Stewards/elections 2009/statements/putnik

The 2009 steward elections are finished. No further votes will be accepted.

putnik (Sergey Leschina)

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English:

• Languages: ru, en-2
• Personal info: I participate in Wikimedia projects since the middle of 2006. I have sysop rights on the Russian Wikipedia (home wiki) and Wikimedia Commons. I'm a member of OTRS team. Also, I have a bot, and I translate info and system pages on Meta and Betawiki into Russian. There was no need in this permission before, but now we have no Russian stewards. Firstly, I'm planing to work with SUL and usurpation problems and requests for rights. Also, I will not forget about reverting of cross-wiki vandalism and spam. I spend a significant part of the day at the computer, and I am available via e-mail and IRC.

Deutsch:

• Sprachen: ru, en-2
• Informationen zur Person: Ich nehme an den Wikimedia-Projekten seit etwa Mitte 2006 teil. Ich bin Administrator in der russischen Wikipedia (home wiki) und Wikimedia Commons. Ich bin Mitglied im OTRS team. Ich habe einen Bot und übersetze Info- und Systemseiten auf Meta und der Betawiki ins Russische. Vorher gab es keinen Grund für die Kandidatur, aber jetzt haben wir keinen russischsprechenden Steward mehr. Als erstes habe ich vor, auf dem Gebiet von SUL und Usurpationsproblemen sowie Rechtevergaben zu arbeiten. Weiterhin werde ich nicht vergessen, cross-wiki-Vandalismus und spam zu löschen. Ich verbringe eine bedeutenden Teil des Tages am Computer und bin über E-Mail und IRC erreichbar.

français:

• Langues: ru, en-2
• Renseignements personnels: Je participe aux projets Wikimedia depuis le milieu de 2006. Je suis administrateur sur la Wikipédia en russe (wiki d'origine) et sur Wikimedia Commons. Je suis également membre de l'équipe OTRS. De plus j'ai un bot et je traduis en russe les informations et les messages systèmes sur meta et sur betawiki. Il n'y avait pas de nécessité à ce statut avant mais actuellement nous n'avons pas de steward russe. Tout d'abord je prévois de travailler sur les problèmes de SUL et d'usurpations et sur les requêtes de permissions. Je n'oublierai pas non plus de lutte contre le vandalisme et le spam cross-wiki. Je passe une partie importante de mon temps devant mon ordinateur et je suis disponible par courriel et IRC.

italiano:

• Lingue: ru, en-2
• Informazioni personali: Participo ai progetti Wikimedia dalla metà del 2006. Ho i diritti di amministratore sulla Wikipedia in lingua russa (la mia home wiki) e su Wikimedia Commons. Sono un membro del team OTRS. Inoltre ho un bot e traduco le pagine di informazioni e di sistema in russo sia su Meta sia su Betawiki. Non era necessario questo tipo di permesso prima, ma adesso non abbiamo alcuno steward di lingua russa. In primo luogo ho intenzione di dedicarmi al SUL, ai problemi legati all'usurpazione e alle richieste di permessi. Inoltre non mancherò di ripristinare gli episodi di vandalismo tra diverse wiki e lo spam. Passo una larga parte della mia giornata al computer e sono raggiungibile tramite email e sui canali IRC.

日本語:

• 言語: ru, en-2
• 候補者の情報: 2006年の半ば頃からウィキメディアプロジェクトに参加しています。ロシア語版ウィキペディア（本拠）とウィキメディア・コモンズで管理者をしております。OTRSチームの一員です。また、私はボットを所有しており、メタの情報、システムページ、およびBetawikiの翻訳をしています。以前は、このスチュワード権限は必要なかったのですが、現在ロシア人のスチュワードがいません。まず、SULと利用者名の不法使用問題、権限の付与依頼の作業をするつもりです。また、複数ウィキ間での荒らし行為やスパムのことも忘れません。私はコンピュータの前で1日のかなりの時間を費やしているので、メールやIRCでいつも簡単に私を見つけられます。

polski:

