RuneScape:Requests for adminship/Bigd56

Bigd56

Bigd56 ^{Talk • Contribs • Last 20 Forum - Main - User talk edits • Edit count}

Hello, I am Bigd56, the #1 editor on FunOrb Wiki, which I am currently an administrator on. I am also a bureacrat on both the German and the French variations of FunOrb Wiki. I am skilled at coding themes and templates, as well as simply maintaining the Wiki. On Wikia in general, I have around 5,500 edits 6700 some edits, and I am generally trusted by the users of wikis that I edit. There are several people who would agree with me on these facts. I know what I am doing with just about everything that has to do with Wikis, and I never block anyone without first a warning, and justification for doing so. Even so, I will usually issue a short block, such as 2 hours as a warning before I block them for longer. If I were an administrator here, I could do things such as reverting vandalism, or fixing small errors in templates. I have never used my administrator powers for evil on any other wiki... for example, I will not protect pages to settle a dispute unless absolutely necessary, and I always treat other users as if their edits have the same value as mine. On RuneScape Wiki, my edits have included many things, for example, creating templates for new content, or welcoming new users. Before you judge this request based only on my edits here (which dont include vandalism, I assure you), take some time to also look at my contributions on FunOrb Wiki. Thanks for your support and consideration of me becoming an administrator on RuneScape Wiki. --   Bigd56   ^{[talk] [highscores]} 00:19, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

I, Bigd56, 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, --   Bigd56   ^{[talk] [highscores]} 00:46, 3 October 2008 (UTC).

Discussion

• Neutral (for now). Hmmm...THIS is interesting. A very dedicated 'crat from another Jagex-related wiki, attempting to become a sysop here? If you're asking me, that's very commendable. Though I still don't know much about your edits here, I will be glad to view them through your contributions. https://i.imgur.com/7kyt1iT.gif --WINE OF GOOD HEALTH _{(Actually Stinko)}

I only have 617 edits here, but I usually only make large edits. One of my best edits here is the Gem cutting calculator, which I coded entirely from scratch, as nobody had started a Gem Cutting Calculator previously. --   Bigd56   ^{[talk] [highscores]} 01:14, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

Also, if you don't find me trustworthy enough to become an administrator yet, that is understandable, but could I at least be given rollback rights? --   Bigd56   ^{[talk] [highscores]} 01:30, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

I've given you rollback as I see no reason not to. Skill 03:06, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

• Support - I say Bigd is worthy of the honor, and privilege, of being administrative. that's on my honor as an Eagle Scout, or soon to be one anyway.--Peckham33 22:30, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

he truely is worthy, he will go out of his way to help anyone who needs it. if this was a vote, he'd have my vote 100% of the way. (ps, thanks again for all your help with my signiture bigd).-- Peckham33 ^Talk 00:54, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

• • Comment - Thanks for the support peckham! I didn't know you also edited RuneScape Wiki... --   Bigd56   ^{[talk] [highscores]} 01:20, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
• Comment - He should not allowed to request himself by adminship? Japol1 Talk | Sign Here 06:19, 3 October 2008

It is actually fairly common. Sometimes people just don't bother with nominating other users.--Varthlokkur 07:17, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

• Oppose - While I commend your effors on the other Wiki, it is, in fact, not this wiki. I feel that administrators need to be trusted with the community in which they are going to be given the rights in. Certainly somebody who is a crat on the WoWWiki could not simply come over and nominate themselves because they are trusted elsewhere. Not to say you're not trustworth, but I feel that you still have some work to do with our community. For this reason, I feel that you need to wait a little bit in order to be given the powers of administrator on this wiki. Karlis (talk) (contribs)

12:40, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

• Not yet Neutral - Bigd, most of your work revolves around other Wikis, so we haven't seen you much on here, though that's not to say that your a bad editor. Your contributions are great - welcoming new users, making calculators, expanding and creating articles, developing a broad understanding of markup, but you should just stick around for a few more months so you have a better opportunity to familiarise yourself with the RSW, its workings and the community, then you can re-nominate for RfA. CFLM ^{Talk # Sign} 04:25, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

I agree with what Degenret said, you have shown that you can be trusted with this responsibility, but you haven't really edited much on this Wiki, I'll rethink my vote. CFLM ^{Talk # Sign} 09:32, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

• Neutral - His contributions to the other wikis has been good, and I don't see any problems of him being a sysop. He shows that he can be trusted with sysop tools in other wikis, why not ours? It doesn't matter which community you're in, a person's "reputation almost always precedes the person."   az ^talk   20:33, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

