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I have taken on Lazulilasher as a clerk trainee, if any other current clerks have a specific user in mind that they would like to take on as trainee's please contact them now. Tiptoety talk 01:02, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
I've updated {{ RFCU}} to handle 2 letters. This will be useful for some cases, especially if the codes are updated (as looks likely):
The default is "one letter only"
RFCU now includes a 2nd parameter No2ndLetter. if this is left then there will be no 2nd letter, if it's changed then a 2nd letter will appear.
{{
RFCU|LETTER CODE|No2ndLetter|Optional status}}
{{
RFCU|LETTER CODE|2ND LETTER CODE|Optional status}}
I have also added indicators to the messages and updated the documentation. Should not change again other than new letter codes.
If the clerks and CU's prefer this done a different way, decide a consensus and I'll update to do it that way. FT2 ( Talk | email) 14:42, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
Since "finished" is a fairly useful name and may be needed elsewhere, I've switched it for the less pretty but more consistent name {{ SPIclose}}.
The other change is, the template for closing a case can take a parameter, {{
SPIclose|archive}}
", so we can now distinguish between "a patrolling random user says the case is ready for close" vs. "a checkuser or clerk says to close and archive it"... if anyone can patrol, then premature archiving is a Bad Thing. This way there's a chance for scrutiny if anyone wants it. If not then any clerk can add "|archive" and the bot will archive it. Also because then nixeagle doesnt have to code a 24 hour delay which is messy :)
So a users' close via {{
SPIclose}} will appear under "pending close" and is able to be reviewed; a clerk or checkusers close using {{
SPIclose|archive}}
or adding |archive to the user's close, is trusted and instant-archived. I've asked eagle to see if the bot can alert for non-clerks attempting to use "archive".
FT2 ( Talk | email) 15:50, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
Sam Korn points out that it's better to sign under an RFCU template than next to it, so when the status changed to "checked" it doesn't look like it was the clerk who did the check.
{{RFCU|A|B|endorse}} ..... Endorsed/declined - ~~~~
FT2 ( Talk | email) 15:50, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
I've taken on Foxy Loxy ( talk · contribs) as a trainee clerk Mayalld ( talk) 13:40, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
Could another clerk take a look at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Runtshit please.
I am concerned that by running CU every time this idiot stalks his victim, we are giving him the recognition that he desires. Blocks on underlying IPs aren't actually proving effective, and I am inclined to go against the grain, and deny this CU request (it is borderline fishing in any case). Another pair of eyes would be appreciated. Mayalld ( talk) 15:31, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
I commented. Syn ergy 15:40, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
How do we want to handle archiving on this page? The Arbitration clerks noticeboard is not regularly archived as the majority of what goes on there is simple day to day activities that do not require archiving. Instead a clerk simply blanks a thread when it has been sitting unedited for a while. If there is a discussion that requires archiving (clerk promotions, procedure changes, ect..) it is moved the a subpage (archive). Do we want to do the same here? Or do we want to just have cluebot archive it like every normal talk page? Tiptoety talk 18:40, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
{{
clerkarchive}}
)?
Foxy Loxy
Pounce! 22:09, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
After discussion with Tiptoety and Synergy, I was directed to leave a note here indicating I am interested in becoming a trainee clerk. KnightLago ( talk) 21:32, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
Several things, first off I keep forgetting this page exists, as such I think its probably a good idea to eventually consider moving the clerk page to WT:SPI, eg the page on the main process. This page is sorta hidden and makes clerks into a seperate "group" of users which is something I think should be discouraged as much as possible. Clerks are not in anyway special, their job is simply to make the process run smoother. (We do seem to be doing a fairly good job right now :) ).
Secondly as far as too many clerks, I don't think that can happen anytime soon. Ideally it should be possible for several active clerks to take time off for say... a week and the process not be impacted that much. Same as far as admins patrolling the pages. At the moment I think we have 12 clerks, but probably only 6 of them are active... ideally every case gets a lookover by a clerk, and each clerk only needs to look over 1-4 cases a day. The same goes with admins, believe it or not, actually closing the cases takes far more work then reviewing cases making sure the syntax is correct and that they are created under the right name. In light of that I'd like to see enough admins working on the process such that each can do on average 1 or 2 cases a day only. Right now we are close to that goal, but I think work can be done as far as getting a few more admins participating on a regular basis. I'd like to see around 7-10 admins active on a week to week basis. —— nix eagle email me 20:15, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
I see that the experimental messagebox-on-case feature that I added has caused a bit of confusion, and that people seem split as to whether it is a good idea.
I'm not at all precious about stuff that I write, and if people can think of better ways of doing things that I've written (even if it involves deleting all of what I've written, and replacing it with something new, or saying "pile of crap, throw it away"), that's absolutely fine!
I tend to work by building a working example of how something might work so that it can be critiqued, which is exactly what we have here.
Several issues have been raised about the implementation as it stands;
All of them very fair comments, which deserve a reply!
Mayalld ( talk) 11:11, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
After looking at SPI procedures and policies, I have become interested in becoming a trainee clerk. I noticed below that some of the current clerks believe there are too many, and if that is the case, then feel free to say no. Otherwise, I would love to become a member of the SPI Clerking team! Canadian Nine 14:35, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
Hello, everyone! I previously talked to Tiptoety and expressed an interest in becoming a clerk. He advised me to post a note here. So, with that being said, would it be ok if I helped out? Icestorm815 • Talk 01:47, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
So, Nixeagle bugged me a few months ago about doing some SPI work. I finally have some free time, so I figure I might as well help out here. If any clerk could be willing to take me along as a trainee, I would really appreciate that. NW ( Talk) ( How am I doing?) 23:52, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
Directed by Tiptoety here. I'd like to help out if I could as an SPI trainee. If anyone is willing to take me on as a student, I'd appreciate it. — BQZip01 — talk 02:40, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
Although I realise there are a few requests, I would like to express my interest in becoming a trainee clerk. I have been working with Jake_Wartenberg on SPI cases but I require a full clerk to be my mentor. Seddσn talk| [1] 01:17, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
With regards to electing more CheckUsers in the upcoming election, will it follow that more clerks will be needed? MuZemike 19:05, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I don't really know much about sockpuppet investigations, and I've only requested a couple or three investigations, but given the comment in the thread two above this one, it seems you might need another admin handy, and I've mostly been using my admin tools to close deletion and requested move discussions, with some occasional forays into the speedy deletion category and WP:AIV. However, I'd like to diversify, and this is something I'd really like to know more about, and I'm a big believer in learning by doing. If no one's interested in training a total newbie up from scratch, I understand, but I thought I'd offer. Cheers, -- Aervanath ( talk) 06:15, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
Category:Open SPI cases needs to be checked on a daily basis, its the most important function right now because we need to make sure all cases are listed. There you will find all cases not mentioned on WT:SPI to be listed, because they don't know to check. The easiest way to check this, is to count the open cases listed (open, awaiting clerk, awaiting cu, and pending close for total) and check the number against the category's number. If the cat has extra, this means you need to list those cases. Also remember that you need to preserve the chronological order of these cases by the date header. Switching the cases around to different headers is relatively straight forward. Archiving is also easy. Just create the archive in the same format all of our archives are in with the entire contents of the page, and remove everything from the main case page starting at the forced break mark. If the archive is already there, just copy everything starting from the date header and make sure you add it into the archive preserving the order in dates. If you need a reference, either check how the bot would archive, or my last 500 contribs. Adding the "archive" section to the spiclose section is, at present, redundant. The only reason its being used right now, is to tell me another clerk reviewed it and I don't have to. But if you're going to archive a case, you don't need to edit the template as it was a bot feature. Also, there are non clerks editing the pages. This should be fine so long as its helping. If its not helping, ask them to stop editing the pages until they fully understand how to clerk it. I'm not going to get mad because there are willing editors, adding cases to pending and moving the occasional case. However, it makes extra work for us when they get it wrong. Please just be on the lookout. I'll write more if its needed or if there are any questions. Sy n 01:22, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
I just thought I'd put my hand up to give a hand. You seem to have quite a few non-admin clerks at this time, but it seems there's a reasonably high turnover ratio, and I figure one extra wouldn't hurt. I do have a general idea of how the process works, and have reasonable judgment when it comes to sniffing for socks, so, I thought I'd just offer my services. Best, Steve Crossin The clock is ticking.... 00:13, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
Since both Coffee and PeterSymonds have been resysopped, I don't think its impossible that Steve could become a clerk (even, someday, an admin). But Dominic's point still holds - in order to become a trainee, a clerk needs to agree to train him. Given Tiptoety's comment above, that seems unlikely. Nathan T 16:11, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
After taking a rather extended wikibreak, I would like to volunteer myself to become a trainee clerk. I clerked for a few months back at checkuser requests and then left Wikipedia for a while. Now that I've returned, I'd like to help out once again, so if one of the clerks would "adopt" me, that would be great. Thanks for your consideration. GrooveDog ( talk) ( Review) 16:00, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I used to be a clerk back in the day ( [2]) and served there for quite some time, and was wondering if someone could put their hand up to 'coach' me. As I used to be at the post, I'm fairly confident and won't need a lot of 'coaching' per se, but I wouldn't mind getting back into it, you know? :) — Deon555 talkI'm BACK! 14:25, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
In case any of the new clerks noticed (namely Enigmaman and Aervenath), the bot was not recognising you as clerks until today. Thus you couldn't archive cases or do some of the other basic clerk functions. This has been fixed. Sorry for the inconvenience. PeterSymonds ( talk) 00:10, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
