Volunteer Response Team/Volunteering

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Dawid Deutschland

• languages you can reply in: Georgian, German-3, English-1, Russian - 2
• most active user talk pages: [1]
• Email sent: Yes

I'd like to help out on OTRS (at commons and mostly in Georgian Wikipedia - as we have no users speaking Georgian at all, and I don't consider it fair) because I wish to help in organizing images in Georgia and talked to some museums and organization for their images and documents aaometimes they need an official letter from an OTRS member - I also have access to email at @wikimedia.ge. I'm sysop in Georgian WIkipedia and in Georgian Wiktionary. — Dawid ^talk 15:57, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

• I've heard of Dawid during discussion of establishing Wikimedia Georgia. As far as I know, he's trusted one. Dr Bug (Vladimir V. Medeyko) 16:39, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
• Heya Dawid, thanks for applying! You mention that it's not fair that OTRS doesn't have any Georgian users at all -- we actually don't get many e-mails in Georgian, which is why there aren't that many, not because we're being unfair to Georgians. ;-) About needing "official letters", what do you mean by that? Nothing sent from OTRS is ever official, we actually have a disclaimer at the bottom of all of our e-mails that say that these messages come from volunteers. What exactly do these museums need? Cbrown1023 talk 23:54, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

MikeLynch

• languages you can reply in: English-4, Kannada-4, Hindi-3, Sanskrit-1
• most active user talk pages: [2]
• Email sent: Yes

I have been on the English Wikipedia since 2006, though I have been active only over the past 6 months. I have contributed a lot to some articles, though many of my edits are vandalism reverts. I have been an Online Ambassador-in-training since January. I contribute, and welcome new users on the Kannada and Sanskrit Wikipedias. I take a lot of interest in dealing with mediation requests, and take care to maintain civility at all times. I also help out newcomers willingly, and have adopted a couple of newcomers. I also help out new users by reaching out to them by the WikiGuides program. I want to help out on OTRS because I take pleasure in interacting with people, and because I have a history of dealing with a lot of people online and offline related to the Wikimedia projects, I believe that I would make a good addition to the team. Yes Michael? •^Talk 16:55, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

• Looks good to me at first glance, and the extra languages will help no end. Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry 19:25, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Jimmy_xu_wrk

• languages you can reply in: Chinese, English-3
• most active user talk pages: [3]
• Email sent: Yes (Note: Don't pass this until Apr 12).

I'd like to help out on OTRS because I want to assist those copyright-related and other issues. I've been a sysop for over a year (patroller before that) and deal with new pages nearly every day. I also take part in projects other than zhwiki. I believe I'm qualified for this.--Jimmy Xu 12:35, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

Jimmy XU is an active sysop on Chinese Wikipedia and I think he is capable of becoming an OTRS volunteer. --Kuailong 14:25, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

On hold per user request, review in three weeks. Keegan 06:44, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

Gabriele449

• languages you can reply in: English, French
• most active user talk pages: [4] (excluding my second talk page archive])
• Email sent: Yes

I'd like to help out on OTRS because I would like to help with OTRS related activities. I have been most active on the English Wikipedia. I have over 2000 edits on the en-Wiki. I have extensive experience in answering emails, I have formerly worked with the Human resources department of Microsoft Inc answering emails.

• Are you User:SunCountryGuy01 or User:Gfoley4? Or both? You have both linked above.  fetchcomms☛ 22:45, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
• Not me! Gfoley4^talk 23:38, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

methecooldude

• Languages you can reply in: English
• Most active user talk pages: [5]
• Email sent: Yes

I'd like to help out on OTRS because I would love to help new people get started on Wikipedia. I feel like quite a patient person who won't give up no matter what. Although I may not look like the "ideal" candidate, please trust me in the fact that I really don't mind the hard work. - Methecooldude 00:47, 17 March 2011 (UTC) (Edited at 00:50, 17 March 2011 (UTC))

User:Cliffsteinman

• Languages I can reply in: English-N
• Most active user talk pages: User talk:Cliffsteinman
• Email sent: Yes

I'd like to help out on OTRS because I support the Wikimedia direction and volunteer style that has built wikipedia and the collective to what it is now. I recently got my Bachelors degree in Telecommunications with a minor in Business and have worked in a couple different customer service jobs. I understand what people are looking for when they email us and the types of responses they are expecting. We are not usually directly responsible for the reason they're contacting us but we belong to the group that is. I would be happy to help and do what I can. I'm currently a rollbacker and reviewer. Thanks for the consideration! cliffsteinman -- Discuss

NativeForeigner

• languages you can reply in: English, Spanish-2, Korean-2
• most active user talk pages: [6]
• Email sent: Yes

I'd like to help out on OTRS because I have been around many members of OTRS, and at times have helped them with requests on the English Wikipedia. However, I noted that you have no volunteers who speak Korean at any level, and my skills, rudimentary as they may be, could be helpful. I have a reasonable grasp at copyright law, and have done some work in that field on both commons and wikipedia. I am an administrator on the English Wikipedia. NativeForeigner 21:56, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

• I think NativeForeigner is a sensible, clueful user who would be an asset to OTRS.  fetchcomms☛ 22:48, 20 March 2011 (UTC)