UDWiki:Administration/Sysop Archives/Seventythree/2008-02-27 Promotion

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Seventythree

Hi guys! Well, I've been round for a while now, and I have made well over the amount of contributions required. I'm running for sysop as I wish to help out the wiki more than I am currently. I believe my patience and ability to be impartial will be of great help when it comes to performing sysop duties. I don't want to get too involved in Vandal Banning at the start though!

• Helping out new players. Not always with the Welcomnewbie template. I tend to try and fix mistakes by newbies that reach VB and then leave them a message directing them to help pages.
• Providing tons of feedback and help on the suggestions talk page and lots of votes on suggestions.
• 4 Arbitration cases. Even if you don't necessarily agree with my rulings, I hope you can at least appreciate the effort I put in, and the impartiality I maintained.
• Over 500 of those images categorised.
• Begun the construction of individual pages for buildings. example
• Some of those location blocks.

I know I didn't exactly act in the best interests of the wiki back when I started (yes, I was the one who put the deletions page up for deletion) But I haven't done stuff like that for a while now. I also try to see both sides of the argument before making a decision and I can't recall ever losing my temper on the wiki.--Seventythree^Talk 11:56, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

1. Hmmm, I was thinking vouch cos you do seem very reasonable, but i think you're a little too reasonable. That was certainly my view with the arby case you ruled. You just went with the most predictable and obvious line that i felt was a bit of a cop out. I think more assertive sysops are required...abstain--xoxo 12:05, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

   Nope, It's supposed to be here. However, I'd like to ask that you have had a look at my other contributions, not just the one that immediately concerned you. Also, bear in mind that most of the tasks sysops have to do realy don't require a massively assertive personality. Sysops are more janitors than community leaders.--Seventythree^Talk 12:10, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

2. Vouch - The whole assylum thing is way in the past, and ever since 73 has shown to be a really good and decent user, with what is best for this community at heart. I seriously believe he would make a good sysop. --People's Commissar Hagnat ^{[cloned] [mod]} 12:07, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
3. vouch Involvement in deletions for deletion alone would have gotten my vote as i always thought it was an insightful bit of piss-taking that got blown way out of all proportions! As for the rest, I think you would have to go a long way to find a more helpful user. Anyway, if I remember rightly he has excellent taste in scotch ;)--Honestmistake 12:11, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
4. Vouch --Cyberbob ^{DORIS CGR U!} 12:14, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Third Vouche recived 12:14, 27 February 2008

1. Vouch - He conducts himself well, and a little birdie told me he has a sense of humour. Plus you're nice. --Toejam 19:11, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
2. Vouch - Yup. A few months ago even, I would probably have said no. But I believe you are ready, young padawan... ;P You are level-headed and fair, and you've proven yourself to be very dedicated to improving and maintaining the wiki -- both in helping others and in "technical" matters. I believe that you will make an excellent addition to the team; I hope this goes through. --WanYao 14:32, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
3. Vouch - As Wan Yao. But without the Star Wars quote :P Moyes^{T RPM} 15:06, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
4. Vouch - As Wan Yao. But with a Gone with the Wind quote ;) --/~Rakuen~\^Talk I Still Love Grim 15:46, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

   You do realise that I'm now expecting a Gone with the Wind quote..... And I will be checking the authenticity.--Seventythree^Talk 16:38, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

   Vouch - Frankly My Dear, I don't give a damn if he becomes sysops or not.... ;) --/~Rakuen~\^Talk I Still Love Grim 18:24, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

   Close enougth, good man. I think Funt got in before you though. --Seventythree^Talk 18:35, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

   Damn him.... I'll get him one day....--/~Rakuen~\^Talk I Still Love Grim 01:21, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

5. Vouch - Ye who vouch for me, me shall vouch for ye. :D Seriously though, you do a great job round here, you deserve to join the sysop club. -- Cheese 15:53, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
6. Vouch - You've done a lot for this wiki, and you're always a very calm, lighthearted person. --Hhal 16:13, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
7. Hell Fucking Yeah! - That a good enough reason?-- dǝǝɥs oʇ ɯɐds: sʎɐʍ1ɐ! 16:54, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
8. Vouch Useful, relaxed. Beats me at quizzes. Level headed. --Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 18:31, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
9. hcuoV - Sometimes makes A Helpful Little Gnome look like An UnHelpful Little Gnome, and that's a good thing. What to say? He's a Number Muncher's worst nightmare, or something. --  AHLGTG THE END IS NIGH! 18:51, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
10. Vouch - aren't you a little short for a frankly my dear, I don't give a damn? Never anything but helpful for this wiki. --Funt Solo ^QT 19:32, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
11. Vouch - You seem reasonable enough to me. - Headshot Hal 19:38, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
12. Vouch - I've only ever seen you do good things--Corndoghero^T-S-Z 21:55, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
13. Vouch - Part of me wants to vote against just to end the possibility of a unanimous vote, but I couldn't do that. He's just that damn good. Conndraka^{mod TDHPD CFT} 22:30, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

