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This is the page for '''requesting adminship''' for SmashWiki. If you don't know what an administrator is, see [[SmashWiki:Administrators]].  
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This is the page for '''requesting [[SmashWiki:Administrators|adminship]]''' for SmashWiki.  


==Rules==
==Rules and regulations==
* Only self-nominations are allowed. If you think that another member would make a good sysop, then you can convince them to nominate themselves. You cannot, however, make a nomination on behalf of another user.
* Only self-nominations are allowed. If you think that another user would make a good administrator, then you can try convincing them to nominate themselves. You cannot make a nomination on behalf of another user.
* All new nominees should post their name below as a in a level 3 header (<nowiki>===Username===</nowiki>). Underneath, the user should state why he/she would like to become an administrator. Posting examples of notable work that the nominee has contributed is highly encouraged.
* Candidates should describe why the wiki should want them to be administrators, not why they want to be administrators on the wiki. Users who wish to be promoted should demonstrate a steady commitment to this wiki, and be able to point to reasons that the sysop tools would allow them to better contribute to the wiki beyond banal janitorial work.
* Users who wish to support, oppose, or comment on the nomination may do so underneath the person requesting adminship.
* After sufficient time has passed to allow all users who wish to express an opinion the chance to do so, a decision will be made based on community consensus as to whether or not the request will succeed. Once a decision has been made, the discussion will be archived.
* After sufficient time has passed to allow all users who wish to express an opinion the chance to do so, a decision will be made based on community consensus as to whether or not the request will succeed. Once a decision has been made, the discussion will be archived and moved to an appropriate subpage.
* Selections of administrators are not a simple vote count, or majority opinion. Indeed, a bureaucrat may decide against the "popular vote" if they believe the opposing side has provided more convincing arguments, or that the candidate has failed to satisfactorily respond to questions about their merits, and RfAs have been failed in the past that technically had a majority of the "votes" being supportive.
* When supporting or opposing a candidate, provide good and well-written reasons as to why you support or oppose the candidate. Comments that describe in detail why the candidate should/should not become an administrator carry far more weight than a simple support/oppose. Additionally, attaching intensifiers to your support/oppose (e.g. saying you ''strongly support'' the candidate) will not make your "vote" carry any more weight.
* The candidate, or any other user, are allowed to respond to any other user's "vote", and are encouraged to, if a user has stated something factually incorrect in their reasoning or has otherwise said anything else refutable. Such replies should be written in the comments section, rather than directly replying to the user's "vote", so that the "voting" sections can be kept clean. Additionally, while the candidate and other users are encouraged to refute another user's reasoning when applicable, it should be within reason; a candidate or staunch supporter who tries shoddily refuting everyone that opposes will likely just worsen their case and bolster the opposition.
* [[SW:RB|Rollback status]] is not required for a successful RfA, and a candidate having rollback will not make their case for adminship any stronger. Users who do not have rollback and only want sysop tools for quick reverts of vandalism will be directed towards the [[SW:RFR|appropriate request]].
* [[SW:EST|Established status]] is also not required for a successful RfA, but users who haven't been around long enough or haven't contributed enough to be established will likely have little support unless they have quickly proven themselves extraordinary.
** [[SW:AUTO|Autoconfirmed status]], however, ''is required'', and a user will not even be able to create an RfA if they are not autoconfirmed.
* Upon request, a prospective administrator may be given a scenario and asked his/her opinion on how s/he would handle it.
* Users that have been blocked in the past, or who have previously made an RfA and failed, are no less eligible for adminship. However, such users should be able to demonstrate how they have improved since the block/previous RfA, lest their RfA find serious opposition.
* Former administrators that have been [[SW:RFD|formally demoted by a RfD]] are similarly no less eligible for adminship, but will certainly face stalwart opposition to their RfA if they are unable to demonstrate serious reformation since their demotion. Former administrators that were demoted for [[SW:ADMIN#Retired|inactivity or formally retiring]] but wish to regain sysop powers are also eligible for adminship, but may be able to skip the RfA process entirely if the current active administration feels they are still clearly well-suited for the role.


==Requests==
==Past nominations==
*For a list of all previous requests for adminship that ended with the candidate's promotion, please see [[:Category:Accepted RfAs|this category]].
*For a list of all previous requests for adminship wherein the candidate was not promoted, please see [[:Category:Failed RfAs|this category]].


