Star Wars Fanon:Requests for adminship/Archive/Jack Phoenix

Jack Phoenix 31 March, 2007
I am an administrator currently on five Wikia wikis, of which include Central Wikia. I'd love to help out Star Wars Fanon as this is after all, the very first Wikia wiki I stumbled upon (not counting Wookieepedia here). :)

I'm also very "trigger-happy" (evidence 1 and 2) and I'd delete useless pages as soon as I would find them. I'm online too much a lot, especially on Wikia.

Feel free to ask if you have any questions (regarding this RfA or anything). :) --Jack Phoenix (Contact) 20:00, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) Allow me to be the first to vote for you.
 * 2) He pretty much summed up what I would do if I were admin. Admin on 5 wikis, too.
 * 3) Strong support. De facto admins need to become actual admins. ;) &mdash;Grand Admiral J. Nebulax (Imperial Holovision) [[Image:Imperial Emblem.png|20px]] 22:56, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Strong support. G .He (Talk!) 23:09, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) We need someone to get all those articles out of Category:Articles for immediate deletion, and looking at the list, I don't think that someone is me! --C3PO the Dragon Slayer 6,000,000 forms of communication 01:25, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) The best option for an administrator. Also, he has some administrator experience and has a strong determination to better this wikia. He's got my full support.
 * 7) -- [[Image:JM76Sig.gif]] Talk to an Admin Mind Trick Jedi Library [[Image:Sabersmilyjm76.jpg]] 04:18, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 8) I now support him please disregard my oppose vote. Troyb 15:07, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 9) You kidding?! JACK PHOENIX! =D Cheers, Gho st I nsi de the M ach ine ''(Whisper through the Storm ) (My Journeys ) (Omens ) 15:02, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 10) Sorry, Jack Phoenix. I was just having a bad day.--[[Image:DTylerSig.gif|150px]] Talk to Palpy Palpy is awesome[[Image:Sidsaber.jpg|25px]] 03:44, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 11) Imperialles 15:56, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1) Sorry,I just don't think you will have time to be a admin here. Troyb 22:36, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment: Just because he is an admin elsewhere doesn't mean he won't have time here. People can be very active in real life and still have time to be involved in multiple projects. G .He (Talk!) 23:09, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Well in my oppinion I think he won't have time so there. Troyb 14:50, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Heya Troyb. For your info, this is the first Wikia wiki I stumbled upon - like a "home" wiki or so. You can trust me when I say that I do have always time for this. ;) --Jack Phoenix (Contact) 14:57, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, don't worry about Jack not being here. Who else is going to hound C3PO for reforms? He's here a lot of the time and will stay if given the adminship.


 * Sorry I did not know that,I'll change my vote. Troyb 15:05, 31 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Darth Tyler, I'd like to hear why exactly you're opposing my RfA. --Jack Phoenix (Contact) 05:47, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Comments

 * Are you sure? If you're admin on five other wikis, you probably already have your hands full. Lord Orenc  ( Comlink )( Conquests ) 21:32, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm as sure as one can be. Of those wikis, two are rather active (Central and Star Wars Merchandise), one (War) seems to be winning Collaboration of the month at Central and another two are not so popular. I'm sure I always have time for this wiki. :) --Jack Phoenix (Contact) 21:35, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Aww, thanks guys, for voting me. I promise not to fail you (if I become sysop, and anyway). :) --Jack Phoenix (Contact) 09:49, 31 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Tyler, could you explain why you're voting against Jack Phoenix? Lord Orenc  ( Comlink )( Conquests ) 03:34, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
 * No, I couldn't explain it.--Darth Tyler Talk to Palpy Palpy is awesome[[Image:Sidsaber.jpg|25px]] 03:37, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Tyler, you have to explain. You can't simply oppose just to oppose, you must have a reason.