    Well, the only way to find out is to get Grimmy here. If he has any thing to say against 73's promotion, Grim could fine it. If not, then hell, I guess he's just that qualified.-- dǝǝɥs oʇ ɯɐds: sʎɐʍ1ɐ! 01:20, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

    It's not a total unanimous vote. Jed has abstained so far. Meh. I thought I'd be defending myself a whole lot more to be honest. Not that I'm complaining!--Seventythree^Talk 01:27, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

    Shut up, abstains don't count. :) -- dǝǝɥs oʇ ɯɐds: sʎɐʍ1ɐ! 01:30, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

    Heh. Someone's gonna say no at some point. maybe abstains count as 0.5?--Seventythree^Talk 01:42, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

    No, abstains don't count. And, like I said, lets get Grim donw here. If anyone can find fault, it's him.-- dǝǝɥs oʇ ɯɐds: sʎɐʍ1ɐ! 01:53, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

    I'm sure someone is gonna vote no, other than Grim! Anyway, he's been rather inactive as of late, I checked his page and it said something about less activity.--Seventythree^Talk 01:58, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

14. Vouch - what more can one say? it's already been said. good user, yadda yadda. vouch!--'BP^Tmz 00:35, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
15. Vouch - You are overqualified for the job. --Z. slay3rT 00:38, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

    Well, thanks for all the support! I guess if I don't make this promotion, I at least know I'm working in the right direction!--Seventythree^Talk 01:03, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

    That's the spirit! --Z. slay3rT 15:46, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

16. Vouch - I don't see why not. --Pdeq^Talk* 01:47, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
17. Vouch - I thought your recent Arbitration Case was handled particularly well. Plus, although I do not know you very well, you seem personable.  Billy Club Thorton  T!  RR  04:52, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
18. Vouch - I come out of ~5 months of inactivity to vouch. He's just that damn good.--Wooty 06:05, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
19. Vouch - Your'e dedicated to the community, and are obviously very active within it.--Scurley7 11:49, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
20. Vouch In what areas in which you need sysop powers are you thinking of actively contributing? - W 14:06, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

    Well, that's a hard question to answer. I guess the best answer I can give at the moment is that I'll be using whatever tools I can to help the wiki, wether thats the rollback tool, protecting pages, deleting pages or even, in some circumstances banning or warning users. Hopefully I won't be using the last one too much though. And I'm going to take my time with VB to start with anyway. No sense in diving in at the deep end huh? Basicaly I think I'm a pretty good user, and I'd like some extra tools to help me continue to improve the wiki and help out other users. The power thing is pretty secondary to me, and will not be abused as I hope you can see given my conduct in arbitration when I have been given power. --Seventythree^Talk 15:07, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

    Thank you for your answer, voted. - W 18:59, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

    Thanks for your vouch!--Seventythree^Talk 19:01, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

21. Against - I'm sorry but I just don't have much confidence in his sysop abilities based solely upon the blatant spelling errors on his own user page. -AbSent 16:06, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

    Hmm. You've got a point. I've always had bad spelling, can't seem to do anything about it realy. You're kind of lucky this isn't handwritten, if anything my handwriting is worse! Personally I don't realy see how bad spelling alone could damage your confidence in me so much, but you're entitled to your opinion.--Seventythree^Talk 16:43, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

    You have me in stitches. Most of the current sysops are worse spellers than him. --Cyberbob ^{DORIS CGR U!} 07:12, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

    Some of us even do it on purpose from time to time to see if people are paying attention.--Karek^maps?! 07:15, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

    Except for when Karek is using "too" in all the instances that would be covered with a normal "to". Thats 'cause he feels like it. Or when he uses "mabey" instead of "maybe". Thats because it's how he likes to spell it. :D -- dǝǝɥs oʇ ɯɐds: sʎɐʍ1ɐ! 10:03, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

    I reckon we should approach spelling in a sort of tudor/middle english fashion, where you choose how to spell words however you like, and as long as it's rougthly the same, you're fine!--Seventythree^Talk 10:08, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

