User talk:Jackattack1597

Your close of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fencer of Minerva

It was a good close, I just wanted to point out in the count it’s actually a 5-2. Don’t forget about the nominator as well. Generally if they are doing a procedural or proxy nomination they will mention so in there nomination it self. McMatter ^(talk)/_(contrib) 21:49, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

Good point, sorry that I forgot to count the nominator, glad I didn't close as a straight keep. I'm relieved that I got that one right, since I don't usually do closures, but I am trying to get more experienced with closures when I can find ones that aren't super heated.Jackattack1597 (talk) 00:15, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

Your response to my edit in Miss World 1951

Hello, by the way it's Cam Drawel here. May I know which part of the page I deleted? The anonymous contestant one? Sorry about that, I just realized that you had just deleted a section which you had inserted yourself, I'll be more careful next time. I already removed the warning on your talk page.Jackattack1597 (talk) 13:34, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

Nomination of Lawrence Brooks (American veteran) for deletion

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Thank you for participating in my RFA

I especially appreciate your lack of concern. ;-) Please feel invited to call on me if you see something of which I should be aware, especially if I'm the culprit. BusterD (talk) 21:10, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

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AfC for Vaush

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RfA 2021 review update

Thanks so much for participating in Phase 1 of the RfA 2021 review. 8 out of the 21 issues discussed were found to have consensus. Thanks to our closers of Phase 1, Primefac and Wugapodes.

The following had consensus support of participating editors:

1. Corrosive RfA atmosphere

   The atmosphere at RfA is deeply unpleasant. This makes it so fewer candidates wish to run and also means that some members of our community don't comment/vote.

2. Level of scrutiny

   Many editors believe it would be unpleasant to have so much attention focused on them. This includes being indirectly a part of watchlists and editors going through your edit history with the chance that some event, possibly a relatively trivial event, becomes the focus of editor discussion for up to a week.

3. Standards needed to pass keep rising

   It used to be far easier to pass RfA however the standards necessary to pass have continued to rise such that only "perfect" candidates will pass now.

4. Too few candidates

   There are too few candidates. This not only limits the number of new admin we get but also makes it harder to identify other RfA issues because we have such a small sample size.

5. "No need for the tools" is a poor reason as we can find work for new admins

The following issues had a rough consensus of support from editors:

6. Lifetime tenure (high stakes atmosphere)
   Because RfA carries with it lifetime tenure, granting any given editor sysop feels incredibly important. This creates a risk adverse and high stakes atmosphere.
7. Admin permissions and unbundling
   There is a large gap between the permissions an editor can obtain and the admin toolset. This brings increased scrutiny for RFA candidates, as editors evaluate their feasibility in lots of areas.
8. RfA should not be the only road to adminship
   Right now, RfA is the only way we can get new admins, but it doesn't have to be.

Please consider joining the brainstorming which will last for the next 1-2 weeks. This will be followed by Phase 2, a 30 day discussion to consider solutions to the problems identified in Phase 1.

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Nomination of List of governors of Texas by age for deletion

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List of governors of California by age has also been included in the nomination with List of governors of Texas by age. OCNative (talk) 22:23, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

RfA Reform 2021 Phase 2 has begun

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		For your help, I appreciated it. Lightburst (talk) 14:31, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

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Nomination of Krakoa for deletion.

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