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.

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.

MetalShadow272 (Rollback)
MetalShadow272 (talk): Contributions Edit Count

I think that I would be a good Rollback. I have over 2, 500 mainspace edits, I've reverted many edits made by vandals and trolls, I try to help users whenever I can to the best of my ability, and I am very active here, looking over the wiki during my free time, even when it doesn't seem like I am. I try to help out the wiki as much as I can and try to entertain people at the same time (not that that matters. Just saying that because people might want to oppose me because of my "immaturity"). I hope that you guys will trust me with this new position, if I get it, that it. Lightning  the   Hedgehog  02:33, November 7, 2011 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) Indeed: You deserve it Mr. Metal.
 * 2) Strong Support: You use your chat mod status wisely (the "misuse" of power thing was a total misunderstanding), you revert edits by vandals oftenly, you edit mainspace daily, and you deserve this promotion. -- 01:39, November 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, quite. 'Wkmeads1 GET OVER HERE! 01:48, November 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * 1) Yes: I stand corrected. --Rainbowroad6w, the researcher. [[File:SportySmallRightAnimation2.gif]]( Talk )( Recent finds and updates. ) 01:48, November 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) Oui: You are up early at times and you protect the wiki, quite nicely. You're ready for this. Call me Hyper, Call me Hearts   Just don't call me 58, Cuz I'm not that old!  01:51, November 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * 3) Yes: Same reasons as everyone else. Jake the Hedgehog   The Ultimate Apprentice  03:36, November 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * 4) Yes: You've been a big help to the wiki, I can't see ANY reasons why not. You deserve it. Pinkolol16   A Sonic Fan   Who loves all the video game characters  04:12, November 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * 5) Yes: Your always on and you've already maneged to get chat mod. 'Mariosonic15 Time to speed, keed! 00:21, November 11, 2011 (UTC)

Wkmeads1 (Chat Moderator)
Wkmeads1 (talk): Contributions Edit Count

I am nominating myself again, as suggested by Bullet Francisco. I have dealt with a couple spammers (ex. DiscoDuck) and, new users. I have warned admins about trolls and spammers. I believe I would be a good mod, and I also have experience with the role. Wkmeads1 02:33, November 7, 2011 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) Based on your behavior in chat, you deserve it now. If you and Hyper get promoted, we won't need any chat mods though. -- 02:01, November 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) Indeed You deserve it after working hard.
 * 3) Yes: You deserve it. --Rainbowroad6w, the researcher. [[File:SportySmallRightAnimation2.gif]]( Talk )( Recent finds and updates. ) 02:03, November 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * 4) Yes: Yes you deserve this, you have improved greatly from what I've heard and witnessed.  Call me Hyper, Call me Hearts   Just don't call me 58, Cuz I'm not that old! 02:27, November 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * 5) Yep: You seem to deserve this. I think you got what it takes to be Mod. Lightning   the   Hedgehog
 * 6) Yes: Youwent for chat mod last month right? Didn't work well. I've noticed a change in your activities on the chat and you are constantly checking with admins and chat mods to see if you're doing well. I think you're ready. Jake the Hedgehog   The Ultimate Apprentice  03:37, November 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes: Since you improved over time, you deserve it now. Plus, I promised I'd vote for you, and I usually keep my word. --- Knowall - November 07, 2011 21:46
 * 1) Coitainly: Take my word for it WK, you are well-experienced and ready for this nomination. Serious   Sam  [[File:Minigun icon.png]] Heavy 23:33, November 9, 2011 (UTC)Sacorguy79
 * 2) Much change has occured in your behaviour. Now is the time for you to shine. You have my support.
 * 3) Yes: You definetly deserve this.'Mariosonic15 Time to speed, keed! 23:41, November 10, 2011 (UTC)
 * 4) Yes: Big time. You deserve it. Seriously. I'm not kidding. Really. You've been fighting vandals alot. Totally. You definetly deserve it. Really. I'm not kidding. Good luck. -- I|I Pity The Fool. - Mr.T 00:39, November 11, 2011 (UTC)

Mewkat14 (Rollback)
Mewkat14 (talk): Contributions Edit Count

I could be a good rollback. I can be really responsible. I'm super organized,and friendly. I am trusted by many users. I promise I will stay active for a long time too. Because I love editing here.I'm an admin on another wikia but then again it's only a Random Wiki,but I guess it can count right? Mewkat14 02:32, November 7, 2011 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) Yes: I'll go ahead and say yes. --Rainbowroad6w, the researcher. [[File:SportySmallRightAnimation2.gif]]( Talk )( Recent finds and updates. ) 02:20, November 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) I think you are suited for rollback. -- 02:20, November 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * 3) Rollback. Not a bad idea. 'Wkmeads1 GET OVER HERE! 02:25, November 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * 4) You deserve it, and Rollback's a perfect job for you.  Call me Hyper, Call me Hearts   Just don't call me 58, Cuz I'm not that old! 02:31, November 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * 5) Yes: I think you're ready for Rollback. You're well-suited for it.  Lightning   the   Hedgehog
 * 6) YES: You've edited a lot and you deserve it.
 * No: I'm with Jake. You are more of a blogger. I don't think your ready just yet. And being an admin on the Random Wiki doesn't count, cuz it's not meant to be a wiki. -- I|I Pity The Fool. - Mr.T 00:36, November 11, 2011 (UTC)

