Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections

:I think I'd be OK with using it this time. We just need to make sure to mitigate the problem we had last time. For example, maybe we should add an HTML comment or redesign https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Administrator_elections_status/data&action=edit so that it matches 1:1 with [[Wikipedia:Administrator elections/July 2025#Schedule]]. For example, right now [[Wikipedia:Administrator elections/July 2025#Schedule]] has the call for candidates ending on July 15, and https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Administrator_elections_status/data&action=edit has it ending on July 16. This could be correct due to the former ending at 12AM and the latter ending at 11:59PM, but nobody really knows without more investigation. –[[User:Novem Linguae|<span style="color:blue">'''Novem Linguae'''</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Novem Linguae|talk]])</small> 12:59, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

:I think I'd be OK with using it this time. We just need to make sure to mitigate the problem we had last time. For example, maybe we should add an HTML comment or redesign https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Administrator_elections_status/data&action=edit so that it matches 1:1 with [[Wikipedia:Administrator elections/July 2025#Schedule]]. For example, right now [[Wikipedia:Administrator elections/July 2025#Schedule]] has the call for candidates ending on July 15, and https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Administrator_elections_status/data&action=edit has it ending on July 16. This could be correct due to the former ending at 12AM and the latter ending at 11:59PM, but nobody really knows without more investigation. –[[User:Novem Linguae|<span style="color:blue">'''Novem Linguae'''</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Novem Linguae|talk]])</small> 12:59, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

== Final preparations for the call for candidates ==

=== Testing the candidate sign up process ===

OK, we've got about 3 and a half days to go. We're almost out of time. Are we ready for the call for candidates? Can someone please test signing up as a fake test candidate and make sure that the directions make sense, the templates are working, etc? [[Wikipedia:Administrator elections/July 2025/Candidates]].

=== Need 2 admin monitors ===

Can we please get 2 admins to volunteer to be monitors? This role is basically the same as RFA monitors. Most of the monitoring will occur during the discussion phase (July 18–22), but there's a spot on the candidates page where we fill in your name, so I'm asking a bit early. Thanks. –[[User:Novem Linguae|<span style="color:blue">'''Novem Linguae'''</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Novem Linguae|talk]])</small> 13:24, 5 July 2025 (UTC)