LEGO Message Boards Wiki:Requests for Rights/Administrator

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Goggles99
(I was planning to run for Patroller, but with the requirement updates I guess might as well just go ahead.)

Why do I want to be an Admin?

I love this Wikia. Dearly. It may seem silly, but I really do. To me it's not a place I'm "addicted" to. I am a part of it because I want to be. Some people say this wikia has a lot of drama, which is true, but I think that is side-effects of rare and wonderful Wikia such as this where all types can potentially hang out and generally have a lot of good honest fun. Added to that is the more functional side of LMBW; the chronicling of the long and expansive history of the LEGO Message Boards, which is basically just awesome.

In the past there had always been sufficient active Admins to take care of everything, so I never even considered becoming an admin! But most of the admins of old have now left or gone inactive, and even some of our newer admins are too busy now. Because I care about this Wiki, I want to help it wherever I can, and right now, I feel that I could help it greatly from an admin position.

I want to work alongside and help our current admin team to keep the prosperity of this wiki alive and running, and to bring about any changes and updates necessary to steer it into a better future for everyone.

What sort of Admin would I be?

As for my personality, I feel I am a reasonable and approachable chap. I am always very willing to listen to what anyone has to say. I feel that I am responsible, and able to remain calm under intense situations. I have been known to quell potential flame wars with a well directed joke, which may have given me a reputation to some as merely the humorous joking funny-man. So let me just say, I can be perfectly serious enough whenever I need to be.

As an admin, I will never be too afraid or lazy to take necessary actions, but I will also listen closely to the community and heed their advice, thoughts, and opinions. With my 3 years of experience on this wiki, and 17 months out of those years working here as a chat mod, and being a successful admin on other populated wikias with policies very similar to LMBW's, I have gained a good understanding of the importance of the community and the ins and outs of how it functions. I believe the community should have their voices be heard over any changes or decisions. The community is the wikia after all, without the community, a wikia is nothing. I would always consider myself just a normal user, as I have always done. "Admin" to me, is not a rank, it's a job, and I'm very willing to do it, if you'll have me.

Support

 * 1) Froey  I think Goggles pretty much covered all the reasons why he'd be good, so I don't really have anything more to add.
 * 2) What LF said.
 * 3) I see absolutely no reason not to support, and I think Goggles would make a great admin. Per Frodo up there. Pauline
 * 4) I have literally no reasons to neutral, let alone oppose. We do need some more personable admins (no offense to any of you guys luv you all) and Goggs is perfect for it. - Fortress of the Night
 * 5) Absultely would he make an excellent Admin. 100% support. Yes  L • S  • B
 * 6) Per rest of Support and you are extremely unbiased. -YJF
 * 7) Yes! Gogs is an awesome user, and very mature these-a-days when he needs to be. There is no reason why he wouldn't make an excellent Admin who would consider situations thoughtfully and logically, as well as fairly unbiased.

Oppose

 * 1) From what I've seen, Goggles isn't exactly the most...what's the word.. nicest? guy. I don't know him all too well, so this might just be his sense of humor. However, I still really wouldn't want an admin with that personality, sorry. I just don't feel he's ready for the job. He has got the editing part down, he's actually one of our most frequent editors these days. My opinion may change, but for now it's a no.