Wookieepedia:Requests for adminship

This page is for requests for adminship.

You may:
 * Nominate yourself;
 * Nominate another Wookieepedian (please ensure they accept the nomination first)

Voting will last two weeks, at which time, if the vote is affirmative, the nominee will be granted administrator status.

To view past requests, see the RFA archive.

See also Requests for bureaucratship.

Requirements
There are some basic things to consider when nominating a fellow Wookieepedian (or yourself) 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 have demonstrated they are willing to take on additional responsibilities to make the community better.
 * 4) They have had at least some major article creations.
 * 5) They have dealings with other users on a regular basis in a fair, restrained, and constructive manner.
 * 6) They have demonstrated an understanding of the community's methods of operation.
 * 7) Registered users' votes must have a 2/3rds supermajority for adminship to be accepted.
 * 8) Administrators' votes must have a 2/3rds supermajority for adminship to be accepted. (Separated from user votes)
 * 9) Bureaucrats' votes must be unanimous for adminship to be accepted.
 * 10) 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. :) G .He (Talk!) 20:07, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

G1 Why do you want to become an administrator?

G2 In your opinion, what is the role of an administrator?

G3 In your view, do administrators hold a technical or political position?

G4 How do feel admins should use their power/stand in comparison with other users?

G5 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?

G6 Of your articles or contributions to Wookieepedia, are there any with which you are particularly pleased, and why?

G7 What sysop chores do you anticipate helping with?

G8 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?

G9 Do you think admins performing actions (I.e. deletions, blocks, etc.) for reasons not covered on policy should be sanctioned/punished? If so, how?

G10 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?

G11 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 speedied by another administrator, if any, and how would you approach this task?

G12 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?

G13 Under what circumstances would you consider blocking an established user?

G14 If you could change any one thing about Wookieepedia, what would it be?

G15 Would you look at a glass to be half-empty or half-full?

C1 Do you feel the current blocking policy is too restrictive, not restrictive enough, or OK as it is?

C2 Have you ever considered becoming a regular visitor to the Wookieepedia IRC chat?

C3 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?

C4 How many clones do you think fought in the Clone Wars? (Note: You are wrong no matter what answer you give.)

C5 Who is the most awesome Jedi of all time? (Note: The only correct answer is Kyle Katarn.)


 * OK, just kidding about the last two. :-) -- Darth Culator  (Talk) 00:18, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

K1 Are you or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party? Kuralyov 00:19, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

I1 What's more important to you: consensus or policy? --Imp 00:24, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Lorth Needa (1 user/5 users + 7 admins + 1 bureaucrat/0)
Two week deadline from first request, voting ends (16 December).

Support

 * 1)  Lorth Needa Striptease 01:53, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1) I hate to be the first to cast an oppose vote, but I'm afraid I can't support your nomination at this time. This is primarily because your edit count is too low, and currently heavily skewed towards edits of your own userpage. &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 02:16, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Main namespace edits: 179. User namespace edits: 354. This is a joke, right? -- Darth Culator  (Talk)(TINC) 02:30, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) As above...besides...have you even been here 6+ monrhs? &mdash;Jaymach Ral'Tir (talk) 02:36, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Sorry, need more contributions. G .He (Talk!) 02:51, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * No, plays DotA. J/k (or am I?), although I am in strong agreeance with the 2nd point.
 * 1) Sorry, but no. Green Tentacle (Talk) 14:50, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Sorry... Can you vote for yourself?-- Lord Oblivion Sith holocron[[Image:Oldsith.png|30px]] 16:27, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, you can. —Xwing328 (Talk) 18:06, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Kuralyov 19:47, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Imp 21:18, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Oppose. Darth Culator says it all. jSarek 22:19, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) The name is slightly familiar. --Azizlight 00:32, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Per Culator. Havac 04:04, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Per the Darthculations. -- Riffsyphon1024 05:17, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Neutral/comments

 * See http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/User:Editcount/editcount.js?username=Lorth+Needa for user contributions. If you have IE, ask me and I'll display the raw data here. Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Audience Chamber ) 01:59, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * He has been here since May 26, 2006, so yes, Jaymach. Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Audience Chamber ) 02:41, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Roron Corobb (1 user/2 users + 2 admins + 2 bureaucrats/0)
Two week deadline from first request, voting ends (16 December).

