Call of Duty Wiki:Requests for Adminship/DarkMetroid567

Hello, I'm DarkMetroid567 and I am making a request for sysop rights. Around this time of year, more news is released about the upcoming Call of Duty game, this year being Call of Duty: Black Ops II. With this new information, we get new users, and some more in November when Black Ops II is released globally. With these new users, more moderating is required in all parts of our Wiki, including IRC, Chat, forums, blogs, and mainspace articles.

Since I joined about a year ago, I have done my best to contribute to the Wiki. This brings me to my first reason: moderating the blog comments. Many of our anonymous users come for News Team blogs so they can receive news about the latest game in the Call of Duty series. As news for Black Ops II continues to come from various sources throughout the year, even more users will come as I stated previously. With sysop rights, I am able to delete comments and block users if they have violated any of our policies multiple times. Currently, I have Custodian rights I was given from the Image Reform Project to rename images. Tools would come in handy to delete images so I can participate even more in the image project. Although I don't do much countervandalism due to other users covering it, I have done a fair amount of work on the mainspace. There has also been some times where an admin was needed so I could block vandalizing users, lock pages, and delete pages if needed.

I typically edit the Wiki during the day (anytime from 6 AM PST to 6 PM PST) and the beginning of the night (from about 8 PM PST to 3 AM PST). I have set to familiarize myself with the Wiki's policies and improve on mistakes admins have warned me about in the past. I'm on IRC and Chat nearly everyday, making it easier to contact me. With the tools, I would mainly do work in the Chats, blogs, and filespace. I also try to frequently voice my opinion in the War Room from time to time. I'll do my best to improve on any faults pointed out by the opposition. You can view my editcount and contributions at the top of the page. Thanks! 04:31, June 29, 2012 (UTC)

Support
Once again, I'm not an editor but I still have seen the amazing work that DM has done on this wiki. He gets along with everyone and makes changes that are contributing and constructive. While we do have many admins already, there is no reason why we shouldn't add another, such as DM,(struck out by request) who by the way is absolutely hot. S WIFT TALO N   05:10, June 29, 2012 (UTC)

DarkMetroid567 is a great editor, and he has experience in all categories. He should have admin rights. 05:17, June 29, 2012 (UTC)

DM is a very good editor, and a great person. I see him all the time editing, and his edits are great, to say the least. He is active in the discussions, and is always a helping hand, as well as very friendly. I see no reason why I shouldn't support. 05:52, June 29, 2012 (UTC)

My gosh, this editor is astonishing. By that I mean, he's 12, and he's very intelligent and smart with high-quality edits and behavior; which I really wouldn't expect from a 12-year old. I don't want to say he deserves sysop rights but he's very well-worthy of earning it. 13:03, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * Can someone tell me if DM is really 12, or is it just a joke? --MLGisNot4Me talk 13:06, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * Its just a fairly overused joke, I wouldn't mind it, if it didn't disrupt the RfA....13:08, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * In addition to my support reasoning, he's very mature and immaturity from him is very rare the way I see it. He's also very friendly, often being a helping hand for someone who needs help and being an excellent friend and very trustworthy. He's experienced in many, if not, all categories of tools; thus making him a good candidate for adminship. 13:14, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * I wasn't using "DM is 12" as a joke, I was using it to support my reasoning. For being 12, he's very intelligent and willing to edit stuff other typical 12-year olds are too lazy to do so. And yes, he is really 12, I guess. 13:14, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * I don't see how his age even matters in this case. So what if he is 12? All that matters is that he's a good editor. 13:29, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * Age should not be a deciding variable in an RfA, but for the record: I am 12. 14:33, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * Although that is all true; to me, an average 12-year old isn't like DM. An average 12-year old is pretty lazy, who wouldn't even accumalate 5,000 edits like DM has; and this is the way I used DM's age to back up my vote. For a 12-year old, he's done so much more than an average 12-year old could ever do. 21:01, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * Again, I have serious doubts that age matters in the RfAs. If you're basing your support on his age, I'd have to say it's not a very good reason tbh. Say, an "average" user wouldn't do the things that DM does, but the age mention in there is a mention I find totally unnescesary.-21:46, June 29, 2012 (UTC)