Questions

 * 1) What turns a poorly-written stub into an AfD? --C3PO the Dragon Slayer 6,000,000 forms of communication 11:57, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Always asking so hard questions. Anyway, in my opinion, an AfD candidate is very poorly wirtten and has no actual content, or is a two-liner, like "XXX was jedi in teh new order. he did lots of stuff" or similiar articles. --Jack Phoenix (Contact) 12:28, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
 * You find out a helpful and good contributor has been sockpuppeting (though he doesn't outright admit it, you have proof), what do you do? -- [[Image:JM76Sig.gif]] Talk to an Admin Mind Trick Jedi Library [[Image:Sabersmilyjm76.jpg]] 23:14, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Let's reply here with a question firstly: as the user doesn't seem like DV, how would I have proof? Would I have bugged Rieke or Datrio to perform a CheckUser check? Anyway, I would go to the user's main account and tell that sockpuppeting is not allowed, per the policies of Star Wars Fanon and Wikia. I'd probably point him/her to our own policy pages, like Help:Contents and Wikipedia:Sock puppetry. If the user would not take the warning, I'd ban him/her possibly for one day with a reason like "Sockpuppetry, which is a violation of rules. See Help:Contents". --Jack Phoenix (Contact) 13:40, 3 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Aww, no more questions for me? But I like to answer questions. --Jack Phoenix (Contact) 08:59, 9 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Well, you asked for it. (The following slightly modified from Wookieepedia...)

To clean up things, like delete empty articles, to block vandal without bugging Datrio and to be able to help users better. Administrators are people with a few extra buttons to press. Their role is to serve the community. Technical. They have a few extra buttons to press, they're not gods or anything. And nobody owns a Wikia. Only use when neccessary. I.e block vandals, delete vandalism pages and other pages requested to put up for deletion. I can't say I've been stressed really on Wikia, more I've stressed on Wikipedia. Anyway, on conflicts and such, I try to remember a few basic principles: don't be a dick, mind NPOV and stay civil. That's worked usually. I guess I'll deal with any upcoming issues the same way. Stay civil and nice while still doing my job. Jack Phoenix, definitely. Okay, the pictures are not so great, but I like the story. And since the introduction of Decreton Lords, the article has been deemed as good enough to have its FA status. Another favorite of mine is Paul Toledo, though the article is a work in progress. I like Toledo, because of the character and because the things I've planned him to undergo. Oh yes, he's ripped off from Commandos 2:Men of Courage, one of the very few computer games I own. A good game, heh. Deletion! BAHLEETED! ...Erm, sorry. Deletion, and of course, helping user and banning vandals. It's very important to me. Though Wikia are not democracies and "Wikia" is a plural of "Wikia". :P If an user get blocked for no reason, then possibly punish the admin, but I think our admins are very responsible people and they would not delete stuff and block users without a good reason. I slap user on the userpage and hello to the users' talk page. I usually do check the recent changes to find out more about the user, as I certainly do not want to welcome a vandal. And anonymous IPs...I don't trust them. And we don't even have a welcome template for IPs. If I had made a mistake in speeding articles, I'd go and say to the admin, "hey thanks for fixing up my mistakes", but the thing was different if the article was entirely spam or gibberish/1337-speak. Then I'd go to talk to the admin to find out his/her reasons why s/he did so. I'd undelete an article if it was deleted accidentally (that Battle of Mustafar incident was such). I'd always however tell the involved parties what's going on and why. If? More like when, as it's been vandalized like 14 or 15 times now. I'd block on sight if the user was an impostor or if the account was used for vandalism only. And I'd probably do a lookupcontribs aswell on Central Wikia to find out if the user had vandalized other Wikia wikis. Serious and repeated vandalism. And DV's not an estabilished user in my book, he's just a troll. I haven't seen such cases here, as people generally can abide by the rules, which is a good thing, naturally. Perhaps I'd change the reputation. As this wiki has been treated more like a dump than a wiki by different people, I'd want to change the reputation and make this wiki as respected as Wookieepedia or Central Wikia. Half-full. I think it's fine. Yes, as I'm often on IRC anyway (I have #wikia and #SWMWiki always open), but I'd like to see other people of #swfanon than me, GHe, Darth Culator and Whopper. No offense, but this is our community. If you want to become a member of the community, that's great. But a Wookieepedia admin can try to Lots of them. I don't know...let's say 100,000,000. :P Kyle Katarn is OK, but the most awesome Jedi of all time is Obi-Wan Kenobi. No, no and never will be. Policy. The policy says "don't feed the trolls", yet vandal poachers had to undergo two VfD, while it should have been deleted on the first time. Leadership...I don't consider myself as a leader. But I've had a small website of my own (and still have, it's just very inactive), I have a wiki of my own where I'm a steward, currently (14:08, 9 April 2007 (UTC)), an admin on 6 Wikia wikis, lookupcontribs rights on Central Wikia and a bureaucrat on one Wikia wiki (and about to become a bureaucrat on another). Everyone is free to form their own opinion based on the statistics above. Now for my own:
 * 1) Why do you want to become an administrator?
 * 1) In your opinion, what is the role of an administrator?
 * 1) In your view, do administrators hold a technical or political position?
 * 1) How do you feel admins should use their power/stand in comparison with other users?
 * 1) Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or do you feel other users have caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?
 * 1) Of your articles or contributions to Star Wars Fanon, are there any with which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * 1) What sysop chores do you anticipate helping with?
 * 1) How important is it for you to be involved in things such as CT, IDrive, FA, and other community-centered items that involve discussion and voting?
 * 1) Do you think admins performing actions (I.e. deletions, blocks, etc.) for reasons not covered on policy should be sanctioned/punished? If so, how?
 * 1) What is your policy, if any, of welcoming new users? Should you welcome a new user, do you look at his/her contributions beforehand? What about anonymous IPs?
 * 1) How would you react if someone undeleted an article you'd mistakenly speedied? Under what circumstances would you consider it appropriate to undelete an article mistakenly speedied by another administrator, if any, and how would you approach this task?
 * 1) How would you react if your user page was vandalized? Under what circumstances would you block the offender? Is there anything else that you would do in this situation?
 * 1) Under what circumstances would you consider blocking an established user?
 * 1) If you could change any one thing about Star Wars Fanon, what would it be?
 * 1) Would you look at a glass to be half-empty or half-full?
 * 1) Do you feel the current blocking policy is too restrictive, not restrictive enough, or OK as it is?
 * 1) Have you ever considered becoming a regular visitor to the Star Wars Fanon IRC chat?
 * 1) How do you feel about people who already have some influence on other Star Wars wiki communities (Wookieepedia, for instance) trying to change policies here?
 * 1) How many clones do you think fought in the Clone Wars? (Note: You are wrong no matter what answer you give.)
 * 1) Who is the most awesome Jedi of all time? (Note: The only correct answer is Kyle Katarn.)
 * 1) Are you or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?
 * 1) What's more important to you: consensus or policy?
 * 1) Have you had any previous leadership experience (in your community, on the web, etc.)?

