RuneScape:Requests for adminship/Hapi007

Hapi007
Hello, I'm Rick, and I've been on the wiki a while, since the RS High Detail update. Since then, I have been working on replacing Standard Detail, and became the User which updated most images. In my start on this Wiki, I really had no idea what I was doing. But I learned from my mistakes, asked almost everything there is about editing. Now I am changing the Pith helmet images, which also shows that I dó improve my mistakes.

Another reason why it would be handy for me to be Admin, is that I am the only Dutch one (so a different Time Zone), so I could help on times other players are sleeping, working etc. And ofcourse, another Admin can be helpful.

Please note: For any users, of course it is allowed to ask me questions, but could you please remind that I ám Dutch (and always will stay), so try to ask the question as easy as possible. This may sound weird, but then I am sure that I do understand the question, and can answer properly.

This RFA will end at my birthday, and what could be a better gift than becoming an Admin?--. 14:47, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

''I, Hapi007, accept this nomination for adminship. I have read the policies concerning administrators. I realize that this nomination may fail. If I do get community consensus, I promise not to abuse my powers because I realize that this is a serious offence and if the community finds that I have done so, my powers will be revoked and in extreme cases I could be given a community ban. Signed,. 14:47, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Discussion
Support - you deserve it, sorry for not nominating you earlier on. 15:24, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
 * NOTE: Buzz 9 1990 is also dutch 15:24, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
 * oh yeah he's not an admin, not one yet, anyway. 15:33, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Support - You have earned it. 18:39, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Support - The Wiki has benefited and you have worked hard with all your image uploading. Good luck,  Jediadam4  (Talk)   18:50, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Support - The new Tarikochi and The GIF God, BTW Did you take the birthday bit off my RFF ? :)
 * GAH! Can someone fix that? 19:48, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Fixed. :)
 * Also, I don't know if you know this, but calling him the "new Tarikochi" isn't the best thing to say. Tarikochi was made a sysop primarily because of her massive .GIF contributions. Later, her RfA was repeatedly called a disaster because, so what if she uploaded hundreds of animations. That doesn't show that she was ready for adminship in the least. 20:24, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Soft oppose as per myself. Adminship is not something you earn (Eternal...), or are rewarded with for helping this site (Adam...). You (okay, now I'm talking to you Hapi) only talk about how you've learned from your mistakes, have uploaded loads of images, can cover the shift that most of us sleep through, and so on. We already have multiple British sysops. Britain is an hour or less behind you, right? It's not like we're totally defenseless during that time of the day.

To sum up, adminship is something that you prove you're ready for and that you can be trusted with. I have not seen anything showing that you're ready. 20:24, 24 February 2009 (UTC)


 * He's DUTCH, and name me 7 Brittish sysops. 21:04, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Comment Congratz, read chia's post. It says we already have multiple (not seven) British sysops, which is 1 hour or something behind dutch, so "It's not like we're totally defenseless during that time of the day." -- 23:37, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Soft oppose as Per Chiafriend. I have seen that you have uploaded thousands of photos, but I also see that you haven't done much to combat vandals, or report them to admins. being an admin is more then just uploading photos. How will being an admin help you upload pictures? -- 20:51, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Oppose per Chia and Noah -- 21:58, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Neutral. I've got some points to make that involve both sides of the arguments.
 * Reasons for: First off, character-wise, Hapi seems like a good person. His contribs show that he's a helpful, efficient contributor. I've also seen him in the RS clan chat several times and he's never once given off the impression of being an immature jerk or anything. He has expressed concern that his level of English is not sufficient to handle administrative duties (sorry if I'm spilling a secret here, Hapi) but I do not see this as a problem. He's enthusiastic and devoted, two traits which we really need in anyone with any sort of authority, be it rollback, sysop or 'crat.
 * Reasons against: This is something I've gone over in the clan chat before, but I'll restate it here. To me, sysops are a position of authority. While it is true that all users are equal, sysops are the users that actually wield the banhammers. That sort of power can be easily misused and that means it should only be given out if there's a reason for it. As an administrator I find most of my duties involved with some form of anti-vandalism activity. Reverting, blocking, searching for vandalism, you name it. (Yes, I know that sysops exist for reasons besides vandalism.) While Hapi shows that he is trustworthy, thereby fulfilling a huge requirement of administratorship, his primary focus on the wiki seems to be working with images. His contributions are certainly noteworthy, but I do not see how sysopping him would enable him to better contribute. If someone spoke up and said "Ah, but if Hapi were an admin, he could do ~thing he can't do now that would benefit us~," then I would change my vote to a strong for.

