UESPWiki:Patrollers/Nominations/Completed/2015

SarthesArai

 

SarthesArai has been a quality contributor to the site for years now, and with the current need for active patrollers, I think it's high time to offer him a spot on the team. During his time here at the UESP, he has contributed heavily to articles in lorespace and gamespace alike, uploaded images to many of the articles that desperately need them, and provided valuable insight in community discussions. He has always been friendly and courteous in discussions, and his knowledge of our policies and writing style is evident in his consistent pattern of quality edits. Plus, he seems to be patrolling the recent changes page a good bit already. I have every reason to believe that he is, and will continue to be, a model editor for the community.
I gladly accept this nomination --        19:25, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

Votes
Support: As nominator.      16:48, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
Support: Full support. Sarthes is one of the best contributors on the site and has been doing the work of a patroller for quite some time now. Just look at his edits and you'll see plenty of fixes and corrections to new additions on articles, reversions of vandalism, file moves, and plenty of the other types of edits that patrollers commonly make. I know for certain that he'll make a great addition to the team! Forfeit (talk) 23:18, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
Support: I would have nominated him myself if Thuum hadn't beat me to it. He's been an asset to the site.  &ndash;       22:47, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
Support: Sarthes is one of those editors who I can practically autopatrol, so I have no problem trusting him to patrol others.        23:48, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
Support: Fully agree with all of the above. --Holomay (talk) 09:22, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
Support: Sarthes has absolutely been making consistently high-quality contributions and corrections for years; I think this promotion is overdue! -- Hargrimm  15:35, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

 

Shuryard (2)

 

A month ago I was nominated for this position for the first time. Although a great honor, it came unexpected and felt like a huge responsibility at the moment. I decided to try on the patroller's shoes as a userspace patroller first. Since then, I have observed patrollers doing their work and realized that, firstly, patrollership does not mean being singlehandedly responsible for every edit on the wiki as we are a team. Secondly, I realized that it is ok if some of the edits go unpatrolled, as they will eventually be noted. Before, I had an impression that everything should be patrolled no matter what. That being said, I don't mean it as if the patrolling is to be taken lightly, rather that it needs to be approached with a steady head. 

As English is my second language, I know that there is a concern with my grammar. While I am working on improving it, I am not going to take on the patrols of which I am uncertain. With that being said, I'd like to nominate myself for the position of patroller.  ~Shuryard (talk) 00:43, 19 April 2015 (GMT)

Support: My support vote from the last nomination still stands. -      &hearts;    07:37, 19 April 2015 (GMT)
Support: Well said! I told Shuryard that when she felt comfortable applying and knew that it was what she wanted to do, she'd have my support for this nomination, and so she will. It's gotten to the point where I almost need to filter her edits out to be able to do any patrolling of my own. Any other concerns I might have had she's already mentioned as things she's working on, and I have no reason to doubt that she'll be a great addition to the team.      11:43, 19 April 2015 (GMT)
Support: The War of Red Exclamations needs good soldiers.      15:25, 19 April 2015 (GMT)
Support: I supported Shuryard during her last nomination, and she's only improved since then. Forfeit (talk) 17:49, 19 April 2015 (GMT)
Support: Lots of improvement and a ton of great work with ESO. —Legoless (talk) 20:37, 19 April 2015 (GMT)
Support: I support this as well. Honestly, I was shocked to find out that English wasn't Shuryard's first language. I see no issues there. Jeancey (talk) 20:51, 19 April 2015 (GMT)
Support: Happy to pile on this further. Great editor with admirable self-awareness, and the much-needed focus on ESO doesn't hurt. -- Hargrimm  21:04, 19 April 2015 (GMT)
Support: Full support from me as well. --Holomay (talk) 07:51, 20 April 2015 (GMT)

 

Shuryard

 

Somehow people keep on forgetting to do this, to the point it has become absurd. When I saw a little red exclamation next to one of Shuryard's edits today, I laughed, choked on my drink, and got a bunch of hot coffee down the wrong pipe. This has become a public hazard; it's time to complete this formality before anyone else gets hurt.

Shuryard has been an on-and-off contributor since she made an account in 2012, and has been especially active over the last few months. She has been fleshing out the Online namespace at a simply amazing pace, and her familiarity with the site is abundantly clear. 

