User:MauchoEagle/clerks

This is the official page for request for administrator clerks. Users who have the clerk title help to maintain the request for adminship process and ensure that all operations of this process are undertaken properly. Major tasks that clerks of the RfA process partake in include the maintenance of civility and friendliness in adminship requests. They are also responsible for ensuring that candidates meet minimum criteria and close RfAs for persons that do not, ensuring that candidates are clear on the options that they could choose to happen and alert bureaucrats when an request for adminship has extended over the 12 hour period.

List of clerks
This is a list of currently active or inactive clerks. For a basis that clerks are appointed, see the Appointments section.

Active clerks

 * There are currently no active clerks



Inactive clerks

 * There are currently no inactive clerks



Clerks
RfA clerks are nominated by either current members of the clerking board or by self nominations. Appointments to the clerk position come after consensus among current members of the board. They are officially appointed by the head coordinator of the board. Discussions for appointments to the clerk position are to be made at Requests for adminship/Clerks/Nominations. The head coordinator cannot make nominations to the clerking board. Candidates for the clerking position must have the following qualities: (these requirements are still being discussed)
 * They are in good standing with the community and must have shown some sort of interest in clerking activities.
 * They are familiar with Wikipedia policies, especially concerning requests for adminship.
 * They must have at least 1500 edits and 6 months experience on the project.
 * They have voted in an RfA in the last 1 month and all of their votes explain there rationale for voting oppose or neutral.

Tasks
Prior to transclusion (or soon afterwards) the clerks would be responsible for ensuring that:
 * Candidates meet minimum criteria (preferably before transclusion), advise candidate on their available options, ensure the process is clear to them and that they want to continue.
 * Ensure the candidate has opted in for X!'s edit stats.
 * Ensure editing stats are posted to the candidate's RfA talk page.

During the RfA
During an RfA the assigned clerk(s) will have a number of duties. They will:


 * Monitor the optional questions:
 * Notify 'crats of blatantly uncivil/disruptive questions that need to be removed
 * Discuss off-topic or potentially disruptive questions and suggest rephrasing/removal to the author
 * Monitor comments and !votes:
 * Notify 'crats of blatantly uncivil/disruptive !votes or comments that need to be removed and warn the author
 * Discuss off-topic or potentially disruptive questions and suggest rephrasing/removal to the author
 * Close blatantly uncivil comment threads and work to de-escalate disputes
 * Verify diffs and other links are valid and related to the comment/!vote
 * Move long discussions to the talk page
 * Monitor for:
 * Comments by socks and blocked users.
 * Votes that are the result of canvassing.
 * Investigate any suspicious votes for possible RfA single purpose accounts.
 * Mentor the candidate during their RfA.
 * Advise them on the correct protocols and nuances of the process
 * Provide moral support for stressed candidates

Closure
As closure approaches the clerks may:


 * Remind the 'crats if the RfA closure is overdue. (Note: Consensus states 12 hours are allowed before causing major panic.)
 * Close the voting on expiry of the 168 hours, pending 'crat decision, or 'crat chat.
 * Once the RFA is closed clerks may also be responsible for offering help to newly appointed admins (i.e. helpful links, etc.) and support for failed candidates.

Head coordinator and deputy head coordinator
The position of head coordinator of the clerking board is not a role of leadership or oversight of the members of the board, but rather coordination and representation. The maintains the RfA process and represent the interests and consensus of the board and represent other members of the board when required. The head coordinator also determines consensus on nominations for membership in the board. The head coordinator of the board is held to a higher prospect than other members of the board, thus making new requirements which may be determined after consensus is reached. When the head coordinator cannot continue his/her tasks for whatever reason, the deputy head coordinator may ascend to the post either 30 after it has been confirmed that the head coordinator cannot continue his duties and consensus has been reached or immediately if there is an urgent matter that needs to be rectified.

Trainee clerks
Trainee clerks are clerks that have not completed training from a more experienced and longer serving clerk. All clerks must go through a training process. This process will usually last for 1-2 weeks or, if the clerk that is training the trainee, may be extended but only for up to 2 weeks more.