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Wait that mean if we want to nominate someone we just put their username theere?--[[User:Fandangox|Fandangox]] 19:44, November 20, 2007 (EST) | Wait that mean if we want to nominate someone we just put their username theere?--[[User:Fandangox|Fandangox]] 19:44, November 20, 2007 (EST) | ||
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== the nom process == | == the nom process == | ||
I'm thinking that needs a fix. It's something imported from SmashWiki which I genuinely disliked about it. Anyone else up to changing it to any nominations? --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] | [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] | [[ | I'm thinking that needs a fix. It's something imported from SmashWiki which I genuinely disliked about it. Anyone else up to changing it to any nominations? --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] | [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] | [[User:Sky2042|w]]) 05:21, 7 March 2008 (UTC) | ||
:The problem has always been that the people voicing their opposition and/or support are not usually in any position to be deciding what does and does not make a good SysOp. I felt like half the people who voiced their support for my nomination actually brought my chances ''down'' trying to justify it by repeatedly pointing out qualities that really have nothing to do with administrative responsibility. --<font color="000023">'''[[User:Randall00|RJM]]'''</font> <sup>''[[User talk:Randall00|Talk]]''</sup> 02:51, 18 June 2008 (UTC) | :The problem has always been that the people voicing their opposition and/or support are not usually in any position to be deciding what does and does not make a good SysOp. I felt like half the people who voiced their support for my nomination actually brought my chances ''down'' trying to justify it by repeatedly pointing out qualities that really have nothing to do with administrative responsibility. --<font color="000023">'''[[User:Randall00|RJM]]'''</font> <sup>''[[User talk:Randall00|Talk]]''</sup> 02:51, 18 June 2008 (UTC) | ||
::I'm not sure how relevant that is to the ''nominating'' process and not the process as a whole, though I do agree with you in essence. --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] · [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] · [[ | ::I'm not sure how relevant that is to the ''nominating'' process and not the process as a whole, though I do agree with you in essence. --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] · [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] · [[User:Sky2042|w]]) 20:13, 18 June 2008 (UTC) | ||
== Ugh == | == Ugh == | ||
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Awfully small "consensus" to close ''all'' of them, though I'm not opposed to the choice personally. ;o | Awfully small "consensus" to close ''all'' of them, though I'm not opposed to the choice personally. ;o | ||
Working on the [[special:prefixindex/SmashWiki:Merge/|SmashWiki:Merge]] pages would seem to me the first thing to work on, followed by a look at the category system, which was seriously... killed by the merge. From there, I'm not real sure about how to progress, other than to add further template support (such as automatic age on T:Smasherbeta or some such) as well as normal everyday add-to-wiki work. I await other comments. --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] · [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] · [[ | Working on the [[special:prefixindex/SmashWiki:Merge/|SmashWiki:Merge]] pages would seem to me the first thing to work on, followed by a look at the category system, which was seriously... killed by the merge. From there, I'm not real sure about how to progress, other than to add further template support (such as automatic age on T:Smasherbeta or some such) as well as normal everyday add-to-wiki work. I await other comments. --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] · [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] · [[User:Sky2042|w]]) 06:51, 27 June 2008 (UTC) | ||
Right now, I think we have plenty of sysops. And the last round of nominations was a real putoff, all that drama has got to end. --[[User:Charitwo|Charitwo]] 10:32, 27 June 2008 (UTC) | Right now, I think we have plenty of sysops. And the last round of nominations was a real putoff, all that drama has got to end. --[[User:Charitwo|Charitwo]] 10:32, 27 June 2008 (UTC) | ||
