Wookieepedia:Requests for user rights

This page is for requests for user rights.

Voting will last two weeks from the date of nomination, ending at 0:00 UTC of the fourteenth day, at which time, if the vote is affirmative, the nominee will be granted the requested user rights.

Requests for rollback
Rules:
 * You may nominate another Wookieepedian (please ensure they accept the nomination first)
 * You cannot nominate yourself.
 * Self-votes will not be counted in the vote totals.

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.
 * 4) Registered users' votes must have a 2/3rds supermajority for the request to be accepted.
 * 5) Administrators' votes must have a 2/3rds supermajority for the request to be accepted. (Separated from user votes)

Questions

 * 1) Why should you be granted rollback rights?

(9 admins + 11 users/0/0)
Two-week deadline from first request, voting ends 28 November 2009.

Support

 * 1) I'm happy to nominate Pranay for Rollback. He's another one of those quiet, unassuming editors who doesn't get enough credit or notice from the rest of the community, I feel, for the super job he does helping to maintain the wiki. He's constantly watching the RCs, his contributions are a lengthy log of quality reversions, and he's one of the few Wookieepedians who actually sits in and monitors the IRC counter-vandalism channel. We would do good to entrust him with this privilege. Toprawa and Ralltiir 22:40, November 14, 2009 (UTC)
 * 2) Definitely, Pranay spends a good deal of his time monitoring the RCs and patrolling both on site and from the countervandalism channel. Wookieepedia will only gain by having him as a rollbacker :-). Grunny  ( Talk ) 22:51, November 14, 2009 (UTC)
 * 3) Per above. :)  JangFett  (Talk) 22:53, November 14, 2009 (UTC)
 * 4) Definitely. Jonjedigrandmaster  ( Jedi Beacon ) 22:59, November 14, 2009 (UTC)
 * 5)  IFYLOFD  ( You will pay the price for your lack of vision! ) 23:08, November 14, 2009 (UTC)
 * 6) Per Toprawa. Grand Moff Tranner Imperial Department of Military Research.svg (Comlink) 23:26, November 14, 2009 (UTC)
 * 7) Per all above.  CC7567  (talk) 23:28, November 14, 2009 (UTC)
 * 8) Per Tope.  Chack Jadson  (Talk) 23:35, November 14, 2009 (UTC)
 * 9) Per above. &mdash;Master Jonathan(Jedi Council Chambers) 00:49, November 15, 2009 (UTC)
 * 10) -- Xd1358  Talk 10:59, November 15, 2009 (UTC)
 * 11) Graestan ( Talk ) 11:41, November 15, 2009 (UTC)
 * 12) Cavalier One FarStar Logo.jpg( Squadron channel ) 14:53, November 15, 2009 (UTC)
 * 13) Per the "like candy" doctrine and the "why not" rule. -- Darth Culator  (Talk) 15:48, November 15, 2009 (UTC)
 * 14) —Tommy9281  Dark side Master SWGTCG.jpg ( No truth in me ) 16:07, November 15, 2009 (UTC)
 * 15)  Mauser  Comlink 16:28, November 15, 2009 (UTC)
 * 16)  JMAS  Jolly Trooper.png Hey, it's me! 00:18, November 16, 2009 (UTC)
 * 17) SoresuMakashi ( Everything I tell you is a lie  the truth  ) 10:38, November 16, 2009 (UTC)
 * 18) Candy! Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 16:37, November 16, 2009 (UTC)
 * 19) Green Tentacle (Talk) 19:16, November 17, 2009 (UTC)
 * 20) Per Culator. Having a user like Pranay with the button of speed can only bring good things. 19:19, November 17, 2009 (UTC)

Optional candidate Q&A

 * 1) Why should you be granted rollback rights?

Comments

 * Accepted via IRC. Toprawa and Ralltiir 22:40, November 14, 2009 (UTC)

Requests for adminship
Rules:
 * You may nominate another Wookieepedian (please ensure they accept the nomination first)
 * You cannot nominate yourself.
 * Self-votes will not be counted in the vote totals.

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 either are of adult age (18 years or older) or have two years' worth of solid contribution to the site.
 * 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 contributions.
 * 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) 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.

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.
 * Self-votes will not be counted in the vote totals.

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 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) 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.

Grunny (8 admins + 14 users/0/0)
Two week deadline from first request, voting ends November 29th.

