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 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?

Goodwood (12/0/1)
Two week deadline from first request, voting ends 17 February 2008.

Support

 * 1) I want to nominate Goodwood for rollback user rights. He's been a highly active editor on the site for quite a long time now, helps out with spotting vandalism and reporting it, and is generally always keeping one eye on the RC's while writing articles with the other eye :P Having another longtime active editor with rollback is always a good thing, in my own wiki-experience :) Good luck, Goodwood. Greyman ( Paratus ) 20:12, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 20:18, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) Per Greyman. --Jedimca0(Do or Do Not, There is No Try) 20:48, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
 * 4) Like&hellip;candy? Graestan ( Talk ) 23:09, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
 * 5) &mdash; Darthtyler http://images.wikia.com/swfanon/images/1/18/Scuba_Diver.gif Talk 02:30, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
 * 6)  Riffsyphon  1024 19:02, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
 * 7) Hobbes ( Tiger's Lair ) 00:01, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * 8) Go get 'em. Toprawa and Ralltiir 01:05, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * 9) Like . . . Graestan. jSarek 08:47, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * 10) Heh heh... Wood.  Gonk  ( Gonk! ) 13:25, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * 11) Oh da. Unit 8311 16:41, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * 12) Green Tentacle (Talk) 19:08, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * 13)  StarNeptune Talk to me! 05:37, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
 * 14) --Eyrezer 06:47, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
 * 15)  Master Aban Fiolli  {Alpheridies University ComNet} 17:57, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Neutral

 * 1) I'm not entirely convinced. --Imperialles 14:56, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Optional candidate Q&A

 * 1) Why should you be granted rollback rights?
 * 2) *In order to help in the fight against vandals and other abusive users/anons.-- Goodwood [[Image:Rebsymbol2.png|20px]] ( Alliance Intelligence ) 20:15, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) **Please learn where your answers are supposed to go. Thanks. --Imperialles 14:56, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments

 * Accepted nomination via chat. Greyman ( Paratus ) 20:12, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Nomination accepted with thanks.-- Goodwood [[Image:Rebsymbol2.png|20px]] ( Alliance Intelligence ) 20:15, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
 * A certain user objects because he sees my name...wow, good thing he hasn't seen my user page. Greyman ( Paratus ) 21:10, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

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 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.

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) 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.

StarNeptune (2/1/0)
Two week deadline from first request, voting ends 2 March 2008.

Support

 * 1) Cull Tremayne 06:33, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) In the absence of Sikon, and the return of Star, I support this nomination. I do hope that Star stays with us more now that she can become a community leader. She has always been a positive person and an awesome Wookieepedian that is well knowledged in the realm of Hapans. --  Riffsyphon  1024 07:28, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1) Star's great. But with the veto gone, the only real point of bureaucrats is dishing out user rights. And for that, you want someone who's around a lot, which Star isn't. Havac 07:07, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Optional candidate Q&A

 * 1) Why do you think we need another bureaucrat?
 * 2) *It's not a question of "needing", per se. Basically, a BC is a trusted member of the community whose main responsibility (beyond admin duties) is to hand out user rights. If people trust me enough to do this, then fine. If not, that's fine, too.
 * 3) How do you see the difference between an admin and a bureaucrat?
 * 4) *All BCs differ from admins is the fact that BCs make new admins and other BCs. I don't really see a BC as having any more authority over contributors or even other admins.
 * 5) What will you use your new status for if your nomination succeeds?
 * 6) *Er...making new BCs and admins? Other than that, I wouldn't really have a "status". I suppose I could be a community leader, but I was (kind of) doing that before anyway.
 * 7) How many admins do you think we need?
 * 8) *I don't see it as a set number; if someone thinks someone else is worthy and that person meets the RFA reqs, then they can go ahead and nom them. The community can decide if they agree with the nom or not.
 * 9) How many bureaucrats do you think we need?
 * 10) *Again, I don't really see it as a set number. Now I'm not saying we should have 31 BCs, but if the admin nomming his (or her!) peer feels that person would make a good BC, then they should go ahead and nom them.
 * 11) What should happen to admins/bureaucrat candidates who disappear for awhile without warning, leaving many questions, projects, and that sort of thing hanging?
 * 12) *Guilty as charged! :P Usually if a candidiate disappears without warning, there is most likely a reason behind it. Give them time. If they don't come back, then contact them by some other method to see if they want to come back. If another editor expresses an interest in the project, they may feel free to take it over if the originator has not returned.

Comments

 * Accepted on IRC. True, she's had a bit of a spotty attendance record, but this is someone who has been here from the beginning and still continues to be devoted to the site. She's not confrontational, is generally helpful, and has kept her finger on the pulse of the site. As a conscious observer, she thinks before she acts, refrains from bias, and gives users the benefit of the doubt. After losing one of our bureaucrats due to the absence of these qualities, I think it would be good to fill the gap with someone who embodies them. Cull Tremayne 06:33, 17 February 2008 (UTC)