I don't know if there even is a right word on this...but basically, you can vote on things, but they are (or should be) settled with discussion. Original and prequel are both good, but I guess I'll have to go with OT, as it has Han Solo, Leia, Alec Guinness as Ben Kenobi and Darth Vader. The idea is nice, but the list has too much stuff. I mean, there are canon levels like G-canon, C-canon and so on, but there are only like 5 or so levels of canon. The idea is nice, however. Yes! (Or actually, I don't know her opinion about me...) Uh...yes. From C3PO the Dragon Slayer's head, of course. I'd go and talk with the admin and ask question such as "why" and so on.
 * 1) If Wikia are not democracies, what are they? (Note: the correct answer is NOT "anarchy")
 * 1) Do you prefer the prequel trilogy or the original trilogy? Why?
 * 1) Do you think we should use this list more frequently to identify with policies and in the Manual of Style?
 * 1) Did your girlfriend ever ask you whether Star Wars Fanon is more important to you than her? ( If yes, you get automatic giverollback )
 * 2) Did your girlfriend break up with you because you answered "yes" to that question? ( If yes, then you get automatic sysopship )
 * 3) Did you break up with your girlfriend because she answered no to that question?!?!? ( If yes, then you get automatic bureaucratship and a trip to the psychiatrist. )
 * 4) Do you protest the above three questions because you don't have a girlfriend?
 * 1) ...because you spend too much time on Wikia?
 * 1) Do you know where those questions come from? (Note: the five questions above do not need to be answered. They're just funny and I couldn't resist putting them somewhere.)
 * 1) If another admin disagrees with an article you deleted, and undeletes the article, what would you do? (No, this is not the same question as the one up in Wookieepedia's series)

But anyways, there you go. Thanks for the questions, C3PO, I really liked answering those. --Jack Phoenix (Contact) 14:08, 9 April 2007 (UTC)