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.

Genesjs (Bureaucrat)
Genesjs (talk) Contributions Edit Count

I nominate Genesjs for the rights of Bureaucrat, under the following reasons: Genesjs has been a very devoted member of the Sonic News Network ever since he's joined back in 2009, which granted him the powers of Administration. I believe Gen is prepared to take on a new rank, as he is a very well-respected member of this community, and such respect should properly lead to greater authority. Genesjs is a very well-thought user, he's handled tough situations and disagreements, he's protected the wiki exuberantly, has made excellent contributions, and even throughout a period of disactivity due to internet problems, he kept himself very devoted to visiting the wiki, and eventually picked back up where he left off when the solution was resolved. Finally, there is the supporting detail of the scare number of Bureaucrats that are active on this wiki. Supermorff has been the only available one thus far, and I feel as though he needs as much assistance as possible to maintain the wiki. 16:27, June 16, 2012 (UTC)

Support
VOTING IS NOW CLOSED
 * 1) Yes: As the poster. 16:27, June 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) Hecks yea. --[[File:Knucklespunch1.gif]] Im free  I do what I want [[File:Knucklespunch1.gif]] 16:29, June 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) Without a doubt. 16:31, June 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes: He is responsible and we need more 'crats. Time Biter  "The Rift"  16:32, June 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, I think he deserves a promotion. We all  have our own  styles we   won't change  16:33, June 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 1) Per everyone above me. (Except Sacor).
 * 2) Well, of course. -- 16:53, June 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) I defiently agree. You in my not so hmble opionion are one of the best admins on the Wiki. I think you are ready for this promotion. Thunder the Hedgehog  17:14, June 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) Yes. But I really don't like this nomination, I love it! I agree that some admin should help Morph with this, and Gen is a great person for the job. With him as a crat, this wiki should be 20% cooler. The Shadow Of Darkness 17:44, June 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 5) Sure, I was also thinking about this. Pacmansonic138 18:25, June 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 6) Gen is an awesometastic admin,and he's on the Wiki Staff thing. So he's more than ready for the big step up. ~♥Snegg♥ Nicolewhite.PNG
 * 7) I agree with Bill. Not that my bureaucrat-specific duties are overwhelming (it's just checking this page every so often and closing concluded nominations - everything else can be done by regular admins), but it would be good to have a second active bureaucrat, and Gen's a good choice. -- Supermorff (talk) 19:35, June 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 8) Per all. -- ★Mega   Speedy★  00:59, June 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 9) Per all.[[File:AMS.png]] Yo Bro [[File:WS.png]] Let's Talk [[File:CSAS.png]] 01:26, June 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 10) Per everyone  DJ Mikee    ♪ ♫ ♥ ★ ♫ ♪   01:30, June 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 11) Per all  It’s Pink here  Sonic is awesome... nuff said.  [[File:Sonicspining.gif]] 09:45, June 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 12) Totally agree with everyone here. Sorry are you mad?  09:50, June 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 13) Everyone else has given the same reasons I would have, so... Yeah, I support this nomination... Holy smokes, that's a lot of signatures...-- 15:06, June 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 14) Go for it bro!!! That is all. 23:27, June 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 15) Seems legit. -CariconCommander 18:19, June 19, 2012 (UTC)
 * 16) Per all. SonicRunPeace.gif'Mariosonic15 Here we... GO!Tailsbye.gif 16:06, June 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * 17) Per all. He really deserves it. ☯ModrenSonic   The Ultimate Ninja☯  16:10, June 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * 18) Sure. PandaPower!  Selena Gomez!!! :3  00:47, June 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * 19) I think that Gen is a good and professional user and I think the position will fit him well.  Myself  123  00:52, June 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * 20) Genesjs can be rude at time (don't worry bro I'm going somewhere with this) but he's fair, wise and just. I don't think he'd abuse beauracracy, if anything he'd use it only for the right reasons. -- Murphyshane -  熱! Don't click here   09:01, June 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * 21) Per everyone. Gen is very worthy of a Prrromotion! But seriously, he is a great dude > <---[[File:Hyper_Sonic_Modern.gif]] HAPPY BIRTHDAY ,SONIC!  19:04, June 28, 2012 (UTC)

Oppose
VOTING IS NOW CLOSED
 * 1) Would've. Gen is good but not the best and isn't quite at the peak of Bureaucracy. I would've given a supportive vote but someone else (Not calling any names) deserves it more and now than Gen. --FreeMilkShakesHere! 10:53, June 25, 2012 (UTC)

Discussion

 * @Mewkat: "Wikia Staff thing"? What're you talking about? EDIT: If you're talking about the Wikia Tech staff thing, I actually didn't sign up for that. I just got an invitation to join up. Lloyd the Cat  "I hog that hedgehate!"  18:55, June 16, 2012 (UTC)


