Wookieepedia:Requests for user rights

This page is for requests for user rights.

Voting will last two weeks, at which time, if the vote is affirmative, the nominee will be granted the requested user rights.

Requests for adminship
Rules:
 * You may nominate another Wookieepedian (please ensure they accept the nomination first)
 * You cannot nominate yourself.

To view past requests, see the RFA archive.

Requirements
There are some basic things to consider when nominating a fellow Wookieepedian for adminship.


 * 1) They have an account under a screenname.
 * 2) They have actively contributed for at least six months to the wiki.
 * 3) They are of adult age (18 years or older).
 * 4) They have demonstrated they are willing to take on additional responsibilities to make the community better.
 * 5) They have had at least some major article creations.
 * 6) They have dealings with other users on a regular basis in a fair, restrained, and constructive manner.
 * 7) They have demonstrated an understanding of the community's methods of operation.
 * 8) Registered users' votes must have a 2/3rds supermajority for adminship to be accepted.
 * 9) Administrators' votes must have a 2/3rds supermajority for adminship to be accepted. (Separated from user votes)
 * 10) Bureaucrats' votes must be unanimous for adminship to be accepted.
 * 11) Additionally, the nominee may be asked a series of questions by users. While it is not required to answer them, it is strongly encouraged since it may affect how others decide and vote on the RFA.

Questions
Here are some general adminship questions. They are 100% optional, so feel free to answer all, some, or none of them. :)

Ozzel (1 bureaucrat + 9 admins + 13 users / 0 / 0)
Two week deadline from first request, voting ends 1 April 2007.

Support

 * 1) http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/e/e5/ATATatarismall.png 23:45, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) —Xwing328 (Talk) 23:51, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) SFH 00:22, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 4)  I need a name  ( Complain here ) 00:24, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) .  .  .  .  02:39, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 6)  G .He (Talk!) 03:54, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 7) Havac 04:15, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 8)  Riffsyphon  1024 04:23, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 9)  Yoshi  626 [[Image:Yoshiegg.jpg|20px]] 04:27, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 10) Green Tentacle (Talk) 09:21, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 11) Yeah...I couldn't really go through with my oppose. :P &mdash;Jaymach Ral'Tir (talk) 11:21, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 12) Thought he already was one TBH. --Azizlight 11:42, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 13) Don't worry, Aziz.... I thought he was one too. Might as well make him one now! :-P 13:52, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 14) Surprised he's not already. Chack Jadson 21:27, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 15) Cato Neimoidia 01:42, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 16) Cull Tremayne 22:44, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 17) Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Audience Chamber ) 15:38, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 18) I have nothing else to say. Darth Maddolis 22:48, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 19) Joker1138 ( Mandalore ) [[Image:MandalorianSymbol.jpg|25px]] 13:43, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 20) &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 14:44, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 21) Though the Don-Won-Kihotay thing is almost a dealbreaker, I'm willing to overlook that transgression if Kyle is. jSarek 09:33, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 22) Kyle forgive us all. -- Darth Culator  (Talk)(Kills) 11:27, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 23) BambookidX 02:29, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 24) --Taybo20 02:35, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1) For misspelling J'ywz'gnk Kchhllbrxcstk Et'nrmdndlcvtbrx, and saying Don-Wan Kihotay is better than Kyle Katarn. &mdash;Jaymach Ral'Tir (talk) 11:21, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) For thinking that the fat Durane is the better looking one. Cull Tremayne 22:44, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Comments
For the record: yes, I have accepted the nomination. -- Ozzel 23:47, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Questions

