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==Status==
Inactive, unfortunately. Nothing is keeping me away (aside from the usual duties of life), but not enough is drawing me back.--[[User:Tznkai|Tznkai]] ([[User talk:Tznkai|talk]]) 22:03, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

==I am==
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*Completely and totally incompetent when it comes to the look and feel of user pages, please help

==I was==
* An administrator on the English language Wikipedia and regular patroller of [[WP:AE|Requests for Arbitration Enforcement]]
* A clerk for the [[WP:ARBCOM|Arbitration Committee]]
* An Election Administrator, coordinator, and architect of the [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2012#Statement_by_User:Tznkai|Electoral Commission]]
* A member of the now defunct [[WP:AUSC|Audit Subcommittee]]. and in that capacity, a[[WP:Functionaries|Functionary]] identified to the Wikimedia Foundation.


In all of these things I was both a success and a failure.

==Virtual office==
*[[/desk|My desk]] For my own personal use, and drafts
===Personal policies===
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'''Administrative actions:'''
*I will never under any circumstances [[WP:WHEEL|wheel war]]. If for some reason it appears that I am doing so, I encourage any and all users to leave me a note on my [[User talk:Tznkai|talk page]]
*I will not protect an article, if I have made both content edits to that article, AND the current version is substantially similar to a version I have authored.
*I will not take any administrative action if I have good reason to believe my judgment is compromised by favoritism. 

''Blocking:''
*When in doubt, I do not block.
*I prefer shorter blocks to longer blocks.
*I will lean heavily towards indefinite blocks when a user is displaying a battleground mentality.
*I [[WP:IAR|use common sense]] and [[WP:BITE|tolerance]] when dealing with users.
*I am more likely to block in cases of incivility, especially combined with personal attacks, deceptive sock puppetry, IP changing, and abuse of administrator noticeboards.
'''Mailing lists'''

<s>Updated 18:13, 2 December 2009 (UTC):I have access to the Functionaries-en, Checkuser-l, Overslight-l, and Clerk-l mailing lists.</s>
*Updated 18:13, 2 December 2009 (UTC):I release copyright and privacy concerns on all work material on these e-mails for internal use.
*Updated 18:13, 2 December 2009 (UTC):I release copyright and privacy concerns on the contents of all of my e-mails if there is a request from law enforcement from the United States, or the 50 states.
*Updated 18:13, 2 December 2009 (UTC):I retain copyright and copyright concerns on the contents of all of my e-mails in all other situations, including requests by private parties, the press, and the Wikimedia Foundation. 

'''Permission and access revocation'''

I explicitly authorize the immediate removal of my sysop permission if any of the following occur:
*Any steward has a reasonable suspicion my account has been compromised (this account should also be blocked indefinitely)
*I have been inactive without warning for more than six months
*I have been inactive beyond posted warning for more than one year.
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==Free advice==
Today's witticism: [http://xkcd.com/1369/ TMI]. Especially applies to bad writing.
===From me===
*[http://www.leasticoulddo.com/comic/20090126 Something all Wikipedian's should remember.]
*Spend more time with your family and/or friends than with Wikipedia.
*Peace-making is the first step in right-making.
*Sometimes you're wrong.
*It can happen to you.
*Wikipedia is huge.
*The more time you spend talking, the more likely you've already said something stupid.
*Don't stand on principle. ''Be'' principled, stand on reasons.
*Policy is a tool, not an end.
*Keep threaded discussions short and sweet so new readers can keep up without having to emotional energy catching up.
*Loyalty is the most beguiling of virtues. It leads the evil to kindness, and the kind to meanness.
*Don't use policy as a weapon.
*Sometimes the only solution is one that makes no one happy.
*If you use it like a weapon, consensus will forever be beyond your grasp.
*If a standard process leads you to the right result but takes a lot of work, follow the process. If process leads you to a result you don't like, follow the process. If process leads you to an absurd result, ignore the process.
*Learn the difference between absurd and unfortunate.
*Understand the reasons behind the policy you invoke.
*[http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2373 Contextualization ruins everything.]
*A fanatic is someone who has forgotten where they are going - but has redoubled his efforts to get there.
*A partisan is someone who has forgotten that the goal is to win the war, not to beat the enemy.
*To no editor is any process due, but every editor is due respect.

===Add your own===
* '''Bwilkins first rule of Sockpuppet Accusations''': ''Put up or shut up.  Either file your SPI, or STFU''
* '''Bwilkins first rule of Edit Warring''': ''Except for clear vandalism, DON'T. No excuses''
* '''Jehochman's rule of regret''': ''When you feel the tingle of [[adrenaline]], DON'T hit the save button.'' 
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