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Misanthropy

Misanthropy (talk | contribs | logs | block | IP Check | vndl data | discuss)

I've been thinking about this for a few weeks, was going to put it off but I can't really see a reason to. I've been active here for about 8-9 months, I guess, and apart from personal upkeep of group and user stuff, I'm mostly concerned with weighing in on suggestions, scheduled deletions, and all that community niceness. I'd like to be able to take a more pro-active role in tackling vandals, doing the deletions that're scheduled, and probably tackling the merged locations, and sysop access would save a bunch of time in the latter. I'm currently a sysop over at the Teletraan I Transformers wiki, so I'm not new to the interface, and I'll not be fucking about with buttons I'm not really meant to. Also you know you need someone to be the dashing face of this operation. 06:48, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

• Vouch - Hey, why not. Cyberbob  Talk  07:32, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

  Usually you put a question mark after a rhetorical question. Or just fail at english, that's cool too! xoxo 10:47, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

  ENGLISH IS A PROPER NOUN YOU IDIOT *sits back and basks in the glow of his irrelevant cheap shot* Cyberbob  Talk  10:49, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

  Starting a sentence with "Or"? When did that become acceptable? English should also have a capital letter. --Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 10:51, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

  brb, sysop bias to attend to. xoxo 10:53, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

  every chance i get babe Cyberbob  Talk  11:13, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

  Learnin' from the best. --DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION-- 13:35, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

• Vouch - Mis knows his stuff. He'd be a good Sysop here. Goribus 07:46, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
• Weak Against - Great guy, average contribution rate, most of which are either just group/user stuff. Love your presence in the community though. --DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION-- 08:18, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
• Vouch Strong Vouch - In all honesty I thought with the whole transformers thing he might have been a cock, but he appears level headed and generally interested in maintaining the wiki. However Questions What do you think the wiki needs to do to become a more useful tool? AND if I was writing down the noise a transformer makes when it transforms, how would I spell it? --Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 08:57, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Aw, shucks. If you're referring to the whole wiki/wikia split, it's a petty heap of shit that I avoided from day one, since it was the kind of drama that no amount of giving-a-care would help. As for your questions, first answer is to attempt to get a more active base for detailing recent events, as the wiki currently seems like the obituary for a fun game from a few years back, rather than one that's still very active. A more active userbase on the wiki would also increase turnover for things like suggestions and policy discussions, and could be drummed up with threads on the major forums (Brainstack, PKA, Hub, Barhah, etc). The answer to your second question is (IPA) [ʒʌ ʒoʊ ʒʌ ʒoʊ ʒiː] 09:15, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

• Against - you seem fine but for some reason you give me the impression that you're an alt of someone else...probably just wiki competence and you sorta came from nowhere in my view. But with the whole nubis thing just behind us it's like, eh. xoxo 10:05, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

  your a moran Cyberbob  Talk  10:44, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

• Against - You seem nice enough but I can't really recall seeing enough of your contributions. Also I'm starting to feel overwhelmed by the wave of sysop candidates and I'm saving my last vouch for Aichon.=)--_GANG Giles Sednik _CAPD 10:52, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

  I'll reply on your talk page in more detail, but, to summarize, please don't save that last Vouch for me. —Aichon— 22:38, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Vouch - The many vouches have caused me to reconsider, and on closer examination I see that Misanthropy is a fast learner and does a lot of good. Baa-aa-aa-aa-aa :P--_GANG Giles Sednik _CAPD 02:01, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

