SmashWiki:Requests for adminship

This page documents an official SmashWiki policy, a widely accepted standard that all users should follow. When editing this page, please ensure that your revision reflects consensus. If in doubt, consider discussing changes on the talk page.

This is the page for requesting adminship for SmashWiki.

Rules & Regulations

• Only self-nominations are allowed. If you think that another member would make a good sysop, then you can convince them to nominate themselves. You cannot make a nomination on behalf of another user.
• After sufficient time has passed to allow all users who wish to express an opinion the chance to do so, a decision will be made based on community consensus as to whether or not the request will succeed. Once a decision has been made, the discussion will be archived.
• Selections of sysops are not a simple vote count, or majority opinion. Users who wish to be promoted should demonstrate a steady commitment to this wiki, and be able to point to reasons that the sysop tools would allow them to do better editing.
• Candidates should describe why the wiki should want them to be sysops, not why they want to be sysops on the wiki.
• When supporting or opposing a candidate, give good reasons. Comments that describe in detail why the candidate should/should not become a sysop carry far more weight than simple support/oppose.
• Rollback status is not required for a successful RfA, but is highly encouraged. Users who only want sysop tools for quick reverts of vandalism will be directed towards the appropriate request.
• Upon request, a prospective sysop may be given a scenario and asked his/her opinion on how s/he would handle it.
• Users that have been blocked in the past, or who have previously made an RfA and failed, are no less eligible for adminship. However, such users should be able to demonstrate how they have improved since the block/previous RfA, lest their RfA find serious opposition.

Past nominations

• For a list of all previous requests for adminship that ended with the candidate's promotion, please see this category.
• For a list of all previous requests for adminship wherein the candidate was not promoted, please see this category.

How to nominate

If you have not had a request for adminship page before, follow this two-step process.

1. Go to the end of the requests section below, and add the following text:
   {{{{subst:FULLPAGENAME}}/Username}} Where "Username" is the name of the user being nominated.
2. Click on the created red link, and add:
   {{subst:rfa|Username|reason for nomination}}

However, if you have had a previous request for adminship, follow this process instead.

1. Go to the end of the requests section below, and add the following text:
   {{{{subst:FULLPAGENAME}}/Username (#)}}
   Where "Username" is the name of the user being nominated, and where # is 2 for the second RfA, 3 for the third, and so on.
2. Click on the created red link, and add:
   {{subst:rfa|Username|reason for nomination}}

Current requests

The following discussion is an archived debate of the nomination of a user for adminship. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page.

	This RfA was closed as failed.
	Reason:	User withdraws Serpent King 17:59, 1 February 2016 (EST)

Swagman (talk • contribs • edit count • RFA page)

Candidate, please summarize why you are running for adminship below.
I want to help out as much as I can on the wiki and help newcomers. I want to know what it feels like to be an admin. I really love Smash and can help. I will list whatever I find out. Feel free to undo it. P.S. If I become an admin I might wet myself. Don't worry about that.Swagman (talk) 17:07, 1 February 2016 (EST)

Support

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Oppose

1. Extreme opposetoo new Nintendofan1653 (talk) EZMONEY!! 17:11, 1 February 2016 (EST)
2. Strong oppose. You've only been around for one day and have made edits mainly to the userspace. That combined with your lack of understanding for the wiki, and lack of any reason to be an admin besides "I want to be", makes you seem very unready to be an admin. I recommend you stick around and gain a better understanding of the wiki before you apply again. ---Preceding unsigned comment added by you. Or maybe DatNuttyKid. 17:11, 1 February 2016 (EST)
3. Strong oppose per DNK. Disaster Flare (talk) 17:12, 1 February 2016 (EST)
4. What? Sorry, not happening. Serpent King 17:17, 1 February 2016 (EST)
5. Super strong oppose we don't need someone who just joined to go around controlling the wiki KirbysCrazyAppetite (talk) 17:18, 1 February 2016 (EST)
6. Oppose: Until you've made more valid contributions (and this DLC wave has passed) I must say "nah".--BaconMaster331 talk 17:23, 1 February 2016 (EST)
7. Oppose. Sh*t you're all right. I also agree with BaconMaster331. This isn't a good time for anyone to become admin.Swagman (talk) 17:35, 1 February 2016 (EST)

   Are you withdrawing? ---Preceding unsigned comment added by you. Or maybe DatNuttyKid. 17:37, 1 February 2016 (EST)

   That sounds like a withdraw if I ever saw one. Aidan, the Wandering Space Warrior 17:46, 1 February 2016 (EST)

Neutral

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Comments

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