Forum:MASSIVE Administrator Election

This is a place where you can nominate any user you want for the position of Administrator. The only real qualification is that they meet the Voting Policy. There is no set amount of time for this. It will last however long we need it to. We will elect as many people as we want. The only thing is that users need at least TEN net votes (meaning when support and oppose votes are combined) to be elected. That number can and will be revised if necessary. You also need to remain on the nomination track for at least three weeks, regardless of how many votes they have. Once they receive that many votes and they have been on the track for three weeks, they will be elected as an Administrator.

To make a point, I am not using the RFA Rules here because they simply don’t work in this situation. How can you vote for only one person when it’s an unlimited amount of openings? I think you see my point.

Why am I doing this? It’s simple: we have a problem. On a Wiki of this size, we need A LOT more Administrators to deal with things around here. To be honest, I really don’t care who you are so long as I don’t think you’re incompetent. If you’re not incompetent in my view, then it’s likely I’ll vote for you. We need more Administrators, and you’ll learn from experience.

All matters of the Voting policy apply here: you need 250 main space edits to vote (this will change once the Voting Policy is revised) and you need to have been a member for one month. If you have any questions, please let me know. - Brandon Rhea (talk) (contribs) 07:51, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Current standings

 * Darth tom (13)
 * Drewton (10)

Support

 * 1) Tom has proven himself capable during his time on Star Wars Fanon. He is a successful High Priest, has successfully become the leader of CUSWFN twice and has earned the respect of most if not all of the community. He has also lightened up his seemingly aggressive nature towards some new members, which was a complaint I had in his last RFA. Any other kinks will undoubtedly be worked out with experience, like they were with me, for example. - Brandon Rhea (talk) (contribs) 07:51, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) Qualified for the job, I think. –  JM ' 76 ' Ask Archives [[Image:Sabersmilyjm76.jpg|18px]] 08:00, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) I don't care how many admins we have, this place would improve no-matter what. Brandon, you have completely surprised me with this idea. Arav the Undersith (Contact Me ) (My contributions ) 08:16, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 4) Same as Forum:New Administrative Elections: June 23rd to July 23rd. -- Michaeldsuarez [[Image:Sabersmilygreend.jpg|20px]] ( Talk ) ( Deeds ) 15:31, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 5) Great/helpfull user, and one of the most active members on here. Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 16:39, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 6) Hell yeah. Unit 8311 11:37, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 7) Per the above peepz. - Solus (Bird of Prey)  14:45, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 8) Has showed how capable of leadership he is with his managment of the CUSWFN.Great job Darth Tom. Anti-Formal  Come slang wit' me Work I've Put In 17:12, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 9) --Victor talk 18:11, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 10) -- Kathkira talk  00:27, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 11) --spartan-53 Darth Odysseas 06:08, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 12) --User:Sancho 10
 * 13) Aye. Tom has proven himself to be a valuable user to this wiki and I believe he would make an awesome admin.
 * 14) During the limited time inwhich tom was over on PNW. he showed off a great deal of wiki know-how and general leadership skills. the question really comes down to: if your shot in the face and bleeding to death who do want to pull the bullet out? the nice old doctor with shaking hands or the crazy young doctor that shot you just to prove he can save your life?he's got my vote,if it matters.user: Darth Depressis

