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DevilAsh

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What can be said about a Hyperintelligent man such as DevilAsh. Well, if one were to take a mere 30 seconds to get to know him you will find out that:

• He owns his own apartment in England, which is a pretty monumental task since the world knows that apartments are for renting.
• That he is a honor student in the field of psychology. So this tells me that on top of his ability to make a wiki a better place, he will do so with a flare of slick helpfulness and give our more suicidal members a place to turn when their A/VB and Arbitration cases make them feel hopeless.
• He has awesome hair, an amazing defined jawline. Some might classify this as arrogance, but arrogance is a flaw, the DevilAsh is perfect.
• Being English, he enjoys high tea. But he also have a love for coffee, showing how diverse he can be and willingness to accept all choices, no matter how hard.
• His favorite band is Brand New, and when I learned this, I had no idea who this band was... perhaps because they were brand new. But that wasn't what caught my eye. What caught my eye was his choice of spelling of the word "favorite." His purposeful use of the American spelling of the word gives us great insight into the mind of DevilAsh, telling us that he is accepting of all cultures and beliefs. Certainly this would include those who are into cross dressing.
• He is a staunch supporter of those afflicted with Seasonal Affective Disorder, a disorder which causes those who are without sunlight to fall into a deep depression, and has a campaign to end the embarrassment they face because of their anacroym.
• He does not own an MP3 player, which in today's society says a lot that he's got higher priorities even though he really, really wants one, he uses his resources and wealth to help those who are less fortunate than him (the irish).
• He also thinks glassjaw are an awesome band. He singles this band out specifically because he supports their humanitarian efforts providing hair nets to the less fortunate people of Latin America.
• He is also completely, utterly mad! Mad the direction the world is taking in regards to febris e causa ignota, otherwise know is the Fever of Unknown Origin. His dedication to finding a cure for this disorder which afflicts literally hundreds of people around the globe. To this day, the United Nations continues to ignore his calls and letters about this blight upon the world's citizens. Imagine the catastrophic events that would occur if this went viral.

Needless to say, this is just a sampling of all the qualities that DevilAsh possesses showing his true character which he might be too humble to state for himself, it doesn't take a rocket scientist (a profession he sought out before he was inspired to help others) to figure out after spending any time with this wonderful human being. Sure, he doesn't have the "guideline recommended" number of edits, but really, we all know the guidelines aren't written in stone, otherwise they would say "must" not "should." Sometimes its good to be understated. I would much rather have someone take their time and make thoughtful edits, rather than bombard the system with unnecessary changes and useless rhetoric to bump their status like some recent members of the sysop team. DevilAsh's sense of justice is blind. That is why he was named chief biscuit of RedRum. He has the ability to make non-discriminatory decisions for the good of the group, and that can apply here. He is also a friend to the bearded and the undead, and I have been told by Suburban Ed when asked to describe DevilAsh:

Suburban Ed from IRC

<&Suburban_Ed> Great kisser

That is quite an endorsement. DevilAsh is your friend. DevilAsh will take you to the next level. DevilAsh will make you better. DevilAsh will make you less oily. And that is why, I, Godfather Anime Sucks, endorse this bid and invite you all to share a story or a moment in your support for DevilAsh for sysop, because he kicks Ash! --THE Godfather of Яesensitized, Anime Sucks ^{Yalk | W! U! WMM| CC CPFOAS LOE ZHU | Яezzens} 21:48, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

