170:, Dylan620_2, Catfish_Jim_and_the_soapdish, Sadads, Drmies, Secret_2, The_Blade_of_the_Northern_Lights, Lord_Roem, Marcus Qwertyus_3, SwisterTwister, Zagalejo, Ryan_Vesey, Bbb23, Berean Hunter, SarahStierch, Yunshui, Mark_Arsten, De728631, Mr._Stradivarius, Mlpearc, Kumioko_2, Ekabhishek, Bagumba, Gigs, Writ_Keeper, PumpkinSky, Sergecross73, Bgwhite, Monty845, Harrias, LuK3, KTC, Ktr101_5, Ocaasi, Darkwind, Salvidrim, Lord_Roem_2, Jason_Quinn_2, INeverCry, Adjwilley, Grandiose, Cerebellum, Mentoz86, Callanecc, Yaris678, MusikAnimal, Anne_Delong, Go_Phightins!, Deor, StringTheory11, Philg88, Jackmcbarn, I_JethroBT, Northamerica1000_2, Samwalton9, Czar, Sarahj2107, Titodutta, MelanieN, SarekOfVulcan_4, Fenix_down, EuroCarGT, Jakec, Opabinia_regalis_2, Ritchie333, Abecedare_2, NeilN, Liz, Ian.thomson, Yamaguchi先生, Biblioworm, Vanjagenije, BethNaught, 78.26, AustralianRupert, BU_Rob13, Ealdgyth
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vote is close. There's nothing to be embarrassed about; many great admins have failed an RFA, and people generally aren't going to hold anything against you that's said at RFA. Anyone who gets more than 50% support in their RFA is generally doing good work somewhere on
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After failed RFAs where the vote was close, you'll often hear "RFA is obviously crap, otherwise you would have passed" and "No, there's nothing wrong with RFA" (it must be you). Ignore both, because both carry some implication that you'll never be able to pass RFA, and that's rarely true when the
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If a candidate seems to have their own concept of what they're aiming for, and they put some effort into it and make it work, I'm not going to look for a way to slap them down. I'm easily impressed: I like self-knowledge and a sense of fun, curiosity about how
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In chronological order (only the ones I supported): EyeSerene, VanTucky_2, Horologium, Kakofonous, PeterSymonds, Jbmurray, Jza84, Slp1, Gwen Gale, Werdna, Dihydrogen_Monoxide_3, Enigmaman, Ddstretch, Karanacs, Frank, thedemonhog_2, Tanner-Christopher_2,
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relevant to the admin tools, copyediting and article reviewing skills, mediation skills, a willingness to do and say unpopular things ... and the ability to get away with it.
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I voted in many requests for adminship (RFAs) from 2008 through 2015. Links are for RFAs where my vote rationale or some other comment reflected my RFA criteria in general.
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100:- talk page has discussion of how long to wait before coming back to RFA
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