Support

 * 1) Grunny is an upstanding user, an upstanding administrator, and a fantastic writer and editor. He is never in conflict with anyone (except the occasional crazy person), and weighs out all of his decisions carefully. Most importantly, Grunny is around and quite responsible as far as his obligations here are concerned. It's time to add another bureaucrat, if for no other reason, then to be certain there's one who can be available to the user base most of the time. Graestan ( Talk ) 12:43, November 15, 2009 (UTC)
 * 2) I second the statement above me. Plus, he's good at technological stuff, is knowledgeable about the going-ons at Wikia, and really has taken the role of a leader. He'll be a great BC.  Chack Jadson  (Talk) 12:46, November 15, 2009 (UTC)
 * 3) 100% per Grae and Chack. Grunny is a very helpful user, and a great leader. Jonjedigrandmaster  ( Jedi Beacon ) 14:37, November 15, 2009 (UTC)
 * 4) Definitely. - Cavalier One FarStar Logo.jpg( Squadron channel ) 14:54, November 15, 2009 (UTC)
 * 5) Per above, helpful and friendly the times we've encountered. -- Xd1358  Talk 14:55, November 15, 2009 (UTC)
 * 6)  Pranay Sobusk  ~  Talk  15:11, November 15, 2009 (UTC)
 * 7) Definitely. Grand Moff Tranner Imperial Department of Military Research.svg (Comlink) 15:40, November 15, 2009 (UTC)
 * 8) Bureaucrats who do stuff are a good idea. -- Darth Culator  (Talk) 15:48, November 15, 2009 (UTC)
 * 9) Seems to be one of the more active admins these days. And nice, too! --Imperialles 15:59, November 15, 2009 (UTC)
 * 10) —Tommy9281  Dark side Master SWGTCG.jpg ( No truth in me ) 16:06, November 15, 2009 (UTC)
 * 11) What can I say! Grunny is a fantastic administrator, a great contributor to Wookieepedia, a prolific writer, and a good friend. Despite becoming a AC and INQ member, he was nominated for WotM, Rollback, and Adminship in the last few months. I do remember when Grunny first nominated his first GAN, Force speed, back in December 2008. The list of Grunny's accomplishments keep rolling on, and I believe 100% that Grunny is a fine candidate for BC. Keep up the great work, Grunny! :)  JangFett  (Talk) 00:11, November 16, 2009 (UTC)
 * 12)  JMAS  Jolly Trooper.png Hey, it's me! 00:17, November 16, 2009 (UTC)
 * 13) Per Grae, Chack, and Jang. &mdash;Master Jonathan(Jedi Council Chambers) 03:42, November 16, 2009 (UTC)
 * 14) Grunny. The most active AC ATM. Writes lots of FA's and GA's. Magically manages to beat me to every single edit reversion, user welcome, and double redirect fix (Grrr!) :P. Helpful. Possesses an attitude that reflects the best that Wookieepedia has to offer. Solves conflicts effectively and quickly. Practically lives in Wookieepedia, since he is always on the RC somewhere. The list goes on. I too remember reviewing Grunny's first GAN nom, but he has since easily surpassed what most others have done in years. He's come a long way in such a short time, and there really is no user I believe is better suited for the job. Have fun with your BC powers, Grunny :). SoresuMakashi ( Everything I tell you is a lie  the truth  ) 09:34, November 16, 2009 (UTC)
 * 15)  Mauser  Comlink 16:42, November 16, 2009 (UTC)
 * 16) Aussie Aussie Aussie!  IFYLOFD  ( You will pay the price for your lack of vision! ) 01:32, November 17, 2009 (UTC)
 * 17) GRUNNY IS (NOW) VICTORIOUS ON ALL FRONTS!  CC7567  (talk) 06:02, November 17, 2009 (UTC)
 * 18) Grunny will do a good job, like he's been doing for the past couple years.--Jedi Kasra (comlink) 13:35, November 17, 2009 (UTC)
 * 19) Green Tentacle (Talk) 19:11, November 17, 2009 (UTC)
 * 19:39, November 17, 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) —Xwing328 (Talk) 00:33, November 18, 2009 (UTC)
 * 2) Grunny does it! 02:49, November 20, 2009 (UTC)

Optional candidate Q&A

 * 1) Why do you think we need another bureaucrat?
 * 2) *While we don't have that many RFUs, I think it is important to have at least a few reasonably active bureaucrats, and if the community trusts the users, there's no reason we can't have one or two more :-).
 * 3) How do you see the difference between an admin and a bureaucrat?
 * 4) *I think it's mainly a technical difference with the simple added ability to manage user rights, as everything else can be handled by any administrator or user. I do think, however, it is important that BCs be able to represent the site well.
 * 5) What will you use your new status for if your nomination succeeds?
 * 6) *I will continue doing exactly as I have as an administrator, but I'll be able to give out user rights in the case of successful RFUs. I will also continue representing Wookieepedia to the best of my ability.
 * 7) How many admins do you think we need?
 * 8) *I think we're doing very well right now, with quite a few highly active admins. But I do see a lot of up and coming users who I would love to see continue and one day become admins. I don't think there should be any limit on the number of admins we should have, rather if any user has demonstrated they have the ability and deserve our trust, there is no reason they shouldn't be an admin.
 * 9) How many bureaucrats do you think we need?
 * 10) *Like I said in my first answer, I think we could use a couple more active bureaucrats. Like with administrators I don't think there needs to be any set limit on the number of bureaucrats, but if the user has demonstrated that they deserve the community's trust to hand out user rights and represent the site, there's nothing wrong with having a few more BCs.
 * 11) What should happen to admins and bureaucrats who disappear for awhile without warning, leaving many questions, projects, and that sort of thing hanging?
 * 12) *If they give some sort of notice, I don't think there's a problem. Even if they don't, the nature of the site means someone will step up and take care of any unfinished projects that might be left hanging :-). Grunny  ( Talk ) 01:29, November 17, 2009 (UTC)

Comments

 * Accepted nomination on IRC. Graestan ( Talk ) 12:44, November 15, 2009 (UTC)