Discussion
I mainly see you blogging. I don't see you fighting vandals or edditing main space too often. When i see a bit more of that, you've got my vote. Jake the Hedgehog  The Ultimate Apprentice  03:39, November 7, 2011 (UTC)

When I edit mainspace,I put at least a bajillion pictures and screenshots,andI add millions of galleries to characters.

Good for you. If you make such good edits, then do it more. -- I|I Pity The Fool. - Mr.T 00:36, November 11, 2011 (UTC)

FreeSmudger (Rollback)
FreeSmudger (Talk): Contributions Edit Count

Bullet Francisco, recommended it to me, and I will admit I've been doing a lot of editing around here. I promise to use this promotion with honor and I will be sensible.

Support

 * 1) Deserves the promotion. -- 03:11, November 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) He's a good user/mod and he has helped alot especially when he's on in the morning almost everyday. You have my vote. Call me Hyper, Call me Hearts   Just don't call me 58, Cuz I'm not that old! 03:21, November 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * 3) Yes: You're a great user and you help the wiki a lot. You deserve this promotion. Lightning   the   Hedgehog
 * 4) Yes: Sure, why not. If everyone else thinks you're ready, then so do i. Jake the Hedgehog   The Ultimate Apprentice  03:48, November 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * 5) Certainly, you deserve this promotion. Use your rights well!
 * 6) Yes: You've been a big help, and has helped alot. You deserve Rollback. Pinkolol16   A Sonic Fan   Who loves all the video game characters  04:14, November 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * 7) Sure: You supported me, so I return the favor. 'Wkmeads1 GET OVER HERE! 12:48, November 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * 8) Yes: Rollback is fine. --Rainbowroad6w, the researcher. [[File:SportySmallRightAnimation2.gif]]( Talk )( Recent finds and updates. ) 23:54, November 7, 2011 (UTC)

Ohmygod123 (Chat Moderator)
Ohmygod123 (talk) Contributions Edit Count

I have been a member on this wiki for two years, and I feel like I've made friends here. If you make me a chat moderator, I promise I will do my best to try and get Under 100 edit users to get out in a peaceful manner.

Oppose

 * 1) Nope: First off, you didn't even set this up right, and you didn't put your request at the bottom of the page. I fixed it for you. That is enough right there to oppose. Second, I don't believe you'd be a good chat mod at all. I just don't think you could be one. --Rainbowroad6w, the researcher. [[File:SportySmallRightAnimation2.gif]]( Talk )( Recent finds and updates. ) 23:31, November 10, 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) No: We don't need any more, and your request was just a fail. You need more experience, more edits, etc. before you become one. 'Wkmeads1 GET OVER HERE! 23:35, November 10, 2011 (UTC)
 * 3) No: Your not experienced enough and we don't need anymore mods. 'Mariosonic15 Time to speed, keed! 23:38, November 10, 2011 (UTC)
 * 4) No: Per Rainbow. -- 23:46, November 10, 2011 (UTC)

DarkFuture (Adminship)
DarkFuture (talk): Contributions Edit Count

I nominate myself for adminship for the following reasons:

Vandalism: Throughout my time here on SNN, I have faced many vandals who come here with the intention of vandalizing our articles and creating pages with vulgar titles "for the lulz". Many vandals are not dealt with right away. They are free to vandalize until an admin blocks them. Here, I have a few examples of such vandals who have vandalized and spammed our articles and were taken care of by me: User talk:Chickkkkkennn dipppersss, 174.57.209.80, 75.75.65.18, Template:Character, Template:Nihongo. These are but a few of the many vandals that I have dealt with. Do we really want people to see such material on this site while simply browsing? This is very embarrassing. If I was an admin at the time they were vandalizing, I could have blocked these users right away, giving a proper duration for their banishment.

Rollback: A few months ago, I nominated myself for Rollback rights. I have used this tool numerously to revert the edits of vandals and spammers many times. Here are a few examples of my usage of the Rollback tool: Chaos, Big the Cat, Cosmo the Seedrian.

Thank you for your time. 00:36, November 11, 2011 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) Yes: As Poster. 'Wkmeads1  GET OVER HERE!''' 00:40, November 11, 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes: I REALLY think you deserve adminship. Lightning   the  Hedgehog