editor directly. Potential candidates may opt to close or withdraw their ORCP assessment request at any time. Polls are normally closed without any closing...

The following is the list of candidates requesting polling feedback at WP:ORCP who subsequently ran for adminship....

Shortcuts WP:ORCP/SWP:ORCP/S Wikipedia:RFACANDIDATESEARCHWikipedia:RFACANDIDATESEARCH This is an area where potential poll candidates can be vetted. To...

both posted to WP:ORCP. While I understand a CU investigation would refuse to reveal that the sock is located where the puppeteer is, ORCP isn't somewhere...

candidate poll (ORCP) in September; I sought feedback from longtime editors and RfA regulars to figure out where I was standing. My ORCP was short but went...

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nominate me. I invited Fram (see reply to question 3) to comment at the ORCP. Fram rated my chances as 2/10, and kindly stated “Their editing has markedly...

the question at User talk:Ronjohn#Your RFA, either. Anyway, given that the ORCP was closed as "not ready", I think that the RfA should be deleted for now...

echo chamber. The massive disconnect between ORCP and the actual results of RfA discussions means that ORCP should now be taken with a pinch of salt the...

theme from their responses was acclaim for the optional RFA candidate poll (ORCP), a development championed by Anna Frodesiak that began in October 2015....

can also ask for a brief evaluation by various experienced editors at WP:ORCP first. If the users on the list below think you would make a good administrator...

Airport against naming conventions. Both users have nominated themselves at WP:ORCP. master, sock The way the two users sign is also the same. So, clear case...

following unanimous positive feedback at the Optional RfA candidate poll (ORCP). 331dot from the State of Maine made his first edit in 2012. A regular Teahouse...

(UTC) I got slammed pretty hard in a recent AFD (and not too much later at ORCP) for making the exact-same argument. I'm not sure that view has consensus...

(beta) · CSD log · PROD log · no prior RfA) It was suggested that I try ORCP. My main interest is dealing with text copyright, especially via CopyPatrol...

deletion review). The result of the discussion was redirect to Template:User-orcp. (non-admin closure) Winged Blades of GodricOn leave 06:35, 9 October 2017...

whilst also remaining clear that their behaviour was unacceptable. In my ORCP back in 2021 I disclosed all of the "bad" conflicts I think I had been in...

poll (ORCP). You've commented there more than once so I'd like to know why you didn't visit there before this self-nom. A: Hi Chris. I think ORCP is a...

the RfA standards are or directing you to where you could find out. See WP:ORCP or WP:RFAADVICE for further advice. ~ Rob13Talk 05:06, 22 December 2016 (UTC)...

"headhunted" for about a year, and has just run a extremely positive poll at WP:ORCP with a near-unanimous consensus that he should give RfA a go. So let's do...

Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 14:21, 3 January 2017 (UTC) Support I think the ORCP gives a pretty good summary of Ealdgyth, which is extraordinarily positive...

seen ONUnicorn around but hers was not a name I knew well until she took an ORCP and I'm thrilled that after some more discussion she's decided to take the...

is my estimate of your chances at RfA. Please note that according to the ORCP recommendations, this does not constitute an in-depth assessment, nor is...

(talk) 18:15, 31 January 2016 (UTC) Oppose – you really needed to run by WP:ORCP first... --IJBall (contribs • talk) 18:18, 31 January 2016 (UTC) Moral Support...

numbered incorrectly, at "2", instead of 1, and this is because the user got ORCP confused with RfA (which isn't good). The closing date is also incorrect...

candidate poll (ORCP) in September; I sought feedback from longtime editors and RfA regulars to figure out where I was standing. My ORCP was short but went...

creation. If you follow all the advice in this ORCP (such as improving your AFD stats and writing a GA), and ORCP again in 6 months, you will be a much stronger...

concerns about your work at OTRS. One year later you put yourself through WP:ORCP and received a lot of feedback inquiring about "why you want this so bad"...