• Języki: ru, en-2
• Informacje osobiste: Uczestniczę w projektach Wikimedii od połowy 2006. Jestem administratorem rosyjskiej Wikipedii ("rodzima wiki") i Wikimedia Commons. Jestem członkiem zespołu OTRS. Mam również bota i tłumaczę na meta i Betawiki. Do tej pory uprawnienia nie były mi potrzebne, ale obecnie nie mamy rosyjskiego stewarda. Planuję pracować nad problemami związanymi z SUL i uzurpacją, jak też zgłoszeniami dotyczącymi nadania uprawnień. Nie zapomnę też o rewertowaniu międzyprojektowych wandalizmów i spamów. Spędzam dużą część dnia przed komputerem i zawsze można mnie spotkać na IRCu. Jestem też dostępny przez e-mail.

português:

• Idiomas: ru, en-2
• Informação pessoal: Participo dos projetos da Wikimedia desde meados de 2006. Eu tenho o estatuto de administrador na Wikipédia em russo (home wiki) e na Wikimedia Commons. Sou membro do time OTRS. Além disso, tenho um robô e traduzo páginas de informações e de sistema no Meta e Betawiki para o russo. Não houve necessidade de esta permissão antes, mas agora não temos stewards russos. Em primeiro lugar, estou planejando trabalhar com SUL e problemas de usurpação de contas e requisição de direitos. Além disso, não esquecerei de reverter os vandalismos e spam cross-wiki. Passo parte significativa do dia no computador, e estou disponível via e-mail e IRC.

русский:

• Языки: ru, en-2
• Личная информация: Участвую в проектах Фонда с середины 2006 года, являюсь администратором русской Википедии (домашняя вики) и Викисклада, имею доступ к OTRS. Также у меня имеется бот, и я занимаюсь переводами справочных и служебных страниц (в т. ч. имею аккаунт на Бета-вики). Ранее флаг не требовался, но сейчас русскоязычных стюардов нет, поэтому решил выдвинуться. Собираюсь заниматься в первую очередь проблемами с единым логином и узурпацией, а также запросами на присвоение прав. Разумеется, не забывая о предотвращении последствий кросс-вики вандализма и спама. Провожу существенную часть дня у компьютера, и меня всегда легко найти по электронной почте и через IRC.

українська:

• Мови: ru, en-2
• Особиста інформація: Беру участь у проектах Фонду «Вікімедіа» з середини 2006 року, є адміністратором російської Вікіпедії (домашня вікі) та Вікісховища, маю доступ до OTRS. Також у мене є бот, і я займаюся перекладами довідкових і службових сторінок (зокрема, маю акаунт на Бетавікі). Раніше мені не потрібен був прапор, однак зараз російськомовних стюардів нема, тому вирішив висунути власну кандидатуру. Зрозуміло, не забуваючи про запобігання наслідкам крос-вікі вандалізму і спаму. Проводжу істотну частину дня біля комп'ютера, і зі мною завжди легко зв'язатися електронною поштою або через IRC.

Yes

Успехов, Серёж!

1. Very strong support. Very trustworthy — vvv 00:01, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
2. Удачи, Сергей. Lvova 00:03, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
3. A man of few words but his support of Russian Wikipedia speaks volumes. If you know him you trust him.--Mstislavl 00:13, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
4. Conditional support. Based upon the other support votes, this user seems to be a good candidate. Razorflame 00:15, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
5. Sure. ~ Aleksandrit 00:17, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
6. ОйЛ (OiL) 00:19, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
7. --Ivan Štambuk 00:38, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
8. A Russian steward might be a good idea for the smaller Russian (and related language) projects. NuclearWarfare 00:44, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
9. yes. Micha L. Rieser 00:46, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
10. Sure. We need a Russian-fluent steward! — Kalan ? 01:03, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
11. --Yaroslav Blanter 01:04, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
12. Ok. _macy 01:22, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
13. a russian Steward is needed. Marcus Cyron 01:31, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
14.  Support — neuro^(talk) 01:34, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
15. --FollowTheMedia 01:34, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
16. — Grenadine 01:43, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
17. Strong support. EvgenyGenkin 02:07, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
18. We need you, future russian steward! Success! Николай Путин 02:32, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
19. — Kujawianin 02:41, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