With MuZemike's recent decision to take on Steven Zhang as a clerk, as well as the fact that two different users have been bugging me on IRC to make them trainee clerks, I figured I might as well post this here. Although I understand that the trainee position was meant to be a simple thing where any full clerk could take a trainee on without discussion with the other clerks, I figured it might be better if potential trainee names are dropped here for a day or two for clerks to object to; if there is a disagreement about making someone a trainee, it should be discussed further, though the original clerk to post a potential name would make the final call. Although this would make the process a bit more bureaucratic, it avoids the situation where a user that one clerk has already declined to train simply moves on to another clerk who isn't as aware of any background regarding that user. Does that acceptable to everyone? NW ( Talk) 02:16, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
I asked if any clerks were willing to take me on as a trainee clerk on IRC, Peter suggested that I post on the noticeboard in case anyone has some major problem with my potential clerkship. Anyways, I'd like to volunteer myself. I clerked at WP:RFCU before it was integrated to SPI, so I'm generally familiar with the process. I'd say I'm trusted enough, but if anyone's got reason to oppose I can..not clerk. :) Thanks, GrooveDog • i'm groovy.20:58, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
Ceranthor ( talk · contribs) has asked if I would be willing to take him on as a SPI clerk. I have no problem with doing so, but I was wondering if any of the clerks had any objections. NW ( Talk) 14:30, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
Unless there are any concerns, I am back to clerking. Tiptoety talk 02:57, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
Per this, I want to report that User:The C of Eapproached me and stating that he would like to be a clerk. I kindly declined because he failed to disengage from edit war and was blocked for harassing editors made me feel uncomfortable in accepting him as trainee. OhanaUnited Talk page 07:33, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
I am interested in becoming a SPI non-admin clerk and I have been watching the CUs and clerks on IRC do their jobs. I have filed two SPI cases (which were closed and archived). I have some small experience in using the CheckUser extension; not even close to how it's used at English.-- Bsa dow ski1 04:03, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi folks. We have a need for some new clerks at WP:SPI, the sockpuppet investigations process. At SPI, clerks help the checkusers maintain the page by keeping cases organized, archiving them, tagging confirmed socks, endorsing checkuser requests and occasionally declining them. All final decisions, of course, rest with the checkusers. Both administrators and non-administrators can be trainees and full clerks. For example, Nathan, one of the clerks who has been there the longest, is not an administrator.
A few things to keep in mind if you think you might like to help us keep the sock menace down: (a) we generally don't take trainees with a recent block log or history of disruptive editing, (b) we would prefer trainees who can be regularly active and (c) we often use the IRC channel #wikipedia-en-spi on Freenode, which can be accessed using one of these tools or links, for coordination purposes. Please e-mail myself, Nathan, MuZemike or PeterSymonds if you're interested.
On behalf of the SPI clerk team, NW ( Talk) 03:56, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
In response to NW's request above, I'd like to offer my time. I'd be happy to help out in any way possible. 7 04:06, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
I'd be interested in helping out as a clerk if possible. Pinkadelica ♣ 10:40, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
Ready and willing to assist a bit. Cheers, NJA (t/ c) 11:16, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
Thanks folks for responding to our post. We've had a good response so far I think, if you don't mind a short delay we'll probably go over things this evening (EST) on IRC and get back to you all after that. Do you folks use IRC at all, or mind trying it out just for the SPI channel? (I know the answer to that for Julian). Nathan T 15:51, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
I'd be interested too, I did already E-mail NW, but I thought it'd be worth posting here too. Kind regards, Spitfire Tally-ho! 17:04, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
Posting here to show my interest as well... Auntie E. ( talk) 07:06, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
Folks, thanks for your interest. Individual clerks select their own trainees, and if you haven't heard from one, that doesn't necessarily mean anything. Aunt Entropy, do you have access during the day to IRC? Thanks again everyone. Nathan T 20:34, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
Okay, Spitfire was kind enough to show me the IRC room. I'm simply "Aunt" there (forgot the underscore). Ready and willing to get started if anyone wishes to take me on. Thanks, Auntie E. ( talk) 18:55, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
I'm interested in being a clerk or clerk trainee. I've been pretty active with SPI for some time now, filing about 1 or 2 a week, and reporting socks to CUs like Nishkid64 and YellowMonkey. So I was wondering if I could help out too. Elockid ( Talk· Contribs) 01:56, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
Hello, I am interested in becoming a Clerk. May I have assistance in becoming one? Cutno ( talk) 05:03, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
I recently went to PeterSymonds directly asking him to be my trainer, but he deferred me for a week until he got his internet back. Two weeks later, I'm coming here to ask if anyone would be willing to train me. Thanks. Kevin Rutherford ( talk) 18:57, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
Where can I jump in and do some good here?-- Adam in MO Talk 09:08, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
Along with the upcoming elections for checkusers, I was wondering if there was still a need for additional clerks. I'd like to offer myself as a candidate, should anyone be willing to take me under the wing. I have experience dealing with socks in the past, as it's been a common focus of many of the edit filters that I've crafted. During that time I've also ended up making the sockpuppet manager twinkle plugin to simplify certain cases that pass the duck test. Having worked with a few clerks and checkusers already I think that I have a good feel for the process and am totally willing to help out in any way possible. Are there any clerks out there willing to take me as a trainee? -- Shirik ( Questions or Comments?) 17:45, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
Are more clerks currently needed? I have conflicts of interest with respect to at least one of the frequent requests, but I'd be happy to help and know my way around at this point, I think. Hipocrite ( talk) 13:30, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi! I was wondering if I could be a trainee clerk. I'm willing to learn the handles of being a clerk. Bejinhan Talk 14:11, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
I have been considering bringing back in User:Bsadowski1 for another chance. There's been a few changes since we dropped him several months ago:
Thoughts? – MuZemike 23:15, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
...I'd be willing to help out the the clerk work. Let me know if I can be of use. caknuck ° needs to be running more often 05:55, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Supreme_Deliciousness since 14:51, 15 April 2010. If Spitfire is actually evaluating it, he'll want to change the template to On Hold. Hipocrite ( talk) 00:43, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
Hello, I was wondering if I could become a trainnee cleck for SPI. I am currently involved in WP:ABUSE, WP:ACC, WP:AFC (those are my primary areas). -- / MWOAP| Notify Me\ 21:44, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
Hey everyone! Would be possible if I re-joined the clerking team to help you guys out? Unfortunately for me life got really busy months ago, but now I'm able to start back up if you're in need of help! Thanks, Icestorm815 • Talk 17:27, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
Hello everyone, I don't know if you're looking for more trainees at the moment, but if you are I would be very happy to help out. I've been active in account creation and vandalism fighting, and I am very frequently available on IRC. - EdoDodo talk 15:29, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
Room for one more trainee? For the moment I don't have access to IRC,but I should get access within the next week or two. Fridae'§Doom | Spare your time? 23:02, 15 July 2010 (UTC)
If and when there is a need for an additional trainee clerk, I'd like to volunteer. I dropped a note earlier today at MuZemike and followed up by reading the pages he recommended. I'd read most of them before but somehow never managed to read Signs of sock puppetry. I must admit that there were some things in there I'd never thought would be done or needed to be looked for. Anyway, if any full clerk would be willing to take me on as a trainee, this is an area I'd like to help out in. Seems there is always a backlog around here. I've not used IRC for years, but have downloaded a client and signed on at #wikipedia-en-spi just to make sure I still remember how. Seems to work just fine, and the Mac client I chose (Colloquy) seems a lot nicer than any of the IRC clients I recall using in the past... Yworo ( talk) 20:46, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
I too would like to volunteer my time as a clerk to help out at SPI. I understand Wikipedia:CheckUser and have read Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SPI/Clerks, and have used WP:SPI several times. I've been an admin for a couple of years and on Wiki for four, and hopefully (hopefully) I have an okay standing! I've read the privacy policy for Wikipedia, and in my day time jobs I'm extremely familiar with the most strict privacy policies enforced. Hope I can help, S.G.(GH) ping! 10:12, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
Sure, the world's loudest ping. -- S.G.(GH) ping! 20:10, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
Was on IRC, asking about maybe being a clerk. Told me to post here, so I did. In any case, I'm interested in becoming an SPI clerk. NativeForeigner Talk/ Contribs 05:15, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
I am interested in becoming a trainee clerk, and am looking for a user to train me. Is there anyone willing to take on a trainee right now? Thanks, A8x (talk) 02:16, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi there, my name is Dwayne, i'm interested in becoming a clerk trainee for SPI. I've asked different people at #wikipedia-en-spi connect, but someone either says that they are not accepting anyone or they only are taking admins (frankly, i disagree with that). So i'm just leaving a note here to all clerks to see if anyone is interested in accepting me. Thanks in advance, - Dwayne was here! ♫ 23:49, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
I'd like to offer my time, if there are still openings (for non-admins, which I imagine there are 1 or 2... :P)! -- ANowlin: talk 04:11, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
Hey. Following the advice of NativeForeigner, I'm posting here with a request to help out with SPI. I'll do anything I can to lend a hand. So what's the best way to proceed from here? — HelloAnnyong (say whaaat?!) 11:57, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
Hope I'm posting this in the right place. Anyway, following this discussion at ANI, where it was agreed that these two were the same person, could a clerk merge these two cases. Cheers, Dpmuk ( talk) 14:21, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
I noticed that {{ checkuser}} does not show the "SPI block" button when you expand a case while on the main page. You have to proceed into the case page before that specific button shows up. Anyone knows why? OhanaUnited Talk page 07:08, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
Hello, I've read the above requests and found that in the past, non-admins were declined as there is only a backlog on tasks which require sysop tools. I have no idea if this is still the case, so I'll be bold and request this anyways.
