arbcom vs rfa
I'd argue there's a major difference in what candidates should be expected to prepare for. —valereee (talk) 01:14, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
- Oh absolutely. I don't think any RfA candidate should have to endure 55 questions about everything that's wrong with Wikipedia and the world. But there are some similarities, specifically involving the community getting to know and trust the candidate. And for that, the question period is the best opportunity, and how the candidate responds to even the dumbest questions can be an important gauge of how they think and how they'll interact with others in their role. In some cases, no answer at all is really the best reply, so that's fine too. – bradv🍁 01:23, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
- As an occasional RfA question-asker, but not yet candidate, I'd like to concur with this. Maybe it's just me, but I like having some idea of who our admins are outside of the strictly narrow sense of "why did you close this AfD" and "under what circumstances will you block a user". Some information on their Wikipedia philosophy makes me more likely to support, regardless of what that philosophy is (unless it's something egregiously terrible ofc). Elli (talk | contribs) 04:03, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
- I tend to agree, and I think that there should be space for outside the box questions as long as they don't put too much extra stress on the candidate. ( IE: Questions about editing philosophy good, questions about personal political beliefs bad.)Jackattack1597 (talk) 22:45, 8 July 2021 (UTC)
- As an occasional RfA question-asker, but not yet candidate, I'd like to concur with this. Maybe it's just me, but I like having some idea of who our admins are outside of the strictly narrow sense of "why did you close this AfD" and "under what circumstances will you block a user". Some information on their Wikipedia philosophy makes me more likely to support, regardless of what that philosophy is (unless it's something egregiously terrible ofc). Elli (talk | contribs) 04:03, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
Heads up
One of your administrative decisions is up for review at DRV.—S Marshall T/C 12:11, 6 July 2021 (UTC)
- I presume you're talking about Wikipedia:Deletion review#Vivek Verma. That's a fun one. It's been through AfD several times (1 2 3), and led to this massive SPI. And then there are the deletion logs: Draft:Vivek Verma, Draft:Vivek, Vivek Verma (musician), Vivek Verma, and even the creatively spelled Vìvek Verma. What a timesink. – bradv🍁 14:21, 6 July 2021 (UTC)
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Hello Brady. Thanks for your r/d work on the troll attacking Lugnuts. Unfortunately they returned under another IP so more mop up is needed. I haven't filed a WP:RFPP yet but I have added the page to my watchlist and will ask for protection if the nonsense continues. Thanks for your time. MarnetteD|Talk 16:03, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
- Update: Ponyo kindly zapped the edits and JBW protected the page. Best regards. MarnetteD|Talk 16:15, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
Thank you
Hi Bradv - hope you are well. Thank you for your work with page protections, etc, with the anon. LTA. Much appreciated. Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 18:03, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
- Lugnuts, you're welcome. There's been a noticeable uptick in these kinds of shenanigans lately, at least on my watchlist, but I remain optimistic that DENY is the way to handle them. And that goes beyond just reverting and blocking – don't let them get in your head either. – bradv🍁 18:39, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
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Thank you for participating in my RFA
I very much appreciate your kind comments and encouragement throughout the process. I am stepping into these tasks somewhat gingerly. I hope to be a positive influence and put more of my attention towards consensus building. BusterD (talk) 19:33, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
Request
Hi Bradv, since Bishonen is on vacation, I am bothering you. You had recently blocked User:Banglawikit as a sock of User:Bengaliwikipro. User:Arthur1277 has edited Talk:Baidya and related articles; his edits clearly indicate he is not a new user, rather a sock of Banglawikit/Bengaliwikipro. I would like to request you to please check the same. Thanks & Regards. Ekdalian (talk) 15:56, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
why are you mentioning me here?? and why are you calling me a sock?? did I do anything wrong?? Arthur1277 (talk) 16:48, 16 July 2021 (UTC)