Oppose

 * 1) I mean no personal offence to Darth Tom, who I am sure is a very good editor, the thing is a admin needs to show more then just editing skills. I admire Tom for facing the fact that he is not perfect, no one is, however, if he truly believed in his answers to all the questions he would have removed this nomination himself, unless he thinks that having an admin who is hard on users is the way forward, a user with 1000 edits, 5000 even, shouldn't necessarily be an admin, a user who is kind and helpful, patient and has a clear sense of justice should. As you can see, I do not agree with Brandon Rheas comment: “To be honest, I really don’t care who you are so long as I don’t think you’re incompetent.”, I'm not accusing anyone, but its seems you are opening yourself to a stream of people. Also take Toms vote on Drewtons nomination, I understand that votes should not be held against people, but I'd just like to observe the reason behind the vote: “he has a tendency to be a little too non-critical at times, with the 'No offence, but it's a bit bad in places', the 'No offence' being one he uses regularly. A bit more criticality and a slightly more hard approach would gain a support from me. I don't want him going too far over the top and becoming a harsh dictator-esque user, but there does need to be more, in my opinion.”, it would seem Tom is neutral to the nomination simply because Drewton is to nice, something that Tom could observe and aspire to, no offence meant at all — RC-1136 Hate Mail Here 09:43, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) *No offence taken. And I think what I said on Drewton's questions are being blown out of proportion; that wasn't my main reason, nor my only one. I don't think an administrator doesn't need to be 'hard' on users, and I haven't been so for some time. My complaint with Drewton's 'no offence' was about confidence; an administrator needs to have confidence in what he's doing, and in what he believes in. I don't know Drewton well enough to think differently, although if that were my only reason, I'm sure I would have retracted the neutral vote and replaced it with a support by now. But, I reiterate, it is not my main reason, nor my only one, and so it remains. I never said an administrator needs to be hard; I believe many are misunderstanding. Confidence was the point I'm making. I feel I'm kind, patient and have a clear sense of justice; reading my contributions can show you that, as to what I believe. My phrasing of the 'criticality' issue was slightly poor; I didn't say it as I meant it. And I don't feel I need to aspire to Drewton's level of kindness, as I feel I'm achieving it at this time; taking a look at my contributions would tell you that. --[[Image:Darthtomsig.png|163px]] (talk) (contributions) 17:14, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) **Oh, and I'm sorry but you're vote doesn't count, per the voting policy. --[[Image:Darthtomsig.png|163px]] (talk) (contributions) 17:15, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

