Wikipedia:Oversight candidates/Barras

Barras

Barras (talk • changes • e-mail • blocks • protections • deletions • moves • right changes)

Statement

Candidate Statement: Hi! I'm Barras, and I've been an administrator on the Simple English Wikipedia for close to four months. I’m a very active user here on simple. My main work here on simple is to help with vandal fighting, because this is very easy. I have requested several oversight actions here on simple, which were done by a steward. I’ve also got some experience in what needs an oversight action and what not, because I have requested on the German Wikipedia several oversight actions and talked to one of the oversighters, who explained some things to me.

Even though I am not a native speaker of English, I try to do my best and help with article creations and on proposals for very good articles and proposals for good articles. I’ve already written five good articles. I try to help in all areas of this wiki. I participate in discussions and voice my opinion there, even if my English is sometimes not the best.

I know that I am a person with some different points of view and disagree often with other users.

Well, I think I would be a good choice for an oversighter because I am often around on-wiki and also available on IRC. The extra tools would be very helpful for me, because I often help with the recent changes. With the tool I could handle edits which need oversight action very quickly.

If I get elected by our community, I would post my e-mail address on my userpage, to be available (and not only per Wikipedia-mail) to all users.

Further more, I’ve no problems to identify myself to the Wikimedia Foundation.

I hope I can be trusted with the tools. If not, it isn’t the end of the world for me. Regardless of whether or not I am elected, how I help on this wiki will not change.

Thank you for your time! Best --Barras (talk) 18:13, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

• Just as a note: I identified myself to the WMF: diff --Barras (talk) 12:29, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Questions

Q: What experience do you have that would make you a stand-out candidate for this role? The Rambling Man (talk) 18:14, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

A: Like I mentioned in my self-nom. I requested several oversight actions for this wiki and did this also on dewiki. I also talked to one of the de oversighted, who explained me a few cases. The request oversight action by me on this wiki were all done. I talked also to the stewards about why my request should be done. I think I have now a good understanding, about what needs to be oversighted and what not. Of course, I have not direct experience with this tools, but I am sure I am familar with the oversight policy on meta. I hope I answered you question. Best Barras (talk) 18:19, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Q: How important do you think oversight is to preserve user's privacy? (ie: if a person was concerned info on their workplace was displayed and connected to their id? and were anxious to delete this) Bubblycanuck (talk) 18:23, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

A: Internet is a very unsecurity place for personal information. The work place of an user is a personal information. If there is a content like ie: "Barras works at xxx" and I've never said this, so it should be oversighted. If this information is public available (ie: per a google search), so it shouldn't be oversighted, but it can be deleted. This would be per our meta oversight policy. Either if I think such informations should be oversighted, even if they can be found on a google search. But this would be against policy. This means, it is a case to case decision. If the posted information in the public available, it should not be oversighted. If the information is not available, if should be oversighted. I hope you understand my anwser. Barras (talk) 18:36, 30 July 2009 (UTC)