Firstly, I wanted to say that for some odd reason, my account was unable to utilize any of Wikias features except for viewing content, and that too crashed and glitched out multiple times. I was unable to reply to anything, use any drop-down-arrow, the chat system or the wiki navigation header, or even view thread post details. I could not view a single image on any page … These technical difficulties occurred from usage on both a computer and iPad, and were used from my home. All page navigation to different pages on the wiki was done through the URL or Random Page button. I was able to read the posts on this thread, however, (I cannot do any Kudos …) but had to type this through the Microsoft Word program and will be posting them as soon as I return from school. Hopefully all goes well and everything will be okay; sorry about surpassing the answering “deadline” but I had no way to respond.
(I am not sure if anyone else was affected on Wikia, though, so that is why I am posting this brief explanation.)
“’’’ what do you think is the relevance of “main space edits” into someone’s worthiness of being a staff member?’’’”
- I feel main space edits do play an important role on someone’s worthiness of becoming a staff member, but that certainly is not the sole aspect in promoting. Others include knowledge of basic and advanced coding, knowledge of DragonVale Wiki content and DragonVale in-game content, and of course dedication and being active.
- Although I do not believe anyone should have to explain their ‘’explanation’’ of their vote if they do not want to (especially since it is a vote, not a discussion), as the voting forum clearly states that a “small explanation of your vote can be provided but people aren't expected to answer to it.” I will explain my explanation anyways: I the person’s edit count because I did not believe he actually qualified for the position of Wiki Mod. In order for a new user to become a Wiki Mod, a user must have first been a Rollback, and to become a Rollback the user must have had a minimum of 50 main space edits. The user in question here did not have 50 main space edits; in fact, they had 24 if my memory serves me correctly, and he was only a Rollback because he had previously been a Custodian. I did not feel the user had not achieved the necessary qualifications for another promotion at the time. Other factors that contributed to my voting were how active the user was, and I did not vote the way I did because I had a personal vendetta against him.
- About my edits, yes I have been editing a bit of formatting recently, but those are still quality edits. I was recently focused on contributing to revise note structure and sequence if I saw any discrepancies, formatting the page to achieve a uniform layout, and adding the Navigation template to places where they were not. If fixing up wiki pages don’t even qualify as quality edits, what does?
“’’’ how are you going to handle the “block tool” that you have now, upon becoming an Admin soon?’’’”
- Firstly, I wanted to say that originally I was trying to figure out a consistent way to block users based on their offenses, and I still am perfecting it, as we have no guidelines, and I did indeed block quite quickly. This is probably because a year ago, when I was an anon, I was blocked for telling someone that Rainbow and Sun breed to become Moon. I did not have the dragons and I answered them to the best of my ability, but I was still banned for a week on the basis of “trolling” (it actually took me a little while to figure out why I couldn’t comment or post anything … hey, did someone block me today? lol jk). I know times change, but due to not having any form of rules, it started off a bit hard to determine ban lengths and conditions, until a very helpful Wiki Mod told me her “procedure,” and I have adopted it. I may modify it eventually, but it is working well for me as of now.
- In regards to this jubilant announcement that seems to have come up: I honestly have no recall of this event in chat, so I assume it was not as big as everyone seems to make it out to be. I find it quite possible to have said it in chat, but proudly shouting to the world? I just felt happiness in being able to help the wiki in even another aspect (stopping users from vandalizing/spamming/trolling). I don’t think that’s so wrong, and I know I would not celebrate this sort of thing. Plus, I am quite certain I have not anything in this sort of manner since; I actually try to stop the chat from discussing bans/blocks in chat because it is not the place for that sort of thing. I do understand my fault, but I think you perceived my action in a different manner then what was intended.
- Ghastly, honestly, Essiw has a point there about Twitter. Plus, Wikia is Wikia. We aren’t supposed to bring a conflict from one wiki to another, nonetheless one from an external source. It is my personal Twitter account; I think I have the right to post whatever I feel like without conflict from Wikia, but this is just my personal opinion on the matter.
“’’’ what do you think have you done to deserve the Admin-ship position’’’”
- I think I have dedicated a considerable amount of time to the wiki. I have been here for almost a year now, and if I am indeed promoted to Admin, I probably would have worked the longest time for it. I edit pages regularly, help users daily, and am on chat regularly. To say I do not moderate the wiki is simply false, because I am always on when I am not doing schoolwork or sports. To say I am immature is also quite false, because although I like to play around and have fun, I am always serious and professional when I need to be. Who wants some strict, unfriendly administrator, that can’t take a joke and everyone is really just afraid of. I definitely do not, and I definitely will not act that way.
- I only use auto-mated chat ban messages when I feel the action fits under exactly what the message says, which actually isn’t that often. I usually just leave a message regarding what was done wrong, why it is considered inappropriate, how long they are banned for, and to review the Chat Policies. I don’t think I need much more than that, really.
- Saying I break chat policies as if I do it often and am the only staff member to have ever done so is total ludicrous. I know for certain that virtually all staff members and mostly Admins have cursed, spammed or in otherwise broken a Chat Policy at some time, including yourself, Justin. I might post an emoticon after another person does, but if that becomes spammy I end it quickly and I do not do so often.
- I just wanted to point out that I no longer see Admins on our wiki regularly if at all anymore, so to say they are “true moderators” when they are barely on the site can’t be considered accurate at the moment. Sorry, but it’s the current truth.
“’’’ what could have happened wrong, if you stayed as a Wiki Moderator for a little while?’’’”
- I aspire to become an Admin to help the wiki. At this moment, we really don’t have a consistent, active Admin with us. I want users to have an Admin that is almost always available. Also, as I said to DT, I want to be able to help users with their blogs, as they ask me for coding advice very often, and also to be able to update our Community Corner to keep our community up to date on events. There are other benefits of becoming an Admin as well, but those are two I am specifically looking forward to.