Oppose

 * 1) 3212 edits for 1411 pages since May 28, with only 2368 edits for actual content pages. Plus, 11 years old is too young for an admin. Kuralyov 19:45, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Gotta agree with Kuralyov, you're kinda young. Green Tentacle (Talk) 19:58, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) 11 years? Sorry, no way. - Sikon 20:34, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Oppose, based on age. I'm not technically sure under COPPA we're allowed to have him as a *user*, let alone an admin. jSarek 22:19, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) A good user, but definitely not admin material. Sorry. --Azizlight 00:48, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Definately a positive factor on the website, but I'm afraid I'd like to see someone a bit older. This is not meant to be age based discrimination, but I believe admins should have at least some control over their own lives. 11-year-olds are still subject subject to the wishes of many intervening authorities, including parents and school. There's no guarantee a parent would even approve of someone that age doing something like this and might and pull the plug. Don't give up though. There are few guarantees in life, but one inevitible fact is that you will get older. BigGuy219 03:29, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Age, please for the love of the Force. -- Riffsyphon1024 05:16, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Neutral/comments
style="color:orange;">Roron Corobb ]]  02:41, 2 December 2006 (UTC) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 I have never argued over and edit or participated in an edit war or user conflict, I try to prevent them when possible and try to keep myself from becoming aggressive. In the future I plan to use it the same way if I become an admin. style="color:orange;">Roron Corobb ]]  02:57, 2 December 2006 (UTC) IG-88A is probably my largest article made, and I think it can be featured if i just clean it up a little bit. I also think that Duel on Bespin could be made somewhat better. Looking for vandals, welcoming users, deleting nonsense pages, and images is what I'd usually be doing. Important, everyones vote counts, and i'm not just saying this, I have seen some CTs where the vote could have failed if just one or two more users voted for that side. If the admin just makes a couple mistakes he shouldn't have the whole community jeering at him, but yes if an admin is running around blocking people for no reason and deleting pages at random the of course. I welcome all users who come to Wookieepedia, and but when I see an IP, most vandalism in my opinion is done by IPs so I always check their contributions first and then I leave the Join Wookieepedia Darth Vader head thingy. I would tell them about their mistake on their talk page and simply undelete it. Under most circumstances I would probably ask them if they ment to on their talk page first, just to be sure. My user page has been vandalized once before but I don't get angry at all if all the guy does is type LINLINLINLIN a hundred times, (thats what he did to me). But if he is make extremely rude insults i just try to ignore them and just revert and report it. If they just vandalize, troll, make rude comments and pretty much what they all get banned for plain and simple. If there would be no vandalism isn't an option I would choose that it would be more well known. This is because my guess is we have about 55 active users who are on almost every day but there are a ton of Star Wars fans who would be overjoyed to see and become a member of this site. I'm not Yoda so I can't solve every little riddle in an eyeblink but I would look at it half-full.
 * I won't vote for myself because I wanted to know if you think i'm ready, not me. [[User:Roron Corobb|<span
 * Editcount data can be found here: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/User:Editcount/editcount.js?username=Roron+Corobb
 * And might I add to both of the candidates that it would be a good idea for you to answer the questions above. Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Audience Chamber ) 02:45, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm abstaining. Nothing against you. You have a reasonable edit count, I just haven't had many dealings with you. Good luck. —Xwing328 (Talk) 18:10, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Here they are,
 * Because I feel I could use my powers wisely and be of a lot more help to other users.
 * To provide help to other users when needed and to help Wookieepedia in general with many different tasks.
 * In my view, both, because they are often looked up to by other users, and they have the technical abilities, such as blocking users and soforth.
 * They should use it fairly but and treat regular users the way they want to be treated, (the Golden Rule).
 * Forgive me but that is all that I will get to answering today. Humans need sleep too. I do plan on answering the rest tomorrow. [[User:Roron Corobb|<span
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 * Roron, as you answer the last few questions, I have two more specifically for you. You don't have to answer them if you don't want. Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Audience Chamber ) 16:24, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * A1 How, if at all, do you feel your young age (11 standard years) would affect your dealings with other users and your decision making ability? IMHO, most of our admins seem to be at least high school age, but more than likely beyond that.