 * 1) Why do you want to become an administrator?
 * 2) *I crave POWAAAHHH! I mean, er... Honestly, I guess I'd be better able to take care of tasks that I already do. I'm always tagging redundant images for deletion, or moving articles to more properly formatted names, etc. Sysop power would just help me carry those things out without having to bother another admin to finish them.
 * 3) In your opinion, what is the role of an administrator?
 * 4) *To me, an admin is just a Wookieepedian who is entrusted with special controls to use to keep the site running smoothly.
 * 5) In your view, do administrators hold a technical or political position?
 * 6) *A bit of both, I'd say. Technical in that they can take care of things that a regular user cannot; political in that they do have more responsibility.
 * 7) How do you feel admins should use their power/stand in comparison with other users?
 * 8) *I'm not exactly sure what this question is asking... but I think admins should use the tools they have to make the site better, just as regular users should.
 * 9) Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or do you feel other users have caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?
 * 10) *Oh sure, I've had disagreements before, but I don't think I've ever been uncivil. There will always be somebody with the opposite viewpoint; we just have to try to work together for the betterment of the site. Wookieepedia is just a fun project that we all work on; there should never be a reason for users to call other people names.
 * 11) Of your articles or contributions to Wookieepedia, are there any with which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * 12) *I like to joke that while I'm one of the site's top editors (as far as edit count goes), I'm one of the least active contributors, content-wise (since most of my work is maintenance, not writing). But I have written a few articles I'm proud of, like Laze Loneozner (which was recently deemed a Good Article), Joh Yowza, and Giles Durane. Aside from that, I think one important contribution was getting the "Unused images deletion" project off the ground. For months, I had constantly gone through and tagged images for deletion. Then after a while, I proposed the idea of deleting them in round, and with help from Imp and Culator, it really took off.
 * 13) What sysop chores do you anticipate helping with?
 * 14) *Deleting duplicate images, useless images, old versions of images, etc. Also, I'll keep an eye out for vandals, and block them when needed.
 * 15) How important is it for you to be involved in things such as CT, IDrive, FA, and other community-centered items that involve discussion and voting?
 * 16) *I think it's very important. CTs can shape the policies of the site, and I always try to vote in those. The Improvement drive is a big one for me, because I'm the one who updates it every week. I've been very disappointed with the decline of activity there in recent months, and I'd love to see more participation in it. FA, I admit, I only participate in sometimes, because I generally avoid parts of articles that cover books I haven't read. And if I haven't read major parts of an article, I don't feel right voting for it as an FA.
 * 17) Do you think admins performing actions (I.e. deletions, blocks, etc.) for reasons not covered on policy should be sanctioned/punished? If so, how?
 * 18) *I think it's important to remember that no one is above the law (or, in this case, policy). If an admin is using sound judge for something that just isn't covered in a policy, and other admins agree, then I don't really see a problem. But if an admin is ever clearly out of line, of course they should be called on it.
 * 19) What is your policy, if any, of welcoming new users? Should you welcome a new user, do you look at his/her contributions beforehand? What about anonymous IPs?
 * 20) *I admit, I rarely welcome new users, often because SFH takes care of most of them. ;-) I do usually check a new user's contributions, though, as you can't always trust them to be correct. But it is important to assume good faith and to not bite the newbies. I think we all need to be more welcoming towards new users, myself included.
 * 21) How would you react if someone undeleted an article you'd mistakenly speedied? Under what circumstances would you consider it appropriate to undelete an article mistakenly speedy'd by another administrator, if any, and how would you approach this task?
 * 22) *If it's an obvious mistake, and I realized it later, of course it wouldn't be a problem. And the other way around, I might undelete and explain it to the admin if it wasn't completely obvious. Mistakes happen, and if we just keep our intentions clear, there shouldn't be any problems.
 * 23) How would you react if your user page was vandalized? Under what circumstances would you block the offender? Is there anything else that you would do in this situation?
 * 24) *My page has been vandalized on a several occasions, and I usually laugh rather than take it personally. As for punishment of the user, I'd just treat my own page as I would anyone else's. If it's clearly vandalism, you warn them and/or block them, depending on the severity of the situation.
 * 25) Under what circumstances would you consider blocking an established user?
 * 26) *I'd certainly do so with great consideration, and said user would have to be clearly out of line. Also, I’d definitely consult with other admins. But I think it’s important that no one be above rules. And personal attacks are never cool.
 * 27) If you could change any one thing about Wookieepedia, what would it be?
 * 28) *Besides bringing back optional link underlines? I think misspelling "Wookiee" should be a ban-able offense (if only for 5 minutes or so). And I'm only half-kidding there.
 * 29) Would you look at a glass to be half-empty or half-full?
 * 30) *I'm usually an optimistic guy. Half full, I say.
 * 31) Do you feel the current blocking policy is too restrictive, not restrictive enough, or OK as it is?
 * 32) *I think it's OK as is.
 * 33) Have you ever considered becoming a regular visitor to the Wookieepedia IRC chat?
 * 34) *I consider myself one now. However, for nearly my first year here, I almost never visited the chat room. But the last few months, whenever I plan on being on the site for more than a few minutes, I drop into there. It's fun, and often helpful.
 * 35) How do you feel about people who already have some influence on other Star Wars communities (TheForce.Net, StarWars.com) trying to change policies here?
 * 36) *Is this really a problem here? Of course I think we all should be looking out for Wookieepedia here, not other sites. But I will say that we need to be very mindful of Lucasfilm, as they are the ones who allow us to exist. I know some users often criticize sites like TFN for "caving in to LFL's demands," but I think we need to keep in mind that it's George's sandbox we're all playing in, after all.
 * 37) How many clones do you think fought in the Clone Wars? (Note: You are wrong no matter what answer you give.)
 * 38) *One clone: the clone of Jango Fett. Ha!
 * 39) Who is the most awesome Jedi of all time? (Note: The only correct answer is Kyle Katarn.)
 * 40) *Don-Wan Kihotay.
 * 41) Are you or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?
 * 42) *Yes, on about four different occasions. Funny story, actually. Ask me about that again sometime. ;-)
 * 43) What's more important to you: consensus or policy?
 * 44) *I think it is good when we all agree as much as possible, but it can't always happen. And we should always follow policy, unless there is a consensus that we shouldn't, in which case we should try to get a consensus on a new policy... oh, they're both important!
 * 45) Have you had any previous leadership experience (in your community, on the web, etc.)?
 * 46) *Co-editor of my yearbook for my senior year of high-school. Does that count? :-P

