Board Thread:Smashpedia Business/@comment-12408658-20140722195934/@comment-16072884-20140828132608

I don't think that asking potential candidates about certain "scenarios" is really necessary, since a candidate should be able to demonstrate their ability to handle these kinds of disputes through their actions on the wiki before creating an RFA. It's a lot better to see them in action than to ask them some questions and trust that they will do it right once promoted. If someone is in question of the user's leadership capabilities, they can ask the user for examples where they demonstrated good leadership qualities; if they've never actively enforced policies or moderated disputes and conflicts, that means they've never had the initiative to do so and aren't really suited for adminship. A potential candidate should show that they can willingly and effectively be a leader before becoming a sysop.