Halo Alpha:Requests for Adminship/Blemo

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Request for Adminship: Blemo Submitted: April 7th, 2008, by CommanderTony Result: Ongoing

Blemo would like to remind everyone that this RfA is not a "popularity vote", but rather a "vote for the good of the community". Please do not vote only because you either know me, or are just friends with me. Thank you. -- Blemo ^TALK • _{CONTRIBUTIONS} • _EMAIL • _MESSAGE 04:19, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Blemo

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Nomination

I, CommanderTony, nominate Blemo for adminship of Halopedia.
Nominee, please accept or defer the above nomination below this line.

I, Blemo, gladly accept this nomination with full confidence. --File:Lieutenant General.jpg Blemo ^TALK • _{CONTRIBUTIONS} • _EMAIL • _MESSAGE 04:46, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Reason for Nomination

Blemo has shown that he can do outstanding and great work for Halopedia and it's members. He is also a very popular Halopedian who seems to enjoy socializing with fellow Veteran Halopedians, and Junior members alike. I think he can be both an asset to the Administration and Halopedia.

Support (35/3) Sysops

Support -- As per my nomination above. File:CommanderTony Logo.PNGGeneral Tony, Administrator of Halopedia^Talk 4/07/2008

Support -- Sgt.johnson 03:50, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Support -- Not only is he a great Halopedian with many contribs, the entire mood of the IRC is different with him. He is the perfect personality for an admin. Not to mention that I feel that Blemo and CommanderTony coordinating together could do wonders for Halopedia and its culture. Pryo' Zarkum 03:58, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Support -- cant find any reason why he should not be an admin. Spiker117

Support -- He is very helpful around here. Halosean

Support -- I will support my friend. He's been in Halopedia long enough and I have seen him made contributions that even some of the admins are pleased. Dark Neptune 04:04, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Support -- Blemo should be an Admin: He works hard, socialize with newcomers and he has a very good sense of humor, something I've never seen on other admins (I'm not trying to offend anyone, but Blemo has proven it). Blemo is what Halopedia needs: a working, friendly guy that make things get done...for good. Daniel 019 ^{My Talk}_{My Work} 04:22, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Support -- In order to become Admin, he must be ready to constantly moniter Halopedia. However, I cannot find any reason Blemo shouldn't be Administrator. Lovemuffin_{Wiki UserpageTalk PageContributions} 04:26, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Support -- Mild support. Blemo has consistently been a good user for a decent amount of time. --Dragonclaws^(talk) 06:10, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Support -- I agree with Dragonclaws on this one. EwCDnaudee 09:35, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Support-- It is my belief that Blemo should make an outstanding admin. MasterChiefPettyOfficer_{Spartan Contribution} 12:21, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Support -- I could see Blemo doing a good job here, but he'd have to be a tiny bit more responsible. HaloDude 12:23, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Support per Dragonclaws. -- Manticore (talk) 14:20, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Support - General simon rjh 14:48, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Support - H3ph34r the grun7y-n355 4nd ^^y 1337 5kilz 15:09, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Less than fifty edits. Pryo' Zarkum 12:38, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

He has over 50 edits. -- Blemo ^TALK • _{CONTRIBUTIONS} • _EMAIL • _MESSAGE 00:05, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Support - I think Blemo would be a great administrator as he is a constant editor and he gets on very well with other people, he is also a great friend.Thunderstream328 _{Here me rawr Stuff I've done} 18:01, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Support - He would be a great administrator Andrew-996 ^{"Speak To Me"} _{"My Work"} 3:45, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

User is too new. -- Manticore (talk) 16:21, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Support -- He's got my vote. And so much more... Specops306, Kora 'Morhek 20:08, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Support - I think Blemo would be a great admin because hes really nice and helps out with peoples problems, when I first joined Halopedia he sent me a welcome message. Grubish360 20:21, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Support go go Blemo FTWCF⁰⁰¹ 20:36, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Support Blemo for admin! =) ĦДĿΘFáЙ "ДňḌ áиŐТЋéṜ ĜŗŲṆṭ bίТËṣ тḤє ḌŲšт" 20:49, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Support--Blemo is definitely admin material. And he might be able to straighten out Relentless Recusant as well...=)--Ol'Arby 20:50, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

...what's that supposed to mean? Regards, RelentlessRecusant 'o the Halopedia Team ^TALK • _MESSAGE 22:40, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

What? I have no intentions of "straightening out" anyone. --File:Lieutenant General.jpg Blemo ^TALK • _{CONTRIBUTIONS} • _EMAIL • _MESSAGE 00:40, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Come on, guys. It was just a joke. No harm meant.-- --Arby 21:38, 8 April 2008 (UTC).

