Forum:New Administrative Elections: June 23rd to July 23rd

NOTICE ADDED JULY 1st: Due to the recent resignation of Jedi Master 76 from the position of Administrator, two Administrators should be elected by the end of this election.

I honestly didn’t think we’d be having an Administrative election for quite some time, if ever, because Vic and I really had things covered well. However, Squishy Vic has now retired, as most of you most likely know, so that leaves me as the one fully active Administrator. Obviously Jasca Ducato and C3PO the Dragon Slayer are somewhat active, and NKSCF is a bit less somewhat active, but the other Administrators simply aren’t active enough to cover what Vic and I had been doing, and I can’t cover all that by myself.

I don’t mean to toot my own horn, but I think I’m a pretty damn good leader. I wouldn’t have made it to where I am on the internet and, far more importantly, real life if I wasn’t, because as well all know leadership standards obviously have had to be raised due to some recent events. However, no one can properly micro-manage everything like I’d have to micro-manage this wiki. I can’t do it and no one can do it, and if I tried to then it’d just blow up in my face. That is why this election is necessary, as are the upcoming elections for a new Bureaucrat and a new Decreton Lord or two.

I just want to take a moment to go over the rules for Administrator elections, however they are fairly long and would just clutter this page so I’m simply going to direct you to Star Wars Fanon:Requests for adminship. You need to read that before voting or else you’re liable to have your vote removed. Technically this election should be held on the aforementioned page, but just to keep things a bit more orderly I’m doing it here, and placing a link on the RFA page. The results will be archived as normal, though.

Remember the basics like you cannot vote for yourself, you cannot vote if you do not have 250 edits and you cannot vote if you have not been here for one month. Voting will be starting immediately today and will last until July 23rd, which is exactly one month from today, per normal. If you wish to oppose a candidate, you need to supply clear and concrete reasons for it. Invalid reasons such as personal issues will result in your vote being void. If it seems like there is a clear winner before then, then we’ll discuss ending it earlier.

'''NOTICE: I am adding something to the rules here for this election that I plan on officially proposing when it is over. Because there are now two spots open due to the resignation of Vic and now Jedi Master 76, users may give FULL support to two but ONLY two candidates. After that, the current rules apply.'''

Please let me know if you have any questions. Also, keep in mind that you are welcomed and encouraged to ask the candidates questions so you can learn more about them and how they will be an Administrator. Just to throw this out there, I hope to have two new Administrators by the end of this election, because I sincerely doubt only one could fill the very large shoes that Vic is leaving behind. - President Brandon Rhea  (Pressroom) (Record) 21:26, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Current Standings

 * 1) Gnosis is knowledge (13)
 * 2) Michaeldsuarez (3)

Support

 * 1) I owe quite a bit to Gnosis. Back in the August - September elections in 2007, NKSCF was the clear and obvious front runner. Gnosis and I were both vying for that second slot. Considering the votes, Gnosis would have won. However, he pulled out of the race and left the Wiki for a few months citing personal reasons. Had he not pulled out, he would have become an Administrator and I would not have. It is likely that there would not have been another election and I would not even be an Administrator right now. He is a very qualified candidate, having been here for a very long time and knowing the insides and out of the Wiki. He also is incredibly helpful by welcoming users, notifying them that they need to follow policies, tagging articles with maintenance templates, etc. A glance at his edits will tell you much more. He has my full support pending the nomination of other candidates. - President Brandon Rhea  [[Image:Presidentialseal.gif|27px]] (Pressroom) (Record) 21:26, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) I can't believe he isn't an administrator already. He has been here since the beginning and has done much to keep this Wiki on track. -- Michaeldsuarez [[Image:Sabersmilygreend.jpg|20px]] ( Activate Holocron ) 21:51, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) I think he does deserve it, and has done for a while. Darth Abeonis Sith Council Sith Campaign 22:20, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 4) Full Vote I told Darth tom over the IRC that Gnosis would be involved in this election. History is in the making. As the Dark Lord Jasca has voted, I will follow the dark lord. But seriously per Michaeldsuarez.  [[Image:AndeLeg.jpg|20px]] Arav  (talk ) 22:27, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 5) Yeah. I like him.&mdash; Darthtyler http://images.wikia.com/swfanon/images/1/18/Scuba_Diver.gif Talk 23:50, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 6) No question. Okay, I lied, there will be plenty of questions from me, but he still has my support! --C3PO the Dragon Slayer 6,000,000 forms of communication 01:33, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 7) Get this man his well-deserved job! [[Image:NKsig.png|70px]] Jesus Freak NK says NK's 'mazin' articles [[Image:sabersmilygreend.jpg]] 14:16, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 8) Per everyone. Unit 8311 14:20, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 9) I vote for him too.-Endor chicken
 * 10) *User was not logged in when the vote was cast, which therefore makes it an IP vote which must be rendered void. - President Brandon Rhea  [[Image:Presidentialseal.gif|27px]] (Pressroom) (Record) 16:43, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 11) Well...why not. I've never had any trouble with him.  N@M3Le$  | Talk  | Contributions | MoaDS | Namelesennius [[Image:Namelesennius.jpg|25px]] 02:21, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 12) Definitely. It amuses me that it took him this long, despite being one of the users who was around here since the beginning, and with so many good edits and contributions. --  JM  76   Ask   Archives  [[Image:Sabersmilyjm76.jpg|20px]] 23:32, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 13) I fail to see the competition and great veteran user here.  Wing   msg 02:12, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 14) Per above. Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 13:21, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Neutral