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I like Sky's idea about getting rid of the SmashWiki/Merge pages. As for discussing what direction(s) we should go in, do you think it might be a good idea to make a project page with the protection level set to sysops only so that we could discuss these things without it getting cluttered with comments from other users? We'd still have to deal with possible comments on our talk pages, but given recent events, I can see this kind of discussion becoming clogged up with many random users arguing for the Goomba Mafia and its ilk to come back. [[User:Clarinet Hawk|Clarinet Hawk]] <small>([[User talk:Clarinet Hawk|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Clarinet Hawk|contributions]])</small> 17:43, 27 June 2008 (UTC) | I like Sky's idea about getting rid of the SmashWiki/Merge pages. As for discussing what direction(s) we should go in, do you think it might be a good idea to make a project page with the protection level set to sysops only so that we could discuss these things without it getting cluttered with comments from other users? We'd still have to deal with possible comments on our talk pages, but given recent events, I can see this kind of discussion becoming clogged up with many random users arguing for the Goomba Mafia and its ilk to come back. [[User:Clarinet Hawk|Clarinet Hawk]] <small>([[User talk:Clarinet Hawk|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Clarinet Hawk|contributions]])</small> 17:43, 27 June 2008 (UTC) | ||
:Clarinet: Nah. If one of them has feedback here, they are more than likely to add it. That said, I'm not sure the majority of said people realize there's a talk page for almost every other page. ;o --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] · [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] · [[ | :Clarinet: Nah. If one of them has feedback here, they are more than likely to add it. That said, I'm not sure the majority of said people realize there's a talk page for almost every other page. ;o --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] · [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] · [[User:Sky2042|w]]) 18:28, 27 June 2008 (UTC) | ||
:Sky: OK. Well if we want to get the merge pages taken care of, it might just be a good idea to get a bot to merge all of them with whatever the name is after the /Merge part. I'm not that good with programing bots, so I don't know exactly how to get it to work. I know you know some stuff about bots, but if you're too busy I could probably figure it all out. What does everyone think about this idea? [[User:Clarinet Hawk|Clarinet Hawk]] <small>([[User talk:Clarinet Hawk|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Clarinet Hawk|contributions]])</small> 02:08, 28 June 2008 (UTC) | :Sky: OK. Well if we want to get the merge pages taken care of, it might just be a good idea to get a bot to merge all of them with whatever the name is after the /Merge part. I'm not that good with programing bots, so I don't know exactly how to get it to work. I know you know some stuff about bots, but if you're too busy I could probably figure it all out. What does everyone think about this idea? [[User:Clarinet Hawk|Clarinet Hawk]] <small>([[User talk:Clarinet Hawk|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Clarinet Hawk|contributions]])</small> 02:08, 28 June 2008 (UTC) | ||
::It's a little more complicated than that. The content itself has to be merged; I'm fairly certain there are several pages which have ''slightly'' more info, or completely different info, than the ones currently in the main namespace. --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] · [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] · [[ | ::It's a little more complicated than that. The content itself has to be merged; I'm fairly certain there are several pages which have ''slightly'' more info, or completely different info, than the ones currently in the main namespace. --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] · [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] · [[User:Sky2042|w]]) 05:13, 28 June 2008 (UTC) | ||
:::Understood. I'll get started on it tomorrow. [[User:Clarinet Hawk|Clarinet Hawk]] <small>([[User talk:Clarinet Hawk|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Clarinet Hawk|contributions]])</small> 05:18, 28 June 2008 (UTC) | :::Understood. I'll get started on it tomorrow. [[User:Clarinet Hawk|Clarinet Hawk]] <small>([[User talk:Clarinet Hawk|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Clarinet Hawk|contributions]])</small> 05:18, 28 June 2008 (UTC) | ||
::::To that end, I would suggest starting with the smaller (main space) pages, such as the stickers, trophies, and event matches. --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] · [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] · [[ | ::::To that end, I would suggest starting with the smaller (main space) pages, such as the stickers, trophies, and event matches. --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] · [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] · [[User:Sky2042|w]]) 05:37, 28 June 2008 (UTC) | ||
