LEGO Message Boards Wiki:Requests for Rights/Administrator

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Requests made on this page made are a vote, meaning that if they achieve at least 25 supporting votes and 75% support out of the total supports and opposes, then their request will be closed as successful. Users voting on a request must give a valid reason for their support or oppose. Most requests last for around a week, unless there is clear consensus either way after a short period of time.

If a user has requested administrator rights before, add  to the end of the topic header. If a request for administrator fails, the user who requested the rights must wait 8 weeks before requesting them again. For users with multiple requests, add the respective number of the request. It is also considered good practice to link to previous requests for rights when nominating a user.

Archived requests can be found here.

Riolu777
Hey, all. I've done a lot of ruminating and contemplating recently, and I've come to the conclusion that I know I'm ready to be admin again. It's been a many months-long thought process.

I resigned last summer mostly because it was my first time as admin, and I wasn't emotionally mature enough to handle it (after the many months I was one), at least in my personal life. I tried my best to maintain myself as a professional leader on this wiki, but I again wasn't emotionally secure enough to not let the conflicts I had to deal with on this wiki stay out of my personal life and my general mental state. As many of you may very well know, I'm quite emotional. :P Now I fully know what mentality I need to take on to run for admin here. The first time was a learning experience and I feel this time it will be a more than due consolidation.

Some say I did well performance-wise, and I will take them up on those gracious appraisals, but I really want to know what all of you think on a large-scale. I've begun editing more often and I plan on editing a lot more frequently as free time enables me to do so. I would also say I'm more than experienced enough on chat and with handling situations or trouble. I'm no coding or logistics expert but I feel I'm decent enough in other regards to qualify myself once again for a position the other admins granted me with and I want to make it up to them and all of you guys by being a better admin this time around and a permanent fixture on the admin squad. At least until college rolls around. :P Thank you for considering, and please be honest and objective in your supports/neutrals/opposes. I don't want any fanaticism guiding your opinion of me and my performance as a staff member here.

†hę Djøkøvïϛ Fån 21:31, January 25, 2015 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) He was a good admin before and will continue to be so, I feel.
 * 2) What Ben said. I honestly can't really think of any criticisms for you, so yes, full support.
 * 3) Since supporting apparently does require some sort of reasoning nowadays, I'm just going to state that I vote this option due to fact that Rio's active, very well connected to the community and thus supposedly has a good idea of the general opinions of the userbase, which (given recent events) is a very seldom and important quality for an admin. GuacamoleCCXR (talk) 21:35, January 25, 2015 (UTC)
 * 4) You're active again, so yeah, I support. ToneTyphoon
 * 5) Per everyone else here.
 * 6) Per everyoooone. - Fortress of the Night
 * Yes, 100% yes. The admin team really needs people connected to the community like Rio. My only request is that you be more involved in the admin discussions than you were before. Although I disagree with the whole idea of secrecy, we still need as many pro-democracy admins taking part in the discussions as we can get. 23:58, January 25, 2015 (UTC)
 * 1) Per everyone... --Ireithien
 * 2) Thought he was a good admin before he retired.  L  • S  • B
 * 3) You are good at handling and weighing situations both logically and unbiased (as a person can be). It would be nice if you were more active in the Admin discussions than you were before though.
 * 4) I think Rio was a pretty good admin before, and now that he is editing more and is better prepared for the responsibility, he'll be even better. Cay (talk) 02:32, January 26, 2015 (UTC)
 * 5) Per everyone. Like...how do you oppose this guy? Just how? Chocolate chip cookie pizza. Yes, that&#39;s an actual thing. (talk) 03:11, January 26, 2015 (UTC)
 * 6) What everyone else said -Klint
 * 7) Rio's pretty cool.  Besides, how can we possibly NOT need a crazy tennis fan as an admin??? Legofrodo12 (talk) 04:15, January 26, 2015 (UTC)
 * 8) Per everyone else. Animal Geek ~ Message Wall ~ Blog
 * 9) Support!  I always thought Chrissy was one of the better admins.  My Page! ♥ Where you can talk to me! :3 07:41, January 26, 2015 (UTC)
 * 10) He was a great admin before, a great CM afterwards, and I hope he'll be a great admin again because he's a great user over all. Absolutely no reason he shouldn't be an admin again. -Nehpets7000
 * 11) Supporting for sure, he used to be admin but demoted himself.
 * 12) Absolutely and completely, because of what everyone else said and so I can have a better favorite admin than Alemas. Aravis (talk)
 * 13) Yeah, what everyone else already said.  Lone Lionheart 16:56, January 26, 2015 (UTC)
 * 1) Yeah, what everyone else already said.  Lone Lionheart 16:56, January 26, 2015 (UTC)

