Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018/Feedback

• MassMessaging items to follow up on (this is more of a tech note, but this is the only page with ideas for next year): phab:T209899 needs to be checked, message body needs dynamic time stamps, distribution process needs to be more carefully executed. — xaosflux ^Talk 01:23, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

• When sending MassMessage: fix the datestamper, also include a visible link to contact the election if there are questions or problems. — xaosflux ^Talk 12:53, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
• :Moved from Wikipedia talk:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2019. -- KTC (talk) 12:44, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

• Offer opt-out. Jidanni (talk) 13:40, 1 December 2018 (UTC)

Just like any great thing, some people just wish to "unsubscribe", so let's (not) forget about them, please.

1. Jidanni (talk) 13:37, 1 December 2018 (UTC)

In fact, next year there should be a note at the bottom of the message saying how to unsubscribe. Jidanni (talk) 13:42, 1 December 2018 (UTC)

:{{Re|Jidanni}} we certainly could make an opt-out sign out page for next year, ideally everyone would only get 1 message ('the vote is open and you are likely eligible' type) - so it would be a bit late to opt-out after we deliver it. I'm not opposed to an opt-out sign up page, just think it will be hard for anyone to actually know about it. — xaosflux ^Talk 13:53, 1 December 2018 (UTC)

::{{u|Xaosflux}}, Create a category. :Category:Users who do not wish to receive ACE messages. —POWER (Merry Christmas) 20:15, 2 December 2018 (UTC)

:::Oh sure, it can be a cat, it could be a page - problem is what are we going to to mass message everyone to sign up :D — xaosflux ^Talk 22:45, 2 December 2018 (UTC)

::::{{u|Xaosflux}}, Yes exactly. It will be included in the {{tlx|ACEMM}} template on how to opt-out in the future. —POWER (Merry Christmas) 20:46, 5 December 2018 (UTC)

• Add explanatory info to the elections page regarding the scrutineering process, how long it has taken in the past, and what stage it is currently at, as originally suggested [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018&oldid=873829431#(Personal)_thoughs_for_next_election here], mainly by GorillaWarfare, with additional contributions by Revi and by me, as follows:{{quote|It might be useful to adjust the elections page to explain in more detail what goes on with the scrutineering process, and what the time frame has historically been. I'm somewhat aware of the effort involved and so I completely understand why it takes the time it does, but I think a lot of the people clamoring for results early on are doing so because they think it's taking 1–2 weeks to just sum up the support/neutral/oppose columns and publish the results. GorillaWarfare (talk) 11:08, 14 December 2018 (UTC)}}

::{{quote|Probably good idea, I'll assume someone else will do it (and eventually do it myself next year)? — regards, Revi 14:23, 14 December 2018 (UTC)}}

::{{quote|Excellent suggestion, GorillaWarfare; it would also improve transparency and reduce opportunities for stress and conflict, perhaps especially if accompanied by notification of which stage(s) of the process was/were currently ongoing. ... .Tlhslobus (talk) 20:23, 14 December 2018 (UTC)}}

:Tlhslobus (talk) 04:49, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

::This is now partly done with User:-revi/ACE scrutineering. — regards, Revi 01:04, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

• + Look over list of voters and possibly check if they are blocked for 'socking'. — regards, Revi 05:24, 27 December 2018 (UTC)