User:Adolphus79/Admin coaching

Are you ready to wield the mop?

Since admin coaching often consists of asking questions and what-if scenarios, we'll just start with the traditional RFA questions.

Traditional RFA questions

• What admin areas do you intend to work in?
  • Most of my experience so far has been with RC and New Pages patrolling, so I think most of my admin work will be in these general areas also (CSD, AfD, AIV, UAA, etc.)... I would also probably wander around onto the other noticeboards, on occasion, just to see if any help is needed...
• What conflicts have caused you stress and how have you dealt with them? How have you learned from them?
  • There aren't too many that I can think of... most of the time if stress starts showing it's ugly head, I remind myself of two different mantras. The first is the common (although everyone has their own wording) "It's just the internet, no big deal, just walk away for a little bit...", and the second is "Fighting online is like racing in the Special Olympics, even if you win, you're still a retard..." (sorry if I offend anyone with that one...)
  • The few occasions that caused me more than average stress were just taken to one of the noticeboards, and/or brought to the attention of an admin. These were generally personal trolls that went over the line, and/or were persistantly harassing me for one reason or another.
  • What I have learned from these experiences is simple... everyone is allowed to edit Wikipedia, even the kids/punks/bored vandals... there's really not much we as constructive editors can do about it, other than get over it and move on.
• What do you believe are your best contributions?
  • Wow, that's like asking a parent which of their kids is the best. I don't know, and really wouldn't feel comfortable pointing out just one thing. I suppose the areas that I feel I have made some better contributions would be Wikipedia:WikiProject The Simpsons (when I first joined 2 years ago), and (more recently) RC/NP patrolling, AfD nominations, Micronation and Piracy related articles, and writing a few new articles...

Heh. Nice quotes...but you should probably leave the Special Olympics one at home.

Checklist

Next is a staple of mine: the checklist. I daresay I was the one who introduced this hulking list. Please tell me what you've done and what you haven't done. If you haven't done something on the list, I would recommend that you give it a whirl. Some, like editor review or the Reference desk aren't directly useful, but they are still very positive forces and very active forces here in Wikipedia.

• !voted in an RFA?
• Listed a vandal at WP:AIV?
• Requested page protection at WP:RPP?
• Tagged an article for speedy deletion, PROD, XFD?
• Critiqued another user at WP:ER?
• Had an editor review yourself?
• Received the Signpost or otherwise read it?
• Used automated tools (TWINKLE, popups, VandalProof, .js tools, etc.)?
• What XFD's have you participated in?
• Posted or answered a question at the Reference Desk or the Help Desk?
• Uploaded an image?
• Welcomed a user?
• Mediated or otherwise acted as a neutral party in a dispute?
• Participated in discussion at WP:AN or WP:ANI?
• Joined a WikiProject?
• Written a DYK, GA, or FA?
• Expanded a stub or otherwise cleaned up an article?
• taken a look at meta philosophies? I'm interested in knowing what philosophies you believe you adhere to.
• helped out on the Account Creation Toolserver Interface?