 * 1) Meh. --Victor (talk) 21:46, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) I'll have to look at his contributions... Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 22:15, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) *That's going to be a very long list, Drewton. Trust me. --C3PO the Dragon Slayer 6,000,000 forms of communication 01:36, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 4) **Here's Gnosis' edit count and contributions. He's done a lot here. -- Michaeldsuarez [[Image:Sabersmilygreend.jpg|20px]] ( Activate Holocron ) 14:45, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 5) Haven't really seen him do much HP work, so why should it be any different with admin? [[Image:Darthtomsig.png|163px]] iChat What I've done 07:07, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 6) *Because HP can get to be a boring job sometimes. If you look at Gnosis's contributions, he's constantly welcoming people and letting them know what policies they've broken and tagging articles for clean up, categorization or deletion. That's the work an Administrator does, and he's already doing it. - President Brandon Rhea  [[Image:Presidentialseal.gif|27px]] (Pressroom) (Record) 09:42, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 7) **How do I know doing an admin work won't become boring for him, based on this? [[Image:Darthtomsig.png|163px]] iChat What I've done 16:57, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 8) *Because there's an incredibly big difference between pointing out mind-boggling spelling/grammar errors and helping people learn how to follow policies and performing technical duties. I get bored reviewing spelling and grammar sometimes. What does that tell you? - <font color="#1A2BBB">President Brandon Rhea  [[Image:Presidentialseal.gif|27px]] <font color="#1A2BBB">(Pressroom) <font color="#1A2BBB">(Record) 17:02, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 9) **It tells me you at least have the perseverence to continue on with it. It's not about whether it's 'interesting' or not, point is, he's been picked to do it. [[Image:Darthtomsig.png|163px]] iChat What I've done 05:57, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Comments

