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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)

  Oh, you were here, just not here here, as an op. Some of the things you said and did in drama sections were very good in my eyes, wished they could have been backed up further as a vote or a ruling by you. -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 03:21, 9 July 2011 (BST)

• Vouch As DDR said. Hes a good m8 as well.       04:26, 9 July 2011 (BST)
• Strong vouch - the one dissenter, Yonnua, is voting against for loopy reasons. Unless Mis is also SA? (the person, he's not a goony goon goon)--Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 13:57, 9 July 2011 (BST)
• huge vouch yon is a total thad.--User:Sexualharrison14:12, 9 July 2011 (bst)
• Vouch vouch vouch vouch vouch (I can do that because all my multiple personalities are in agreement) -- I don't know any other candidate, except for myself or, maybe, myself, that deserves to be a sysop more at this moment in time than Misanthropy. --Ash  ^{|  T  |  яя  |} 23:59, 9 July 2011 (BST)
• Strong Vouch - I don't think it's a secret that Mis and I got along pretty well, even when we were busy disagreeing vehemently with one another, so this vouch should come as no surprise. I always liked having him around as a sysop, because he was a no-nonsense sysop who wasn't afraid to speak his mind, didn't put up with BS, used a great deal of common sense in his approach (his opinions in debates, while oftentimes harshly stated, are just as often like a breath of fresh air in a hot and stale room), and knew enough about the rules to not make a fool of himself (EDIT: that wasn't intended as a back-handed insult aimed at anyone). He's definitely taken a more liberal stance towards precedents in recent months, but he has reasons for doing so. Also, his motives for nominating himself right now may be slightly clouded (I get the strong sense that he nominated himself because he wants to be able to vote on things again), but that doesn't change the fact that I have an unwavering confidence in his ability to act faithfully and capably as a sysop. —Aichon— 23:33, 10 July 2011 (BST)

  Discussion move to talk page.

• against - who the fuck is this stooge 04:05, 11 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)
• Against - Not active enough, and there is only one inactive person I would vote for and thats Hagnat!--THE Godfather of Яesensitized, Anime Sucks ^{Yalk | W! U! WMM| CC CPFOAS LOE ZHU | Яezzens} 04:11, 9 July 2011 (BST)
  • U can herp my derp --hagnat 19:32, 9 July 2011 (BST)
• Against as anime --User:Sexualharrison14:12, 9 July 2011 (bst)
• Against Too controversial, would likely prove to be a distraction for the wiki. --WilliamC 14:44, 9 July 2011 (BST)
• Against Inactive, pretty much never heard of her. --Crystal Roselle 16:26, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

  ^irony--THE Godfather of Яesensitized, Anime Sucks ^{Yalk | W! U! WMM| CC CPFOAS LOE ZHU | Яezzens} 18:30, 9 July 2011 (BST)

  C'mon, haven't you seen all those hundreds of edits? To her own userpage, sure, but gosh darn golly gee whiz she's active!!!!! --カシュー, ザ ゾンビ クィーン (ビープ ビープ) @ 04:08, 10 July 2011 (BST)

  Except one thing, I'm not running for sysop. Go back to your the Dead members and cry about it. --Crystal Roselle 7:44, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

• Against - I hate joke bids, so I'll cut to the chase: she's almost entirely unqualified for the position (her only qualification is that she's been around for awhile). I have no issues with her as a person, and actually enjoy reading quite a few of her comments, but in terms of being a sysop, no. Just no. —Aichon— 23:45, 10 July 2011 (BST)

  She was one of the original set. I think that more or less makes any points about her being qualified to do the job less reasonable. --Karek^{maps 2.0?!} 07:50, 11 July 2011 (BST)

  With a tonne of rules and precedents to come into place since them I'm definite that it's still a legitimate stance to take, though I don't think that personally. -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 09:00, 11 July 2011 (BST)

