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Request for Adminship: Spirit-of-HALO Submitted: May 20th, 2009, by Spartansniper450 Closed: N/A Result: Ongoing

Spirit-of-HALO

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Nomination

I, Spartansniper450, nominate Spirit-of-HALO for adminship at Halopedia.

Decline. I'll wait, as stated by some of the comments below. -Spirit-of-HALO

Reason for Nomination

While some of you may say his "past" make this impossible, I and, I hope many of you agree, I think it's Spirit's past is exactly what makes him qualified for this position. Time and again he has proven himself worthy, simple mistakes and misunderstandings kept this from happening sooner, now I say mistakes are completely natural, we've all made them. From what he has done since than, his anti-vandal work, his countless contributions, his constant willingness to help new users, I believe he has more than made up for whatever "mistakes", you nay-sayers still hold him accountable for. Allow him this position and I promise you he will more than prove himself worthy. Thank you for your time,
Field Master Spartansniper450 04:17, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Support (5/0) sysop

1. Support - As per my reason. Field Master Spartansniper450 04:17, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
2. Support - Silken Floss (Valentine Ж Redfield) The Platypus 04:50, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
3. Support - As per above.Sith-venator Wavingstrider (Holonet) 11:30, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
4. Support - A honest and hard working user, this should of come sooner. §ubnova71 22:45, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
5. Support - A great member of Halopedia who deserves a chance to become a bigger part of this great website. User:Spartan 816/Sig
6. SupportThe way most admins are now, we need all the new admins we can get.--Andrew-996 ^{"Radio Frequency 9.96"} _{"Confirmed Kills"} 19:48, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

Neutral (4/1) Sysop

1. Neutral - I'm not a 100% as to Support or Oppose this, so I'm just gonna stay Neutral for this one. -- Lt. Mechanical-Menace _{Defense System: Active} ^{Communications Array: Online} _{Construction: Complete}
2. Neutral - Similar views to Josh. - Ghost Sangheili ^[iTalk] _[iWork]
3. Neutral - Though I have given my absolute support for your candidacy in the past, I do not think that we need four RfA's running at the same time. Both you and Sniper450 are some of the most exceptional users this wikia has to offer. Though simply put, both of your RfA's should be reconsidered a couple months down the line. Grizzlei ♥ ツ
4. Neutral - As per Joshie as well. - JEA13 ^[iTalk]!
5. Neutral - As per Josh. But SoH is one of our highest ranked users as well, so I will stay neutral for now. - Councillor Nicmavr - Ascy 'Vamal ^{Light your way with honour!} 17:32, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

Against (8/2) Sysop

1. Oppose - I'm sorry SoH, I like you, but Administrator status is being given away like cheap chocolate now. I think we need to hold off more RfA's for now. Joshua ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 18:44, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
2. Oppose - Same reason as above. Spartan-419 21/05/09.
3. Oppose - Same, also two users who nominate each other seems suspicious, and finally, look at his block log he should not be considered for adminship anyway that is why his last Rfa was denied. —This unsigned comment is made by ShadowBroker44 (talk • contribs) . Please sign your posts with ~~~~!
4. Oppose - Josh took the words right out of my mouth. Justine
5. Oppose - Sorry SoH, but I kind of have to agree with Joshie above. Its not personal, more of a timing thing. -- Administrator Specops306 - Qur'a 'Morhek ^{Honour Light Your Way!} 23:42, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
6. Oppose - Sorry.--Flood12345 00:43, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
7. Oppose - Per Joshie, absolutely not. --Councilor Εw C 'Dnaudee ^{Battle Net} _{My Editcount} Administration 12:35, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
8. Oppose - Per reasons stated above. Incendiary 12:50, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

Comments

Without a doubt, Spirit-of-HALO is definitely the right choice for an administrator!! Good luck, SoH! —Silken Floss (Valentine Ж Redfield) The Platypus 14:26, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

I had a feeling this "at the same time" thing would come up, I can assure you all that it's coincidence, we didn't get together and say let's nominate each other, I have been talking about SoH getting another shot at an RfA for weeks now, last night I was informed that non-Admins can start RfA's when I heard that I figured I would start another chance for him, before I told him he said he was going to nominate me, I said this would be wierd because I wanted to nominate him as well, neither of us intended for these to happen at the same time, that's just how it happened. The only reason he is on the block log is because of a misunderstanding of point-whoring, check the RfA page it says a user is only ineligible for an RfA for being on the block log is if they've been on the block log for "harassment or personal attacks", like I said in my reason, even if it wasn't a misunderstanding he's more than made up for it. I'm not trying attack any of your opinions, I'm just trying to inform you of what happened. Field Master Spartansniper450 20:29, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

“No history of vandalism or abuse of Halopedia for the user in question, and no history of compromised accounts for the user in question”

— one of the Requirements.

