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This is the page for requesting adminship for SmashWiki.

Rules & 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.
  • 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 sysops are not a simple vote count, or majority opinion. 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 do better editing.
  • Candidates should describe why the wiki should want them to be sysops, not why they want to be sysops on the wiki.
  • When supporting or opposing a candidate, give good reasons. Comments that describe in detail why the candidate should/should not become a sysop carry far more weight than simple support/oppose. Also, support comments that reference only edit count carry almost no weight in the selection process.
  • Rollback status is not required for a successful RfA, but is highly encouraged. However, users who only want sysop tools for quick reverts of vandalism will be refused and directed towards the appropriate request.
  • Upon request, a prospective sysop may be given a scenario and asked his/her opinion on how s/he would handle it.
  • If a user has been blocked for any reason (except an IP auto-block or a wrong button click), s/he must wait a period of at least four months from the expiry of his/her ban until s/he may even be considered for adminship. Even after this time period has passed, the user should be prepared to answer questions about his/her block.
  • For users that have had previous unsuccessful RfAs and are planning to open a new one, consider the reasons that the previous nominations failed. Has anything changed about you that would make a new nomination successful?

Past nominations

  • For a list of all previous requests for adminship, please see this category.
    • 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 2 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|reason for 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|reason for nomination}}

Current requests

Unknown the Hedgehog (talkcontribsedit countRFA page)

Candidate, please summarize why you are running for adminship below.
Hello. I would like to nominate myself as an administrator because I believe I will do good for the Wiki. I have been here for about three years, it will be my fourth this December. I have never gotten into, nor caused any, trouble here at all. I mostly edit on the "Origin" section of articles where I have created the majority of the Origin sections for the stages and items, and I have been maintaining/adding newly found information ever since. I've also done tasks that were very tedious and time consuming for the Wiki, and got done with them as soon as possible (such as cropping and uploading the majority of the current SSBM and SSBB trophy images that Dany36 provided). I think these are important to mention because it shows that I can get things done for SmashWiki. As an administrator, I will delete unnecessary pages and images that are all over SmashWiki and continue to maintain it.

With that said, I'm going to be honest and say that I would see myself more as a janitorial admin that would try to stay out of the way, and if that's not what you guys are wanting, I understand completely and will withdraw my RfA. And also, I know it appears that I'm not online for days, or maybe even weeks, at a time. I actually log into the Wiki just about everyday and keep a tab of the Wiki where I often click the recent changes button to see how things are going. However sometimes school does get in the way, or hanging out with friends on the weekend, but I try to log in whenever I can. Unknown the Hedgehog 02:56, 28 January 2012 (EST)

Support

  1. UtH has been a reliable, consistent editor who contributes a lot of quality content while maintaining a positive relationship with other users. His long history of positive contributions to SmashWiki make him an excellent candidate for adminship in my mind. Miles (talk) 03:10, 28 January 2012 (EST)
  2. Strong Support What Miles said. You did great job helping this wiki. I think he deserves to be an admin. Luigi540 (talk) 10:23, 28 January 2012 (EST)
  3. Miles put the words right into my mouth. Complete Support BlindColours Boing.png 10:26, 28 January 2012 (EST)
  4. On second thought, your really good handling of the SMB2 edit war, plus the fact that you've proven yourself capable of handling tools well, brings me to slight support. Mr. AnonAnon.pngtalk 16:17, 28 January 2012 (EST)

Oppose

  1. Oppose User isn't too active, seems to be too much of a "specialist", as I don't see them edit often outside origins, and I don't see the user enforce the Wikis policies. We don't need a janitorial admin (even then, I don't see Unknown taking care of janitorial duties such as tagging pages for deletion), and I haven't seen the user get involved in user disputes on Wiki, so I'm not confident in his ability to handle them. A great user for sure, but not admin material. I'll also point out that there are four other active users I would support adminship for over Unknown. Omega Tyrant TyranitarMS.png 12:41, 28 January 2012 (EST)
  2. Oppose: What OT said. Unless you can link to user conflict mediation, the best we can expect of you as an admin is janitorial work, and we've got enough admins to deal with the wiki's limited janitorial work at the moment. PenguinofDeath 13:01, 28 January 2012 (EST)
  3. Oppose ..... The Overmind 14:07, 28 January 2012 (EST)
  4. Oppose Per the above comments, we don't really need an admin at this point in time. If we start to see a lot more traffic, such as around the release of a new game, then would we need another admin. Mousehunter321 (talk · contributions) 15:09, 28 January 2012 (EST)
  5. Oppoose: Mostly what's been said above. The only thing you said you'd do is ban/delete, etc. and there are active admins that can do that already, and honestly, you're not even the best candidate for something like that. There are people more active and more experienced here that are not admins. You're a good editor, but I don't see you needing these tools. DoctorPain99 {ROLLBACKER} 18:53, 28 January 2012 (EST)
  6. Weak oppose. I have few qualms about your ability on the Wiki, with many good contributions and some good cases of handling disputes. Additionally, you seem to be a sociable person who keeps his cool, which is a boon in user disputes. The main problem, however, is your frequent bouts of days of inactivity, particularly prior to this RfA, and I feel that this has only been "corrected" shortly before this RfA was created. Additionally, I have noticed that your edits seem to focused on the "Origins" sections of articles, instead of wide-scale edits that would require administrative tools, such as image projects and the like. Should you decide to have fewer, and shorter, bouts of inactivity, I would likely give support. --- ReiDemon, Author Extraordinaire, 22:23, 29 January 2012 (EST)