originally discouraged Red Phoenix from immediately running at his first ORCP request a few months back since I felt he was a bit weak in his primary proposed...

things to say about Roger that haven't already been said at his previous RfA, ORCP poll, or talk page, but I'll try to summarise the highlights. Roger has a...

previous RfAs) Hello, I'm qedk. Firstly, I would like to say that I find ORCP a good place to get critique from, so I appreciate all feedback, and if you...

this is a better alternative for expressing interest than posting at WP:ORCP, for example, which has seen many discussions about how it hurts qualified...

theme from their responses was acclaim for the optional RFA candidate poll (ORCP), a development championed by Anna Frodesiak that began in October 2015....

become a rarity and AFAICS, this is probably due to projects such as WP:ORCP, some comprehensive guidance, and blatant warning templates on the transclusion...

head that I always appreciate hearing from. You can see the signs at his ORCP from nearly two years ago - this is a long time coming. Nick always makes...

RfA is a bit embarrassing. How could I have thought that, having done an ORCP whose result I did not accept, I could undertake an RfA shortly afterwards...

characterize my first RFA run as nervous and hesitant. In hindsight, having WP:ORCP around when I ran would have probably been beneficial to see where I stood...

from Ritchie333 5. Two months ago you, filed a poll (your second) at WP:ORCP, in which I gave you 4/10 and warned you about over-zealous CSD tagging,...

between ORCP and RfA, or just for this candidate? – Juliancolton | Talk 16:38, 10 April 2017 (UTC) To my knowledge, applicants regularly go from ORCP to RfA...

close down the ORCP, and restart Wikipedia:Editor review. Actual admin candidates never use ORCP. There was one candidate who posted at ORCP, and everyone...

get some feedback on my chances of passing an RfA around a year after my ORCP closed. Additional questions from Banedon 23. How would you explain your...

I feel you'd pass RfA. I wasn't concerned about past conduct at the last ORCP and I remain not concerned, especially with the time that has past I think...

make me confident he would make a fine administrator. In his November 2015 ORCP discussion Ansh received quite positive feedback, with the only substantial...

(talk) 22:04, 22 August 2022 (UTC) Support. Great to see someone whose WP:ORCP I commented on and supported is now at RFA a month later. Best of luck. –Novem...

As some of you are probably aware, EvergreenFir has filed two polls at WP:ORCP. She has taken all feedback on board in good grace, and at the most recent...

is a very frequent issue. They don't run, because they've been through WP:ORCP and told how wrong they are. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 14:40, 19 September 2021...

troublemakers away. After recent disappointment with some of the nominations at WP:ORCP, several people were happy to see Kosack put their name up for adminship...

17:50, 23 November 2017 (UTC) Support - Generally, for what I said at his ORCP. This is an editor who has experience dealing with content and provides in-depth...

the community wishes for you to improve. There isn't an equivalent to WP:ORCP for 'crats; should there be? -- Avi (talk) 02:25, 9 May 2022 (UTC) Avi, I'm...

"Clearly not here to contribute to the encyclopedia". That you ignored the ORCP who said "don't run, you won't pass" and that you frame adminship in terms...

minute mark. There are some other issues. I don't see you following the ORCP advice. Despite Beeblebrox'x comment, the autopatrolled issue goes beyond...

unfortunate (and perhaps more due to the goading he received mistakenly at ORCP from some of the then inexperienced editors, including yours truly). He's...

a Optional RfA Candidate Poll (ORCP) prior to submitting their candidacy? Option A - No (current) Option B - Yes - ORCP must have been created during the...

worries me is that he recently out of the blue put Patient Zero through an ORCP poll. He endorsed it but then asked me to withdraw it a day later. Class455...

wait period as an improved or alternative version of WP:ORCP myself (and personally I like ORCP since it gave me the confidence to have a run for the real...

discussed offwiki. Secondarily, it's just inviting users to have a revolving WP:ORCP/pre-RFA at their talk page. The longer between a user publicly announcing...

