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

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.

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 (1)

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)

Questions
From the desk in the oval-shaped office of Brandon Rhea:
 * 1) How long have you been on Star Wars Fanon?
 * 2) What do you think makes a good Star Wars Fanon article?
 * 3) What turns a poorly written stub into an Article for Deletion?
 * 4) How should the "Cabal" deal with violations of the Manual of Style?
 * 5) What is the biggest problem with Star Wars Fanon?
 * 6) How could you help solve this problem as a member of the Cabal?
 * 7) How could you help solve this problem as a normal user?
 * 8) When should notices be placed on Sitenotice?
 * 9) How should a new user be welcomed? What would your personal Template:Hello look like?
 * 10) In what circumstances should an article be deleted on the spot by an admin?
 * 11) What is your favorite Star Wars episode? (Hint: Do not say "Attack of the Clones")
 * 12) How can the users of Star Wars Fanon be more encouraged to participate in portal projects?
 * 13) How do you know we have a consensus?
 * 14) What parts of your life to you prioritize over Star Wars Fanon (if this is not a long list, you have no life)?
 * 15) How many digits of pi do you know?
 * 16) Is there anything else we should know about you?