User:Ryan Postlethwaite/Admin coaching/J-stan/Tasks/Old

Blocking essay
Write an essay on the blocking policy? Include times when you should block a policy, the preventitve not punitive nature of a block and relevant warnings that should be given before blocking a user whether it be for vandalism or 3RR.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  18:16, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Block a Policy? :) I'll get to work. J- ſtan TalkContribs 18:38, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Ok, in keeping with uniformity, I've put the essay here. Lots of slashes, I've noticed. J- ſtan TalkContribs 00:46, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah I like this essay, I think you have all the key points in with it. The only thing I'd say is that in a nutshell, we block users for disruption, and to protect the encyclopedia. It needs to be made clear that no block should be punitive.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  21:48, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
 * One more thing, I would be very careful in wording a 3RR block as a cool down block, it's not - it stops the edit warring that can be very destructive to our encyclopedia, therefore it is protective.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  22:08, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

BLP essay
Write an essay in your userspace on the importance to the biography of living persons policy. Include idea's of how administrator's should enforce actions against violators (i.e. warnings, blocks, protections) and also of what the policy means.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  22:08, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
 * OK, it's all set. I put it at the top of my sandbox.
 * And I've placed it at User:Ryan Postlethwaite/Admin coaching/J-stan/Tasks/BLP. :-)  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  17:44, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Again, I like this essay. However I'd like to point out that many BLP violations are made in good faith by new users. If you remove a BLP violation, you should always warn the user that added it to give them chance to change their ways, after that a block may be in order. With regards to protection, it doesn't have to be due to sock puppetry that an article is protected - often some articles get hit because someone is in the news by different IP's - this would also warrent protection.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  21:53, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

AfD's
AfD discussions are very important for any aspiring administrator, they help you to learn key inclusion criteria and show your general understanding of the encyclopedia. It also allows you to see how consensus is judged. Comment on 25 AfD's and list them below so we can take a look at how you're doing with them.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  22:08, 4 October 2007 (UTC)


 * 1) Articles for deletion/List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people (4th nomination) - Keep
 * Yeah, keep here is certainly what I'd call correct. However, this is the sort of list where there can be some serious BLP violations, if there isn't a source saying that someone on the list is gay(e.t.c.) then it should be removed ASAP.
 * 1) Articles for deletion/Stevie G. - Speedy delete, tagged for A7
 * Yeah, speedy delete is appropriate here. It was good to see that you tagged it as such as well.
 * 1) Articles for deletion/Actors and actresses considered the greatest ever - Weak Keep
 * I've got to disagree with you on this one, it looks like a delete here as a completely subjective article. The article is original reasearch and although it has sources, is still the opinion of the article creator.
 * Yeah, putting Cameron Diaz up as one of "The Greatest Actors Ever" threw up a red flag at first.
 * 1) Articles for deletion/Westland High School (Galloway, Ohio) - Keep
 * I've nominated high schools for deletion before, but every time they get kept. I'm of the opinion that they should only be kept if there are many many independant sources in the article about them - one of the key parts of WP:N. This article only has sources from the school website, but as you say in your comment - all schools seem to be notable.
 * Or high schools at least. I found it a little odd that someone used a userfied essay to prove that all schools are notable.
 * 1) Articles for deletion/List of suicides (2nd nomination) - Delete
 * I'd possibly suggest you got this wrong, if the info is verifiable, then perhaps worth an entry.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  17:49, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Articles for deletion/Goat Rope - Strong Delete
 * I know this isn't an AfD, but I think I should mention that I put a PROD tag on LSU Tigers football supplemental information. I Put it up for AfD originally, but the result was to Transwiki it to Wikisource. So I took the liberty of transwikiing it, and it was deleted from Wikisource, so I think it should be deleted.
 * 1) Articles for deletion/Mark Anthony Fitzpatrick - Again, Speedy Delete per A7.
 * Yup  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  17:58, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Articles for deletion/Headplay - Delete
 * Yeah, I couldn't find anything here.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  17:58, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
 * This article was speedied originally, and I would tag it for G4 (recreation of deleted material), but the editor has made substantial edits to it.
 * 1) Articles for deletion/Hi (magazine) - Nominated, but the result was keep. It seemed to have come to a halt, and I didn't think it was Notable. I was wrong.
 * 2) Articles for deletion/List of historical people portrayed as villains - Delete and snow-close.
 * Yeah, but possibly without the snow close thing.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  18:04, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Articles for deletion/List of pies - Delete
 * Correct, there's probably a cat for pies any how.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  18:04, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Articles for deletion/Halo (motion picture) - Delete but I wanted to change to Redirect to Halo (film), but it was already closed.
 * Correct, per WP:CRYSTAL.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  18:04, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Articles for deletion/Weißwurstäquator - Unsure Delete. Appears to be a neologism.
 * 2) Articles for deletion/Buffalo Sabres fan - Delete
 * 3) Articles for deletion/List of dance video games - Merge with Music video game
 * 4) Articles for deletion/List of fast food restaurants - Categorize
 * 5) Articles for deletion/Sierra Vista Middle School - Delete
 * 6) Articles for deletion/Ayesha Mohan - Speedy Delete per A7, and tagged
 * 7) Articles for deletion/Forest Lost - Speedy Delete per G1. Tagged.
 * 8) Articles for deletion/Mildred E. Strang Middle School - Delete
 * 9) Articles for deletion/Untitled Sean Paul album - Delete
 * 10) Articles for deletion/The Crusties - Speedy Delete per A7, tagged.
 * 11) Articles for deletion/Last Exile - Plot - Delete
 * 12) Articles for deletion/Obstacles to a democratic world government - Delete
 * 13) Articles for deletion/CrossRoads Middle School - Nominated. I searched for "Middle school" to see if I could find a middle school to nominate, per WP:OUTCOMES. I found that, and a large amount of elementary schools to nominate on the same page.
 * 14) Articles for deletion/Green Day's Untitled 8th Album - Temporary Delete. I know I reached 25, but I just wanted to add another for good measure.


