Talk:Stewards/Confirm/2018

This page allows for general discussion and questions regarding the 2018 steward confirmations.

Final decisions (by stewards)[edit]

Confirmation discussions will remain open till 13 March 2018, 01:00 (UTC). This may be extended to two weeks for one or more confirmations at the discretion of the Election Committee if the committee believes further input is required before concluding. The Election Committee will close these discussions and implement the outcome (which also means making a decision in non-obvious cases).

This page is for steward discussion only. Please do not comment in this box unless you are a steward.

The summaries below only provide a very strict overview of the most relevant confirmation comments. Stewards: Please leave your comments right below the boxes after reviewing the actual confirmation comments and your understanding of relevant policies.

Status	Candidate	Notes
Confirmed	Ajraddatz	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	Bsadowski1	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	Defender	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	DerHexer	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	HakanIST	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	Hoo man	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	Jyothis	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	Linedwell	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	MarcoAurelio	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	Mardetanha	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	Masti	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	Matanya	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	Matiia	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	MBisanz	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	Melos	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	Mentifisto	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	MF-Warburg	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	NahidSultan	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	Pmlineditor	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	QuiteUnusual	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	RadiX	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	Ruslik0	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	Shanmugamp7	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	Sjoerddebruin	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	Stryn	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	Tegel	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	Teles	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	Trijnstel	clear consensus to confirm
Confirmed	Vituzzu	clear consensus to confirm
Resigned	Avraham	removal per his request

RadiX ∞ 01:01, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ajraddatz[edit]

Relevant points: good steward / good work / great skills / friendly / nice user / helpful / versatile / highly active through the entire year / "ambassador" of the stewards to the en.wiki community / hardworking volunteer / useful insights / no concerns etc. (comments: 89/1/0)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Bsadowski1[edit]

Relevant points: excellent vandal-LTA fighter / competent / good work / active enough / helpful / no concerns etc. (comments: 60/0/0)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Defender[edit]

Relevant points: active through the entire year / good amount of work / very active in fighting vandalism / helpful / always around when needed / no concerns etc. (comments: 72/0/0)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

DerHexer[edit]

Relevant points: long-term dedication / always willing to help / friendly / helpful / very experienced steward / competent / good work / no concerns etc. (comments: 142/2/0)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

HakanIST[edit]

Relevant points: active through the entire year / trustworthy / good work / helpful / active in fighting vandalism / excellent steward / no concerns etc. (comments: 77/0/0)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hoo man[edit]

Relevant points: occasionally active & reasonable actions / trustworthy / friendly / lots of technical expertise / helpful / useful skills / no concerns etc. (comments: 80/0/0)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Jyothis[edit]

Relevant points: occasionally active & reasonable actions / helpful at emergencies / good amount of work / trusted / useful insights / no concerns etc. (comments: 56/0/0)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Linedwell[edit]

Relevant points: helpful / good work / trusted / the only mentioned mistake was not relevant given the good amount of work etc. (comments: 67/0/0)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

MarcoAurelio[edit]

Relevant points: highly active at maintenance tasks / active through the entire year / excellent steward / proactive / helpful / important work behind the scenes with developers / always around when needed / friendly / polite / no concerns whatsoever etc. (comments: 97/0/0)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Mardetanha[edit]

Relevant points: active enough / good work / friendly / willing to help / good skills / no concerns etc. (comments: 77/0/1)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Masti[edit]

Relevant points: active enough / good work / good steward / no concerns etc. (comments: 87/0/1)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Matanya[edit]

Relevant points: active enough / good work / friendly / always around when needed / good technical skills / no concerns etc. (comments: 85/1/0)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Matiia[edit]

Relevant points: highly active through the entire year / good work / excellent steward / around on IRC to help out with issues / active in fighting vandalism / no concerns etc. (comments: 71/1/0)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

MBisanz[edit]

Relevant points: occasionally active & reasonable actions / useful insights / useful and helpful / trusted / a few concerns under activity / no relevant concerns etc. (comments: 62/2/0)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Melos[edit]

Relevant points: trusted / helpful / good work / important work behind the scenes / active enough. (comments: 63/0/0)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Mentifisto[edit]

Relevant points: good work / reasonable actions / reasonable activity level although a little on the lower side / trusted / good at dealing with spam etc. (comments: 49/0/1)

Confirm, despite some few concerns over activity level. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

MF-Warburg[edit]

Relevant points: good work / reasonable activity level although a little on the lower side / competent / experienced steward / useful insights / helpful / low activity. (comments: 78/2/4)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

NahidSultan[edit]

