User talk:PCHS Pirate Alumnus/Admin coaching

Admin coaching

Introduction

Hello, GO-PCHS-NJROTC (talk · contribs). I am pleased to be your coach. From this point on, you can just address me as Alex. I have been a user since March 2006, and a administrator since May 2007.

If you don't mind, please tell me again why do you want to become a administrator in Wikipedia? In this way, I will be able to determine what mentality stage you are at currently, and we can start working from there.

Aquarius  talk 02:45, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I have a friend in real life that is an administrator, and it was inspiring to watch him use Wikipedia in class for a particular project we were working on, and block vandals in the process. I want to be an administrator because it would expand my ability to fight vandalism and contribute to the encylopedia. I would participate WP:AIV, WP:UAA and WP:CSD for the most part. I'd also be highly interested in being able to view deleted contribs, as this would aid in my participation at WP:ABUSE. WP:SSP, WP:RSPAM, and WP:RFP also appeal to me. I wouldn't mind doing some work at WP:ANI and WP:AN3 either. I'd love to be a WP:RCU, but I'm too young for that. Of course, if I saw something worthy of administative action while working with non-admin related wiki-work, I'd probably take action as long as it wasn't a WP:COI. Thanks for taking me as a student. GO-PCHS-NJROTC ^(Messages) 23:16, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Very well. I will be conducting a editorial review for you in a few days. Aquarius  talk 16:24, 4 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Preface

It takes up to six months to prepare for adminship. Too often times we see candidates hurry their application, and are forced to withdraw soon after. As a result, they have to wait even longer to prepare for their next application. So our objective is to take it slow - but work consistently.

Throughout the stages, you should be participating in WP:XfDs and WP:RFA at least once per week. Remind yourself that quality is always over quantity. Make constructive arguments and you will soon see the results.

First stage

To become a administrator, you must become a excellent editor in the first place. I will be doing a editorial review based solely on your contribution to Wikipedia as a editor. We will go over your strengths and weaknesses, and work out what needs to be improved.

Some editors are very concerned with WP:1FA standard. This is the area we will be addressing in the first stage. Also, by collaborating with other editors on building featured status articles, it will slowly build up your reputation as a reliable editor.

Wikipedia:Editor review/GO-PCHS-NJROTC

Second stage

In this stage, we will go over your user history completely and will be searching for if there are any flaws. Have you ever had any arguments with other editors? Any outstanding content disputes? All of these must be resolved before you attempt to apply for adminship. We will go over all the potential problems you may have, and setting up a "perfect" image for you to prepare for the next stage.

Third stage

You are now known as a good editor, and a good user. Now it is the time for you to work on your administrative abilities. We will go over both official and unofficial policies of Wikipedia, and the tasks you are required to perform as a administrator. We will be going to the administrator's noticeboard each week to find a task to resolve.

Final stage: Mock request for adminship

This is the stage where I think you are ready to apply as a administrator. I will be doing a mock request for adminship with you, and we will go over all the potential questions that could be directed against you. If things turn out fine, I may be able to write a nomination for you.