I'm not overly familiar with Cerastes or Heck_Tech but I have seen their work. It's clear to me they're incredibly hard working and have helped their respective teams tremendously.

UncannyClown has also been helping with the BWP, contributing to discussions and helping us come to decisions on how to handle works that need extra examination. This has been a great help to us, and helped to get things moving at a more steady pace.

Overall, a great batch of candidates.

I think someone calculated that Heck_Tech tagged ~5% of the wiki, which is absolutely nuts for a jstaff tagger. Support

While I'm not as familiar with the work of UncannyClown or Cerastes, I can definitely support their character and believe that both would do great in staff. Support

BAD_DATA (ironically) has been absolutely amazing with all things data and has done great work as a junior moderator in 19cord. They're an amazing solution-seeker; when they identify a problem, DATA will get right to fixing it.

Heck_Tech is an absolute POWERHOUSE. He's one of the backbones of tagging, with absolutely amazing output there, while still managing to be a total beast helping with deletions and doing amazing work on rewrite recently too. Though not an official staff function, he has also had an excellent tenure as a member of the Moth Squad in Deer College. I cannot reccomend Heck enough!

UncannyClown I know less well personally, but I have noticed their presence across various staff functions and they are capable, competent, and proactive. Support fully.

Cerastes I am simply unfamiliar with so I don't have much to say there.

BD has almost single-handedly (with the helps of koscheiisms and a few others) revitalized the data analysis team on community outreach and contributed a ton towards the Bright Works Project both behind the scenes and publicly. they are a delight to work with, possess a good temperament, and are very dedicated to their craft and policy. endorsed wholeheartedly.

Cerastes is diligent and humble, quietly plugging away and doing the Good Work in Licensing. He was also previously opstaff and chose to rejoin as js because he wanted to be promoted only if he earned it, and naepic and i both feel he's earned it. endorsing wholeheartedly.

Heck and UC hves been tagging articles for a while, and as of recent, joined the Deletions Team on MAST now that we allow js to function as witnesses for deletions. They have been key in helping the ebb and flow of deletions move along efficiently. both are attentive and obviously care, and UC has even provided some opinions on policy that have been good to have. both are eager to join new projects and though they have only been "my" staff for a short while, they are both highly recommended.

BAD_DATA has been doing a lot of work on the BWP and is also very helpful in #help-desk.

Cerastes and I don't overlap much in terms of our staff work responsibilities but I can say that he's made some good contributions to policy discussions.

I will add that heck_tech has been a very active member of Rewrite and has definitely brought a lot of life into the team. No concerns against any candidates brought up.

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Operational Staff Candidates:

Below is a group of suggestions regarding Junior Staff who Team Captains have nominated to be voted upwards to Operational Staff. Please read the commentary provided in order to help your judgement regarding these staff.

Junior Staff Member:	BAD_DATA
Captain/Team:	Community Outreach (Naepic)
Why:	BD has been a consistently useful member of Community Outreach's Data Analysis team, where they have led the revitalization effort of said subteam. They have a great temperament, and are often at the forefront of site-wide improvements behind the scenes in staffcord— not to mention all their work on the Bright Works Project. They are truly wonderful, and I foresee a great tenure on staff for them. —Nico
Optional areas of improvement:	I asked BD to tell me what they view as their own areas of improvement as an OS and this is what they said: "I feel I could definitely be taking the initiative more by implementing some of my proposed improvements and projects to the Data Analysis team. I feel I may be spinning a few too many plates and spreading myself too thin over other staff work which has left my work with CO slightly behind. I feel that I need to improve by having a stronger impact and presence on the team." Personally, I am inclined to agree a little with BD on the front that they probably have too many plates spinning at once, but they have been able to keep up the performance so far, and I have no reason to believe they won't in the future. Plus, the fact that they acknowledge this is good, and can potentially be a good point to reassess all their responsibilities; self appointed or not.

Junior Staff Member:	Cerastes
Captain/Team:	Licensing (Naepic)
Why:	Ever since his return to staff last year, Cerastes has been quietly plugging away at the backlog of licensing's License Boxing and tag clearing. It's not glorious or even visible work, but it is modest, honest, and much needed work, both former qualities he possesses in spades. —Nico
Optional areas of improvement:	I asked Cerastes if he felt he had any shortcomings as it relates to staff or areas she felt he could/should improve. This is what he has to say: "I think my biggest weakness is my availability. I work 5 or so days a week, and usually i go to the gym in the mornings beforehand, so im usually only available for staffwork once or twice a week. i think that works okay for stuff like licensing where its mostly independent work, but for more collaborative staff projects that'd require daily communication it might be a bit tricky." I don't think having a healthy work-life balance is something we should hold against potential promotions candidates, so I don't think this is too big of an issue for Cerastes. There is the problem of only really being available for two days out of the week, but it's not the biggest problem, especially considering the work he does and the quantity.

Junior Staff Member:	Heck_Tech
Captain/Team:	MAST (Deadly Bread
Why:	Heck has been a powerhouse since he joined tagging and have been an absolute stand-out from the beginning. Both within MAST and outside of it, Heck is always providing useful input in staffing decisions and puts in the legwork far beyond what I could ever ask of him. He's always thinking ahead of what is best for the staffing team and, in a subteam where burnout is common, will always jump at the opportunity to help out whenever an issue is brought up or a question is asked. By far one of, if not our most active and consistent tagger, Heck would severely benefit from a promotion to open additional staffing opportunities he's expressed interest in and I believe he would more than excel at.
Optional areas of improvement:	N/A

Junior Staff Member:	UncannyClown
Captain/Team:	MAST (Deadly Bread
Why:	Uncanny is an extremely dedicated tagger who more often than not is the individual you'll be hearing from first if a question is asked in the MAST server. Always willing to throw her hat into the ring, he's consistently active both within an outside of MAST to assist with issues and pitch in to help out with a larger staff effort. Performing consistent quality tagging work and being an amazing resource for other staff and site users, he's a great member of staff who would benefit from a promotion.
Optional areas of improvement:	N/A