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:: I've had a pretty thorough look over the last couple of hundred contributions (both live and deleted). Things that made me stop, but were okay include [[:File:Cosmic Bat.jpg]] which was deleted, but only because you requested it be moved to Commons, only [http://tools.wmflabs.org/afdstats/afdstats.py?name=Jo-Jo+Eumerus&max=&startdate=&altname= 53 AfDs] (though I think that's enough to clearly show you understand deletion policy), [[KNEEMO Initial Training Network]] (you correctly tagged this for G12, reverted the tagger per policy, an admin deleted it and it was recreated), but otherwise you seem to pass [[User:Kudpung/RfA criteria]]. The one concern I have is, exactly how well do you know copyright rules? Can you point to an FFD discussion or something where people disagreed with you but you stood your ground and it turns out you were right? I see you had a disagreement with {{noping|Stefan2}} about file tags not too long ago, what was that all about? [[User:Ritchie333|<b style="color:#7F007F">Ritchie333</b>]] [[User talk:Ritchie333|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(talk)</sup>]] [[Special:Contributions/Ritchie333|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)</sup>]] 10:42, 27 June 2016 (UTC) |
:: I've had a pretty thorough look over the last couple of hundred contributions (both live and deleted). Things that made me stop, but were okay include [[:File:Cosmic Bat.jpg]] which was deleted, but only because you requested it be moved to Commons, only [http://tools.wmflabs.org/afdstats/afdstats.py?name=Jo-Jo+Eumerus&max=&startdate=&altname= 53 AfDs] (though I think that's enough to clearly show you understand deletion policy), [[KNEEMO Initial Training Network]] (you correctly tagged this for G12, reverted the tagger per policy, an admin deleted it and it was recreated), but otherwise you seem to pass [[User:Kudpung/RfA criteria]]. The one concern I have is, exactly how well do you know copyright rules? Can you point to an FFD discussion or something where people disagreed with you but you stood your ground and it turns out you were right? I see you had a disagreement with {{noping|Stefan2}} about file tags not too long ago, what was that all about? [[User:Ritchie333|<b style="color:#7F007F">Ritchie333</b>]] [[User talk:Ritchie333|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(talk)</sup>]] [[Special:Contributions/Ritchie333|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)</sup>]] 10:42, 27 June 2016 (UTC) |
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::: The main strength I have in terms of copyright is to know how to spot files with iffy copyright status (see recent CSD and FFD nominations, also [[Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2016 February 29]], and file deletion nominations on Commons, but I doubt they'd matter much in an enwiki RfA...) as well as well as spotting files that don't reach the [[Threshold of originality]] (e.g [[Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2016 January 24]], [[Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2015 December 19]], [[Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2016 January 27]], [[Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2016 April 10]] and [[Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2016 January 29]]). In non-file terms I also work in [[WP:SCV]] - when the bot is on, that is, which it recently hasn't been. For the more basic stuff, I am familiar with what makes images non-free or free and what the former kind of images typically requires to stay on, hence I answer queries on [[WP:MCQ]] and the former [[WP:NFCC]]. I'll admit though that I don't know about every little detail of copyright law, hence the use of "some" on the [[WP:ORCP]] page.[[User:Jo-Jo Eumerus|Jo-Jo Eumerus]] ([[User talk:Jo-Jo Eumerus|talk]], [[Special:CentralAuth/Jo-Jo Eumerus|contributions]]) 12:52, 27 June 2016 (UTC) |
::: The main strength I have in terms of copyright is to know how to spot files with iffy copyright status (see recent CSD and FFD nominations, also [[Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2016 February 29]], and file deletion nominations on Commons, but I doubt they'd matter much in an enwiki RfA...) as well as well as spotting files that don't reach the [[Threshold of originality]] (e.g [[Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2016 January 24]], [[Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2015 December 19]], [[Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2016 January 27]], [[Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2016 April 10]] and [[Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2016 January 29]]). In non-file terms I also work in [[WP:SCV]] - when the bot is on, that is, which it recently hasn't been. For the more basic stuff, I am familiar with what makes images non-free or free and what the former kind of images typically requires to stay on, hence I answer queries on [[WP:MCQ]] and the former [[WP:NFCC]]. I'll admit though that I don't know about every little detail of copyright law, hence the use of "some" on the [[WP:ORCP]] page.[[User:Jo-Jo Eumerus|Jo-Jo Eumerus]] ([[User talk:Jo-Jo Eumerus|talk]], [[Special:CentralAuth/Jo-Jo Eumerus|contributions]]) 12:52, 27 June 2016 (UTC) |