Accepted

I was told to accept this, and so I have. But first, let me try and explain a little why I am accepting this: It's been at least half a year now since I have seriously thought about applying for sysop. (I highly recommend reading my thoughts). Most of what I thought there still stands. I haven't changed that much as a person since then, and if I would tell you about my history, or who I am I would be pretty much repeating my previous ideas. Ever since then I have continued my activity, in again most of the drama-prone areas. And drama there has been, some of which I was personally involved. Still I handled myself during those times well enough I believe. Again, referring to my old thought, meta-experience in A/A, A/VB and A/M since 2008. I'll say what I think, directly and honestly. There have been some moments, especially in my troubled past, where I was a bit too compassionate leading me into (personal) conflicts but I put those times past me. I try to be open to criticism, but in the end the skill that I deem most important to have in drama sections, is the ability to get along with people you just had an incredible heated discussion with. To overcome each others disagreements is the key to any sort of harmony and respect needed in a community of any sorts. This issue was certainly something in the last six months. If you want to compare me to the other sysops, I have somewhat common ground with probably...Thadeous Oakley (hope he doesn't feel offended now) minus a lot of (life) experience. Not because I necessarily always agree with him (I don't) but more in his approach of things. Moving on: I chipped in here and there with some paper work contributions. Deletions, protections, created a policy in my mind (that was eventually shot down by my other mind) fixing some stuff. However, as a janitor these things were mostly minor, and certainly not anything spectacular. I'll always do my share of this stuff, as regular user and as potential sysops, but I'm not going sugarcoat this, I'm nothing more then average as a janitor. Not much has changed, and you may ask yourself if that's good time considering my last mind-bid failed. Well, I think I did actually almost nailed a promotion last time. Grown a bit wiser too. Not to mention my vandal history is now...history. My last infraction being in March 11, I think I have overcome most of my devious flaws. Still not perfect, never will too, but I think I can handle the job and responsibilities. Sincerely, --Thadeous Oakley Talk 11:52, 24 January 2011 (UTC) --Ash  ^{|  T  |  яя  |} 22:15, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

Nice comeback man! Keep it up, you'll be a great wiki member in no time. --Thadeous Oakley Talk 22:40, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

(Since you're allowed to comment here, I figure it is only fair if I am allowed to retort) -- You are certainly leading by example! --Ash  ^{|  T  |  яя  |} 23:42, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

*takes a huge breath* aaaBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 23:44, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

• For - I am proud to be the first person for vouch for you, DevilAsh. You truly inspired me to put my grudge on hold and donate to the red cross to help out the relief in Japan. You eased my fear of the conspiracy that all the money would go towards anime-related endeavors. --THE Godfather of Яesensitized, Anime Sucks ^{Yalk | W! U! WMM| CC CPFOAS LOE ZHU | Яezzens} 21:48, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
• For - Cause I owe them D:--^TCAPD(╯°□°)╯ ┻━┻ 21:49, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
• Necessary Sys-Op Vouch - He is neither Thad, nor does his name rhyme with it. -- Spiderzed▋ 21:50, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
• For - I want Ash! --Suburban Ed 21:51, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
• Strong Against - Fails criteria, joke bid nadada etc. Feel highly inclined to move this to the talk page. --Thadeous Oakley Talk 21:53, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

  Again, the criterion isn't written in stone. They are not "must have" requirements, otherwise the verbage would reflect this. Also, removing such a bid, would constitute bias, as per some of your comments in dealing with DevilAsh in the past, and I would assume bad faith.--THE Godfather of Яesensitized, Anime Sucks ^{Yalk | W! U! WMM| CC CPFOAS LOE ZHU | Яezzens} 22:04, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

• Against - The sysop team is no place for women. ~ _{21:54, 21 March 2011}

  Nice try. --Thadeous Oakley Talk 21:58, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

  The perfect reason to vote for me, then, I am male! --Ash  ^{|  T  |  яя  |} 22:52, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

  The sysop team is no place for cross-dressers. --VVV ^RPMBG 23:01, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

• Against - No. -- Cheese 21:59, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
• For - Oh God please yes. He satisfies me every need. -Austin Hunt 22:02, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
• For – Obviously. ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 22:07, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

  To expand on this… Ash succeeded me as Red Rum Chief Biscuit when I was suffering a severe case of IRL burnout and has done an incredible job revitalising the group and performing all sorts of administrative duties. He knows how to work hard and also realises that this is all about a game and we should strive to have fun, play hard. Remember, ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK ASH A DULL BOY ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 22:44, 31 March 2011 (BST)

• IV 22:28, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

  You rang? IV ^PK 04:49, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

• Strongly Against - Although Anime made many good points, the spelling of "favourite" as "favorite" is unacceptable practice. As, when I get up tomorrow morning, DevilAsh will be permanently banned for this vile utterance, it makes no sense to promote him to system operator.--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 22:46, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

  Oh yeah, also this is a joke bid crawling with meatpuppets.--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 22:47, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

  Prove Joke Bid and Prove Meatpuppetry.--THE Godfather of Яesensitized, Anime Sucks ^{Yalk | W! U! WMM| CC CPFOAS LOE ZHU | Яezzens} 22:55, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

  I don't need proof, I'm Charlie Sheen.--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 22:56, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

