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Please find answered requests in the archives (this month).

1 WizardOfOz
2 Translate "Workflow states" in Japanese

[edit] WizardOfOz

I´m requesting reinstalling of my sysop and ´crat flag here, preventive removed by my self to have no ability to overreact in an overheated discussion. After the discussion is closed, and I had enough time to calm down, think that I could go on with my work as done before. Thanks. --WizardOfOz ^talk 17:06, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Please stand for a new RfA. The nature of your departure precludes you from simply requesting the flags back non-controversially. PeterSymonds (talk) 17:07, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

As you were one of the reasons I removed my flags, I would like to hear a response from another ´crat uninvolved in whole matter, but have no problem to run through an RfA again. --WizardOfOz ^talk 17:13, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

I am not involved in the matter but I am in agreement with PeterSymonds, returning your flags is a controversial issue and as such you will need to re-request at RfA. The Helpful One 17:15, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

e/c Clarification Peter is not a metawiki 'crat. Snowolf ^{How can I help?} 17:18, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Thought he is. Therefor the answer. --WizardOfOz ^talk 17:22, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

As I wrote above, I have no problem with that, but would also like to hear uninvolved ´crat beside PeterSysmonds who was one of the reasons and Barras who closed the whole issue. --WizardOfOz ^talk 17:20, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Uninvolved bystander opinion: in principle, I agree that returning a flag which was self-deprived sounds like a reasonable idea. However, I'd suggest an RfA for 2 reasons: First, we all may benefit from community's confirmations from time to time. Second, if self-removal of rights would automatically allow their renewal later, admins undergoing scrutiny and imminent flag removal could preemptively remove the flag themselves, only to get it back a couple of months later without a vote. Naturally, I'm not saying that this is your case, but just pointing to the procedural problem. Pundit (talk) 17:22, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

+1 agreeing with Peter, though not a crat. —DerHexer (Talk) 17:29, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, three uninvolved is more than enough for me. --WizardOfOz ^talk 17:31, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Well, I was about to chime in, but glad to know it is clear now. es:Magister Mathematicae 17:40, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Comment A review of the (I assert: improprieties of) the events of 11-23 Feb 2012 is a more appropriate context than an RfA for determining the appropriate status of WizardOfOz. _{(Perhaps he should be given an Oscar bit. Or, honorary steward.:-)} Although I do not know what format such a review should take. (See 2nd paragraph of my earlier comment higher up the page.) -- Proofreader77 (talk) 18:12, 28 February 2012 (UTC)