     Support Such a large Wikipedia as russian must have a representative among stewards. Good luck! V0d01ey 02:51, 1 February 2009 (UTC) Not eligible to vote. Tomasz W. Kozłowski 17:24, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

20. I don't think forcing one to move to another wiki to something they don't want to, solely so they can get access to something they want to (and are able to) do, is a good idea. He seems competent enough. Giggy 04:17, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
21. Even I don't like the fact that he didn't answer to any question, we really need stewards with active knowledge of Russian. Answer to Lar's comment here: I have very good passive knowledge of Russian, which means that I may communicate without problems with Russians who know to read English (or Serbian). However, there are a lot of existing language editions of WM projects (languages from former USSR) -- and much more to be created -- where the only known language (besides the local one) by those people is Russian. In such cases I am not very helpful. --Millosh 04:36, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
22. yes --Elzecko 05:01, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

    yesDigmores 05:03, 1 February 2009 (UTC) Not eligible to vote. Tomasz W. Kozłowski 17:24, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

    Голосую За! --Salamatiqus 05:06, 1 February 2009 (UTC) Not eligible to vote, no edits in any of the Wikimedia projects. Tomasz W. Kozłowski 17:24, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

23. --J.Mundo 05:56, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
24. Yes. bastique ^demandez! 06:08, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
25. Avjoska 06:49, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
26. Surely. --Saə 07:12, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
27. Yes.ShinePhantom 07:16, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
28. There is no doubt that he'll be a good steward. --Gruznov 07:35, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
29.  Support --Boom1x 07:43, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
30. Rubin16 08:11, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
31.  Support --Alma Pater 08:22, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
32. Very strong support!--SkyDrinker 08:43, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
33. Sebleouf 08:48, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

    Remper 08:52, 1 February 2009 (UTC) Not eligible to vote, no edits in any of the Wikimedia projects. Tomasz W. Kozłowski 17:24, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

34. --Vd437 09:08, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
35. I know him from common work on ruwikipedia. Thats why I' m sure he will be a good steward. --Obersachse 09:10, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
36. --Kartmen 09:11, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

    --AlbanBear 11:22, 1 February 2009 (UTC) Not eligible to vote. Tomasz W. Kozłowski 17:24, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

37. --DR 09:27, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
38.  Support — Iguacu • !? • ru 09:41, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
39. --StSasha 10:05, 1 February 2009 (UTC) Согласен
40.  Support--Konsnos 10:45, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
41.  Support --Pessimist2006 11:01, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
42. Efbé 11:04, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
43. --Lockal 11:06, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
44. Russian Wiki must have a repsentative among stewards. SkyBon 11:12, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
45. --Newt 11:13, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
46. --Vladimir Solovjev 11:14, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
47. --Insider 11:20, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
48. Altes 12:26, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

    Denizu 12:27, 1 February 2009 (UTC) Not eligible to vote. Tomasz W. Kozłowski 17:24, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

49. --Александр Сигачёв 12:29, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
50. --Морган 12:38, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
51. --Loyna 12:50, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
52. Da! Plati 13:16, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
53. Strong support. Davemustaine 13:21, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
54. MfG Гюрги 13:29, 1 February 2009 (UTC)90.186.150.241 13:26, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
55. Support.--Ahonc 13:28, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
56. Поддерживаю, очень нехватает русскоязычного стюарда. --sk 13:40, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
57. -- Yrogirg 13:47, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
58. Cenarium (Talk) 14:02, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

     Support Kornilov S. 14:07, 1 February 2009 (UTC) Not eligible to vote. Tomasz W. Kozłowski 17:24, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

59. One of the most reliable users on ruwiki, capable of communicating with people, and pretty serious VanHelsing.16 14:23, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

    Вперёд. --UKR 14:26, 1 February 2009 (UTC)ineligible to vote — NickK 20:15, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

