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 request. Toomai Glittershine The Chronicler 10:19, 20 November 2014 (EST)

ZeldaStarfoxfan2164 (talk • contribs • edit count • RFA page)

Candidate, please summarize why you are running for adminship below.
With the recent vandal attacks, I’m aware that there’s only two active admins available. Most vandals attack when neither admin appear on the “who’s online” section so I feel it’s time to step up security. I always have SmashWiki on my browser and check the recent changes often and see if the edits were proper. Over the past few days, I’ve kept this wiki up to date by creating a lot of pages for ‘’Super Smash Bros. for Wii U’’ event matches and added the text for the Orbital Gate Assault conversation. It’s over one year since I first joined SmashWiki and over those years; I’ve understood most of the Wiki policies and friendlily reminded users of these policies. If anyone has any concerns, let me know, Thanks for your cooperation. ZeldaStarfoxfan2164 (talk) is a never lover boy 20:56, 19 November 2014 (EST)

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Comments

If you were an admin, what would you would do different as an admin than what you do now? Rtzxy Reflect! 21:16, 19 November 2014 (EST)

I'm online a lot so when I notice a vandal, I can take care of it. ZeldaStarfoxfan2164 (talk) is a never lover boy 21:25, 19 November 2014 (EST)

The responsibility of adminship goes a lot farther than simply being able to ban vandals on sight. That's not the only reason why you should be running; this role holds a lot of weight and requires significant decision-making and dispute-solving skills. Can you name specific things that you plan to do with your admin tools, if you were to get them, other than banning nonconstructive accounts? --Timson622222 (talk) 21:29, 19 November 2014 (EST)

Just like how I remind users of policies, I'd direct them to my talk page, or the talk page of the subject and listen to both arguments and research the subject further. ZeldaStarfoxfan2164 (talk) is made in America 21:37, 19 November 2014 (EST)

Just wondering. Are there any good examples of your dispute handling and decision making? Dots (talk) The Mewtwo 21:53, 19 November 2014 (EST)

I've been looking over Miles's and OT's arguments that took almost a year ago, one had an argument over the name of one of an article, I'd say, since SmashWiki is not official and it's not censored, I'd say the name should be left alone. Like Toomai, I'd say just move on. ZeldaStarfoxfan2164 (talk) is a never lover boy 22:02, 19 November 2014 (EST)

Hmm I see... I was wondering what kind of good decisions did you make for the wiki. Like are your thoughts and actions influential to SmashWiki? Dots (talk) The SNES 22:08, 19 November 2014 (EST)

The only problem I'm seeing is that even though I'm online a lot, I rarely found any arguments between regular users. It will also depending on the subject though. ZeldaStarfoxfan2164 (talk) is made in America 22:17, 19 November 2014 (EST)

Well uh. How about you link me some examples. Dots (talk) The GameCube 22:21, 19 November 2014 (EST)

Okay, I think I've been asked too many questions so I'm asking Toomai to withdraw this RfA. ZeldaStarfoxfan2164 (talk) is made in America 22:25, 19 November 2014 (EST)

Wait how come? All that I asked is to give some more support for your dispute handling. I never said it was lacking or bad. Dots (talk) The Gangnum Style 22:29, 19 November 2014 (EST)

Okay, I admit when I see an edit war, most of the times, I let an admin handle it rather than getting into the discussion and sometimes users may be like, "You're not an admin, mind your own business!" ZeldaStarfoxfan2164 (talk) is bad for me 22:33, 19 November 2014 (EST)

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