22. Vouch - Just one question - why the change of heart? I thought you didn't want to be one? (Whatever you say won't change my vote, by the way) Jonny12 ^talk 22:28, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

    I didn't want to. I guess at the time I didn't have the confidence I could do a decent job, now I figure I could. Other than that, I guess I just changed my mind.--Seventythree^Talk 22:31, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

23. Vouch - I am sure you would good at being a sysop.--Jamie Cantwell3 00:03, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
24. Who? Jordan Salafack 06:04, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

    IRONY DETECTED --Cyberbob ^{DORIS CGR U!} 07:12, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

    I was waiting for this. If you leave for half a fucking year, you can't honestly shoot someone down on their promo bid because you don't know who they are can you? On another note, wow, Cyberbob shows support for him.-- dǝǝɥs oʇ ɯɐds: sʎɐʍ1ɐ! 10:03, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

    What's so surprising about that? --Cyberbob ^{DORIS CGR U!} 13:28, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

    Because it seems like you hate everybody sometimes.-- dǝǝɥs oʇ ɯɐds: sʎɐʍ1ɐ! 14:44, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

    Hell, I'm surprised in the extreme that anyone is vouching for me!--Seventythree^Talk 16:01, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

    *rolleyes* --Cyberbob ^{DORIS CGR U!} 22:18, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

    (of course, everyone is actualy voting for me becasue of the specialy coded subliminal messages within my posts, triggered by my apparent "misspellings")--Seventythree^Talk 22:23, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

25. Vouch --_LH779 13:59, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
26. Vouch - While this site probably has enough Admin-types already, 73 seems like a good person. I only know him from suggestions, but he's not an asshole there, and that's impressive.--Actingupagain 15:57, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
27. Vouch - He wasn't a sysop? Whatever, he deserves it. --Vandurn 20:53, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
28. Vouch - answered question successfully--THE Godfather of Яesensitized, Anime Sucks ^{Yalk | W! U! WMM| CC CPFOAS LOE ZHU | Яezzens} 14:55, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

    Question - POWER TO?--THE Godfather of Яesensitized, Anime Sucks ^{Yalk | W! U! WMM| CC CPFOAS LOE ZHU | Яezzens} 00:23, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

    *Raises hand* I know! --  AHLGTG THE END IS NIGH! 00:25, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

    The NOT-PKer!!!--Corndoghero^T-S-Z 00:37, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

    PKer? --Seventythree^Talk 11:09, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

    Good man--THE Godfather of Яesensitized, Anime Sucks ^{Yalk | W! U! WMM| CC CPFOAS LOE ZHU | Яezzens} 14:55, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

29. Abstain - i have same concerns as i had with AHLG. However Gnome turned out to do things fine, so no "against" from me --~~~~ [talk] 23:09, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
30. Question, why do you need to be a sysop to do what you want to do...I think we have enough active Sysops at the moment..however I wont vote against as I think you would make a good Sysop.--Thekooks 21:13, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

    To be breif, I think that I could use the sysop tools to help out the wiki, It's as simple as that. I'd realy hate to say for sure which of the tools I'd use the most, as I've had no previous experiance of this kind. I guess that I'd be taking it slowly, and using the tools as and when they are needed. I'm generaly after improving and maintaining the wiki, and In my opinion a couple more good sysops than needed is always preferable to too few good sysops. I'ts not like I'm being paid, or I can't be taken to misconduct if I realy screw up!--Seventythree^Talk 00:42, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

    I was waiting for someone to say we have too many sysops already... yes, that's true... we have more than enough sysops to do task. But, to have too many of them is not a problem, while having too few of them is. That's why we have too many sysops should never be used against a user promotion. Like suggestions should be voted if they are fit for the game or not, independently of when they are defacto implemented, we are discussing the merits of the user alone to be trusted with sysop powers, ignoring how many of them we have. --People's Commissar Hagnat ^{[cloned] [mod]} 01:45, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

    There is one wee problem with that Hagnat, There's no such thing as Promotions Dupe, he can reapply as many times and as often as he wants, so the question of whether we need more SysOps is actually pretty valid, especially if we'd just be giving him SysOps powers to do nothing at all(not saying that is the case as I think Sventrythree would make sure he actually took care of SysOp tasks unlike some).--Karek^maps?! 03:45, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

    If a user put himself for promotion shortly after a failed bid is likely to be un-vouched. And we have plenty of sysops whoo don't work, one more is not going to be a trouble :P --People's Commissar Hagnat ^{[cloned] [mod]} 11:55, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

