Forum:Adminship Request - JASPER42 II

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Hello ladies and gents, I'm Jasper and I wanna be an admin.

Who Am I?

I first joined this wiki in May of 2010 and became relatively active rather quickly. In the summer of 2011 I quickly became a chat regular, I did have a downtime not long after that for personal reasons, but have since returned and been rather active for quite a while. I ran for admin a very long time ago with a rather positive response but it was ultimately decided that I needed more time and was instead given rollback rights. Since then I have proven my worth enough to become a moderator, I now feel that there has been more than enough time for me to try running for admin again.

But why do I deserve it?

Why me?

-Firstly I like to think I have a pretty impressive edit count, in nearly all areas of the wiki.

-I am well known and connected to the community. I ran a semi-popular blog series last summer and am active in both wiki discussions and community blogs. Being an admin is about more than just a large edit count, and interacting with the community is very important.

-I have also created a lot of content for the wiki, be it articles, categories or templates.

Quests

• Just for the Taste of It
• Welcome to Fabulous New Vegas

Trophies/Achievements

• Sore Loser
• Card Shark
• Boomer's Pride
• General Custer

People

• Strange man
• Marks (mention only.)
• NCR_engineer
• Dixon's thugs

Places

• Biodiesel refinery

Perks

• Deathclaw Omelet

Consumables

• Rose's deathclaw omelet

Templates

• Template:Audio needed
• Template:Navbox Vault 22
• Template:Navbox Vault 87

Categories

• Category:Audio needed
  • Audio needed (Fallout)‎
  • Audio needed (Fallout 2)‎
  • Audio needed (Fallout 3)‎
  • Audio needed (Fallout Tactics)‎
  • Audio needed (Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel)‎
  • Audio needed (Fallout: New Vegas)‎

-I spearheaded a project which caused a lot of audio for quotes to be added to the wiki, many of which I uploaded myself.

-I am already a moderator, and have been for some time. I am regularly in chat and perform my duties as moderator when needed.

-People like me, I help to bring a friendly atmosphere to the wiki and have even been told by some users that I'm the reason they use the wiki at all.

-I care about the wiki, and have shown this by starting discussions and votes on ways we can improve it, including who can endorse chat moderator applications and the current discussion on placeholder images.

-I also already have access to many of the wiki's social networks.

-I have recently been working on the important task of citing information articles.

-I've added a large amount of the content on the graffiti article.

-I have access to the GECK and am knowledgeable of how to use it, as well as being familiar with most of the templates on the wiki.

Edit Count

There should have been a list of this user's edit counts here, but the edit counts feature is no longer available.

Am I Needed?

Honestly, my answer is yes. Recently a lot of admins have been coming dangerously close to inactivity, for whatever reason. and it never hurts to have a little extra man power, we used to have a lot more admins than we do now and I think that it's better to be safe than sorry. There have been a number of times fellow users have come in looking for an admin, but with none to be found as well as times I have personally had to scourer recent changes looking for any admin who might be active when one is needed. When it comes to things like vandals, it's best to get them out the way ASAP.

Poll

Poll finished on 12:02 am August 22, 2014 (UTC).

• A consensus must be reached by voting before any action is taken.
• You can vote by placing one of the following lines in the appropriate section:
  • Use # {{yes}} ~~~~ if you support the proposal.
  • Use # {{no}} ~~~~ if you are against the proposal.
  • Use # {{neutral}} ~~~~ if you wish to abstain.
• Please do not edit other user's votes.

