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.

Nominating
To submit a nomination for somebody else, please create a section below the "Current nominations for adminship" line listing the nominee's username as a piped link to his/her userpage. Below that, please include a statement about why you are nominating this person and why you think they will be a good admin. The nominee should then accept (or reject) the nomination, and include a statement about why (s)he wants to become an admin, why (s)he thinks (s)he is a good candidate, and what (s)he plans to do with administrator rights. All parties must sign and date their statements.

To submit a self-nomination, please create a section below the "Current nominations for adminship" line listing your username as a piped link to your userpage. Below that, please include a statement about why you want to become an admin, why you think you are a good candidate, and what you plan to do with administrator rights. Please sign and date your statement.

Editorial Note: Adminship is NOT taken lightly. You may actually want to spend some time on your request. A couple sentences is hardly sufficient to show that you won't cause more problems than you solve with admin tools, let alone that you think that there is a good reason why more admins are necessary and that you would be a good candidate for a new admin, that you're willing to put time and effort into this wiki, and that you know how to use admin powers properly and would do so.

Discussion
Once a nomination has been made, users will review the nominee and declare their support or opposition by commenting. Such posts should be bulleted (with asterisks *) and preceded by Yes, No or Neutral. When declaring support or opposition in this way, please refrain from using a talk bubble, even if you frequently use one on talk pages. This is to help bureaucrats to easily determine who is for and who is against the nomination.

In this section, users may also make comments (to be preceded by Comment) or ask the nominee questions (to be preceded by Quesion) in an attempt to get a better idea of the nominee's strengths and weaknesses. Remember to use colons or asterisks (*) at the beginning of lines when responding to other people's comments.

If you wish to change your opinion at a later date, please strke through your original Yes/No/Neutral declaration (you can do this with the tags as follows: Yes produces Yes ).

This is not a majority vote. It is an attempt to assess the community's consensus regarding the candidate. Moreover, to become an admin, the candidate should have the support of most of the community, so if the vote is split, the candidate will probably not be given adminship. Any user can contribute, 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.

After a reasonable amount of time, 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 you 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:
 * Please read through and follow the nomination guidelines above. Failure to do so will harm your chances of success.
 * Admins are expected to be good users first, but this is not sufficient to be made an admin. Number of edits, number of pages created, being nice to other users, not engaging in vandalism, knowing about Sonic, etc. are signs of a good user. They should have no bearing on the discussion 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.
 * Similarly, 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.
 * Be patient. This process is not quick. If you cannot wait for the process to conclude at its own pace, you probably aren't ready for adminship anyway.
 * Remember that this is not a talk page. Please keep discussions relevant to the matter at hand and do not start to chat.
 * Don't attempt to influence the discussion by promising to do something if you are successful.
 * Please be civil!

Current Nominations For Adminship
Here are the users who are currently nominated for sysop, rollback, or other privileges.

Milo the Echidna (Admin)
I realize that all of the admins are currently being harassed by tons of requests and I have only recently earned the status of rollback, but I would like to vie for a position on the admin team. Here are a couple are my qualifications:
 * Non-admin with the 2nd most mainspace edits. (Another thing to add to that link is that at least 40% of my edits are mainspace)
 * Assisted in the removal of the Link sprites (which have yet to be taken action by an admin)
 * Created the Sonic Riders Template and the "Missing Picture" Template
 * Voted by SNN that my publicity attempts will bring more readers
 * Proposed a set of trivia rules for the wiki (Which have yet to be approved)
 * Worked on two pages so that they were nominated for featured article
 * Have assisted in vandal watching, including unnecessary pages.
 * Is an active user

I realize that I have more to learn (But I can and will learn with experience), but please consider this as enough qualification for adminship and please consider the oppurtunities in me becoming an admin :)-- Milo the  echidna  19:17, February 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * What Link sprites would these be? -- Supermorff 19:33, February 1, 2010 (UTC)

Comment: The Link sprites that appear when a forum that was previously visited has been edited. I realize that there are a number of users (most likely yourself) that don't have this problem. This may be an issue with the web browser. Mystic may know what I'm talking about-- Milo the  echidna  21:58, February 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * Okay, you have my vote :) -- The Gem Foxcoon Trio Emerald Ruby Sapphire!  22:07, February 8, 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the support, but you're not an admin so it doesn't count...-- Milo the  echidna  18:22, February 9, 2010 (UTC)