Questions
From Brandon Rhea:
 * 1) How long have you been a member on Star Wars Fanon?
 * 2) *At a guess, I'd say about seven months now. Taking a look at my contributions, I first edited on the 20th January 2008, so just under eight months.
 * 3) Why does your experience during this time period qualify you for being an Administrator?
 * 4) *I feel I've done a lot of work; I've welcomed users, introduced the policies to them, done High Priest work, and, of course, worked very hard on improving the media world on CUSWFN.
 * 5) What makes a good Star Wars Fanon article?
 * 6) *Grammar, prose, writing style, imagination and a good storyline. Images are also important, but they're not vital. A good layout and planning are also needed.
 * 7) What is the biggest problem on Star Wars Fanon?
 * 8) *Probably the amount of new users who arrive and don't read the policies. I myself did this, but some users do it again and again. The quality of some articles is also a problem, as it leads to much criticism from other wikis, meaning there's a bias against us.
 * 9) How can you solve this as an Administrator?
 * 10) *Well, the first one always has been and always will be a problem. New users often fail to read the main page, and just go straight to article editing. The most we can do is inform them of the policies after they break them, but there are some users who don't. I can also clean up articles, fixing spelling and grammar, whilst notifying the author of any POV or poor storyline areas they need to work on. And, if the article breaks the policies, the author is warned and they still fail to fix it, it will need deletion.
 * 11) How can non-Administrators help solve this?
 * 12) *They can fix spelling and grammar, and notify users of the policies as soon as possible.
 * 13) How should a new user be welcomed?
 * 14) *I've never been a fan of a simple, and I often include a personal message informing them of the policies most wildly used, and welcoming them in a friendly way.
 * 15) Who should welcome new users?
 * 16) *Everyone. This is a big community, and the community should work together to expand itself.
 * 17) What does the term “community” in relation to Star Wars Fanon mean to you?
 * 18) *To me, it means the users who come here and help out, whether by voting, fixing articles, reviewing or just writing an article. A community is a group of people who work together upon a large, or smaller, database, and the community now is quite friendly. Although the Project Cruentus community is more relaxed, I wouldn't like that to be here on Star Wars Fanon as a whole, as we do need a business like air anyway.
 * 19) In what circumstances should an Administrator agree to an article for immediate deletion?
 * 20) *If it contains porn, or images that violate our policies, then it shouldn't remain here.
 * 21) How can you help encourage new members to participate in the community?
 * 22) *I think that showing them to read some of our better articles may inspire them and help them, and I think that we need more community Projects, such as Project Cruentus, in future. Although I think it's sensible to just have one at a time, I think there should be fresh Projects when old ones end.
 * 23) How can you help encourage current members to help encourage new members to participate in the community?
 * 24) *Community Projects again. Community Projects are a great way of helping new and old users collaborate together, and this will allow for a community atmosphere on a smaller scale for new users, as well as on the Wiki itself, as they'll see people around that they'll recognize.
 * 25) How can you help encourage current members to participate in the community more?
 * 26) *Community Projects once more, but there is more than that. By encouraging them to vote in policy proposals, or just to create discussion threads about Star Wars novels then they become a better community member, and if they're encouraged to come up with their own ideas, they help the community themselves.
 * 27) What is your favorite Star Wars movie? (Hint: Do not say “Attack of the Clones”)
 * 28) *A New Hope and Return of the Jedi have both been two of my favourites. If I had to decide between the two, it would be the latter, Return of the Jedi.
 * 29) What are three personal traits that you believe will best serve you as an Administrator?
 * 30) *An ability to know when to have fun and when to act totally serious, a friendly, welcoming nature, and an experience in many of the things other users face now.
 * 31) What are three negative personal traits that you believe you will have to work on correcting as an Administrator?
 * 32) *I still have the tendency to be a little harsh upon users, although I'm working hard on correcting that. If I could iron that out completely, that'd be excellent. I sometimes mistake what people say, also, although I've improved a lot in my time here. I can't really think of another, off the top of my head.
 * 33) What is one thing that you can bring to the Administration that other Administrators have not?
 * 34) *An experience in administration on other Wiki's; I'm also admin on four or five other Wiki's, and if some of the ideas used there could be incorporated into this Wiki, we could find little areas for improvement and improve them.
 * 35) What is your opinion on the current, overall Administration (do not name names)?
 * 36) *I think we have a number of administrators who're hard-working, diligent and professional people, who I have no problems with. However, we do have a number of admins who aren't doing there job properly, and so I think something needs to be done about them.
 * 37) Why do you want to be an Administrator?
 * 38) *That's a question akin to asking someone why they'd like to be Prime Minister, or something. I feel I can bring a lot to this Wiki, and I feel that I strongly want to improve our community and site here as a whole, and being an administrator would be the best way to do this.


