Riordan Wiki:Requests for Adminship

This is the page where formal requests for administratorship are recorded and archived. An explanation of what sysop rights are can be found below the list of admins at Project:Administrators.

Past administrator nominations are located here.

Requirements
There are no concrete requirements for a user to be an admin. However, admins will usually:
 * Have a very strong history of contributions (including the content namespace), though quality is more important than quantity
 * Be trusted by the community
 * Have no history of serious blocks due to vandalism or sockpuppetry
 * Have a high or above average level of technical knowledge in web development, notably in HTML5 and CSS3, Wikitext, and preferably JavaScript.

Procedures

 * Users must have 50 edits and be a regular contributor for a month to be able to vote or nominate.
 * Users who have been absent for extended periods of time (3 months or more) will be considered as "new users" for the purposes of RfA and must make 50 edits and be contributor for a further month before voting.
 * Users must have rollback rights to be nominated for administrator rights.

Stage 1: Nominating

 * 1) Users may nominate themselves for administrator rights.
 * 2) Users may not nominate each other (e.g. A can't nominate B and B nominate A in the same RfA)
 * 3) There can be more than one request at a time. However, a user can't nominate more than one user at a time (e.g. A can't nominate B and C).

Stage 2: Voting

 * 1) Users may vote in support, be neutral, or oppose the administrator rights nomination. Users must provide a reason behind their position.
 * 2) Everyone's vote counts as one vote. Admins do not hold extra power.
 * 3) The vote will last until there is enough feedback to decide.
 * 4) Bureaucrats may close votes early at their discretion if the applicant is obviously unsuitable with no chance of succeeding. Voters may also request this if they believe the applicant has no chance of succeeding.
 * 5) Once there is enough feedback, the active bureaucrat(s) will determine whether consensus has been reached. This means that admin requests require at least a two-thirds support rate to pass. Strength of argument is more important than the number of votes.

Current Requests
Currently, requests for administrator rights are: Open.

TheSonofNeptune
Hey guys SoN here, It’s really hard to believe elections are here again! I’ve really been looking forward to this election lol. But anyway, let me get started, On August 20, 2011, I joined this wiki. My start was not so great, I encountered the rogue admin Ghost on Chat and got into a disagreement with him. One thing led to another and boom! I was blocked. I’ve actually been meaning to bring this subject up for a while, after I was originally blocked by Ghost, yes I did make another account.

But I’ve read the page on sock puppetry, and mine wasn’t the negative “sock puppet” , I made another account to asked why was I blocked that’s it. I’ve never used that account for anything else, not vandalism, and not so anyone would support my views. So before that charge goes against me guys, think about it, it was Ghost I was dealing with. Everyone who has ever dealt with Ghost knows he was a jerk and unfair. I was a new user. I didn’t use the account to get around the block on this account I just asked one lousy question. I'm not saying any sock puppeting is right, but I didn't do anything negative with my sock puppet that I used for like 10 minutes. Then I never used that account again! But luckily Darkcloud1111 saved me by turning the infinite block into 2 weeks! (Thanks by the way Dark.)

I then became inactive because I didn’t know Dark had saved me from the block until sometime in 2012. I came back hoping to start fresh, which I think I did. I edited a lot and eventually nominated myself for rollback rights, which I got. Things went smooth for a while. I made some friends and made myself more known in the community. But then I started making “minor edits” and I didn’t have the minor edit box checked so it was considered spam editing and some of my edits had to be undone.

So Hype (Hyperborean) blocked me for a week, (I was a day way from my 60 day badge! I did deserve the block though), for a “cool down period”. I was ashamed that I had gotten blocked when I was supposed to be a rollback which is considered an experienced user, so after that I made sure most of my edits were correct and top notch because if I was going to be a rollback I would need to edit and act like one. I also made sure the minor edit box was always checked (which I set in my editing preferences).