:::::Actually I think that this is rediculous. It may need to be kept down to 3 nominations at a time, But I still think it should be open for canidates nomatter what, even if its one at a time. [[User:Kperfekt722|Kperfekt722]] ([[User talk:Kperfekt722|talk]]) 20:57, 28 June 2008 (UTC) | :::::Actually I think that this is rediculous. It may need to be kept down to 3 nominations at a time, But I still think it should be open for canidates nomatter what, even if its one at a time. [[User:Kperfekt722|Kperfekt722]] ([[User talk:Kperfekt722|talk]]) 20:57, 28 June 2008 (UTC) | ||
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While we're on the discussion of improving the wiki, might I recommend a change in skin. I know that we recently went to the monaco, but I really prefer the wikipedia skin. I think that the wiki is more user friendly and easier on the eyes when viewed on the wikipedia skin. Just thought I'd throw that out there. [[User:Clarinet Hawk|Clarinet Hawk]] <small>([[User talk:Clarinet Hawk|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Clarinet Hawk|contributions]])</small> 20:55, 28 June 2008 (UTC) | While we're on the discussion of improving the wiki, might I recommend a change in skin. I know that we recently went to the monaco, but I really prefer the wikipedia skin. I think that the wiki is more user friendly and easier on the eyes when viewed on the wikipedia skin. Just thought I'd throw that out there. [[User:Clarinet Hawk|Clarinet Hawk]] <small>([[User talk:Clarinet Hawk|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Clarinet Hawk|contributions]])</small> 20:55, 28 June 2008 (UTC) | ||
:We cannot make the [[MediaWiki:Monobook.css|monobook skin]] our default, but you can set it as a user [[Special:Preferences|preference]]. This is due to | :We cannot make the [[MediaWiki:Monobook.css|monobook skin]] our default, but you can set it as a user [[Special:Preferences|preference]]. This is due to w:Wikia's New Style. Yay for our Wikia overlords! --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] · [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] · [[User:Sky2042|w]]) 02:32, 29 June 2008 (UTC) | ||
::Trust me, I did that the first time I logged on. As a sidenote, we're through all the Merge articles up to the letter I! [[User:Clarinet Hawk|Clarinet Hawk]] <small>([[User talk:Clarinet Hawk|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Clarinet Hawk|contributions]])</small> 02:33, 29 June 2008 (UTC) | ::Trust me, I did that the first time I logged on. As a sidenote, we're through all the Merge articles up to the letter I! [[User:Clarinet Hawk|Clarinet Hawk]] <small>([[User talk:Clarinet Hawk|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Clarinet Hawk|contributions]])</small> 02:33, 29 June 2008 (UTC) | ||
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::We can't choose our own default skin? Really?? I sure wish I knew how the backend of this Wikia administration works so we could figure out how to get around it. :^) --<font color="000023">'''[[User:Randall00|RJM]]'''</font> <sup>''[[User talk:Randall00|Talk]]''</sup> 21:42, 30 June 2008 (UTC) | ::We can't choose our own default skin? Really?? I sure wish I knew how the backend of this Wikia administration works so we could figure out how to get around it. :^) --<font color="000023">'''[[User:Randall00|RJM]]'''</font> <sup>''[[User talk:Randall00|Talk]]''</sup> 21:42, 30 June 2008 (UTC) | ||
:::Don't we all. The issue is that we cannot set a global default skin, only personal. As to getting around it, I've heard of one way, but it wouldn't work for every user and it would increase load time (though possibly not by the amount that monaco does compared to monobook. ;( ). --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] · [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] · [[ | :::Don't we all. The issue is that we cannot set a global default skin, only personal. As to getting around it, I've heard of one way, but it wouldn't work for every user and it would increase load time (though possibly not by the amount that monaco does compared to monobook. ;( ). --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] · [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] · [[User:Sky2042|w]]) 17:59, 2 July 2008 (UTC) | ||
If you want to go change the backround. Go to the place where your name is. There should be a highlited bar that says more. Click and go to Prefences then go to the second tab labeled "skins". [[User:Zmario|Zmario]] ([[User talk:Zmario|talk]]) 19:46, 2 July 2008 (UTC) | If you want to go change the backround. Go to the place where your name is. There should be a highlited bar that says more. Click and go to Prefences then go to the second tab labeled "skins". [[User:Zmario|Zmario]] ([[User talk:Zmario|talk]]) 19:46, 2 July 2008 (UTC) | ||
