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)

Xwing328 (10 users + 5 admins + 2 bureaucrats/0/0)
Deadline: December 18, 2006

Support

 * 1)  StarNeptune Talk to me! 16:29, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Sikon 16:33, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Reluctant support. He plays the French Horn in a marching band. BigGuy219 16:38, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * That just makes him even geekier. :) -- Riffsyphon1024 03:34, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Green Tentacle (Talk) 17:22, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 2)  G .He (Talk!) 17:22, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Cull Tremayne 18:34, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Audience Chamber ) 18:51, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Good answers. Riffsyphon1024 19:00, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Definitely.– 19:09, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) Though I would like to underline that I strongly disagree with his view on consensus versus policy. --Imp 19:16, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) SFH 19:36, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 9)  Yoshi  626 [[Image:Yoshiegg.jpg|20px]] 19:59, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 10) Ozzel 20:04, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 11) Herbsewell 21:24, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 12) .  .  .  .  21:30, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 13)  Lord Oblivion Sith holocron[[Image:Oldsith.png|30px]] 03:29, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 14) Kuralyov 04:43, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Comments
Candidate accepted nomination on IRC.  StarNeptune Talk to me! 16:29, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Might I just mention that his sign up date is stated as Dec 12, 2006. Technically he hasn't joined the site yet. :P -- Riffsyphon1024 18:42, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Thx...I guess I never told you about my time travel abilities. —Xwing328 (Talk) 18:56, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Questions:

G1 Why do you want to become an administrator?

To help lead the wiki and perform even more chores to better improve this place, along with guiding/supporting newcomers.

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

See 1st question. Leadership.

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

Mainly technical, because of the ability to delete, ban, etc. Slightly political, in that admins are generally looked up to for help in dealing with problems of any type.

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

They should be respected. If a problem develops, they should be the first person users want to come to for help. While one admin's vote may seem to count for more than a regular users, the overall community's desires should still be followed.

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?

No.

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

See User:Xwing328/My Projects. As you can tell, I really like books. And now with Whistler, I've been able to make some very helpful changes as well.

G7 What sysop chores do you anticipate helping with?

Deleting duplicate images, helping guard against vandals (like everyone), protect a page in an out-of-control edit war, try to make the site slightly more user friendly (I don't know how though.), fitting articles into the MOS, sourcing and categorizing (when I can), and everything else I currently do.

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?

I try to be very involved in CT and Senate Hall, and I'm hoping to keep GA (or some form of it) alive as well.

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?

You cannot have a policy for everything that needs to be done on Wookieepedia. So unless someone disagrees with the actions, it should generally be OK.

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?

Anons can be annoying as they tend to vandalize more pages than registered users. Additionally, proper credit for positive contributions from anons cannot be given. If I see a new user, I generally welcome them, though I do not go out of my way searching for new users.

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?

If it's a mistake, there should be no problem undeleting it. Humans are fallible, despite what some think.

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?

I'd revert it, report it, warn the user, and if the problem persists, block the user.

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

Harrasment of others and vandalism results in a warning. However, if the actions of the user disrupt the overall flow of the wiki, then further action is most likely necessary.

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

Hmm...I'll have to get back with you on this.

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

If I just filled it up, half-full. If I just drank some, half-empty. What's that make me, a realist or something?

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

It seems fairly good.

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

I do visit regularly.

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?

Good for them. Unless they have official affiliation with Lucasfilm Ltd., it shouldn't affect the way they are treated. But making friends with fan sites such as TFN does no harm whatsoever.

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

42.

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

Nratark Elyk

K1 Are you or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?

No.

I1 What's more important to you: consensus or policy?

Like others have said, you can't have one without the other. But I would rate consensus more importantly. A dictator can enforce policy, but the people get to decide with consensus. And in many cases, policy is not even necessary. For example, you can have a consensus for which image looks better in a random article, but you cannot have a policy that says this is the only image that can be used in that part of the article. —Xwing328 (Talk) 18:52, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Cull Tremayne (6 users + 1 admin + 1 bureaucrat/1 user/0)
Deadline: December 20, 2006

Support

 * 1) Has the correct attitude. .  .  .  .  04:16, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 2)  Yoshi  626 [[Image:Yoshiegg.jpg|20px]] 04:17, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Very helpful to me in the IRC chat. BigGuy219 04:28, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Kuralyov 04:42, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Throw away your personality first, OK.-- Lord Oblivion Sith holocron[[Image:Oldsith.png|30px]] 04:43, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 6)  G .He (Talk!) 04:44, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) Sikon 04:45, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) --Eyrezer 04:49, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 9) SFH 05:30, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1) See comments section. Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Audience Chamber ) 04:31, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Comments
Question
 * I've been here for over a year and have been active in contributing to the wiki. I'd like to be more active in "leading the community". Comments are appreciated. Cull Tremayne 04:14, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Editcount data for Cull (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/User:Editcount/editcount.js?username=Cull+Tremayne) courtesy of Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Audience Chamber ) 04:45, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

G1 Why do you want to become an administrator?

