Star Wars Fanon:Requests for adminship/Archive/Brandon Rhea

Support

 * 1) Pretty much the perfect guy for the job. --C3PO the Dragon Slayer 6,000,000 forms of communication 04:03, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Even though it will likely take away some of your activity on the RP, I can't not give my vote here. Dexington 14:42, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) He has certainly been up to par as a Decreton Lord, among other things.
 * 4) Great user and definitely deserves this. Although he will be inactive for a while, he'll make it up a thousandfold when he comes back. [[Image:NKsig.png|70px]] Jesus Freak NK says NK's 'mazin' articles [[Image:sabersmilygreend.jpg]] 18:39, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) Brandon is an active user, has great articles, provides good constructive criticism, but doesn't get carried away so that it results in a flame war, and leads me to believe he'd be a good admin. D arth  P  hobia  00:53, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) He is very good for admin. But he needs to improve SWF to look better. And I want him to think carefully what he is doing. George Skywalker
 * Vote nullified. You cannot vote, per voting policy. -- Victor  ( talk ) 09:49, 9 August 2007 (UTC)


 * 1) He'd make a great admid.

Oppose
Although I am not attempting to remove an opposition vote in an effort to win, since I only found out about this entire thing two minutes ago, I think more concrete reasons need to be supplied in Troyb and Tyler's opposition vote. Considering our past history, they may just be putting opposition for personal reasons. That should not be used against anyone whether it be me, Tader, Gnosis or NK. - Brandon Rhea 14:55, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) I just dont think hes ready yet, I have many more reason but I do not wish to speak them here or outside my vote.Troyb(CIS ShadowFeed) contribs[[Image:Troyb2.jpg|20px]] 13:54, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Good reason. Dexington 14:42, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
 * That's just it. What is Troyb's reason for voting oppose? --  Riffsyphon  1024 14:53, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
 * He didn't like what Brandon said to him when he told CurrentBigThing that he should pray in order to find guidance. --C3PO the Dragon Slayer 6,000,000 forms of communication 19:41, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
 * No I dont think hes ready yet.Troyb(CIS ShadowFeed) contribs[[Image:Troyb2.jpg|20px]] 22:58, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
 * It's been invalidated previously, but I'm just making sure everyone else knows. [[Image:NKsig.png|70px]] Jesus Freak NK says NK's 'mazin' articles [[Image:sabersmilygreend.jpg]] 15:29, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) I just don't think he's ready.&mdash; Darthtyler Talk 18:23, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
 * If you won't I will, Brandon. You must elaborate why he isn't ready for adminship. Otherwise this vote has been voided. [[Image:NKsig.png|70px]] Jesus Freak NK says NK's 'mazin' articles [[Image:sabersmilygreend.jpg]] 15:29, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Neutral