I have been interested in sockpuppet investigations for quite a while, and have handled many myself on various Wikia wikis. I would love to be able to help out in this area on Wikipedia as well, and as I mentioned above I already have some of the background knowledge required, and am more than willing to learn the Wikipedia-specific aspects to it. Thanks for your consideration. Ajraddatz ( Talk) 19:24, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
I assume clerks would be able to answer this question. Wikipedia talk:Sockpuppet investigations/Archives/Archive9#Wrong name. It's become more urgent. WP:ANI#Legal threats at User talk:Skovalinsky. Could someone comment on how to proceed with changing an SPI name? Will Beback talk 23:41, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
May I be a clerk trainee? I started with wikipedia a bit over 1 year and I did lots of edits. I also take lots of time at the Investigations of sock-puppetery. Here's my links.
Ebe123 ( talk · message · contribs · global contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · user creation · block user · block log · count · total · logs · summary · email | lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · spi · socks | rfar · rfc · rfcu · ssp | current rights · rights log (local) · rights log (global/meta) | rights · renames · blocks · protects · deletions · rollback · admin · logs | UHx · AfD · UtHx · UtE)
~~Awsome
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talk |
Contribs) 15:02, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
Hello, I am applying for a trainee clerk position. I would like to be trusted with more responsibility. I understand WP:SOCK policy and promise to be conservative. For your consideration, Phearson ( talk) 15:49, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
Phearson ( talk · message · contribs · global contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · user creation · block user · block log · count · total · logs · summary · email | lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · spi · socks | rfar · rfc · rfcu · ssp | current rights · rights log (local) · rights log (global/meta) | rights · renames · blocks · protects · deletions · rollback · admin · logs | UHx · AfD · UtHx · UtE)
As a present member of Abuse Response and active Wikipedian for the last 9 months, I've gained much experience and knowledge over my time here at Wikipedia. I am eager learning and am keen on participating where I can and lending a hand when possible, I have a sound knowledge of WP:SOCK and related policies and guidelines. — Ancient Apparition • Champagne? • 9:46pm • 10:46, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
Ancient Apparition ( talk · message · contribs · global contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · user creation · block user · block log · count · total · logs · summary · email | lu · rfas · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · spi · socks | rfar · rfc · rfcu · ssp | current rights · rights log (local) · rights log (global/meta) | rights · renames · blocks · protects · deletions · rollback · admin · logs | UHx · AfD · UtHx · UtE)
I've also been thinking about this. A ton of the clerks and CUs are people I've had lots of contact with and gotten along well with, and to be completely honest, I'm much better at this type of work (clerking/backlog clearing/drone stuff) than I am at content creation. I know that you all are not looking for non-admins, but if the need arises, I am ready, willing, and able to do what is needed. Sven Manguard Wha? 03:53, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
Sven Manguard ( talk · message · contribs · global contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · user creation · block user · block log · count · total · logs · summary · email | lu · rfas · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · spi · socks | rfar · rfc · rfcu · ssp | current rights · rights log (local) · rights log (global/meta) | rights · renames · blocks · protects · deletions · rollback · admin · logs | UHx · AfD · UtHx · UtE)
Hi, I'm a long time admin and would like to become a trainee clerk. I have recently done some sockpuppetry work (like AbuseFilter stuff) and would like to get more involved. Thanks, King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 07:35, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
King of Hearts ( talk · message · contribs · global contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · user creation · block user · block log · count · total · logs · summary · email | lu · rfas · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · spi · socks | rfar · rfc · rfcu · ssp | current rights · rights log (local) · rights log (global/meta) | rights · renames · blocks · protects · deletions · rollback · admin · logs | UHx · AfD · UtHx · UtE)
Just a question, with the DQ an admin and King of Hearts a new clerk, can non-admins join the project? I'm just curious, also would Abuse Response sharing cases with SPI be feasible? — James ( Talk • Contribs) • 8:36pm • 10:36, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
How about making reading the CheckUser policy mandatory. It would be good for clerks for knowing more how to respond to difficult cases. Sorry if it is already. ~~ EBE123~~ talk Contribs 14:12, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
Hello. I've been moderately interested in SPI and I understand you have a sort of backlog; not sure if that is still true. I also noticed you are looking for more admins to help with that backlog. I have a bit of background in networking and I can spot fairly obvious ducks. I dont mind helping out with the backlog and doing a bit of clerking if you still need more support.--v/r - T P 16:27, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
TParis ( talk · message · contribs · global contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · user creation · block user · block log · count · total · logs · summary · email | lu · rfas · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · spi · socks | rfar · rfc · rfcu · ssp | current rights · rights log (local) · rights log (global/meta) | rights · renames · blocks · protects · deletions · rollback · admin · logs | UHx · AfD · UtHx · UtE)
Hi. My name is Addihockey10, I've been around for a little while (2.5 years?). I'm interested in becoming a non-admin trainee clerk to help with SPIs. I'm planning on going up for an RfA soon; so if I pass RfA I could be able to be an admin clerk. I have some off-WMF wiki CU experience where I had to deal with trolls and spamvertisers; other then that I'm fairly new to the SPI process. If you have any questions feel free to let me know either here or on my talk page :-) . -- Addi hockey 10 e-mail 01:46, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
We've currently got twelve admin clerks and two non-admin ones. We've also got a bunch of non-clerk checkusers who are active here. Personally I think we've got enough representation for the near future, but I was wondering what the other clerks think. —
HelloAnnyong
(say whaaat?!) 03:23, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
I am aware of the SPI team's position in the past months when it comes to non-admin clerks, but with the new move of Steven Zhang to inactive, I thought I'd submit my help, just in case. I'm an active Wikipedian, and over the past few weeks I've been helping out and familiarizing myself with the SPI process, so I know most of the terminology. I have experience with edit filter management (although not here) and bots, and I've been a CheckUser off-wiki. Most notably, I hold CheckUser rights on several wikis of the TechEssentials network. I also frequent some high-profile IRC channels like #wikipedia-en-accounts connect. I'd like to assist the SPI team with clerking, such as endorsing CheckUser and administering requests. — Kudu ~I/O~ 22:15, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
I just thought some clerks might be interested in knowing about the 2011 CheckUser/Oversight appointments. — Kudu ~I/O~ 13:34, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
Hey everyone. I just built a little tool on the toolserver to help with clerking. Basically you feed it a sockmaster's username, and it'll give you back the last edit times of all their socks, both confirmed and suspected. Handy for checking if a checkuser is viable. I've also written a contribution range checker to replace X!'s.