Backlog cleared. No comment on your RfA ambitions but have you tried WP:ORCP? Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 16:02, 10 February 2020 (UTC) @Guy Macon:, before...

his ORCP in December it doesn't instill any confidence in me. Oshwah says he is taking things to heart, but, well take this comment from his 2015 ORCP; I...

admin score (beta) · CSD log · PROD log · previous RfAs) Let's see what ORCP has to say, noting that I'm considering a run either in mid-OctoberNovember...

to stay away from ANI, which I used to do (until I was told myself in an ORCP I needed more experience there, so now I do participate there), but that...

reiterate Extraordinary Writ's worry that drawing greater attention to WP:ORCP-like polling will simply identify skeletons in the closet that sink future...

and it's largely why their most recent RfA failed (they were counselled at ORCP to avoid an RfA, advice duly ignored). If FWTH can demonstrate a significant...

TonyBalloni comment came in response to a longstanding frustration with the ORCP process on Tony's part. So it's another case of a deep-seated behind-the-scenes...

nominating, are interested in joining a flight at that time reach out. Beyond WP:ORCP, Lee Vilenski, Nosebagbear, and I have also offered to give feedback to candidates...

2018 (UTC) The oddest thing to me is why this couldn't have stayed at WT:ORCP. power~enwiki (π, ν) 04:07, 24 February 2018 (UTC) Because it's so funny...

in the past. I believe from their general demeanor as such places as his ORCP poll that FWTH is a young child, and as such I'd be willing to entertain...

happy about how a situation which Rzvas{{noping}} criticized me for at my WP:ORCP turned out; I was involved with mediating between some newish editors who...

03:04, 18 September 2017 (UTC) @Beyond My Ken: Obviously, this isn't your ORCP, but I thought I'd note I don't consider this one discussion to be a dealbreaker...

in his RfA in 2012 (eg: oppose #3) and I brought up some examples at his ORCP about six months ago. Most recently, I have seen him getting into an unnecessary...

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the top of each section on the archive page. 56 30 orcp-helper (source) Tool to give ratings at WP:ORCP. 24 11 req-helper (source) Tool for Wikipedia:Requested...

not excuse it. When another poor archive name was pointed out to me at an ORCP, I requested deletion per USERPAGE, along with "i see dumb people" and a...

WP:RFAADVICE and the candidate would have also received this feedback at WP:ORCP, or by seeking an experienced editor familiar at RFA to nominate them. Until...

PrimeHunter (talk) 20:25, 15 April 2017 (UTC) Although Wikipedia:ORCPWikipedia:ORCP redirects to Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Optional RfA candidate poll...

with content, and some more NPP work, and then consider filing a poll at WP:ORCP about this time next year. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 11:00, 31 March 2017...

Lourdes 10:03, 3 January 2017 (UTC) A: Samtar publicly gave his views at ORCP[4] at the beginning of December, and any serious conversation regarding a...

end up a little like WP:ORCP, with people coming up with unduly negative points in the discussion phase, but worse than ORCP because it would be right...

for maintenance work in general. I'm aware of TonyBallioni's view of WP:ORCP but while I think it's not such a bad initiative, it's also not used as often...

that at their ORCP in March, they indicated a desire to run in six months. It's been two. Concerns were raised about NOTYET in the ORCP, but they were...

fatal, in my view. RfA candidates, particularly those who go through the ORCP process as Cameron did, surely must look back at recent RfAs for what works...

June 2019 (UTC) Not that it's relevant now but every WMFLabs page (links on ORCP) wouldn't work for me yesterday either, Only lasted 10-20 minutes tho. –Davey2010Talk...

soon but I've been asked for RfA a few (very few) times. I thought I'll try ORCP in case I ever want to run in the near future. All criticism is acceptable...

the project. Bradv 05:00, 16 December 2017 (UTC) Oppose: Not sure why the ORCP wasn't linked here; the comments received by the editor back in September...