Now, not to be meany, but Manticore stated that SoH did have quite an amount of abuse of Halopedia, not to be confused with vandalism or making multiple edits or harassment, as seen in the previous RfA.- 5əb'7aŋk^(7alk) 21:02, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Exempting the fact that I think we have too many nominees at the moment, I would be inclined to overlook SoH's block log given that the majority were misunderstandings, minor mistakes, or to combat account hijacking. I'm not saying we should, or that its a good idea, given that it would set precedent for future RfA's. Just pointing out that his bans aren't a factor in my support or opposition. -- Administrator Specops306 - Qur'a 'Morhek ^{Honour Light Your Way!} 23:49, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

I cannot believe it. People are opposing because there are too many RfAs open at the present? That's just like the ridiculous "too many admins" argument. And frankly, Manticore is quite harsh, we all know it, so why should (as Specops306 partly put it) misunderstandings, account hacking, and very minor point whoring a.k.a. ARTICLE CLEANUP, all of which happened QUITE A WHILE AGO, make Spirit-of-HALO (who is, in my view, one of our most devoted Halopedians) ineligible for adminship? All of the arguments for opposition are quite weak, (except for the mysterious fact that Spartansniper450 and SoH opened RfAs for each other at the same time, which implies that that is either a really unlikely coincidence or some sinister deal) and as I stated before, the "too many RfAs" argument is absurd. In my opinion, with HaloDude, Manticore, RelentlessRecusant, Simon rjh, and Dragonclaws being inactive, and the other 3 admin candidates, if they are approved, inexperienced Halopedia admins, we need all the administrators we can get! I kind of do agree with the "bargain bin sale", as Justine puts it, but Spirit-of-HALO is one of our best (if not slightly aggressive) users. I'm ranting now, so I'll stop. My point is, SoH has deserved this for a long time, and he is a very good user. Have a very nice day, and good luck Spirit-of-HALO! —Silken Floss (Valentine Ж Redfield) The Platypus 00:15, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

Alright, I'm not even going to bother explaining, since it was a long meeting between CommanderTony, me, and Snipes... if the community decides that I'm not going to be good one for the fact that I nominated Snipes "coincidentally", and the fact I had issues with Manticore (Which, well, save that for later...), then fine, I respect your opinions and thoughts, I'm not going to complain either. Whatever, I'm just here to help, if you want to reject that... fine with me. Regards. General Comm| Mission| Papers| Commendations| H.Q. 01:15, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

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? (I'm going with my contributions) Feb. 21st of '08.
2. What do you believe are your most valued contributions to Halopedia? My vandal work, basically the same answer to #4, vandals have a "moral" blow to my fellow users, so I make sure they are none when I'm around.
3. What do you believe are your most valued technical contributions to Halopedia? I do Virus scans every month to make sure there's no Trojans or backdoors to come on here (yes, I found few).
4. What do you believe are your most valued contributions to the community? My edits to revert vandalism and to entail that ALL of them are reported to the Administrator in the proper manner.
5. If you are administrated, what changes do you propose? Well (in my opinion), I get a vandal on my hands, I plan to be on when Administrators are not and be there to ban them and to help others when needed.
6. To the best of your understanding, what does administratorship entail? I heard many explanations to this, but for me... Its being a leader with capabilities to show that YOU are a trusted member, and that YOU are the person they are going to come up to you to ask questions, have a talk, give you their worries on this site, etc. Yes, you do have "extra buttons", but think about what you are going to do with them. Are you going to show off and say, "Look guys, I made to Adminiships." or finally go inactive? No, you have to use them to the best of your ability and to the full extent when needed. If you are given a job like this, consider it an honor to know that you have made it to the point you have striven for, and that point IS NOT for a few extra buttons to look cool, but to HELP. Thank-you Halopedia.
7. To the best of your understanding, when will you be able to check Halopedia after you are administrated, in the event that you are? Everyday. If we go to a vacation spot or anywhere, I bring my laptop and go on from there, I don't plan to leave.
8. What communities are you associated with online, Halo and otherwise? I do have Xbox Live and run Halopedia Warz with my friend CommanderTony. I'm a member of Bungie.net also and Halo Wars.com.
9. What is your familiarity with the Halo universe? I know the universe from the back of my head. I studied its consistencies and storyline to the point where I made a timeline from the very beginning of Contact Harvest, to the Battle of Earth.
10. What is your familiarity with Wikia and Halopedia policies? I read the rules when I first joined and now keep them as a Microsoft word file on my desktop for quick references. I'm also expanding to other wikis, so there I learn more and more about other wikis similarity and differences.
11. What is your relationship with the Halopedia community and current administration? I say its going pretty smoothly, I ask help, they ask help, its a process that, again, runs smoothly. I talk everyday on the IRC, making new friends and just having friendly conversations
12. How may users contact you? They may contact me on my profile page, the IRC channel "#halopedia", and my e-mail that I may give out for important reasons.