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Valenciano (talk | contribs) should say "an RfA" not "a RfA" |
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{{Tmbox|image=[[File:Admin mop question.svg|60px]]|text=<div style="font-size:150%; text-align: center">'''This is an RfA talk page.'''</div> |
{{Tmbox|image=[[File:Admin mop question.svg|60px]]|text=<div style="font-size:150%; text-align: center">'''This is an RfA talk page.'''</div> |
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<div style="text-align:center">While [[Wikipedia:Polling is not a substitute for discussion|voting]] and most discussion should occur on the main RfA page, sometimes discussions |
<div style="text-align:center">While [[Wikipedia:Polling is not a substitute for discussion|voting]] and most discussion should occur on the main RfA page, sometimes discussions stray off-topic or otherwise clutter that page. The RfA talk page serves to unclutter the main RfA page by hosting discussions that are not germane to the candidacy.</div> |
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* Please remain [[Wikipedia:Staying cool when the editing gets hot|calm]] and [[Wikipedia:Civility|civil]] in discussions on both pages, avoiding [[Wikipedia:No personal attacks|personal attacks]] and [[Wikipedia:Harassment|harassment]]. '''Uninvolved administrators can still fully intervene in RfAs.''' |
* Please remain [[Wikipedia:Staying cool when the editing gets hot|calm]] and [[Wikipedia:Civility|civil]] in discussions on both pages, avoiding [[Wikipedia:No personal attacks|personal attacks]] and [[Wikipedia:Harassment|harassment]]. '''Uninvolved administrators can still fully intervene in RfAs.''' |
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* Discussions should stay ''[[wikt:germane|germane]]'' to the RfA; consider moving or continuing discussions that are going off-topic elsewhere. |
* Discussions should stay ''[[wikt:germane|germane]]'' to the RfA; consider moving or continuing discussions that are going off-topic elsewhere. |
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* Move discussions not germane to the candidacy here, then link it with <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>subst:[[Template:Rfan|rfan]]<nowiki>|dm|</nowiki>''name of section header''<nowiki>}} ~~~~</nowiki></code>, indented to the original vote. Be conservative in using the template; obvious trolls and disruptive participants need not be noticed. |
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* Otherwise, avoid starting discussions here if they would be of interest to RfA participants and can fit on the main RfA page; generally, discussions should begin at the "General comments" section or as an indented reply to a vote. |
* Otherwise, avoid starting discussions here if they would be of interest to RfA participants and can fit on the main RfA page; generally, discussions should begin at the "General comments" section or as an indented reply to a vote. |
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