Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Diberri

Dave Iberri has been doing a phenomenal amount of maintenance and quality improvement of articles pertaining to medicine and physiology. He is scrupulously adherent to policy and helpful whenever called on. He is the stuff administratorship is made out of. JFW | T@lk 15:55, 8 Jun 2004 (UTC)

• 1500 edits, here since January, in case anybody wanted to know

Thank you for the nomination. I humbly accept. --Diberri | Talk 22:14, Jun 8, 2004 (UTC)

Support

1. JFW | T@lk 15:55, 8 Jun 2004 (UTC)
2. Support. --"DICK" CHENEY 17:35, 8 Jun 2004 (UTC)
3. older≠wiser 18:06, 8 Jun 2004 (UTC)
4. GeneralPatton 20:11, 8 Jun 2004 (UTC)
5. Nunh-huh 20:35, 8 Jun 2004 (UTC)
6. I thought he already was one. It must be in his blood.Alteripse 02:10, 9 Jun 2004 (UTC)
7. Fuelbottle | Talk 16:25, 9 Jun 2004 (UTC)
8. Cecropia | Talk 16:30, 9 Jun 2004 (UTC)
9. Michael Snow 16:39, 9 Jun 2004 (UTC)
10. Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason 17:13, 2004 Jun 12 (UTC) Support regardless of evil O'Reilly philia :=)
11. Merovingian ↕ T@Lk 19:05, Jun 12, 2004 (UTC)
12. Neutrality 16:26, 16 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Oppose

Neutral

Comments

• I'm supporting, even though I'm skeptical of anyone who admires Bill O'Reilly. At least it seems he has a better grasp of "Fair and Balanced" than O'Reilly and hasn't adopted O'Reilly's tactics for squelching dissenting opinions. older≠wiser 18:06, 8 Jun 2004 (UTC)
  • Shouldn't we judge Dave by his work, rather than by his stated affiliations and views? JFW | T@lk 13:55, 9 Jun 2004 (UTC)
    • Well, um, that's what I thought I was doing. I am supporting him despite my skepticism. older≠wiser
  • So why make the point? JFW | T@lk 09:28, 11 Jun 2004 (UTC)
    • Because O'Reilly is a highly biased, POV-monger, disingenuously advertising his show as a "no-spin zone". I am extremely skeptical of anyone who claims O'Reilly as a role model. Despite my dislike of O'Reilly, I think Diberri has not shown any O'Reilly-like tendencies in editing Wikipedia. Are you suggesting that I can't use the comments section to make comments? older≠wiser 15:05, 11 Jun 2004 (UTC)
      • For the record, I never claimed that ol' Billy was my role model or that I ever admired him (Bkonrad's words). Indeed, on my user page I merely point out that many of our social/political views are in alignment. If some have misinterpreted that as admiration, then hopefully I've clarified my intent. To be honest, I'd hoped these comments would be more about me as a Wikipedia editor and less as a political commentator ;-) That said, this comments section has made for a delightful read :-) --Diberri | Talk 15:41, Jun 11, 2004 (UTC)
    • Diberri, I'm sorry for a lack of precision in paraphrasing what I recalled seeing on your user page. I did not in any way intend the comment to portray you in a negative light. I really was just trying to make a snarky comment about O'Reilly while pointing out that your edits are of better quality than O'Reilly. I hoped that people might find it amusing--sorry if anyone misunderstood. older≠wiser 16:12, 11 Jun 2004 (UTC)
• I'm supporting, even though I am sure O'Reilly would hate my pro-choice secularism. There needs to be diversity in the pool of admins. --"DICK" CHENEY 19:51, 8 Jun 2004 (UTC)