After that I didn’t have any trouble with any admins, I followed all of the rules, I was a pretty good user. I nominated myself for adminship which I almost got, but another user who deserved it more got the position (The awesome Frodo!). Around that time I moved to Colorado and I was Active/Semi-Active up until June when I moved back to Indiana. Then I got back to editing more, and now I’m the editor you know today. Most, if not all my edits are quality. I help out however I can around the wiki, I’m friends with almost everybody, and I’m always on. I’ve recently been trying to come up with new ideas for the wiki, one of them concerning new users and rollbacks mentoring them. I came up with the program so that new users could start off being good editors and not really get into any infractions with more experienced users based on their edits.

I was looking through a lot of past speeches, and in a lot of them I never saw the user express exactly why they want to be an admin. Atelda actually asked me this question the other day on chat and I didn’t have a full answer for her. Well here it is, I want adminship rights because I’m editing all of the time, reporting vandalism, and basically using my powers as a rollback to their full potential. I think I would be way more effective as admin, I wouldn’t have to report vandalism, or other things , I could just take care of them myself. Plus, like I said earlier in the speech, I’m always online even though I live in America ; I’m online more than a lot of users who don’t live in America. So having an admin who is on most of the time would serve as an asset to the wiki community. I'm also an admin/b-crat on 2 other wikia's so I have experience with admin tools and rights.

So to sum it all up I’m TheSonofNeptune previously known as Thesonofneptune101. I have over 6,800 edits, I’m one of our most active users. I think I’ve proven myself as a dedicated user and quality editor and I’ve matured a lot from last year as an editor and user in general. I’m a mentor in the new user program and I’m well known in the community. I’m on 24/7 basically, I’m trying to learn Httml and maybe Java Script. I was voted the featured wikian of December 2012 and I took part in the Camp Half-Blood Wiki Massacre! I’m sorry if my speech is too long but I wanted to be completely honest and give detailed reasons why I want to obtain adminship. Now I've brought up everything that's ever happened to me on this wikia, I didn't leave anything out I hope lol. It says there are no concrete requirements to become an admin, I've brought up solid points about the blocks, I guess it all comes down to trust. Thank everyone for their time! Nep a.k.a.The Dark Knight  - "Criminals are a superstitious and cowardly lot.."  05:44, November 11, 2013 (UTC)

Neptune is an awesome user. He is very trusted by the community. I wasn't here when the problem with Ghost happened but still, I think it was very unfair. Neptune is an excellent user. He is almost all day on the wiki. He always helps users in need. He's an admin on the new Norse series Wiki. He helped me a lot when I just joined the wiki. We became really good friends. About one or two weeks ago, he was my "mentor" on the New User Program. He's also a very experimented user and he would be a good admin. Still, I wish all the other participants luck! - DanyYB ~Daughter of Wisdom  00:55, November 12, 2013 (UTC)

This is why I wanted to promote more than just one admin. To me it's a tough choice between SoN and Albus, who both deserve the position. Neptune has matured a lot as a contributor and, more importantly, as a person from last year, and I think that he is now ready to be an admin. I've seen him revert countless bad edits, which I find has been truly helpful (at least to someone like me who hates having to revert edits). Anyway, I'm supporting both Neptune and Albus &mdash; may the community choose its new admin.

Nep's a very active contributor, you can see that by the number of his edits. He's a super friendly guy and can help around with new users. He's (or was, not sure) admin on other wikis and therefore has experience and will not screw up. I think he really deserves the post.--Dan Dan Dan Daan  16:00, November 12, 2013 (UTC)

