Battlestar Wiki:Requests for adminship/Shane

Shane

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Battlestar Wiki:Requests for adminship/Shane|action=edit}} Vote here (3/2/1) ending 18:00 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Shane (talk • contribs) – Shane has been a tireless contributor since he began actively editing mid-march. One of his first projects was also one of his most ambitious, and the Main Page redesign effort is also one of his most visible successes. (You can't miss it.) An offshoot of the main page redesign was the Portals project, which has yielded some interesting navigation pages that continue to be updated. Shane is unquestionably energetic, amassing over five thousand edits in areas ranging from the Main space, the Battlestar Wiki space (working on policy pages), and also the template space (fixing existing templates as well as creating new templates for everybody's benefit). Shane collaborated with Mercifull (and others) to provide color to the project pages with unique icons, and has been a driving force behind the featured content pages (both BW:FA and BW:FP). Most of Shane's conflicts arise from his tendency to boldly forge ahead, blazing the trail (and ruffling some feathers). Shane has improved in this regard, and even his user page has received an extensive overhaul with an up to date listing of the different projects and tasks that his is working on or planning. With regards to the number of administrators, while the current number is sufficient for the offseason, we need to be thinking ahead to the upcoming (eventually) season. Also, there have been some proposals to potentially reduce the login requirements for posting (which is another issue entirely), so there is a potential need for energetic admins who are on around the clock in order to help prevent/cleanup vandalism. Ultimately, the issue at hand is whether or not Shane would responsibly use the admin tools to perform the administrative and maintenance tasks that need to be done. He's already doing the tasks, I'm just proposing giving him the tools.

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I accept the nomination for adminship to the Battlestar Wiki. --Shane ^{(T - C - E)} 11:53, 23 June 2006 (CDT)

• Would like all of you to read this before you vote: You all seem to think being "TOO BOLD" is bad. But it is not. Without situmlation or ideas or changes or content or information or being able to view the site, what whould you be able to do? Now, re-read Steelviper nomination. --Shane ^{(T - C - E)} 21:46, 23 June 2006 (CDT)

Support

1. Support Per nom. --Steelviper 11:48, 23 June 2006 (CDT)
2. Support --Fordsierra4x4 12:37, 23 June 2006 (CDT)
3. Support While I still stand by my point about having enough US admins I dont feel that this should detract too much from the qualities Shane has especially with the amazing skills he shows at wiki syntax. While I do agree he sometimes takes a few hasty decisions I feel that so long as he continues to consult people on their opinions a bit more he would be a valuable asset to the community here --Mercifull 13:58, 23 June 2006 (CDT)

Oppose

1. Oppose: Shane is undoubtedly one of our wiki's finest technical contributors. Between he and Mercifull, the wiki's features, particularly that involving templates and code on the part of Shane, has greatly improved. It didn't take long after the MediaWiki update for Shane to hit the ground. His work on the sorely-needed update to the Main Page is probably his finest work. However, I must oppose his nomination at this time for two conditions. One: I have already supported Mercifull's nomination and don't feel we need to promote another contributor to adminship just yet. Two, and this is most serious, involves Shane's tendency to move too swiftly in wiki-wide changes without consulting with others for consensus. Shane appears easily bruised by criticism--a trait that can't exist with an administrator. As a result, he has shown a tendency to "go nuclear" a bit too quickly, creating not just one but two Requests for Comment against a fellow contributor--a wikipedian known for his tolerance, patience, and insight. While Shane is obviously capable of using all that MediaWiki offers, I feel he sometimes forgets when using the tools is appropriate. As Merv can attest, applying for adminship might take some time, and all of us scrutinize each other fiercely to ensure we give the right responsibility at the right time. Shane's powers are awesome as they are, and if there was a status I could vote him for in that capacity, I would. For now, I don't feel that Shane has the best temperment for being an administrator. --Spencerian 12:24, 23 June 2006 (CDT)
2. Oppose: I agree with the things Spencerian said. --The Merovingian ^{(C - E)} 15:01, 23 June 2006 (CDT)