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See my above comments. And, to be frank, we've had a lot less joke pages coming through recently. Even so, joke pages are really not the primary, or even secondary, responsibility. The fact that people see blocking users and deleting pages as why they want to be sysops shows the lack of knowledge of what the position entails. Simply having edits is not the primary qualification. Look at LoganA. He's got probably five times the edits that I have (and more than many of the other sysops as well), yet he's not a sysop. Why? Because for ''what he does'' he doesn't need the tools. If you really want nominations opened up (no promises here at all), try and show that your current work would be made better and/or more efficient by having the tools, as well as displaying a commitment showing that you would be willing to take care of the more boring sides of upkeeping a wiki. Right now, we (at least Randall, Rita, and I) are not seeing these traits or the need to reopen nominations. Plus, the founder of the wiki just came back, so we're up one more sysop. [[User:Clarinet Hawk|Clarinet Hawk]] <small>([[User talk:Clarinet Hawk|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Clarinet Hawk|contributions]])</small> 20:59, 28 July 2008 (UTC) | See my above comments. And, to be frank, we've had a lot less joke pages coming through recently. Even so, joke pages are really not the primary, or even secondary, responsibility. The fact that people see blocking users and deleting pages as why they want to be sysops shows the lack of knowledge of what the position entails. Simply having edits is not the primary qualification. Look at LoganA. He's got probably five times the edits that I have (and more than many of the other sysops as well), yet he's not a sysop. Why? Because for ''what he does'' he doesn't need the tools. If you really want nominations opened up (no promises here at all), try and show that your current work would be made better and/or more efficient by having the tools, as well as displaying a commitment showing that you would be willing to take care of the more boring sides of upkeeping a wiki. Right now, we (at least Randall, Rita, and I) are not seeing these traits or the need to reopen nominations. Plus, the founder of the wiki just came back, so we're up one more sysop. [[User:Clarinet Hawk|Clarinet Hawk]] <small>([[User talk:Clarinet Hawk|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Clarinet Hawk|contributions]])</small> 20:59, 28 July 2008 (UTC) | ||
:Well said. --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] · [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] · [[ | :Well said. --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] · [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] · [[User:Sky2042|w]]) 22:25, 28 July 2008 (UTC) | ||
I have reopened the page. We cannot close the community process unless there is consensus to do so. Three editors does not represent consensus from the entire community. Firstly, we can never have "too many" sysops if all of them use their tools properly. We can always use more to block vandals and clean up page histories (an important issue at the moment). As for people just rallying their friends, that is why you can oppose RFAs. If someone doesn't deserve adminship, just oppose them. There is no reason to close all requests just because a few people don't deserve it. It is also noteworthy that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:MOP#No_big_deal adminship is not a big deal]. It should not entitle extra decision making authority, and the policy should be to give the tools to any editor who has earned the community's trust. Also, I don't think it should matter who the nominator is. Therefore, it shouldn't be self nom only. However, the nominee has every right to decline an RFA, and should not be sysopped unless they approve of it. [[User:Dtm142|Dtm142]] ([[User talk:Dtm142|talk]]) 22:35, 16 August 2008 (UTC) | I have reopened the page. We cannot close the community process unless there is consensus to do so. Three editors does not represent consensus from the entire community. Firstly, we can never have "too many" sysops if all of them use their tools properly. We can always use more to block vandals and clean up page histories (an important issue at the moment). As for people just rallying their friends, that is why you can oppose RFAs. If someone doesn't deserve adminship, just oppose them. There is no reason to close all requests just because a few people don't deserve it. It is also noteworthy that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:MOP#No_big_deal adminship is not a big deal]. It should not entitle extra decision making authority, and the policy should be to give the tools to any editor who has earned the community's trust. Also, I don't think it should matter who the nominator is. Therefore, it shouldn't be self nom only. However, the nominee has every right to decline an RFA, and should not be sysopped unless they approve of it. [[User:Dtm142|Dtm142]] ([[User talk:Dtm142|talk]]) 22:35, 16 August 2008 (UTC) | ||