 * 1) Will you help clear the articles for deletion? --Victor talk 20:07, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) *Of course. I'll check up on it daily at the absolute minimum, as I will with broken redirects, problem reports etc. etc. --[[Image:Darthtomsig.png|163px]] (talk) <font color="#1A2BBB">(contributions) 20:17, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Question from RC-1136:
 * 1) Do you fully belive, Despite your reply to Question 14 about being harsh, that you are suited to be an admin? — RC-1136 Hate Mail Here 19:17, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) *...yes? I would have removed the nomination otherwise. --[[Image:Darthtomsig.png|163px]] <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) <font color="#1A2BBB">(contributions) 06:18, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) ** --<font color=#00416A>Arav the Undersith <font color=Blue>(<font color=#C3B091>Contact Me ) <font color=#00416A>(<font color=#C3B091>My contributions ) 07:36, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) Drewton is a very active member of our community. He votes in everything, is active in article writing and helps out with tech-related stuff quite often. He is the Admin of another growing Wiki and he is able to very much balance his time. He is also one of the leaders of CUSWFN. I believe he has the technical and user-based expertise needed to become an Administrator. Any kinks he may have will undoubtedly be worked out with experience, like they were with me, for example. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) <font color="#1A2BBB">(contribs) 07:51, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) Has done nothing but improve the site since he joined. –  JM ' 76 ' Ask Archives [[Image:Sabersmilyjm76.jpg|18px]] 08:00, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) If I can be a admin on a wiki, Drewton can do 100 times better job. I have not really seen what Drewton has done but I really think anyone with experience of a wikia could be a admin. (Its just some more buttons you get to push). . --<font color=#00416A>Arav the Undersith <font color=Blue>(<font color=#C3B091>Contact Me ) <font color=#00416A>(<font color=#C3B091>My contributions ) 08:23, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 4) Amazing pictures, great edits, etc. -- Michaeldsuarez [[Image:Sabersmilygreend.jpg|20px]] ( Talk ) ( Deeds ) 15:31, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 5) Not just great picture editing, but also a great story teller!-Endor chicken
 * 6) --Victor talk 18:10, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 7) -- Kathkira talk  00:27, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 8) Definitely a prime candidate. --C3PO the Dragon Slayer 6,000,000 forms of communication 23:26, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 9) Answered my question, liked his answer. -- Nightmare975 17:56, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 10) Yes indeed.
 * 11) let's see what he can do with this place.user:Darth Depressis

Neutral
Okay, let's not start telling people that they have personality flaws. We're not exactly psychiatrists here. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) <font color="#1A2BBB">(contribs) 19:32, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 1) I've thought about this. Drewton's a hard-working guy, with some good articles and edits, but he has a tendency to be a little too non-critical at times, with the 'No offence, but it's a bit bad in places', the 'No offence' being one he uses regularly. A bit more criticality and a slightly more hard approach would gain a support from me. I don't want him going too far over the top and becoming a harsh dictator-esque user, but there does need to be more, in my opinion. I also haven't seen him hold down an official position on this Wiki, and so can't judge him on that. I was very close to a support in this one, but not quite there. --[[Image:Darthtomsig.png|163px]] <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) <font color="#1A2BBB">(contributions) 11:04, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) *An Administrator isn't meant to be critical. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) <font color="#1A2BBB">(contribs) 13:47, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) **Exactly. I always try to be curteous to users. While you may not take offence, other users could. Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 14:20, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 4) ***I never said he needed to be much more critical. Just slightly more so, as I get the impression that this is based on a lack of confidence, a bad personality flaw. --[[Image:Darthtomsig.png|163px]] <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) <font color="#1A2BBB">(contributions) 14:40, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 5) ****Perhaps, but it's not because of a lack of confidence. Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 14:51, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 6) *****I don't know enough of you to astutely judge that. Hopefully working on CUSWFN will help me know you better. And it wasn't just for that reason that I was neutral. --[[Image:Darthtomsig.png|163px]] <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) <font color="#1A2BBB">(contributions) 15:00, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Comments

 * Woah, thanks. I didn't expect this. Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 16:34, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
 * "A lot of the articles on here are, no offence, either joke articles or junk."

- Drewton in the below questions.

Here's one of the instances I mentioned in my neutral vote. Why use the 'no offence'? It's true, and we won't take offence at something that's true. If you believe something, don't be frightened to just say it downright, unless it's overly harsh or offensive. -- <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) <font color="#1A2BBB">(contributions) 11:10, 20 August 2008 (UTC)


 * If I may be so bold as to try to speak about what Drewton meant, I don't think he was saying "no offense" to us. He's saying that to the authors of those articles. I say "no offense" before giving criticism like that too. Would you like me to resign? - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) <font color="#1A2BBB">(contribs) 19:30, 20 August 2008 (UTC)


 * I haven't noticed you saying it that often, whereas I always smile when I see him doing it, having seen it lots before. --[[Image:Darthtomsig.png|163px]] <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) <font color="#1A2BBB">(contributions) 06:40, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