===[[User:Misken67|Misken67]]===  
==How to nominate==
Looking around, nobody is really getting appointed, so I don't think this will hurt. I'm quite experienced with wiki codes, having been an active Wikipedia editor since 2006. I've done quite a lot of edits, such as expanding game articles (''ie.'' [[Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn]], [[Nintendogs]], [[Golden Sun]], and [[Super Mario 64]]). I believe I was one of the first to begin using Game Infoboxes on a large scale, and I have also expanded the [[Wii]] article numerously, with some help from Richard, of course. My best skill from all of my editing is the ability to transfer Wikipedia articles to Smashwiki without using too much useless information, yet keeping in the necessary and filtering out wikicodes that do not work on Smashwiki. I've also worked on editing overly large images that do not apply to the fair use license to smaller images that comply perfectly. After the merge, I have also been quite active in "purging" images, or making them visible. Also, with March 9th coming, the Wikipedia article has been receiving a host of vandalism. I'm hoping to be able to do something about that if it hits Smash Wiki too, and it is on a minor scale. As a normal editor, I feel restricted on being able to protect the articles I've spent my time on, and I really feel that admin abilities will help me in an incredibly useful way on Smash Wiki. Thank you for taking the time for reading this long resume. --[[User:Misken67|Misken67]] 05:14, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
If you have not had a request for adminship page before, follow this two-step process.
*'''Support''' - Protect the articles you've spent your time on? Does that mean your protect every one of them? Protect the one's you think will need protecting? Protect that ones that actually do need protecting? I would like some clarification :) --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] | [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] | [[w:c:wow:User:Sky2042|w]]) 05:27, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
::'''Answer''' - No, of course not. There are some articles, such as [[Golden Sun]], which remains relatively untouched. There are some articles, like [[Mario]], which is frequently updated and edited, yet there is no vandalism. However, the ''Brawl'' article is currently the most vulnerable at the moment, and if anything major happens between now and the release date, I would not immediately protect. I would issue a warning and then block. (I have used this tactic on Wikipedia as well, where it is easier to ask admins to issue a block because they answer immediately, due to their sheer numbers.) I would only protect if there is an onslaught of vandalism. However, I don't expect anyone, much less me, to be appointed by that time. I hope I answered your question! --[[User:Misken67|Misken67]] 05:45, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
*'''Oppose''' Temperament is something to be desired, [http://super-smash-bros.wikia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:69.113.121.22&diff=prev&oldid=11763 threatening to remove other contributors work] instead of approaching them politely and working to verify validity is very troubling to me. Also, although content is a larger target for vandals oh oh say, a series release, requesting an RfA on the basis of protecting articles is not the solution I'm looking for. Despite a number of vandals coming from anonymous IPs, a good number of valid contributions come from anonymous editors as well. And with the release of Brawl, people will be eager to add information, and they can't do that if the information is protected, whether fully or semi. Perhaps you should try again at a later time, sorry. --[[User:Charitwo|Charitwo]] 12:45, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
::'''Answer''' - Oh, so you ''finally'' decide to answer me, after 2 weeks of repeated requests. As you can see, I gave him some time to give me a reference, since there was no source on the article whatsoever. Nobody could figure out what C.G. was, so I asked him, and if he didn't respond, I would request for deletion. It might seem strict, but I am used to Wikipedia standards, and I believe articles without proper sourcing or relationship to the Smash Bros. series do not deserve an article. I had no idea what C.G. was, there was no reference, and a Google search wouldn't help, so I left the message. As for protection, you obviously haven't been assaulted by 8 IP vandals before. If someone ''really'' does want to help, they will take the time to join Wikia, which probably takes 1 minute and requires no personal information. But as you see, if one or two vandals decide to come, as is happening, there should be a warning issued (which isn't happening). Finally, are you trying to tell me that Wikia should be so loose, that nobody is allowed to ask another user: {{cquote|Please describe it more thoroughly and provide sources for the speculation '''or''' else I will delete it in '''due''' time. Thanks.}} I believe that this kind of opening provides overly-excited editors to add speculation without adding sources that aren't their own imagination. --[[User:Misken67|Misken67]] 01:01, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
:Misken, deletion and threatening to delete are not your job (yet), and the second should never come into play, especially as an administrator. The language you used was too strong in this case, as you're attempting to delegate powers to yourself which you have not. What you ''could'' have said instead was "... '''or''' I will request an administrator delete it". I personally would have tagged it with a {{template|deletion}} tag, as we do indeed have no idea what it is, and that it is an article completely based on a rumor. --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] | [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] | [[w:c:wow:User:Sky2042|w]]) 04:08, 8 March 2008 (UTC)


