Wikipedia talk:The admin baton
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A spiritual predecessor
editAt User talk:Spicy/Archive 6#Passing the baton, Girth Summit documented the baton's short-lived spiritual predecessor: as the outgoing 'newest admin'
, he congratulated ToBeFree at Special:Permalink/925554294#(Slightly early) congratulations!, who then passed the New Admin Torch
to EvergreenFir (Special:Permalink/926376574#Congratulations). This all happened within five days in November 2019, so short-lived indeed. Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 21:19, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
- @Rotideypoc41352 @Girth Summit Very belatedly noted. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (they|xe) 19:40, 1 October 2024 (UTC)
Images
editAs the images are presumably not fair use, I think it might be nice if the baton images were also added to the template.
They seem to have been quite well chosen : ) - jc37 21:00, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
Comment
editLooking at this list, we've had more successful RFAs over the past two years than I thought. I know we still have an admin deficit but I was pleased to look over this list and see so many currently active admins from 2022-2024. Liz Read! Talk! 01:04, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
Admin baton and elections
editHi, all! Given that I am the current holder of the baton, I was wondering what the community process may be for passing the baton with elections where multiple people may become admins at once. There's specifically a question about who holds the baton to pass onto the next new admin. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 15:03, 1 October 2024 (UTC)
- Pinging GTrang, Firefangledfeathers, and AirshipJungleman29, who raised the question on. my talk page. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 15:05, 1 October 2024 (UTC)
- In my opinion, pass it to the first person who's sysopped in the log, and they pass it to the next, etc. You'd have a few people with a very short baton tenure, yes, but it seems like the best way and most loyal to the idea. It's probably what we'd do if we had two successful RfAs under the current system that closed at the same time. Elli (talk | contribs) 15:15, 1 October 2024 (UTC)
- I endorse this reading. And if someone in that succession wants to hold on to the baton for a few hours to marvel at its intricate filigree, that's fine. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (they|xe) 19:31, 1 October 2024 (UTC)