Sonic News Network:Requests for User Rights

Requests for adminship (RfA) is the process by which this wiki's community decides who will become administrators (also known as admins or sysops), who are users with access to additional features, most notably the ability to delete pages and to block users. A user either submits his/her own request for adminship (a self-nomination) or is nominated by another user. Please become familiar with the Administrators' how-to guide before submitting your request. This process is modeled around Wikipedia's RfA process, and more information can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship.

Layout
The following layout must by used for all new nominations. Nominators are encouraged to use the following code as a template, added as a new section under the current nominations and customised for the specific nominee.

Word bubbles must not be used as they interfere with numbering, and signatures must contain no line breaks. Signatures must contain a link to the relevant user's user page but no links to the pages of other users.

Username (rank requested)
Username (talk): Contributions Edit Count

Short section describing nominee's suitability for rank requested. Signature of nominator to be included at end of paragraph.


 * For nominations by other users only, a single bulleted paragraph by the nominee accepting the nomination. Signature of nominee to be included at end of paragraph.

Support

 * 1) Nominating user's signature only
 * 2) Signatures of additional supporting users

Oppose

 * 1) Signatures of opposing users

Discussion

 * Participating users are encouraged to explain their vote in short, signed, bulleted paragraphs.

Note: Adminship is not taken lightly. Nominators may want to spend time on their requests. The short section should cover reasons why the nominee would be expected to use admin tools appropriately and demonstrate that they are dedicated to the wiki. It should also explain why giving them such tools will further the aims of the wiki.

Discussion
Once a nomination has been made, users will review the nominee and declare their support or opposition by placing their signature in the 'Support' or 'Oppose' sections (in the format of a numbered list, i.e. preceded by #). No other comments should be put in these sections. As above, word bubbles must not be used as they interfere with numbering, and signatures must contain no line breaks. Signatures must contain a link to the relevant user's user page but no links to the pages of other users.

If you wish to change your opinion at a later date, remove the line containing your signature (leaving no line spaces) and add a new line in the other section.

At the same time, users are encouraged to explain their decision in the 'Discussion' section. Comments must be short, single paragraphs in a bulleted list and include a signature. Do not try and include your entire thought process in such comments; only include the key reason or reasons for your vote. Again, do not use word bubbles, even if you frequently use one on talk pages.

Direct responses to a bulleted comment (e.g. by the nominee) should be placed directly after the comment and indented with one additional bullet point. (That is, a comment preceded by a single asterisk * would be followed by a comment preceded by two asterisks **. If you have trouble formatting lists in this way, it is recommended that you go to Special:Preferences and deactivate the visual editor under the 'Editing' tab.)

Any user can contribute to the discussion or declare support or oppostion, but opinions have more weight if backed up by reasons and evidence (e.g. occasions in which the nominee has done particularly good or bad work). The opinions of long-standing users, particularly current administrators, will also tend to hold more weight than recently-joined or inexperienced users.

Resolution
Nominations will last for two weeks. In this time, nominations must have received a sufficient number of participants in order to be valid. For rollback requests, 5 users must have participated. For adminship requests, 10 users must have participated. For bureaucrat requests, 15 users must have participated. Nominations that have not reached this quorum level after two weeks have failed. (Note that participants includes those who comments and remain neutral.)

This is not a majority vote. It is an attempt to assess the community's consensus regarding the candidate. The candidate should have the support of most of the community, so if the vote is close, the candidate will probably not be given adminship.

After the two weeks have passed, a bureaucrat (a user who has even more rights than an administrator, and can give other users admin rights) will read through the request, determine the community's consensus about whether the nominee should be made an admin, and close the discussion. The discussion will be removed from this page, but is still accessible through the page's edit history.