• Vouch - More fresh blooood!--Nallan (Talk) 10:55, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
• Against - I have nothing against you, but I disagree with your possible promotion. Get drama or something. --Thadeous Oakley 12:24, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
• Vouch - Id penis Mis 'til it broke. And I guess he'd make a good Sysop too.   URGGGGGGGHTalk PSYCHOUTTalk STAN SATANTalk 12:51, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
• Vouch sure why the hell not. i've been saving a "yes" vote for the right person.----Sexualharrison 14:40, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
• Vouch - Bob Boberton ^{TF / DW} 14:48, 19 November 2009 (BST)
• Vouch - Guess I will pick Vouch, since their is no FUCK YEAH option. Decent guy in and out of game, knows his shit inside and out, and is always there to aid when needed. --Matt Aries 14:52, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
• Vouch – If you've got the will to do this largely thankless job, more power to you. ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 15:05, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
• Vouch - Seems to know what he's doing. --DBHT 15:33, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
• VouchAbstain - Why aren't you better known? Maybe because you are most active in the boring sections of the wiki (suburbs/groups/events etc) and not the drama-heavy sections (suggestions/admin.) Isn't that a good thing? --Explodey 16:02, 19 November 2009 (UTC) Withdrawn. This may have proved me wrong. Sysops need to be more careful than the rest of us about throwing words like "vandal" around inappropriately. --Explodey 22:57, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

  The irony here is beyond all proportions. --Thadeous Oakley 16:04, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

• Weak AgainstAbstain -- I don't like self nomination, but you seem to know what you're doing. Asheets 16:08, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
• Weak Against - I don't actually see why you need sysop buttons; since you mainly do user/group work, it seems like you'd be getting op abilities just for the purpose of having them. I'll change my vote to an abstain or something stronger if you tell me what you plan to do for the wiki. Lelouch vi Britannia is helping make Ridleybank green_ and gives Achievements 16:27, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
• Vouch - Better than other option... - T^HEL^ORDG^UNS^LINGER 17:11, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
• SAFETINGS - Or, in other words vouch. Because A/M a whole Sysop team. --Rahrah^{Come join the #party!}17:59, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
• MASSIVE FUCKING AGAINST Because me and DDR are the Dashing Faces of this operation. Punk. You should also link your email to the wiki in case another op needs to email you. :( -- SA 18:32, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

  did you mess up your vouch there? --Thadeous Oakley 18:38, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

  Slightly, then you edit conflicted me.-- SA 18:41, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

  --Thadeous Oakley 18:43, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

• Vouch – Can I get a big FUCK YEAH? This dude knows his stuff. —Claude Garrison ^Talk 20:25, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
• Vouch - You make good edits and you seem to be a good-faith user. --Janus ^talk 22:05, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
• Against - Too many people want promotion, how bout we discuss limits and have people apply for available vacancys --C Whitty 22:07, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

  "Other applicants do not matter when it comes to running." A quote from local guru of all things that make sense, SA </sage voice>. --Rahrah^{Come join the #party!}22:21, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

  Not to mention "We can never have too many sysops" A quote from an even mightier guru. Your values are flawed in this system. --DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION-- 22:33, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

• Vouch - Even if too many people want promotion, I can't see him being a negative inffluence. --^TCAPD(╯°□°)╯ ┻━┻ 22:18, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
• Vouch - This was almost an abstain. I've definitely seen you around, and in places like suggestions, I've found myself saying "As Misanthropy" more than any other person, since it seems that our opinions align on a lot of things. That said, I haven't really been witness to your presence in some of the areas you're interested in, since I've only just started watching the drama parts of the wiki, so I don't know how you'll handle them (my fault, not yours). That said, I do trust your opinions to be well-considered and to look at the situation from all angles, so you have my support. —Aichon— 22:38, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

  Put simply, we can clean up after him long enough for him to learn the ropes.-- SA 23:01, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

  Essentially, but that loses all of the nuance and struggle that went into forming my opinion. Plus, I suck at being concise. If brevity is the soul of wit, then I've got to be the most idiotic person you'll ever meet. —Aichon— 23:09, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

  I've noticed your inability to simplify things for my lesser brethren. 'Tis okay my fine friend, I'm sure you'll find a more satisfactory and less easily destroyed opinion to use!-- SA 23:28, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

• Vouch - I want his babies. --Gus Thomas^SpartaZHU 23:05, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
• Vouch --Hibernaculum 00:05, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
• Vouch WOOT --Imthatguy is on the wiki looking at ur pagez 03:23, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
• Vouch - Seems good enough. -- ^A_O^R_D^M_O^P_R^I _! ^T - 21:17 20 November 2009 (BST)
• Vouch - Though... are you still going to have time for that forum thing (you know the one I'm talking about ;) ). Seriously, though, Mis would be a valuable addition to the sysop team here on the Wiki. --Lois ^{talk 10MFH} 23:16, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
• Against - Oh come the fuck on, wait your turn. I don't even know who the fuck you are.--CyberRead240 09:58, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
• Abstain Against - You seem to be great, but I don't really know you, or how you'd deal with things. Also, too many of your edits seem to be about your own group or userspace.--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 10:51, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