style="color:orange;">Roron Corobb ]]  18:36, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Reply:Size Matters Not. :) [[User:Roron Corobb|Roron Corobb ]]  18:35, 2 December 2006 (UTC) style="color:orange;">Roron Corobb ]]  01:16, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Im still on just as much as I was in the summer on the weekends but I'm saying I won't be having 70 edits a day every single weekday. Im not gonna completely disappear, but I will try as much as I can to still get on. [[User:Roron Corobb|<span
 * Since when does someone's age limit their chance at becoming an administrator? Grand Admiral J. Nebulax (Imperial Holovision) [[Image:Implogo.jpg|20px]] 21:51, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree, Size matters not. [[User:Roron Corobb|<span
 * There adding more prerequisites. Ageism! Ageism!-- Lord Oblivion Sith holocron[[Image:Oldsith.png|30px]] 01:24, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * As we have a burueacrat veto, couldn't this be declared failed now? Havac 03:20, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Support

 * 1)  Yoshi  626 [[Image:Yoshiegg.jpg|20px]] 22:21, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) From what I've read, Mr. Nebulax seems to be quite polite user who would make a great admin. And he's got a good name too. Heh heh. Peace. Out. Moff Phoenix (Mofference) (Don't feed the trolls) [[Image:Era-njo.png|20px]] 22:35, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Rune Haako 22:39, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Rune Haako 22:39, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1) Same reasons as before really...he keeps saying he's going to change, then gets into massive arguments and edit wars with users. There's been too many times recently that he's broken policies and has almost been banned. &mdash;Jaymach Ral'Tir (talk) 21:13, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Imp 21:17, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Kuralyov 23:03, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) I really want to vote "Support", because Jack is a very valuable contributor and I believe he really has nothing but the best intentions for this wiki. But his constant arguing and bickering with some users unfortunately do not make a good candidate for an admin. Needs to step back a little and not take things so seriously. Sorry Jack. --Azizlight 00:57, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) A bit too emo based on comments below and in past requests. Giving up after only a couple of days? Very down on himself and pessimistic. Admins have to maintain an even keel.BigGuy219 03:24, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Riffsyphon1024 05:18, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) Herbsewell 15:52, 3 December 2006 (UTC) He's just another wookieepedian who tries to get his name at the top of the list in the history. Plus he's really nasty to other wookieepedians who don't share his opinion on a subject.  He's just not admin material.  Maybe if he changed is attitude and stopped arguing he could become an admin.  I mean what kind of wookieepedian puts asshole in a history summary.

Neutral/Comments

 * 1) Neutral for now. I can't really support from the reasons presented, but I don't really want to oppose either. G .He (Talk!) 22:29, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

