SmashWiki talk:Administrators/Archive 1

IM Contact Info

At this point, we should really have a way to contact each other outside of the wiki, preferably something instant like MSN and AIM. It would go a long way towards getting all the admins on the same page. Post them below if you've got'em! --RJM ^Talk 01:09, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Randall00

• Email: randall00@proimpact.ca
• MSN: randall00@et-cet-era.ca
• AIM: Randall00
• ICQ: 20235766
• Google Talk: randall.morrison00@gmail.com
• MySpace: randallmorrison

There's always the irc://irc.freenode.net/wikia-smashbros IRC room I made a while back. --Charitwo^Talk 01:13, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Hrm, well it's functional, but how many sysops do we really have in there while they're "sysopping"? I'm not sure it's very reliable in that regard. --RJM ^Talk 01:19, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

I idle in the channel pretty much whenever my computer's on. If I'm at my computer you can get my attention by pinging me in the channel (type my username) or messaging me. --Kirby King 02:56, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

I'm also (always) in the channel when online. I can alternatively be reached be using special:emailuser/sky2042. --Sky (t · c · w) 04:02, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

There's also the "E-mail this user" option, pending you put your e-mail in your preferences.--Richard 21:56, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Help

Can someone help me i've been banned from the un-mario wiki an i dunno why or how to lift it--GDawg816- "Kept ya waiting, huh." (talk) 17:27, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Unless one of the admins here is also an admin there, there's nothing anyone here can do about it. You should contact the administrator that blocked you there and discuss your ban with him. --Shadowcrest 17:32, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Wait

Is Porple inactive? He responds to his talk page messages...-- PSIWolf (T • C • E) 08:10, 20 October 2011 (EDT)

I take it to mean that he can't be reasonably expected to respond to vandalism or to comment on current discussions. I could always be contacted on IRC or elsewhere (and I was) during my long absence, but that doesn't make me active. – Emmett 09:18, 20 October 2011 (EDT)

Per Emmett. Porple basically just handles the hosting and other Wiki maintence relating to the server, and doesn't get involved in any administrative/bureaucrat issues. Omega Tyrant 12:23, 20 October 2011 (EDT)

Demotion section and section for when to request

I think that there should be sections for when to request for adminship (so a section that gives advice on what should be considered before submitting an RfA) and a section that would explain when administrative rights should be revoked from a user. The same sections are on SmashWiki:Rollback (except for rollback obviously), so it should be appropriate that they are here too. Of course, the sections should probably be more elaborate than the sections on that page since there are more things to consider when making an RfA and demoting an admin. BRAWLS OF FURY 03:23, 23 June 2014 (EDT)

There is pretty much no set criteria for a demotion; in fact the only time an admin was ever demoted here was when after the move off of Wikia (where inactive admins we're not reopped in the move), Pikamander2 came back for two days to get his adminship back and then immediately disappeared again indefinitely, where I then just requested Toomai to de-op him. It would really be handled on a case-by-case basis. Omega Tyrant 03:55, 23 June 2014 (EDT)

Inactive administrators

So many administrators are inactive, why is that? (Smashworker101 (talk) 13:54, 7 January 2015 (EST))

I have no idea, but it's for some reason. Dots (talk) The Violin 14:30, 7 January 2015 (EST)

ya know, it's actually a problem because when the trolls, vandals, sockpuppets, etc. are on the wiki with no administrator on, the wiki will get vandalize. (Smashworker101 (talk) 15:03, 7 January 2015 (EST))

I do agree that it's been a problem lately. But I think we have enough admins as is. Dots (talk) The Tyranitar 15:28, 7 January 2015 (EST)

Indeed (Smashworker101 (talk) 15:32, 7 January 2015 (EST))

While there aren't many administrators online now, that doesn't mean that vandals won't go unnoticed. People like these three users have a good habit of catching vandals before other people do. BlueStreak Speeds By 17:53, 7 January 2015 (EST)

Umm..... even though Laikue, Monsieur Crow (ReiDemon), and PikaSamus (Red) can catch vandals quickly, they don't have permission to block them because they're rollbackers not sysops, administrators, developers, bureaucrats, nor bots. Plus the administrators forgot to block Wieners in man butt (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log · in man butt WHOIS) because looking at this user's contributes, he did some vandalism + inappropriate username. (Smashworker101 (talk) 18:08, 7 January 2015 (EST))

When users vandalize for a moment but then leave after a certain time, sometimes its not really worth it to block. Dots (talk) The Metal Slug 18:21, 7 January 2015 (EST)

yeeeeeah, he got blocked already, but for 3 days. So ya, its not worth it to block someone for infinite if they left. (Smashworker101 (talk) 18:25, 7 January 2015 (EST))

Porplemontage

I would say that Porplemontage is semi-active now, they've been on a few times in the last couple of weeks. Nyargleblargle (Talk) 22:15, 25 April 2015 (EDT)

Porple is the site owner and server guy, but I believe he deliberately chooses to be considered inactive due to not being involved in most day-to-day wiki editing. Miles (talk) 22:27, 25 April 2015 (EDT)

I seen porple on "currently online" while checkin' out the recent changes page lol! I was wondering why he is considered inactive. Thanks Miles! 2.29.245.42 12:26, 29 July 2015 (EDT)

Protect this page?

Is there a reason we can't protect this page to be only admin-edited? I don't see any reason a normal user would need to edit it (most of the time admins decide their own status, and when a user tries to change it without their permission it gets undone), and it's been the target for a few vandal attacks recently. ---Preceding unsigned comment added by you. Or maybe DatNuttyKid. 15:17, 14 January 2016 (EST)

I agree. There's no reason for this page to be edited by anyone other than admins. Disaster Flare (talk) 15:17, 14 January 2016 (EST)

Same. Give me 2 good reasons why this shouldn't be protected. 98.157.202.185 15:21, 14 January 2016 (EST)

Rename request

YOSHIFAN198

I would like to change my username to "CaptainMetaKnight7583". And how do I get the bureaucrat to acknowledge my request?