I think he would make a good admin because he is on the wiki and chat pretty often. I'm unsure because sometimes he is a little too sassy to new users or when they make interesting edits or unnecessary edits. SayuriDarling  ~ “But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more.”  22:05, November 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * I don't think that's really fair to say as I've never had a problem with any new users, only time I've been "sassy" to a new user is when I told Virus aka that some of the edits he were making were pointless. Nep a.k.a.The Dark Knight   - "Criminals are a superstitious and cowardly lot.."  22:13, November 13, 2013 (UTC)
 * Personal opinion. Sorry not sorry that I didn't sit here and throw compliments at you. SayuriDarling   ~ “But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more.”  22:28, November 13, 2013 (UTC)
 * Ok, fine. I'll respect that. And I didn't say you had to, I just said it was unfair to say. Nep a.k.a.The Dark Knight   - "Criminals are a superstitious and cowardly lot.."  22:30, November 13, 2013 (UTC)
 * It's an observation and opinion. When have opinions ever been fair? SayuriDarling   ~ “But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more.”  22:36, November 13, 2013 (UTC)
 * A incorrect observation, if you look through all of my messages and or archive pages , you'll see that I have never been "sassy" with a new user , I always help new users out hence the new user program, but I appreciate you even putting a neutral because you didn't have to put anything, so I'll just keep my mouth shut. If you have anything else to say about the subject I'm on chat and I you know where my talk page is. Nep a.k.a.The Dark Knight   - "Criminals are a superstitious and cowardly lot.."  22:42, November 13, 2013 (UTC)
 * Sweetheart, it's a matter of opinion. I've already told you multiple times. Maybe you should learn that everyone doesn't see the same as you do. SayuriDarling   ~ “But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more.”  22:54, November 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * Please don't patronize me, If you want to talk about this I'm on chat and I have a talk page . Nep a.k.a.The Dark Knight   - "Criminals are a superstitious and cowardly lot.."  22:56, November 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * I find that here is a lovely place to talk about whether opinions are "incorrect or correct". Let me remind everyone that this is a nomination, a trial that demands the opinions of others to see whether the candidate has the approval of the community. You cannot deem an opinion or observation "incorrect". If you seem sassy to Sayu, then that is Sayu's opinion, and it is not "incorrect" especially when you yourself just provided an example of when you were sassy so who's to not say that you've never been sassy before or after that moment? Can you accurately pin traits to yourself that other users might think of you? And so well too that you can scrupulously observe your own behavior from the point of view of others so impeccably that you can incessantly deny the claim Sayu makes which does have warrant? If you don't want to talk about it here, don't it make a snowball effect. Blatant, yes, overdoing, perhaps a tad, but considering that these are administrator nominations, you have to take the criticism and compliments in stride equally. 00:01, November 14, 2013 (UTC)


 * What are you talking about? One has every right to deem someone's opinions or observations as being incorrect as long as they can back it up with solid arguments, which Neptune did (at least to a certain extent). He said that he has only had an issue once with a new user and therefore he is not "sassy with new users" &mdash; he just acted sassy that one time.


 * ^ My point exactly. Nep a.k.a.The Dark Knight   - "Criminals are a superstitious and cowardly lot.."  19:29, November 14, 2013 (UTC)


 * Incorrect has the denotation (and even connotation) of being unaligned with fact. An opinion is not a fact, and the more accurate diction would be "inaccurate". This is not like math homework where an answer is either right or wrong or whether Greece did or did not exist, these are opinions. While I acknowledge the limited extent, the counterargument he provides undermines the opposing support.


 * In response to the original argument you made SoN that you have deleted since (why though I don't know, it's not exactly bad publicity), an example is an instance that serves to illustrate a point. It can also be the action of pointing out something to either prove or disprove a point. I did not see you saying you respected someone's opinion, I saw you saying you respected her vote. Now I will say that sassy wouldn't be my perfect word, but it can pin instances as you have mentioned.


 * To go back to the point of this argument, I see that a better course of action would have been to either ignore it or ask for examples before downright refuting an assertion on a nomination where you are asking for assertions, not to mention the somehow grand idea of deleting this entire conversation that was attempted (even though it is not necessarily even a bad discussion) based on the reasoning that people don't have time time or effort to scroll for a few seconds. So finally, after such this long discussion with the respectable users involved, shall we say we are concluded and move on to the actual topic at hand of voting for one of these lovely contestants brave enough to post a request for administrator rights? 'Tis all. 00:15, November 15, 2013 (UTC)

He's very active and always on Chat. I \think he deserves the position Joseph Ralloma  ←It's pronounced rahl-yo-muh  02:03, November 14, 2013 (UTC)

Good luck SoN. SonOfZeus1200 ~Peace out.  03:42, November 14, 2013 (UTC)

I agree with Sayuri that Neptune is on the wiki frequent as well as the chat, which is very convenient. However, there is one thing which puts me on the opposed side: your edits are more quantity than quality. 00:37, November 15, 2013 (UTC)

Solo+pbellUNITE
Hey everyone, Solo here. I came to this wiki around May, because I was obsessed with Percy Jackson. I was searching the Internet for House of Hades, and thought it was a cool site, so I joined it. My time on the wiki started a bit awkwardly. I didn’t know anyone, and didn’t make many edits. A couple of weeks in, I was messaged by Greak (GreekFreak1333). This was a surprise for me, since it was the first person I met. I started edit more regularly, and around five months later became a well-known user on the wiki.