If you happen to find any issues with these, please let me know. — HelloAnnyong (say whaaat?!) 19:46, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
The evidence page has been emptied of its contents but offers no clue of the existence of an archive page about this case. -- Blanchardb - Me• MyEars• MyMouth- timed 23:20, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
I used to be a clerk wayyyyyy back in the day when it was just voluntary work and I'm sort of interested in getting back into things here. If you have enough I understand. Alexandria (talk) 21:26, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
Would it be possible to add a status along the lines of "clerkrequest" where clerk assistance is needed to allow it to be flagged in a manner similar to allow easy indication of assistance needed? Just a thought. Alexandria (talk) 19:36, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
This new tool can quickly and easily provide checkuser results in a highly readable 8-ball format. Moreover, thanks to the state-of-the-art mind reading technology employed, you do not even have to tell it the users you want to check - it will automatically read this from your mind. No more waiting for that absentee checkuser! The current version is only in alpha, so the response may be occasionally wrong. If that happens, feel free to repeat the process, and you should eventually get the correct answer. The final version should be up in approximately -4408 days. Stay tuned! T. Canens ( talk) 08:38, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
Just so you guys know were talking about templates here. -- DQ (t) (e) 17:42, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
I'm looking for something new to get my teeth into, and I've done quite a bit of patrolling of SPI as an admin, so I thought I'd see if the folks here thought they could find a use for another clerk and if so, if any current clerk was willing to take me under their wing. I perfectly understand if it's thought we have enough clerks, but I would quite like to help with the particularly monotonous stuff like archiving closed cases (a task that isn't always done quickly because it's not as urgent, but it can make the backlog appear bloated and deter people who might otherwise help out), and start processing CU requests as I get a feel for it. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 15:32, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
I've actually been a SPI clerk trainee since July 2010, and since X! retired I figured it would make sense to make me a full clerk. I may not have been here that consistently, but I have reasonably extensive and comprehensive experience. Now that X! has retired, I was just wondering if we could just call training complete, and make me a full fledged clerk? NativeForeigner Talk 23:48, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
Hey there. Seeing as you just lost two clerks (in X! and NW), and will likely lose a third soon (DQ would have to resign if he's selected for Audit Subcommittee), I figured I'd stop on by again and offer to be a clerk. I know I'm not an admin (yet), and that you're looking for admins, but I do bring one benefit not many can offer; I'm on Wikipedia every day, often times multiple times a day, which has obvious benefits from a process efficiency standpoint.
Regards,
Sven Manguard
Wha? 15:19, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
Done - Approved. -- DQ (ʞlɐʇ) 23:51, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
OK, so Δbot (which does a fair bit at SPI) is now indef blocked. Is the new bot ready to roll? Steven Zhang Join the DR army! 02:20, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
Timotheus Canens asked to have the bot clerking extended to automatically "archive" (read: remove) handled quick CheckUser requests after 48 hours. If you have comments, please visit the
BRFA.
Thanks,
Amalthea 19:39, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi all,
I was here when SPI was first created but I never quite managed to complete my training, therefore would anyone be willing to take me on as an admin trainee clerk? I'm willing to learn and I'm quite often online in most Wikipedia IRC channels, including #wikipedia-en-spi connect.
Thanks, The Helpful One 00:59, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
This is a notice that I have officially restricted User:Darkness Shines on SPI investigations to the following:
In my SPI clerk hat, you are being restricted from:
- Filing SPIs against well established users (guide is 500 edits, not including major sockpuppeters, except as the next item)
- Filing against Nangparbat
- From using presenting evidence against established users
- From filling huge SPIs with multiple editors involved (5 is a general max)
This is an indefinite restriction till you can show otherwise that you will not waste SPI clerk time with baseless cases. Your normal cases (which you have been pretty good with recently) are still allowed and encouraged. Appeal is to the SPI clerk/CU team as a whole, and I will be giving them notice of this restriction.
— User:DeltaQuad 22:55, 23 April 2012
Feel free to contact me with any questions. Please comment on WT:SPI if you wish to comment to keep discussion in one place. -- DQ (ʞlɐʇ) 22:46, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
So I've noticed that SPI has been ridiculously backlogged recently, and was wondering if me being a new trainee clerk would be helpful - and if anyone would even be willing to take me on. Thanks for all the good work you guys do! Keilana| Parlez ici 23:10, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
I've been thinking about volunteering as well, if someone has the time to do a bit of training. I've got IRC, but haven't logged in much. — DoRD ( talk) 00:05, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
I was taught that we should let cases sit for 24 hours in between when they are closed and when they are archived. That dosen't seem to be current practice anymore. There are virtues to both systems; waiting a day gives filing and interested parties time catch up, archiving immediately keeps our backlog smaller, and people can always check the archive.
Does anyone have a strong opinion one way or the other? Sven Manguard Wha? 02:23, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
Requesting review of my CU decline
here. As I don't have a Clerk mentor yet, I wanted to make sure my actions are reviewed. Cheers,
⋙–Berean–Hunter—► 14:19, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
← On a semi related note, I think we will be releasing DoRD from his training here shortly. Once this is done, I'll encourage him to take you on as a trainee. Tiptoety talk 16:18, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
Hello everyone, we are hitting severe backlog levels again where the list of open (non-CU) cases is bigger than the size of my screen in the case overview. My proposal is we make a team of people who want to be clerks (probably mostly non-admins) and have them help handle the current backlog, by posting diffs for both CU and non-CU cases so we can actually start cracking down on all these cases. I'm not suggesting that these people be able to endorse or decline CU requests, as they can do that in normal training, but make this almost a step in between nothing and clerkship. We can then as we feel appropriate, make them trainees and eventually full clerks. Thoughts? -- DQ (ʞlɐʇ) 12:10, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
I have just finished promoting DoRD to full clerk status and am proud to have him on this team. In just one and half months since DoRD started clerk training, he has grasped on to the clerking procedures very well at SPI, and it has been a pleasure working with him so far. He has continued to diminish backlogs, which I am at times lazy to assist in reducing. DoRD has also grasped the concept of case merging (administrative), something that is not always learned by our active clerks. DoRD also has the ability to think outside the box very well when it comes to things that needed to be forwarded outside of SPI. He also provided key feedback when I've requested second opinions. I don't know what else to say except he is definitely above the performance level I would expect a trainee to be at and is a very fast learner. I would also see no issue and would encourage DoRD to pickup a trainee to help expand the ranks. Please help me congratulate him in his promotion. :) -- DQ (ʞlɐʇ) 22:09, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
Use this section if you are interested in training for clerkship, or would like to discuss possible training, and any other questions about possibly training for clerkship. Please add your request to the bottom of this section, with your name in the title. If you are applying for traineeship, please also include the indented user link template :{{Usercheck-full|USERNAME}} Clerks/CUs - This is a list of people who would like to become trainees. Please go in chronological order when choosing your next trainee. If you do not feel the user is ready for clerkship yet, please continue the thread where they asked and inform them on their talkpage. Please remove each as they are reviewed or taken on by a specific user. |
Hey guys. I see you have a bunch of new trainees. If there is ever a need for more, I'd be happy to join. Please let me know if the backlog starts piling up again. Someguy1221 ( talk) 07:11, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
Given the above, I understand if there isn't really a need for new clerks/trainees (and if there is, there's already a line) but I'd like to become a clerk trainee. I'm not an admin, but I have some experience dealing with socks and the SPI process, and would be willing and able to help out with archiving, flagging and the like. elektrik SHOOS ( talk) 00:06, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi guys. Similar to the editors above, I'd like to become a clerk trainee. I know in terms of raw edit count I'm pretty inexperienced, but I think I could help out, particularly seeing how clogged SPI can be at times these days. As with Elektrik Shoos I'm not an admin, but would enjoy helping with the rest of the process. Regards Basalisk inspect damage⁄ berate 01:43, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
Please can the clerks stop using the term "duck" and "quacking"? It can be very confusing to users not familiar with SPI cases, and the process is confusing enough without adding unnecessary jargon.
Please keep jargon to a minimum. You'll notice I use next to none, for instance. If you absolutely must use some, at least link to a page that explains what it means.
-- (ʞɿɐʇ) ɐuɐʞsǝp 11:54, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
Please can the clerks stop using the term "duck" and "quacking"? It can be very confusing to users not familiar with SPI cases, and the process is confusing enough without adding unnecessary jargon.
Please keep jargon to a minimum. You'll notice I use next to none, for instance. If you absolutely must use some, at least link to a page that explains what it means.
-- (ʞɿɐʇ) ɐuɐʞsǝp 11:54, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
Self-endorsed by clerk for checkuser attention ({{ Selfendorse}}) and CheckUser requested ({{ CURequest}}). They've been added to the helper script as well. T. Canens ( talk) 08:13, 1 July 2012 (UTC)
Some updates to the helper script:
Hopefully the slight section organization helps. Subsections may not archive though, I'm not familiar with every archiving option but this is probably easier for users and clerks to review, and worthwhile anyhow. Highlighting this "in case". FT2 ( Talk | email) 02:38, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
Hey guys. I see you have a bunch of new trainees. If there is ever a need for more, I'd be happy to join. Please let me know if the backlog starts piling up again. Someguy1221 ( talk) 07:11, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
The {{
SPI case status}}
will now uniformly appear after the date header in reports created after the change. This allows all information about one report to be contained inside one subsection, and should simplify a planned extension of the script to handle multiple open cases.
