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 customized 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 opposition, 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 recognized 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!
 * Don't be biased. In your reasons for voting, do not state such things as because you are "best friends" with a nominee. Your vote will be removed if it is seen as being biased.

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.

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

I belive I am ready to take on the task of becoming a rollback, as I believe I have become a trustworthy user. I want to be able to help SNN grow to become the best wiki it can possibly be, and the first step to doing that is becoming a rollback to protect this wiki from spammers and vandals alike. 12:55, July 16, 2012 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) Yes I believe you are ready. 03:59, July 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, you're a great editor and I think the rollback tool will prove of use for you. We all  have our own   styles we   won't change  04:10, July 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 1) Yes: I believe you are ready to take on the position of rollback. -- 04:11, July 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) Yes Per Free. [[File:Will Life Icon.png]]  Will   Rose  [[File:Will Life Icon.png]] 04:12, July 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) Per free. I like Hatsune Miku.   Problem?  04:32, July 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) Per all. 09:07, July 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 5) You clearly enjoy working here at Wikia, you fix things on articles, you add new information and you are otherwise quite responsible. I'd say you are worthy of being a Rollback. -- Murphyshane -  熱! Don't click here   10:59, July 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 6) I believe Glitch has been a active user, and making him a Rollback might make this wiki have less fanons or spams from other users. Go for it.Zackery Willson (talk) 17:56, July 16, 2012 (UTC)BlueSpeeder-12:55pm-7/16/12
 * 7) Supermorff (talk) 19:25, July 16, 2012 (UTC)

Discussion

 * Your timestamp is off. -- 04:11, July 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * Who's? [[File:Will Life Icon.png]] Will   Rose  [[File:Will Life Icon.png]] 04:38, July 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * Glitchguy's. It says July 13th. -- 04:50, July 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * I fixed it. 12:55, July 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * Can you please provide some examples in which you have reverted edits previously, so that we can see that rollback privileges will be useful to you? -- Supermorff (talk) 17:53, July 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * Sadly, I rarely use the "Undo edit by (user)" description, so it isn't very easy to tell those edits apart from normal edits. These are a few examples of times I've undone edits, but nothing quite major. 18:54, July 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * That's okay. Those look good enough to me. -- Supermorff (talk) 19:25, July 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * I think it's good that you don't use the defualt message Glitch, it's frustrating to other users to undo an edit of their's without leaving a reason (unless of course it's vandalism) -- Murphyshane -  熱! Don't click here   19:57, July 16, 2012 (UTC)

Bullet Francisco (Adminship)
Bullet Francisco (talk) Contributions Editcount

Here I am. I am renominating myself for the position of administrator of the Sonic News Network. While my reasons for having the rights remain the same, I want everyone to think about this. The way I handled the tools wasn't necessarily bad, it's just the things I did off-site. Since then, I have grown up, I have matured, I've changed. I'm going to keep this short and sweet, and I apologize for all things I've done in the past that may have offended anyone. Please, think about my nomination, and please, remember the good in me, not the bad. Thank you. -- 23:56, July 8, 2012 (UTC)

Support

 * Yes, I like Hatsune Miku.   Problem?  05:11, July 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 1) Yes. You'd be a great Administrator! [[File:Will Life Icon.png]] Will   Rose  [[File:Will Life Icon.png]] 05:12, July 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) Yes: He has matured and deserves to get back in the saddle. 05:16, July 17, 2012 (UTC)

Ediskrad327 (Rollback)
Ediskrad327 (talk) Contributions Editcount

I nominate Ediskrad327 for the position of Rollback on the Sonic News Network. Ediskrad327 is a long-standing user, having been here since late 2010. He has remained active since he joined, and is on the wiki almost every day. He mainly looks at the edits that have been happening on the wiki, and he reverts unconstructive edits and vandalism actively. The rollback tool would be beneficial to him, as he usually looks at the WikiActivity, and can revert edits faster. A good amount of his edits are in the mainspace, and he is a good-faith editor. He's a good user, with a clean record, and I see no reason not to give him the position of rollback on the wiki, as it would be beneficial to him and to the wiki. -- 23:56, July 8, 2012 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) As the poster. -- 23:56, July 8, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) yes,  I like Hatsune Miku.   Problem?  05:11, July 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) Yes: He is a very good contributor and deserves this promotion.  05:17, July 17, 2012 (UTC)

