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Administrator Elections | Discussion phase
[edit]The discussion phase of the July 2025 administrator elections is officially open. As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:
- July 18–22 - Discussion phase (we are here)
- July 23–29 - SecurePoll voting phase
- uly 30–c. Aug 3 - Scrutineering phase
We are currently in the discussion phase. The candidate subpages are open to questions and comments from everyone, in the same style as a request for adminship. You may discuss the candidates at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/July 2025/Discussion phase.
On July 23, we will start the voting phase. The candidate subpages will close again to public questions and discussion, and everyone will have a week to use the SecurePoll software to vote, which uses a secret ballot. You can see who voted, but not who they voted for. Please note that the vote totals cannot be made public until after voting has ended and as such, it will not be possible for you to see an individual candidate's totals during the election. You must be extended confirmed to vote.
Once voting concludes, we will begin the scrutineering phase, which will last approximately four days, or perhaps a little longer. Once everything is certified, the results will be posted on the results page (you may want to watchlist this page) and transcluded to the main election page. In order to be granted adminship, a candidate must have received at least 70.0% support, calculated as Support / (Support + Oppose), and must also have received a minimum of 20 support votes. Because this is a vote and not a consensus, there are no bureaucrat discussions ("crat chats").
Any questions or issues can be asked on the election talk page. Thank you for your participation. Happy electing.
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IP block problem
[edit]An editor by the name of Craniax78 has posted an unblock request at UTRS appeal #104891. It relates to an IP block from you. I don't know the IP adress, but your block reason was "{{checkuserblock-wide}}: extensive use of proxies; range populated by spam/UPE farms; innocent editors should contact me". Can you have a look at it? JBW (talk) 19:17, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
Mentorship for Shalom Nagar FAC?
[edit]Hi Harry,
Hope you're doing well! You may remember we met at Wikimania nearly a year ago now. How time flies :)
I’m considering putting forward my first Featured Article nomination and saw your name listed at Wikipedia:Mentoring for FAC, so I thought I’d reach out.
Would you be willing to offer some advice on preparing Shalom Nagar for nomination? I took it through the GA process earlier this year, and the reviewer suggested a peer review before considering FAC. I’ve since done that and also since expanded the article based on a couple of additional sources. I believe it’s now comprehensive and potentially ready for nomination.
One particular area I’d welcome feedback on is the lead length. It was made much more concise during the GA process, which gives me pause before expanding it again in preparation for FAC.
Totally understand if time or subject interest make full mentorship impractical - any feedback or pointers you can offer would be greatly appreciated either way.
Thanks so much for your time and consideration!
Best,
Jonathan Deamer (talk) 15:07, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
Administrator Elections | Voting phase
[edit]The voting phase of the July 2025 administrator elections has started and continues until July 29 at 23:59 UTC. You can participate in the voting phase at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/July 2025/Voting phase.
As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:
- July 23–29 – Voting phase
- July 30–c. Aug 3 – Scrutineering phase
In the voting phase, the candidate subpages will close to public questions and discussion, and everyone who qualifies to vote will have a week to use the SecurePoll software to vote, which uses a secret ballot. You can see who voted, but not who they voted for. Please note that the vote totals cannot be made public until after voting has ended and as such, it will not be possible for you to see an individual candidate's vote total during the election. The suffrage requirements are similar to those at RFA.
Once voting concludes, we will begin the scrutineering phase, which will last for approximately four days, perhaps longer. Once everything is certified, the results will be posted on the results page (this is a good page to watchlist), and transcluded to the main election page. In order to be granted adminship, a candidate must have received at least 70.0% support, calculated as Support / (Support + Oppose), and a minimum of 20 support votes. Because this is a vote and not a consensus, there are no bureaucrat discussions ("crat chats").
Any questions or issues can be asked on the election talk page. Thank you for your participation. Happy electing.