 * Mainspace edits don't count right? Is this more like a helping and handle the situation thing? --FreeMilkShakesHere! 10:45, June 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * Right. -- Supermorff (talk) 12:17, June 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * Then I guess Gen is a pretty good fit, but Main Edit wise, He's just Ok. --FreeMilkShakesHere! 15:02, June 17, 2012 (UTC)


 * This is why I wish there were a neutral section. Gen's a good person with a lot of knowledge and skill, but the one thing I have an issue with is that he's not decisive. Most of the discussions involving the site, Gen's mostly content to just remain neutral and let things play out, rather than actively take part in making the decision. A 'crat, while not the final say on the matter, most definitely needs to be involved.--Kagi mizu -Seeya 'round 00:47, June 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * ...But he always gives his opinion on every discussion forum he sees, he gives a detailed one, too. He also gives a comment on most requests for rights on here. He also decides on bans and such too, and I believe decisive basically means concluding or deciding on a controversy. I would argue otherwise. Also, I believe it says somewhere in the Voting section that neutral users comment on in the discussion section. -- 01:05, June 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * @Murphy: "Rude"? Pardon me, but how exactly was I being rude and when? I'm curious. Lloyd the Cat  "I hog that hedgehate!"  09:28, June 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, uh, I suppose, due to your personality you canget frustrated with vandals and other users, such as yesterday when you told Mtamer to stop making a fool of himself (not critisizing or anything, just makin a point) Not really your fualt though, the guy was pretty annoying, but on the positive side you removed the message -- Murphyshane -  熱! Don't click here   09:40, June 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * Technically I modified it because I realized that I was probably being a bit too harsh with how I was wording things on the Blaze article Talk page, even if I was simply trying to be blunt with him and how he was acting. And in all due fairness he did act rather rude towards you so I was simply trying to sound more stern without going out of my way to be rude back, if possible, and it's not very often I decide to word my criticisms/warnings like that. I'll try to think thrice before posting such messages again, then. Thanks for telling me this, I welcome any just criticism when it's warrented. On a related note, just about most of the Admins here that I socialize with can get annoyed with vandals and Trolls whenever they get really persisent in causing trouble, so I didn't think it'd be a problem if I did too as long as I chose to be subtle about it. Lloyd the Cat  "I hog that hedgehate!"  10:03, June 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * In any case, it's a very minor offense -- Murphyshane -  熱! Don't click here   12:11, June 25, 2012 (UTC)

Conclusion

 * Yes - Gen, congratulations, you're now a bureaucrat. Not quite unanimous, but clearly sufficient to demonstrate general consensus. Feel free to now continue acting exactly as you were before. This discussion will be removed shortly. -- Supermorff (talk) 14:08, June 30, 2012 (UTC)

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

The way Mew has been acting is not how a chat moderator should act, such as not respecting opinions, and one time (not calling out names) a user cursed on chat, and she didn't care about it, called a user ignorant, being away most of the time (at least I think a mod should keep alert on chat, but that may just be me), and when I told her to not act that way she just blew it off. Plus she's an underage (most likely 12 now) so she shouldn't have become a mod in the first place. We all have our own   styles we   won't change  17:36, June 29, 2012 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) As the poster. We all  have our own  styles we   won't change  17:41, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) Underage eh? 'Spose that calls for a demotion. -CariconCommander 17:38, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) Per the reasons above. -- 17:39, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) I'd appreciate confirmation if Mewkat is indeed underage, however I am convinced she needs to be demoted for not being a dependent and responsible moderator. 17:42, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * 5) Jes:Per above. 17:43, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * 6) No offese to Mew but when I go on chat and she's there, she does nothing.Zackery Willson 17:48, June 29, 2012 (UTC)BlueSpeeder-6/29/12-12:47pm
 * 7) Per Sacor, I wasn't there but I support anyways. Pacmansonic138 17:53, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * 8) I support, mainly because she's always away and she's (apparently) underage.
 * 9) Per all. ★Dont mess with   Panda Power!★  21:24, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * 10) Per Sacor. Willaca (talk)  22:29, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * 11) Per the reasons above. [[File:SonicRunPeace.gif]] Sonic is awesome <font color="HotPink"> Eevee's are adorable [[File:Th_Eevee.gif]] 23:48, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * 12) Absolutely. 02:26, June 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * 13) Judging by the behavior described above, I would have to agree that Mew is, unfortunately, not quite mature enough to handle the responsibility. Also, giant COPPA violation. But, aside from that, the responsibilities of a moderator are numerous, and a moderator needs to maintain a certain decorum within the chat, as well as keep their own behavior in check. Now, this is not to say that I am an expert on such things or that I'm a saint of an admin (elsewhere), as I have unleashed my own fair share of snark. However, I do atone for such behavior, as it is unbecoming of a person in a position of power. Mew, being underage, has other responsibilities to concern herself with. School, being a kid, homework, etc. At twelve years of age, not only is she violating COPPA, but she is also not mature enough to handle the responsibility.
 * 14) *Think of it this way; the chat room is a house full of kids and Mew needs to babysit these children. At times, there can be more than five or six children (that I've seen). An ideal caregiver-to-child ratio is one-to-one. Mew cannot be expected to maintain civility in such an environment when she herself is only learning how to become a responsible adult. I haven't gotten the time to get to know Mew, but I was asked to add my thoughts. I have nothing against Mew, but from my own observations over the years, 12 is far too young to expect someone to be able to handle the responsibility of a chat moderator.  Trak Nar  Ramble on 03:04, June 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * 15) Per all. -- ★Mega http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111019081044/kirby/en/images/d/d5/Kirbymassiveattack.png  Speedy★  17:07, June 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * 16) I say she should be demoted. Tyler the Hedgehog  <font color="Red">"The ultimate son of a gun Charmcaster!"  19:00, June 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * 17) Per all above.---[[File:Hyper_Sonic_Modern.gif]] Fly the Fox ,Rainbow Dash   19:02, June 30, 2012 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1) I have passed this message to Sacorguy before this demotion was made that most of the time she is Away on chat. However such treatment shouldn't be given to such a humble user, I never saw her ruse actions on chat and as Spyro is saying that she has done mistakes once. And the fact that she is underage shouldn't matter that much. She is underage but that doesn't change the fact that she is a humble user with many friends here, she contributes well and constantly entertains users with blogs, We should be proud on how one of our top current users here is only 12. Also this demotion was made without informing her, bad move Spyro. --FreeMilkShakesHere! 16:03, June 30, 2012 (UTC)

