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, along with the date of nomination.


 * 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.

Discussion

 * Comments in short, signed, bulleted paragraphs.
 * Responses to specific comments should be offset with an extra asterisk. Responses should also be short, signed, single 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 a short comments and their signature in the 'Support' or 'Oppose' sections (in the format of a numbered list, i.e. preceded by #). As above, word bubbles must not be used as they interfere with numbering and there must be no line breaks. Signatures must contain a link to the relevant user's user page but no links to the pages of other users. Do not try and include your entire thought process in such comments; only include the key reason or reasons for your vote.

At the same time, users are encouraged to explain their decision in the 'Discussion' section.

The 'Discussion' section can be used for further commentary or for asking the nominee questions in order to clarify your position. Comments must be short, single paragraphs in a bulleted list and include a signature. 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
Adminship and bureaucrat nominations will last for two weeks; rollback and chat moderator nominations will last for one week. In this time, nominations must have received a sufficient number of participants in order to be valid. For rollback or chat mod 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 at the end of the relevant period have failed. (Note that participants include those who comment 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.

Demotion discussions will last as long and require the same number of participants as promotion discussions about the same rank.

If a nominee decides at any time that they do not wish to pursue a promotion for themselves, they are welcome to remove the discussion entirely before it comes to a conclusion. However, a nominee is not permitted to remove a demotion request.

A nominator is entitled to remove any discussion they have posted (including a demotion request) if no other users have yet commented.

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 section.

Speedy the Hedgehog (chat moderator)
Speedy the Hedgehog (talk): Contributions Edit Count

I have seen more and more people with 0 edits come to chat. I think that if this gets out of control, I should become a chat mod to stop it. I go on the computer frequently every day, and I think I am prepared for the right.

Oppose

 * 1) No. You've hardly been here for 5 months. And I think you just told us you've mini-modded...? ♥Snegg♥ Blazeprofilesgv2.png 18:48, April 10, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) No. I don't know you well enough to make an accurate judgement on you. Also, I think you should stick around and make some more contributions first before becoming a Chat Mod. Showing me that you're capable of using Rollback privileges should also help. Lloyd the Cat  "I hog that hedgehate!"  18:57, April 10, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) No. Per above. -- 20:18, April 10, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) First of all, we have enough chat mods as it is. Second, you should contribute more, as Genesjs said. Third, and lastly, we don't really know you. That last one I'm not sure (that's from my point) but simply, you're not ready. 'Wkmeads1 The Ultimate Lifeform 21:19, April 10, 2012 (UTC)
 * 5) Nope.avi: Per Wkmeads. 22:38, April 10, 2012 (UTC)
 * 6) No! Again, you mini-modded. Pacmansonic138 22:39, April 10, 2012 (UTC)
 * 7) No. You mini-modded. LucasTheHedgehog498 19:39, April 14, 2012 (UTC)

Katrins (Administrator)
Katrins (talk): Contributions Edit Count

I believe that I’m ready for the rights of an administrator. I’ve been editing here at the SNN for 3 years. During this time, I have learned and developed new skills to help the community. I’ve made excellent usage of the Rollback tool to quickly revert vandalism, as well as monitor the chat as a Chat Moderator. By earning the Rollback and Chat Moderator user rights, this shows that I’m a trusted user of the community. I feel that I’m ready to take another step forward and claim the rights of an admin. With the rights of an administrator, I would have handled this situation, and other situations that I was involved in, much more swiftly. I believe that I should be admin because I have worked hard and care about this wiki. Grandmaster Mikee  Eggman Empire   04:08, April 15, 2012 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) I feel you been here for more than enough time, and I feel you understand the values of this website. *Pats on da back* :3 ♥Snegg♥  Blazeprofilesgv2.png
 * 2) Katrins has always been a dedicated user of this wiki. She's an outstanding user with great potential and determination. As she stated in her nomination, her Rollback and Chat Mod rights provide proof of her hard work and dedication for the wiki, as well as her trustworthiness. I give you my support. EYCEST★R   ★   04:14, April 15, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) I suppose I wouldn't mind seeing you given the chance to show us what you'd be capable of with Administrative status. I have no reason to distrust you, and you've got a pretty clean background if memory serves. Lloyd the Cat  "I hog that hedgehate!"  04:43, April 15, 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, you have shown some good stuff with your editing, you're worthy of beign an admin, I canoot, seriously cannot think of a reason to not make you admin. [[File:SonicRunPeace.gif]] It’s Pink I Like Sonic… a lot [[File:SonicRunPeace.gif]] 08:31, April 15, 2012 (UTC)
 * 1) I saw that you edit a lot in a lot of different ways. You seem very trustworty. Time Biter  "The Rift"  12:05, April 15, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) Yes. Again, you seem very trustworthy.LucasTheHedgehog498 15:26, April 15, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) Jes: I know that you will make an excellent admin here. 16:57, April 15, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) You would be a great admin. Modren Sonic-2.gif Sonic  17:34, April 15, 2012 (UTC)
 * 5) D'ah whatever. -CariconCommander 17:39, April 15, 2012 (UTC)
 * 6) Sure, I think you are ready. Pacmansonic138 17:49, April 15, 2012 (UTC)
 * 7) Sure, why not?: Yeah, I guess. 'Wkmeads1 The Ultimate Lifeform 18:36, April 15, 2012 (UTC)
 * 8) Yes: You would be a nice admin! [[file:Cur cream.gif]] FlopiSega  ♪♫ Cream is amazing ♪♫ [[file:Cur cream.gif]] 00:58, April 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 9) In my opinion, Kat has the enough potential to to use the power of an administrator. So my vote ia a Yes  CesarTeam Cesar the Hedgehog icon.png HYRO 04:54, April 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 10) Yes. You have been on this wiki for a long time, and would be a great admin. Speedy,  Knight of the Wind  11:32, April 17, 2012 (UTC)

