RuneScape:Requests for adminship/XScoobsx

xScoobsx
Evening everyone, I am requesting sysop tools to aid myself while contributing to the wiki.

I have been lurking the wiki contributing here and there for just over a year and a half. Over this time I have come to learn the policies of the wiki and how the community works within the wiki to improve it day by day. I have come to realize it takes all different types of contributors to make this all happen, there are the anti-vandal contributors, image contributors, mainspace contributors and also our general maintenance contributors. I feel that I touch in each and every one of these categories except for the mainspace. When I refer to the mainspace I am meaning adding content to articles. Instead, I improve what has already been added to the articles to make it more professional and easier to read.

I feel as though I have made numerous relationships in this community and I also feel that I don't have any bad relationships with any users either. Yes, there have been discussions where I do not agree with another user's point of view, but I that is just what makes the world go round, differing opinions and points of view, we all came from different backgrounds and I always remind myself of this.

I believe I am mature enough to handle the tools and I assume that the community entrusts me with these tools, otherwise I would not be making this request. In my early times of editing the wiki I was an active participant in the TeamSpeak Server(no longer running). I was entrusted with the rank on the server similar to that of an owner in the CC. I was able to ban, kick and apply permissions to users within the server.

''I, xScoobsx, accept this nomination for adminship. I have read the policies concerning administrators. I realise that this nomination may fail. If I do get community consensus, I promise not to abuse my tools because I realise that this is a serious offence. If the community finds that I have done so, my tools will be revoked, and in extreme cases I could be given a community ban. Signed,'' 07:20, January 26, 2012 (UTC)

Questions for the nominee
1. What administrative work do you intend to take part in?

I intend on taking part in image maintenance, anti-vandal, and other minor administrative tasks. Everyday I log-in I go through the recent file uploads and add correct categories, file names, templates and speedy deletion candidates. I am constantly tagging images to be deleted whether it be for duplication or the necessity of the image. While dabbling in image maintenance I also keep an eye on the recent changes using Suppa's useful tools. I undo, revert, warn and advise IP's and users when I see the need to do so. Unlike some users that may remove content recently added because it was added in an improper manner, I revise the content so we are able to use it in our articles instead of removing a good faith edit. With watching the RC I run into vandals and instead of contacting an admin, whether it be IRC or chat, I can instead use the sysop tools and stop the vandalism immediately. I know I kind of went off on a tangent as to my contributions but I believe they show how the tools will speed up my process of contributions as a user.

2. What are your best contributions to the RuneScape Wiki, and why?

I believe my best contributions to the wiki are my image maintenance edits. I am able to crop, add transparencies, rotate, etc. I also clean-up behind those users that upload images that may forget to remove a template or add a template when uploading a new file. As stated above, I also think that I am an all around type of editor. I use AWB to correct grammar and minor wiki coding inconsistencies, moderate recent changes for vandalism and improving of content being added and I actively participate in Yew Grove discussions that I feel need my opinion or a different point of view. Recently, I have been reaching out to newer users, specifically image uploaders, to aid them in image maintenance. I advise them of the guides we have, that are very hard to find, and some general policies that are often broken by new image contributors.

'''3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or have other users caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?'''

I can't see getting stressed over an online game's wiki ever entering my mind. I have enough to worry about IRL(school, work, and I must say, the girlfriend), if the wiki caused me stress I would not be here. I actually come to the wiki after a long day of school and work to unwind and relax while watching some History and Discovery channel. As of recently I have not been in any conflicts with other users, but have actually tried to resolve that between others. In the past, when I first started editing, I know I was in conflicts with other users, but in all honesty it has been so long ago that I can not even remember what they were about and who they were with. Although, recently I have been presented with situations that may have allowed me to create a conflict, but instead I have stayed away or made light of it. If any users are concerned with past conflicts you can think of please bring them up so I can address them, I don't want to come off as though I am hiding anything.

Discussion
Comment - With this RfA, I am hoping to receive not only the tools but constructive criticism from the community. I want to thank everyone in advance for contributing to this discussion and the community consensus. 07:20, January 26, 2012 (UTC)