"No. I actually haven't been on that wiki for weeks so that I can put more of an effort into helping/editing articles on Fanon."
 * I say it so people don't think it's something personal against them. That's not a bad quality, that's a good quality. You can't be in a position with any sort of power and be saying things that people are going to take personally. If they take it personally when you say "no offense" then that's there problem, because you've taken the steps necessary to try to avoid that. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) <font color="#1A2BBB">(contribs) 16:21, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I know you well enough to know that this isn't a lack of confidence. As I said, working with Drewton will hopefully improve that. And you are forgetting, that wasn't the only reason, nor the main one, that I opposed for. --[[Image:Darthtomsig.png|163px]] <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) <font color="#1A2BBB">(contributions) 17:39, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
 * What are these other reasons then? Right now I can't answer or explain them because I don't know what they are. Don't be worried about me taking offence, because I won't. It's a wiki, after all. As you said above, if you believe something, don't be frightened to just say it downright. Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 00:40, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Also, you can still be harsh to users, which is, IMO, more of a reason for an oppose than saying "no offence", which was the reason I stayed neutral the first time you were nominated. Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 00:55, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * The confidence one. And it's not an answer I seek. It's experience with you that I need, as I haven't worked with you enough to know that this isn't true. --[[Image:Darthtomsig.png|163px]] <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) <font color="#1A2BBB">(contributions) 17:40, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Very well. I'd still like to know what the other reasons are, which you keep mentioning. Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 17:16, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I haven't seen you hold down an official position on the Wiki, and can't judge you on that. The Photonovels wiki doesn't seem to have a large base of contributors, and so I can't judge you on that either. --[[Image:Darthtomsig.png|163px]] <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) <font color="#1A2BBB">(contributions) 17:25, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * There's always a first. For that reason, I could decide to not support you if you weren't an HP. And I did write most of the recent CUSWFN newsletter edition. Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 17:30, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Firstly, I said official. And, yes, there is always a first time. However, this is an administrator, and a highly important position. I supported your High Priest nomination so as to give you such a chance. --[[Image:Darthtomsig.png|163px]] <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) <font color="#1A2BBB">(contributions) 17:36, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, and another reason:

- You.

