Robot Wars Wiki:Requests for Promotion/Helloher

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 * result=Candidate was not promoted to adminship
 * sig= TG    (t    c)  23:31, April 23, 2010 (UTC)
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Helloher (talk &bull; contribs &bull; edit count)
Hello. Since August, I have been a member of this wonderful wiki, a site dedicated to the thing I thought had gone forever. I have spent my time trying to be as helpful and useful as possible, welcoming new users, warning those making unproductive edits, and trying never to get angry. I have decided to run for admin to help lighten the load on our other administrators, and for no other reason. They have important schoolwork. Admittedly, so do I, it's been what's keeping me from being around as much since December, but it is nothing compared to what they have to do.

While I am less capable of writing whole articles now I have no access to YouTube, I hope my early articles and image uploads can be seen as a sign of devotion, and I can guarantee I will begin writing full articles once again when my access to the site returns.

As an admin, I feel I would be able to extend my help to the wiki further, by deleting vandalism and blocking vandals should I be required to do so, as well as becoming perhaps 'more approchable' to new users, who might find it easier to talk to an administrator rather than just a regular user. I would also take the responsibility of the Did You Know template, so 1 user does all of the featured content.

While I prefer to stay out of arguments, I would feel that as an admin, I would be responsible to try and break up any arguments, as they will not help our morale.

Thank you for reading and thinking about my arguments.  Helloher    (Death is not my phone number)  17:16, April 21, 2010 (UTC)

Comments
Strong Support: You deserve administration, as you have proved yourself capable of fighting vandalism, and your personality is perfect for the job. It'll be great to have you as admin.-- Deadbot uliza   (talk)  17:45, April 21, 2010 (UTC)


 * Once again, I don't think it's a question of whether one 'deserves' it, as such. I still support ManUCrazy, even though I'm running myself btw.  Helloher    (Death is not my phone number)  17:48, April 21, 2010 (UTC)

Strong support: You have the potential to be a great admin, and you have demonstrated this with your positive and helpful attitude towards new users, and you'd be able to keep up the high standards on this wiki. Good luck to you.  ManU Crazy   (talk)  17:02, April 22, 2010 (UTC)

Once again I'm not saying who I'm supporting just yet (although it seems pretty clear that it will be either you or ManUCrazy) but I will say that I'm sure you would make a fantastic administrator. The amount of edits you've made despite the fact you haven't been quite as active in recent months shows your enthusiasm for the wiki and I'm sure you'll be quite capable of fulfulling the necessary duties that go with the job. Very good luck to you. Christophee (talk) 13:40, April 23, 2010 (UTC)

Admin observations
As TG said above, it is now time for the admins to weight in on their thoughts, and reach a decision in the near future. I'll begin with you.

For starters, you've helped the wiki immensely in many areas; all the featured articles you did springs to mind. And while we say again and again that edit count alone should be taken with a grain of salt, having nearly 5,000 is certainly something to be proud of. And I was especially impressed with your reaching out to roboteers and getting information from them; that demonstrates your dedication; and if I could sum you up in one word, it would be "dedicated." When you signed up, you really hit the ground running, you accomplished so much in so little time, it was clear right away that your were something special.

That being said, I can't help but point to the elephant in the room; your age. I remember what I was like on the internet in my teen years, and it wasn't pretty. I was easily offended, a bit impulsive, and somewhat naive. Of course, it's not fair for me to assume that everyone will be like I was, but I am seeing some of 15-year-old me in you. Engaging you-know-who on Wikipedia, and using your RWW name no less, was a mistake that may have blown our chances of getting linked. As an administrator, you're not just a janitor here, you're someone whose face and image represents that of the Wiki. Also, it does not help that you took so long to write out your request for promotion; about a week after the announcement was posted (and then only after TG started nudging you), if I recall. I was really hoping to have 2 or more candidates sooner; had Llamaman posted within the week, we might have closed it before you even got considered.

But you are definitely qualified for the job; if ManU and Llama were both out of the picture, the adminship would be yours in a heartbeat. I wish you and ManUCrazy the best of luck. '''R A 2 ; [http://www.youtube.com/user/ResettisReplicas aka Resetti's Replicas. ] ( My Talk )''' 03:31, April 24, 2010 (UTC)


 * Just like RA2, I see you as enthusiastic and dedicated, and in addition, you've posted numerously on the Community Portal. You also proved yourself when you applied successfully for rollback, being the only user on here to do so, as opposed to by the whims of Christophee or myself. Your responsibilities as a main page content manager is indicative of all of your hard work. I hope you don't see my small paragraph of positives as a representation - if I could list all your positives, I would, but I think its the latter stuff you need to hear.


 * Like RA2, I saw a lot of myself in you from your very first day. That's not necessarily a good thing - as Christophee and Gutripper would agree, I was not a great admin back when I was sixteen. Now I'm almost eighteen, and I'm still struggling to figure out how to act in certain circumstances. You are younger now than I was then, and I can see the responsibility being too much for you. However, you won't have CBFan undermining your every move, but I still think my earlier point stands. Other than that, I agree with RA2 or stand by my points. Good luck to you.  TG    (t    c)  03:56, April 24, 2010 (UTC)


 * Like my comments to ManUCrazy, feel free to move this if I've put it in the wrong place. I'm not going to mention anything that TG and RA2 haven't already mentioned but I have made my mind up about who I would choose for the job if it was up to me. You have certainly been devoted to the wiki and your enthusiasm is second to none as seen by your number of edits, but I just feel that ManUCrazy has shown that he is slightly better suited to the administrator role (see my comments to him for the reasons why). You've been a fantastic user and I hope you continue to be so, and I'm also sure you would make a great administrator if TG and RA2 pick you, but my vote would go to ManUCrazy. Christophee (talk) 18:08, April 24, 2010 (UTC)


 * Thank you all for your honest comments.

I'd like to say this. I hold the opinion that ManUCrazy is better suited for the job, and should he be chosen, I'll be the first to come and congratulate him. I will not act stupid and throw a fit over this, as many people I know would. He is the right man for the job.  Helloher    (Death is not my phone number)  19:47, April 24, 2010 (UTC) }}