Wikipedia talk:Requests for adminship/Hey man im josh

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Hatting joke oppose "Obviously no respect for punctuation in usernames."

This good-natured joke has become a sprawling mess. I recommend hatting as it does not contribute anything to determining concensus. Ca ^{talk to me!} 15:29, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestion for future RfA request nominations

Indicate the number of people who are currently serving as Administrators each time a Request is announced. Details about active/inactive are not necessary. The total number seems to be proliferating lately. The handful of Oppose emphasizing "experience" have a good point -- it seems like a lot of Requests are being made by relative newbies. Is there really a shortage of Admins? Martindo (talk) 04:25, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There are currently 882 Wikipedia administrators on the English Wikipedia. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 06:06, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Martindo, this is a discussion to suggest/start at WT:RFA, not here (as almost no one will see or notice it after the RFA ends). Primefac (talk) 06:24, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Hawkeye7. Martindo (talk) 06:55, 27 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Replies to Sportsfan (hatted)

Oppose Clearly not ready to be an admin. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 00:55, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Bringingthewood's apologised at relevant pages; hatting this so other readers don't need the feel to add to this. Lourdes 06:38, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.

Could you elaborate further? I have a hard time believing a side with 99% of people being the clearly wrong one. ✶Mitch 199811 ✶ 02:07, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Don't worry, Mitch, I don't see a real Sportsfan meaning that. At least I hope not. Bringingthewood (talk) 02:25, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Do these opposes count? When I click on these (Personal attack removed) editors, I get this: A page with this title has previously been moved or deleted. If it's me, I apologize. But this seems to be an important thing. Bringingthewood (talk) 02:34, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Bringingthewood: They're experienced editors that used CSD U1 after deciding they didn't want user pages. Willbb234 has 15k edits and Sportsfan 1234 has 82k, and they've both been around for years. – dudhhr^talk_contribs^she_her 16:10, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, didn't see that Renerpho's message was replying to you because it was less indented than your own. – dudhhr^talk_contribs^she_her 16:11, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, sorry about that. It looks like I replied to Bringingthewood's previous comment. Renerpho (talk) 01:04, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose votes count even if 99% of people vote "yes". Why wouldn't they?

@Bringingthewood: Regarding your question about the red-links: Every user can ask for pages in their own user space (including their user page) to be deleted. This has no influence on whether they can vote in discussions. I am trying to understand why you consider the question important. If you are suggesting that Willbb234 and Sportsfan 1234 are the same person because both have asked twice for their user pages to be deleted, this is not the place to do that. And to be clear, I don't see much that would suggest that this was the case.

Regarding the wording of your question: Please don't call other editors "fools", even if you disagree with their opinions. Renerpho (talk) 03:32, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I see where this is going. Not biting. Sorry non-fools. Bringingthewood (talk) 03:38, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, non-redneck. — kashmīrī ^TALK 07:58, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I like it. Glad you agree. Bringingthewood (talk) 22:23, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Just a note. I'm going to stay away.... for now, Josh is a friend and I won't cheapen that. The clowns to the left of me and jokers to the right, (you like that?), just send a message to my talk page. Remember, someone is trying to become an administrator. Bringingthewood (talk) 22:41, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]