===Silverdragon706===
#Go to the end of the [[#Current requests|requests]] section below, and add the following text:<br><code><nowiki>{{{{subst:FULLPAGENAME}}/Username}}</nowiki></code> Where "Username" is the name of the user being nominated.
Hello, I'm known as '''FyreNWater''' around the site. While I'm fairly new to the SmashWiki, I think I've made quite a few contributions to the site. I haven't done anything fancy like make templates, categories, or even make many new pages. However, I revert vandalism, clean up poorly-written articles, contribute to stubs, tag bad pages for deletion, and notify administrators of vandals. I've only been around for a few months, but I can see that there is a great need for authority to do something about vandals and the problems they cause. I'm on almost daily and see problems that I wish I could solve, like deleting joke/spam pages and banning individuals who have done nothing but vandalize. Now, all I can really do is notify the current sysops about vandals and tag bad pages for deletion. I personally have a list of bad users and pages. They've been untouched for at least a month as no sysop seems to have been around to do much.
#Click on the created red link, and add:<br><code><nowiki>{{subst:rfa|Username|Comment explaining your nomination. ~~~~}}</nowiki></code>


While I haven't done any advanced things like templates, nearly all of my contributions have been reverting vandalism, tagging pages for deletion/clean-up, removing speculation, and rewriting articles to have a more professional tone. The most notable thing I did was nearly single-handedly revert about 200 spam edits Zoomer555 made using a bot.
However, if you have had a previous request for adminship, follow this process instead.


I feel that if I were a sysop, I could clean up the junk that pops up around the site. My almost-daily visits mean that problems could be attended to soon after they arise. With the small number of sysops and the growing amount of junk showing up on SmashWiki, I feel that my contributions can help keep the site as vandalism-free as possible. '''[[User:Silverdragon706|FyreNWater]]''' -  <small>([[User talk:Silverdragon706|Talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/FyreNWater|Contributions]] )</small> 02:50, November 23, 2007 (EST)
#Go to the end of the [[#Current requests|requests]] section below, and add the following text:<br><code><nowiki>{{{{subst:FULLPAGENAME}}/Username (#)}}</nowiki></code><br>Where "Username" is the name of the user being nominated, and where # is 2 for the second RfA, 3 for the third, and so on.
#Click on the created red link, and add:<br><code><nowiki>{{subst:rfa|Username|Comment explaining your nomination. ~~~~}}</nowiki></code>


*I would support based on the amount of malicious edits elsewhere on the Wiki that can be so much better taken care of if we had a regular and dutiful vandal patroller like FyreNWater given the extra buttons that come with the sysop position. More importantly, I'll trust that she possesses the one quality I personally think should be vital in all admins: That if she uses a sysop power to commit something clearly objectionable and is confronted over it, she will accept that she is in the wrong there and attempt to rectify the issue without clashing over it with those other users.--[[User:Erik the Appreciator|Erik, Lord of Universes]] 13:50, November 23, 2007 (EST)
==Current requests==
''none''


*I strongly support. FnW's been working hard keeping vandalism, incorrect edits, and overall bad info off of the site. She seems to always be ready to watch the recent changes list for a sign of something gone amiss; and that's something we need in a sysop. I know that if given the honor, she'll take it to heart, and with full responsibility.--[[User:BurningCrusader777|NeonCrusader]] 14:49, November 23, 2007 (EST)
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*As stated above, FNW does a very diligent job at keeping the Wiki vandalism-free - a top priority for a sysop.  Don't really have anything else to add that hasn't already been said.  She's also got my support.--{{User:EPX2/sig}} 19:06, November 23, 2007 (EST)
 
*Along with Randall, FNW has my support. As mentioned above, she's done a good job reverting vandalism as well as cleaning up pages in general. Definitely responsible enough to be a sysop.--[[User:Janitor|Janitor]] 19:12, November 23, 2007 (EST)
 
*I agree that SilverDragon706/FyreNWater would be a perfect candidate for sysop. She got rid of the needless speculation in the current Brawl articles. There are also countless times where she has cleaned up many vandilize pages -- whether it was a petty and obvious vandilism or a subtle one, she was always on the ball. Furthermore, FNW has put several people in their place and has helped them if they were new or did not understand the rules. All of these reasons plus her activity everday on this wiki makes her a perfect candidate.--[[User:The Magnum Master|The Magnum Master]] 21:04, November 23, 2007 (EST)
 