Support--Blemo will be a good admin. Hopefully one of the best Halopedia's ever had. Whitehwk

Support--Blemo has made some very good edits and is very nice and would be a great holy admin.Spartan6 23:20, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Support Blemo is an extremely active Halopedian. He has done many great deeds and contributions that heavily impact our community and he is very friendly to all. Many of us wouldn't know what to do without him. Granting him "a few more buttons" would be an excellent choice. 343 GuiltySpark _{Wiki Userpage} • _{Talk Page} • _{Contributions} 00:26, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Support - Blemo has contributed a lot. 1,000 of anything is a lot. 1,000 grains of sand, 1,000 dollars, 1,000 hamburgers, 1,000 people, 1,000 dimes, and so on, is a lot. He's made 1,700 edits to the mainspace. 1,700 is almost twice of 1,000, so it is even more. From what I can tell, Blemo wouldn't abuse his powers, and he's pretty well known, so if he would be a person to abuse his powers, it would've been brought up already. Chiafriend 00:47, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Support--I trust blemo to be honest a good quality to me at least and besides whats te worse that can happen... (thinks about the worst) FistofthEmperor

Less than fifty edits. Pryo' Zarkum 12:43, 8 April 2008 (UTC)""

He has over 50 edits. Why don't you check his edit count? -- Blemo ^TALK • _{CONTRIBUTIONS} • _EMAIL • _MESSAGE 23:44, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Actually, no he doesn't. -- Manticore (talk) 16:21, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Support-- BLEMO!!! My best choice to be an Admin! I think he is deserving because he is intelligent, fair, ect. I truly belive he will be a great Admin...I hope so... SPARTAN-118

Less than 50 edits. Pryo' Zarkum 12:34, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

He has over 50 edits. -- Blemo ^TALK • _{CONTRIBUTIONS} • _EMAIL • _MESSAGE 23:44, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Thank you, Blemo. And that proves my point, folks! SPARTAN-118

User is too new. -- Manticore (talk) 16:21, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Support--I'm surprised it's taken this long for him to get an RfA. His rise to power will make Halopedia a better place all together. --Charles II 04:20, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

"Rise to power"? Sounds scary, yet flattering at the same time... -- Blemo ^TALK • _{CONTRIBUTIONS} • _EMAIL • _MESSAGE 04:43, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Support -- Aww, what the hell, go for it! xD ChurchReborn 04:56, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Support -- I think that Blemo would make a great admin because of his friendly attitude and helpful nature. —This unsigned comment is made by Mr judge17 (talk • contribs) . Please sign your posts with ~~~~!

Support -- We need an admin that can edits articles and connect with the community. --—This unsigned comment is made by Thegoodone (talk • contribs) . Please sign your posts with ~~~~!

No signature Pryo' Zarkum 12:49, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

If there is a voter that didn't post a signature, it you should check in the "History" page to identify him. -- Blemo ^TALK • _{CONTRIBUTIONS} • _EMAIL • _MESSAGE 23:44, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Support -- Per above.Troyb^{AllSpark Quest contribs} 10:15, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Support -- Blemo all the way. Matoro3311^{"Shout At Me"}_{"My Contribs"} 12:46, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Support -- Blemo has always had my back, so I have his. RamblerMan^{(Cry of the Wild)(Legacy)}

Support -- Blemo is a friendly Halopedian, he would make a great Admin Delta-269 00:25, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

User hasen't been a member for required amount of time. ChurchReborn 04:52, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Support -- Blemo so deserves this because he cares about the welbeing of this great site.http://ui18.gamespot.com/881/xbox360achieementhalo45_4.jpgSpriggsrules00:25, 9 April