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Okay. I have put together a draft RfA at [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Jo-Jo Eumerus]]. As you probably know, you'll need to answer the three stock questions presented there. Questions 1 and 2 should be fairly straightforward, for Question 3 I found [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ritchie333#Questions for the candidate|being honest without going into details]] was the best answer (indeed, anyone who writes "I haven't had any conflicts" automatically makes me think of opposing). I personally would like a co-nominator to sign off on this, so that the voting public can judge your suitability from two independent views. {{u|MelanieN}} (who passed RfA with about 97% support) has said she's happy to put something together. Once we have everything in place, and all the statements and answers have been double-checked, I will transclude it, at which point the RfA will become advertised to everyone. |
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The other advice I can give you now for RfA is once it is live, you only need to check it about once a day for questions, and I think a 24-hour turnaround on those is acceptable. I typed up my answers in batches every day, and then read the question and answer aloud to my other half, made a few changes, and then posted them. You '''will''' get questions on copyright, and be expected to answer them accurately, or perhaps to say "I don't know, it depends / expert opinions differ". Don't look at the voting sections, if an oppose vote is duff, there will be plenty of people supplying counter-arguments without you needing to lift a finger. [[User:Ritchie333|<b style="color:#7F007F">Ritchie333</b>]] [[User talk:Ritchie333|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(talk)</sup>]] [[Special:Contributions/Ritchie333|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)</sup>]] 15:24, 27 June 2016 (UTC) |
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Incapillo
Another good volcano article, Jo-Jo Eumerus. I just have a few questions:
1) In the second paragraph in the section Incapillo#Local, you use the word "shallow" as a verb:
- At the latitude of Incapillo, the Nazca plate subducting beneath the South America plate abruptly shallows towards the south.
This is followed by the gerund form (-ing form used as a noun), "shallowing". I could guess what the verb means, but I think a reader shouldn't have to guess. Can you link this to another article or section of an article so a reader can read more to understand the term?
2) In the third paragraph in the Incapillo#History section, you have several ranges. When you use "from", I'm pretty sure it should be followed by "to": from X to Y. If you don't want to use those two words, then you can use an en-dash, but I believe it should be without "from". Let me know which you prefer and I can change it. Jonesey95 Would you use an en-dash in a number range following the word "from", or would you use only either "from X to Y" or just "X–"Y (without "from")? I read MOS regarding number formatting carefully and could only find discussion of from...to regarding date ranges.
– Corinne (talk) 04:12, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
- Regarding "from" and "to", I just looked at the History section, and it looks great. I'm a big fan of the {{convert}} template, which is used heavily in this section. It uses the "X to Y" phrasing nicely. The MOS advice on ranges is scattered throughout WP:MOSNUM, but this section is most relevant to this discussion. – Jonesey95 (talk) 04:41, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
- @Corinne: "Shallow" in this case means "becomes less steep", "becomes more shallow". Would that be a better formulation? As for "from"-"to" in ranges, I generally use the convert template - not sure what the stylistically preferred method here is.Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 08:16, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks for your reply, Jo-Jo Eumerus. I'm just thinking of an average reader here. For ease of discussion, I'm going to copy the sentence where "shallow" is used:
- At the latitude of Incapillo, the Nazca plate subducting beneath the South America plate abruptly shallows towards the south.
- If "shallow" (as a verb) is not something discussed in another geology article, then perhaps it would be all right to define it right here:
- At the latitude of Incapillo, the Nazca plate subducting beneath the South America plate abruptly shallows – becomes less steep – towards the south.
- Another alternative would be to be slightly more precise and say that the angle of the Nazca plate as it subducts (or is subducting) beneath the South American plate becomes abruptly shallower towards the south:
- At the latitude of Incapillo, the angle of the Nazca plate as it subducts beneath the South American plate becomes abruptly shallower towards the south.
- or:
- At the latitude of Incapillo, the angle of subduction of the Nazca plate as it moves below the South American plate becomes abruptly shallower towards the south.