Relevant points: active / trusted / hardworking and experienced user / good work / others considered that there is no issue of substance on comment made by bnwiki user / no relevant concerns etc. (comments: 76/1/1)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Pmlineditor[edit]

Relevant points: active enough / reasonable actions / helpful / no concerns etc. (comments: 56/0/1)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

QuiteUnusual[edit]

Relevant points: active enough / experienced / trusted / good anti-spam work / kind and polite steward / good work / helpful / no concerns etc. (comments: 53/0/0)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

RadiX[edit]

Relevant points: active through the entire year / reasonable actions / plentiful amount of work / good work / competent / good steward / willing to help / friendly / around on IRC to help out with issues / defamatory comment made by ptwiki user followed by others' opinions, including the point of view of a WMF staff member. (comments: 77/4/0)

Abstain. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ruslik0[edit]

Relevant points: active enough / active in somewhat neglected areas of steward work / net positive / excellent work / helpful. (comments: 73/2/2)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Shanmugamp7[edit]

Relevant points: good work / active enough / friendly / willing to help / around on IRC to help out with issues / no concerns etc. (comments: 63/0/1)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sjoerddebruin[edit]

Relevant points: active enough / good work / reasonable actions / always around when needed / no issues etc. (comments: 62/0/1)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Stryn[edit]

Relevant points: good steward / reasonable actions / very active / experienced steward / helpful / no issues etc. (comments: 77/1/1)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Tegel[edit]

Relevant points: highly active through the entire year / active in fighting vandalism-spam / around on IRC to help out with issues / experienced steward / no concerns etc. (comments: 69/0/1)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Teles[edit]

Relevant points: active enough / reasonable actions / good work / useful at emergencies / helpful / good steward / defamatory comment made by ptwiki user followed by others' opinions, including the point of view of a WMF staff member / a few concerns over the OC-steward double role. (comments: 58/8/3)

Confirm. The only relevant issue would the OC-steward double role, but that has been discussed in other confirmations previously, and such concern is shared only by a few editors. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. I've acted as a Steward-Ombudsman and did not find it problematic for either role. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Trijnstel[edit]

Relevant points: active enough / good at CU related areas / trusted / kind / friendly / sensible / helpful / experienced steward / important work behind the scenes / around on IRC to help out with issues / no concerns. (comments: 90/0/3)

Confirm. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Vituzzu[edit]

Relevant points: very active / experienced in dealing with long-term and cross-wiki abuse / good at CU related areas / experienced / sound steward / hardworking volunteer / helpful in blocking OPs and building his "walls" / concern brought by Juandev and Kusurija, not shared by others though / no relevant issues. (comments: 96/7/2)

Confirm. Some concerns have been shared by a few editors, but consensus to confirm is absolutely present. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. -- Avi (talk) 00:45, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm. Nihill obstat. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Avraham[edit]

This is a reserved place for all of you who still wish to thank Avraham for everything he has done for the Wikimedia projects over the past years. The user will be removed from the steward group after the end of the confirmations.

A huge thank you for your long-term dedication. You'll be always missed. RadiX ∞ 00:25, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your work. Stryn (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for everything you've done for us. Trijnstel_talk 19:31, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your work.--HakanIST (talk) 06:24, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry to see you go. —MarcoAurelio (talk) 19:21, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for all of your work with us over the past years. I really enjoyed chatting with you those couple of times. Hopefully you'll still be around a bit! – Ajraddatz (talk) 18:38, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion[edit]

Can I just say confirm all? There is clear consensus for everyone this year. Only case requiring discussion is Teles, and that's an obvious confirm without any actual criticism regarding his performance in the steward role. </lazy> – Ajraddatz (talk) 06:14, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Same for me. Confirm all. --Melos (talk) 07:09, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Same here. Confirm all --Alaa :)..! 08:36, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Rubberstamp all. --MF-W 10:07, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm all --rxy (talk) 10:47, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Same here, Confirm all. ~ Nahid ^Talk 11:44, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm all -- Tegel _(Talk) 19:00, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm all Trijnstel_talk 19:31, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm all that definitely makes sense masti <talk> 19:35, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm all. Ruslik (talk) 20:10, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm all.--HakanIST (talk)
Confirm all --Defender (talk) 14:45, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm all—Teles «Talk to me ˱_{C L @ S}˲» 01:46, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm all --Pmlineditor (t · c · l) 11:04, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm all Sjoerd de Bruin (talk) 16:11, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm all. Matiia (talk) 22:46, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm all --Shanmugamp7 ^(talk) 05:26, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirm all --Vituzzu (talk) 17:41, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]