Advice
Here are some pieces of advice for nominators and nominees:
 * Follow the process as described above. Failure to do so will harm your chances of success.
 * Demonstrate that you understand what being an admin involves. Read through Help:Administrators' how-to guide if you are not familiar with the role.
 * Being a good user is not sufficient to be made an admin. Do not bring up number of edits, number of pages created, being nice to other users, not engaging in vandalism, or knowledge of the Sonic series. Only users widely recognised as good users should be nominated for adminship (those that have not demonstrated this through their work will have their nominations rejected quickly) and they do not need to prove this again during the debate for adminship.
 * Don't expect that the community will be familiar with your work. You must provide evidence. In its simplest form, this may include listing pages (or talk pages) where you have been particularly influential, but preferably you should provide a link to the Diff pages of major edits you make.
 * Don't expect that the community will necessarily be aware of your nomination. You are advised to request comments from regular users, particularly admins (a list of whom can be found here). Note, however, that only asking your own friends to comment is usually transparent and may harm your chances in the long run.
 * If you are an admin on another wiki site, this can provide good evidence of your suitability for adminship, assuming either you have been granted adminship in recognition of the work you have done on the site (as opposed to receiving it because you founded the site or were one of the only users) or you have been an effective admin having received the privileges. You must provide a link to the site in question.
 * Don't lie, as doing so will almost certainly result in a failed nomination.
 * Remember that this is not a talk page. Please keep discussions relevant to the matter at hand and do not start to chat. For instance, try not to thank everybody who votes in your favour.
 * The ideal candidate is one who is being prevented from carrying out work by the limitations of their user rights. If you can demonstrate that you would have used admin rights in the past (e.g. by tagging pages for deletion that were subsequently deleted, or informing an admin about a vandal that was subsequently blocked), provide evidence for this. Don't attempt to influence the discussion by promising to do something or act differently if you are successful, as this is a sign that you are not yet ready.
 * Don't talk about things that you don't do, only things that you do do.
 * Please be civil!

Current nominations
Here are the users who are currently nominated for sysop, rollback, bureaucrat, or other privileges. New nominations must be added below this line.

Rainbowroad6w (Rollback and Chat Mod)
Rainbowroad6w (talk): Contributions Edit Count

Hello there. I'm attempting to become a Rollback and Chat Mod on this wiki. I've been working at this wiki for about 3 years now, and have been found trustworthy by many.

I want to become a Rollback considering all the vandalism that can be found here. So many times I just want to rollback something that a "troll" has done easily, but of course, I would have to undo it, give it a reason, and take longer. This is why I would like to become rollback.

I want to become a Chat Mod because I've noticed how people can be on there, and I've said many times I will be a Chat Mod. I've been told by a few that I'm trusted and that I would be worthy of being a Chat Mod, which is why I'm requesting for this rank as well. I want to make sure no cursing is aloud that is not censored, and that very inappropriate talk would not happen, as well as making sure that everyone cooperates and we don't get into a big fight.

--Rainbowroad6w, the researcher. ( Talk )( Recent finds and updates. ) 16:12, September 24, 2011 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) Chat Mod: Yes. So far whatever you have done to me is informative and enjoyable discussions and forums...so yeah.. --DiscoDuck 16:37, September 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) Yes: You are highly deserving of these titles, do well with them! --
 * 3) Both: Yes: I think you'll make a good chat mod and a good Rollback to the SNN. I had seen you on the chat a lot, so I think that you would be a good choice to watch over the chat. And I think you would be a good Rollback, and I think I can trust you to help the wiki. Lightning the Hedgehog:  The Electricity Master  17:40, September 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * 4) Yes to both. Your rules are fair and square, so I'll support ya. That is, if you start acting a bit more social. --- Knowall, September 24, 2011 16:06
 * 5) Yes to Chat Mod: I've always seen you as more of a blogging person. Jake the Hedgehog That's Just How I Roll! 03:02, September 25, 2011 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1) Rollback: No. Sorry bro, but in my opinion you quite haven't made the mark yet, less mainspace edits and rather more of the blogger. --DiscoDuck 16:31, September 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) No to both: You aren't ready for a promotion yet, IMO. I rarely see you do anything besides blogging, and I've seen you insult several users recently (in both occassions, you called them an idiot). If you seek to impress me, improve your attitude.  Lloyd the Cat  "I hog that hedgehate!"  19:45, September 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * 3) No to both: There are several instances you have been quite rude, and you don't seem to do a lot of work on the wiki as said by Genesjs. Charlie 02:06, September 25, 2011 (UTC)
 * 4) No to Rollback: See above reason. Jake the Hedgehog '''That's Just How I Roll!  03:03, September 25, 2011 (UTC)

Ohmygod123
I want to become a rollback because if I do, I'll get lots of respect and my blog will have lots of comments. I want to see how we can make The SNN a better place. I've been editing on this wiki for about two and a half years now.