60.  Support My own investigation into putnik's history shows a person who is considerate towards others, a good communicator and has a huge net positive contribution to wikimedia projects, and I would have faith in him being a most capable steward. Of course him being able to speak Russian and knowledgeable on the processes on Russian wikimedia project is also a huge bonus for the overall project. --Russavia 16:09, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
61. -- Nahum 16:13, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
62. Would be a useful addition to the steward team. Rje 16:29, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
63. EugeneZelenko 16:38, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

    --Guanchzhou 17:00, 1 February 2009 (UTC) Not eligible to vote, no edits in any of the Wikimedia projects. Tomasz W. Kozłowski 17:24, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

64. <flrn> 17:32, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
65. DENker 18:41, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
66. Looks like a good candidate, and we really need Russian-speaking steward — NickK 19:50, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
67. Yes. --Claymore 20:23, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
68. Tat1642 20:42, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
69. --Nemo 21:55, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
70.  Support --Kjetil_r 23:19, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
71. Marhorr 23:27, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
72. --Thogo (talk) 00:11, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
73. Icewedge 00:21, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
74.  Support I think, putnik will be a good steward. Dinamik 00:54, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
75. John Vandenberg 02:35, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
76. Support.--Burn ID 03:11, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

    Я "ЗА" Работу посмотрел и оценил... Классная работа... УДАЧИ!!! Властарь 08:05, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

    Anonymous user — vvv 13:38, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

     Support, Russian steward is really needed. I khow about his work in Russian Wikipedia. He's a good candidate. LexArt 08:15, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

    Sorry, you are not eligible to vote this year, you must have had 600 edits on any project by November 1, and either an SUL account or a link to that account on your userpage. You must also have 50 edits since August 1 and not be blocked here. ST47 19:25, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

77.  Support per Millosh ("we really need stewards with active knowledge of Russian"), Obersachse (who has constructively resolved a dispute with the candidate), and the numerous responsible parties from ru who are supporting this candidate. -- Shunpiker 10:03, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

     Support Тру 10:19, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

    Ineligible — vvv 13:38, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

78. --Torin 10:26, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
79.  Support --Serg2 10:41, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
80.  Support --Ofol 11:52, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
81. Strongest possible  Support. Роман Беккер 13:53, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
82. Support. AndyVolykhov 17:26, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
83. Support. RyanGerbil10 18:42, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
84. --Ralf Roletschek 20:24, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
85. --Rave 22:06, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
86. ~ Seb35 22:30, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
87. --EvaK 23:09, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
88. --Davecrosby uk 00:50, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
89. I'm Mailer Diablo and I approve this candidate! - 04:06, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
90.  Support --G00gle 08:15, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
91.  Support--Mike1979 Russia 09:10, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
92.  Support--Dias Kozhakhmetov 15:05, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
93. Support. --Grebenkov 16:46, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
94.  SupportСергей Корнилов 17:07, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
95.  Support Vlsergey 19:42, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
96. --.snoopy. ✉ 19:52, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
97.  Support --Raboe001 20:48, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
98.  Support EBY3221 20:57, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
99. --ChrisiPK (Talk|Contribs) 22:06, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
100.  Support He has a clear idea what he will use the rights for and has the experience necessary to do this; his lack of experience in other areas shouldn't count against him. AndrewRT 22:45, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
101.  Support --Wassily 14:18, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
102. А как иначе? Deevrod 17:33, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
103. very competent and adequate personCarn 23:41, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
104.  Support Caiaffa 03:21, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
105.  Support Based upon his activities in ru.wiki, he is reasonable and reliable and will make a good steward. Leonid Dzhepko --Л.П. Джепко 07:22, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
106. Ozymandias 09:10, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
107. Успехов. -- AKA MBG 09:35, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
108.  Support. Ingwar JR 11:52, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
109. Support. I think he would be good steward, I agree with Л.П. Джепко. The only little problem is his en-2. Kv75 12:10, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
110.  Support --Роман Янковский 12:28, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
111. Support. Bence My Talk 15:34, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
112. Not as much cross-wiki work as I'd like to see (generally actually doing vandalism/spam stuff is better than promising to do it in the future!) but seems trusted by those I trust, and has enough experience with Wikimedia projects beyond his home wiki, I think. — Mike.lifeguard | ^@en.wb 18:12, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
113. Support. --Zeljko 21:31, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
114. Support. Ilya Voyager 17:22, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
115. Support. --A.I. 00:26, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
116. Support. Schthaxe 00:44, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
117. I’m not so adherent to this candidate although know him closely. But this guy thinks, while many others do not. A man with his own oppinion ever faces considerable opposition. Because some troublemakers from ru.wikipedia and Metawiki oppose him, I will support. Incnis Mrsi 10:25, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
118.  Support --Shureg 12:30, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
119. Hard worker with long history. Nice to see he is now back again to be better involved into meta activities. --Aphaia 19:03, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
120.  Support because this person seems to be respectable and there should be at least one steward from ru fr33kman ^{t - c} 02:06, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
121. Support. --Сайга20К 11:51, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
122. Пусть будет так. ~ Чръный человек 22:37, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
123. Support. NBS 22:54, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
124.  Support Qualified and experienced user. --Blacklake 14:18, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

