Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/MJL 3

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Fail - there is nae consensus tae gie the candidate admin tuils again at iss time. Gien ma potential COI (a askit somebody else tae close iss fur a week), a'm nae willin tae declare consensus agin the candidate CiphriusKane (tauk) 21:28, 31 Mairch 2021 (UTC)

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MJL

Vote here (1/2/0) ending 2021-03-22 05:41 MJL (collogue · contreebs) - Sighs. You can vote for me and my bot for admin again if you'd like. I am also requesting a renewal of the interface admin right just in case something goes wrong. –MJL ‐Tauk‐^☖ 05:41, 15 Mairch 2021 (UTC)

Candidate, please shaw gin ye accept the nomination here:

Support

1. A relatively good person. Also I do not understand how the screenshots below illustrate MJL's "unwillingness", and cannot understand them as anything other than a simple joke. JJPMaster (tauk) 21:41, 16 Mairch 2021 (UTC)

@JJPMaster: Except it's nae a joke. MJL makit thairsels clear back in August/September aat they intendit tae lea aifter their term wis up, an haes appenly statit aat they didnae want tae be an admin here 3. There's ither issues wi MJL as weel, includin bein slaw tae enact commonity decisions fur VfDs (a asked them twathree times tae uise Cliverbot tae dae some mass deletion, espeicially afore the New Year. A'v jist resortit tae daein the Kirkyaird VfDs bi haan, acause we canna wait ower langer). Forby, MJL wis leetit as een ae the Scotchers aat haed been rinnin amock throu the wiki ower the past years, fit wye we'r haein Kirkyaird mass VfDs. Frankly a'm findin yer argiement tae be raither weak, as bein "a relative good person" disna spik fur their (lack ae) willinness, or the hairm they an the ither Scotchers did tae the wiki. It's halely possible tae be "a good person" an nae be a suitable admin CiphriusKane (tauk) 06:35, 17 Mairch 2021 (UTC)

(en) In addition, JJP, MJL has discussed their unwillingness to serve in the role further on other parts of Discord where we're both active. Vaticidalprophet (tauk) 05:44, 18 Mairch 2021 (UTC)

(edit conflick) @JJPMaster: (en) question - do you believe language competency is necessary for being an admin on a non-English wiki? Would you support a candidate on German Wikipedia who couldn't speak a word of German and misspelled/misused words because they "looked German"? CiphriusKane (tauk) 05:52, 18 Mairch 2021 (UTC)

@CiphriusKane, JJPMaster, and Vaticidalprophet: Ever since the August thing went down, I pretty much dreaded my next RFA. It isn't because I don't love this project; I so dearly do. However, I am not Scottish, and I can't speak Scots. As I said in my AmA, I would be willing to step down as soon as a replacement can be found. With CiphriusKane as an admin, I pretty much fulfilled that previous declaration (CK is seriously the best).
I honestly know it really is unfortunate since for a few crucial months I was considered to be the most helpful admin on this project, but I don't want to be legacy admin forever. There are enough of those around here and elsewhere. My parting advice to them would be just to give up their gibbins if they aren't going to use them.
Finally, if CK (or any user here for that matter) ever needs help or advice from me (or just wants to rant about how stupid things are), well they know how to reach me. I'm not dead or dying (yet) lol. I might not be able to speak the language, but I do look forward to reading it! :D –MJL ‐Tauk‐^☖ 03:59, 19 Mairch 2021 (UTC)

Oppone

1. Candidate is unwillin 1 2. A'v advised them tae withdraw gien thir statements CiphriusKane (tauk) 06:00, 15 Mairch 2021 (UTC)

Could you give screenshots instead of Discord channel links? JJPMaster (tauk) 18:53, 15 Mairch 2021 (UTC)

@JJPMaster: 1 2 "If you love me you will oppose my candidacy" isna a sign ae a willin volunteer CiphriusKane (tauk) 00:07, 16 Mairch 2021 (UTC)

1. (en) I hesitated to cast this, as I'm not a participant in this project, but I think MJL would rather I did than that I sit in the comments. MJL has clearly and in multiple places demonstrated the desire to detach themselves from the scowiki admin role, and if the project is to repair and recover it needs to move on from its difficult past -- as MJL knows. If project participants consider this vote inappropriate, it's entirely in their rights to strike it. Vaticidalprophet (tauk) 05:43, 18 Mairch 2021 (UTC)

Neutral

Comments

Quaistens for the candidate
A feow generic quaistens tae gie guidance tae the voters:

1. Whit sysop chores, if ony, wad ye foresee yersel holpin wi? (Please read the page aboot administrators an the administrators' readin leet.)

A. See previous.

2. Amang yer ain airticles or contreibutions tae Wikipaedia, are there ony that ye'r rael prood o, an whit wey?

A. See previous.

3. Haev ye bin in ony fechts ower editin in the past or div ye feel that ither uisers hae caused ye pain? Whit haev ye duin aboot it and whit will ye dae aboot it in the future?

A. See previous.

Quaisten: Gien yer pairt in the muckle Scotchin ae the past tenyeir aat led tae yer name bein pit intae the mass VfD, fit wye shid we trust ye? Fit wye shid the commonity vote in somebody aat bi their ain haan haes statit aat they lack Scots comprehension? CiphriusKane (tauk) 05:52, 18 Mairch 2021 (UTC)

Oof, that's a tough question. Given that I can't even give you a response in Scots, it's sad I ever had to be trusted with adminship. –MJL ‐Tauk‐^☖ 04:08, 19 Mairch 2021 (UTC)

Quaisten: A'v statit ower the past twa-three month aat a wantit tae get the mass VfDs ower wi afore 2021, but a wis relyin on yersel tae be rinnin the queries an daein the deletions wi Cliverbot. We'r weel inta 2021 the noo an the mass VfDs still urna finished an a'v been forced tae dae em bi haan (paused at the mo fur ma ain sanity). Fit wye did ye nae dae as a requestit? Ye hae the pouer an the authority tae enact the VfDs an consensus aifter aa CiphriusKane (tauk) 05:52, 18 Mairch 2021 (UTC)

@CiphriusKane: My biggest regret is not teaching you how Cliverbot works. I am going to message you step-by-step instructions so you will have access to it yourself. –MJL ‐Tauk‐^☖ 04:08, 19 Mairch 2021 (UTC)

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