SmashWiki:Requests for adminship

This page documents an official SmashWiki policy, a widely accepted standard that all users should follow. When editing this page, please ensure that your revision reflects consensus. If in doubt, consider discussing changes on the talk page.

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 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.
• 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.
• Rollback status is not required for a successful RfA, but is highly encouraged. Users who only want sysop tools for quick reverts of vandalism will be 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.
• 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.

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|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

The following discussion is an archived debate of the nomination of a user for adminship. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page.

	This RfA was closed as failed.
	Reason:	User has 50 edits and, to be blunt, is otherwise simply unqualified for adminship. Toomai Glittershine The Brass 00:13, 20 July 2014 (EDT)

Awesomelink234 (talk • contribs • edit count • RFA page)

Candidate, please summarize why you are running for adminship below.
So here's my admin request. First, I've never caused any conflicts. Second, I'm on this wiki almost every day. Third, I HATE vandalism and the people who do it, so I could rollback, or if I SERIOUSLY had to, ...BAN. I'll let the admins decide the rest.

Support

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Oppose

1. You don't even have 50 edits. RickTommy 22:09, 19 July 2014 (EDT)
2. 100% legitimate support that is totally not fake - This user has proven himself to be a very <INSERT COMPLIMENT HERE> user. He should be an admin because he clearly knows what to do, even though he hasn't contributed a significant thing at all. His big ego must be backed by a clear history of good adminship on a Wiki that is completely relevant to our Wiki, community and policy wise.
   4/10, plz comment OT. MegaTron1XD 22:10, 19 July 2014 (EDT)
3. Oppose First of all there isn't a lot of edits, second, most of the edits are just minor corrections. I just didn't see enough experience here. Most of the passed RfAs have been on this Wiki a lot longer than a year. It's great that your correcting grammatical errors, but what makes a great admin is someone who has work hard like improving dozens of pages. ZeldaStarfoxfan2164 (talk) is a never lover boy 22:15, 19 July 2014 (EDT)
4. You didn't sign your RfA. That alone should speak for itself. I won't even bother pointing out the rest of the problems with this RfA. We welcome your contributions, but it takes quite a bit more than just editing to become an administrator. DoctorPain99 22:38, 19 July 2014 (EDT)
5. Speedy Oppose - I really don't like using this link as it's demeaning, but WP:SNOW really describes your situation right now. While you may be a good-faith user who wants to contribute as much as possible to the wiki, adminship isn't necessary for that. You should first actively contribute as a normal user and take part in the community before you apply for higher positions. --Timson622222 (talk) 22:46, 19 July 2014 (EDT)
6. It takes more than just contributing to become an admin. You need to be active and contribute to the community, and if you make a noticeable impact, maybe you can retry. Also, there are problems with the RfA already stated above this vote.Berrenta (talk) 22:58, 19 July 2014 (EDT)
7. Oppose Sorry. It looks like you have a long way to go to become an admin. In your main namespace, you have less than 100 edits. This means a user still learning the ropes of the wiki to gain more experience. As per above, you have to demonstrate and contribute to the community. It's great that you wanted to contribute as much as possible, but currently what I see is that your dreams of becoming an admin is an "illusion and not a reality". When you do have adequate amount of experience and contribution, you can come back and apply for high positions. Luigi540 (talk) 23:38, 19 July 2014 (EDT)

Neutral

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