UDWiki:Administration/Promotions

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This page is for users to request System Operator status. The act of user promotion is restricted to those with bureaucrat status, and as such users will need to request user promotion here. System Operators and Bureaucrats cannot assign promotions unless the request has gone through this page.

Guidelines for System Operator Requests

Users who wish to request System Operator status (and users who wish to nominate other users for System Operator status) should note that before they can be considered the following guidelines should be met by the candidate:

• Significant time within the community.

We define this as at least 6 months since the candidate's first edit.

Note: looking in a User's User contributions might give false results for this criterion, as the edit history is periodically purged on this wiki.

• Significant activity within the community.

We define this as at least 250 edits in the past six months under the candidate's name.

Note: looking in a User's User contributions might give false results for this criterion, as the edit history is periodically purged on this wiki.

• Prior interest in maintaining the community.

We define this as clear evidence that the candidate is already performing maintenance tasks and taking leadership roles on the wiki.

• Desire to become a System Operator.

We define this simply as indicating in the candidate's request their desire for the position (Note that if a person is nominated by another user, the candidate in question should note their acceptance of the nomination).

If a user is highly exemplary in one criterion, a certain amount of leeway may be given with the other criteria.

Once the candidate satisfies these guidelines, the user is then subject to a community discussion. All users are asked to comment on the candidate in question, ask questions of the candidate, and discuss the candidate's suitability for becoming a System Operator. This is not a vote. It is instead merely a request for comments from the wiki community. This will continue for two weeks to allow all users an opportunity to voice their opinion regarding a candidate's qualifications for promotion. After two weeks, the Bureaucrats are responsible for announcing their decision within a reasonably short period of time. Users may continue to add their thoughts until the Bureaucrats announce their decision. The current amount of System Operators running should not influence your decisions when voicing your opinion.

Once the two weeks are up, the Bureaucrats will review the community discussion and make a decision based upon it. The user will be notified of the status of their request, and will be promoted should it appear that the community is willing to accept them as a System Operator.

Example Application

Example User

• Example User (talk | contribs | UDWiki contribs | vndl data)

I've been around 3 months, and I've made to date 550 edits. As you can see [link here] and [link here], I've been in the leadership role attempting to create a new format for this page. I'd very much like to become a System Operator.

• Vouch - I am willing to vouch for this user. -- Voucher 03:41, 23 Jan 2006 (GMT)
• Against - Example User, I haven't seen any evidence of your work on the wiki. --Some user 19:01, 25 July 2006 (BST)
• Vouch - Example User is the most active guy here. --Another user 19:01, 25 July 2006 (BST)
• Abstain - I'm just not sure, but I don't want to say why for some reason. --Some other user 19:01, 25 July 2006 (BST)
• Question - I just want to know what you think about this subject? --Yet another user 21:26, 4 April 2013 (BST)

Candidates Currently Under Community Discussion

One Million Invisible Meat Puppets

• Misanthropy (talk | contribs | UDWiki contribs | vndl data)

Ah go on. 22:34, 8 July 2011 (BST)

• GET OVER HERE! ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 22:35, 8 July 2011 (BST)

• Strongly Against - User has returned with the sole intention of being meatpuppeted in to the second crat spot so that SA will control both crat spots. Candidate fails multiple promotion criterion, and above all does not have the best interests of the wiki at heart.--Yonnua Koponen ^{T G P} ^^^ 22:36, 8 July 2011 (BST)

  Discussion moved to talk page

• Strongest Possible Vouch - Misanthropy is one of the best SysOPs this wiki has ever had. Does "Thank you for your input" mean "Gee, I feel fucking stupid for making wild accusations and then being proven wrong in public" or does it mean "I have no idea what a joke is, and anyone I hate must be a g00n."? Also, what's with the g00n hate? It's becoming a literal witch hunt here. -- Goribus 22:51, 8 July 2011 (BST)
• Question I don't see much constructive contributions prior to this bid. What are you hoping to achieve with the Sysops position?-- Thadeous Oakley Talk 22:53, 8 July 2011 (BST)