Requests for bureaucratship
Rules:
 * Admins may be nominated here purely by another admin or bureaucrat. (please ensure they accept the nomination first)
 * You cannot nominate yourself.

To view past requests, see the RFB archive.

Requirements
There are some basic things to consider when nominating an admin for bureaucratship.


 * 1) They are an administrator.
 * 2) They have actively contributed for at least a year to the wiki.
 * 3) They have actively taken on additional responsibilities to make the encyclopedia better.
 * 4) They have dealings with other users on a regular basis in a fair, restrained, and constructive manner.
 * 5) They have have a deep understanding of the community's methods of operation.
 * 6) Registered users' votes must have a 3/4ths supermajority for bureaucratship to be accepted (Only users who have been registered for over a month&mdash;from the day the nomination is put forth&mdash;are counted).
 * 7) Administrators' votes must have a 3/4ths supermajority for bureaucratship to be accepted.
 * 8) Bureaucrats' votes must be unanimous for bureaucratship to be accepted.
 * 9) Additionally, the nominee may be asked a series of questions by users. While it is not required to answer them, it is strongly encouraged since it may affect how others decide and vote on the RFB.

Requests for rollback
Rules:
 * You may nominate another Wookieepedian (please ensure they accept the nomination first)
 * You cannot nominate yourself.

To view past requests, see the RFR archive.

Requirements
There are some basic things to consider when nominating a fellow Wookieepedian for rollback rights.


 * 1) They have an account under a screenname.
 * 2) They have actively contributed for at least six months to the wiki.
 * 3) They have demonstrated a need for the ability through extensive anti-vandalism work.

Questions

 * 1) Why should you be granted rollback rights?

Havac (8 admins + 7 users/0/0)
Two week deadline from first request, voting ends (insert date).

Support

 * 02:38, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) .  .  .  .  02:43, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Cull Tremayne 02:44, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/e/e5/ATATatarismall.png 02:45, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Only because he refuses ultimate POWAHH!! Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Audience Chamber ) 02:56, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) Azizlight 02:51, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) JMAS 02:55, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 7) Joker1138 ( Mandalore ) [[Image:MandalorianSymbol.jpg|25px]] 13:43, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 8) Green Tentacle (Talk) 12:45, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 9) &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 14:42, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 10) Like candy. jSarek 09:30, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Darth Culator (Talk)(Kills) 11:27, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 1)  Lord Oblivion Sith holocron[[Image:Oldsith.png|20px]] 03:39, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 13:58, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) I hope I set the vote tally format up right.