 * I won't individually go through the rest, they all look fine.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  18:12, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks! That was fun! J- ſtan TalkContribs 18:13, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

MfD's
Over the next week, comment on 10 MfD discussions.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  22:00, 24 October 2007 (UTC)


 * 1) Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Gm - Delete
 * Yeah, good answer. Also possible WP:NOT.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  20:09, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Cyde/Don't be a fucking douchebag‎ - Weak Keep
 * Very much ones own personal opinion this one. A word of advice though - generally speaking, userspace essays do little damage here and reflect the users thoughts, unlike wikipedia space essays, which I guess are supposed to reflect the communities.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  20:11, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Depression‎ - Delete
 * I'd have preferred to see more guidlines cited in this comment, a sandbox is a valid use of userspace - WP:NOT would have been appropriate here.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  00:55, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:WikiProject WikiStandards - Keep but restructure for less bureaucracy.
 * Valid comment.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  00:55, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/WP:MOBY‎ - Userfy. It's a good point, but it's redundant within the WP namespace.
 * Although we have WP:CIVIL, there's room in wikipedia space for essays on particular subjects, userfying is an option, but if it's doing no harm, then there's no real need.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  00:58, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents/PR - Take to RfC
 * This is a comment on the dispute, not whether the page should be deleted - it's often best in deletion discussions to remember what you are there to do.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  01:00, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:WikiProject Professional wrestling/Userbox - Keep one, delete the other. It's a duplicate of another template.
 * Again, valid.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  01:00, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Clinic for Wikipediholics - Delete
 * Open to users personal view, so can;t fault you at all.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  01:02, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Translation/Name of the article in English - Delete
 * Yeah I agree in general, but a better comment would have been redirect and protect, or leave informative notice and protect.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  01:04, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Talk:RAW (rolling paper)/Archive1 - Speedy Keep
 * Yup.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  01:04, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Notability essay
Write an essay on the notability criteria. You should include all the subsections of the criteria such as WP:MUSIC in the essay.
 * Sorry this one's taken so long, I should be done shortly. J- ſtan TalkContribs 01:12, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
 * No time frame, take as long as you need. I'll give you an editor review over the next few days as well.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  01:18, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
 * This is my most recent one, unless you would like me to start a new one. Also, I am going on vacation from this Wednesday to next Monday. I'll try to get on Wikipedia during that time, but it will be in very small amounts, if at all. Just wanted to put you on notice. J- ſtan TalkContribs 03:11, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Done! So I'd like the tasks to be put on hold for a while, I'll start regularly editing next Tuesday. J- ſtan TalkContribs 20:35, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm back. J- ſtan TalkContribs 22:56, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Good work with this. It's important to emphasize that a claim of notability should have verifiable information that is backed up by reliable sources - that's key to this policy. You've missed out WP:MUSIC which is one of the most important notability guidelines. Add a section on that to the essay then I'll give you another.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  19:39, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, duh. I missed the example of what should be included here. Taken care of. J- ſtan TalkContribs 03:12, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Danke, I'll get thinking of another essay - WP:MUSIC addition looks fine.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  22:27, 22 November 2007 (UTC)