Check your sig man! MasterChiefPettyOfficer_{Spartan Contribution} 10:35, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Less than 50 edits. -- Manticore (talk) 16:21, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Support -- Yeah man, youve been at it man, thats cool, keep working. (BTW it might be healthy to take a break. He he.) Pink Bitch 03:01, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Less than 50 edits. -- Manticore (talk) 16:21, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Support -- Great guy + we need more admins. SIGNED! -theblackthrone _{(atthecenter) (ofultimatechaos)} 23:59, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Support-- Switch sides, again. -- Sgt.johnson 03:31, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Support -- Just don't be mean to me. Epeu

Support -- By my year in Halopedia Blemo has been a great user, he edits alot and he do it good. Clavix2 ^{I WILL PAY FOR ALL MY SINS} 05:50, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Support I think you will be a great admin. You have a good personality and have been an excellent member of Halopedia. Themastergecko

Vote stricken, less than 50 edits. General simon rjh 16:57, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Support -- I have to say that Blemo is a great and deserving user, whom I believe ready for the task of adminship. And, to RR: "This 'Wait' has almost always meant 'Never.'" -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (It's not you RR, just people in general.)--General JWR The Company|Campaigns|Enlist! 06:14, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Support -- I think Blemo has helped the community alot and I think he can handle the responsibility of being an admin. User:Lethal Chief 117

Support -- Why the hell not? Overall, his edits are constructive and help the community. A vote for Blemo is a vote for great justice! --TerminalFailure 04:29, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

User is too new. -- Manticore (talk) 16:21, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Support - Heck yes! Blemo is perfect, admins need a sense of humor! -- The State^{(Our Decrees and Law)(The State Alchemists we've enlisted)}File:Full-metal-alchemist-wallpaper-03 ad.jpg 22:28, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Support- Blemo will serve the post with the highest honor he has to spare. --user:Death Rider

Less than 50 edits. -- Manticore (talk) 07:00, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Support-I think Blemo is a good choice for the role of Admin. Great job! Dude984 ^{[Communications]-[Contributions]} 04:32, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Neutral (4/0) Sysops

1. Honestly, I can't see Blemo as admin material, really. Sure, he's a friendly guy and such, but I'll remain neutral for now. Sorry, Blemo. =[ -- ChurchReborn 04:19, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
2. Due to issues that have happened in the past with moderation, and considering that this is the most needed field of expertise right now, I feel Blemo's lack of moderator experience on, for example, the IRC channel makes me unable to support him. This may be changed with evidence of moderation experience. This is not a vote of opposition because Blemo is a good, contributing member of the community and I'm sure that such issues can be overcome as needed. --forgottenlord 18:14, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

   Moderator experience? How so? --File:Lieutenant General.jpg Blemo ^TALK • _{CONTRIBUTIONS} • _EMAIL • _MESSAGE 19:06, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

   Having to make unpopular decisions based upon what is necessary, acting in an unbiased and logical manner, recognizing and acting against infractions of the rules set, etc. I do not believe such experience can be provided from Halopedia unless you are an administrator or moderator, but a parallel position in another community would be acceptable as a substitute. I have, in the past, recommended RfA candidates be given moderator status on #halopedia to better gauge their abilities to moderate and I believe in one case (CT) this actually did happen. --forgottenlord 21:18, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

3. I dunno. Blemo's an alright guy, but I don't really see him as an "Administrator".Bllasae
4. Honestly, I was going to give you a weak oppose until you recited back to me the IRC commands I taught you and used them effectively. Sorry man, RR's points are far too strong for me to vote for support at the moment. Once again, I apologize. --Kwarsh File:Gruntiness.jpeg^{[Talk to me!] - [Stuff I've done!]} 01:03, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
5. I support Blemo, count him as a friend, and see him going far if he was granted the Admin mantle, but i think that, even if we need a new Administrator to replace GPT, There are too many RfA's for this time. When i have a solid, reasonable answer, i will revoke this statement. Your comrade, k4karnage ^{Talk Channel | Achivements} 23:13, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
6. Hey Blemo, I know you have been a great friend in the past, and I greatly appreciate your help I have recieved. I support you, but I have to agree with RR saying you need more time. Biuld up you skills and in no time you will be an Admin. The best reward comes in the long run. WraithAscendant ^TacComm _{Classified Operations} 16:07, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Against (3/1) Sysop