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:::::I would vote for a reopening of the requests because I am a non-admin user who's been working diligently on the site and I believe I'd be able to help make more effective edits as an admin. I'd be very surprised if there aren't other users like me who could really make a beneficial differece as admins and have been waiting for a chance to self-nominate. [[User:Miles.oppenheimer|Miles.oppenheimer]] ([[User talk:Miles.oppenheimer|talk]]) 18:23, 18 August 2008 (UTC) | :::::I would vote for a reopening of the requests because I am a non-admin user who's been working diligently on the site and I believe I'd be able to help make more effective edits as an admin. I'd be very surprised if there aren't other users like me who could really make a beneficial differece as admins and have been waiting for a chance to self-nominate. [[User:Miles.oppenheimer|Miles.oppenheimer]] ([[User talk:Miles.oppenheimer|talk]]) 18:23, 18 August 2008 (UTC) | ||
:Editing here to remind me to return and comment. I added it to my watchlist also. --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] · [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] · [[ | :Editing here to remind me to return and comment. I added it to my watchlist also. --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] · [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] · [[User:Sky2042|w]]) 19:03, 18 August 2008 (UTC) | ||
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Sorry the overload of info in this section made this page break necessary due to the fact that it makes things go sloooooooow...-[[User:Oxico|Oxico]] ([[User talk:Oxico|talk]]) 21:05, 18 August 2008 (UTC) | Sorry the overload of info in this section made this page break necessary due to the fact that it makes things go sloooooooow...-[[User:Oxico|Oxico]] ([[User talk:Oxico|talk]]) 21:05, 18 August 2008 (UTC) | ||
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:::::With all due respect, C-Hawk is right. Things are hectic as it stands, and there are only 2-3 sysops who really do anything consistently. The wiki doesn't need more sysops, the wiki needs more contributing members who are up-to-date, respectful, and committed. Handing out sysop powers just because there isn't a reason to close them is hardly an argument for their continuation. Sysop powers are a privilege, one that it is necessary to work for, and not one that is a guaranteed thing after you've become established. It also matters; you can have too many. You can have too many to the point where they bicker and there are no arbiters for their bickering, excepting bureaucrats, and then you've ended up where you started.[[User:Semicolon|Semicolon]] ([[User talk:Semicolon|talk]]) 02:06, 19 August 2008 (UTC) | :::::With all due respect, C-Hawk is right. Things are hectic as it stands, and there are only 2-3 sysops who really do anything consistently. The wiki doesn't need more sysops, the wiki needs more contributing members who are up-to-date, respectful, and committed. Handing out sysop powers just because there isn't a reason to close them is hardly an argument for their continuation. Sysop powers are a privilege, one that it is necessary to work for, and not one that is a guaranteed thing after you've become established. It also matters; you can have too many. You can have too many to the point where they bicker and there are no arbiters for their bickering, excepting bureaucrats, and then you've ended up where you started.[[User:Semicolon|Semicolon]] ([[User talk:Semicolon|talk]]) 02:06, 19 August 2008 (UTC) | ||
::::::"Bickering" is not unique to sysops and has nothing to do with sysop powers. Being a wiki, there are going to be disagreements between contributors and the community will have to deal with them properly. Wheel wars on the other hand are related to adminship, but they can be prevented if we choose the right people as administrators. Staff can also desysop abusive sysops. The worst thing that could happen with too many ''good'' sysops is that not all of them can use their powers, which isn't a reason not to sysop them. I think that the community should look to analyze each individual RFA candidate separately to see if they deserve it instead of deciding whether we need new sysops. [[User:Dtm142|Dtm142]] ([[User talk:Dtm142|talk]]) 05:09, 19 August 2008 (UTC) | ::::::"Bickering" is not unique to sysops and has nothing to do with sysop powers. Being a wiki, there are going to be disagreements between contributors and the community will have to deal with them properly. Wheel wars on the other hand are related to adminship, but they can be prevented if we choose the right people as administrators. Staff can also desysop abusive sysops. The worst thing that could happen with too many ''good'' sysops is that not all of them can use their powers, which isn't a reason not to sysop them. I think that the community should look to analyze each individual RFA candidate separately to see if they deserve it instead of deciding whether we need new sysops. [[User:Dtm142|Dtm142]] ([[User talk:Dtm142|talk]]) 05:09, 19 August 2008 (UTC) | ||