     угу Marc-x 16:44, 9 February 2009 (UTC) Uneligible to vote. --Lucas Nunes 23:39, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

125. Sounds good. --Capaci34 09:31, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
126. Good man.Rlu 19:30, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
127. Seems good experience & v. good understanding of role. Nbarth 03:11, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
128. -- lucasbfr ^talk 09:45, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
129.  Support --Kaganer 17:51, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
130. Support, seems to be experienced. --IndianCow 18:46, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
131. --Mayer Bruno 21:10, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
132.  Support --Höyhens 03:02, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
133. Good candidate --Fabexplosive The archive man 08:17, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
134. Support. He is a great wikipedian and responsible person. He is really technically skilled. By the way, he is also co-founder of Wikimedia RU. Dr Bug (Vladimir V. Medeyko) 12:45, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

     So, putnik is a co-founder of the fund that you chair? This does not sound good because of a possible conflict of interest. I remember that :ru:User:Udacha who dared to criticize your fund was indefinitely blocked at ru.wikipedia.org -- an obvious conflict of interests. Very possibly similar conflicts will happen if putnik is elected. Does he gain personal income from the operations of your fund? SA ru 15:26, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

135.  Support Maedin\^talk 16:45, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
136.  Support I'm persuaded because the the arguments of this candidature are solid. Andrzej19 21:26, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
137. Yerul ^(comlink) 18:23, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
138. --Stef Mec 19:48, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
139.  Support --Komeil 4life 13:00, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
140.  SupportNatanaeel83 20:57, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
141.  Support Good luck!

     — The preceding unsigned comment was added by Christian Hartmann (talk) diff, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 17:05, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

142. Ochkarik 13:19, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
143.  Support Dorgan 11:20, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
144.  Support We'll see... --OrsolyaVirág 18:47, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
145. --Bengoa (My user talk) 15:08, 21 February 2009 (UTC) ♣§
146. I know him as a very accurate and responsible person. -AlexSm 15:36, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
147. Andrei Romanenko 17:14, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
148. --Agent001 20:05, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
149. Good luck! --Mitrius 20:29, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
150. Full support -- Wulfson 21:17, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
151.  Support --Mardetanha ^talk 21:34, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
152. Wind 23:24, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

No

1. — Aitias // discussion 00:03, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
2. Puntori 00:28, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
3. We do have Millosh at ru-2 and Paginazero at ru (but we may well lose Paginazero due to inactivity) so we are not completely Ru-less... but yes, ru is an important language to have coverage in. Also good availability and approach. That said... did not respond to questions, which is concerning, and may be somewhat inexperienced, having never had any bits other than admin near as I can tell. ++Lar: t/c 03:07, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

   If you read his statement more carefully, you’ll see that the candidate is an experienced OTRS member. — Kalan ? 03:27, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

   I did notice that, and consider OTRS experience helpful as a sign of trust by the foundation (if not by communities, since it's granted by WMF representatives) but I don't count it as a "bit" like 'crat, OV, or CU... I think getting at least one of those really shows that some community trust is in place... The not responding to questions is a deal breaker for me, at least for now. ++Lar: t/c 03:30, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