Oppose - I haven't seen any demonstration of good technical and/or article-editing skills from Blemo yet, and as Forgottenlord says, I'll need to quantify his moderator capabilities on the IRC channel. I would recommend putting him on the fast-track for a trial operatorship so I can evaluate him in that respect. However, my most weighing objection is about article editing. Blemo, if you have time, I should also talk to you privately to evaluate you further. Regards, RelentlessRecusant 'o the Halopedia Team ^TALK • _MESSAGE 20:44, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

I understand completely what you mean by "no article-editing skills lately". As you can well see with the new skin and points structure, a large majority of users don't really seem to care about editing articles as much anymore, even if they are veteran users. I have been editing many UNSC articles a long time ago before the skin, and received many promotions in the UoH and awards, such as your prestigious Relentless Honor. It was partially my idea to take action on the part of users not editing anymore in Blog:The new Halopedia. And by "technical skills", do you mean my experience with HTML and Wikia coding? I've been using those a lot lately and I must admit I haven't used them recently except for my userpage. Aside from all that, I would love to arrange a meet. -- Blemo ^TALK • _{CONTRIBUTIONS} • _EMAIL • _MESSAGE 03:15, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Blah-blah-blah. I removed some parts from my last entry to state what I wanted to say. :P -- Blemo ^TALK • _{CONTRIBUTIONS} • _EMAIL • _MESSAGE 04:44, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Oppose Ok, I feel stupid changing my vote again, but I have to agree with RR. Yeah, he's a friendly, popular guy with a nice attitude and almost everyone, if not everyone, admires, but I don't think he's ready to be an admin quite yet. He's got quite a few edits, yes, but just doesn't strike me as an admin material. I'm not trying to be the bad guy here, but I just feel like you need to be a bit more mature and be able to learn how to handle more responibility then he has so far. Honestly, I think the only reason he has as many votes as he does is becaue of his popularity. ChurchReborn 04:22, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Oppose Sorry Blemo, I'm going to have to agree with both RR and CR on this one. Perhaps some other day my opinion will change, but I'm going to have to say no. -- Kwarshinator-(contact)-(contribs)-(edit count) 00:50, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Oppose -- Blemo, you're a great user and everything. Thing is, is that you technically can't even have an RfA, as you were banned. Sorry. -- Sgt.johnson 02:49, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Comments

Wow... 24 votes... damn. -- Sgt.johnson 00:50, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

2 days as well. O_o --File:Lieutenant General.jpg Blemo ^TALK • _{CONTRIBUTIONS} • _EMAIL • _MESSAGE 00:55, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Consider the fact that we desperately need more admins, and that half the blog posts around the place are saying so, it's not that surprising. Someone will need to go through periodically and check that each voter has a) 50 edits and b) has edited prior to 2008. -- Manticore (talk) 02:02, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Er....doesn't voting got only a 1-month requirement for eligibility? --forgottenlord 04:32, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

We've always imposed a three month requirement for RfA's. I think it's especially important now, where newer users are too absorbed in the new social tools to have had a chance to experience the wiki and our community properly. -- Manticore (talk) 06:12, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

The three month requirement was imposed on candidates, not voting. I know for a fact that this was not the case on Ryan's RfA given the fact that I was actually permitted to vote on it back in August while AJ's vote was removed because he hadn't been there for a sufficiently long time. I think, but I can't remember, that my vote on CT's entry may also have been before the three months were up. At no point was my or any other vote that likewise was over one month and under three months contested by you or any other admin for all forms of voting - including RfAs - while I was a part of the community. --forgottenlord 16:47, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

So who makes the final decisions?MasterChiefPettyOfficer_{Spartan Contribution} 13:11, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Me and the other Administrators do. File:CommanderTony Logo.PNGGeneral Tony, Administrator of Halopedia^Talk 4/08/2008

Well, I think that the admins pick whether or not pass an RfA. Community votes don't count as much, as the decision lies with the administration anyway. -- Blemo ^TALK • _{CONTRIBUTIONS} • _EMAIL • _MESSAGE 23:51, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