Comment - I was just wondering what would happen if Jimbo Wales self-nominated himself to be a sysop in this wiki, what would we do? I wonder... I didn't know that he actually plays RS with his daughter, and had a talk page here.   az ^talk   20:33, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

Jimbo Wales is a staff member, who already have global sysop powers. Dtm142 20:54, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

I know. I assumed that Jimbo Wales didn't have global sysop powers...   az ^talk   21:00, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

• Oppose - I hope I don't count as inactive. I've never seen you around here. Sorry, but if you wait your turn, then it'll work out. Derilith 23:34, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

• Not yet - Buzz ^{(Talk • # • √ • P )} 09:09, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
• '*SUPPORT - He has been here for over FOUR months. That really is long enough to know we can trust him. Sysop is no big deal and people are acting like it is. There is not a single legitimate reason to oppose. None.--Degenret01 09:15, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

And for the record, I reviewed his edits only here on this wiki, its the only one that counts.--Degenret01 09:21, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

I find his comment two below to be irritating to the point I must withdraw support. --Degenret01 05:29, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

• Comment - I am one of the FunOrb wiki's bureaucrats, and I can vouch for his skill with templates and other technical issues (he did a lot of work on our custom theme). He has also shown his responsibility with admin and bureaucrat powers. I would support, but I'm very inactive here, so I don't think it's really my place to do so. Quartic ~ insanity is a virtue | Talk 19:26, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
• Comment - I have made a significant amount of edits since I last edited this page. For all of you who are either neutral or in opposition towards me becoming an administrator, I suggest you reconsider your positions. --   Bigd56   ^{[talk] [highscores]} 02:40, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment - This comment tells me two things:

1. You believe that adminship is solely decided upon edit count.
2. You feel entitled to the rights of admin, and feel that you hold a greater position than most by suggesting that people reconsider their votes. This seems incredibly rude to me. People have their opinions and spoke their mind, and for you to come along and tell them that they're wrong is not the attitude that an administrator should have. Karlis (talk) (contribs)

15:00, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

• • • Comment - I have in no way whatsoever made either of the above claims mentioned by Karlis. If becoming an admin was a matter of edit count, we would have vandals as admins - several of them have probably edited much more than any genuine editor. Also, I do not feel "entitled" to becoming an administrator. People are entitled to their own opinion, however, several users, such as Derilith, Cflm001, and yourself appear to be inferring that I needed to make more edits in order to be an administrator. In order to gain the support of such voters, I mentioned that I have made a few more edits. --   Bigd56   ^{[talk] [highscores]} 19:17, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
• Comment This RFA is most likely not going to fly. When you try again, maybe you should completely leave off anything about the other wikis, since what you did there isn't too important to many of us here. And participate in more discussions so people can get a better feel for you. Just a couple ideas, not trying to be a critic.--Varthlokkur 05:39, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
• Comment - Karlis, simply asking people to "reconsider" their positions doesn't means he is implying that you "must" change your vote. He is simply implying that perhaps it is time we look at his contributions and see if they merit a change of heart. It only rubs off rudely if that's how you perceive it. --Whiplash 15:47, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment - The way he worded it suggests otherwise. Suggesting that people reconsider their positions after the considerable amount of edits he made in four days is insulting. He could have worded it differently, such as: "I have made a considerable amount of edits in the past few days that may affect those votes of neutral. Please review my recent edits and perhaps make a more clear decision." Karlis (talk) (contribs)

15:59, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

• • • Comment - That's your opinion and you're entitled too it. I'm not saying your wrong or your right. People do however find different ways to express themselves and some may come across rudely too you. However it's really not anyones job to call out when they think someone has made a rude statement. It just adds bias to a discussion. --Whiplash 18:24, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
      • Comment - I'm not going to argue, I'm just saying that if it caused two people so far to have negative feelings, perhaps some attention needs to be paid to it. My initial vote of oppose still stands. Karlis (talk) (contribs)

18:28, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

• • • • • Comment - No I was never questioning why you chose to oppose the nomination. I still have a mixed view of the nomination myself. --Whiplash 18:33, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
          • Comment - How do you find it irritating that I'm requesting people who have voted either neutrally or against me to reconsider? --   Bigd56   ^{[talk] [highscores]} 19:04, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
            • Comment - Let me further rephrase that by pointing out the usage of the words suggest and reconsider. I was never in anyway forcing anyone to change their mind, or even look at my edits. The only reason I even mentioned my edit count is because several people (see above) believe that I need to make more edits before the will vote in support of my nomination. Sorry if I sounded "rude" to you. --   Bigd56   ^{[talk] [highscores]} 19:07, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
              • Bigd56, just as a little word of advice. I find that people perform better in nominations if they look at critisism as a way of finding out how they need to improve. Instead of arguing with another users comments it may benefit you and your nomination too remain silent and try to adjust so that peoples conerns are quelled. --Whiplash 19:13, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Neutral -- You're a crat on two FunOrb wikis. Nice, but I really don't care. I don't even know who you are. request rollback, RC patrol or just get involved in something... earth_(t) 03:15, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