How can I be sure that Star Wars Fanon won't fall into this position too, some day, if you were pursuing administrator on another wiki? -- <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) <font color="#1A2BBB">(contributions) 17:39, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * If CUSWFN was official, it wouldn't be much different than what it is now. Still handled by the same people, etc. Only difference is the name. Secondly, Star Wars Photonovels is dead. It would be foolish to put more time into it than I already have. I've done everything I currently can with it in terms of leadership/technical stuff. As far as I know, I won't be pursuing another administrator election. I'm only interested in Star Wars wikis, and even if I'd be elected on Wookieepedia, which I won't be, I wouldn't want the position. Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 17:44, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * If CUSWFN was official, it would be very different. Voting would be needed for almost every change. And it's irrelevant using hypothesis; CUSWFN isn't official. And I can't be sure of what you say. In this circumstance, risks aren't something I'm willing to take. --[[Image:Darthtomsig.png|163px]] <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) <font color="#1A2BBB">(contributions) 17:48, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Trust me, Wookieepedia's too big for me. The only reason I'm not as active on Photonovels is because it's dead. There was no activity for weeks, so there was nothing to be done. However, because there has been somewhat of a spark of new activity on there, I started GA nominations last night. I do what needs to be done and that's it. No use doing work that no one will see. I'm not planning to leave Fanon anytime soon, and there's always a risk of any admin leaving or resigning. Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 17:53, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I'll think about it. This isn't something I can be sure about, and I'll revise my vote; may take some time. --[[Image:Darthtomsig.png|163px]] <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) <font color="#1A2BBB">(contributions) 17:55, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * ive worked with him and continue to do so. he's great at editing other peoples pages,building a wiki,problem solving. but not so hot when it comes to completing his own pages and tends to be a tad impatient when dealing with PNers and when it comes to the glacial pace at which pnw is growing. keep in mind it's only three months old and most photo-novelists do not knoww how or are too busy actually making their photo-novels to edit/create their own pages. so i take extreme offense at drewton writing pnw off as dead; so that aside.he's made an great admin over there and from what i can tell fits in great over here, he's totally your type of guy for admin over here.in other words i'm tired of hearing his whining about pnw, please take him.j/k user:Darth Depressis
 * PNW's not completely dead, and I'll never completely leave it even if it stays like this...but when theren's nothing new in Recent changes for a week... Not that it is completely right now; as I said above, I've done a bit more including starting GA nominations because there's been a spark of activity. But anyways I suppose this is off-topic. If you'd like to continue this further, Depressis, please do it through talk pages/private messages. Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 19:50, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * simply stating the facts; your personal pages on pnw where never completed,("The only reason I'm not as active on Photonovels is because it's dead. There was no activity for weeks, so there was nothing to be done.")your manner of dealing with new members is demeaning. all of this applies to the current topic of wheather or not you should be an admin. Personally speaking; i'm probably gonna vote for you if my vote in this matters.user:Darth Depressis
 * You just said the exact reason why my pages aren't complete. And how is my manner with dealing with new members demeaning? Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 20:56, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * so since there was nothing going on, you decided to keep it that way? and the void of inactivity your refering to was from the 20th of august to september 1st. new members have been treated as if they where utter morons for not knowing how to use the site and many have from what i can tell ran off due to being bullied into fending for themselves. these are supposed to be databases, not mini-ego boosting clubs. if someone cannot create their own page but the information is sought, we should create a page for it. do you really think george lucas makes the pages regarding his films on wookepedia. anyways, i already voted for you.oh and by the way how many users did fanon have within its first three monthes?user:Darth Depressis
 * Um, no, I can't help that it's inactive. I've posted a topic for it on YakFace and told a lot of people about it. They're just not interested in it. It's been inactive basically since it started. We're the only users that have stayed active. I haven't seen any members being treated like morons as you've said. You sound as if there's been "If you don't know how to edit your own articles you're banned for a week!". Comparing Star Wars canon articles to SW Photonovels articles is like comparing a shed to a city. People don't care about other's fanon in the same way because it isn't unnoficial, it's entirely made up by a fan. The users should be able to make their own articles, otherwise we're saying that we'll do everything for them and that encourages inactivity. Do users on here make articles for others? No. The authors write all their articles themselves, as they should. Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 21:20, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * ok, number one YAKFACE isen't the only site in town, fanon is a different animal yes. but admin is admin, when we get down to it. you can do that all daylong; i already voted for you out of the hope that if elected you'll forget all about PNW. when you get down to it; pnw isen't fanon and you never understood that, pnw is about making a database of Photo-Novels not randomly blathering about "Fanon". unlike fanon; pnw is about an actual physical activity that takes an extreme amount of time to do. thus it should be understood that these very people would a long amount of time to devulge information or actually make pages regarding their pieces of work. ok i voted, end of topic. move on.user:Darth Depressis