  So... the guy that literally only did enough work to get promoted and stay a SysOP is asking him what he hopes to achieve in his Sysop position? The fuck? Did I just walk into the Twilight Zone or something? -- Goribus 22:55, 8 July 2011 (BST)

• Vouch - My only memories of Mis' Janitor-With-Buttons work is of him dealing with things in a just and equitable manner. Also of swearing a lot. But swearing in a just and equitable manner. --DT^PK 23:12, 8 July 2011 (BST)
• Vouch In before tl:goonsig. I liked sysop Misanthropy. I suspect Yon is probably onto something but I honestly don't care that much. What's a little evil wiki overlording between friends. Anyhow, don't dissapear like you did last time and give me a run for the money in August and I'll gladly vouch. ~ _{23:55, 8 July 2011 (UTC)}

  While I appreciate the support, I'll repeat that I'm definitely not a goon. Unless those bastards stole my identity. 23:58, 8 July 2011 (BST)

• Vouch - Goribus would make an excellant sysop!--THE Godfather of Яesensitized, Anime Sucks ^{Yalk | W! U! WMM| CC CPFOAS LOE ZHU | Яezzens} 00:07, 9 July 2011 (BST)
• Vouch - Just do it. --Papa Moloch 00:34, 9 July 2011 (BST)
• Vouch - Was someone I dearly wished was around during the Dead nonsense. -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 02:57, 9 July 2011 (BST)

  You could have just emailed... :( 03:06, 9 July 2011 (BST)

Katthew

• Katthew (talk | contribs | UDWiki contribs | vndl data)

If we were going to Goonrush this, this is how it would be done. ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 23:01, 8 July 2011 (BST)

Katthew was robbed in her original term. She obvious is an exemplary candidate in many respects and has demonstrated her leadership capabilities quite effectively. I say that it is time for her to serve out the full term she was elected for and continue to provide what the UD community needs: a strong female figure in a position of power. It should be no surpsie that the UDWiki is widely considered a circle-jerk, what with all the sysops being male… ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 23:10, 8 July 2011 (BST)

• Vouch – Katthew for Wiki Domination! ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 23:12, 8 July 2011 (BST)
• Abstain - Katthew has probably done more for UD as a whole than most people who have played the game, roping in over 2000 unsuspecting saps players and helping build a wider community. I have no knowledge of her abilities as a sysop, however.--Yonnua Koponen ^{T G P} ^^^ 23:13, 8 July 2011 (BST)
• Against - No contribs in over a month. And that is just the surface look. -- Spiderzed█ 23:39, 8 July 2011 (BST)
• Against. In before tl:goonsig. As spidey pretty much and to an extent Yon. I think she even at some point said she would never accept/never had interest in op'ing this dump. ~ _{23:59, 8 July 2011 (UTC)}
• Vouch - I like her style and since so many of her ideas were incorporated into the game and she displays the capacity to make this wiki better I don't think there's another option unless you're tainted by bias. Also, if she can lead and organize a group as large as The Dead helping to straighten this wiki up would be child's play. The fact that she's going to elicit rage tears from certain Sysops is really just a bonus. Albeit an incredibly nice one. -- Goribus 00:42, 9 July 2011 (BST)
• Vouch - Katthew has bigger balls than me. And I do not have small balls. 00:43, 9 July 2011 (BST)
• Against - don't dislike Katthew, and she definitely has a place on this wiki. Just not really sure it's as an op. -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 02:58, 9 July 2011 (BST)

Recently Concluded Bids

For older concluded bids, see Promotion Candidacies.

Archived Promotions

• Complete list of Promotion Requests
• Successful Promotions Candidacies
• Unsuccessful Promotions Candidacies
• Unaccepted Nominations
• Withdrawn Promotions Candidacies