    I'll try to be as active as a sysop as I can be. I might not be amazingly active at the start, as I'll be learning how to do everything, but other than that I aim to be as active as possible! (Oh, and take part in the shady conspiracy group that controls every action on the wiki and that all sysops are a part of, but that goes without saying!:P)--Seventythree^Talk 12:42, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

    Well if you somehow managed to get promoted in the next 24 hours, your first job can be striking my ban :D oh yeah, 2 months and 250 edits :D mostly alim, but hey, thats my prerogative.--xoxo 12:44, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

    It's two weeks I beleive. So another week and a bit, I'm afraid.--Seventythree^Talk 13:33, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

    Vouch- Fair points. I believe you would make a good Sysop.--Thekooks 16:21, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

31. Abstain - I think it has something to do with the spam that always gets moved to your talk page...Oh wait... --•▬ ▬••▬ • •••• •▬ ▬•▬• ▬•▬ ^{#nerftemplatedsigs} 23:17, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

    ...(Continuing from that "Oh Wait...")You, like many others (including me), had been involved in spam, and a spammy Sysops is full of, well...Spam. Although...you can change my mind by running a few erands for me.... --•▬ ▬••▬ • •••• •▬ ▬•▬• ▬•▬ ^{#nerftemplatedsigs} 22:39, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

    My views have slightly changed since the past hour. Here's that Vouch you've always wanted. --•▬ ▬••▬ • •••• •▬ ▬•▬• ▬•▬ ^{#nerftemplatedsigs} 01:34, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

32. Vouch - Never saw any problems in my books--Zach016 18:14, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
33. Vouch - I see no problems now. --_Ducis ^Dux_Sloth^Talk 00:58, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
34. Vouch - You seem pretty impartial to me. I just don't see a reason to vote against.--Dr Doom86 ^{T PSS} 10:26, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
35. Abstain - Normally It would be a vouch but the contributions here make me more than a little unsure about your suitability. Averting drama isn't the job of A/VB, however, something done, clearly in bad faith, being discussed is. It looks suspiciously like an attempt for both you and AHLG to defend your little buddy. I'd be remiss if I didn't suggest that Boxy and Vantar considered this before going along the lines of making a popular user a SysOp because they seem to perceive the position as some sort of advanced user level instead of as an administrative role.--Karek^maps?! 18:50, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

    Fair enougth Karek, but bear in mind that I wasn't actualy trying to defend Axehack. I was trying to advoid drama, yes because I happen to beleive that a load of bad blood between two long term users would have done a lot more harm than a vandal banning case for quite a small matter. I also did not "stick up" for Axe hack, I merely had a go at clearing the air, stating the positions as I personaly saw them and the two options a sysop ruling could make as I saw it. I haven't said anywhere in the statement I made on the VB page who I thought was right, merely that it was up to the sysops to decide an appropriate punishment for Axehack, and that the rules should be fully clarified so that any repeat of this would be considered vandalism. Regarding the edit on Axehack's talkpage, I noticed the case againgst axehack had taken a more serious turn, warned him of it, had a look into it and an hour later had a go at helping to sort it out.--Seventythree^Talk 19:02, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

    For the record, I'd like to say that on terms of this small friendship, we are not that much of what you would call "friends". We just decide to have some harmless fun every now and then. --•▬ ▬••▬ • •••• •▬ ▬•▬• ▬•▬ ^{#nerftemplatedsigs} 21:10, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

    Thus why I said Buddy and not Friend.--Karek^maps?! 21:23, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

    More acquaintance than buddy if you ask me. Hell, the only thing I know about 73 is that he's a Brit. And also the fact his name is a number. The only stuff he knows about me is that I'm in the US, and I have a large so-called Mudkip Army. --•▬ ▬••▬ • •••• •▬ ▬•▬• ▬•▬ ^{#nerftemplatedsigs} 19:57, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

36. Vouch - Helpful (past and present), friendly wiki user, very active around parts of the wiki and also a good role model for some of the other wiki users. I count you as a very suitable candidate for this Seventythree and wish you the best of luck. Acoustic Pie 20:16, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Totals 31 Vouch 4 Abstain 1 against Conndraka^{mod TDHPD CFT} 22:38, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Promoted, but please don't try to turn A/VB into arbies. If you don't like the conflict, you'd be well advised to stay out of it altogether. Sometimes drama is necessary in any community -- boxy ^{talk • i} 09:51 16 March 2008 (BST)