:::::::Honestly, I think you (Dtm) should have a look at the number of RfAs that are sitting there. The majority of them popped up at the same time — 6 or 7 of them (at least). And a majority of what was happening was vote stacking based on who liked the other person. In other words, the candidates were ''not'' being assessed for their ability to sysop, but rather how many friends they had. At the time of the closing, we felt it was necessary to prevent that from happening in the future for one (we really didn't want people opening 2nd and 3rd RfAs) and for two, there is/are enough sysops currently. WoWWiki has 23 some odd (22?), only 10-15 of which are active contributors. But look at the activity it gets! They don't need more!<br />Your argument in particular seems to emphasise that the right people need to be picked as administrators. But the ones that were here and applied at the time obviously weren't — one or two are blocked currently in fact (I won't go into how or why, but only that I thought that they were blocked appropriately).<br />And then you come in and arbitrarily reopen RfA, because you think it's right. After disappearing for a month or more. While I don't contribute (as much as I should be), I do keep tabs on the wiki — that means watching talk pages and giving my opinion on community matters. It doesn't look like you do that much... :/ You really should have thought further on your choices here. I would honestly throw out your opinion because of arbitrarily using your sysop powers to unlock the page to editing while there was a standing "consensus". The absolute first thing you should have done was to comment on the talk page, rather than insist that that be what ''we'' do to respond to your actions... Anyway, I'll keep watch. I need to go to breakfast. --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] · [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] · [[ | :::::::Honestly, I think you (Dtm) should have a look at the number of RfAs that are sitting there. The majority of them popped up at the same time — 6 or 7 of them (at least). And a majority of what was happening was vote stacking based on who liked the other person. In other words, the candidates were ''not'' being assessed for their ability to sysop, but rather how many friends they had. At the time of the closing, we felt it was necessary to prevent that from happening in the future for one (we really didn't want people opening 2nd and 3rd RfAs) and for two, there is/are enough sysops currently. WoWWiki has 23 some odd (22?), only 10-15 of which are active contributors. But look at the activity it gets! They don't need more!<br />Your argument in particular seems to emphasise that the right people need to be picked as administrators. But the ones that were here and applied at the time obviously weren't — one or two are blocked currently in fact (I won't go into how or why, but only that I thought that they were blocked appropriately).<br />And then you come in and arbitrarily reopen RfA, because you think it's right. After disappearing for a month or more. While I don't contribute (as much as I should be), I do keep tabs on the wiki — that means watching talk pages and giving my opinion on community matters. It doesn't look like you do that much... :/ You really should have thought further on your choices here. I would honestly throw out your opinion because of arbitrarily using your sysop powers to unlock the page to editing while there was a standing "consensus". The absolute first thing you should have done was to comment on the talk page, rather than insist that that be what ''we'' do to respond to your actions... Anyway, I'll keep watch. I need to go to breakfast. --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] · [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] · [[User:Sky2042|w]]) 11:59, 19 August 2008 (UTC) | ||
:::::::::My attempt to resolve this -- [[User:Semicolon/Requests for Adminship Proposal]] [[User:Semicolon|Semicolon]] ([[User talk:Semicolon|talk]]) 20:11, 20 August 2008 (UTC) | :::::::::My attempt to resolve this -- [[User:Semicolon/Requests for Adminship Proposal]] [[User:Semicolon|Semicolon]] ([[User talk:Semicolon|talk]]) 20:11, 20 August 2008 (UTC) | ||