One day I was looking around it, and I found a page for Chat Moderator. I saw DanyYB’s request and thought “Hey, this could be a chance for me. I edit a lot, am often on the chat and dislike it when people are rude and start abusing other people. I was soon granted it, as well as Rollback rights, (Thanks Hype). A couple of weeks later, Sayuri (SayuriDarling) nominated me for featured wikian in December, although that won’t be official until December. I heard about the Admin elections from Stella (BelievixinStella) and Nep (TheSonOfNeptune), and here I am.

I don’t mind if I don’t get it, actually, I doubt that I will, but I am just putting myself out there. If I don’t get elected, I will give my full support to whoever does, because that’s just life. Thanks everyone who reads this, so I guess that's it. Solo+pbellUNITE out. Solo- Vamos!  06:57, November 11, 2013 (UTC)

BelievixinStella
I’d like to nominate myself for adminship. I currently have 1,300 + edits, which may not be the most, but I strongly believe in the saying “quality is better than quantity”.

I joined this wiki over a year ago, when I first started reading Percy Jackson & the Olympians. After I joined, I was inactive for a few months, but returned in January of this year. I reverted vandalism during what most people refer to as the Camp Half-Blood Wiki Massacre, and was then nominated for Rollback rights.

Some of the reasons I believe I would be a good admin is the fact:
 * I edit regularly and due to my time zone (I live in Australia), I’m able to edit when most of the administrators are asleep.
 * I enjoy helping people and can get along well with anyone. I'm also willing to point anyone in the right direction, and I try to resolve any arguments I encounter.
 * I've had experience using admin tools and am one of the admins on the highly successful Winx Club Wiki.
 * According to my friends, I'm a workaholic, and am dedicated to improving the quality of any wiki I work on.
 * I am also a perfectionist, so I care about small imperfections, such as misspelled words, improper formatting and other grammatical errors.
 * I respect everyone's ideas and decisions and believe in asking the wiki community before making any important decisions that can affect everyone.
 * I am experienced using Javascript, CSS3 and other codes, and currently run Winx Club Wiki's MediaWiki pages.
 * I often report blogs and pages that need to be deleted.

Being selected as a Rollback on this wiki has been an honor. Being an Administrator would be a great achievement, but I'm also currently happy in my position as Rollback. My goal will always be to achieve my best, and I can do that in whatever position I have.

The reasons above are why I believe I would be a great administrator. I wish all the other candidates the best of luck. -- ❉ B r i tt n e y  ~  Una brezza fresca d'inverno...  ❉  07:54, November 11, 2013 (UTC)

Stella is a very good and experienced user. When I just joined the Wiki and I asked for help, she was the first to answer. When users ask for help she always answers nicely. She was one of the first people I met. I remember we were on chat. We started talking and I made some questions about how to edit. She answered very nicely and she helped me in all I needed. She's glad to help all the users that need her. She edits a lot. Everyday, you'll see her name on the Wiki Activity page. And as she mentioned, she's an admin on the Winx Club Wiki. I'm sure she would be a great admin. Still, I wish all the other participants luck! - DanyYB ~Daughter of Wisdom  23:17, November 11, 2013 (UTC)

I think Stella definitely suits what it means to be an admin. Though her time on the wiki has not been as long as the others, from her first day on the wiki, she has proven to be trustworthy and great at catching bad edits. With that said, I believe Stella would be great. -- 14:25, November 12, 2013 (UTC)

