Wikipedia:WikiProject Administrator/survey

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This survey is to solicit input on the role of administrators on Wikipedia. A previous survey effort can be reviewed at Wikipedia:RfA Review/Reflect.

Fall 2009 survey on administrator role

User demographics

(Multiple choice)

How frequently do you edit?

A. I edit multiple times a day.

B. I edit multiple times a week.

C. I edit multiple times a month.

D. I edit multiple times a year.

E. I no longer edit.

Are you an administrator?

A. I am a current administrator

B. I am a former administrator

C. I am not, but I have tried to become one and I continue to be interested in becoming one

D. I am not, but I have tried to become one and I am no longer interested in becoming one

E. I am not, and have never tried to become one but I am interested in becoming one.

F. I am not, and have never tried to become one and I am no longer interested in becoming one

Have you ever been blocked? (Don't count jokes or test blocks)

A. No

B. Once

C. 3-5 times

D. 5 or more times

E. Am currently blocked (limited duration)

F. Am currently blocked (indefinite)

G. Am currently banned (by the community)

H. Am currently banned (by ArbCom)

If you answered yes to B-G above, was the block supported by policy (meaning, was a policy cited for the blocking, not meaning 'do you agree with the policy' or 'do you agree with the specific application of the policy') and explained to you on your talkpage?

A. No

B. Yes

If you answered no to the above, please explain the general circumstances. Please do not cite specific usernames or diffs.

A. (open-ended)

If you answered yes to B-D above, were you later unblocked (on any occasion) before the expiration of the block?

A. Yes

B. No, I allowed the block to expire or did not request an unblock

C. No, unblock requests were declined

D. No, unblock request was not reviewed before expiration of the block

How often do you participate at Request for Adminship (WP:RfA)?

A. Regularly

B. Sometimes

C. Rarely

D. Never

How often do you participate at Articles for Deletion WP:AfD

A. Regularly

B. Sometimes

C. Rarely

D. Never

Templates for Deletion (WP:TfD)

A. Regularly

B. Sometimes

C. Rarely

D. Never

Miscellanious for Deletion (WP:MfD)?

A. Regularly

B. Sometimes

C. Rarely

D. Never

How often do you participate in vandalism fighting, recent changes patrol, or new page patrol?

A. Regularly

B. Sometimes

C. Rarely

D. Never

How often do you participate in the featured article, good article, or did you know assessments?

A. Regularly

B. Sometimes

C. Rarely

D. Never

How often do you participate in article writing, (Writing from scratch, researching, copy editing)

A. Regularly

B. Sometimes

C. Rarely

D. Never

How often do you participate in making small changes to article (such as correcting grammar, wikilinks, repairing broken links?

A. Regularly

B. Sometimes

C. Rarely

D. Never

How often do you participate in administrator's noticeboards, wikiettiquette alerts, or dispute resolution?

A. Regularly

B. Sometimes

C. Rarely

D. Never

How often do you participate in policy discussions (includes guidelines?)

A. Regularly

B. Sometimes

C. Rarely

D. Never

Satisfaction and quality

On a scale of 1-10 with 1 meaning "strongly disagree" and 10 meaning "strongly agree" please answer the following questions. You may also answer "no opinion" if you wish.

Blocks

Administrators block the correct parties
Administrators block the incorrect parties
Administrators block only the correct parties
Block lengths are usually appropriate
Block lengths are consistent
Unblocks are given appropriately
Unblocks are given too freely
Unblocks are given too rarely.
The norms for blocks, block reviews, and unblocks are adequate.

Election

The RfA system promotes the right people
The RfA system needs to be improved.
What parts of the Request for Adminship (WP:RfA) process are working?
What would you like to see changed about WP:RfA?