Neutral

1. Neutral: Shane is an excellent contributor to the wiki, and extremely dedicated. However, he is indeed hasty in certain aspects, and this conflicts with my supporting for his adminship. In the end, I am neutral, I think he doesn't really need adminship when he already benefits the wiki more than well enough as a wikipedian, and while the adminship could help him make a lot of changes, in haste he might accidentally make others that aren't as good. Perhaps with time my opinion will change, but as of right now I'll choose to remain neutral. --Sauron18 17:10 23 June 2006 (CDT)

Comments

• I might have to comment on each one of the opposing ones just because I need to get my point accross before someone makes their decesission final. I do this because I want to be judged fairily based on the requirments of BW:RFA and not someone's gut feelings. --Shane ^{(T - C - E)} 12:44, 23 June 2006 (CDT)
  • On Spencerian/The Merovingian: Spenc points out that we have to many admins and another possaible admin being nominated Mercifull, but pointing out on his user page, he clearly states that he is not around as much as he can so why wouldn't two more admins be nice to have in reserve? One part two RFC's are for resuolving disputes as the policy points out. Me and Peter have tried to work it out normally and as people can tell from many discussions that does not happen. There is no spefic "wide-wiki" instance he points out that did any harm to the wiki. (i.e. Marking images with the tag {{no tag}} isn't an issue because it would go against the policy set forth in BW:ITP -- a policy I did not create.) All "wide-wiki" instances where already done out of concenus. (I.e. Resistance to Resistance (episode)). If you were to give in on criticism and not let your point be heard clearly and loudly, the USA would not have succeded from England and this would be the UK. I have not shown disregard for the "real" admin tool of "BW:DEL" following the policy to the letter when marking pages. I also keep huge changes at http://www.battlestarwiki.org/hangarbay/index.php/Main_Page, which not many people, including Spenc, have not commented on at the proper BW:MAIN page. Spenc also was wrong with the Computers page. The BW:SAC states clearly on my edit: User_talk:Shane#Rollback_Note and User_talk:Spencerian#BW:SAC. A new way is under proposed status right now, but no one else has backed it up: Battlestar_Wiki_talk:Standards_and_Conventions#Adjustment_to_Links_to_Episodes. Clearly his reason for me going "nuculer".
    • This was amneded on to The Merovingian oppose vote.
      • Talk:Resistance - Refering to (I.e. Resistance to Resistance (episode)): Merv was the one who did the change and did nothing on the part to fix the pages

Questions for the candidate
A few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:

1. What duties, if any, would you anticipate helping with? Please check out Battlestar Wiki:Project List's for a list of projects.

A. Apart from my many projects I am working on the ones that I would focus the most energy are these:

• BW:Tem – Keeping a tab on the templates everyone must use for quick and easy generation of “standardized” things that the Wiki uses
• BW:FA and BW:FP – Keeping tabs on the nominations
• BW:PORT – Keeping the portals clean and expanding it as needed
• BW:News/BW:CP – Cleaning Duties Only
• BW:SI/BW:MAIN – Keeping the overall look of the site “pretty”

I believe that most “projects” need the attention of everyone so not everything would be overlooked if I became an admin, but these are just the ones I would focus my energy level too.

2. Of your articles or contributions here, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?

A. My favorite article that I keep tabs on is Colonial One. Since it has to do something with government, I fancy this article. Also any article would get my tender loving support if it needs it, with format and navigational help if the article needs it. Keeping an article conformed with the BW:SAC protocols in something to maintain through out the site.

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

A. My conflict does not lie in what I do, but in my energy in which I commit to the project. I don’t believe that there is not just one people who I had a disagreement with or agree over a “small” problem. I think this is just human nature. The ways that I have dealt with the misery and stress sometimes I just take a timeout or even work on a project that needs updating. Stepping on one’s toes is not a good idea and I don’t do it deliberately. The only recent instance I can think about is with dispute on the creation and use of the Template:Location Data in which Peter did not agree with it’s use, but as the talk page shows, there was no other serious objections to it’s use there for the dispute has been settled. In working with some new templates, standardized “warnings” and “message” templates that everyone can agree too would help future problems that arise in this area. (i.e. Warning templates).

Another problem point early on was with merv, and those have since been mended with myself nominating him on his thrid RFA. We had some of the most heated conversations and to ignore them would just be impropper.