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

Shortround

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

I originally wanted to wait for monday to put it up exactly 2 months since the original bid, but I'll have a night appointment on monday and probably won't get around to do any wikiing.

So, yeah, Shortround. For his own reasons to get promoted, just look up here and let me get on with my own words.

He has kept up his gnoming activity and has since also spreaded out to the opinion pages. The main complaint of him being too new should have been alleviated given the time that has passed since.

Furthermore, while it technically shouldn't influence sys-op promotions, our ability to get stuff done has become weak. Sys-op activity has heavily declined in the last few months, and even the more active ops don't get things done daily anymore. We are in dire need of bolstering our ranks with some new faces and people who are willing to carry some serious gnoming workload, and I think Shortround is by now ready for that. -- Spiderzed█ 18:15, 13 May 2012 (BST)

• Vouch - See bid. -- Spiderzed█ 18:15, 13 May 2012 (BST)
• Vouch --•▬ ▬••▬ • •••• •▬ ▬•▬• ▬•▬ ^{#nerftemplatedsigs} 18:29, 13 May 2012 (BST)
• Vouch - He still has some quirks, but those can be worked out, and I'm confident he'll be a good addition to the team. There's no doubt that his work has been great these last few months and that he's really sought to address the concerns that were voiced in his previous nomination. He also handled the previous rejection extremely well, which speaks well for him and his maturity. In fact, I was even considering putting him up for nomination myself, so I was glad to see that Spider had done so.
  Despite all my praise, I'm a tad concerned by his overeagerness for the position (i.e. something wrong in his head, as the saying goes) and would offer some minor suggestions. First, be careful that you don't let it go to your head. People who are overeager are oftentimes so because they see the position as a status symbol. Don't be that way. Second, you've been playing the role of crowd-pleaser for the last two months to reach this point, which is fine, but be careful that you don't play that role in your rulings. We need correct rulings, not popular ones. I doubt that either of these will actually ever be problems, but they're things I'd suggest you be aware of and take care to avoid anyway. —Aichon— 20:00, 13 May 2012 (BST)

  Overeagerness comes from "good old days" feel because I've sysoped on wikis before. Very different to UDwiki, but the feeling's the same.--Shortround }.{ My Contributions 06:59, 14 May 2012 (BST)

• Question. Do you accept the nomination? ~ _{21:18, 13 May 2012 (UTC)}

  You know I jolly well do.--Shortround }.{ My Contributions 06:59, 14 May 2012 (BST)

  The prosecution rests. No further questions, your honor(s). Vouch. ~ _{16:54, 15 May 2012 (UTC)}

• Vouch another minion to do my bidding? excellent. and yes i agree with aichon, you must be sick in the head to want this job.--User:Sexualharrison23:34, 13 May 2012
• Vouch - Like me 4 years ago, with cosmetic differences. (Maybe, I don't know. Could be not.) --  AHLGTG THE END IS NIGH! 00:28, 14 May 2012 (BST)
• Questions:

  Will you promise to phonetically spell your words so that it sounds like Shortround in my head when I read your words?

  Do you, or have you ever roleplayed a young female anime character?

  THE Godfather of Яesensitized, Anime Sucks ^{Yalk | W! U! WMM| CC CPFOAS LOE ZHU | Яezzens} 00:38, 14 May 2012 (BST)

  ih dohnt k'now wahat yohu ahree tahlking abohut (mr indy)!--Shortround }.{ My Contributions 06:59, 14 May 2012 (BST)

• Vouch - I don't think you would have got the time of day less than a year ago but activity inside the ops circle is bordering on atrocious and you certainly could change that D^ANCED^ANCER^EVOLUTION (TALK | CONTRIBS) 09:01, 14 May 2012 (BST)
• Vouch - This fella's been busy and seems quite happy to continue to do so. Makes sense giving someone the buttons who actually wants to do it, rather than the rest of you tired old hags who've long gave up the fucking ghost. ~ Kempy “YaketyYak” | ◆◆◆ | CAPD |
   
  10:22, 14 May 2012 (BST)
• Vouch - You remind me of me, too. Around this time after I joined I had thoughts of going for sysop. Main difference between us? I realized that I just wanted the status, and I was too lazy for the job. Don't see these becoming problems for you (but 'coz you reminded me, I'm having those thoughts again. Bad good example! ;P). -- †  talk ? f.u. 12:15, 14 May 2012 (BST)
• Strong Vouch - Great user, though I have doubts whether all of this work will be worth it in the end for him. Good luck though, and give'em hell. -- Thadeous Oakley Talk 13:43, 14 May 2012 (BST)
• Question What did you learn from your last bid?/ Why do you never say, We're not sinking, we're crashing? --Ross^lessness 21:18, 14 May 2012 (BST)