Page protection

Administrators protect pages appropriately
Administrators unprotect pages appropriately

Deletion

Administrators delete pages appropriately
Administrators close deletion discussions appropriately

Recall and accountability

The current system for removing administrators works.
Some sort of community consensus based recall procedure is needed.
Certain editors should be given broad discretion to desysop admins.
Too many admins are desysopped
Not enough admins are desysopped
Admins are accountable for their actions
Admins (should) answer to the community
Admins (should) answer to the Arbitration Committee
Admins (should) act based on their own best judgment without interference
Admins should only be desysopped if they abuse blocks, page protection, or page deletion (admin tools)
Admins are held to higher standards then other editors
Admins should be held to higher standards then other editors
Admins are held to the same standard as other editors
Admins should be held to the same standard as other editors
What about the present system is working?
Are there any changes or improvements needed?

Arbitration enforcement

Administrators should be responsible for enforcing ArbCom sanctions
A special group of administrators selected by ArbCom should be responsible for enforcing ArbCom sanctions
ArbCom sanctions are consistently enforced by administrators

Comments and suggestions

Are policies and procedures followed / implemented consistently by different administrators?
Are changes needed?
What are they?
Do you think blocks are being issued appropriately?
Are the processes for reviewing blocks working?
Are there any changes need?
What are they?
What parts of Administrator Noticeboard/Incidents (WP:ANI) and the Administrators Noticeboard (WP:AN) need to be reformed?
What parts of WP:ANI and WP:AN are working?

Other

What other areas of adminship need improvement?
What other areas of adminship are working?
What other comments do you have about the role of admins on Wikipedia?

	Question	If answer in range	then ask
A:	Overall, I am satisfied with Wikipedia's administrators	1-3	You disagreed with the statement, "Overall, I am satisfied with Wikipedia's administrators." In what ways are you dissatisfied? What would you suggest to improve the situation?
B:	When I need help from an admin the response is appropriate	1-3	You disagreed with the statement, "When I need help from an admin the response is appropriate." In what ways are administrator responses inappropriate? What would you suggest to improve the situation?
C:	Average administrator quality has improved	1-3	You disagreed with the statement, "Average administrator quality has improved." In what way has administrator quality not improved? What would you suggest to improve the situation?
D:	Administrators are fair	1-3	You disagreed with the statement, "Administrators are fair." In what ways are administrators unfair? What would you suggest to improve the situation?
E:	Administrators are helpful	1-3	You disagreed with the statement, "Administrators are helpful." In what ways are administrators unhelpful? What would you suggest to improve the situation?
F:	Administrators are knowledgeable	1-3	You disagreed with the statement, "Administrators are knowledgeable." In what ways are administrators not knowledgeable? What would you suggest to improve the situation?
G:	Administrators respond promptly	1-3	You disagreed with the statement, "Administrators respond promptly." In what ways do administrators fail to respond promptly? What would you suggest to improve the situation?
H:	Administrators are polite	1-3	You disagreed with the statement, "Administrators are polite." In what ways are administrators impolite? What would you suggest to improve the situation?
I:	There are more good admins than bad admins	1-3	You disagreed with the statement, "There are more good admins than bad admins." In what way are admins bad? What would you suggest to improve the situation?
J:	There are more bad admins than good admins	6-10	You agreed with the statement, "There are more bad admins than good admins." In what ways are admins bad? What would you suggest to improve the situation?
K:	Good admins have more influence than bad admins.	1-3	You disagreed with the statement, "Good admins have more influence than bad admins." In what ways do bad admins have more influence? What would you suggest to improve the situation?
L:	Bad admins have more influence than good admins	6-10	You agreed with the statement, "Bad admins have more influence than good admins." In what ways do bad admins have more influence? What would you suggest to improve the situation?
M:	There are enough admins on Wikipedia	1-3	You disagreed with the statement, "There are enough admins on Wikipedia." In what ways are there not enough admins on Wikipedia? What would you suggest to improve the situation?
N:	Administrators are seen by the community as having more influence than non-admins	6-10	You agreed with the statement, "Administrators are seen by the community as having more influence than non-admins." In what ways are they seen as having more influence? What would you suggest to improve the situation if you feel it is negative?
O:	I see administrators as having more influence than non-admins	6-10	You agreed with the statement, "I see administrators as having more influence than non-admins." In what ways do you see admins having more influence? What would you suggest to improve the situation if you feel it is negative?