• A/VB - As Cheese. --VVV ^RPMBG 23:01, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
• Fore! For 4 - DevilAsh is actually a lot smarter, openminded, and perceptive than most people allow themselves to think about him. To his credit, he is not a current member of the SysOps team, which I think says a lot about him. --DT^PK 23:05, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
• For - I hear good things. Very good things. -- Bisfan 23:12, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
• For - He will bring balance to the force, from my extensive experience with DevilAsh I have to say he has always impressed me with his dilgent nature, diplomatic class and soft hands.--Rapture 23:17, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
• who the fuck says 'for'. against -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 23:31, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
• vouch i don't know ddr golfers?. and I am not a meat puppie. i just hate thad.--
  
  bitch 23:54 21 March 2011 (UTC)
• For - Revenant meatsockpuppet. The Grimch ^{U! E!} 00:04, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
• Strong Vouch- I've known Ash since before I was babah Mimey, He's a good bloke, still in game after all these years. He has the ability to make non-discriminatory decisions and is very open minded. Temperament is level headed. I've seen it in action. Also, unlike Thad. <3 --_♥AU10♥Pantomime _{Mistress of Pain}┌∩┐(◕‿◕)┌∩┐ 00:25, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
• strongest vouch possible why the hell not. I mean, just looking at this bid makes me happy so imagining what he could do with the POWER means i can't possibly say no. --Honestmistake 00:48, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
• Against - With all the recent shenanigans on A/VB recently, I don't think you're ready for it yet. When you're causing less drama, then come back and give it another shot. --•▬ ▬••▬ • •••• •▬ ▬•▬• ▬•▬ ^{#nerftemplatedsigs} 01:04, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

  u suck axe. i'm coming to you're high school and i'm gonna shove you in a ya locker--

  

  bitch 01:06 22 March 2011 (UTC)

  You go do that, Harrison. You probably won't find me. I graduated a good 2 years ago. ;) --•▬ ▬••▬ • •••• •▬ ▬•▬• ▬•▬ ^{#nerftemplatedsigs} 01:42, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

  There's always reunions!--THE Godfather of Яesensitized, Anime Sucks ^{Yalk | W! U! WMM| CC CPFOAS LOE ZHU | Яezzens} 02:19, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

  Queens ain't that big axe. shit i've known you for a long time.--

  

  bitch 04:54 22 March 2011 (UTC)

• Strong Vouch: As a relaxed, easy-going chap he will fit in badly with the role of system operator and will probably be relentlessly ground down into a rules lawyer within 2 months. I look forwards to the bitter relinquishing of his principles as is befitting any entry into politics (on a more serious note: awesome, cheery guy with plenty of perspective, exactly what the top chaps could do with). --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 01:16, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
• Strong Vouch - Anyone that's ever worked with Ash on any level knows that he's an easy going guy but he can get the job done. He'll do this job to the best of his abilities and do it because it needs done. Also the SysOP staff could use another competent member. So far there are only two SysOPs (three including Kevan) that fit that description. The rest are either corrupt/power hungry douchebags and people I've never heard of. -- Goribus 02:16, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

  Haha Iove this dude's reasoning. I'm sure you've never heard of me but incompetent? ~ _{02:27, 22 March 2011}

  You gotta keep in mind which sysop is his idea of able :| -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 03:16, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

  Vapor, I think you might have failed basic reading comprehension. Because that was an either/or statement. If I've never heard of someone I can't exactly gauge their level of competence can I? You got a free pass because I have no clue who you are. And DDR's right, my idea of a good sysOP is someone that isn't corrupt, doesn't abuse their position for power and status, and does their job. So not him or his buddies. -- Goribus 06:12, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

  And misconMeatpupanthropy fits that criterea! -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 06:49, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

  You are so amusingly butthurt over everything aren't you DDR? Why yes, Misanthropy does fit my criteria and he happens to be a friend. But if basic math didn't fail you I said there were two Sysops that fit my criteria aside from Keven himself. I feel that Spiderzed fits the criteria as well and I barely know him/her. In fact, I'm almost certain that we've never even spoken in any capacity. I've simply observed them pitch in and help on projects and was impressed with their ability to do so. Just like I've seen what Ash is capable of. He's Red Rum's chief diplomat as far as I know. He's capable of negotiating with other PKers and as a Pro-Survivor player you do not have any idea of how volatile people are that kill others in game for laughs. The man is perfectly capable of doing this job, yet you and your group of likeminded Sysops are trying everything you can to discredit him simply because one of you has a personal issue with him. You're a Sysop like your buddies. You're supposed to be held at a higher standard than we (normal users) are.