Here's what Shuryard had to say for herself in this conversation last month, "Since I discovered this wiki, it became a special, inseparable from the ES universe, place for me. It took me some time before I even considered the thought of making a small edit. And then some more before I could sum up the courage to create a page!"

This is such an honor, thank you! I feel a bit shaky as it is also a great responsibility... As a non-native English speaker, I am trying to be very careful with my edits, and even more so with edits of others. I accept and I am eager to receive any feedback.   ~ Shuryard (talk) 03:27, 12 March 2015 (GMT)

:*Thank you all for the comments, nice wishes and understanding!   I have given it more thought and decided that it would be better if I start practicing new patrolling skills as a userspace patroller. It would be less pressure, but more room for improvement, as I still have so much to learn.   ~ Shuryard (talk) 20:31, 12 March 2015 (GMT)

Votes
Support: Because that quote describes my own experience to a tee.      00:17, 12 March 2015 (GMT)
Comment: There's no doubt in my mind that Shuryard does fantastic work and is very familiar with the wiki, and at this stage her ESO edits rarely need any oversight. However, my concerns lie with her grasp of English grammar, which I feel isn't quite at a level suited to patrolling other's work yet. A nomination for autopatrolled status might be the better option here. —Legoless (talk) 00:50, 12 March 2015 (GMT)
::Nobody's perfect in this regard, and Shuryard is already doing the job of patrolling. She's welcoming newcomers, and clearly monitors the recent changes list. She does her best to resolve talk pages concerns, and always in a polite manner as far as I know. Every patroller has failings, but so long as they recognize them and try to avoid patrolling edits which are out of their sphere, we continue to maximize our opportunity cost with additions like this. Even if the only manual patrols she makes are talk page comments which she has addressed, that's still a valuable contribution. Shuryard seems to be very respectful of the integrity of the site, and I think it's a safe bet that she will practice discretion when patrolling. And the occasional grammar mistake is not the end of the world. When I start delving into ESO dungeons in June, you can bet I'll be rooting out typos.      01:33, 12 March 2015 (GMT)
::: All solid points. I won't be taking a stance either way, just pointing it out as one of the requirements listed on this page. —Legoless (talk) 17:04, 12 March 2015 (GMT)
Comment: I would like to add that, it's standard practice to apply for userspace patroller before becoming a full-fledged patroller. I realize that this wouldn't affect the large amount of unpatrolled edits on Shuryard's part, which is one of the reasons of this nomination, but the userspace patroller rights exist to give people a chance to get used to the "tools and protocols" of the patroller. That said, there's not much to being a patroller other than patrolling, being courteous as mentioned etc. But perhaps she'd feel more comfortable doing this in steps if she feels this "great" responsibility is a bit too much right now ;). After all, it's not uncommon for new patrollers to wane in acitivity due to being promoted, it's important that one mustn't feel forced, it's an ability and not a duty anyway, we're all here voluntarily. Also, I'm not a native speaker either, and that didn't stop me ~ Dwarfmp (talk) 13:46, 12 March 2015 (GMT)
:: A lot of people have skipped the userspace patroller nom in the past, myself included. It's an option, of course, but generally never a requirement. —Legoless (talk) 17:04, 12 March 2015 (GMT)
Support: Shuryard has been doing an excellent job in expanding the Online namespace for quite some time now, adding both content and high quality images to many pages. On top of this, she has also been actively watching the recent changes page from what I can tell and has been very courteous in discussions. Sampling a few of her larger edits, I did not notice any glaring grammar, spelling, or wording issues. Overall, I think Shuryard's edits can easily go unpatrolled and I feel quite comfortable in letting her patrol other contributors' edits as well. 
:This being said, if you do not feel comfortable in taking these responsibilities or think that they might become a burden, I'd consider Dwarf's suggestion in becoming a userspace patroller first. I think you are ready to take on the rights now without this step, but it could help remove any doubts you may have. Either way, I wish you the best of luck and give you my thanks for all the great work you've done on the site so far. :) --Forfeit (talk) 17:16, 12 March 2015 (GMT)
Support: Good points and comments all around, and I'm siding with a support. I think Shuryard is doing great work and can only continue to improve, so I am giving my vote to her.   ( • )  20:10, 12 March 2015 (GMT)