Frietjes 25 Feb 2026 15 24 orcp-helper Enterprisey 2 Dec 2019 Quicker rating at WP:ORCP. A userscript to make giving ratings at WP:ORCP easier. Hint: It's much...

Chris Troutman (talk) 02:51, 11 January 2017 (UTC)edit:As my comments at ORCP are about my estimate of the community consensus, I'll withdraw my comments...

(UTC) I got slammed pretty hard in a recent AFD (and not too much later at ORCP) for making the exact-same argument. I'm not sure that view has consensus...

Wikipedia:Editor review, but no longer. Perhaps the closest thing is WP:ORCP because if there are any problems with your editing at all, someone’s sure...

SPI work. Your record in User:Ivanvector/CSD log looks good. The previous ORCP was in December, 2015. I can't get the AfD statistics tool to run at the...

scenes) actions, you could pop this text somewhere in your userpage. {{User-orcp|Sanyam.wikime}} It will create the following line there: Sanyam.wikime (talk ·...

their hand at editing and such for (many) more months before returning to ORCP for another polling appraisal. (non-admin closure) --IJBall (contribs • talk)...

there is a further step to create the CSD log. The template used here in the ORCP poll has an entry called 'CSD log' (if you have one set up) so many of the...

331dot's comment. You should not go through with an RfA at this time. WP:ORCP is open to you if you want feedback on your 'readiness'; personally, my impressions...

demonstrate how he might perform as an arbitrator. If this were a request at ORCP (which of course it isn't), my boilerplate suggestion would be: 'Keep up...

to expect one or two more RfA's in the coming months as well thanks to WP:ORCP and some discussions there... --IJBall (contribs • talk) 20:08, 15 December...

you? If so, I would advise against it I'm afraid; and if you're not, an ORCP is premature. I'm sorry that your last time here didn't attract much feedback;...

most impressed by is how seriously he took the feedback he was given at ORCP three years ago: to take one example, rather than just writing a GA or two...

Additional question from Chris troutman 10. A year ago you asked about RfA at ORCP. You couched your request as "one of very few non-admin ArbCom candidates"...

troutman 7. I note that not only are you a self-nom, you also didn't use WP:ORCP. Why? A: I chose to nominate myself firstly because there are a handful of...

feedback on your own likelihood of passing an RfA you may want to try WP:ORCP. Best regards, — xaosflux Talk 00:43, 1 July 2018 (UTC) I assume he wants...

me, nor is the lack of content work. For the same reason's I put out at ORCP, Anarchyte would clearly be a net positive for the project. His AFD and RM...

others decide. Hope that gives you some helpful feedback. Maybe consider WP:ORCP for pre-election feedback. I think we did have a link to it on the call for...

said Zebedee (talk) 08:39, 9 October 2017 (UTC) Oppose - Had they gone to ORCP they would've got a 0/10 and with good reason - No experience at all with...

Support - happy to see your name here, I was surprised when you turned up at ORCP recently as I thought you were already an admin. As for concerns about bias...

but I think you've shot yourself in the foot here a bit. I do remember the ORCP, where I suggested some more substantial content work might improve your...

areas, and also for editors considering adminship, sort of a self-driven WP:ORCP. I'm speaking very broadly and generally of course: there would be quite...

applying! Ajraddatz (talk) 15:53, 12 April 2016 (UTC) Support as per WP:ORCP discussion. Lately, the backlogs at WP:RM have gotten quite severe, so we...

be intimidating having to "pick" one (or a few) of the names on the list. ORCP has a similar vibe but also has some hat collector stigma (at least if you...

12:04, 20 December 2016 (UTC) I offered to nominate Ivanvector during his ORCP in October and I am honoured to have that opportunity now (albeit redundantly)...

this grilling took place so I could look at it. I thought it might be at ORCP but Ritchie didn't comment on that occasion. Instead, the candidate was given...

something a suitable, experienced editor owes to the project. Hence this ORCP. Should I run, and if yes, do I stand a chance? –♠Vami_IV†♠ 23:43, 11 March...

