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==Welcome all visitors!== 
Please feel free to comment on me, my RfA comments, or on how I derive them
* If you are a nominee that I commented a '''support''' to become a sysop... remember: becoming a sysop is no big deal.  It looked to me like you could use the tools, and you would use them responsibly, so if you get them, put them in a holster, when you take them out please remember the '''end goal'''.
* If you are a nominee that I commented an '''oppose''' to become a sysop at this time... remember: becoming a sysop is no big deal.  For a reason that may not seem fair, I felt that you did not need to use the tools at this time.  I have plenty of friends that I enjoy drinking beer with.  None of them as nominees, would get a supporting comment from me at RfA.  Best of luck to you and please don't poke me in the eye with a sharp stick, this was just my humble opinion.
* If you are a nominee, peer, administrator, or crat that would like to provide me with information that will help me better form an opinion (for RfAs in general or for a specific nominee), please communicate with me at the RfA, or on my talk page.  I hope that you will find me open minded, kind, and willing to reconsider all things short of the '''End goal:'''
==This is my formulation page that I use to prepare comments at RfA==
===End goal: ===
To determine the nominee's ability to:
* Block, Protect, and Delete IAW Wikipedia policies
* Lower: disruption, drama, conflict
* Increase: project quality, collaboration
* Promote: friendly environment, positive editing by all
The Nominee should have a demonstrated need to sysop.

== The Investigation ==
a) Check for PREVIOUS RFA(s).  If found:
*Select the top oppose reason(s) pertinent to '''End goal'''
*Research validity in past
*Determine if any past oppose reason(s) are still a factor.
b) Edit sampling: below criteria (10% random edits past 6mo[500 min/1500max])
*Edit quality (skill set in Article; clear edit summaries)
*Guidance/Leadership skills (any Talk)
*Demeanor under pressure (any Talk; polite edit summaries)
*Focus on self (-), or community (+) (any Talk)
*Maturity ( All edits/summaries )
c) Answers to RfA questions
*Skill/knowledge
*Character and Maturity
d) Peer review/current RFA
*Do give weight to respectable, responsible and verifiable opinions pertinent to end goal
*Do not factor any biased comments, comments that cannot be verified (diffs); gratuitous assertions  
*Do not factor Group/Click status [[Mermaid_Tavern|this]]
*Do not factor Strong conflict skill record: [[Prizefighting|that]]
*Do not factor Edit count:  Success in attaining [[Large_numbers#Astronomically_large_numbers|the other]]
*Do not factor any profiling comments: Having the peg that fits the [[Profiling practices|hole]]
e) Disqualifying factors
*Disruptive behavior
*Ownership
*Drama participant
*Single purpose applicant(trophy/promotion/status goal)
*Box checker (gaming the system) to fit the criteria of others
*White washing (repeat RFA nominee w/ sole editing intent to whitewash over vs correct issues noted previously)

==The comment structure==
# Phrased to stimulate constructive discussion
# Strong or weak points noted should be backed up with diffs
# Avoid drama, just the facts
# Reference the edits, not the editor.
# Comments will be constructive and preserve the nominee's dignity 
==The resources==
*[http://toolserver.org/~soxred93/rfap/index.php?name=Preceding%20unsigned%20comment My Comments at RfA]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page#Links_and_URLs Linking]<br />
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ FAQ page]<br />
*Candidate [http://toolserver.org/~daniel/WikiSense/ToolTOC.php Contrib. tool]
*Candidate [[Special:PrefixIndex/User:Example|Subpages]]
*Candidate research <nowiki>{{Usercheck-full|example}}</nowiki>
*[[Wikipedia:Guide to requests for adminship]], [[WP:Admin]]
*[[Wikipedia:Administrators' reading list|The admin reading list.]] 
*[[WP:AIV]], [[WP:AFD]], [[WP:CSD]], [[Wikipedia:Protection policy]], [[WP:BLOCK]] 
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