T. Canens (
talk) 12:46, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 1 | Archive 2 | Archive 3 | Archive 4 |
I have taken on Lazulilasher as a clerk trainee, if any other current clerks have a specific user in mind that they would like to take on as trainee's please contact them now. Tiptoety talk 01:02, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
I've updated {{ RFCU}} to handle 2 letters. This will be useful for some cases, especially if the codes are updated (as looks likely):
The default is "one letter only"
RFCU now includes a 2nd parameter No2ndLetter. if this is left then there will be no 2nd letter, if it's changed then a 2nd letter will appear.
{{
RFCU|LETTER CODE|No2ndLetter|Optional status}}
{{
RFCU|LETTER CODE|2ND LETTER CODE|Optional status}}
I have also added indicators to the messages and updated the documentation. Should not change again other than new letter codes.
If the clerks and CU's prefer this done a different way, decide a consensus and I'll update to do it that way. FT2 ( Talk | email) 14:42, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
Since "finished" is a fairly useful name and may be needed elsewhere, I've switched it for the less pretty but more consistent name {{ SPIclose}}.
The other change is, the template for closing a case can take a parameter, {{
SPIclose|archive}}
", so we can now distinguish between "a patrolling random user says the case is ready for close" vs. "a checkuser or clerk says to close and archive it"... if anyone can patrol, then premature archiving is a Bad Thing. This way there's a chance for scrutiny if anyone wants it. If not then any clerk can add "|archive" and the bot will archive it. Also because then nixeagle doesnt have to code a 24 hour delay which is messy :)
So a users' close via {{
SPIclose}} will appear under "pending close" and is able to be reviewed; a clerk or checkusers close using {{
SPIclose|archive}}
or adding |archive to the user's close, is trusted and instant-archived. I've asked eagle to see if the bot can alert for non-clerks attempting to use "archive".
FT2 ( Talk | email) 15:50, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
Sam Korn points out that it's better to sign under an RFCU template than next to it, so when the status changed to "checked" it doesn't look like it was the clerk who did the check.
{{RFCU|A|B|endorse}} ..... Endorsed/declined - ~~~~
FT2 ( Talk | email) 15:50, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
I've taken on Foxy Loxy ( talk · contribs) as a trainee clerk Mayalld ( talk) 13:40, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
Could another clerk take a look at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Runtshit please.
I am concerned that by running CU every time this idiot stalks his victim, we are giving him the recognition that he desires. Blocks on underlying IPs aren't actually proving effective, and I am inclined to go against the grain, and deny this CU request (it is borderline fishing in any case). Another pair of eyes would be appreciated. Mayalld ( talk) 15:31, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
I commented. Syn ergy 15:40, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
How do we want to handle archiving on this page? The Arbitration clerks noticeboard is not regularly archived as the majority of what goes on there is simple day to day activities that do not require archiving. Instead a clerk simply blanks a thread when it has been sitting unedited for a while. If there is a discussion that requires archiving (clerk promotions, procedure changes, ect..) it is moved the a subpage (archive). Do we want to do the same here? Or do we want to just have cluebot archive it like every normal talk page? Tiptoety talk 18:40, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
{{
clerkarchive}}
)?
Foxy Loxy
Pounce! 22:09, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
After discussion with Tiptoety and Synergy, I was directed to leave a note here indicating I am interested in becoming a trainee clerk. KnightLago ( talk) 21:32, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
Several things, first off I keep forgetting this page exists, as such I think its probably a good idea to eventually consider moving the clerk page to WT:SPI, eg the page on the main process. This page is sorta hidden and makes clerks into a seperate "group" of users which is something I think should be discouraged as much as possible. Clerks are not in anyway special, their job is simply to make the process run smoother. (We do seem to be doing a fairly good job right now :) ).
Secondly as far as too many clerks, I don't think that can happen anytime soon. Ideally it should be possible for several active clerks to take time off for say... a week and the process not be impacted that much. Same as far as admins patrolling the pages. At the moment I think we have 12 clerks, but probably only 6 of them are active... ideally every case gets a lookover by a clerk, and each clerk only needs to look over 1-4 cases a day. The same goes with admins, believe it or not, actually closing the cases takes far more work then reviewing cases making sure the syntax is correct and that they are created under the right name. In light of that I'd like to see enough admins working on the process such that each can do on average 1 or 2 cases a day only. Right now we are close to that goal, but I think work can be done as far as getting a few more admins participating on a regular basis. I'd like to see around 7-10 admins active on a week to week basis. —— nix eagle email me 20:15, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
I see that the experimental messagebox-on-case feature that I added has caused a bit of confusion, and that people seem split as to whether it is a good idea.
I'm not at all precious about stuff that I write, and if people can think of better ways of doing things that I've written (even if it involves deleting all of what I've written, and replacing it with something new, or saying "pile of crap, throw it away"), that's absolutely fine!
I tend to work by building a working example of how something might work so that it can be critiqued, which is exactly what we have here.
Several issues have been raised about the implementation as it stands;
All of them very fair comments, which deserve a reply!
Mayalld ( talk) 11:11, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
After looking at SPI procedures and policies, I have become interested in becoming a trainee clerk. I noticed below that some of the current clerks believe there are too many, and if that is the case, then feel free to say no. Otherwise, I would love to become a member of the SPI Clerking team! Canadian Nine 14:35, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
Hello, everyone! I previously talked to Tiptoety and expressed an interest in becoming a clerk. He advised me to post a note here. So, with that being said, would it be ok if I helped out? Icestorm815 • Talk 01:47, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
So, Nixeagle bugged me a few months ago about doing some SPI work. I finally have some free time, so I figure I might as well help out here. If any clerk could be willing to take me along as a trainee, I would really appreciate that. NW ( Talk) ( How am I doing?) 23:52, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
Directed by Tiptoety here. I'd like to help out if I could as an SPI trainee. If anyone is willing to take me on as a student, I'd appreciate it. — BQZip01 — talk 02:40, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
Although I realise there are a few requests, I would like to express my interest in becoming a trainee clerk. I have been working with Jake_Wartenberg on SPI cases but I require a full clerk to be my mentor. Seddσn talk| [1] 01:17, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
With regards to electing more CheckUsers in the upcoming election, will it follow that more clerks will be needed? MuZemike 19:05, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I don't really know much about sockpuppet investigations, and I've only requested a couple or three investigations, but given the comment in the thread two above this one, it seems you might need another admin handy, and I've mostly been using my admin tools to close deletion and requested move discussions, with some occasional forays into the speedy deletion category and WP:AIV. However, I'd like to diversify, and this is something I'd really like to know more about, and I'm a big believer in learning by doing. If no one's interested in training a total newbie up from scratch, I understand, but I thought I'd offer. Cheers, -- Aervanath ( talk) 06:15, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
Category:Open SPI cases needs to be checked on a daily basis, its the most important function right now because we need to make sure all cases are listed. There you will find all cases not mentioned on WT:SPI to be listed, because they don't know to check. The easiest way to check this, is to count the open cases listed (open, awaiting clerk, awaiting cu, and pending close for total) and check the number against the category's number. If the cat has extra, this means you need to list those cases. Also remember that you need to preserve the chronological order of these cases by the date header. Switching the cases around to different headers is relatively straight forward. Archiving is also easy. Just create the archive in the same format all of our archives are in with the entire contents of the page, and remove everything from the main case page starting at the forced break mark. If the archive is already there, just copy everything starting from the date header and make sure you add it into the archive preserving the order in dates. If you need a reference, either check how the bot would archive, or my last 500 contribs. Adding the "archive" section to the spiclose section is, at present, redundant. The only reason its being used right now, is to tell me another clerk reviewed it and I don't have to. But if you're going to archive a case, you don't need to edit the template as it was a bot feature. Also, there are non clerks editing the pages. This should be fine so long as its helping. If its not helping, ask them to stop editing the pages until they fully understand how to clerk it. I'm not going to get mad because there are willing editors, adding cases to pending and moving the occasional case. However, it makes extra work for us when they get it wrong. Please just be on the lookout. I'll write more if its needed or if there are any questions. Sy n 01:22, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
I just thought I'd put my hand up to give a hand. You seem to have quite a few non-admin clerks at this time, but it seems there's a reasonably high turnover ratio, and I figure one extra wouldn't hurt. I do have a general idea of how the process works, and have reasonable judgment when it comes to sniffing for socks, so, I thought I'd just offer my services. Best, Steve Crossin The clock is ticking.... 00:13, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
Since both Coffee and PeterSymonds have been resysopped, I don't think its impossible that Steve could become a clerk (even, someday, an admin). But Dominic's point still holds - in order to become a trainee, a clerk needs to agree to train him. Given Tiptoety's comment above, that seems unlikely. Nathan T 16:11, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
After taking a rather extended wikibreak, I would like to volunteer myself to become a trainee clerk. I clerked for a few months back at checkuser requests and then left Wikipedia for a while. Now that I've returned, I'd like to help out once again, so if one of the clerks would "adopt" me, that would be great. Thanks for your consideration. GrooveDog ( talk) ( Review) 16:00, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I used to be a clerk back in the day ( [2]) and served there for quite some time, and was wondering if someone could put their hand up to 'coach' me. As I used to be at the post, I'm fairly confident and won't need a lot of 'coaching' per se, but I wouldn't mind getting back into it, you know? :) — Deon555 talkI'm BACK! 14:25, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
In case any of the new clerks noticed (namely Enigmaman and Aervenath), the bot was not recognising you as clerks until today. Thus you couldn't archive cases or do some of the other basic clerk functions. This has been fixed. Sorry for the inconvenience. PeterSymonds ( talk) 00:10, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