  Case in point: you and your cronies are currently derailing the discussion at hand. The reply I'm replying to really should have been left on my talkpage and not here and it borders on a personal attack on more than one person. Sterling behavior from one of the two non-Keven Sysop Bureaucrats isn't it? And you lot wonder why people are hoping that other Sysops get elected to balance out the current staff... -- Goribus 23:26, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

  Whoa, what? assumptions galore? All I said was 5 words, I wasn't implying half the stuff you took for granted. projecting much? I have nothing against Misanthropy personally or (I say hesitantly) professionally, and if he takes as much as you do from the times I disagree with his actions then I'd think a lot less of him too. I don't mind misanthropy at all, but the only reason I said what I did was saying that Misanthropy is less corrupt than other ops, and doesn't abuse position for power or status as much as other ops, is a joke, sorry.

  And also personal attack lol? Welcome to the internet! -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 23:50, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

• For I vote of my own volition and not because I expect gold and or hamsters to overflow in my basket. --Karek^maps?! 05:49, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
• Vouch He amuses me. Of the current sysops only Dancey, Rossy, Missy and Spidey does. We need more amusement. (And yes, I naturally expected a bribe for this. A hefty one.) Oidar 16:27, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
• Against - Joke bid. --^A_O^R_D^M_O^P_R^I _! ^T 20:02, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

  false, might wanna have your mind reading powers checked.--THE Godfather of Яesensitized, Anime Sucks ^{Yalk | W! U! WMM| CC CPFOAS LOE ZHU | Яezzens} 20:13, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

• Question - Is this a serious bid or is it not? I've been going on the assumption that it is not but some people seem to think otherwise. ~ _{21:53, 22 March 2011}

  This is not a joke bid. I don't know if I'll need to repeat this again or not, but this is very serious in its nature. I welcome questions as to why I accepted/think I would be good in this role, but I hope this is now ironed out and will not need to be asked again. --Ash  ^{|  T  |  яя  |} 22:02, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

I started ignoring the discussion on other pages a day ago so if it was mentioned elsewhere I missed it. ~ _{22:22, 22 March 2011}

• Question - To those of us that view your contribs to admin pages in the past as "jokes", how are we to expect you will conduct yourself in the future if promoted? Will it be business as usual? Or should we expect more reverence towards admin pages? ~ _{22:22, 22 March 2011}

  I don't see it as so much 'business as usual' or 'reverence towards admin pages'. More that, in the end, for a strong and active community to exist on the wiki there needs to be a healthy balance between guideline-enforcing and being too lax. It's a given that I deserved to be warned yesterday, but the joke only came about because of the handling of the case. If things were taken in a much more sensical way, and people weren't making themselves too easy to milk, then it wouldn't have been the clusterfuck for the sysops that it was.
  As for me in the future, it pretty much stands in the same way: I do not purposefully set out with a preemptive plan for things to happen (for example, yesterday) -- and the only expectations of placed on me currently are those I have of myself. If I was to become a sysop, this will change accordingly and I will act accordingly. I do honestly think that a lot needs played with on the policy front, though, and will try to initiate changes either way. --Ash  ^{|  T  |  яя  |} 22:44, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

  But looking back through your contributions, the only admin pages you've edited recently are VB and arbitration. You don't appear to have done any janitor work at all. So why do you think you need the buttons? -- Cheese 22:47, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

  But as I'm sure you've probably seen, the drama on admin pages is always present and sysops will likely always act how they feel accordingly. Given that the sysop reactions won't likely change if you're promoted, would we expect to see the same reactions from you? Humor in sysops is a good thing but making a total mockery of the sysop team...not so much. ~ _{22:59, 22 March 2011}