 * 1) I find myself in a neutral position. --  JM  76  Ask   Archives  [[Image:Sabersmilyjm76.jpg|20px]] 22:15, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) As do I. -- Victor  ( talk ) 23:06, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) I'm neutral on this. 17:44, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Comments
While I do believe Brandon would be utterly perfect for the job, shouldn't we have this election (for him) while he's here? He's going to be gone for two weeks, I don't think he'll want to come back to find that suddenly he has all of this responsibility placed in his lap. Not that I don't think he can't handle it, I just think he should be notified. - Solus (Bird of Prey)  16:21, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I would vote for him but per Solus. Darth tader Mandalore battles 17:15, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Per above. 18:10, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep in mind, the election lasts about four weeks, so Brandon would still have plenty of time to find out about his candidacy. --C3PO the Dragon Slayer 6,000,000 forms of communication 19:42, 1 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Too bad Gnosis dropped out of the election. Then all this politicking might of changed the sway of the votes, or not. Because now, since Gnosis dropped out, there is no need for such politicking. It's funny you say how we "rule with an iron fist". Specifically, I think it is directed at me, since I am the most active administrator right now, usually doing all the welcoming and rule enforcement. However, I don't have time to play nice with everyone. I remember same thing with you at SWRP- I got the generic welcome message from you. And I don't care because it doesn't matter to me- at least you get the welcome and get a place to start. A place to direct you to every page you need before writing. And as you have said, it's natural for people to skip rules and just jump into writing. However, they were notified of what they must do and are risking disobeying those rules, which means they are willing to face the consequences. Therefore, I do not see my "iron fist" methods as evil, as a dictatorship, or as any reason to "overthrow" me. I think you have this all wrong. You are trying to convince other SWFanon members to join you and overthrow the current administration. Yet, we are supposed to be united under one banner, which is that of SWFanon. The entire community. In case you were wondering, this is why I believe you don't deserve the position of an administrator. Plus, hypocrisy is in everyone's words, including yours. When someone asked how to categorize, you simply could have told them how, yet you directed them to the SWF:CAT page...[1] which is what I do. There is no shame or wrong doing in that. Basically, I hope we can all be united as the Cabal and as the SWFanon community. The fighting against one another and taking shots needs to cease. However, I bid you the best of luck and you have my full welcome when you join the Cabal. -- Victor  ( talk ) 00:42, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
 * First of all, just because you express an opinion does not mean you are playing politics. Second, I hadn't used that generic thing in a very long time. I used it with you hoping you would catch the humor. Unfortunately, you didn't. Third, the point of that quote was not the overthrowing part. The message was that the users are not likely to say anything or "push back" if they think that things aren't going well. I simply just posted that entire section of the Declaration. Fourth, I don't deserve the position because I am expressing an opinion and answering a question HONESTLY? If I was an Admin, do you really think I would be foolish enough to take shots at those who are equal to me as far as rank goes (I am not implying that members are not equal with Admins). As far as telling someone to look at the categorization page, that's someone actually typing a message to you rather than a template that says "you have done one of the following things" and then having them guess as to what they did wrong. What I did in that regard was not hypocritical of what I am saying now. Basically, let me finish this rambling by saying that if I am elected by the members of this Wiki then I will unite myself with the rest of the Admins. Might I do things differently than them? Yes, I might. It's called different methods of management and no one has the same method. As far as my post being a shot at you Vic, it was not just a shot at you in particular. It was a shot at the management methods of the Administration as a whole over the last few months. Just because you are the most active does not mean criticism is being solely directed at you. - Brandon Rhea 00:51, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
 * No, I did not catch the humor, I didn't know it was intended, obviously, but like I said, it doesn't matter. At least I got a welcome message, telling me what to do, what to look at, where to go for such & such. Anyway, I haven't used  those two templates in a long time ("no content"/"notice"). Just look at my contributions- i too have been posting links to the pages, saying "you need to categorize your pages" or "go to special:upload to learn how to upload a picture". Which is why I brought that up, because I did not realize that you did not realize I hadn't been using those templates. As I said a long time ago, I too keep trying different management methods until it works and a new user gets the help needed. I didn't say you don't deserve it because of your opinion. I said it because you are implying that your way is right, ours is wrong, "let me take over". Perhaps I took it the wrong way, but like you, I was simply letting you know my opinion on why I voted neutral for you. About the admins: we all do things differently. I consider myself an delusionist, which is in the middle of inclusionist/deletionist, while C3PO considers himself a inclusionsist, etc. which is why we handle things differently. However what I am saying we should do the same is come together as a community and work things out, instead of saying "you're immature, you run things badly or you are harsh". Anyway, that's all I have to say. But anyway, here is all I have to say in general: "Strength through unity" and "divided we fall". Meh. -- Victor  ( talk ) 01:01, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I assumed you were still using them. I’ve been busy lately, so I haven’t browsed the Recent Changes page as much as I had been a month ago and before. I also agree when you say we should come together as a community and work things out, but there is nothing wrong with disagreements so long as it’s done in a respectable manner. - Brandon Rhea 01:04, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Indeed. Everything should come down to respect, however that isn't always the case, unfortunately. Good luck in your endeavors as an administrator. -- Victor  ( talk ) 01:07, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm not counting my chickens before they hatch. There's still five days left and Tader still has every chance in being elected. - Brandon Rhea 01:13, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Questions