July 2016 (UTC) Some of this is MyRFA-type-commentary and some of this is ORCP/meta-type-commentary: I've made a conscious effort since recent times (2014...

Support. I agree that this seems like a qualified candidate. My research at WP:ORCP didn't turn up anything concerning. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 09:35, 21 May...

bureaucrat? This user has asked a question at an RfA, and responded to an ORCP for Insertcleverphrasehere. I would trust SoWhy to close RfAs as a bureaucrat...

otherwise-strong record and make a good admin. Essentially, I'm looking at it like an ORCP where I'm reasonably confident the prospective candidate would immediately...

handful of decent articles. Once done, you could check things out via WP:ORCP. You may be closer to it than you think. If that could be of interest to...

move this to Talk:Ashok Attri (diplomat)#Break so we don't clutter this ORCP. –Novem Linguae (talk) 07:21, 9 March 2024 (UTC) @Novem Linguae. Unless DreamRimmer...

not? A: Good question! There was some discussion about my AfD work at the ORCP, as you note, and I found the feedback I got there helpful. As I mentioned...

2016 (UTC) Hi all, me yet again - I've ungraciously butchered Enterprisey's orcp-helper into a tool to help EFM's, administrators and other editors respond...

not excuse it. When another poor archive name was pointed out to me at an ORCP, I requested deletion per USERPAGE, along with "i see dumb people" and a...

thoroughly review his contributions before commenting. @TOTT underwent an ORCP during November of last year (about 7 months ago). They received some good...

running for adminship and probably will never poll at ORCP anymore fwiw — the feedback at ORCP is (was) valuable for the critique and that is primarily...

2025 (UTC) Mandating ORCP was discussed in the workshop phase (Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2024/RFC workshop#WP:ORCP as a requirement), but...

process runs on AGF and willingness. I must remark, not very many folks at WP:ORCP any time recently. Of Archive 16, about 5 are non-serious queries (Carolina...

obvious that the consensus here is that this RfA is very premature. Your ORCP said much the same thing, and (sorry to be blunt) I can't help but think...

I don't like the self-nomination, when they were offered a nomination at ORCP. And while I think ASJ has done some great content creation, that is (to...

As Schwede66 put it in an email a few years ago after one of my old WP:ORCPs: RfA is like a job interview but with a panel of 250 interviewing you for...

thanks for the advice! ~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 01:13, 26 August 2025 (UTC) ORCP tends to bring out nitpicks. Sometimes !voters don't really care about these...

their suitability for adminship then they should stand at RFA, initiate a WP:ORCP and/or explicitly ask for it. The limited public commentary is one of the...

focus on negatives. So far not one of these candidates had passed a prior ORCP. None of them were going to pass the RFA anyway. This trial hasn't really...

the tools. Just look at all the people telling her to go for it over at ORCP! Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 22:08, 14 September 2024 (UTC) Candidate, please indicate...

more", missing thousands of other good candidates. Or folks posting at WP:ORCP, missing all the folks who don't post there. Or asking admin friends for...

thought about running in the near future, I'd highly recommend posting at WP:ORCP and/or asking the willing prospective nominators. They're both friendly low-stress...

from others is completely compatible, and indeed recommended (see eg. WP:ORCP) prior to an RFA. Your comment about introspection and humility implies that...

whilst also remaining clear that their behaviour was unacceptable. In my ORCP back in 2021 I disclosed all of the "bad" conflicts I think I had been in...

reconf RFAs to think they should be restricted, but what about a lighter ORCP-like process (maybe even in the same place) where fewer editors can indicate...

most impressed by is how seriously he took the feedback he was given at ORCP three years ago: to take one example, rather than just writing a GA or two...

would be a sort of midway point between an ORCP and the RfA process itself, but perhaps more likely than ORCP to correctly anticipate the RfA outcome. There...