WHAT?!?!?! that is no fair! Everyone should be allowed to vote for their admins! >:( -- The Gem Foxcoon Trio Emerald Ruby Sapphire!  18:33, February 9, 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes: While I haven't seen him around too much myself, we could use the help. He hasn't caused any trouble whatsoever, and I would trust him with adminship.--Kagi mizu -Seeya  'round ~ 03:41, February 17, 2010 (UTC)


 * Comment Out of curiosity, how have you been using the rollback privileges we already gave you? -- Supermorff 14:06, February 19, 2010 (UTC)


 * Comment: I'm gald you asked. Oddly enough, my computer freezes in the process of "rolling back" (possibly out of a wiki code bug?), so I end up having to take an extra step in the process and "undo" that edit. As of late other users have often beaten me in the vandal-report process, yet you probably have evidence that I have at least participated in it.-- Milo the  echidna  18:19, February 19, 2010 (UTC)
 * Huh, weird. You might want to speak to wikia staff about that. -- Supermorff 00:58, February 20, 2010 (UTC)


 * Neutral: I've just looked through your recent contributions. Have to say I don't really see anything that wows me, admin-wise. But I haven't seen you do anything that would make me think you shouldn't get the job either. Like Kagi, I'd probably trust you with the privileges if the other admins thought you should get them. -- Supermorff 21:12, February 21, 2010 (UTC)


 * Maybe - Most of the edits I've seen of Milo's consist of grammar corrections, but I think he has a shot of becoming an admin. -- Shelly ' the ' Hedgehog Amy to Shelly.png I'm not a monkey! 04:04, March 9, 2010 (UTC)

So...-- Milo the  echidna  13:09, March 22, 2010 (UTC)

Comment: GUYS! I'm really not impressed that any admin/bureaucrat has made a consensus in over two months concerning this topic! I would have taken care of it weeks ago!-- Milo the  echidna  17:42, April 9, 2010 (UTC)


 * An admin/bureaucrat cannot "make a consensus", because that's not how consensus works. But if you want a decision right now, then No, you're not going to be an admin. This discussion will shortly be deleted. -- Supermorff 18:07, April 9, 2010 (UTC)

All I need is for this "discussion" to finally end-- Milo the  echidna  18:19, April 9, 2010 (UTC)


 * Look, I'm on the fence and so is Shelly, so you've only got one admin actually supporting you, which isn't enough. What you should do is go to some of the other admins - Sonictoast, Myself, Sunny, or FFF - and politely ask them to come here and comment. Get a couple more on your side and you'll probably be made an admin. -- Supermorff 18:59, April 9, 2010 (UTC)

Im not one for SNN politics much, but Milo's been around for quite some time and helpful to anyone who asks. I think he's got Admin stuff.--Mystic Monkey  sez 21:39, April 15, 2010 (UTC)


 * Okay, Mystic votes Yes (I assume). Get one more admin to comment favourably, and I will be happy to give you admin privileges. -- Supermorff 20:28, May 13, 2010 (UTC)


 * I thought I already voted yes on the subject I'm getting forgetful in my old age.  Myself 123  20:54, May 18, 2010 (UTC)

Murphyshane (Admin)

 * I have the 12th most edits out of all users (that's not bad considering how long I've been here.
 * I've uploaded several useful images.
 * I'm nice to other users (except vandals).
 * I have lots of Sonic trivia memorized which will help the wiki.
 * I was made Admin on other wikis for my frequent editing.
 * I've never caused any admins trouble on this wiki.
 * If I am promoted to Admin I won't give up, I'll edit more frequent than ever before.
 * I'm pretty good with technical things on wikis and know how to make all kinds of templates
 * I'm pretty observant
 * I'm full of ideas

None of those things is really relevant to being an admin. Help you be a good user, yes, but not an admin. -- Supermorff 17:00, April 8, 2010 (UTC)