  Alright, I've just run through your last 500 edits to check I'm right, and I drummed out that 265 of your last 500 edits were on your own group or user page. Or their talks, templates, etc. Now, you might get a weak vouch out of me from that, but the fact that 105 of those edits were made shortly after DDR's comment that you needed less user comments makes me kind of less inclined to.--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 11:02, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

  Truth be told, most of my edits have always been in user spaces and talk pages, all about useless shit too. The only reason I got promoted was because of Assylum. I learned all about the administration and how it works because of it. So spam and user talk pages shouldn't exactly be discounted. It's his knowledge when he DOES visit admin pages and the like that should be thought of. And also, you can do admin-y things on talk pages. Like helping with sigs, formatting, letting people know the proper way to go about things, etc. -- SA 18:21, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

  Of course now that I re-read your comment, I realize I had read it wrong initially. Oh well. My comment stands!-- SA 18:24, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

  I'm not saying they should be discounted. I just don't think they should be the basis. Hence why I'm abstaining.--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 18:32, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

  My abstain was because I didn't know how you'd handle drama. Now that I've seen your actions on DevSug, I know how you deal with it, and I'm not keen on you making Sysop. Especially considering the inflation you'd get if you were to act this way on admin pages. You'd need to do quite a bit to change my mind.--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 23:10, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

• Against - Quite beside the fact that I have almost no idea who you are (moar drama plox), there also appears to be quite a high number of people who hardly use the wiki voting "Vouch". No thanks.-- Adward  16:57, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
• Vouch - Has proven himself to be a biased, narrow-minded, unimaginative fool. Perfect SysOp material. Prepared to take out my trash, beotch.--
  
  | T | BALLS! | 18:37 22 November 2009(BST)

  This vouch made me laugh.--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 18:40, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

  Dun feed teh troll! --Thadeous Oakley 18:49, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

  Another perfect example. I nominate Thadeous "MisterGay" Oakley for SysOp.--

  

  | T | BALLS! | 18:57 22 November 2009(BST)

  No thx, not interested. --Thadeous Oakley 19:17, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

• Against - I don't think he has the mental capacity to run the wiki. In fact I'm surprised that he manages to use the internet at all without the help of an aid or parent. He's unintelligent to the nth degree. --Sonny Corleone ^{DORIS I jizzed in my pants pr0n} 19:19, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

Teehee. 19:25, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

Yonnua Koponen

Yonnua Koponen (talk | contribs | logs | block | IP Check | vndl data | discuss)

Alright, so it's been a month since I was nominated by Thad, but as I said at the time, I thought it would be best to wait a month before running. So, the basic skin of the matter. I'm experienced in all manners of wiki activities. I know the admin pages well. I've also performed several large scale janitorial tasks. I helped Ross kick the Orphans, and I've been helping to keep the list down since then. I archive the suburb news once a month, an activity which I just performed on Thursday. Generally, I'm an active member of the community, and I'm hoping to take it to the next level, and help contributing as part of the sysop team. Well then, err, thanks for any vouches, and if you have any queries or issues, feel free to express them.--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 12:54, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

• Abstain Cyberbob  Talk  13:01, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

  Against - Nah, too obnoxious. Cyberbob  Talk  17:23, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

• Against - You've been getting better at everything but you aren't someone I trust when handling drama- and it's not something I have faith you'll stay away from. --DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION-- 13:08, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
• Vouch - Everything you do is positively contributing to the wiki. You're not afraid to have an opinion, but you're not a dick, either. I'm sure you can handle the drama and be a good janitor. 'Nuff said.--_GANG Giles Sednik _CAPD 13:11, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
• Weak Vouch -Both as DDR and Giles. And hell, you kicked the some of the Orphans! --Janus ^talk 13:50, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