Discussion

 * Mewkat is underage? Not only would that call for demotion, but would call for a block until she is of age.
 * True, though it hasn't been confirmed if this is also the case. 17:55, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * Mew basically said it for herself that she's underage. We all  have our own   styles we   won't change  17:58, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * @Spyro Screencap? Pacmansonic138 18:00, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * Didn't think to take it, sadly. We all  have our own   styles we   won't change  18:04, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * K, and I remember there was this blog were Mew revealed her age, but I don't remember which one. Pacmansonic138 18:05, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * I can vouch for Spyro. I've seen Mewkat mention her being underaged on the chat, and a user say something along the lines of "you're underaged AND you're a chat mod?? Wow, congrats on fighting the system!" I won't name the user that I quoted that from. A years ban should definitely be implemented after this demotion request is closed. 02:26, June 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * A block should be implemented now if this is true, not only is it against wikia policy, but the law. Whether this block would null any objection to the demotion or not is up to the community.  Myself  <font color="Black">123  14:11, June 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * I haven't seen most of the behaviors mentioned (all I know for sure is her tendency is be silent for long periods of time while on the chat, which in turn make me wonder if she's really watching or just not bothering to glance at the Chat tab once in a while), so I'm afraid I'm gonna have to remain neutral. As for her being underage... This is the first I've heard of it, but if some of you are indeed telling the truth then, as per Wikia's rules, I'm also afraid to say that a year's ban will need to be issued as well. I'm sorry Mew, but should that pass then please keep in mind that we're only doing our jobs as Administrators... Lloyd the Cat  "I hog that hedgehate!"  02:38, June 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * Important. Can we establish immediately whether Mew is actually underage? If so, this isn't a matter for this discussion page. She would be in violation of Wikia's Terms of Use, which complies with various international laws about child protection, and she must be blocked until she turns 13. -- Supermorff (talk) 14:21, June 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * User Blog: Mewkat14/Best Anti/Hero Compatition! LAWLZ, in a comment, Mew more or less confirms it.  Myself  <font color="Black">123  15:52, June 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * Just when you wished there was a neutral button. --FreeMilkShakesHere! 16:06, June 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * @Disco It does matter if she is underage, as it is against the rules.
 * @Myself So that was the blog that I was looking for, I could of sworn it was one of 'Sonic's' or Chormia's Blogs, anyways, we block her now? Pacmansonic138 18:12, June 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * "Tut-tut PKMN, I'm no san I'm a chan I'm no teen. I'm two years younger than you,sir." ~Mewkat14 to me. She basically just said she's 12. Tyler the Hedgehog  <font color="Red">"The ultimate son of a gun Charmcaster!"  19:08, June 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, I'm about to have my birthday. So my ban should last until my b-day. And I'd like to say,I'm Sorry I decieved you all. And I'm sorry I said they were ignorant. And I should've cared when CC broke the rule. I really regret that stuff I did. And hope you guys still trust. And I'll accept the demotion,I don't really deserve Mod after this stuff I did. ~♥Snegg♥  Nicolewhite.PNG
 * Her birthday is on July 30th. We all  have our own   styles we   won't change  19:42, June 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * If that is indeed her Birthday, then I shall her until then.  Myself  <font color="Black">123  19:47, June 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * It is, she said it herself. We all  have our own   styles we   won't change  19:58, June 30, 2012 (UTC)