User:つがる/Ask an Admin

An administrator, Oshwah, has agreed to be interviewed in a Q and A! We will ask Oshwah a few Questions!

Thegooduser's Questions

Q:(Thegooduser): What do you like most about Wikipedia?

A: The list of reasons that I enjoy about Wikipedia are many, but my top reasons would be the basic principle that it's an open encyclopedia that's free to access and free to edit by anyone. I also am happy about the project's success and how it's become (as of the time of this writing) the #5 most visited website in the world. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 10:58, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

Q:(Thegooduser): What do you like the most about being an Admin?

A: I enjoy most about being an administrator because of the opportunity it gives me to take the communication, interoperability, and people skills that I've gained from my real-like and Wikipedia experience and use them to help make Wikipedia a fun and positive place to join, edit, and be apart of. Now, to be clear: Administrators are not "special people" who are allowed to "manage" other editors, control content, or delete what we want or block whomever we please... we simply have (literally) a few extra buttons to perform tasks that (due to obvious reasons) cannot be given to everyone. The roles and responsibilities of administrators are to use these tools to perform cleanup and maintenance actions that are compliant with policy. However, due to the fact that many - if not most people consider administrators to be an authoritative or leadership position by default, the things that administrators do and only do per policy is just not the reality. However, I use this reality to help influence positive actions among new and novice editors and not with my words, but with my actions. What do I enjoy the most about being an administrator? How how I can use the administrator toolset to help influence civility, peace, and positive communication and teamwork among other editors by leading by example and being available and helpful to those that need it. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 10:58, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

Q:(Thegooduser): What's your Favorite food?

A: Beer and burgers! :-D ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 10:58, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

Q:(Thegooduser):Do you have a Favorite Wikipedia Article?

A: I have a number of them! They include articles on the Pareto principle, EURion constellation, Luhn algorithm, Expected value, and the Fairchild Channel F. The full list is on my user page, titled "Wikipedia articles I'm intrigued by". ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 10:58, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

Q:(Thegooduser): Have you ever had a Conflict of Interest Before?

A: It depends on what you're asking with this question. Have conflicts of interest ever presented themselves on Wikipedia that I've seen or become aware of? Sure. These are normal to have and for all Wikipedians. Have I ever participated in a discussion or edited an article or page where I knowingly had a conflict of interest with the primary subject at-hand that would factor into my comments, my decision, or my ability to edit the page or article with a neutral mindset? Absolutely not. I try to abstain or recluse myself from adding comments or participating in discussions that involve Wikipedians that I've personally grown to know or personally like interacting with, and (while I don't have many conflicts of interest at all in the "article aspect" - certainly not enough to influence my writing or my ability to edit the page neutrally) I don't touch articles where I feel that I have a conflict of interest and where neutrality would be at risk. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 10:58, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

PorkchopGMX's Questions

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