  I got rid of a few. Maybe 100 odd. Ross did about 15 times as many as me. Mine was a very small part.--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 13:53, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

  Fixed. ^ --Janus ^talk 20:37, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

• Vouch - You're a keeper. --Rahrah^{Come join the #party!}14:33, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
• Slightly weaker vouch than last time. Although the admin stuff is all there, some of your dealings with the more prickly wiki users have been less than perfect. --Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 14:47, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
• Ross.-- SA 15:29, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
• Vouch - I trust him to what is right. ---^TCAPD(╯°□°)╯ ┻━┻ 15:33, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
• Weak Against - He is an active member of the UDwiki community, but as sysop, he would potentially have to deal with conflicts among other members. I have experience on a firsthand basis how thin skinned and immature he can be at times. --FLZombie 16:21, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

  That would be when you accused me of vandalism, and I then showed you inconclusive proof that it wasn't me?--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 16:23, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

  Not all questions or complaints have to be taken personally, Yonnua. It was not a vandalism accusation - if I actually did think it was, I would have reported it as such. It was a simple request to not alter the map - which may have occurred accidentally. I included images to show proof that the map was accurate as I had fixed it - not knowing that I had attributed the changes to you erroneously. Yes, I apologized to you - twice in fact - in view of how upset you were evidenced by your childish name calling. I am an otherwise helpful editor, at a level of expertise that could only be described as beginner or novice. I am not a troublemaker, and was attempting only to help. The wiki is a place where editors of all levels of experience contribute, and perhaps I should avoid dealing with you in the foreseeable future. I think you are a great editor, and I wish you the best, but as Sysop, it is expected that you will have to deal with more that a fair share of "stupid pricks... posting slanderous(sic) accusations" and you can't get into a fight every single time. I will end my involvement in this discussion with an apology for having caused you so much trouble. --FLZombie 01:32, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

  Just a small note; Don't call someone thin skinned and immature, when you don't want him to take it personally. That was a personal accusation alright. That was it. --Thadeous Oakley 18:23, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

• Weak Keep Vouch - He's a nice guy who does tons of wiki-helpful things, but that's not what makes a sysop. I'm unsure of his drama-immunity; though I've seen him avoid plenty, I've also seen him get caught up in a few shitstorms. I'd probably be more enthusiastic if I knew why you wanted sysop powers, Yon. Lelouch vi Britannia is helping make Ridleybank green_ and gives Achievements 17:04, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

  To help out with the general admin tasks and flow of the wiki. Give me something to do on weekends. Also to provide support when other admins are absent. Oh, I also want to enforce a harsh ansd ruthless dictatorship to crush any wiki-resistance. ;) --Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 17:14, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

So you basically want op buttons for teh lulz and to rule on dramatic cases? Lelouch vi Britannia is helping make Ridleybank green_ and gives Achievements 02:45, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

No.--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 11:04, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

So help me out here, what do you intend to do with them? Lelouch vi Britannia is helping make Ridleybank green_ and gives Achievements 15:59, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

To help out with the general admin tasks and flow of the wiki. Give me something to do on weekends. Also to provide support when other admins are absent.--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 16:23, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

Well, I guess housekeeping work does still need to be done around here, and since we have A/RE, it's not like giving people a shot has a big damage potential any more. I guess I'll say Vouch - Why not? Lelouch vi Britannia is helping make Ridleybank green_ and gives Achievements 16:37, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

• against Active player, but says NO to every suggestion --Winman1 17:29, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

  Umm, no I don't...?--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 20:33, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

  He's just butthurt because his ideas suck. Lelouch vi Britannia is helping make Ridleybank green_ and gives Achievements 02:45, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

• Vouch - Just to counter winman1's incredibly lame rationale. (oh and he does good work too) --Bob Boberton ^{TF / DW} 18:20, 15 November 2009 (BST)
• Against - you sound like you're black... insta-against--/~Rakuen~\^Talk I Still Love Grim 19:08, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

  I love you(r) Rak.-- SA 21:48, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

  This could be the greatest piece of sysop bias i have ever seen. Congrats you incompetant retards, you have confirmed my long held suspicion that you're all out to get me! xoxo 10:54, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