*I agree SilverDragon706 on being a sysop due to his hard work on SmashWiki and she spends most of the time cleaning pages and even on vandalism. Though my vote is possitive SilverDragon must get to understand that Banning is not the main answer for everything, everytime she goes along with somebody who is making a problem she says "stop it or u'll get '''banned'''" as if she'd be taking the choice: that would mean she would actually ban the user if had such privilege,I'd make her understand that Users have right to learn from mistakes and need time for getting into Smashwiki.--[[User:Zinnamon|Zinnamon]] 12:07, November 25, 2007 (EST)
:hey, the users i want banned are the ones whose "contributions" are only vandalization. that or they've done it more than they've helped. i know warnings are available, as well as temp-bans. i would use banning as a last resort. we need all the user help we can get at this site! '''[[User:Silverdragon706|FyreNWater]]''' -  <small>([[User talk:Silverdragon706|Talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/FyreNWater|Contributions]] )</small> 14:20, November 26, 2007 (EST)
 
*'''Support''' Silverdragon has done a great job of removing speculation cruft and help maintain the SmashWiki community.--[[User:Magiciandude|Magiciandude]] 22:03, November 26, 2007 (EST)
 
*I also upport her as a sysop, she is always removing vandalism and cleaning up articles, and removing any speculation.--[[User:Fandangox|Fandangox]] 21:09, December 14, 2007 (EST)
 
*'''Support''' I support FyreNWater to be a sysop. Judging by her edits, she has helped out the community time after time, so I'm all for her being a sysop. Plus, she's active!--([[User:Lavaris|Lavaris]] 17:01, February 8, 2008 (EST))
 
*'''Neutral''' - I'm hesitant to decide on which side of the fence I lie, as Silver has a tendency to bump heads with people (I've been hit at least once). There are a handful of other users who are here in good faith who have tried to talk to Silver about their changes, but have been told they're wrong about what they're doing, rather than seeking help in talking with the users when (s)he couldn't get her/his point across. Still have to mull it over a bit more, I think. <small>—Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:Sky2042|Sky2042]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|contribs]]) 06:05, 7 March 2008 (UTC)</small>
 
===EPX2===
Figured I might as well throw one in.  No harm in trying, after all.
 
I'm a relatively new and unknown contributor to SmashWiki, having joined less than two months ago.  While I suspect some will use my short account life against me, I don't think that's necessarily a huge issue.  True, not having been here very long means that there's a less of a chance of me being an established member, but in my own personal experience, longevity as a member is not always a very accurate indicator as to a person's sense of responsibility.  I'm very interested in making this one of the premier Wikis on the internet; though I can't lay claim to having done an iota of what RJM or even FNW have accomplished in their time here, I still feel as if I'm making some sort of impact.  I contribute quite often, albeit in minor ways, by fixing up articles, creating redirects, and expanding the more skeletal entries.  While there have been days on which I've neglected to check the Wiki, I generally visit very frequently to keep an eye on the site (specifically on the "Recent Changes" page) for any suspicious activity.
 
Thankfully, I haven't encountered a high amount of vandalism on this site... which is a good thing.  However, it's apparent that this site is growing with every passing day - eventually, vandalism's going to become more of a prevalent issue as the Wiki grows in exposure and popularity.  We're already starting to see the effects of people who serve only to annoy by making joke/troll entries (see [http://www.smashwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Ethanrodgers223&oldid=60211 here] for an example). I'd like to have the ability to prevent any future vandalism from occuring at my own discretion, rather than having to flag articles for review by a sysop - a process that has proven to be very unreliable as, up until today, several pages that had been marked for deletion numerous months ago still existed on the site.
 
I feel that I'm capable of undertaking this position as I've handled very similar tasks in the past.  I've been a member of the GameFAQs message boards for over five years.  In my time at the boards, I've become a very involved member of the userbase, joining many spinoff forums created by various GameFAQs communities and moderating for several of them.  More recently, I've been co-administrating at [http://yarly.thisisgod.net/orly YA RLY Lite], a newer offshoot of the GameFAQs message boards started in November 2005.  As a result of my time spent administrating at YRL, I've grown to work very well with teams.  I take input (especially criticism) from my fellow staff members seriously, taking their thoughts into consideration when mulling over any important matters.  If someone disagrees with any decisions I may make and provides valid reasoning for their disapproval, I am fully willing to cooperate and undo any actions of mine that are in question.
 