With MuZemike's recent decision to take on Steven Zhang as a clerk, as well as the fact that two different users have been bugging me on IRC to make them trainee clerks, I figured I might as well post this here. Although I understand that the trainee position was meant to be a simple thing where any full clerk could take a trainee on without discussion with the other clerks, I figured it might be better if potential trainee names are dropped here for a day or two for clerks to object to; if there is a disagreement about making someone a trainee, it should be discussed further, though the original clerk to post a potential name would make the final call. Although this would make the process a bit more bureaucratic, it avoids the situation where a user that one clerk has already declined to train simply moves on to another clerk who isn't as aware of any background regarding that user. Does that acceptable to everyone? NW ( Talk) 02:16, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
I asked if any clerks were willing to take me on as a trainee clerk on IRC, Peter suggested that I post on the noticeboard in case anyone has some major problem with my potential clerkship. Anyways, I'd like to volunteer myself. I clerked at WP:RFCU before it was integrated to SPI, so I'm generally familiar with the process. I'd say I'm trusted enough, but if anyone's got reason to oppose I can..not clerk. :) Thanks, GrooveDog • i'm groovy.20:58, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
Ceranthor ( talk · contribs) has asked if I would be willing to take him on as a SPI clerk. I have no problem with doing so, but I was wondering if any of the clerks had any objections. NW ( Talk) 14:30, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
Unless there are any concerns, I am back to clerking. Tiptoety talk 02:57, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
Per this, I want to report that User:The C of Eapproached me and stating that he would like to be a clerk. I kindly declined because he failed to disengage from edit war and was blocked for harassing editors made me feel uncomfortable in accepting him as trainee. OhanaUnited Talk page 07:33, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
I am interested in becoming a SPI non-admin clerk and I have been watching the CUs and clerks on IRC do their jobs. I have filed two SPI cases (which were closed and archived). I have some small experience in using the CheckUser extension; not even close to how it's used at English.-- Bsa dow ski1 04:03, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi folks. We have a need for some new clerks at WP:SPI, the sockpuppet investigations process. At SPI, clerks help the checkusers maintain the page by keeping cases organized, archiving them, tagging confirmed socks, endorsing checkuser requests and occasionally declining them. All final decisions, of course, rest with the checkusers. Both administrators and non-administrators can be trainees and full clerks. For example, Nathan, one of the clerks who has been there the longest, is not an administrator.
A few things to keep in mind if you think you might like to help us keep the sock menace down: (a) we generally don't take trainees with a recent block log or history of disruptive editing, (b) we would prefer trainees who can be regularly active and (c) we often use the IRC channel #wikipedia-en-spi on Freenode, which can be accessed using one of these tools or links, for coordination purposes. Please e-mail myself, Nathan, MuZemike or PeterSymonds if you're interested.
On behalf of the SPI clerk team, NW ( Talk) 03:56, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
In response to NW's request above, I'd like to offer my time. I'd be happy to help out in any way possible. 7 04:06, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
I'd be interested in helping out as a clerk if possible. Pinkadelica ♣ 10:40, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
Ready and willing to assist a bit. Cheers, NJA (t/ c) 11:16, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
Thanks folks for responding to our post. We've had a good response so far I think, if you don't mind a short delay we'll probably go over things this evening (EST) on IRC and get back to you all after that. Do you folks use IRC at all, or mind trying it out just for the SPI channel? (I know the answer to that for Julian). Nathan T 15:51, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
I'd be interested too, I did already E-mail NW, but I thought it'd be worth posting here too. Kind regards, Spitfire Tally-ho! 17:04, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
Posting here to show my interest as well... Auntie E. ( talk) 07:06, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
Folks, thanks for your interest. Individual clerks select their own trainees, and if you haven't heard from one, that doesn't necessarily mean anything. Aunt Entropy, do you have access during the day to IRC? Thanks again everyone. Nathan T 20:34, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
Okay, Spitfire was kind enough to show me the IRC room. I'm simply "Aunt" there (forgot the underscore). Ready and willing to get started if anyone wishes to take me on. Thanks, Auntie E. ( talk) 18:55, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
I'm interested in being a clerk or clerk trainee. I've been pretty active with SPI for some time now, filing about 1 or 2 a week, and reporting socks to CUs like Nishkid64 and YellowMonkey. So I was wondering if I could help out too. Elockid ( Talk· Contribs) 01:56, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
Hello, I am interested in becoming a Clerk. May I have assistance in becoming one? Cutno ( talk) 05:03, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
I recently went to PeterSymonds directly asking him to be my trainer, but he deferred me for a week until he got his internet back. Two weeks later, I'm coming here to ask if anyone would be willing to train me. Thanks. Kevin Rutherford ( talk) 18:57, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
Where can I jump in and do some good here?-- Adam in MO Talk 09:08, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
Along with the upcoming elections for checkusers, I was wondering if there was still a need for additional clerks. I'd like to offer myself as a candidate, should anyone be willing to take me under the wing. I have experience dealing with socks in the past, as it's been a common focus of many of the edit filters that I've crafted. During that time I've also ended up making the sockpuppet manager twinkle plugin to simplify certain cases that pass the duck test. Having worked with a few clerks and checkusers already I think that I have a good feel for the process and am totally willing to help out in any way possible. Are there any clerks out there willing to take me as a trainee? -- Shirik ( Questions or Comments?) 17:45, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
Are more clerks currently needed? I have conflicts of interest with respect to at least one of the frequent requests, but I'd be happy to help and know my way around at this point, I think. Hipocrite ( talk) 13:30, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi! I was wondering if I could be a trainee clerk. I'm willing to learn the handles of being a clerk. Bejinhan Talk 14:11, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
I have been considering bringing back in User:Bsadowski1 for another chance. There's been a few changes since we dropped him several months ago:
Thoughts? – MuZemike 23:15, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
...I'd be willing to help out the the clerk work. Let me know if I can be of use. caknuck ° needs to be running more often 05:55, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Supreme_Deliciousness since 14:51, 15 April 2010. If Spitfire is actually evaluating it, he'll want to change the template to On Hold. Hipocrite ( talk) 00:43, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
Hello, I was wondering if I could become a trainnee cleck for SPI. I am currently involved in WP:ABUSE, WP:ACC, WP:AFC (those are my primary areas). -- / MWOAP| Notify Me\ 21:44, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
Hey everyone! Would be possible if I re-joined the clerking team to help you guys out? Unfortunately for me life got really busy months ago, but now I'm able to start back up if you're in need of help! Thanks, Icestorm815 • Talk 17:27, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
Hello everyone, I don't know if you're looking for more trainees at the moment, but if you are I would be very happy to help out. I've been active in account creation and vandalism fighting, and I am very frequently available on IRC. - EdoDodo talk 15:29, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
Room for one more trainee? For the moment I don't have access to IRC,but I should get access within the next week or two. Fridae'§Doom | Spare your time? 23:02, 15 July 2010 (UTC)
If and when there is a need for an additional trainee clerk, I'd like to volunteer. I dropped a note earlier today at MuZemike and followed up by reading the pages he recommended. I'd read most of them before but somehow never managed to read Signs of sock puppetry. I must admit that there were some things in there I'd never thought would be done or needed to be looked for. Anyway, if any full clerk would be willing to take me on as a trainee, this is an area I'd like to help out in. Seems there is always a backlog around here. I've not used IRC for years, but have downloaded a client and signed on at #wikipedia-en-spi just to make sure I still remember how. Seems to work just fine, and the Mac client I chose (Colloquy) seems a lot nicer than any of the IRC clients I recall using in the past... Yworo ( talk) 20:46, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
I too would like to volunteer my time as a clerk to help out at SPI. I understand Wikipedia:CheckUser and have read Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SPI/Clerks, and have used WP:SPI several times. I've been an admin for a couple of years and on Wiki for four, and hopefully (hopefully) I have an okay standing! I've read the privacy policy for Wikipedia, and in my day time jobs I'm extremely familiar with the most strict privacy policies enforced. Hope I can help, S.G.(GH) ping! 10:12, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
Sure, the world's loudest ping. -- S.G.(GH) ping! 20:10, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
Was on IRC, asking about maybe being a clerk. Told me to post here, so I did. In any case, I'm interested in becoming an SPI clerk. NativeForeigner Talk/ Contribs 05:15, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
I am interested in becoming a trainee clerk, and am looking for a user to train me. Is there anyone willing to take on a trainee right now? Thanks, A8x (talk) 02:16, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi there, my name is Dwayne, i'm interested in becoming a clerk trainee for SPI. I've asked different people at #wikipedia-en-spi connect, but someone either says that they are not accepting anyone or they only are taking admins (frankly, i disagree with that). So i'm just leaving a note here to all clerks to see if anyone is interested in accepting me. Thanks in advance, - Dwayne was here! ♫ 23:49, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
I'd like to offer my time, if there are still openings (for non-admins, which I imagine there are 1 or 2... :P)! -- ANowlin: talk 04:11, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
Hey. Following the advice of NativeForeigner, I'm posting here with a request to help out with SPI. I'll do anything I can to lend a hand. So what's the best way to proceed from here? — HelloAnnyong (say whaaat?!) 11:57, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
Hope I'm posting this in the right place. Anyway, following this discussion at ANI, where it was agreed that these two were the same person, could a clerk merge these two cases. Cheers, Dpmuk ( talk) 14:21, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
I noticed that {{ checkuser}} does not show the "SPI block" button when you expand a case while on the main page. You have to proceed into the case page before that specific button shows up. Anyone knows why? OhanaUnited Talk page 07:08, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
Hello, I've read the above requests and found that in the past, non-admins were declined as there is only a backlog on tasks which require sysop tools. I have no idea if this is still the case, so I'll be bold and request this anyways.