  Cheese: True -- although I have always offered myself as an Arbitrator, I have not had much time within this wiki outside of voting and questioning policies and adding my own remarks to them. The main reason I feel I 'need the buttons', as so to say, is because I believe I could advance policy and discussion in a greater way if I had them, and I feel that I could combine objective judgement with subjective reasoning in my janitorial work to better the wiki in general. I feel that I can do this with my relative knowledge of how a wiki works, knowledge of the current guidelines and regulations and with my own qualitative and quantitative thoughts.
  Vapor: Short answer, no. You will not see me reacting in the same way as most other sysops for reasons already described, although I would try my best to lead by example and teach a better way of reacting to those that feel they need it. --Ash  ^{|  T  |  яя  |} 23:06, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

  But then that just makes it sound like you're just after being a sysop for the status rather than wanting to do the actual job. You also only meet two of the guidelines. -- Cheese 23:10, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

  Eh, not so. The reasoning behind my acceptance of the sysop bid is because, like I'd picked upon above, I feel like I could make a heavy, positive contribution to the wiki. I would do this through my own addition to cases via the combination of objective and subjective thought, and the ability to advance policy and discuss the ins and outs of the wiki with the people that actively run and maintain it to better everyone -- not just the guidelines, the actual users of the wiki too -- in the long term. --Ash  ^{|  T  |  яя  |} 23:14, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

  Do you realize, that all things you're saying you want to do, actually don't require sysops powers at all? You can do that as a regular user. Doesn't it make more sense to be a well contributive and experienced regular user before becoming sysops? -- Thadeous Oakley Talk 23:20, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

• Against - I don't know if this is a joke bid or not and I haven't been paying attention to A/VB recently to know what everyone is going on about, but I don't see how this bid can be treated seriously since Ash fails at two of the criteria, one of which is easily the most important one. Ash hasn't even made 500 edits in total in his entire time here (which goes back to 2008). More importantly, however, he hasn't demonstrated an interest in maintaining the community by taking on leadership roles or doing significant maintenance tasks (voicing an opinion here or there is a start, but it's not sufficient, generally speaking).

  He's indicated that his behavior would change if he became a sysop, but that's not the way it works, nor how it should work. Changes in behavior need to precede promotions, rather than the other way around, otherwise we have to take it on faith that candidates are capable of acting in a way that has not yet been demonstrated. Doing it the other way around is how you get incompetent people into positions of power (which we don't need any help with, since we've got it covered already :P). In the few interactions I've had with Ash, I've enjoyed myself and have thought he's a cool enough person, but that alone is not enough. Not nearly enough. There need to be significant steps taken before Ash would be ready to be a sysop, but I wouldn't discount the possibility at some point in the future.

  Also, some of Ash's comments make me question whether or not he understands what a sysop is. For instance, #3 and #4 at my old page. I still haven't seen a satisfactory answer for why Ash needs to be a sysop, since all of the things being cited are things that do not require sysop powers.

  —Aichon— 23:25, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

  Nice. DDR is going to love this, all he has to do now is say "As Aichon" and be done with it ;). Man, you should never have left us.-- Thadeous Oakley Talk 23:32, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

  If we are going by with the "guidelines" say (again, guidelines are guidelines not minimum requirements) it states underneath: If a user is highly exemplary in one criterion, a certain amount of leeway may be given with the other criteria. And certainly #4, Desire to be a sysop is one of those guidelines. And I would say based on his feedback, and acceptance that he is, in fact, highly exemplary in his desire to become a sysop. Therefore, by the guidelines, the other "criterion" should be given leeway.--THE Godfather of Яesensitized, Anime Sucks ^{Yalk | W! U! WMM| CC CPFOAS LOE ZHU | Яezzens} 23:38, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

  He's not that exemplary in that criterion; he didn't even make his own bid.--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 23:41, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

  I certainly accepted my own bid, though! --Ash  ^{|  T  |  яя  |} 23:44, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

  "Your" acceptance speech was just a mockery of Thad's, though. Almost verbatim. That's a big reason why I have a hard time taking the bid seriously and why I doubt you seriously want to be a sysop.~ _{00:10, 23 March 2011}

  ... And more to the point, in my own honest opinion I could never make my own bid simply because it would mean that I'm not fulfilling one of my own ideas about what a SysOp should be: representative of the users. --Ash  ^{|  T  |  яя  |} 23:51, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

  That's a silly argument, and you know it. Just because someone REALLY wants it does not mean that they are sysop material, otherwise we'd have to have Jerrel in the sysop ranks as well. Being exceptional can help smooth out rough edges (e.g. close to but not quite 500 edits, no major leadership on projects but some decent participation, etc.), but it can't act as a substitute for a complete failure to fulfill them. —Aichon— 01:16, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