He is a nice, polite user who edits wookieepedia non-stop. He deserves to be an admin.
 * Typical. Three strikes, I'm out. Grand Admiral J. Nebulax (Imperial Holovision) [[Image:Implogo.jpg|20px]] 21:18, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Imp and Kuralyov, would you both be so kind as to explain why you opposed? Grand Admiral J. Nebulax (Imperial Holovision) [[Image:Implogo.jpg|20px]] 23:09, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Is there a way to perhaps give him administrative powers provisionally, subject to revocation? I don't think anyone here can deny that he's one of our most prolific and capable editors, but he's also one of our most contentious; his brusque and headstrong attitude in talk pages and forums has alienated many a user. In the past, he has indicated he was committed to making changes, but I think he's become a bit cynical that we don't/won't recognize this and has given up. I would like to see if the motivation to keep his access to administrative tools, rather than acquire them in the first place, would be sufficient motivation for him to strive for that better attitude; because, if he can do that, then he WILL be an excellent admin. jSarek 23:15, 2 December 2006 (UTC) Pros: Cons:
 * Listen, I've tried. But why am I being judged by these issues and not my better points? Grand Admiral J. Nebulax (Imperial Holovision) [[Image:Implogo.jpg|20px]] 23:20, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Because those issues are just as critical to being an admin as your better points. Admins not only have certain extra tools, but they often serve as the face of Wookieepedia; we're often the ones called upon by outside parties when an article is problematic, and a polite and professional attitude is necessary for those dealings.  Furthermore, many take those worse issues as being areas of potential abuse.  For instance, engagement in revert wars might make one wonder if you would use quick reversion and blocking to further your own agendas, and getting frustrated to the point of calling someone "asshole" in an edit summary might make one wonder if you'd get frustrated enough to ban someone unfairly.  jSarek 23:31, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Neutral. Yes, Neutral. I'm of two minds about Jack, so I'm going to list the pros and cons of the good Admiral, as seen by me. I'm not trying to discourage his adminship, but maybe I'll sway some votes either way.
 * 1) Diligent. The man keeps a strict vigil, patrolling the grounds of Wookieepedia. He's here everyday, barring some unforseen mishap befalling his computer.
 * 2) Consistent. Ties back into point one.
 * 3) Stubborn. I personally regard this as a quality, but it could go either way. He fights for his view point in a certain way (see Cons), but he's no pushover.
 * 4) Anti-vandal extraordinare. If anything is vandalised while Jack's on patrol, you can bet on it not lasting more than a few minutes. No one pulls a runner from Jack Nebulax.
 * 5) Answering machine. If you leave a message or a comment on a talk page, it's more than likely that Jack will reply.
 * 1) Arrogant. I can't talk here, but then, I'm not the one up for adminship.
 * 2) Narrow-minded. Unwilling to accept change can be a bad thing. Often, if a user suggests a change, Jack's wholesale response is along the lines of "No. There will be no change. You are not changing it."
 * 3) Aversion to anons. Regards anons as inferior life-forms. I don't mean to be rude, but if Jack wasn't around, I'm sure we would have about 20 more users. But then, Jack does about 20 users share of edits.
 * 4) Lets personal preference cloud judgement. Many of Jack's arguements are based on subjectivity, rather than the opposite. Potentially damaging.