tl;dr: Hapi's a good enough guy for sure, but what would sysopping him do? -- 22:17, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Neutral: Per Kato- People should only request adminship if they are actually going to use their sysop rights. While I see the few potential advantages that sysop Powers could provide for Happi, I don't see any clear reason for him to have them. --

Oppose - While I do think he is a good person, he has not shown any reason why adminship of him would help the wiki. Then he says it would be a nice gift for his birthday. Adminship is not a gift, reward, trophy, nor prize. It is not recognition that your a good guy, which I think you are. It is the granting of extra tools that would help the wiki by you having them. While I understand very clearly we are not wikipedia, we are modeled after them. Here are a few things they say about adminship which a lot of RS wiki users totally do not understand.
 * [] Advice for new admins
 * [] What adminship is not
 * I especially love the part about it not being a trophy --Degenret01 00:45, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Oppose - I too do not see a immediate need for you to receive adminship at this time. You are truly a great editor and a mature editor but you don't need these rights yet. Also, you have in the past been known to jump to conclusions, as with:

*Comment - "I don't think I've ever seen someone so dedicated to improving the wiki and reverting vandalism." Well, I've seen enough. Bonziiznob is only trying to become friends with users by sending them 'Happy New Year' messages, so they'll vote for him.--. 16:30, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Don't want you jumping to conclusion too fast when it comes to admin responsibilities. I was simply wishing users a Happy New Year. 01:22, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Oppose - if you can't assume good faith and decide to accuse someone of trying to gain support for a UOTM/RfA nomination just because they are kind enough to wish other wiki users happy holidays then I can't trust you as an admin. Simple as that. Not to mention you implicated me, Bonzii, Kudos, and Cruser in some fictitious supporting conspiracy. 02:24, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

And most of you are right, I haven't been into the whole 'Revert Vandalism' thing. I have to agree with Bonzi, I don't really have the uuhm... need to become an Admin, but of course the xtra advantages could be useful, and wouldn't it be great? I will try to visit my RFA as much as I can, but right now, I'm off to school.--. 06:51, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Chiafriend: You're right, don't call me the 'New Tarikochi.
 * Soldier, Bonzi: From this one, I have to say I'm sorry. In that time, you and Bonzi, were one of the most new users here in my eyes, and I didn't notice all the work you've done. Since your reaction on it, I found out how much work you really did. Before that, I was only in "the Image editing and stuff". Now, I visit the Yew Grove more, and actually see how many good users there are. If that can be an oposse-reason: I would like to visit the Yew Grove more often, but at this time, my computer is just too slow.
 * Again, I think you fail to see the point here. Adminship isn't a gift, reward, trophy, etc. It isn't granted because it 'would be great.' The extra advantages would be nice for someone who consistently targets vandalism, but as I've pointed out, you don't seem to be one of those people. -- 07:00, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * True. Quick answer, btw. If this rfa might fail, it is a great opportunity to see how people are currently thinking of me.--. 07:03, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Pending- You certainly have contributed enough and are more than qualified to be an admin. The reason why my decision is pending is, I am a little confused about your reasons for wanting to be an admin. Are you doing it for the benefit of our wiki or to just have it as a merit badge? 08:10, 25 February 2009 (UTC) Comment - That's just it. People are completing RfA's now-a-days as a basic, I made this many edit's so sysops me, or I am popular so sysops me. It's not a popularity contest. Admin is nothing to joke about, and users who think it "would be nice to have" is not what I want in a sysop. I want them to actually perform administrative duties, and be as active an admin as possible. It's not a game, it's not a reward, it's a serious tool. This is not directed specifically at you but to generalize the large amounts of RfA's lately. Stop playing this RfA process so easily. 08:28, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Oppose - Also adding on to what Bonzi has said about your comment, you were in fact contacting players in-game to vote for you. You even asked my sister Christine(User:Chrischiam) to vote for you and according to her, you asked her to ask me to vote for you too. So that comment about Bonzi was somewhat hypocritical. Also, I won't deny the fact that you have made a lot of great contributions to the images in the wiki. However, I have not seen you deal with any vandals (I'm sure that there were at least a few opportunities to stop vandalism?) and thus I do not see why you would require admin powers. 11:11, 25 February 2009 (UTC)


 * I had the wrong ideas of becoming an Admin. I cancelled the RFA for now, maybe ill try again later. I can also continue on uploading images and doing other work. Please, could I have rollback edits?--. 14:24, 25 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Closed - Hapi007 has withdrawn, however rollback will be granted. 22:26, 25 February 2009 (UTC)