Wikipedia:WikiProject Administrator/survey

This survey is to solicit input on the role of administrators on Wikipedia. A previous survey effort can be reviewed at RfA Review/Reflect.

User demographics
(Multiple choice)

How frequently do you edit?
 * A. I edit multiple times a day.
 * B. I edit multiple times a week.
 * C. I edit multiple times a month.
 * D. I edit multiple times a year.
 * E. I no longer edit.

Are you an administrator?
 * A. I am a current administrator
 * B. I am a former administrator
 * C. I am not, but I have tried to become one and I continue to be interested in becoming one
 * D. I am not, but I have tried to become one and I am no longer interested in becoming one
 * E. I am not, and have never tried to become one but I am interested in becoming one.
 * F. I am not, and have never tried to become one and I am no longer interested in becoming one

Have you ever been blocked? (Don't count jokes or test blocks)
 * A. No
 * B. Once
 * C. 3-5 times
 * D. 5 or more times
 * E. Am currently blocked (limited duration)
 * F. Am currently blocked (indefinite)
 * G. Am currently banned (by the community)
 * H. Am currently banned (by ArbCom)


 * If you answered yes to B-G above, was the block supported by policy (meaning, was a policy cited for the blocking, not meaning 'do you agree with the policy' or 'do you agree with the specific application of the policy') and explained to you on your talkpage?
 * A. No
 * B. Yes


 * If you answered no to the above, please explain the general circumstances. Please do not cite specific usernames or diffs.
 * A. (open-ended)


 * If you answered yes to B-D above, were you later unblocked (on any occasion) before the expiration of the block?
 * A. Yes
 * B. No, I allowed the block to expire or did not request an unblock
 * C. No, unblock requests were declined
 * D. No, unblock request was not reviewed before expiration of the block

How often do you participate at Request for Adminship (WP:RfA)?
 * A. Regularly
 * B. Sometimes
 * C. Rarely
 * D. Never

How often do you participate at Articles for Deletion WP:AfD
 * A. Regularly
 * B. Sometimes
 * C. Rarely
 * D. Never

Templates for Deletion (WP:TfD)
 * A. Regularly
 * B. Sometimes
 * C. Rarely
 * D. Never

Miscellanious for Deletion (WP:MfD)?
 * A. Regularly
 * B. Sometimes
 * C. Rarely
 * D. Never

How often do you participate in vandalism fighting, recent changes patrol, or new page patrol?
 * A. Regularly
 * B. Sometimes
 * C. Rarely
 * D. Never

How often do you participate in the featured article, good article, or did you know assessments?
 * A. Regularly
 * B. Sometimes
 * C. Rarely
 * D. Never

How often do you participate in article writing, (Writing from scratch, researching, copy editing)
 * A. Regularly
 * B. Sometimes
 * C. Rarely
 * D. Never

How often do you participate in making small changes to article (such as correcting grammar, wikilinks, repairing broken links?
 * A. Regularly
 * B. Sometimes
 * C. Rarely
 * D. Never

How often do you participate in administrator's noticeboards, wikiettiquette alerts, or dispute resolution?
 * A. Regularly
 * B. Sometimes
 * C. Rarely
 * D. Never

How often do you participate in policy discussions (includes guidelines?)
 * A. Regularly
 * B. Sometimes
 * C. Rarely
 * D. Never

Satisfaction and quality
On a scale of 1-10 with 1 meaning "strongly disagree" and 10 meaning "strongly agree" please answer the following questions. You may also answer "no opinion" if you wish.

Blocks

 * Administrators block the correct parties
 * Administrators block the incorrect parties
 * Administrators block only the correct parties
 * Block lengths are usually appropriate
 * Block lengths are consistent
 * Unblocks are given appropriately
 * Unblocks are given too freely
 * Unblocks are given too rarely.
 * The norms for blocks, block reviews, and unblocks are adequate.

Election

 * The RfA system promotes the right people
 * The RfA system needs to be improved.
 * What parts of the Request for Adminship (WP:RfA) process are working?
 * What would you like to see changed about WP:RfA?

Page protection

 * Administrators protect pages appropriately
 * Administrators unprotect pages appropriately

Deletion

 * Administrators delete pages appropriately
 * Administrators close deletion discussions appropriately

Recall and accountability

 * The current system for removing administrators works.
 * Some sort of community consensus based recall procedure is needed.
 * Certain editors should be given broad discretion to desysop admins.
 * Too many admins are desysopped
 * Not enough admins are desysopped
 * Admins are accountable for their actions
 * Admins (should) answer to the community
 * Admins (should) answer to the Arbitration Committee
 * Admins (should) act based on their own best judgment without interference
 * Admins should only be desysopped if they abuse blocks, page protection, or page deletion (admin tools)
 * Admins are held to higher standards then other editors
 * Admins should be held to higher standards then other editors
 * Admins are held to the same standard as other editors
 * Admins should be held to the same standard as other editors
 * What about the present system is working?
 * Are there any changes or improvements needed?

Arbitration enforcement

 * Administrators should be responsible for enforcing ArbCom sanctions
 * A special group of administrators selected by ArbCom should be responsible for enforcing ArbCom sanctions
 * ArbCom sanctions are consistently enforced by administrators

Comments and suggestions

 * Are policies and procedures followed / implemented consistently by different administrators?
 * Are changes needed?
 * What are they?
 * Do you think blocks are being issued appropriately?
 * Are the processes for reviewing blocks working?
 * Are there any changes need?
 * What are they?
 * What parts of Administrator Noticeboard/Incidents (WP:ANI) and the Administrators Noticeboard (WP:AN) need to be reformed?
 * What parts of WP:ANI and WP:AN are working?

Other

 * What other areas of adminship need improvement?
 * What other areas of adminship are working?
 * What other comments do you have about the role of admins on Wikipedia?