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::::::::::::::Thanks! I will miss you from the depths of my heart. [[User:Semicolon|Semicolon]] ([[User talk:Semicolon|talk]]) 23:10, 21 August 2008 (UTC) | ::::::::::::::Thanks! I will miss you from the depths of my heart. [[User:Semicolon|Semicolon]] ([[User talk:Semicolon|talk]]) 23:10, 21 August 2008 (UTC) | ||
:I will dump a block on the next person who speaks without civility both seen and heard and ''meant'' in the words typed on this page, whether or not you're being playful. srsly not a threat.<br />That said, I am of the opinion that this is a foolhardy idea that isn't called for. The shitstorm that brewed because Randall blocked people who were being idiots shouldn't even factor into an overhaul of RfA which imho doesn't need to happen in the fashion that this idea seems to have behind it. The tool is a mop — the people I've seen use it on the wiki have used it well, and if they're using it differently than you're used to as your home wiki, then '''tell them''' about it. Politely inform them that how they're going about is something you're not used to, and ask for why, and maybe suggest that they tweak their style to be a little gentler. Where I'm from, IPs are ''completely'' blocked from editing, and users who act like dickheads get blocked for about as long as happened here. Is that different than the rest of the wiki world? ''Yes''. Is that the wrong way to go about it? ''By no means''. Is this attempt to change the (SmashWiki) world the wrong way to go about affecting change? ''Yes''. --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] · [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] · [[ | :I will dump a block on the next person who speaks without civility both seen and heard and ''meant'' in the words typed on this page, whether or not you're being playful. srsly not a threat.<br />That said, I am of the opinion that this is a foolhardy idea that isn't called for. The shitstorm that brewed because Randall blocked people who were being idiots shouldn't even factor into an overhaul of RfA which imho doesn't need to happen in the fashion that this idea seems to have behind it. The tool is a mop — the people I've seen use it on the wiki have used it well, and if they're using it differently than you're used to as your home wiki, then '''tell them''' about it. Politely inform them that how they're going about is something you're not used to, and ask for why, and maybe suggest that they tweak their style to be a little gentler. Where I'm from, IPs are ''completely'' blocked from editing, and users who act like dickheads get blocked for about as long as happened here. Is that different than the rest of the wiki world? ''Yes''. Is that the wrong way to go about it? ''By no means''. Is this attempt to change the (SmashWiki) world the wrong way to go about affecting change? ''Yes''. --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] · [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] · [[User:Sky2042|w]]) 00:47, 22 August 2008 (UTC) | ||
::I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree that this "isn't called for," I discovered a long time ago that only very rarely does anything good come of polemical discussions, not to mention that I wouldn't feel as if I had anything "new" to add to such a discussion beyond what I've posted elsewhere. Yes, this discussion should ''not'' factor into the RfA overhaul, the two are dissimilar; however, if someone raises an objection X that could be solved by RfA-related suggestion Y, it is fair I think to respond by mentioning Y. Although Y is not valid on the grounds that it remedies X, if X is a universal problem (i.e. one that exists independent of this discussion), Y is validated and thus becomes fair game. For example, if X is: "these reconfirmations could devolve into a popularity contest," then X is a global problem, any RfA can devolve into a popularity contest. In this example it is fair to respond with Y: "X would not be a problem if you made Bureaucrats the sole arbiters," because the problem and solution both exist independent of this particular discussion. Hope that was clear... it was rather confusing to write :/. As to your last series of points pertaining to wikicultures, though discussion which led to this request may have come off as incendiary/an attempt to change SmashWiki, the solution (i.e. reconfirmations) shouldn't effect the wikiculture at all, particularly if, as you say, SmashWiki's wikiculture fully supports the manner in which the Sysops are behaving themselves. – [[User:Defiant Elements|<font color="black">Defiant Elements</font>]] 04:49, 22 August 2008 (UTC) | ::I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree that this "isn't called for," I discovered a long time ago that only very rarely does anything good come of polemical discussions, not to mention that I wouldn't feel as if I had anything "new" to add to such a discussion beyond what I've posted elsewhere. Yes, this discussion should ''not'' factor