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• "Admin permissions and unbundling There is a large gap between the permissions an editor can obtain and the admin toolset. This brings increased scrutiny for RFA candidates, as editors evaluate their feasibility in lots of areas." - this is certainly a concern of mine. I use only one tool in the admin tool chest. If this was unbundled I would have no reason to need the admin bit. Maury Markowitz (talk) 20:48, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

• I'm not sure if you're saying we should unbundle more, and RfA less? Or something else? ☆ Bri (talk) 20:38, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

• Maybe just that if that tool was available separately they would have no need to be an admin. Depends on the tool. If it is one that would require an equivalent process, it would not make a lot of practical difference to the procedure, but might make a lot of difference to the experience. For example, getting the tools to delete and undelete and view deleted material may attract a very different scrutiny and set of potential opposition reasons than getting the tools to block, though both sets are handed out based on community trust that they will not be misused. · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 11:32, 8 November 2021 (UTC)