  Last bid taught me much, specifically about the scope of the role of sysop here. Stuff like the fact that sysops are seen as having an important role in terms of drama and shouldn't solely be administrative and the fact that, as a direct result, it pays to know both the community and the game quite well so that you can deal with those issues fairly as they arise. Generally stuff like that. And I shall say my beautiful dialogue if and when it is necessary. :) --Shortround }.{ My Contributions 09:22, 16 May 2012 (BST)

  Ha, It's Capshaw's line. You have chosen poorly. --Ross^lessness 21:58, 16 May 2012 (BST)

• Weak Vouch -- No real concerns, just haven't been around him much. Asheets 22:07, 14 May 2012 (BST)
• Vouch I've seen his activity about the wiki. I had that fire once, too bad it died before I ever tried to make anything of it :P        02:01, 17 May 2012 (BST)

Karloth Vois

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

Make me (see pic) sysop because I'll ban stupids like Oblerst without indulging their wiki lawyering nonsense. Thanks!

Also I've been here for ages and totally know what I'm doing/ needs done etc etc. --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 16:38, 3 May 2012 (BST)

edit: with not one against and every question satisfactorily answered I'd like to cordially accept the position --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 22:53, 6 May 2012 (BST)

• Question. Other than Moustaches, whats your greatest wiki contribution? --Ross^lessness 18:29, 3 May 2012 (BST)

  A tie between the Malties and getting DevilAsh banned--Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 21:35, 4 May 2012 (BST)

• Question. With your new powers who will be the first person forced to wear a mustache on this wiki? --User:Sexualharrison18:49, 3 May 2012

  The real question is who will the first person be who I don't force to wear a mustache. --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 21:35, 4 May 2012 (BST)

• Question - Are you Grim? --•▬ ▬••▬ • •••• •▬ ▬•▬• ▬•▬ ^{#nerftemplatedsigs} 18:53, 3 May 2012 (BST)

  Clearly not. I'm Grim. ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 19:18, 4 May 2012 (BST)

  yes --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 21:37, 4 May 2012 (BST)

  LiEs. ReVeNaNt, yOu ArE mE The Grimch 01:16, 5 May 2012 (BST)

  … OH SHIT! THE IP IS COMING FROM… WITHIN THE LAN! ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 01:19, 5 May 2012 (BST)

  I suddenly miss teh buttonz. ~ _{01:43, 5 May 2012 (UTC)}

  “Buttons? Psshh. Only noobs need the buttons.” ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 19:18, 6 May 2012 (BST)

  To be fair, all regret stopped almost as soon as I hit Save Page. ~ _{19:49, 6 May 2012 (UTC)}

  BeCaUsE yOu KnEw It AlL aLoNg? ReVeNaNt WaS aLwAyS mY pUpPeT. NoW yOu SeE tHe StRiNgS. The Grimch 20:22, 6 May 2012 (BST)

  But then...if what Revanent says is true...and I was to be The Chosen One...then that must mean...Father? ~ _{21:36, 6 May 2012 (UTC)}

  Ohgods, what is this madness? ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 04:04, 7 May 2012 (BST)

• Question - Fails criteria, less then 50 edits this year, no given experience with wiki policies and precedents. How will you compensate for this? -- Thadeous Oakley Talk 20:09, 3 May 2012 (BST)

  by the virtue of being totally awesome (and calling you a doober) you doober --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 21:35, 4 May 2012 (BST)

  To be fair, he's pretty familiar with A/VB… ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 04:05, 7 May 2012 (BST)

• Question Who will be the first three stupids you ban? -- Spiderzed█ 20:26, 3 May 2012 (BST)

  myself --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 21:35, 4 May 2012 (BST)

• Question what's the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow ? --hagnat 21:11, 3 May 2012 (BST)

  double the speed of a laden swallow --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 21:35, 4 May 2012 (BST)

• Question 2 - How many more questions until we break the wiki record of most questions asked on a single bid? --•▬ ▬••▬ • •••• •▬ ▬•▬• ▬•▬ ^{#nerftemplatedsigs} 21:18, 3 May 2012 (BST)