I have been interested in sockpuppet investigations for quite a while, and have handled many myself on various Wikia wikis. I would love to be able to help out in this area on Wikipedia as well, and as I mentioned above I already have some of the background knowledge required, and am more than willing to learn the Wikipedia-specific aspects to it. Thanks for your consideration. Ajraddatz ( Talk) 19:24, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
I assume clerks would be able to answer this question. Wikipedia talk:Sockpuppet investigations/Archives/Archive9#Wrong name. It's become more urgent. WP:ANI#Legal threats at User talk:Skovalinsky. Could someone comment on how to proceed with changing an SPI name? Will Beback talk 23:41, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
May I be a clerk trainee? I started with wikipedia a bit over 1 year and I did lots of edits. I also take lots of time at the Investigations of sock-puppetery. Here's my links.
Ebe123 ( talk · message · contribs · global contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · user creation · block user · block log · count · total · logs · summary · email | lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · spi · socks | rfar · rfc · rfcu · ssp | current rights · rights log (local) · rights log (global/meta) | rights · renames · blocks · protects · deletions · rollback · admin · logs | UHx · AfD · UtHx · UtE)
~~Awsome
EBE123~~(
talk |
Contribs) 15:02, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
Hello, I am applying for a trainee clerk position. I would like to be trusted with more responsibility. I understand WP:SOCK policy and promise to be conservative. For your consideration, Phearson ( talk) 15:49, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
Phearson ( talk · message · contribs · global contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · user creation · block user · block log · count · total · logs · summary · email | lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · spi · socks | rfar · rfc · rfcu · ssp | current rights · rights log (local) · rights log (global/meta) | rights · renames · blocks · protects · deletions · rollback · admin · logs | UHx · AfD · UtHx · UtE)
As a present member of Abuse Response and active Wikipedian for the last 9 months, I've gained much experience and knowledge over my time here at Wikipedia. I am eager learning and am keen on participating where I can and lending a hand when possible, I have a sound knowledge of WP:SOCK and related policies and guidelines. — Ancient Apparition • Champagne? • 9:46pm • 10:46, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
Ancient Apparition ( talk · message · contribs · global contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · user creation · block user · block log · count · total · logs · summary · email | lu · rfas · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · spi · socks | rfar · rfc · rfcu · ssp | current rights · rights log (local) · rights log (global/meta) | rights · renames · blocks · protects · deletions · rollback · admin · logs | UHx · AfD · UtHx · UtE)
I've also been thinking about this. A ton of the clerks and CUs are people I've had lots of contact with and gotten along well with, and to be completely honest, I'm much better at this type of work (clerking/backlog clearing/drone stuff) than I am at content creation. I know that you all are not looking for non-admins, but if the need arises, I am ready, willing, and able to do what is needed. Sven Manguard Wha? 03:53, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
Sven Manguard ( talk · message · contribs · global contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · user creation · block user · block log · count · total · logs · summary · email | lu · rfas · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · spi · socks | rfar · rfc · rfcu · ssp | current rights · rights log (local) · rights log (global/meta) | rights · renames · blocks · protects · deletions · rollback · admin · logs | UHx · AfD · UtHx · UtE)
Hi, I'm a long time admin and would like to become a trainee clerk. I have recently done some sockpuppetry work (like AbuseFilter stuff) and would like to get more involved. Thanks, King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 07:35, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
King of Hearts ( talk · message · contribs · global contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · user creation · block user · block log · count · total · logs · summary · email | lu · rfas · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · spi · socks | rfar · rfc · rfcu · ssp | current rights · rights log (local) · rights log (global/meta) | rights · renames · blocks · protects · deletions · rollback · admin · logs | UHx · AfD · UtHx · UtE)
Just a question, with the DQ an admin and King of Hearts a new clerk, can non-admins join the project? I'm just curious, also would Abuse Response sharing cases with SPI be feasible? — James ( Talk • Contribs) • 8:36pm • 10:36, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
How about making reading the CheckUser policy mandatory. It would be good for clerks for knowing more how to respond to difficult cases. Sorry if it is already. ~~ EBE123~~ talk Contribs 14:12, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
Hello. I've been moderately interested in SPI and I understand you have a sort of backlog; not sure if that is still true. I also noticed you are looking for more admins to help with that backlog. I have a bit of background in networking and I can spot fairly obvious ducks. I dont mind helping out with the backlog and doing a bit of clerking if you still need more support.--v/r - T P 16:27, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
TParis ( talk · message · contribs · global contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · user creation · block user · block log · count · total · logs · summary · email | lu · rfas · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · spi · socks | rfar · rfc · rfcu · ssp | current rights · rights log (local) · rights log (global/meta) | rights · renames · blocks · protects · deletions · rollback · admin · logs | UHx · AfD · UtHx · UtE)
Hi. My name is Addihockey10, I've been around for a little while (2.5 years?). I'm interested in becoming a non-admin trainee clerk to help with SPIs. I'm planning on going up for an RfA soon; so if I pass RfA I could be able to be an admin clerk. I have some off-WMF wiki CU experience where I had to deal with trolls and spamvertisers; other then that I'm fairly new to the SPI process. If you have any questions feel free to let me know either here or on my talk page :-) . -- Addi hockey 10 e-mail 01:46, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
We've currently got twelve admin clerks and two non-admin ones. We've also got a bunch of non-clerk checkusers who are active here. Personally I think we've got enough representation for the near future, but I was wondering what the other clerks think. —
HelloAnnyong
(say whaaat?!) 03:23, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
I am aware of the SPI team's position in the past months when it comes to non-admin clerks, but with the new move of Steven Zhang to inactive, I thought I'd submit my help, just in case. I'm an active Wikipedian, and over the past few weeks I've been helping out and familiarizing myself with the SPI process, so I know most of the terminology. I have experience with edit filter management (although not here) and bots, and I've been a CheckUser off-wiki. Most notably, I hold CheckUser rights on several wikis of the TechEssentials network. I also frequent some high-profile IRC channels like #wikipedia-en-accounts connect. I'd like to assist the SPI team with clerking, such as endorsing CheckUser and administering requests. — Kudu ~I/O~ 22:15, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
I just thought some clerks might be interested in knowing about the 2011 CheckUser/Oversight appointments. — Kudu ~I/O~ 13:34, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
Hey everyone. I just built a little tool on the toolserver to help with clerking. Basically you feed it a sockmaster's username, and it'll give you back the last edit times of all their socks, both confirmed and suspected. Handy for checking if a checkuser is viable. I've also written a contribution range checker to replace X!'s.