And now, let me tell you the tale of Bob the Goon. Back in early 2005, Bob the Goon was a poster on the 3SA at the Jedi Council Forums, who would often find redundant threads and redirect the OP to the correct "Official" thread. He was a machine - no one could match his speed. In about March-April, he was promoted to moderator, with dissapointing results. He was no longer as effective as he formerly was without the powers. He was no longer master of his domain. I feel that Jack's situation is similair to this. Please, think before you vote. . .  .  .  23:43, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Two things would be needed for me to change my vote from oppose to neutral:
 * I'd be allowed to make a subpage similar to WhiteBoy's Kuralyov page, to track Nebulax's work.
 * A process for removal of admin status. --Imp 23:55, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I think we should have a "process for removal of admin status" anyway, regardless of this vote. --Azizlight 01:07, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm remaining neutral.-- Lord Oblivion Sith holocron[[Image:Oldsith.png|30px]] 00:46, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Jack, could you please answer the questions?  - breathesgelatin Talk 00:53, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * He did, see User:Jack Nebulax/Requests for adminship. --Imp 00:55, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I really, really want to vote for this, because of all the help Jack really is to the community, and I did last time. It's hard to do with his past, but at the same time, people keep harping on him for something he did months ago. If Imp's conditions are met, I will switch from neutral to support. Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Audience Chamber ) 01:05, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the link.  - breathesgelatin Talk 01:08, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Just end it. I give up. I've contributed enough as a regular user; I'll just keep doing that from now on. I'll improve. I mean it. But I don't care anymore about becoming an administrator. If I would ever become one, fine. But I'd probably end up screwing that up, too, and I'd be the first victim of the removal from admin status procedure. Grand Admiral J. Nebulax (Imperial Holovision) [[Image:Implogo.jpg|20px]] 02:03, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I would support a temporary trial provision of admin powers. Havac 04:04, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Interesting, but I doubt the bureaucrats would agree to that.-- Lord Oblivion Sith holocron[[Image:Oldsith.png|30px]] 04:10, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, it was suggested above by an admin. Havac 04:18, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * An IRC session suggested that this RFA be kept alive- votes may possibly change after provisions are made for removal of admin powers in cases of bad behavior. Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Audience Chamber ) 04:43, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't quite understand how putting Jack on probation would solve anything. Either he is admin material or he is not. If he becomes an administrator, he shouldn't be singled out and treated differently than the rest of us.– 07:48, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * But would a recinding of administrator powers during the probationary period prevent a later bid?Tocneppil 08:33, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * If you give me a chance to prove I'm not going to screw up being an admin, I'll show you. Listen, I can improve, and I will. You guys aren't giving me a chance. Look at Kuralyov. He's had numerous issues in the past. He's actually abused his powers (sorry Kuralyov, just trying to make my point). I don't even have them yet. So why are you accusing me of something I haven't done yet? It's completely unfair. I'm improving. Granted, my recent arguements with Herbsewell and Thefourdot weren't good at all, but otherwise, I've improved. I don't want to be treated differently than everybody else. Either I become an admin or I don't. It comes down to a matter of trust&mdash;Do you trust me enough to let me be an admin, or don't you? Grand Admiral J. Nebulax (Imperial Holovision) [[Image:Implogo.jpg|20px]] 14:43, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Anyone? Grand Admiral J. Nebulax (Imperial Holovision) [[Image:Implogo.jpg|20px]] 15:30, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Jack would be a very good admin. Here is my list of pro's and con's

Pros

 * 1.He will be on this site nearly everyday, for hours at a time.
 * 2.He will not put up with vandalism.
 * 3.He has a very good idea of wiki editing and formating.
 * 4.He is dedicated to making this site better.
 * 5.He is always (in my opoinion) trying to help users.

Cons

 * 1.Has an attitude, but is willing to change.
 * 2.In the past he has not had a good time with other users. But is willing to change.

It makes me mad that you hold grudges against him for what he has done in the past. For all of you admin out there who hold the comments he said in the past against him, you should take a few notes from SFH. A few months back, when I was an ip address, on the Talk:Herd Meet page, I said some things to him that were very wrong.(click on the link and read it) I apologized to him as a registered user and he has forgiven me. You admin that are holding these things against him, do not deserve to be admin. SFH can show forgivness, that is a true trait of an admin. Don't hold things against people. Yeah, he's trying, but with you guys holding things against him, and your smart remarks to him, how can he???
 * Well as soon as he stops snapping back at people then he will be considered to be an admin.--Herbsewell 17:13, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Well tough. If were making smart remarks it's probably for a reason.  If he can't stand it then he shouldn't be an admin.--Herbsewell 17:24, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I have an amazing idea. How about both of you stop arguing? It's obvious neither of you is going to change the other's mind, or anyone else's for that matter. Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Audience Chamber ) 17:28, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Don't tell us what to do. I was just responding to his comment on my comment.  We can "argue", if you want to call it that, all we want.--Herbsewell 17:33, 3 December 2006 (UTC)