Questions
From Brandon Rhea:
 * 1) How long have you been a member on Star Wars Fanon?
 * 2) *About five months.
 * 3) Why does your experience during this time period qualify you for being an Administrator?
 * 4) *I've made a lot of technical edits, especially recently. I vote on everything I can, make fixes other users' articles so that they better comply with the Manual of Style, and fixed the dates on upcoming Good articles. I'll also be doing CUSWFN with Darth tom and, if the new categorization policy proposal goes into effect, I'll categorize whatever article I see uncategorized. I literally can come on here almost 24/7.
 * 5) What makes a good Star Wars Fanon article?
 * 6) *A good prose, good ideas, character development, good pictures, sourcing, based on information from written stories by the author, and having a Wookieepedia feel to them as if they were made on Wookieepedia.
 * 7) What is the biggest problem on Star Wars Fanon?
 * 8) *A lot of the articles on here are, no offence, either joke articles or junk. There need to be more limits on what authors can do. I also most articles need be based on information from actual stories written by the author, though that's not something I can really change even with administrative powers.
 * 9) How can you solve this as an Administrator?
 * 10) *I'll give users some advice on how to make their articles better without writing their articles for them, and never being harsh or forecful to them. All joke articles, including one-sentence extreme Mary Sues, should be deleted on sight and the author should be advised to put it on Darthipedia.
 * 11) How can non-Administrators help solve this?
 * 12) *They also can give some advice if they chose.
 * 13) How should a new user be welcomed?
 * 14) *Warmly, and not impatiently saying "don't do this or you'll be banned". That won't help their edits.
 * 15) Who should welcome new users?
 * 16) *Anyone, but especially administrators.
 * 17) What does the term “community” in relation to Star Wars Fanon mean to you?
 * 18) *Being part of Good article nominations, voting on proposals, and being active in talk pages.
 * 19) In what circumstances should an Administrator agree to an article for immediate deletion?
 * 20) *If it's a joke, nonsense, or complete Mary Sue.
 * 21) How can you help encourage new members to participate in the community?
 * 22) *Inspiring them by showing some other Good articles and Featured articles. I'd also encourage them to follow the Manual of Style because it looks better and more professional.
 * 23) How can you help encourage current members to help encourage new members to participate in the community?
 * 24) *I don't think it's a particulary good idea to get involved too much when you're new. You need to make some of your own articles and get past your newbiness first, like I did, and then you can start doing more community things like, for example, by participating in voting and joining projects such as Cruentus. They need to have good, quality ideas/articles/stories before they should join a project. Of course, for now, you can't participate in the voting before doing 250 main edits. Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 01:05, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 25) How can you help encourage current members to participate in the community more?
 * 26) *Getting involved in voting and helping other members is the best way to start, IMO. Then perhaps joining a project. Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 01:05, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 27) What is your favorite Star Wars movie? (Hint: Do not say “Attack of the Clones”)
 * 28) *Actually, strangely, I have to admit that AOTC is my favourite of the PT, heh heh...but definitely not the best of the saga. Probably ANH or TESB. ROTS is overrated. Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 01:05, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 29) What are three personal traits that you believe will best serve you as an Administrator?
 * 30) *Helping to clean up hopefully almost every article on the site, deleting joke/nonsense articles on the spot, and helping other users, specifically with images. I've started pressing "Random page" so that I can fix technical mistakes in them and to change them so that they will follow the Manual of Style. Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 01:05, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 31) What are three negative personal traits that you believe you will have to work on correcting as an Administrator?
 * 32) *Sometimes I've said to new users simply that there pages need to be categorized or that their images need to be sourced. I need to explain what this means to them. I'm sure there are many other negative traits, but I really can't think any others right now. Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 01:05, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 33) What is one thing that you can bring to the Administration that other Administrators have not?
 * 34) *Massive cleanup in all areas and sourcing any unsourced images. Most of the old images on this wiki are unsourced; even the template's image was previously unsourced.  Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 01:05, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 35) What is your opinion on the current, overall Administration (do not name names)?
 * 36) *A very good job, though it could be improved, especially with more cleanup. Brandon and Victor (before he resigned, of course) have been particulary excellent. Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 01:05, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 37) Why do you want to be an Administrator?
 * 38) *I'm not sure how to reply to that one exactly...besides repeating, once again, that there needs to be more cleanup. And, of course, always nice to have a few more buttons. (sarcasm) Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 01:05, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

From Squishy Vic:
 * 1) Will you help clear the articles for deletion? --Victor talk 20:09, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) *Yes. I'll be checking it almost as much as I check Recent changes, maybe more at times. Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 01:05, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

From Nightmare975
 * 1) Will you being an admin at another wiki hamper your job here, or there?-- Nightmare975 05:59, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) *No. I actually haven't been on that wiki for weeks so that I can put more of an effort into helping/editing articles on Fanon. Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 12:29, 31 August 2008 (UTC)