Oppose

 * 1) No: "I want to become a rollback because if I do, I'll get lots of respect and my blog will have lots of comments?" Is this is a joke? Are you not taking this seriously? And for someone who claims to have been editing SNN for approximately two and a half years, your currently very low edit count (84) doesn't give me the impression that you've been spending a lot your time here doing anything productive.  Lloyd the Cat  "I hog that hedgehate!"  22:28, September 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) No: Pretty much what Gen said. --
 * 3) No: You are joking right? --Rainbowroad6w, the researcher. [[File:SportySmallRightAnimation.gif]]( Talk )( Recent finds and updates. ) 01:56, September 25, 2011 (UTC)
 * 4) No: I concur with what everyone else before me said. Jake the Hedgehog '''That's Just How I Roll!  03:04, September 25, 2011 (UTC)

Bullet Francisco (Adminship)
Bullet Francisco (talk): Contributions Edit Count

Before you vote, please hear me out.

About a year ago, I joined SNN, I was quickly fascinated with it's highly detailed facts and trivia. At the time, I had known about SNN since the summer of 2010. I made constructive edits as a Wikia Contributor, then I finally decided I would make an account and join SNN. To date, I am one of the SNN's most active contributors, I have Rollback (which I use a Lot, very helpful tool), I warn vandals, I find admins to block vandals, I edit in the mainspace, I am very kind to the users of the Sonic News Network. I also help everyone that asks help from me. Below I have listed reasons why I deserve and need adminship.

Activity: As I said, I am one of SNN's most active contributors, I try and make at least 50 edits a day, and I have many mainspace edits, I also have a PSP, iPod, and a 3DS, this way, I am always on the SNN, like many others, I have set my email to buzz when I get new messages on the SNN, this way I can respond right away. I am also a night owl, I am usually on late at night when most others are not on. In my opinion, I am one of the most active contributors SNN has to offer.

Mainspace and Editcount: I know many people think mainspace doesn't matter, but honestly, I do. I have made over 4000 mainspace edits, which is more than enough for adminship. I make sure I make small, and big edits, I have created over 50 pages, and I make many big edits daily. Aside from the mainspace, my other edits are made up of categorizing images, helping others, waring vandals, updating the SNN pages, and if you want me to, I am there to chat. But Mainspace makes up most of my 10,000 edits.

Attitude toward other users: On the SNN, I am a very kind person. I help many people make signatures, customize their userpage, many users also come to me asking if their edit was good. I am also very honest. I rarely tell lies, and when I do I feel very bad. I also point new users in the right direction, make sure they are not spamming, etc. Overall, I am a very kind person on the SNN.

Experience with the tools: Some of you may ask if I have experience with adminship, the answer is yes. I am an admin on the Pokemon Wiki, Chocolate Wiki, Sonic Story Wiki, Knuckles Wiki, and the Punch Out!! - Out of those, only the Pokemon Wiki is a big one, but I am very good with the tools, I know how to use every tool, I am also very good with coding and when it come to Media Wiki pages. I have full experience with the tools and know how to use them. I even started cleaning up the Punch Out!! And Kid Icarus Wikis, and I think I'm doing a great job.

Fighting vandalism: I am very experienced when it comes to fighting vandalism, I am always there to mark a page for deletion, rollback or undo edits by a vandal, and warning them. I am always on he prowl for vandalism and I make sure it doesn't happen.

The "Skills": I feel very confident that I have the skills necessary for adminship, I can be patient, honest, and kind when you need me too, I can also give out good warnings to vandals. I've been on wikis since 2008 starting out on the NIWA Mario Wiki (Not Wikia). I was an admin on that site as well. I'm very good with the admins tools as I said, and I am very active, edit in the mainspace, and I think I have the traits necessary to make a great admin.

