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Banno (talk · contribs) – Banno's chief interest is WikiProject Philosophy. He came to Wikipedia in September 2003 and has well over 3600 edits (see below). I first met Banno on Scientific method where he singlehandedly turned around the article, historically a contentious one, to achieve stability. Banno's approval on a subject constitutes a major endorsement for the articles which he chooses to scrutinize. Banno is a diplomatic, considerate exemplar for the encyclopedia. Please join me in supporting an expert contributor to Wikipedia for adminship. --Ancheta Wis 11:44, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

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1. What sysop chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with? Please check out Category:Wikipedia backlog, and read the page about administrators and the administrators' reading list.

A. I regularly scan and revert vandalism through my watchlist, a task that would apparently be easier with sysop privileges. I also anticipate spending more time in Articles for deletion and working on the categories relating to philosophy. I anticipate cleaning up Wikipedia:wikiproject Philosophy pages, especially those guideline pages which have apparently been orphaned.

I also have an as-yet unimplemented plan for a scripted mediation process which might minimise and streamline the need for third party intervention in disputes.

2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?

A. I am most pleased with those edits that have ended long-standing edit conflicts, usually by re-structuring an article. For example, in early 2004 I moved philosophically contentious debate to its own section in Scientific method#Philosophical issues, providing the article with a structure that permitted it to grow into its present state. Other examples of articles I have helped restructure include Philosophy of science, epistemology, and, to show that I do sometimes work outside of philosophy, Human.

3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or do you feel other users have caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?

A. I was heavily involved in the user:dotsix business; it was I who commenced the Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/DotSix that resulted in his being banned. A read of Wikipedia:Requests for comment/DotSix and related material will give an idea of how I deal with real conflict.

Frankly, I enjoy dealing with contentious issues - there are plenty of those in philosophy - and I will continue to involve myself directly in such pages. I undertake to use sysop powers only in accord with the guidelines, and anticipate using them essentially at the request of other users.