I realize that I'm virtually unknown around here, which definitely does not work in my favor.  However, I guarantee that if I were to be given the opportunity to work as a sysop for SmashWiki, I would take the position quite seriously.  I'm a very trustworthy individual and the fact that I've held so many staff positions over the years should show that I'm quite experienced in the administrative aspect of websites.  I'm completely aware of what this position would entail for myself, and I am willing to go through with offering my services.  As I said before, I want to see this site succeed; I enjoy editing here, and having the extra sysop tools and abilities available at my disposal would allow me to take my contributions to the site one step further.  While I'd remain an active contributor, I would be able to personally deal with any troublemakers that may pop up.
 
I understand that the final decision, as stated in the guidelines, rests ultimately with the current sysops and the Smash World staff.  I can only hope that they'll see that my intentions are genuine and that I am capable of handling this position appropriately.  Besides, how can anyone turn down a guy so sexy?  :P {{User:EPX2/sig}} 21:26, November 24, 2007 (EST)
 
*EXP2 is always worring about improving this wiki, and he always ask before making a edit (to see if other people agree) and he had helped cleaning up the universe's templates.--[[User:Fandangox|Fandangox]] 21:09, December 14, 2007 (EST)
 
 
 
===Teamrocketspy621===
Hi, I'm '''Teamrocketspy621''', or, as I'm more commonly known, TRS. I'm not completely sure if I've been here long enough to do this, nor am I completely sure if I'm ready for this, but since only self-nominations are allowed, then I guess I'll never get the chance to be a sysop if I don't work up the courage to post about myself here.
 
I guess there's not really much to say. I do what I can to clean up articles and add useful information. I created the [[Boss]] article, as well as the [[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]] article, from scratch, and those are barely untouched by other people, so those could be seen as pretty good examples of my work. I also did a lot of the writing that's now on the [[King Dedede]] article, so that's also a good example.
 
I constantly do what I can to remove any vandalism or inappropriate content I find. I write as grammatically correct as possible, editing grammatical and spelling errors whenever I can, usually ending up rewriting most of the paragraph in the process just for the sake of making it sound more like it belongs on a Wiki.
 
I don't really know what the community thinks of me yet, but I guess this is a good time to find out. [[User:Teamrocketspy621|Teamrocketspy621]] 17:29, December 6, 2007 (EST)
 
:TRS seems like a good choice for sysop.  Just glancing at his edits, I can easily see that he puts a great deal of effort in contributing to the Wiki in the way of expanding stubs and rewriting poorly-written articles.  He seems to spend a lot of time here editing, which only makes him stand out even more to me.  He's got my support.--{{User:EPX2/sig}} 21:36, December 6, 2007 (EST)
 
::TRS has contributed a lot, is a good poster, and is very smart with edits on smashwiki and posting on SWF. TRS is a great choice, since TRS knows the whole wiki format and whatnot, and how to work everything. Plus good edits, and great pages made definitely help. TRS has my support.--[[User:Johnknight1|Johnknight1]] 00:34, December 7, 2007 (EST)
 
*Yes, indeed he is a good very good editor (like EXP2 he always clean up my article's mess) He knows a lot of the community and the rules over here.--[[User:Fandangox|Fandangox]] 21:09, December 14, 2007 (EST)
 
*I think he would be a good sysop as well.--[[User:Slashy|Slashy]]
 
===Erik the Appreciator===
Up until now I prefered not to run for the position of SmashWiki sysop because sysop powers are generally useful for deleting bad content/pages and combatting vandals, which don't seem so helpful to a user that specializes in adding content only like what I've been doing. But I was recently notified that with all the edits and page rewrites I routinely do, I come across as a user who's achieved sysop status already (or at least must be in some sort of prestigious position among SmashWiki users), which is apparently a cause for confusion among people who mistakenly assume I'm a sysop when in fact I'm still technically a "typical" user. Since I don't actually have an opinion ''against'' the sysop position, I'm responding to this concern (and a lot of warm encouragement by other users) by posting my SmashWiki user account here for consideration. (Sorry if I sound dead technical here, but this is a place for aspiring users to show off their "professionalism", right? ^_^)
 