If someone wants to vote they can. I don't know what you're asking. Generally, admins should be good editors first. Fine. You want recognition as a good editor? Fine, you are. But nothing you have said here makes me think you would make a good admin. First, why do you want to be an admin? If you have trivia memorized, then add it, don't try and use it as a bargaining chip. Be polite (or, at least, civil) to vandals as well as people you actually like. What other wikis are you admin on? -- Supermorff 18:15, April 8, 2010 (UTC)

WarioWiki is rather smaller than SNN and you were the only editor on it at the time. What have you done with admin powers there since you got them? I've had a look through the recent changes and it looks like you deleted your own userpage, protected the Main Page (had it been vandalised?) and made someone a bureaucrat because they uploaded a video. Is that about right? -- Supermorff 20:07, April 8, 2010 (UTC)

That's the most encouraging thing I've heard yet. I'm not quite convinced, but I will keep an eye out to see if you do anything impressive in the near future. -- Supermorff 21:41, April 8, 2010 (UTC)

I'll vote yes, if it matters. Count me in!

My name is SalaComMander, and my job is to make sure NOBODY is messing around here. NO FALSE INFORMATION 18:54, April 26, 2010 (UTC)

This is probably a bad idea to do to the great and powerful Supermoff, but "Booooooooo!"
 * No - I haven't seen anything that impresses me enough to make me want to make you an admin. You're a fine user, and I see you becoming an admin someday if you stick around, but I think not just yet. -- Supermorff 20:28, May 13, 2010 (UTC)

My name is SalaComMander, and my job is to make sure NOBODY is messing around here. NO FALSE INFORMATION 12:52, May 15, 2010 (UTC)

You can disagree with me all you like, but saying "Boo" isn't going to change my mind. -- Supermorff 14:13, May 15, 2010 (UTC)

Sonic &amp; Scrab Master (Sysop)
I nominate SSM for adminship. He has shown to be a reliable User with good judgement. While he does have a habit of making crass jokes, sometimes taking it a bit far, he does overall have a good sense of right & wrong. He has a large amount of edits, the number being in the league of admins (right under Sunny in fact), with a fair number of these edits (if not most of them) being mainspace edits. He has reverted vandalism, created several music articles for this wiki, tagged numerous spam articles for deletion, and has shown a great amount of qualities deserving of adminship. If he could pull back on the somewhat offensive jokes (and learn to censor his comics) I feel he would make an excellent admin.--Kagi mizu -Seeya  'round ~ 17:09, April 8, 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes: I've seen SSM editing here all the time, always making constructive contributions. I say, give the kid a chance. -- Shelly ' the ' Hedgehog Amy to Shelly.png I'm not a monkey! 04:02, April 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment Is this only for Admins to vote if not I say NoBlazeRocks55 20:08, April 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * Blazerocks, could you please elaborate why you would vote no? -- Supermorff 21:21, April 12, 2010 (UTC)


 * Believe it or not. I do have what it takes to be an admin. Just ask Noname. Sonic &amp;  Scrab  Master
 * Well Kag says a lot he takes his jokes a bit far, his comics have quite a bit of cursing, and his jokes are also offensive to other people now if he can cut back on the stuff I'd say Yes because Kag made some points with the edits and the vandals but that's why I vote noBlazeRocks55 12:26, April 13, 2010 (UTC)


 * I know that I'm not an admin, but I would vote "yes" because of the sheer amount of effort he's been putting into the wiki.--Shadow34 00:05, April 19, 2010 (UTC)Shadow34

ANYONE can vote and have their vote count. It dosen't matter whether you're a beaurecrat or an admin, the rules state that the entire community (meaning everyone on the Wiki) can vote. -- Shelly ' the ' Hedgehog  I'm not a monkey! 04:22, April 19, 2010 (UTC)

I say "yes",or vote "yes". NiGHTS Rocks  Get up when u fall down. 00:18, April 20, 2010 (UTC)NiGHTS Rocks

Why?BlazeRocks55 21:04, April 20, 2010 (UTC)

Don't ask her why. Also, I just reached 5,000 edits and organized a group to protect this wiki from vandals (mostly HappyDays and OhBoy). Sonic &amp; Scrab  Master

Everyone has to tell why they vote that wayBlazeRocks55 12:15, April 22, 2010 (UTC)