Optional candidate Q&A
1. Because it is powah. EXTREEEEEMELY LIMITED POWAH! Uhh, because I would use it to fight vandalism more effectively when I see vandalism, and I think I've proven my reliability as a user. Havac 02:52, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Comments

 * Accepted nomination via IRC

Thefourdotelipsis (8 admins + 7 users/0/0)
Two week deadline from first request, voting ends (insert date).

Support

 * 02:38, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Havac 02:41, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Joker1138 ( Mandalore ) [[Image:MandalorianSymbol.jpg|25px]] 02:43, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Cull Tremayne 02:44, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Ozzel 02:45, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/e/e5/ATATatarismall.png 02:46, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) A good way of testing responsibility, IMO. Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Audience Chamber ) 02:47, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 7) Azizlight 02:51, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 8) Green Tentacle (Talk) 12:46, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 9) &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 14:41, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 10) BambookidX 08:39, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 11) Like candy. jSarek 09:29, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 12) I still think he needs to be an admin. Rule 6 be damned. Darth Culator  (Talk)(Kills) 11:27, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 13) *Same thing with Rule 3 also? In that case, why do we have them? Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Audience Chamber ) 14:02, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 14) *Bah! Quiet, you! Elect him now, give him a bansaber in a few months. -- Darth Culator  (Talk)(Kills) 14:50, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 15) **Lol. Someone had to say it! :-P Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Audience Chamber ) 15:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 16) You may want him to be admin, but does he want him to be admin. :P Lord Oblivion Sith holocron[[Image:Oldsith.png|20px]] 03:36, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 17) *Is the pope Jewish? .  .  .  .  09:19, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 13:58, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) If a Wookieepedian rolls back a page and noone is on to see him do it, does it crash the servers? --  Riffsyphon  1024 04:02, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Optional candidate Q&A

 * 1) Why should you be granted rollback rights?
 * 2) *So I can rollback things. Who came up with this question? .  .  .  .  02:43, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Comments

 * Accepted nomination via IRC

Support

 * 1) &mdash;Jaymach Ral'Tir (talk) 03:29, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Ozzel 03:30, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Like candy. jSarek 03:35, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 4)  Lord Oblivion Sith holocron[[Image:Oldsith.png|20px]] 03:37, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) Let the rollback roll! Havac 03:43, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) Green Tentacle (Talk) 08:39, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 7) Uhu uhu uhu... yip yip yip yip yip yip. Too much candy! Ugh. --Azizlight 08:56, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 8) Can we have a cabal, too? .  .  .  .  09:18, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * No, because then there would be a cabal, and There Is No Cabal. jSarek 03:39, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 13:58, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Cull Tremayne 03:04, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Neutral

 * 1) http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/e/e5/ATATatarismall.png 14:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Comments

 * Demanded Accepted nomination via IRC

Jaymach (1 bureaucrat + 1 admin + 5 users/1 admin/1 admin)
Two week deadline from first request, voting ends (10 April).

Support

 * 1) --Eyrezer 05:15, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 05:38, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Whatever. Just make him an admin again. Havac 05:52, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Per Havac. jSarek 05:55, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) .  .  .  .  07:22, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Also per Havac. Green Tentacle (Talk) 08:25, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) Sikon 08:34, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 02:52, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1) So that he will never come back as an admin? Forget it. :-P Cull Tremayne 03:05, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) * How does getting rollback rights prevents one from being nominated for adminship? - Sikon 08:49, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) **Because we must convince him that the only way to have Wookiee powah is by becoming an admin again. Havac 15:58, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Neutral

 * 1) Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Audience Chamber ) 06:22, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Comments

 * Doesn't want to be an admin anymore, but still helps enough to want to rollback prices... er I mean pages? --  Riffsyphon  1024 05:22, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * He's still hungry for POWAH, even if it is only LIMITED POWAH! 05:38, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Why does he want to relinquish his administratorship? Chack Jadson 21:16, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * He already did relinquish it after a dispute with another admin (which resulted in a round of deletions and undeletions.) &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 02:52, 29 March 2007 (UTC)