As a user on any wiki, I am a specialist in adding content. For this wiki, I'm tempted to blow my own horn and declare that I pretty much wrote the whole empire of [[Universe]]-related articles, and in doing so I pretty much laid out how SmashWiki "general" articles on characters and things from games should be structured (first a "Character/Location/Object/Franchise description", then an "In Super Smash Bros." section with appropriate "As a character/stage element/item" subsections, then an "In Super Smash Bros. Melee" section with appropriate subsections, and finally an "In Super Smash Bros. Brawl" section with appropriate subsections for that character/property). Everything I do on the wiki I apply careful thought and consideration to beforehand, during, and even afterward, 'cause that's just in my nature as someone who's been on Wikipedia for over two years now (and never applied for adminship for). And I'm always open to ideas that others might have whenever there's a situation that I advocate a solution for but they might say they have a better solution for.
 
In the event I'm actually awarded sysop status on SmashWiki, I can assure everyone that I don't plan on changing my current editing focus because of it. My focus is on making and maintaining pages like [[Mario (universe)]], [[Ike]], [[List of Pokemon]], [[Smash Bros. DOJO!! updates]], and so on, and I don't really have anything to do with "gameplay pages" like [[Mario (SSBB)]] and [[Wavedash]] and the many articles on Smashers and their crews. (I also hope people won't throw too much responsibility onto me for blocking users and deleting bad pages as that would take away from my focus.) And right now I have it figured out that there ''would'' be some Sysop powers that would be useful to me in doing my normal editing, such as deleting images (to delete images I uploaded previously and reupload them with better titles) and restoring deleted articles relevant to my focus (though there's no pages like that I can think of for the moment...).--[[User:Erik the Appreciator|Erik, Lord of Universes]] 15:36, January 18, 2008 (EST)
 
:Erik would make a great Sysop, as he is always editing articles, helping other users, and providing information to other users and articles. As he said, much people confusinf with a Sysop due to his work, He is also keeping track of the updates that he edit here and also clean up articles.--[[User:Fandangox|Fandangox]] 15:47, January 18, 2008 (EST)
 
::He's most certainly got my vote.  Of all of the current candidates, he's easily the most qualified and experienced for a sysop position.  &ndash; [[User:EPX2|<b><i>EP</i></b>]] <small>([[User talk:EPX2|Talk]] &bull; [[Special:Contributions/EPX2|Edits]])</small> 21:43, January 18, 2008 (EST)
 
:::'''Support''', Erik's done a great job of handling issues with a calm manner and helped created useful templates.--[[User:Magiciandude|Magiciandude]] 10:51, January 20, 2008 (EST)
 
:Erik's ''not'' a sysop?! Geez, I guess I'm one of those people you mentioned who are fooled by your edits and all-around... what's a good adjective for being a really good member for a Wiki... Wikiness? Well, any way you put it, I support Erik for sysop, even if I thought he was one already.--[[User:Teamrocketspy621|Teamrocketspy621]] 20:05, February 4, 2008 (EST)
 
::I '''Support'''. I've seen all the images on Smashwiki, and a good 40% of them were uploaded by him. He is also among the editors who actually abide by the fair-use policy as stated by the license. He's a great image editor, and we could use him as a sysop. --[[User:Misken67|Misken67]] 05:17, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
 
::Definite '''support''' for Erik. Nice guy, all around helper, knows the wiki. --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] | [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] | [[w:c:wow:User:Sky2042|w]]) 05:24, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
 
=== Oxico ===
Hello, I am Oxico. I have been on SmashWiki for a time now, keeping sure speculation and false facts were kept away from our articles, every single day. I take no breaks from this Wiki, and I take great enjoyment in fixing it. I want to become a sysop because I have done a considerable amount for the short amount of time I have been around. Being Sysop, I will make sure that unwanted articles are wiped clean. I will also use my powers as Sysop to ensure unruly users are kept in line.
 
Some things I have accomplished here is that I cleaned up most of the Final Smash pages (I added how much damage each and every one does, approxiamately), removed speculations from many pages, added and organized the [[On-Screen Appearances]] page. I also organized the [[Galaxia]] page and the [[Swords]] disambuagation page. I also put in that [[Jigglypuff]] is a shiny Pokemon, which failed to be put in the article dispite it being important. If you notice, at the bottom of each character info page is a section called "Special Movements". I created that section on each and every page. Took me two days, factoring in my slow computer, which is prone to not working quite suddenly.
 