into the RfA overhaul, the two are dissimilar; however, if someone raises an objection X that could be solved by RfA-related suggestion Y, it is fair I think to respond by mentioning Y. Although Y is not valid on the grounds that it remedies X, if X is a universal problem (i.e. one that exists independent of this discussion), Y is validated and thus becomes fair game. For example, if X is: "these reconfirmations could devolve into a popularity contest," then X is a global problem, any RfA can devolve into a popularity contest. In this example it is fair to respond with Y: "X would not be a problem if you made Bureaucrats the sole arbiters," because the problem and solution both exist independent of this particular discussion. Hope that was clear... it was rather confusing to write :/. As to your last series of points pertaining to wikicultures, though discussion which led to this request may have come off as incendiary/an attempt to change SmashWiki, the solution (i.e. reconfirmations) shouldn't effect the wikiculture at all, particularly if, as you say, SmashWiki's wikiculture fully supports the manner in which the Sysops are behaving themselves. – [[User:Defiant Elements|<font color="black">Defiant Elements</font>]] 04:49, 22 August 2008 (UTC) | ||
As I've said before, I have full confidence in myself and all of the other sysops on this wiki. However, I'm not going to post my reelection speech until someone from wiki staff comes in and approves this idea. I suggest that you (or anyone who supports this motion) get them involved as they are, quite frankly, the only ones who have the power to do such a thing. Everyone here is convinced that they are right and continued squabbling does nothing but flood the recent changes and make everyone more pissed off. By all means, ask [[User:Angela|Angela]] or some of the other staff what they think should be done, but continuing this conversation is not going to convince anyone of anything they are not already convinced of. [[User:Clarinet Hawk|Clarinet Hawk]] <small>([[User talk:Clarinet Hawk|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Clarinet Hawk|contributions]])</small> 15:34, 22 August 2008 (UTC) | As I've said before, I have full confidence in myself and all of the other sysops on this wiki. However, I'm not going to post my reelection speech until someone from wiki staff comes in and approves this idea. I suggest that you (or anyone who supports this motion) get them involved as they are, quite frankly, the only ones who have the power to do such a thing. Everyone here is convinced that they are right and continued squabbling does nothing but flood the recent changes and make everyone more pissed off. By all means, ask [[User:Angela|Angela]] or some of the other staff what they think should be done, but continuing this conversation is not going to convince anyone of anything they are not already convinced of. [[User:Clarinet Hawk|Clarinet Hawk]] <small>([[User talk:Clarinet Hawk|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Clarinet Hawk|contributions]])</small> 15:34, 22 August 2008 (UTC) | ||
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:::Good to hear. It won't be for quite a while yet but I'd like to know it'd be possible for me to submit an Rfa in the future. {[[User:Miles.oppenheimer|My name is Miles,]] [[User talk:Miles.oppenheimer|and I approve]] [[Special:Contributions/Miles.oppenheimer|this message.]]} 02:07, 27 October 2008 (UTC) | :::Good to hear. It won't be for quite a while yet but I'd like to know it'd be possible for me to submit an Rfa in the future. {[[User:Miles.oppenheimer|My name is Miles,]] [[User talk:Miles.oppenheimer|and I approve]] [[Special:Contributions/Miles.oppenheimer|this message.]]} 02:07, 27 October 2008 (UTC) | ||
This looks a little like deja-vu... Will see where it goes. --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] · [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] · [[ | This looks a little like deja-vu... Will see where it goes. --[[User:Sky2042|Sky]] ([[User talk:Sky2042|t]] · [[Special:Contributions/Sky2042|c]] · [[User:Sky2042|w]]) 20:00, 4 November 2008 (UTC) | ||
== Archive == | == Archive == | ||
I'm thinking this talk is a bit large and needs archiving. I'll do it or someone else can. [[User:Miles.oppenheimer|<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;">'''Miles''']] ([[User talk:Miles.oppenheimer|talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Miles.oppenheimer|contribs]])</span> 04:16, 6 November 2008 (UTC) | I'm thinking this talk is a bit large and needs archiving. I'll do it or someone else can. [[User:Miles.oppenheimer|<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;">'''Miles''']] ([[User talk:Miles.oppenheimer|talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Miles.oppenheimer|contribs]])</span> 04:16, 6 November 2008 (UTC) | ||