[WikiEN-l] Sysop nomination: Jtdirl

[Daniel Mayer]

Erik wrote:
>Since everybody is nominating new sysops, I'd like to 
>nominate James Duffy (Jtdirl), who is one of the most 
>dedicated Wikipedians around. He has made tremendous 
>contributions to dozens of articles, and I'm sure he would use  
>these privileges responsibly.

I second the nomination with a caveat; The reason he wasn't part of my short 
list before is that I feared he might get burnt-out with the added sense of 
responsibility (so if you feel this may be the case JT, then please don't 
accept this nomination - losing you would be a great loss to the project). 

He also reminds me a lot of myself a year ago when I was a bit of a hot head 
(perhaps an understatement) and such a major Wikiholic that it was adversely 
affecting my real life. But he, like me, seems to be improving.

And I always like to see in a person a desire to improve their interpersonal 
demeanor. So even though JT blows a gasket or two a bit more often than the 
average long-time user, I do see a trend towards improvement and I definitely 
see a true desire in him to make Wikipedia the best reference source on the 
Internet (all without the hint of a personal agenda).

-- Daniel Mayer (aka mav)