Neutral

  1. Neutral; You seem like a good guy but at the moment, I feel the most we need is simple janitorial work. I'm not gonna downright deny you the right to do it -- You're pretty much the "Right guy, wrong time". --Havoc48 >:D!!! 23:54, 29 January 2012 (EST)

Comments

Question Can you cite evidence of yourself enforcing wiki policies or handling disputes? Mr. AnonAnon.pngtalk 15:13, 28 January 2012 (EST)

@PenguinofDeath: Would this count? Unknown the Hedgehog 13:07, 28 January 2012 (EST)

That is a fair example, as you handled yourself pretty well there (I admit I may have gotten slightly out of hand there). If you can find another recent example, I will support you. Mr. AnonAnon.pngtalk 15:15, 28 January 2012 (EST)
Despite what Anon said, it's not really a fair example. You were part of the discussion, not a third party stepping in when things were starting to get out of hand. I will give you credit for arguing your case very well, but it's not really conflict mediation. PenguinofDeath 04:36, 30 January 2012 (EST)

@Mr. Anon: I admit that I've not been involved in any recent disputes, other than the one I provided PoD with. However, I think an example of me "enforcing" a Wiki policy involved Avengingbandit and the IRC. And also, I tried enforcing the rule about no hacked/edited images, if that counts for anything, that Brandondorf9999 was constantly uploading. I am unable to provide an example of this; however, since the image file and its discussion page were both deleted. Unknown the Hedgehog 15:21, 28 January 2012 (EST)

Eh, I don't really see that as "enforcing". I'm sorry, but for now I remain neutral, leaning to support. Mr. AnonAnon.pngtalk 16:13, 28 January 2012 (EST)

ToastUltimatum (talkcontribsedit countRFA page)

Candidate, please summarize why you are running for adminship below.
Hey guys. I've been on SmashWiki for roughly 7 months now, and I think now is a suitable time to submit an RfA. You can see my major contributions here, but I'll mention the most important on this page. I'll start off with what is probably my most recognisable contribution, where I made an article for every music track in Brawl in as great of detail as I can muster. This also meant creating an infobox, which got me into understanding Wiki Coding. While I can't figure out everything, I'd say I have a good understanding of it, hence why I have been helping out with Toomai's interwiki project. I've made proposals, such as the renaming of the Melee Stage Articles, which was successful, as well as others such as the creation of a Bot on SmashWiki. Yet you may think somehing along the lines of "Well, that's all well and nice, but you don't need admin powers to do any of that", but in fact it could have proven useful. During the process of the music articles, there were redirects that needed suppressing, and only admins could rename the Melee stage articles. If I were an admin back then, I could have done all of that myself. I'd also be sure to run through the articles nominated for Speedy Deletion and similar categories to act out the necessary duties. The ability to edit protected pages such as Super Smash Bros. 4 would also be beneficial. I've combated vandalism, such as Mr. Goggins' attack, and have a good relationship with users, whether they be 3 days new, or of a higher rank than I am, and I would be happy to help anyone who has a problem. I'm very dedicated to this wiki, and whenever I'm on the internet, I've always got Recent changes and Web chat open on a tab. Yet that's another thing that may question some, that being my activity. It was once the case that, due to not having internet at home, I could only edit when I visited a certain parent's house, or when I am at school, but this is set to change. As of February 1st, I'll have internet access at my own home, meaning I will be able to go on SmashWiki whenever I want. And I will be online a lot. I hope you will consider me a viable candidate!