  The guidelines say Should. Not need. He is not in fact required to have 500 edits. And I'm calling you on the 'behavior must change before' thing. Misanthropy was promoted. And god help you should you say anything about Misanth being a reasonable, likable or "model" user. Furthermore, the best answer as to why Ash needs to be able to press buttons is that he doesn't. He needs to be able to represent a larger base of Users in Policy Interpretation than the current team is able to. He didn't up and decide, I'll be a SysOp now! People told him "You need to be able to post on Admin pages" because nobody is listening to you as is and he was like 'ok'.Additionally, as awesome a guide for moderating internet community sites as your page is, you ought to think about taking the advice you wrote at the top of the page yourself. Otherwise, add a new # saying "don't rock the boat and upset the other SysOps before accepting a promotion bid from a chunk of active wiki users". That'd be helpful too. ARGH FUCK YOU DEVILASH EDIT CONFLICTING ME IM WITHDRAWING MY SUPPORT IN RAGE--DT^PK 23:52, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

  Excellent point, let's demote Misanthropy.--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 23:55, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

  Sounds like a plan. -- Cheese 23:58, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

  DT, I know they are guidelines (trust me, I know), and I'm fine with accepting users who are deficient in some areas, but he's not even in the ballpark at the moment. I'm not the sort that will be a dick and say "no" just because someone is at 250 or 300 edits, so long as they make up for it in other ways, but he's around 250 right now (and he only seems to have that many because of all the VB cases that he's involved with), and he is also severely lacking in criteria #3, which is the most important one. If he had a record of leadership on projects and of doing significant maintenance on the wiki (e.g. he was a new Rooster, back when Rooster was in his prime), I'd be fine with overlooking the edit count thing, but he doesn't have that record.

  As for calling me on the behavior thing, go back and look over Misanthropy's bid. He was a well-liked, reasonable, model user. Suggesting otherwise is to take a revisionist approach to wiki history. And I didn't say anything about the buttons before. I said I hadn't seen a valid reason for needing to be a sysop, period. There are ways that non-sysops can offer their opinions, and it's been my experience that so long as they are well-reasoned and well put that the sysops will consider them seriously. If they don't, either your opinion is in the wrong, or theirs is, and if it's theirs, A/M might be something to consider. You don't need to be a sysop to change the opinions of sysops and sway the direction that policy is being interpreted. —Aichon— 01:16, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

  Yes, there are ways for users to offer their opinions. This consists of posting on the talk pages of project pages and then be told that they are either trolling, posting the same thing over and over, or are simply not worth the time of the sysOp(s) in question. Either that or they are simply ignored outright. Please don't insult my intelligence by suggesting that any of them actually change their opinions based on ordinary users with whom they do not interact on a very regular basis.

  As for Misanth being well-liked, so is DevilAsh. Is DevilAsh not liked by the right people? Whoops.

  And listing the number of edits he has as his greatest pitfall...seriously? The gentleman has stated that he's run a wiki, and been a serious contributor to yet another one. The only reason I see for him not editing this wiki much is because nobody expected him to. Give him a mop, and watch him pick up the team's slack.

  Don't believe he's capable of serious responsibility because he hasn't been tracking down orphaned pages and listing small groups with little wiki presence up for deletion despite most of them still being active? Well, then consider his diligence in returning Red Rum to its former glory - Before he stepped up to the plate, Rummurs planned organized strikes...and 2 of them showed up. On a good day. Now they're all doing things together, touring malls, breaking 'burbs, like the Red Rum of old. That sort of change doesn't happen because he made a nice-sounding speech once. It's because he was dedicated enough to chase down the wayward Rummurs and get them back on track, which must have taken more than a month. With that sort of track record, he'll be quite capable of sorting out a few categories on the Special Pages list. --DT^PK 02:00, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

  On the contrary, I think he sounds like he'll be a great candidate...at some point in the future, and I don't think that he's incapable of handling responsibility, though I do think that he has failed to demonstrate his ability to do so on the wiki. To quickly go through your arguments, I never said that edit counts were the most important thing, and have even vouched for users with less than 500 in the past. On the contrary, what I twice said was that his lack of leadership on the wiki and lack of significant maintenance activities were the largest issues. His leadership elsewhere is a good sign that he can cut it here, but he needs to do so first in order to establish trust and prove that he can do so. As for voicing opinions, once again, if the sysops are acting contrary to policy, take them to A/M. And in my experience as a sysop, opinions voiced by "ordinary" users did, in fact, contribute to the opinions of the sysop team and did, at times, direct the decisions that were made. —Aichon— 02:40, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