   Community of Russian Wikipedia is reluctant to give such flags: a significant portion of opposes is commented like “I trust this user, but we already have enough of these”. Oversights and checkusers are appointed by the arbitration committee (checkusers write a request when they have a consensus that they need some reinforcement), where Putnik has refused to participate because he is interested primarily in other activities rather than dealing with local issues of this kind. — Kalan ? 03:41, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

   There are other wikis where one can contribute besides ru:wp. Commons always welcomes hard workers and can always use people with language skills other than english. I shan't belabor this point further but I am not against reevaluating my opinion as the election progresses, if it's warranted, and assuming I am not badgered too hard. ++Lar: t/c 03:45, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

   There are users, who speak bether russian then english (I also) There are many users in east-europe, who speak bad english but good russian. --Ralf Roletschek 20:28, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

4. per Lar. Prodego ^talk 04:50, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
5. --MF-W 14:49, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
6. Micpol 18:00, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
7. Vertigo12 18:49, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
8. Per Lar, not enough experience for me. Majorly ^talk 19:51, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
9. NonvocalScream 21:05, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
10. oppose. I am not sure, that he can be a stable reliable steward. He has really a good contribution as a sysop of ru-wiki, but he (1) has difficulty to find contacts with collegues, therefore he prefers to initiate a conflict without attemp to start a discussion. In the sommer of 2008 [1] he was initiated a large Wheel war because of it.(2) He tried also leave the project; it was written on his talk pages that he has no interest to the Wikipedia project. (3) I am afraid, that he should not be able to keep friendly and enough diplomatic communication with users from 100 different wiki-projects worldwide, because of very poor communication skill inside russian wiki. TheNeon 21:11, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

    If you are writinig about putnik's "difficulty to find contacts with collegues" how would you explain that 12 Russian sysops (1/5 of total number), including 2 checkusers (one of them an arbiter) are voting for him? "The large wheelwar" you are mentioning wouldn't even be a wheelwar by English Wikipedia standarts. 2)Those who did not try at some point to leave Wikipedia can throw a stone at putnik - I can't.3) Being a Commons sysop he's already in contact with wikipedians from a hundred different countries and no complaints so far.--Mstislavl 21:51, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

    It is actually good that you mentioned these checkusers. Kv75 and DR, right? I've caught both in falsifications. They attributed to me some accounts that did not have any intersections with my IP addresses (and I gave them my IP). I do not think that having checkusers who make false statements vote for this guy, putnik, makes his case stronger. Do you? SA ru 15:01, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

    It was no direct announce about his election in ru-wiki, therefore so high support in one day is looking as a good off-line coordination. I do not think it to be very good TheNeon 22:33, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

    ru:Википедия:Форум/Архив/Новости/2009/02#Выборы стюардов 2 Lvova 22:41, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

    There are no his name in the announce. :-( TheNeon 22:50, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

    где от нашего раздела баллотируется putnik. If you accuse, be attentively, please. Lvova 23:01, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

    I did not saw it, but in any case it is very strange in 10 hours after this announce (before 12:00) so much votes - normally users of russian wiki are not so active TheNeon 23:40, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

    Tsssss, THEY can heard us! Lvova 23:45, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

    That was me who made the announcement on ru-wiki, and I am typically making announcements on ru-wiki concerning all important meta-issues. I am pretty sure I did not discuss the candidate with anybody, nor did I express my opinion on the candidate in the announcement in any way.--Yaroslav Blanter 06:27, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

11. high danger for wikipedia. This user is instigator of sysop war ([2] - in Russian)--Dr Jorgen 21:30, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

    It was me, who appealed to the arbitration committee. And it's me who supports him now, because we have learned a lot and now that old story is forgotten. --Obersachse 22:54, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