'''Why do I need adminship? And How will me getting adminship be helpful to the wiki?:''' As I said, I am one of SNN's most active contributors, and getting adminship won't stop that, I will continue to edit in the mainspace, etc. But why do I need admin, and how will it be beneficial to the wiki? I need admin, though I have only been here for a few months, I have seen many vandals, a lot of which haven't gotten blocked right away, if I was admin at that time, I could've blocked those vandals right away and I know how to set a reasonable time due to my experience. I also need admin for the pages that need deletion, a lot of the time, the spam pages are not deleted within that hour it was made, I could have easily deleted them. Aside from these two things, like I said, I am a night owl, during the night when not many admins are on, I am there, to protect the wiki and keep it from being vandalized. I also want to help out in deleting the duplicate images and help customize the Media Wiki pages. Though we do have quite a bit of admins, I feel that I am highly worthy of adminship. In this case, I think the number of admins is irrelevant, because I am on at night, when most admins are not, also, most of the admins are either inactive or less than active at the moment, leaving us with about 5 or 4 actually active admins. Also, please refrain from saying I am "new" to this wiki, because a lot of our admins got their tools months after they joined, I have been here for about a few months, which is about the amount of time it took most admins to get their tools, which is more than enough time and experience on the wiki.

Please do not count me out, I am a great editor, and I know how to use the tools, I can do some more great things for this wiki..

For these reasons and more, I strongly believe I deserve adminship. --

18:13, September 24, 2011 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) Yes I believe you can do it. You're a rollback here already, and your a good friend of mine on this wiki, I trust you, you have a good amount of edits, and you're just awesome. :-) --Rainbowroad6w, the researcher. [[File:SportySmallRightAnimation.gif]]( Talk )( Recent finds and updates. ) 17:19, September 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) Yes! Like you said, you a very, very acive here, you are a great vandal-watcher, and your edits here have been very good. Plus, you have experience of being an admin already. I think you're more than qualified to be an admin.  Lightning the Hedgehog:  The Electricity Master  17:32, September 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * 3) Yes Yah Im cool with it!--Mystic Monkey  Sez 17:41, September 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * 4) Coitainly: Bullet, you a very experienced user with this wiki and you haven't even been here for a year. As you've stated, you've been active for most of the day each day and your knowledge on Sonic information is very supreme. I'll have to give myself a [[File:Promotion image.jpg]] 18:03, September 24, 2011 (UTC)Sacorguy79
 * 5) YES! Like you said your one of the most active contributors here. Every time I go on here I see you editing. I try to edit here as much as I can. But I've been very busy with my Wiki. I think your ready to become an admin. Good Luck Bullet! :)  Lily the Girl  who Loves Anime &amp; Manga  18:09, September 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * 6) Yes. Yeah, I gotta admit, you're a really good person and you do know how to handle the problems the way they should be handled. I don't want to see people complaining about minor details and making pointless flamewars, so one more "in command" is welcome in my opinion. As your friend, I wish you good luck. --- Knowall - September 24, 2011 15:32
 * 7) Absolutely. You're an outstanding editor and you've pointed out just about everything that I would have used to support my vote. You have done so much here in such a short amount of time. All in all, you deserve this promotion.
 * 8) Yes! You are a great help, made a lot of edits, and are a great person. You are worthy of becoming an admin!!--[[File:Hyper_Sonic_Modern.gif]] Fly the Fox!  Master of Fire! 21:39, September 24, 2011 (UTC)\
 * 9) Of course! You are a great editor and you have done an awesome job contributing to this Wiki, even though you've been here for a relatively short time. Not to mention that you're an awesome guy. I'll vote for you. Knuckleschaotix 02:14, September 25, 2011 (UTC)
 * 10) Yes: yup! you deserve it Franc!

Oppose

 * 1) No: I'm sorry, but no. You may be a good User who does many edits, but we don't need anymore Admins right now. You should wait until an already-active Admin leaves before nominating yourself, then I might reconsider my vote.  Lloyd the Cat  "I hog that hedgehate!"  21:25, September 24, 2011 (UTC)