I think the reasons Stella's specified are quite, well, reasonable. I agree with what DanyYB and HC have stated above. Also, I think what she said about quality of edits being more important than the quality is quite right and therefore believe she'd make a great admin.--Dan Dan Dan Daan  16:00, November 12, 2013 (UTC)

I think that Stella would make a great admin. She is already a great rollback. She is very strict about wiki policies, reverts vandalism, and is a very nice towards users. She is of great help to new users when they need it, and just helps the wiki in general in times of crisis. All the reasons she stated above are very accurate, and make her suitable as our next admin. :) GreekFreak1333   ~Never trust a pretty girl with an ugly secret  01:53, November 13, 2013 (UTC)

I like the fact that Stella has a background as a previous administrator. I believe that she would be a helpful balance to the team because she is extremely sweet and kind to new users. She is very kind, gentle, and most importantly patience, which is exactly what we need. Another bonus is that she lives in Australia which means that she is on whenever the American admins are dead asleep. Also, she's experienced with JS and CSS which is extremely helpful. She also really does care about everyone's opinion and let's everyone's opinion be heard. I think she would make a great admin and give a great balance to the admin team. SayuriDarling  ~ “But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more.”  22:05, November 13, 2013 (UTC)

Albus Chase
I would like to nominate myself for administrator rights as I believe I can help benefit the wiki in a number of ways. I have been extremely active and editing on this wiki since October 2012, and throughout all of my time here I have made a few editing mistakes; I think the important thing is that I learned from my mistakes. I have + edits, but quality is more important than quantity, and I think my edits are usually up to a high standard.

I joined the wiki around two years after I first started reading the series, most likely because I was searching for a particular character or book. When I was active for a few months, I asked for chat moderator rights, which were then kindly granted to me. Following this, I realized just how much vandalism there was on the wiki, and requested rollback rights so that I could help ease the strain off of the admins.

If new users have any problems or need help regarding anything, I try to help them as best I can and explain the rules to them in a calm, civil way so that they feel welcome. Whenever I stumble upon pieces of vandalism, I fix them before warning the vandal. Also, sometimes new users unknowingly vandalize (i.e make an un-requested blog, unrelated page, etc), and I'm usually one of the first people to warn the person and report the page/blog. I regularly find these un-requested pages/blogs, and with administrator rights it would be easier for me to deal with them, as I would be able to fix the problem and warn the perpetrator without troubling another administrator.

I am currently an admin on another wiki, and, having previously been an admin on other wikis, I have some experience with admin-only tools such as Theme Designer. I'm also partly skilled in template coding/web development. Coding for MediaWiki pages doesn’t come as naturally to me, but my experience with them is sufficient enough that I could solve simple problems with ease.

When it comes to arguments, I believe that I can fairly stop disputes and help the people involved reach a peaceful conclusion. I don't make any rash decisions without hearing out all sides of the story.

To conclude, I think that I would make a fair, responsible administrator that can help the current admin team deal with off-topic pages and blogs. I can also help deal with arguments and vandalism.

Thank you for your consideration.

Albus Chase  ~ Some people live more in twenty years than others do in eighty.  17:24, November 11, 2013 (UTC)

As I said above, I support both Neptune and Albus. Albus has the patience of Darkcloud (that says something), and he has probably reverted more bad edits than I have during the past few months. He has also, among with a few other rollbacks, reported tons of unrequested blogs and pages that needed to be deleted. I think he would be a great admin.

I most definitely believe Albus has the qualities of an admin. Everything that he has stated in his speech can be proven true and I trust to him to be a great admin, as well. -- 14:25, November 12, 2013 (UTC)

I agree with everything said above. Albus does indeed revert inappropriate edits quite a lot. Html shouldn't be a problem, templates aren't all that tough. I think he fits all the requirements and would make an awesome admin.--Dan Dan Dan Daan  16:00, November 12, 2013 (UTC)

I trust that Albus would make a great admin because he is constantly on. He is also extremely patient and is extremely sweet with new users. He always tries to break up arguments on chat and whenever they arise on blogs. He would make a great member of the admin team. SayuriDarling  ~ “But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more.”  22:05, November 13, 2013 (UTC)