Random collection of stuff that I think a user needs to be an admin, and the stuff I think I have from that list.
Qualities admins should haveEdit
- Activity. Admins should be online as often as possible in order to handle disputes and vandal attacks without delay.
- Levelheadedness. Admins should be able to remain calm in stressful or irritating situations.
- Knowledge of policies. Admins should obviously know all of SmashWiki's policies.
- Lack of bias. Admins should be able to remain non-biased in arguments in order to provide an easy and fair solution.
- Friendly but strict attitude. Admins should be warm and welcoming to new users, while still being able to keep control over the wiki.
- Good standing among the community. Admins should be well accepted by the community to avoid unnecessary drama.
- Willingness to admit their mistakes. Admins are not kings, and make mistakes like all other users, and, like all other users, should be able to admit when they make a mistake and learn to do better.
- Willingness to forgive. Admins should be able to not hold a grudge against a user who has made mistakes or caused trouble and treat them like any other user despite any past experiences with the user.
Qualities I think I haveEdit
- Activity. I am almost always online daily for several hours at a time.
- Lack of bias. Unless I feel that it casts a bad image upon the wiki, I am open to compromises or even letting go of my opinion when necessary.
- Friendly but strict attitude. I can generally control a large group of people without them all despising me, so I'd like to think that's a good sign of this.
Qualities I have some ofEdit
- Knowledge of policies. There are a few tidbits I've missed but I have a good idea of all of the policies. This would be an easy problem to remedy.
- Good standing among the community. I like to think most users like me, but I can think of a few examples where I've left a bad taste in others' mouths.
- Willingness to admit my mistakes. I do admit my mistakes, but usually not until long after it's become a huge problem. I could probably stand to be a little quicker on that.
- Willingness to forgive. I can forgive little things pretty easily, but I tend to jump to non-good faith conclusions quickly when there are repetitive little mistakes, particularly when following a big mistake.
Qualities I think I need to work onEdit
- Levelheadedness. I do tend to get irritated easily
- while it's never really shown on SmashWiki besides a few choice scenarios, it is something that I struggle.