User:Amorymeltzer/rfa

I tend to support at RfA; being a sysop is (and becoming one should be) no big deal, so if I feel I have nothing new or productive to add, I will sooner not take part than oppose. While having the sysop bit is indeed no big deal, having sysops is important for the project, so below are some rough criteria for evaluating and participating at RfA.

Candidate review

I endeavor to only ask questions that would genuinely be helpful or useful to me and other participants, sometimes waiting until after the initial questions and participation. RfA is a discussion seeking a consensus, so I try to provide thorough and meaningful explanations when appropriate, especially if I oppose. Regardless, I try to follow and stay actively engaged in the full process, commenting when productive.

Criteria for support

1. Have a clue and be a net positive. I don't care what you enjoy doing around here, but there should be something on which to judge your mopping instincts.
2. If you seem generally trustworthy, I will generally trust you. I don't care about article badges or edit count, more interesting is engagement in something that shows experience and evidence you get it.
3. Good answers hit home hard.

Criteria for oppose

1. Lack of experience (construed broadly). I have no numbers, but if evidence at AfD, CSD, etc. shows misunderstanding of policy or your behavior shows you don't get it...
2. Anything is forgivable, but you should show contrition and provide a good explanation of what you have learned.
3. Bad answers are bad.

Other notes

• I do not care at all whether you self-nominate or not, but having trusted nominators helps the vetting process.
• I never (seriously) say Strong Support or Strong Oppose - it is presumptive for me to think I can artificially strengthen my own argument simply by claiming it to be so.
• If you ever see me !vote in the Neutral section, please immediately find the nearest sysop and ensure that they block me for a period of between one and seven days.
• I intentionally avoid participating in WP:NOTNOW or WP:SNOW requests.

See also

• Inspired and influenced by User:Pedro/RFA Standards, which are still better.
• You should probably read User:Antandrus/observations on Wikipedia behavior.