Yes

1. Jasp deserves to be an admin, and his contributions prove that. Him and I tend to get along greatly, and I've always liked him. If he can get rid of that occasional condescending side of him, he'll be one of our best users imho. 00:29, August 15, 2014 (UTC)
2. Long overdue. 05:20, August 15, 2014 (UTC)
3. Your work on the Notable Quotes swayed the edit part for me. The only concerns I do have are your mediation skills. I fear you may not give newer users the patience their learning curve may require but beyond that, I have nothing else to fear of you. Also, I trust nobody has any problems if I replace the asterisks/bullet points with the conventional hashtags/numbers do they? --The Ever Ruler (talk) 07:18, August 15, 2014 (UTC)
4. Dedicated to all areas of the wiki and certainly a trustworthy member of the moderation staff. Jasper is abrasive at times, however if anything the wiki could use some abrasive leadership, especially as our administrative staff is lacking numbers and we inch closer to a new Fallout title. A most excellent dude and bodacious request. Archmage Neko^{Neko's Haunt} 19:12, August 15, 2014 (UTC)
5. ^Greets Peace'n Hugs (talk) (blog)
6. Jasper has a long history with the wiki that stretches long before I joined. He is a dedicated hard worker, and his contributions reflect that. He has a strong presence in the community, and is always in chat raising issues and discussions that lead to the betterment of the wiki, despite the fact that he may not always be on the better side of the argument. I do not always agree with the things he does or says, but that is only a natural. Jasper has the skill sets and the presence that we need for an admin, and he has the responsibility and restrain to use the extra rights that come with them appropriately. I firmly believe that he has earned this position. ---bleep196- (talk) 19:56, August 15, 2014 (UTC)
7. Jasper is one of the most active and frankly, memorable users here. He's blunt but fair in all the interactions I've seen him in. That being said, he has the temperament and skills to fill the role of admin. Be the best you can be. -- ^{Watch in awe!} 23:05, August 15, 2014 (UTC)

Neutral

Since June 20, you've switched up your editing, changing from mainly forum & blog comments to mainly mainspace edits. While I like the switch -- it's what I'd want to see from an admin -- you've only been editing mostly articles for shortly under two months now. For me (building off of the "three months" activity requirement), you haven't demonstrated that you're going to keep up these new edits. If you end up switch back to chat, forums, & blogs only -- a possibility hardly out of the picture at this point -- that's not admin material. 69.l25 (talk) 04:59, August 15, 2014 (UTC)

Comments

Being your second request, shouldn't the forum be renamed to reflect that? --Skire (talk) 00:53, August 15, 2014 (UTC)

I do not believe there is any rule stating such. I always assumed that was just so you'd have a different forum but with the same naming convention. JASPER//"Do you like hurting other people?" 00:54, August 15, 2014 (UTC)

You're right -- there isn't. It's just something that people do for the sake of transparency, which I believe is very important for any position here... I don't any reason not to. --Skire (talk) 00:59, August 15, 2014 (UTC)

Transparency is important, but I did outright state that I ran before and even linked the forum. JASPER//"Do you like hurting other people?" 01:01, August 15, 2014 (UTC)

Which is why it shouldn't make a big difference. Ultimately up to you of course! =) --Skire (talk) 01:02, August 15, 2014 (UTC)

I have moved the forum since, as you say, there is no reason not to. JASPER//"Do you like hurting other people?" 01:13, August 15, 2014 (UTC)

Not even 8 months ago, I would have voted no without hesitation. But you have been improving a lot this year with your interactions, and it is hard to outright ignore your many contributions. For me, however, the problem is whether or not you offer anything unique to this wiki. While your edits are good, they are not exceptional, and many of your accomplishments, while commendable, are not enough to separate you from numerous other editors.

I do not say any of that to dismiss what you have done, nor to diminish how much you have done to improve this wiki. I appreciate everything you have done, and you do an amazing job as a Moderator. But at the same time, I personally do not see you as a leader. I have not really seen any unique accomplishments from you, nor have I seen much public experience from you in helping to diffuse situations or go out of your way to help users become accustomed to our wiki and community.

I am not voting yet, as I would love for the chance to hear more from you as the forum continues on. Good luck with the request! I will do my best to have a proper vote up before this ends. ^{Some Assembly Required!} 00:55, August 15, 2014 (UTC)

Quickly, most of the other users may think I am going to vote "No". To be honest, my vote is still in determination. However, Jasper, you can change that quickly. If you could speak with me in chat here soon (or whenever we meet). Nothing hostile or serious, just two men chatting and figuring out a bit more about one another. Right now my stance is 65-70% "Yes" and 30% "No". Before I vote I would like to be in the 85-90% "Yes" area. This is just so I know I am ready to vote. And as Leon said above, good luck my friend. "Some say this user used to be a Moderator..." 05:58, August 15, 2014 (UTC)