LEGO Message Boards Wiki:Requests for Rights/Chat Moderator

This is LMBW's requests for chat moderator page. If you wish to request moderator rights, please read this page first, and make sure you fulfill the requirements listed here. Moderators have the ability to kick and ban users from chat when they are being disruptive.

To file a request, place the following code under the "current requests" header, above any existing requests.

replace this with your username
replace this with a brief paragraph about why you want to be nominated. ~

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Requests made on this page are a vote, meaning that if they achieve at least 20 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. At least 96 hours must pass before a request can be closed.

If a user has been nominated for chat moderator before, add  to the end of the topic header. If a request for moderator fails, the user who requested the rights must wait 4 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.

TheShadowAssassin
Hey guys, I'm TheShadowAssassin (previously known as Apple123350). I've been on the wiki for a few years now (since late 2012) and have experience in the areas of editing and chat moderating (I was a chat moderator for 3 years before I resigned on January 5th of.. last year, so 2016), as well as in the community.

I'm running for chat moderator because lately I've felt as if the current differences among most chat moderators make it difficult to find a middle ground in many situations. As someone who is neither completely lenient and liberal nor completely strict and conservative, but rather more fair and independent, I believe that I would be a solid way to begin bridging the gap between our current staff of chat moderators. Too often do I see situations where either the chat moderators on chat are too lenient that they let a punishable act go unpunished or they are too strict that the punishment that they deliver was too harsh, and I'm looking to change that.

I'm also running because I would like to make this another positive step in my becoming a better community member and improving my standing on the wiki. A few months ago, my behavior was less than acceptable, and after having realized that, I have tried and will continue to try my best to further improve myself. I believe that this is a good way to. Holding yourself accountable is one of the most necessary things for improvement, and I believe being put in a position of authority and accountability is extremely beneficial.

Also, I have plans for the wiki that I would love to discuss with the other chat moderators and administrators about. One plan involves a program that I would be more than happy to lead where we, the staff, will personally train up-and-coming discussion and content moderators, chat moderators, and administrators. I really believe that this would be a good way to not only encourage more users to get involved in the wiki, but to also increase productivity among the staff and help establish a better relationship between the staff and community. Details are still sketchy, but I do plan on discussing this with other staff members to come to an official conclusion.

Finally, if you choose to oppose, I encourage you to be honest and give me ways in which I should improve. Like I said, I'm trying to change and become a better community member not just for myself, but for all of you as well. I embrace all forms of criticism with open arms and look forward to seeing what you have to say.

I'm sorry for not having a "brief" paragraph, but I think it's better to be thorough than to be lazy. Thanks for reading. ~Mizutsune (Talk)

Support

 * 1) Yes please. You've gone from having those poor streaks of behavior a while back to being the Apple I've always known and appreciated, and that Apple has been sorely missed as CM. Sometimes I'll see you're on chat and remember that you aren't a CM anymore, even after a year. I'd love to have you back in action to contribute all of your ideas and abilities to the wiki. †hę Djøkøvïϛ Fån
 * 2) Over the past few months I have seen immense behavioral improvement, and even before then I feel Shadow has been a mature user most of the time. A(nother) neutral outlook would be very much needed for the CM team. Not to mention we've recently lost several CMs so having another consistently active one would be appreciated. Full support. ~ Vera ( Message me )
 * 3) per above ~Kira
 * 4) yes apple would be a good mod to balance things out, I miss him as an old mod -slice
 * 5) Per the above. -Sam
 * 6) Per all. ~ EOE
 * 7) Everyone else already stated my reasoning for supporting, so
 * 8) Per above. Brick425 (talk) 00:12, January 3, 2017 (UTC)
 * 9) Per above. QuantumHedgehog • Message Me • Contributions • 
 * 10) it's a yeet from me, also per everyone ▐_™ 21:28, January 3, 2017 (UTC)
 * 11) I've mulled this over a bit and I do believe that Apple would be a good chat moderator now that his behavior has improved again, per Rio. Monocle Man   ( wall  •  contribs ) 00:32, January 4, 2017 (UTC)
 * 12) He was a good moderator in the past, and it looks like he will make a good one again based on his statement, behavior in chat recently, and the supports of others. 00:41, January 4, 2017 (UTC)

Neutral

 * 1) Honestly I haven't paid enough attention to you to decide right now so I'm going neutral but leaning to support. LegoWebby101
 * 2) per^ Romaniandude12 (talk) 03:53, January 4, 2017 (UTC)

Comments

 * Ah, yes, regarding your support, Hype, I forgot to mention in my original post that I will be putting forth a stronger effort towards becoming more active. With a job, school, relationship, and other responsibilities, it's a bit of a challenge sometimes, but I'm confident in my ability to maintain a consistent activity. ~Mizutsune
 * Also on the topic of activity, I have heard a couple users express concern with the fact that I have seemingly only been active recently, but that's not actually the case. If we're judging by my contributions, you can see that I have been pretty consistently active since June 2016. Yes, there were many times where I'd go without making a contribution for 3 and sometimes even 4 days, but I would hardly consider that inactivity. Contributions aside, I always check into the wiki at least twice a day to make sure that I'm not missing out on anything. In fact, I don't think a single day has gone by where I didn't check in to the wiki. Anyway, I just wanted to leave this out here since I know that there are a few users who aren't entirely convinced regarding my activity. Again, if you have any concerns or constructive criticisms that you might have about me, please don't hesitate to leave your concerns and/or criticisms in a comment or vote.. that way I won't have to hunt them down in chat logs ~Mizutsune
 * Someone who knows what "conservative" and "liberal" actually mean, nice. Too bad I can't vote. 00:57, January 3, 2017 (UTC)
 * "Too often do I see situations where either the chat moderators on chat are too lenient that they let a punishable act go unpunished or they are too strict that the punishment that they deliver was too harsh, and I'm looking to change that." Frankly, I enjoy polar opposites. Gives a little spice to the site. Chase McCain (talk) 12:09, January 3, 2017 (UTC)