User:Novem Linguae/Essays/2024 administrator election voter guide

There are so many 2024 administrator election candidates now (36 candidates as of October 15) that it may make sense to create some user subpages analyzing the candidates in a bit more depth (also known as "voter guides"). I'm going to keep this page factual, using criteria that I think RFA candidates are often evaluated on.

Keep in mind that even if a candidate fails one of these criteria, administrator elections are a chance for voters to lower their standards, if they think that type of RFA reform is healthy. Be the change that you want to see.

# Name AELECT subpage Edit count >8000? >1000 edits in the last year (Oct 2023–Sep 2024) Account age >2 years? No blocks in last 5 years Good article? User talk archiving & transparency Nominators Previous RFAs Other high-trust permissions
1 Ahecht link checkY checkY checkY checkY ☒N checkY Wbm1058
2 AntiDionysius link checkY checkY checkY checkY ☒N checkY[1]
3 Bastun link checkY checkY checkY checkY[2] ☒N ☒N[3]
4 DoubleGrazing link checkY checkY checkY checkY[4] checkY checkY
5 Dr vulpes link checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY Femke
6 EggRoll97 link checkY checkY checkY checkY ☒N checkY Edit filter manager, global edit filter helper
7 FOARP link checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
8 Frost link checkY checkY checkY checkY ☒N checkY
9 Hawkeye7 link checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY [1] [2] [3] Former admin
Iwaqarhashmi link checkY checkY ☒N checkY ☒N ☒N[5]
10 Knightoftheswords281 link ☒N ☒N checkY checkY ☒N checkY
11 Leonidlednev link checkY checkY checkY checkY ☒N checkY Global rollbacker
12 LindsayH link checkY checkY checkY checkY ☒N checkY
13 MarcGarver link checkY checkY checkY checkY ☒N checkY [1] Steward, Wikibooks sysop & checkuser
14 Mdewman6 link checkY checkY checkY checkY ☒N checkY
NoobThreePointOh link checkY checkY checkY checkY ☒N[6] checkY
15 Pbritti link checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
16 Peaceray link checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
17 Pharaoh of the Wizards link checkY checkY checkY checkY ☒N ☒N[7]
18 Queen of Hearts link checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
19 Robert McClenon link checkY checkY checkY checkY ☒N checkY [1] [2]
20 Rsjaffe link checkY checkY checkY checkY ☒N checkY
21 Sable232 link checkY checkY checkY checkY ☒N checkY
22 SD0001 link checkY ☒N checkY checkY checkY checkY Novem Linguae, Hey man im josh Bot Approvals Group
SheriffIsInTown link checkY checkY checkY checkY ☒N ☒N[8]
23 SilverLocust link checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY Extraordinary Writ, HouseBlaster Arbitration Committee clerk
24 Sohom Datta link ☒N checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY Novem Linguae, Clovermoss Global interface editor
25 Spy-cicle link checkY ☒N checkY checkY checkY checkY
26 Starship.paint link checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
27 SWinxy link checkY checkY checkY checkY ☒N checkY
28 ThadeusOfNazereth link checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY Vanamonde93
29 The Squirrel Conspiracy link checkY ☒N checkY checkY checkY checkY[9] [1] Wikidata sysop, Commons sysop
30 Valenciano link checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY[10]
31 Velella link checkY checkY checkY checkY ☒N checkY
32 Zippybonzo link ☒N ☒N checkY checkY[11] ☒N checkY
  1. ^ Example of not archiving a reasonable message.
  2. ^ Blocked in 2023 for 3RR, but admin unblocked saying it was an erroneous block.
  3. ^ Example of not archiving a reasonable message. Also see evidence of snappy edit summaries (1, 2), both in response to hate speech.
  4. ^ Has a 5 minute test block.
  5. ^ Deleted 31 sections from user talk archive page.
  6. ^ Has 1 GAN as of 16 October 2024 (had a GA previously, but article was later demoted, and renominated article after working on it).
  7. ^ Examples (1, 2) of not archiving a reasonable message.
  8. ^ Example of not archiving a reasonable message. Edit summary was "rewritten". Another example of not archiving a reasonable 2024 thread. Does not appear to have any user talk archives.
  9. ^ Example of not archiving a reasonable message.
  10. ^ Example of not archiving a reasonable message.
  11. ^ Blocked in 2021 for "abusing multiple accounts". Unblocked 30 minutes later by same admin for "AGF" (assume good faith). Possible erroneous block?