  I don't see how her being part of the original set of sysops changes anything I said about her being unqualified. She lacks significant activity, hasn't shown a prior interest in maintaining the wiki anytime recently, and has yet to display a desire to be a sysop, despite her bid being up for quite awhile. If any of that seems less reasonable because she was part of the original sysop team, please let me know why. Otherwise, as I said, her only qualification is that she's been around for a long time. —Aichon— 09:33, 11 July 2011 (BST)

  Sorry, what? I need to "display a desire" to be a sysop? Could you please point me to the section in the vast, voluminous, endless book of worthless rules that says that I'm required to do this? Or is this one of those rules that's hidden in the top-secret No Girls Allowed section of the He-Man Woman Haters clubhouse? Because if not popping a big ol' stiffy over the prospect of becoming a sysop is grounds for disqualification, then y'all best be prepared that I'm going to ruin every fucking vote on this page until you assholes are singing and dancing and posting youtube videos about how much you want it. --カシュー, ザ ゾンビ クィーン (ビープ ビープ) @ 15:20, 11 July 2011 (BST)

  It's the 15th line of this very page, and please tell me you're bullshitting with all this woman bullshit. -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 15:30, 11 July 2011 (BST)

  "Note that if a person is nominated by another user, the candidate in question should note their acceptance of the nomination." Despite the shitty grammar used there, it seems to say that all I need to do is accept the nomination - which I have. Do I have to write a fucking sonnet about it? I was nominated, I didn't say "fuck this noise", end of story. I shouldn't need to start cheerleading the fucking position, which seems to be what people are asking me to do. Oh, and seriously, Goddamn, your patriarchal tone is wearing a bit fucking thin. Sorry if your perfect life as a member of the privileged majority is being disrupted by occasional reminders that some of us aren't straight white men. --カシュー, ザ ゾンビ クィーン (ビープ ビープ) @ 15:45, 11 July 2011 (BST)

  I'm not taking sides on the first bit, I was just telling you where it was. And I do enjoy my penis now you mention it. -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 15:52, 11 July 2011 (BST)

  Well that's good, because I doubt anyone else ever will. --カシュー, ザ ゾンビ クィーン (ビープ ビープ) @ 15:57, 11 July 2011 (BST)

  lold -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 16:00, 11 July 2011 (BST)

  Prior to the comment you made two hours ago, you had never once "noted" your acceptance of the position on this page, which is how you indicate your desire to be a sysop. Generally, I'd treat that as inactivity on the part of the candidate, but since you had replied elsewhere on the bid, I was treating it as apathy and a lack of interest. I'm happy to concede that point if you are indeed interested in having the position (I still agree with the old sentiment that you have to be messed up in the head to accept a nomination), but at the time of my initial comment, you hadn't yet indicated any interest in the position here. —Aichon— 17:18, 11 July 2011 (BST)

  One would normally assume that as she was posting in her nomination thread and hadn't said "Hell no!" that she was okay with it, so I don't see your argument at all. --Fjorn 18:17, 11 July 2011 (BST)

  I've already conceded the point. Any further bickering over it is pointless. —Aichon— 18:48, 11 July 2011 (BST)

• Vouch - just as qualified as the fucking stooges already running this piece of shit wiki 04:03, 11 July 2011 (BST)
• Vouch - Just seemed appropriate. --Lucero ^{Talk U!}
• Vouch - She is a better poster (editor?) than 99% of this wiki. Also, considering that sysops are supposed to be Trusted Users™, she most definitely qualifies. --DT^PK 04:27, 11 July 2011 (BST)
• Against - She's too confrontational.--_GANG Giles Sednik _CAPD 19:59, 11 July 2011 (BST)
• Vouch - im scared of being called a misogynist --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 01:06, 12 July 2011 (BST)
• Vouch - Sounds like fun! If she's as good at the wiki as she is at the game, e.g., making it better while destroying it at the same time, this should be good!--Akbar 02:03, 12 July 2011 (BST)

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