  I like to think of myself as the most questionable candidate to date --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 21:35, 4 May 2012 (BST)

• I don't have any questions. --  AHLGTG THE END IS NIGH! 21:25, 3 May 2012 (BST)

  what is your favourite colour? --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 21:35, 4 May 2012 (BST)

  Blue! --  AHLGTG THE END IS NIGH! 23:57, 4 May 2012 (BST)

• Question - What colour was the paving slab 5th from the right and 3rd down when Bert was doing his chalk drawings in Mary Poppins? -- Cheese 22:28, 3 May 2012 (BST)

  Bert has never defaced Sesame St. with chalk, please stop this defamation of his character --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 21:35, 4 May 2012 (BST)

  Good enough for me. Potatoes -- Cheese 16:28, 5 May 2012 (BST)

• Question - What are your thoughts regarding benign edits that fail to follow wiki conventions? —Aichon— 00:01, 4 May 2012 (BST)

  as a benign dictator i will sue them for trademark infringement (but I generally think it's not an offense) -Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 21:35, 4 May 2012 (BST)

  Against - I oppose excessive litigation. —Aichon— 19:17, 7 May 2012 (BST)

• Vocuch C-c-c-combo Breaker. ~ _{23:53, 3 May 2012 (UTC)}
• Question - How do we pronounce your name? You didn't just spell Voice wrong, right? D^ANCED^ANCER^EVOLUTION (TALK | CONTRIBS) 09:13, 4 May 2012 (BST)

  Vo is (I stole the name from a Necromunda character because I'm cool and spelt it wrong because I'm cooler still) --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 21:35, 4 May 2012 (BST)

• Vouch — For Great Justice. ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 19:17, 4 May 2012 (BST)

  please re-phrase this as a question tia --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 21:35, 4 May 2012 (BST)

  What Happen?! ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 01:06, 5 May 2012 (BST)

• Vouch? better?--User:Sexualharrison21:38, 4 May 2012

  nope! --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 22:25, 6 May 2012 (BST)

  u cunt--User:Sexualharrison22:36, 6 May 2012

• Question - When you die can I have your monocle? ~ Kempy “YaketyYak” | ◆◆◆ | CAPD |
   
  22:11, 4 May 2012 (BST)

  yes (no homo) --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 22:25, 6 May 2012 (BST)

  Bitchin'! (homo) ~ Kempy “YaketyYak” | ◆◆◆ | CAPD |

   

  02:40, 7 May 2012 (BST)

• H0nK The Grimch 01:16, 5 May 2012 (BST)
• do it faggots.--||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 01:49, 5 May 2012 (BST)
• Question - Who was a better leader between Sirens, and why?--THE Godfather of Яesensitized, Anime Sucks ^{Yalk | W! U! WMM| CC CPFOAS LOE ZHU | Яezzens} 06:39, 5 May 2012 (BST)

  nope --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 22:25, 6 May 2012 (BST)

• Question - Are you always this brazen or did you honestly think I'd forgoten? --Strata 14:57, 5 May 2012 (BST)

  go back to your home on whore island --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 22:25, 6 May 2012 (BST)

  Next time you're in town you can crash on my Vouch --Strata 00:15, 10 May 2012 (BST)

• Question Why have you waited so long to do this? --Honestmistake 00:11, 7 May 2012 (BST)

  I have been busy wrecking the global economy. Now that's done, I can focus on bringing my talents to more important issues like this wiki. --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 16:42, 7 May 2012 (BST)

• Question What exactly is the point of this bid? -- †  talk ? f.u. 15:03, 7 May 2012 (BST)

  to make you guys sound like Dwight from the Office. --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 16:42, 7 May 2012 (BST)

  Fair enough. I like the way you think. Against -- †  talk ? f.u. 10:50, 8 May 2012 (BST)

• Question Where is Madeleine McCann, you monster? --Unhappydisgustingwow 15:52, 7 May 2012 (BST)

  i dont know this one :( --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 16:42, 7 May 2012 (BST)

  You're fired. --Unhappydisgustingwow 13:00, 8 May 2012 (BST)

  He never learns their names... --THE Godfather of Яesensitized, Anime Sucks ^{Yalk | W! U! WMM| CC CPFOAS LOE ZHU | Яezzens} 18:59, 8 May 2012 (BST)

• Is this a question? 22:20, 16 May 2012 (BST)

Recently Concluded Bids

• Generaloberst was rejected.
• Shortround was rejected.

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