If you happen to find any issues with these, please let me know. — HelloAnnyong (say whaaat?!) 19:46, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
The evidence page has been emptied of its contents but offers no clue of the existence of an archive page about this case. -- Blanchardb - Me• MyEars• MyMouth- timed 23:20, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
I used to be a clerk wayyyyyy back in the day when it was just voluntary work and I'm sort of interested in getting back into things here. If you have enough I understand. Alexandria (talk) 21:26, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
Would it be possible to add a status along the lines of "clerkrequest" where clerk assistance is needed to allow it to be flagged in a manner similar to allow easy indication of assistance needed? Just a thought. Alexandria (talk) 19:36, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
This new tool can quickly and easily provide checkuser results in a highly readable 8-ball format. Moreover, thanks to the state-of-the-art mind reading technology employed, you do not even have to tell it the users you want to check - it will automatically read this from your mind. No more waiting for that absentee checkuser! The current version is only in alpha, so the response may be occasionally wrong. If that happens, feel free to repeat the process, and you should eventually get the correct answer. The final version should be up in approximately -4408 days. Stay tuned! T. Canens ( talk) 08:38, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
Just so you guys know were talking about templates here. -- DQ (t) (e) 17:42, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
I'm looking for something new to get my teeth into, and I've done quite a bit of patrolling of SPI as an admin, so I thought I'd see if the folks here thought they could find a use for another clerk and if so, if any current clerk was willing to take me under their wing. I perfectly understand if it's thought we have enough clerks, but I would quite like to help with the particularly monotonous stuff like archiving closed cases (a task that isn't always done quickly because it's not as urgent, but it can make the backlog appear bloated and deter people who might otherwise help out), and start processing CU requests as I get a feel for it. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 15:32, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
I've actually been a SPI clerk trainee since July 2010, and since X! retired I figured it would make sense to make me a full clerk. I may not have been here that consistently, but I have reasonably extensive and comprehensive experience. Now that X! has retired, I was just wondering if we could just call training complete, and make me a full fledged clerk? NativeForeigner Talk 23:48, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
Hey there. Seeing as you just lost two clerks (in X! and NW), and will likely lose a third soon (DQ would have to resign if he's selected for Audit Subcommittee), I figured I'd stop on by again and offer to be a clerk. I know I'm not an admin (yet), and that you're looking for admins, but I do bring one benefit not many can offer; I'm on Wikipedia every day, often times multiple times a day, which has obvious benefits from a process efficiency standpoint.
Regards,
Sven Manguard
Wha? 15:19, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
Done - Approved. -- DQ (ʞlɐʇ) 23:51, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
OK, so Δbot (which does a fair bit at SPI) is now indef blocked. Is the new bot ready to roll? Steven Zhang Join the DR army! 02:20, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
Timotheus Canens asked to have the bot clerking extended to automatically "archive" (read: remove) handled quick CheckUser requests after 48 hours. If you have comments, please visit the
BRFA.
Thanks,
Amalthea 19:39, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi all,
I was here when SPI was first created but I never quite managed to complete my training, therefore would anyone be willing to take me on as an admin trainee clerk? I'm willing to learn and I'm quite often online in most Wikipedia IRC channels, including #wikipedia-en-spi connect.
Thanks, The Helpful One 00:59, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
This is a notice that I have officially restricted User:Darkness Shines on SPI investigations to the following:
In my SPI clerk hat, you are being restricted from:
- Filing SPIs against well established users (guide is 500 edits, not including major sockpuppeters, except as the next item)
- Filing against Nangparbat
- From using presenting evidence against established users
- From filling huge SPIs with multiple editors involved (5 is a general max)
This is an indefinite restriction till you can show otherwise that you will not waste SPI clerk time with baseless cases. Your normal cases (which you have been pretty good with recently) are still allowed and encouraged. Appeal is to the SPI clerk/CU team as a whole, and I will be giving them notice of this restriction.
— User:DeltaQuad 22:55, 23 April 2012
Feel free to contact me with any questions. Please comment on WT:SPI if you wish to comment to keep discussion in one place. -- DQ (ʞlɐʇ) 22:46, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
So I've noticed that SPI has been ridiculously backlogged recently, and was wondering if me being a new trainee clerk would be helpful - and if anyone would even be willing to take me on. Thanks for all the good work you guys do! Keilana| Parlez ici 23:10, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
I've been thinking about volunteering as well, if someone has the time to do a bit of training. I've got IRC, but haven't logged in much. — DoRD ( talk) 00:05, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
I was taught that we should let cases sit for 24 hours in between when they are closed and when they are archived. That dosen't seem to be current practice anymore. There are virtues to both systems; waiting a day gives filing and interested parties time catch up, archiving immediately keeps our backlog smaller, and people can always check the archive.
Does anyone have a strong opinion one way or the other? Sven Manguard Wha? 02:23, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
Requesting review of my CU decline
here. As I don't have a Clerk mentor yet, I wanted to make sure my actions are reviewed. Cheers,
⋙–Berean–Hunter—► 14:19, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
← On a semi related note, I think we will be releasing DoRD from his training here shortly. Once this is done, I'll encourage him to take you on as a trainee. Tiptoety talk 16:18, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
Hello everyone, we are hitting severe backlog levels again where the list of open (non-CU) cases is bigger than the size of my screen in the case overview. My proposal is we make a team of people who want to be clerks (probably mostly non-admins) and have them help handle the current backlog, by posting diffs for both CU and non-CU cases so we can actually start cracking down on all these cases. I'm not suggesting that these people be able to endorse or decline CU requests, as they can do that in normal training, but make this almost a step in between nothing and clerkship. We can then as we feel appropriate, make them trainees and eventually full clerks. Thoughts? -- DQ (ʞlɐʇ) 12:10, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
I have just finished promoting DoRD to full clerk status and am proud to have him on this team. In just one and half months since DoRD started clerk training, he has grasped on to the clerking procedures very well at SPI, and it has been a pleasure working with him so far. He has continued to diminish backlogs, which I am at times lazy to assist in reducing. DoRD has also grasped the concept of case merging (administrative), something that is not always learned by our active clerks. DoRD also has the ability to think outside the box very well when it comes to things that needed to be forwarded outside of SPI. He also provided key feedback when I've requested second opinions. I don't know what else to say except he is definitely above the performance level I would expect a trainee to be at and is a very fast learner. I would also see no issue and would encourage DoRD to pickup a trainee to help expand the ranks. Please help me congratulate him in his promotion. :) -- DQ (ʞlɐʇ) 22:09, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
Use this section if you are interested in training for clerkship, or would like to discuss possible training, and any other questions about possibly training for clerkship. Please add your request to the bottom of this section, with your name in the title. If you are applying for traineeship, please also include the indented user link template :{{Usercheck-full|USERNAME}} Clerks/CUs - This is a list of people who would like to become trainees. Please go in chronological order when choosing your next trainee. If you do not feel the user is ready for clerkship yet, please continue the thread where they asked and inform them on their talkpage. Please remove each as they are reviewed or taken on by a specific user. |
Hey guys. I see you have a bunch of new trainees. If there is ever a need for more, I'd be happy to join. Please let me know if the backlog starts piling up again. Someguy1221 ( talk) 07:11, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
Given the above, I understand if there isn't really a need for new clerks/trainees (and if there is, there's already a line) but I'd like to become a clerk trainee. I'm not an admin, but I have some experience dealing with socks and the SPI process, and would be willing and able to help out with archiving, flagging and the like. elektrik SHOOS ( talk) 00:06, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi guys. Similar to the editors above, I'd like to become a clerk trainee. I know in terms of raw edit count I'm pretty inexperienced, but I think I could help out, particularly seeing how clogged SPI can be at times these days. As with Elektrik Shoos I'm not an admin, but would enjoy helping with the rest of the process. Regards Basalisk inspect damage⁄ berate 01:43, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
Please can the clerks stop using the term "duck" and "quacking"? It can be very confusing to users not familiar with SPI cases, and the process is confusing enough without adding unnecessary jargon.
Please keep jargon to a minimum. You'll notice I use next to none, for instance. If you absolutely must use some, at least link to a page that explains what it means.
-- (ʞɿɐʇ) ɐuɐʞsǝp 11:54, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
Please can the clerks stop using the term "duck" and "quacking"? It can be very confusing to users not familiar with SPI cases, and the process is confusing enough without adding unnecessary jargon.
Please keep jargon to a minimum. You'll notice I use next to none, for instance. If you absolutely must use some, at least link to a page that explains what it means.
-- (ʞɿɐʇ) ɐuɐʞsǝp 11:54, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
Self-endorsed by clerk for checkuser attention ({{ Selfendorse}}) and CheckUser requested ({{ CURequest}}). They've been added to the helper script as well. T. Canens ( talk) 08:13, 1 July 2012 (UTC)
Some updates to the helper script:
Hopefully the slight section organization helps. Subsections may not archive though, I'm not familiar with every archiving option but this is probably easier for users and clerks to review, and worthwhile anyhow. Highlighting this "in case". FT2 ( Talk | email) 02:38, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
Hey guys. I see you have a bunch of new trainees. If there is ever a need for more, I'd be happy to join. Please let me know if the backlog starts piling up again. Someguy1221 ( talk) 07:11, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
The {{
SPI case status}}
will now uniformly appear after the date header in reports created after the change. This allows all information about one report to be contained inside one subsection, and should simplify a planned extension of the script to handle multiple open cases.
T. Canens (
talk) 12:46, 23 August 2012 (UTC)