Discussion

 * I think I may go neutral on this decision, as I myself haven't been around most of the time you are active and editing, otherwise I'm certain I would offer my complete support. I wish the best of luck to you. 13:30, April 15, 2012 (UTC)

The Shadow Of Darkness (Chat Moderator)
The Shadow Of Darkness (talk): Contributions Edit Count

I believe I am ready for chat moderator powers because I have a fair ammount of edits, found out and studied the ways of a chat moderator, reported many under-edit people who have came on chat, and have been tested by MetalShadow272 and did a good job. http://sonic.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:MetalShadow272/Finally!_I_Can_Make_Better_Pictures!#Darkness_Is_Ready

Support

 * 1) Yes. Don’t mess with the dubstep. Or you get the claws. 18:56, April 15, 2012 (UTC)
 * Ok, I guess you are ready. Pacmansonic138 18:57, April 15, 2012 (UTC)
 * 1) Yes: As shown above, I did a test with Darkness like I did with Sonic Dude. I think he's ready. Lightning   the   Hedgehog

Oppose
I don't know, I just feel you're not ready to be a Chat Mod. ♥Snegg♥
 * 1) I don't know about you enough to make an accurate judgement on your behavior, and I haven't even seen what you can do with Rollback abilities. Also, I personally don't think the amount of contributions you've made so far is really compelling enough to even gain yourself Rollback status as of now. Try contributing some more, shoot for Rollback and show me that you can be responsible with those privileges first, then I may reconsider changing my vote in a future nomination. Lloyd the Cat  "I hog that hedgehate!"  18:59, April 15, 2012 (UTC)

User:Mewkat14 (Chat Mod)
User:Mewkat14 (talk): Contributions Edit Count

I've been in on this wiki for many years, and I've contributed alot. And I've created many way to help improve policies for chat. Example being Forum:Something_for_Chat and 100 Edits, 50 Mainspace.

Support

 * 1) Yes: She is ready [[file:Cur cream.gif]] FlopiSega  ♪♫ Cream is amazing ♪♫ [[file:Cur cream.gif]] 00:52, April 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * Ok, you are ready. Pacmansonic138 00:53, April 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 1) You're definetely ready now, you're not away as much, so that'll help ALOT. [[File:SonicRunPeace.gif]] It’s Pink I Like Sonic… a lot [[File:SonicRunPeace.gif]] 02:35, April 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, you are ready. Speedy,  Knight of the Wind  11:33, April 17, 2012 (UTC)

Discussion

 * I will remain neutral here. Same reason as last time, your away a lot. But you aren't as much anymore. The Shadow Of Darkness 00:59, April 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll also remain neutral. As Shadow stated, you seem to disappear/remain quiet quite a bit while on the chat, but not as much these days if memory serves. You are definitely mature enough to be a Chat Mod, in my honest opinion, but if you are truly serious about wanting Chat Mod privileges then I need to feel more certain about your ability to watch the Chat room properly. Lloyd the Cat  "I hog that hedgehate!"  04:40, April 17, 2012 (UTC)

Time Biter (Rollback)
Time Biter (talk): Contributions Edit Count

I think I've been showing much more responsibility lately, and I think a way I can put this responsibility to use is with the Rollback tool. I know how to truly use it and its true advantages, so at least I'll know what I am doing. I hope this will give me a chance to show I am responsible and improve SNN. Time Biter "The Rift"  01:14, April 18, 2012 (UTC)