I'd like to help lead the wiki in its future as we try to flesh out more of the site and promote it. I'd also like to help with admin roles, invite new members, etc.

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

To lead the community, to judge disputes in an objective manner, and to help with the overall look of the site.

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

Political. As several administrators have pointed out, they are the face of this site and are what the community looks to as leaders. Though I will say that I hold nothing but the utmost respect for administrators that deal with the technical issues on this site.

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

Administrators should try to act as though they are no better than the average user, with also keeping in mind that they may need to eventually value their judgment over an average user.

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?

Not recently, but I have had extended arguments on the Talk:Grievous and the Talk:Netus pages. I do sometimes find it difficult to admit defeat, but I have no trouble recognizing when my argument holds no water.

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

I tend to list articles I've been please with on my user page, but if I had to choose one, it would be Adalric Cessius Brandl.

G7 What sysop chores do you anticipate helping with?

Editing the front page for one. We are regularly late on updating it. I'd like to help in combatting vandals as well, where I've been just leaving it up to current admins so far. Also removing redundant images and nonsense pages would be another place where help is needed.

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?

I think it's important for a regular user to be involved in community votes as much as possible, especially when it's going to affect the main page and "face" of our site.

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?

So far, I have trusted the judgment of the current admins. However, I believe that there eventually needs to be policy to perhaps suspend admin powers for admins that are acting unreasonably.

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?

I tend to wait until a user has done more than work on their user page, however, that also means that I'm the last one to welcome new users :P.

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?

I would not be offended in the slightest. If I have made a mistake, I would like it to be rectified, and other admins should feel the same way.

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?

I would probably see it as an inappropriate attack and block the user, at least for a timeout period. I might also seek judgment from other admins if I think I have become to involved and am unable to make a fair judgment.

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

If they have gone crazy is the only reason I can see to permanently block an established user. Timeout blocks need to be regularly used for users that constantly find themselves acting unreasonably.

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

Probably the background of the site, but we have people working on skins, so who am I to complain?

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

Half-empty, it's always better to be pessimistic, you'll always be pleasantly surprised.

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

Ok as is.

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

I'd like to think that I am a regular visitor.

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?

I am generally ok with it, however, a messageboard mentality is sometimes not wanted or needed. I do think that regular users of popular Star Wars messageboards are generally more informed and actually help us keep up to date.

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

3 million, but I'm not happy about it :P.

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

Well when I was Jaden, I was able to beat Kyle...

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

Nope, but the Crucible is one of my favorite stories, even though I don't think that the relation Miller was trying to make was entirely fair.

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

Policy, because I think that it helps standardize and keep the wiki running without having the judgment of certain users come into play. However, consensus is the path to creating policy. So perhaps I should rethink this...


 * I really, really hate to do this, because he's a great contributor, is on IRC, and does a lot around here, but based off of research of Cull's background, not to mention his userpage, IMHO, he is too opinionated to be an effective administrator (see here) and exhibits undue bias in his dealings with certain other users. Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Audience Chamber ) 04:34, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I would like to see some examples where I have acted with undue bias. I always try put aside my own personal opinions when dealing with other users. The opinions on my userpage are my own, but I do not let it affect my judgment. If it comes down to it, I can remove the opinions if need be. Cull Tremayne 04:38, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Oh, mercy. That gave me a good laugh. But as long as opinions aren't taken into the realm of articles and edits, I don't see how it can be a problem. Basically, that's like saying that you can't be an admin on grounds of having a personality. .  .  .  .  04:39, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, my examples are the talk pages you've already cited, but particularly this. Like I said, I'm sorry to be the first oppose vote. And whether or not you remove the opinions, the point is that you publicly displayed your negative opinions of other users for all to see. Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Audience Chamber ) 04:44, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * A red link?-- Lord Oblivion Sith holocron[[Image:Oldsith.png|30px]] 04:46, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Ah well, my opinions on Jack are not harsh, just general observations. In my dealings with him, he usually has it right. If you'll check my history, I've only had two real dealings with him, on the Grievous talk page, and on moving the Delta-6 starfighter page, where I admitted that he was right. As for the Kuralyov Big Brother page, there's already been some discussion on it, so it's not exactly contentious for it to be there, but it can probably be removed now. Cull Tremayne 04:47, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the redlink. Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Audience Chamber ) 04:49, 6 December 2006 (UTC)