- @Corinne: The angle version is probably the best.Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 20:15, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
- O.K., but there are two versions with the word "angle" in them. Which do you prefer? – Corinne (talk) 03:16, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
- {replyto|Corinne}} Second one is probably better.Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 08:30, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
- O.K., but there are two versions with the word "angle" in them. Which do you prefer? – Corinne (talk) 03:16, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
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Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
Could you check what was the intended end of the sentence
- ... and it propagated by a process named sheet inflation where
There is nothing after the word 'where' ! Shenme (talk) 02:09, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
- @Shenme: Expanded the sentence a little.Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 06:49, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
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Congratulations on receiving approval for the DYK for Incapillo, Jo-Jo Eumerus. I spotted a typo in it, but I thought it would be better if you fixed it. It says "sill" where I believe it should be "still". – Corinne (talk) 20:00, 26 June 2016 (UTC)
- @Corinne: Fixed, thanks! Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 20:05, 26 June 2016 (UTC)
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RfA
There seems incredibly strong support on the optional poll that you should be an administrator. If you are up for it, I can start the nomination form. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 07:25, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
- @Ritchie333: You can do so, but you may want to make an in-depth review beforehand. RfAs often fail because of some overlooked detail.Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 10:31, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
- I've had a pretty thorough look over the last couple of hundred contributions (both live and deleted). Things that made me stop, but were okay include File:Cosmic Bat.jpg which was deleted, but only because you requested it be moved to Commons, only 53 AfDs (though I think that's enough to clearly show you understand deletion policy), KNEEMO Initial Training Network (you correctly tagged this for G12, reverted the tagger per policy, an admin deleted it and it was recreated), but otherwise you seem to pass User:Kudpung/RfA criteria. The one concern I have is, exactly how well do you know copyright rules? Can you point to an FFD discussion or something where people disagreed with you but you stood your ground and it turns out you were right? I see you had a disagreement with Stefan2 about file tags not too long ago, what was that all about? Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 10:42, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
- The main strength I have in terms of copyright is to know how to spot files with iffy copyright status (see recent CSD and FFD nominations, also Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2016 February 29, and file deletion nominations on Commons, but I doubt they'd matter much in an enwiki RfA...) as well as well as spotting files that don't reach the Threshold of originality (e.g Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2016 January 24, Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2015 December 19, Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2016 January 27, Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2016 April 10 and Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2016 January 29). In non-file terms I also work in WP:SCV - when the bot is on, that is, which it recently hasn't been. For the more basic stuff, I am familiar with what makes images non-free or free and what the former kind of images typically requires to stay on, hence I answer queries on WP:MCQ and the former WP:NFCC. I'll admit though that I don't know about every little detail of copyright law, hence the use of "some" on the WP:ORCP page.Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 12:52, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
- I've had a pretty thorough look over the last couple of hundred contributions (both live and deleted). Things that made me stop, but were okay include File:Cosmic Bat.jpg which was deleted, but only because you requested it be moved to Commons, only 53 AfDs (though I think that's enough to clearly show you understand deletion policy), KNEEMO Initial Training Network (you correctly tagged this for G12, reverted the tagger per policy, an admin deleted it and it was recreated), but otherwise you seem to pass User:Kudpung/RfA criteria. The one concern I have is, exactly how well do you know copyright rules? Can you point to an FFD discussion or something where people disagreed with you but you stood your ground and it turns out you were right? I see you had a disagreement with Stefan2 about file tags not too long ago, what was that all about? Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 10:42, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
Okay. I have put together a draft RfA at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Jo-Jo Eumerus. As you probably know, you'll need to answer the three stock questions presented there. Questions 1 and 2 should be fairly straightforward, for Question 3 I found being honest without going into details was the best answer (indeed, anyone who writes "I haven't had any conflicts" automatically makes me think of opposing). I personally would like a co-nominator to sign off on this, so that the voting public can judge your suitability from two independent views. MelanieN (who passed RfA with about 97% support) has said she's happy to put something together. Once we have everything in place, and all the statements and answers have been double-checked, I will transclude it, at which point the RfA will become advertised to everyone.
The other advice I can give you now for RfA is once it is live, you only need to check it about once a day for questions, and I think a 24-hour turnaround on those is acceptable. I typed up my answers in batches every day, and then read the question and answer aloud to my other half, made a few changes, and then posted them. You will get questions on copyright, and be expected to answer them accurately, or perhaps to say "I don't know, it depends / expert opinions differ". Don't look at the voting sections, if an oppose vote is duff, there will be plenty of people supplying counter-arguments without you needing to lift a finger. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 15:24, 27 June 2016 (UTC)