    Ты имеешь в виду, что putnik больше не использовал административные возможности, чтобы получить преимущество в споре с тобой? И всё? Смотрю аргументы "за" - их два 1) we need Russian-fluent steward и 2) он хорошо технически подготовлен. Этическую же оценку действиям putnik'а никто не даёт, впрочем никто из поддерживающих его не отрицает факт злоупотребления им своих полномочий. И что дальше? Читаю: Стюарды обладают возможностью произвольно изменять уровень доступа для учётных записей всех проектов фонда «Викимедиа», а именно присваивать и отзывать технические права администратора, бюрократа, стюарда, проверяющего или бота на любом проекте, а также права oversight. Получается, что самое лучшее для участника, который злоупотреблял своими полномочиям - дать ему ещё больше полномочий (особенно если участник технически хорошо подготовлен? Прямо как в басне Крылова: И щуку бросить в воду. --Dr Jorgen 14:42, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

    Пожалуйста, не делай вид, что я не говорила тебе, что читать надо на самом деле Stewards policy. Lvova 00:49, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

    На что я заметил, что моих познаний в языке не хватает для чтения "юридических" текстов. Или текст уже перевели на русский язык? --Dr Jorgen 12:40, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

    Напоминаю примерный ход разговора: "он же сможет делать то-то и то-то!" - "на самом деле, стюардам запрещено делать так в таких-то и таких-то случаях" - "а тут этого не написано!" - "а на самом деле надо читать там". Ты не веришь мне на слово, что запрещено делать то, чего ты боишься? Там не юридическая лексика, всё такими же простыми участниками писалось. Lvova 14:33, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

    За одного битого двух небитых дают. The burnt child dreads the fire. --Obersachse 18:11, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

    A note about :ru:User:Obersachse who is campaigning here for Putnik. He indeed was one of the participants of the sysop war with Putnik, and it was concluded that they both violated the rules. The support of another rule violator is hardly a valid argument. Curiously, Obersachse's sysop flag was recently removed for yet another violation. Obersachse also deleted the article "Putin's kiss of the boy Nikita" (an event quoted in many books) with the following argumentation: "What if somebody else kissed Nikita on the stomach, not Putin? Deleted". After all that, I doubt that Obersachse's endorsement of Putnik is very strong. SA ru 23:55, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

12. per неон. --ВиКо 22:49, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

    Strong oppose. Putnik participated in a flesh mob (signed an insulting "collective letter"). His behavior at JukoFF's elections is borderline to wiki-stalking. He also deleted the article "Don't be a dick in Wiki-projects" despite the prevalent opinion of his opponents. SA ru 03:36, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

    Not eligible for voting — vvv 13:30, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

13. Strong oppose. Because IRC conspiracy.//Berserkerus 10:06, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

    Bravo, bravo, carry on. When they're not chatting about random nonsense on IRC, they're secretly plotting the downfall of those unwilling to join them. Lvova 10:09, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

    I saw how he insulted many wiki-users on IRC-channel. Of course its not "random nonsense", but its cause mistrust.//Berserkerus 10:45, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

14. JukoFF 12:46, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
15. I disagree with Putnik's candidature, because his behavior raises doubts about his readiness. --Dimitris 13:34, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
16. --Uwe Gille 14:14, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
17. Ashwinr 18:14, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
18. Contra. QuartierLatin1968 21:02, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
19. Hargau 05:38, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
20. per Lar. Alex Pereira ^falaê 12:51, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
21. Was neutral but recent Putnik's comments in ruwiki (discussion regarding elections) on reasonable critics of his actions pushed me to vote "NO". Steward has to have skills to be more patient in his communications with colleges.--Poa 14:38, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

    Strong oppose. Because IRC conspiracy.нам нужны --Jaro.p 15:51, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

    Ineligible to vote. AndyVolykhov 15:11, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

22. Strong oppose. Tesi1700 17:53, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
23. Oppose - Amgine/^{meta wikt wnews blog wmf-blog goog news} 21:47, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
24. Strong oppose. Currently, there are obviously wars between sysop&area clans in Russian Wiki (look at this (rus) and this(rus), for instance), with all sides using flashmob tactics, that flare up tensions. Moreover, it turns out that registered user accounts of most tough and distinguished sysops may at the same time be located on one the same computer with accounts of most noxious vandals that are indefinitely blocked (and there is nothing done to cover that blackhole). Therefore, I strongly suggest to elect NOBODY from Russian Wiki as a steward until the situation is improved (half year maybe), because this would clearly be a threat to the whole Wiki Project. Sorry. Nickpo 11:38, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