Support

  1. I can't believe he wasn't admin sooner. Seriously guys Toast is an amazing user that deserves this.Drakon64 CharizardHeadSSBB.png 20:03, 28 January 2012 (EST)
  2. Take in the fact that he'll have Web access at his home...well, almost tomorrow in Britain. Plus, check out those major contributions. MeleeMarth01 (talk) 18:38, 31 January 2012 (EST)

Oppose

  1. Minor Opposition With two people running for janitorial adminship, and a third possible candidate, I would have to say that you are the least deserving of the adminship role. This is not saying that you would make a bad admin, but in comparson, Mouse has marked more pages for deletion and requested more pages to be moved. If he were to wait for you to do that, it would still waste time. I am neutral on UtH, but he has shown massive dedication to the Wiki, as evident by the amount of effort put into the origin sections. Again, you wouldn't be a bad admin, but UtH and Mouse would have a better use being janitorial admins. MegaTron1XD:p 10:02, 28 January 2012 (EST)
  2. Oppose Sure you could have used the admin tools for suppressing redirects, but that alone wouldn't mean you need adminship. Like Mega pointed out, there are five other users I would support adminship for over yourself, and as I said on Unknown's RfA, the Wiki doesn't need a janitorial admin, which you seem to be running for. Plus, I don't see you enforcing the Wiki policies, nor see an ability to handle/solve user disputes. Like Unknown, you're a good user, but you have yet to be admin material in my eyes. Omega Tyrant TyranitarMS.png 12:50, 28 January 2012 (EST)
  3. Oppose: What OT said. Unless you can link to user conflict mediation, the best we can expect of you as an admin is janitorial work, and we've got enough admins to deal with the wiki's limited janitorial work at the moment. PenguinofDeath 13:01, 28 January 2012 (EST)
  4. Oppose Like Unknown, OT explained it. ..... The Overmind 14:09, 28 January 2012 (EST)
  5. Oppose What OT said ^. Luigi540 (talk) 14:54, 28 January 2012 (EST)
  6. Oppose: Your RfA basically says, "I am a good contributor". You are, but it requires more than that to be a sysop. You don't do things that would require the tools, and I'm not sure you've shown you're capable of using them properly. Not to mention, you didn't even sign your RfA. DoctorPain99 {ROLLBACKER} 18:55, 28 January 2012 (EST)
  7. Oppose. As an editor, I have few problems with your abilities, and on the contrary, I'd consider you one of the most ambitious, particularly with your "Project Terahertz" project you're working on. However, I do not see you needing administrative capabilities, due to your lack of need to delete pages, suppress redirects or perform similar actions; additionally, unlike the concurrent RfA with Unknown, I have not seen you take part in a noteworthy amount of user disputes. --- ReiDemon, Author Extraordinaire, 22:32, 29 January 2012 (EST)
  8. Oppose. Honestly, you haven't done much to merit adminship. Other possible candidates, like Mousehunter, UtH, Havoc, DP99, and myself are more suited in my opinion. That said, you are a really good contributer, though as the famed Clarinet Hawk once said, "Not every good soldier should be a general." Mr. AnonAnon.pngtalk 22:39, 29 January 2012 (EST)
  9. Slight Oppose Similar to other users' sentiments, I see you as a valuable editor, but I question your need for administrative tools. Mousehunter321 (talk · contributions) 23:51, 29 January 2012 (EST)
  10. If I had to choose between you and UtH, it's UtH. --Havoc48 >:D!!! 23:56, 29 January 2012 (EST)
  11. I agree on Omega Tyrant. Marioisawesome118 Marioisawesome118.png 17:49, 1 February 2012 (EST)

Neutral

  1. You've been an excellent editor so far, but I think you should focus on content editing for the time being. An RFR would be in order if you've got the reverts for it. Miles (talk) 17:37, 28 January 2012 (EST)
  2. You've been a great contributor, but I agree with most of the oppose reasons. BlindColours Boing.png 18:54, 31 January 2012 (EST)

Comments

Question: Can you give examples of yourself having handled disputes? Mr. AnonAnon.pngtalk 15:09, 28 January 2012 (EST)

Mr.Anon: I don't know whether or not this counts, it's probably more just calming the situation, but it's the closest I have to handling a dispute. In hindsight, a definite situation of dispute handling would have been a big aid in making an RfA, which I perhaps should have waited for first. I can give examples of me resolving vandalism, however. Toast Wii U Logo Transparent.pngltimatumA transparent image of Swadloon for my sig. 15:23, 28 January 2012 (EST)
That's actually an amazing example of Mousehunter mediating user conflict, not you... :/ PenguinofDeath 04:36, 30 January 2012 (EST)

@Miles: I actually got my third RfR point today, so I'd consider one of those very likely. Toast Wii U Logo Transparent.pngltimatumA transparent image of Swadloon for my sig. 17:39, 28 January 2012 (EST)