 * 1) How long have you been on Star Wars Fanon?
 * Registered in August 2006, created one article, left and then came back in December 2006. I believe you know the rest. - Brandon Rhea 15:11, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) What do you think makes a good Star Wars Fanon article?
 * One that is well detailed with a well-thought out and realistic storyline. I'm not going to say a "good" storyline or anything like that, since that's simply an opinion. It should also contain appropriate pictures, quotes and, obviously, follow the Manual of Style. - Brandon Rhea 15:11, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) What turns a poorly written stub into an Article for Deletion?
 * Most of the time, it's someone itching to delete any article, since any other time most people would not bother to look at a poorly written stub. However, there are are simply two sentence stubs that mention how uBeRlY aWeSoMe a Dark Lord of the Sith is. Short stubs that have not been touched for two weeks should be nominated for deletion. Short stubs that have not been touched in a month or more should simply be tagged for automatic deletion because it's obvious that the author has not intention of finishing the article. - Brandon Rhea 15:11, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) How should the "Cabal" deal with violations of the Manual of Style?
 * The ADMINISTRATORS (the term "Cabal" is pompous and arrogant, as is Chancellors while we're at it) should do whatever they can to help the user rectify the error. Slapping an "OH NOES U DID BAD" tag on their talk page is not going to do this. What we have to do is give advice, examples, etc. and let them know that we are here to help them. - Brandon Rhea 15:11, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) What is the biggest problem with Star Wars Fanon?
 * 2) How could you help solve this problem as a member of the Cabal?
 * The biggest problem with Star Wars Fanon is the current administration being counterproductive with members. They’ve taken the forceful, iron-fist route rather than the personal, Human route of actually talking to someone and taking the time to explain something. As a member of the ADMINISTRATION, I would attempt to soften the image of all of the Administrators by being more one-on-one with members rather than taking only twelve seconds of my time to slap a template on their talk page and then be done with them except for when I come back to yell more. The cyber yelling is bad and the templates are bad. Personal, one-on-one conversations are good. Simple as that. - Brandon Rhea 00:30, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) How could you help solve this problem as a normal user?
 * Normal users need to tell the Administration that they’re sick and tired of this robotic template and iron-fist nonsense that we’ve seen so much lately. However, I can’t see that happening anytime soon. It’s as my favorite document, the Declaration of Independence says: “Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.” - Brandon Rhea 00:30, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) When should notices be placed on Sitenotice?
 * Site notices are used sparingly, which is good, as it should only be used for very important announcements. For example, appropriate times to use it would be during administrator and bureaucrat elections, along with any more purges that may or may not happen in the future, as they certainly helped during the uncategorized article purge and the restoration of deleted articles. However, it needs to be used with more maturity. I have seen times, the last time being only two or three weeks ago, where the notice is just absolutely ridiculous. We also don’t need giant bold, red words up there. Sure, the giant red letters may say “please be sure to categorize your articles or they will be deleted”, but having it look like that makes some people think that it’s also saying “we’re writing it like this because you’re too stupid to see it if it’s written in a normal font”. - Brandon Rhea 21:56, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
 * erm, were you not the one who started the thing w/ the red font?  Pinky Talk 01:06, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I see what you mean now. I suggested the big red letters on the front page ONLY for the Polices of Star Wars Fanon for two reasons: 1) the policies are hardly "advertised" at all and 2) it leaves no excuse for people who say "I didn't know where to find the polices". However, the big red letters are being used excessively now. It's unnecessary in Sitenotice because almost everyone notices that right off the bat anyway. - Brandon Rhea 15:15, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) How should a new user be welcomed? What would your personal Template:Hello look like?
 * A new user should be welcome with open arms, not rules and regulations. Yes, you have to present the rules and regulations to them, but you need more than just a “FOLLOW THE RULES OR DIE” banner to welcome them. Make them feel like they are a member of the community and are important to you. I, myself, would not have a Hello Template. I would actually take the time to write a message to that person rather than having it look like an automated message. - Brandon Rhea 00:30, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) In what circumstances should an article be deleted on the spot by an admin?
 * If an article has not been touched/fixed in at least one month and is poorly done, it should be deleted on the spot. Also, I think it’s obvious that if it’s vulgar, inappropriate and a clear violation of the rules of the site then it should be deleted on the spot. - Brandon Rhea 00:30, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) What is your favorite Star Wars episode? (Hint: Do not say "Attack of the Clones")
 * Revenge of the Sith - Brandon Rhea 15:11, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) How can the users of Star Wars Fanon be more encouraged to participate in portal projects?
 * Give them something interesting and promote the hell out of it. Simple as that. - Brandon Rhea 00:30, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) How do you know we have a consensus?
 * The majority of the users who have voiced their opinion either agree or disagree. - Brandon Rhea 15:11, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) What parts of your life to you prioritize over Star Wars Fanon (if this is not a long list, you have no life)?
 * What parts of my life do I not prioritize over Star Wars Fanon? - Brandon Rhea 00:30, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) How many digits of pi do you know?
 * 3.14 - Brandon Rhea 15:11, 11 August 2007 (UTC)