• To user:Ghost sangheili: I noticed that you scratched out 4 voters either for "not having over 50 edits" or did not sign. First off, three of them had over 50 edits, but did not record so during the skin change. Try using Special:Editcount, next time. ^_^ Secondly, if someone doesn't sign, it doesn't mean it isn't a vote. You should try looking in the History page to try and identify the voter. ^^ -- Blemo ^TALK • _{CONTRIBUTIONS} • _EMAIL • _MESSAGE 00:09, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

• Honestly I know admins need to be goody goodys but not bieng banned wat if you were banned by just slightly it is my friends fault I was bannned but now because of this I have turned myself around and contributed to halopedians and halopedia I think it is Unfair for blemo to be discluded from 1 banning.and hereby support him.Jon117

Talk about this somewhere else, no good whining about it, you deserve it, admins are sensible men!MasterChiefPettyOfficer_{Spartan Contribution} 10:20, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

He was talking aboutwhy he think one banning shouldn't of counted against Blemo, he wasn't whining. And, btw, in my opinion some the admins aren't sensible, although that is probably because we have had some scuffles over many things in the past, we have a general dislike of the others' way of doing things, and we usually think the other is wrong. In all honesty, I like all the admins as people, but not some as admins. Just my opinion thar. --General JWR The Company|Campaigns|Enlist! 18:16, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Blemo truly does desurve to be a Admin. He helped me out when I joined; Hell, I thinked he helped EVEYONE at one point or another. SPARTAN-118

Questions

Nominee, if you accept the nomination, please answer the following questions. It is advised that voters check the nominee's responses before voting.

1. When did you join Halopedia?

   March 19th, 2007, between the times of 9:40 AM to 12:21 PM.

2. What do you believe are your most valued contributions to Halopedia?

   My edits for UNSC articles, work on templates, assistance for others.

3. What do you believe are your most valued technical contributions to Halopedia?

   I've helped adjust any errors on templates, as well as creating them. I am very familiar with HTML and Wikia coding and I also helped many users create their own awards and user boxes, as RR says in the ON volume of May 20, 2007, and my my user page being proof of this. I also have over 339 edits on templates.

4. What do you believe are your most valued contributions to the community?

   Well, my edits for the UNSC-related characters, vehicles, etc. articles. I have helped out a variety of users throughout my time here, some of them already MIA, such as coding and help on editing. I also help newer users with my FAQ. I admit that I haven't been as on-task with the article-editing as I used to be, but I will return to it when I have time.

5. What is your expertise with programming languages, if any?

   As per Question 3. I’ve helped out on creating several templates, and I have some minor experience with MediaWiki:monobook.css. I will be more than happy to learn any more coding tricks, if any.

6. Do you administrate any other Wikia? If so, which?

   I co-founded and administer the Ghost Recon Wiki and adopted the “Bourne Again” Wiki. I was an admin during the Army of Two Wiki, but was later removed because of my lack of knowledge and inactiveness there.

7. If you are administrated, what changes do you propose?

   I will enforce the peace on Halopedia and prevent any vandals from ever touching an article, delete any polls, quizzes, or blogs with profanity, personal offenses, etc., and possibly draft any new policies.

8. To the best of your understanding, what does administratorship entail?

   I feel that an administrator must be a fair and just role-model others. He/she must be able to help out for others, and sadly must also ban them if they are unconstructive and harmful to the community. And lastly, they must have open opinions.

9. To the best of your understanding, when will you be able to check Halopedia after you are administrated, in the event that you are?

   Every single day or minute I get my hands on a computer.

10. What communities are you associated with online, Halo and otherwise?

    Well, my main community would be Halopedia. I also participate in other Wikias, Bungie.net, YouTube, and a few others.

11. What is your familiarity with the Halo universe?

    I own all three games, every book written with the words, “Halo”, on it, several action figures, and I am looking forward in getting any future Halo merchandise..

12. What is your familiarity with Wikia and Halopedia policies?

    I’ve learned many of their policies either by GPT (special thanks to him) or by reading many of Wikia and Halopedia policies.

13. What is your relationship with the Halopedia community and current administration?

    I log onto the IRC daily and XBL with members.

14. How may users contact you?

    Well, there are several ways to contact me.

• I am located here
• I have an email address, which is "spartan_104@verizon.net".
• I can be reached on the IRC, typically on #halopedia.
• Gamertag: Blemo 23 on XBL
• My user talk page
• My board