 * Awww...now this is where my voting privileges would have come in handy. And all because of one little article that's deleted now anyway... -- Joe Butler (Obi Maul12)  (Chow) 00:08, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Is their anyone else for the job? Not that I know of, just User:Gnosis is knowledge.[[Image:AndeLeg.jpg|20px]] <font color="Green">Arav (<font color="Green" size="1">talk ) 05:47, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Questions
From the desk in the oval-shaped office of Brandon Rhea:
 * 1) How long have you been on Star Wars Fanon?
 * 2) *May 20, 2006, under an IP address. Got my account on the 20th or 21st (one of those two). -- Knowledge the Article Writer talk 21:59, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) What do you think makes a good Star Wars Fanon article?
 * 4) *Does the article describe the subject good enough? Does the article have descriptive images? Is the storyline good? -- Knowledge the Article Writer talk 21:59, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 5) What turns a poorly written stub into an Article for Deletion?
 * 6) *If it has horrible grammar and spelling that cannot be understood by most people, then it should be deleted. -- Knowledge the Article Writer talk 21:59, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 7) How should the "Cabal" deal with violations of the Manual of Style?
 * 8) *Politely inform the user that they have made a MOS violation, and help them fix it. If they continue to make MOS violations, then they should be blocked for a short time. -- Knowledge the Article Writer talk 21:59, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 9) What is the biggest problem with Star Wars Fanon?
 * 10) *Right now, I'd say that it is the number of new pages being made with bad grammar and spelling, no category, only-infobox, images without sources, etc. -- Knowledge the Article Writer talk 21:59, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 11) How could you help solve this problem as a member of the Cabal?
 * 12) *Block anyone who makes a lot articles like that. -- Knowledge the Article Writer talk 21:59, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 13) How could you help solve this problem as a normal user?
 * 14) *I already warn users against making bad articles. I tell them to stop making articles without categories, and inform them how to add categories, tell them to stop making articles without infoboxes, etc. -- Knowledge the Article Writer talk
 * 15) When should notices be placed on Sitenotice?
 * 16) *Whenever something very important occurs, such as new admin elections, major changes, and stuff like that. -- Knowledge the Article Writer talk 21:59, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 17) How should a new user be welcomed? What would your personal Template:Hello look like?
 * 18) *They should be welcomed politely. But they should also be informed that we do not tolerate junk articles. -- Knowledge the Article Writer talk 21:59, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 19) In what circumstances should an article be deleted on the spot by an admin?
 * 20) *If the article is obviously vandalism, has no content (like if it just says "hi"), only infobox, or is copy-and-pasted from some other site, then it should immediately be deleted. -- Knowledge the Article Writer talk 21:59, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 21) What is your favorite Star Wars episode? (Hint: Do not say "Attack of the Clones")
 * 22) *The Empire Strikes Back. -- Knowledge the Article Writer talk 21:59, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 23) How can the users of Star Wars Fanon be more encouraged to participate in portal projects?
 * 24) *Maybe we should make some portals that appeal to all users. Project Cruentus is a good example of that. -- Knowledge the Article Writer talk 21:59, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 25) How do you know we have a consensus?
 * 26) *Hmm...maybe over 60% of people voting yes or no.
 * 27) What parts of your life to you prioritize over Star Wars Fanon (if this is not a long list, you have no life)?
 * 28) *A lot, but not too much. I try to get on as often as I can. -- Knowledge the Article Writer talk 21:59, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 29) How many digits of pi do you know?
 * 30) *4; 3.1415
 * 31) Is there anything else we should know about you?
 * 32) *Not really. -- Knowledge the Article Writer talk 21:59, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) Full Vote He is a great user. He helps out this wiki so much by cleaning up this place and helping out new users. Is very much active and if he becomes a administrator, he will probably be the 2nd most active admin.I asked him if he would like to run because Jedi Maser76 has stepped down, and he has agreed.[[Image:AndeLeg.jpg|20px]] <font color="Green">Arav (<font color="Green" size="1">talk ) 22:33, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 13:19, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) He's basically doing it already. This is a guy who contributes to the community by getting rid of category less categories, pages, and the like without having to be asked to. Keep it up. [[Image:NKsig.png|70px]] Jesus Freak NK says NK's 'mazin' articles [[Image:sabersmilygreend.jpg]] 15:11, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 4) I give a tentative Full Vote pending any other nominations. It doesn't matter if he doesn't have articles or not. That's not what makes an Administrator. Some of our Administrators have plenty of articles and continue to work on them yet do nothing Administrative related. Michael is already doing that stuff. He tags plenty of articles for deletion, now he can actually delete them. I don't remember having an Administrator that really only dealt with the technical stuff, and I think this is going to help significantly. - <font color="#1A2BBB">President Brandon Rhea  [[Image:Presidentialseal.gif|27px]] <font color="#1A2BBB">(Pressroom) <font color="#1A2BBB">(Record) 15:22, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1) A good guy, but barely an article edits. I can't really expect him to empathise with authors if he hasn't really written any articles, and he's only written a few. Besides, he's not that active any more (he seems to be coming back, but I'd need more assurance) and the good work he's doing doesn't need administrative duties to continue. [[Image:Darthtomsig.png|163px]] iChat What I've done 05:55, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Questions
I have questions about you, from Wing.
 * 1) What are your priorities, online and offline?
 * 2) How long have you been here?
 * 3) What in your opinion is a good article and a bad article?
 * 4) Do you think you could work well with the other administrators?
 * 5) Do you have any leadership experience, and if yes, what?
 * 6) How active do you think could you be?
 * 7) Why do you want to be an administrator?