Trak Nar (Rollback)
Trak Nar (talk) Contributions Editcount

I nominate Trak Nar for the position of Rollback on the Sonic News Network. Aside from being a 4-year (going on 5) old wiki veteran, Trak Nar is also an administrator at Wookiepedia and Star Wars Fanon. Trak Nar is an experienced wiki editor (obviously), and is also very active here on the Sonic News Network. She reverts unconstructive edits, and she's been editing in good faith since day one. I see absolutely no reason why Trak Nar shouldn't have the rights. She's active, she has a good amount of edits, and she's experienced on both other wikis and this one. -- 23:56, July 8, 2012 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) As the poster. -- 23:56, July 8, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) Yes I support. [[File:Will Life Icon.png]]  Will   Rose  [[File:Will Life Icon.png]] 05:09, July 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) Yep. I like Hatsune Miku.   Problem?  05:11, July 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) Yes: She is a great contributor and deserves a promotion 05:13, July 17, 2012 (UTC)

Discussion

 * Heh, you would not believe the amount of times I've been searching for that Rollback button whenever vandals and/or unhelpful edits show up. XD Since I'm a Recent Changes patroller, I usually spot miscreants, particularly in the wee hours of the night.  I'd be honored to have rollback candy here.  Trak Nar  Ramble on 05:20, July 17, 2012 (UTC)

Myself 123 (Bureaucrat)
Myself 123 (talk) Contributions Editcount

I nominate Myself 123 for the position of Bureaucrat on the Sonic News Network. Myself 123 has been on the Sonic News Network for a long time, and has also been an administrator for a long time. Myself 123 is experienced with the bureaucrat tool, and is no doubt ready to take on bureaucrat. Myself 123 also contributes to the wiki a lot, currently having the second most edits (behind Supermorff) on the wiki. Myself 123 helps all users who need it, he is a very kind user, and without a doubt a fantastic administrator. To be honest, I think a promotion for Myself 123 is long overdue. There is no doubt in my mind Myself 123 will be a fantastic bureaucrat should he get the rights, as he is already one of our best contributors. Some people may say three active bureaucrats may be too much, but I honestly fail to agree. (Due to the fact we've had 3 active bureaucrats on the wiki before, and when it was much smaller) It honestly can't hurt to have another active bureaucrat, especially when it is one who will do a fantastic job at that. -- 23:56, July 8, 2012 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) As the poster. -- 23:56, July 8, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) Hecks yea, I like Hatsune Miku.   Problem?  05:11, July 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) Yes: I believe that Myself123 would make an excellent 'crat and will halp out Genesjs and Supermorff well. 05:19, July 17, 2012 (UTC)

FreeSmudger (Administrator)
FreeSmudger (talk) Contributions Editcount

I've been on this wiki for quite some time and I've worked very hard editing it with the aid of my Rollback status as well as monitoring the chat with my chat mod status and overall I am very active on this wiki. I’ve also frequently put the deletion tag on spam pages. Here are some links to examples of my reverts of vandalism:

http://sonic.wikia.com/index.php?title=All-Star_Move&diff=prev&oldid=631542

http://sonic.wikia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Bullet_Francisco&diff=prev&oldid=600520

http://sonic.wikia.com/index.php?title=Kick_the_Rock!&diff=prev&oldid=597081 http://sonic.wikia.com/index.php?title=Sonic_Live_in_Sydney&diff=prev&oldid=586273

http://sonic.wikia.com/wiki/Mighty_the_Armadillo?action=rollback&from=66.56.236.45&token=c272a720ce177d4f5c42b91e9f4f9488%2B\

As Admin I would block troublesome users (as well as their sock puppets) after a sufficient amount of warnings, help new users, and delete unneeded pages and underused images. I truly love this wiki and have ever since I joined. I remember in my early days I gave the wiki a chat and then moderated it for many months. I want to help this wiki grow some more with my admin powers if you the community think I deserve to be able to use them. 05:10, July 17, 2012 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) There is no doubt in my mind: I have nothing but the up-most respect for FreeSmudger. I've known him and I've been close friends with him ever for almost a year now, and being friends with him is far from the reason I am supporting him. Free Smudger is a fantastic user. There is no doubt in my mind that FreeSmudger will be a fantastic admin, should he get the position. FreeSmudger is a fantastic chat moderator, has made great use of the Rollback tool, and is an experienced wiki editor, who has been at the Sonic News Network for a year now. The tools will be nothing but beneficial to the wiki and to FreeSmudger. He constantly tags pages for deletion, he edits actively, he helps any user who needs it, he follows all Sonic News Network policies, and even though his editcount may be considerably less than other admins, quality>quantity definitely applies in this case. FreeSmudger has done major overhaul and cleanup on many articles. I have nothing but praise to say about this user, and I have no doubt in my mind he will be a fantastic administrator. -- 05:11, July 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) Per Bullet.  I like Hatsune Miku.   Problem?  05:12, July 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) Per Bullet. [[File:Will Life Icon.png]]  Will   Rose  [[File:Will Life Icon.png]] 05:15, July 17, 2012 (UTC)