Actually, the rules state and I quote "Non-admins may place their opinion, but their vote will be ignored".  Myself 123  20:59, April 22, 2010 (UTC)


 * That doesn't make any sense. It's the community that should pick the admins, not the current admins.--Shadow34 23:50, April 23, 2010 (UTC)Shadow34

I know it dosen't sound fair but, if non-admins were allowed then they'd just vote for others just because they were friends with each other so, when ya think about it, the rule shows relevance -Murphyshane

Just like NiGHTS Rocks and SSM they just vote for others because they are friends with each other -BlazeRocks55

Shadow 34 Murph makes a pointBlazeRocks55 20:00, April 24, 2010 (UTC)

Sonic & Scrab Master is the most reliable user I've ever met.No one pays attention to me 20:39, April 29, 2010 (UTC)


 * It would be easier for people to pay attention to you if 1) you'd ever posted on this page before and 2) you signed your posts. -- Supermorff 10:42, April 30, 2010 (UTC)

And don't forget, I've added a few things from Sonic the Comic despite the fact that I HATE STC with a passion. Sonic &amp; Scrab  Master

He's made plenty of mainspace edits too.--Shadow34 23:25, May 8, 2010 (UTC)

Just so you know, only about 75 of those edits go into the chatting. If your still not sure, ask NoName. I'm also an admi on another wikia. Sonic &amp; Scrab  Master

No need to be rude. I'm also an admin on Destroy All Humans Wikia. That's why I said you hould ask NoName. As far as I know, your the only admin to not want me to become an admin. And I didn't lie. Sonic &amp; Scrab  Master

Its okay. And I promise to use my powers as a admin (if I do become an admin) to protect this wikia from iLike. Since that's what caused me to form the WikiKnights of the SNN Table in the first place. Sonic &amp; Scrab  Master


 * Comment: Could you please provide a link to your other wiki and any impressive admin work you have performed there? The WikiKnights of the SNN Table is generally a good idea, although mostly what I've seen is that people from this group will post on a vandal's page with derogatory remarks and threats, which is not cool. -- Supermorff 20:28, May 13, 2010 (UTC)

Well, actually, Destroy All Humans Wikia is a slow-going wiki. Much like StC Wikia. I banned an unknown user because he kept putting "Eat Beef" on the Main Page. Sonic &amp; Scrab  Master
 * Okay, but can you provide a link? -- Supermorff 18:17, May 14, 2010 (UTC)

Here! Sonic &amp;  Scrab  Master

No: Even though SASM is very good at editing, he is kind of rude. Especially towards ME! Multiverseman 22:42, May 18, 2010 (UTC)

Get over it! I'm like to Santer as well and he doesn't care much. Suck it up. You can't even vote anyhow. Sonic & Scrab  Master

>"?Multiverseman for admin
I nominate myself for admin because i would do a good job at it.


 * i can tell that you don't think so, but hear me out; here's what i will do if i become an admin:


 * I will help with the vandal situation.
 * I will make sure that no one EVER calls Shelly a monkey.
 * i will make sure DiscoDuck doesn't become too annoying
 * So, in conclusion, nominating me might be the best thing that could happen to SNN.Thank you. Multiverseman 21:12, May 18, 2010 (UTC)

I may not be an admin, but I know you won't be an admin. You kept involving info about the Tails Doll and you only have about 200 edits. Sonic &amp; Scrab  Master

That's not really enough, at the top of the page is some advice for requirements, if you can meet those then we may consider you.  Myself 123  21:57, May 18, 2010 (UTC)


 * reason why i should be an admin: yeah, look at how many people are on my wiki so far!!!! w00t! Multiverseman 22:48, May 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * well, that and the fact that my blog has 21 people editing it. Multiverseman 22:51, May 18, 2010 (UTC)

I'm not a scarab and I don't have "scarab anywhere in my name. Sonic &amp;  Scrab  Master

Nether of those things multi would make you a good admin Pixel Beam  Fire   22:57, May 18, 2010 (UTC)

If memory serves, you hven't done much. Most of the edits you've had have been undone. But I have created a good amount of pages. Sonic & Scrab  Master