• Comment - Did you even look at my edits here? You shouldn't base your decision only on if you know me or not. Also, I do have rollback rights here already. --   Bigd56   ^{[talk] [highscores]} 21:05, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Neutral- Well u need more edit to become admin but u have a rollback. Well people need to trust u if u r good to become admin. Japol1 Talk | Sign Here 00:11, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Oppose - Sorry I've been busy for awhile and haven't seen the progress of this nomination. Now that I have however Im going to have to oppose. First you seem way too agressive with other users and that causes uneeded tension. Secondly it is not up too you to tell other users what they should base their decision on. So I do believe Im going to have to agree with Karlis in the manner that you don't have the correct attitude to be an admin on this wiki. --Whiplash 15:09, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Note of intent: This RFA will be extended a week. There are not enough support or oppose votes to draw a conclusion. Therefore, we clearly need more time. Dtm142 23:53, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

Weak Oppose - I have never heard about you before this RfA. I know you are a bureaucrat on the FunOrb wiki, but this is a whole different wiki. User:C Teng/sig 02:01, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Comment - Just to clarify, he's an admin on the english version of the FunOrb wiki, and a bureaucrat on the german and french versions. Quartic ~ insanity is a virtue | Talk 11:48, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Comment - Further Clarification: As well as the Bulgarian FunOrb Wiki, which I was recently promoted to Bureaucrat status on. --   Bigd56   ^{[talk] [highscores]} 00:55, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

Comment - I'd just like to add another reason I should be an administrator: to edit protected pages. In this case, I'm referring to Template:ExchangeItem. For more information on my proposed edit, see this page. --   Bigd56   ^{[talk] [highscores]} 02:43, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Oppose Per Karlis -- Spencer ^{(Talk | Edits | Contribs)} 22:50, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Support While I do agree about Karlis' comment on the 'being rude' thing, and I do think that you are being a little...(don't know what word fits here, but I think "desperate" sort of means it)...but you are a very good member of the FunOrb Wiki community, and I know that this RfA has good intention. However, like Quartic, I do very little here, so I cannot consider my vote to be very significant. I would also like to highlight the edit war against the vandal "Dafoxdude" (AKA Mamando/Mamandum) both here and on the FunOrb Wiki, which I think you have done a good job of handling. 19118219 ^Talk 14:01, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Comment I agree. Quartic ~ insanity is a virtue | Talk 08:36, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Comment To clarify, I agree that Bigd56 is a good member of the FunOrb Wiki community, and that he handled the vandal "Dafoxdude" well. Quartic ~ insanity is a virtue | Talk 12:09, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Comment Wow, people with 29 and 2 mainspace contribs (respectively) coming here to vote for Bigd. Previously I had simply withdrawn support. Now I will be moving to oppose. And for the record you two, people do not get sysopped here by a simple counting of votes.--Degenret01 09:37, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

• Strongly oppose - He has friends who have made barely any contribs coming to vote. Shows a clear lack of understanding of this wiki.--Degenret01 09:40, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment - I never MADE anyone vote in support of my nomination, they did that completely of their own will, because they believe I should be an administrator. I am not anyone else but Bigd56, and I have no control over their edits. I feel that it is unfair for you to oppose me simply because people with a small amount of edits here decided to vote in support of my nomination. --   Bigd56   ^{[talk] [highscores]} 19:39, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Comment If you're referring to me here, I will point out that I never posted Support. Instead I made comments based on my knowledge of Bigd56 from the FunOrb Wiki, where I felt it appropriate. You can choose to pay as much or as little attention to them as you think they deserve. Quartic ~ insanity is a virtue | Talk 07:51, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

• Weak support I have no problem with Bigd, as a person, as an editor, and potentially as an admin. I'm sure he would be fine with admin rights. The problem seems to be how well Bigd is known within this community and that this RfA was put forward without a level of contribution to this wiki that would seem normal for such a request. He has obviously put a lot of work into other wikis, and that is good enough for me. If this RfA is not successful, then I think all that is needed is to hang around a while longer and there would be no problem. Hurston 12:40, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose Per Karlis ‎Atlandy 01:15, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

Closed - There is no consensus to promote, therefore this RFA is unsuccessful. Dtm142 01:08, 24 October 2008 (UTC)