Neutral

 * 1) He seems kind of immature, from what I've seen I'm not sure if I'm ready to support. :/ - Lily Neko
 * 2) I barely know you and rarely see you. so idk Sky, the ultimate hedgehog
 * 3) Per JCF >---Avalair---> (Talk to meh) 16:59, January 26, 2015 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1) I don't know you.

Comments

 * I promise to rabidly keep up with the admin discussions. :P †hę Djøkøvïϛ Fån

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. Animal Geek ~ Message Wall ~ Blog
 * 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.
 * 8) He's probably the most qualified person on this wiki, as well as being perfectly ingrained in the community and most of the users here. He can be wildly unserious but that's what adds to his appeal as a user and would be a breath of fresh air for this wiki's leadership. And I've seen him take action in serious situations with aplomb. He's perfectly pivotal. I support. †hę Djøkøvïϛ Fån
 * 9) Um..... everyone's basically covered everything. So yeah, I got nothin' to add. Support. ToneTyphoon
 * 10) Crazy sometimes but pretty chill most of the time. I think you'd be a great admin. -- Lily Neko
 * 11) Originally, I wasn't going to support...but the thoughtful request itself and all the other supports have convinced me otherwise. I think Goggles's promotion would be conducive towards having a more proactive and community-attuned admin team. 00:03, January 26, 2015 (UTC)
 * 12) Per everyone above - plus we could really use some more help. -  Drewlzoo  01:11, January 26, 2015 (UTC)
 * 13) Per everyone else. Plus, the request was very well-constructed. --Ireithien
 * 14) You guys know me, I'm horrible at wording things. But everybody else has said what I think, so like for every RFR I've ever voted on, I am going to say...per everyone. Chocolate chip cookie pizza. Yes, that&#39;s an actual thing. (talk) 03:15, January 26, 2015 (UTC)
 * 15) Goggles is truly my idea of the best possible admin you could ever hope for. He's very friendly, helpful and involved with the community. He might come off as quite silly but he can be serious when he needs to be. He's extremely capable, so I'm very sure he could handle the responsibilities of an admin. I could not think of a better candidate than Goggles to become an admin. He's been here for years and I know for a fact that he cares about this place. LMBW is in need of more active admins. I strongly urge anybody who isn't quite sure what to vote here to vote support. I know he can really benefit the community as an admin if we just give him the chance. -Nehpets7000
 * 16) Goggy has been here for a long time and knows what he's doing. Responsible and active and is most of the time good at handling situations. Cay (talk) 04:29, January 26, 2015 (UTC)
 * 17) Agreed with everyone else. - Oreh-Wen
 * 18) I agree and support because whenever LSB supports someone it's great hallelujah go Goggles98 -Jennifer Lawrence/Klint
 * 19) I think Gogs would make a great admin.  So, per everyone.  My Page! ♥ Where you can talk to me! :3 07:33, January 26, 2015 (UTC)
 * 20) What Neh said, basically. Goggs is great with the community. Aravis (talk)

Neutral

 * Not sure yet.

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.

Comments

 * I'm glad to know I'm an influence.  L  • S  • B