  Oh and this browser is spell check free so don't bother paying me out for incorrect spelling if there was any. Also guy below needs to get a templated sig. xoxo 10:56, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

• Vouch - Seems like he'd be good. ^A_O^R_D^M_O^P_R^I _! ^T - 20:49 15 November 2009 (BST)
• Weak Against - I actually would've been more up for supporting you last month. In recent history though, you've had a few lapses in judgement, such as the suggested policy that didn't go through, the dealings with Iscariot's vandal data, and one or two other matters that I don't recall off the top of my head. None of them are permanent black marks, but, as DDR mentioned, I'm afraid I wouldn't trust you with drama, which you've demonstrated an interest in getting involved in. I think you're a nice guy and do good work around the wiki (even thanked you for it earlier this week), but the drama issue is something I can't get around right now. —Aichon— 20:55, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
• Against - I don't think you are ready for the responsibilities involved in being a sysop. Don't take it personally. I think you're pretty cool, though :P --Chekken 01:02, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
• Against i'll change it to vouch if you promise to kick bob in the nuts once a month.----Sexualharrison 01:24, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
• Vouch - because i hated Winman's suggestions too -- 
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• weak against - You're a solid user, but I'm not quite convinced that you're sysop material. Not yet -- and one extra month isn't time enough... However, I don't think it matters what the community thinks anymore... c.f. red hawk one... le sigh --WanYao 02:31, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

  +1 Mr. Yao. +1 -- SA 02:35, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

• Against -If I get in a mood where I feel like causing a ruckus, I would do it when you are on watch, because I don't think you are good enough to handle my shit. Hence, you vicariously shit yourself. You would understand if you gave yourself more than a months waiting time, instead of going away, making no improvements or endearing yourself to the community at large, besides getting in shitfights (and losing them) against some of the userbase and ultimately proving that if shit goes down, you can't handle it--CyberRead240 07:37, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
• Against - Holy crap, been scrappin the bottom of the bloody barrel for awhile now on these promotion bids, but this is scrappin the shit off the floor underneath the barrel.--
  
  | T | BALLS! | 07:43 16 November 2009(BST)

  come back when you have had some real experience at creating mild shock.--CyberRead240 07:44, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

  Not interested in shock, mild or otherwise. It's just the sad truth.--

  

  | T | BALLS! | 07:47 16 November 2009(BST)

  Fuck it, I changed my mind. Yonnua has shown he can be reasonable and has a sense of humor. Vouch --

  

  | T | BALLS! | 22:51 22 November 2009(BST)

• Against A frequent contributer who does a lot of useful work but I am not sure Yonnua could even contemplate being a neutral judge when dealing with anyone he disagree's with and that is an absolute must for sysophood. --Honestmistake 12:12, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
• Against Only a month between bids? Asheets 15:44, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

  Because I didn't accept the last one, and wanted to run now.--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 15:47, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

  Fair enough... Weak Vouch, but weak only just because I don't know him very well. Asheets 21:11, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

• Vouch - i trust him not to fuck with the tools that will be given to him, nor to abuse his ruling powers in his favor... has he little experience with admin stuff, sure. But there are several other sysops that can help him see the way(tm) --People's Commissar Hagnat ^{[talk] [wcdz]} 16:42, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
• Against Not a good fit at the present. --M arcusF ilby ^T 18:39, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
• Vouch - As Giles, also disagree on the drama thing, he's better than most at avoiding it. --Explodey 20:05, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
• Weak Vouch - Good user, and I trust him enough for buttons. --Haliman - Talk 04:13, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
• Against - Oddly enough, I find myself agreeing with Sexylegsread. -- T^HEL^ORDG^UNS^LINGER 04:57, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
• Against - conflict can get nasty! --C Whitty 23:18, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
• Vouch - For what it's worth. --Thadeous Oakley 18:49, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

Recently Concluded Bids

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Red Hawk One

Promoted and archived. --DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION-- 23:34, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

Rorybob

Rejected and archived. --DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION-- 23:25, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

Rosslessness

Promoted and archived. --DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION-- 13:30, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

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