    Sorry, your generalization is not correct. Your links are arbitration cases related to one sysop. And of course flashmob tactics can not be useful in arbitration cases. Your statement about vandals concerns the same sysop. So there is no reason for generalization. And last but not least, the candidate is not related to these incidents. Kv75 12:29, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

    Sorry, his generalization is correct. For example, you are a checkuser at ru.wiki, and you falsified the results of your inquiry this summer by attributing me an account that did not belong to me. The same story repeated recently; you participated again. Putnik is not as bad as you. He did not falsify anything, but he stalked JukoFF, and he signed an attack letter. He cannot be trusted. SA ru 23:36, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

    Up to you of course, but to me (as a ru.wp admin) this looks like blatant overgeneralization. I am pretty sure my account is not located on any computer used by any blocked users (or, to this end, any ru.wp users at all). I am not aware of any indications that the candidate uses (or have ever used) a shared account, quite the opposite.--Yaroslav Blanter 12:52, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

    Even the one and only case is enough for total extreme unsecurity. One's more: sorry, but. Nickpo 12:58, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

    You are repeatedly stating that there is more than one case, this is simply untrue. And, please, don't try to quote The Famous Vandal that he keeps half of ruwiki admins in his pocket. I can see that recent AK ruling against your trolling in Russian wikipedia did not cover all the bases, pity--Mstislavl 20:07, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

    Recent Arbitration Committee ruling, you say? Recently :ru:User:Wulfson first blocked for no reason and then insulted :ru:User:Lvova in most outrageous way, and this Arbitration Committee concluded that it was OK for an administrator to insult people. I agree with Nickpo. Nobody from ru.wiki can be trusted as a steward. SA ru 23:44, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

    It's impossible to stay half-virgin or to commercialize in an underhand way 5 metres of state border only and say 'Hey! Look at the safe rest of it! We are brave board guard! Don`t care!' ...You know what is it. M-a-f-i-a. Nickpo 03:02, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

    Mafia is too strong of a word. They are more like Воронья слободка. SA ru 15:05, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

25. Sobol2222 18:56, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
26. --Yakudza 22:33, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
27. Gdarin | talk 08:35, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
28. -- Sozi 15:26, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
29.  Oppose OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 16:07, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
30. Strong oppose as per Nickpo and others. --Anthony Ivanoff 17:44, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

    Strongly oppose.Jamiebijania 05:01, 8 February 2009 (UTC) Uneligible to vote. --Lucas Nunes 23:39, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

31.  Oppose Poco a poco 12:13, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
32. Oppose as Nickpo --Cinik 13:15, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
33.  Oppose per Lar --Wikikids 03:05, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
34.  Oppose Picus viridis 11:56, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
35.  Oppose--Thesupermat 10:43, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
36.  Oppose --Stoljaroff 08:35, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
37.  Oppose Not enough information about sysop experience, and no real needs. O. Morand 11:55, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
38. I am not sure, that he can be a good steward Track13 19:42, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
39. Starken dagegen. Wir kennen zu sehen da der Flashmob dem russisch IRC-Gesellschaft, auch bekannt als NSDAP (Neutral Systemend Digital Administratoren Partei), welche stimmt um Putnik zum Spaß. --Deutscher Friedensstifter 20:42, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
40. per JukoFF. --Amarhgil 21:32, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Neutral

1. To tell there's no Russian steward and that for one should vote for you is almost a reason to give a contra. There is justice nor equality in tokenism. --Revolus Echo der Stille 04:19, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
2. --Sir James 06:58, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
3. Neutral Vyk 11:40, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
4. Obelix 15:31, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
5. Don't know what to make out of all this. --FiliP × 12:38, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
6. Neutral — MrDolomite • Talk 15:28, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
7. --HalanTul 23:03, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
8. ...Aurora... 12:27, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
9. --Taichi - (あ！) 06:33, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
10. --Rax 21:39, 10 February 2009 (UTC)