If I don't make it, seeing on how my competition is so tough, I will wait to try again to become a Sysop. Thank you all.
:Though he have been fixing artciles, removing speculation and helping this wiki almost since he began to come here, I think he is relatively new compared to other candidates for sysop like Silverdragon and Erik (who everyone believes he is already a sysop) who would make a better sysop.--[[User:Fandangox|Fandangox]] 21:09, February 4, 2008 (EST)
 
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This is the page for requesting adminship for SmashWiki.

Rules and regulations

  • Only self-nominations are allowed. If you think that another user would make a good administrator, then you can try convincing them to nominate themselves. You cannot make a nomination on behalf of another user.
  • Candidates should describe why the wiki should want them to be administrators, not why they want to be administrators on the wiki. Users who wish to be promoted should demonstrate a steady commitment to this wiki, and be able to point to reasons that the sysop tools would allow them to better contribute to the wiki beyond banal janitorial work.
  • After sufficient time has passed to allow all users who wish to express an opinion the chance to do so, a decision will be made based on community consensus as to whether or not the request will succeed. Once a decision has been made, the discussion will be archived.
  • Selections of administrators are not a simple vote count, or majority opinion. Indeed, a bureaucrat may decide against the "popular vote" if they believe the opposing side has provided more convincing arguments, or that the candidate has failed to satisfactorily respond to questions about their merits, and RfAs have been failed in the past that technically had a majority of the "votes" being supportive.
  • When supporting or opposing a candidate, provide good and well-written reasons as to why you support or oppose the candidate. Comments that describe in detail why the candidate should/should not become an administrator carry far more weight than a simple support/oppose. Additionally, attaching intensifiers to your support/oppose (e.g. saying you strongly support the candidate) will not make your "vote" carry any more weight.
  • The candidate, or any other user, are allowed to respond to any other user's "vote", and are encouraged to, if a user has stated something factually incorrect in their reasoning or has otherwise said anything else refutable. Such replies should be written in the comments section, rather than directly replying to the user's "vote", so that the "voting" sections can be kept clean. Additionally, while the candidate and other users are encouraged to refute another user's reasoning when applicable, it should be within reason; a candidate or staunch supporter who tries shoddily refuting everyone that opposes will likely just worsen their case and bolster the opposition.
  • Rollback status is not required for a successful RfA, and a candidate having rollback will not make their case for adminship any stronger. Users who do not have rollback and only want sysop tools for quick reverts of vandalism will be directed towards the appropriate request.
  • Established status is also not required for a successful RfA, but users who haven't been around long enough or haven't contributed enough to be established will likely have little support unless they have quickly proven themselves extraordinary.
    • Autoconfirmed status, however, is required, and a user will not even be able to create an RfA if they are not autoconfirmed.
  • Upon request, a prospective administrator may be given a scenario and asked his/her opinion on how s/he would handle it.
  • Users that have been blocked in the past, or who have previously made an RfA and failed, are no less eligible for adminship. However, such users should be able to demonstrate how they have improved since the block/previous RfA, lest their RfA find serious opposition.
  • Former administrators that have been formally demoted by a RfD are similarly no less eligible for adminship, but will certainly face stalwart opposition to their RfA if they are unable to demonstrate serious reformation since their demotion. Former administrators that were demoted for inactivity or formally retiring but wish to regain sysop powers are also eligible for adminship, but may be able to skip the RfA process entirely if the current active administration feels they are still clearly well-suited for the role.

Past nominations

  • For a list of all previous requests for adminship that ended with the candidate's promotion, please see this category.
  • For a list of all previous requests for adminship wherein the candidate was not promoted, please see this category.

How to nominate

If you have not had a request for adminship page before, follow this two-step process.

  1. Go to the end of the requests section below, and add the following text:
    {{{{subst:FULLPAGENAME}}/Username}} Where "Username" is the name of the user being nominated.
  2. Click on the created red link, and add:
    {{subst:rfa|Username|Comment explaining your nomination. ~~~~}}

However, if you have had a previous request for adminship, follow this process instead.

  1. Go to the end of the requests section below, and add the following text:
    {{{{subst:FULLPAGENAME}}/Username (#)}}
    Where "Username" is the name of the user being nominated, and where # is 2 for the second RfA, 3 for the third, and so on.
  2. Click on the created red link, and add:
    {{subst:rfa|Username|Comment explaining your nomination. ~~~~}}

Current requests

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