  So basically you're saying sysops ignore regular users, and you need to be a sysops in order to make a difference here. Christ, give me one example where this has happened. -- Thadeous Oakley Talk 07:33, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

  No offense intended to Thad, but that's a discussion for DT's talk page: it's a derailing comment that only furthers to impair the discourse, at best. I take on board Aichon's arguments, and agree, to an extent. Yes, in a perfect wiki all of the criteria would be passed or, maybe, marginally overlooked, however at the same time I also feel the need to say that this isn't a perfect wiki. Sysops have, in the past, fulfilled all listed points only to behave like absolute dee dee heads and shame the sysop team in general, which has brought us to the point we're at now. I think DT has been trying to point out that Sysops represent the users in their roles, as well as their janitorial positions, and that a large amount of the users are backing Anime's bid for me to be a Sysop. If there's no mutual trust/you feel you need to know me in order to vouch for me, feel free to ask me questions. I will gladly answer them to the best of my ability, and hopefully that may change your opinion slightly -- same goes for everyone else that is against the present bid. --Ash  ^{|  T  |  яя  |} 14:39, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

  I am interested in learning more about your hybrid quantitative/qualitative/subjective/objective decision-making process that will alter the landscape of the wiki. In your acceptance of the bid, rather than using that opportunity to promote your past experience with other wikis, your past ownership of a wiki, your leadership qualities, your abilities to interact with users in a positive and constructive manner, your specific qualifications and motivations for the position in the first place, or -- really, anything at all, you instead decided that copy/pasting a parody of another user (although, admittedly, was absolutely hilarious) was a better way to represent yourself and gain trust. Walk us through that decision if you please. Also, some of your answers strike me as more or less "empty rhetoric." Can you give me something a little bit more "concrete" to base a vouch on? -MHSstaff 17:55, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

• Against - For now. The bit about previous experience with wiki ownership/management and general leadership is encouraging, but it couldn't hurt to see some more involvement here first.-MHSstaff 05:23, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
• Heck yes - Good man. Strong morals. Why not? --Sam 2334 16:04, 27 March 2011 (BST)
• I say nay. He's serious about it, he's knows where the line is drawn with silliness, and he has his own thoughts and opinions, but can he maintain those particular stats with the keys to this place? I think at this moment, no! If he can roll a natural 20 though, I'll support him. Who can argue with that?--SA 23:01, 28 March 2011 (BST)
• Against - lol promotion in responce to being vandalbanned -- boxy ^{talk • teh rulz} 02:28 29 March 2011 (BST)

  they get more likeable every time! -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 02:39, 29 March 2011 (BST)

  I didn't get banned :S --Ash  ^{|  T  |  яя  |} 14:35, 29 March 2011 (BST)

• I like Revenant! (thanks for the bribe :D ) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Loki84au (talk • contribs) 02:37, 29 March 2011.

  You should probably take the time to support the right bid then -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 12:35, 29 March 2011 (BST)

  It's OK, I bribed him to vote for Ash too. ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 15:38, 29 March 2011 (BST)

• Against - Who?--
  
  | T | BALLS! | 15:48 29 March 2011(UTC)
• Vouch - Besides his undeniable looks, Ash has done great work keeping our group running when interest was fizzling and if he even puts half that effort into the wiki you'll be lucky to have him. --Strata 23:15, 29 March 2011 (BST)
• Against - I don't see any reason why Ashley Valentine should be a SysOp. G F J 16:31, 2 April 2011 (BST)

Ross and I have discussed Ash's bid and have decided to deny you this time. My thoughts on this bid mirror revenant's first bid, in terms of context and intentions; no matter how eager you are to become a sysop, and good you are for the job, having a bid made a minute after in/directly causing a couple days of drama is not going to help get you promoted. Ross also thought you didn't really answer the questions of why you need the buttons now. Of course, if you stick around and keep doing good work on the wiki, helping out etc. things will definitely change, but this time I'm afraid it's a no. -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 02:06, 5 April 2011 (BST)