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Hope you don't mind...
I've seen you (commendably, IMO) wrangling with your thoughts at the RfA and just thought that in response to this you might find it useful to refer back to the candidate's answer to Q1. I hope that doesn't come across as patronizing - you've clearly been reading and rereading, and that answer is an awful long screed of text from the end. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 10:34, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
 * - Its something that I would do (and no doubt half of the population on Wikipedia) if I was an administrator, but IMHO its a lot more than just blocking people and deleting pages. Nördic   Nightfury  10:39, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I don't understand. You've said that you've moved from neutral to oppose because the candidate seems to have no need for the tools. I've pointed out that he's given five or six examples of how he'd use the tools. Your answer doesn't seem to respond to that. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 10:44, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
 * - Having looked at their contribs and other user's comments, the lack of participation overall is a contributing factor, having a little over 2400 edits in 12 years - I know that my comment doesn't really address that, but I have amassed a lot more than that in five years alone but still I wouldn't regard myself to be of a standard to be of an administrator. It is much the same here, hence my comment. He hasn't shown a need for the tools through his low participation, despite the cases/issues he has been involved in. Nördic   Nightfury  11:05, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Ah... you mean you think he won't use them much, rather than he doesn't need them? Doesn't an administrator who uses his tools once a week, rather than once an hour still bring a positive to Wikipedia? Isn't RfA about whether we trust people to have the tools, rather than judge how often they'll use them? After all, there's no limit to the number of admins we can have (including you, one day) --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 11:13, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
 * - I suppose I could give him a chance... But even so, the swing at the moment doesn't guarantee he will be an admin ;) Nördic   Nightfury  11:17, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
 * As I said in my support comment, whether or not it passes, the RfA still demands assessment on its own, rather unusual merits. Anyway, thanks for bearing with me with good grace. Your decision is up to you and I'll leave you alone now. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 11:30, 4 April 2017 (UTC)

Famousbirthdays.com is not a reliable source
Hi Nordic Nightfury. I'm in the process of removing famousbirthdays.com as a source from Wikipedia, because it's not reliable (See Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_153). I noticed that you've added it, and wanted to make sure you understood why it's being removed. If you disagree, let's discuss it. Thanks. --Ronz (talk) 18:16, 11 April 2017 (UTC)

About becoming an administrator - ORCP
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 J 947 (c)  22:40, 20 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Forgive me, I do not believe that we have interacted - what would make you think that I would be suitable to apply to be an administrator? Nördic   Nightfury  16:08, 21 April 2017 (UTC)


 * You passed vetting found at Requests for adminship/Optional RfA candidate poll/Poll candidate search/Poll candidates.  J 947 (c)  18:55, 21 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I did create a poll for myself there however I wasn't regarded as ready for the mop. At the moment I do not wish to be an administrator. Thanks Nördic   Nightfury  12:19, 24 April 2017 (UTC)