPP work is a sure sign of an thoroughly excellent contributor. GraziePrego (talk) 03:20, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
32. Support. Don't see any issues here. Would be a net benefit to the project. Let'srun (talk) 03:21, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
33. Support - I've seen them around and they seem like a really solid candidate. I give them my support with no hesitation whatsoever. Has the right temperament and experience. Thank you for volunteering! Netherzone (talk) 03:25, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
34. Support. Ok. TWOrantula^TM (enter the web) 03:27, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Putting my name down as a WP:MONITOR. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 22:48, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  Thanks, Extraordinary Writ! There's a place up top where you can add your signature as monitor :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 22:50, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  Neat; thanks. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 22:53, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  The best kind of lizard! Polygnotus (talk) 23:02, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• What happened to waiting a day to !vote? ^Thanks,L3X1 ◊distænt write◊ 00:38, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  @L3X1, the trial is over, so we're back to the status quo ante for now. -- asilvering (talk) 00:42, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  @L3X1: that was a trial run that expired at the end of the last RfA. Feel free to weigh in on it! :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 00:42, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  thanks, y'all ^Thanks,L3X1 ◊distænt write◊ 03:37, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• HouseBlaster, you're a genius. -- asilvering (talk) 00:37, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  Thank you :) People can express their thanks by supporting this fantastic nominee. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 00:58, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]