Per Diego, it seems that the main point of your support is that he is above average because of his age. 14:23, June 30, 2012 (UTC)

Neutral
Joe Copp 04:44, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * I admit I need to be more active in the AFD and the ID (I've tried to put more input lately), but I think I've done quite well in the War Room. As for the Blog Patrol point, requests are closed and they have been for a while. 04:47, June 29, 2012 (UTC)

I'll have think this one over. --MLGisNot4Me talk 11:43, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * y u put pending 12:51, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * Because I'm not yet sure whether to support or oppose? --MLGisNot4Me talk 13:03, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * I crossed out the vote per Forum:Removal of "Pending". 07:09, June 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * Didn't remember they were removed *pokerface* --MLGisNot4Me talk 09:49, June 30, 2012 (UTC)

I haven't seen most of his edits, but he seems like he could use these tools wisely, and maturely. He could, however, improve on some very, very, minor flaws I am nacho (talk) 21:51, June 29, 2012 (UTC)

Oppose

 * Any logs or something to support such a claim? -- 07:32, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * Nope, sorry. I don't stalk DarkMetroid567 and log everything he says unfortunately. That doesn't affect my opinion on his behaviour though. 07:35, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * Can you describe this behavior? I've tried to think of times I've been what's considered immature, but I usually try to stay calm and friendly. What's behavior that doesn't fit an admin? 07:46, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm going to be that guy and say that it's hard to explain. It just doesn't seem you're in the right mindset at the moment. I'll try to explain it better if I can. If I cannot explain to you sufficiently, I shall retract my vote. 11:06, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * Wait, where could personal bias take effect on the wiki? 16:28, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * Chat bans/wiki bans/discussion moderations etc. etc. As I said, if my explanation is not sufficient I shall retract my vote. 05:33, June 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * My response to Pierogi below is the same as a response I would make for this statement Per my statement below. 05:34, June 30, 2012 (UTC)

Everywhere ranging from edit wars to blocks. 00:39, June 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * Ah, I see. While everyone has some bias, I try to stray away from it. I'd like the Wiki to be kept fair. 00:44, June 30, 2012 (UTC)


 * My 2,000 or so blog comments came from when I first started editing (and is one reason why I created my account), but I don't understand why that should cloud over my work in other sections. As I said to Joe Copp, I've recently tried to be more productive in areas like COD:AFD and COD:ID. 15:15, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * I never said it clouded your other work. But a few people in the support section pointed out you have "over 5000 edits" when a majority of them are just blog comments. 15:18, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * Am I the oen of the few people who really think "X" number of edits (in general) don't affect on how the admin's going to work?.-17:03, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * Of course it doesn't. Joe Copp 17:07, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * My point was most of the supports are coming from "He makes good edits". A lot of people make good edits. Of course making good edits isn't a bad thing. But that alone and that you are a nice guy doesn't necessarily make you a great admin candidate.  19:13, June 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * But then again, what else is there? Contributions and personality are really the only major factors towards a good admin candidate in general. From what I've seen in successful RfAs, many candidates rely on those factors alone, but that doesn't necessarily they're the only things they should rely on. 19:30, June 30, 2012 (UTC)


 * There's the knowledge of the wiki's policies and principles along with a sense of leadership. Joe Copp 19:34, June 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * That's a good point, although I don't truly agree with having a sense of leadership. After all, administrator rights are only really janitorial tools. 19:36, June 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * Also, about the tools. I stated I would mainly use the tools for chat and blog comment moderation, mainspace maintanence, and image deletion. The last two would be quite handy. I've put a good amount of time towards the image project and have encountered many images needed to be deleted. There's also been situations where I've needed an admin to delete a page or redirect, so tools would simplify the process. 07:23, June 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * Like I said, you are a nice guy, but you have had behavior problems in the past and I question your maturity still. I'm going back to my original points here, you aren't really involved in the smaller things across the wiki and you rarely put new ideas forward in the War Room. I don't see why you need the tools and I think you are find with what you have. 19:40, June 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * Also, you say you need the tools to help chat, why!? Chat has enough help as it is and if you just need Chat Mod rights why don't you plead to a Administrator to why you need them. 19:41, June 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * Eh, if I can obtain the tools I don't see why not. It's not really what I'm focusing on here. 19:44, June 30, 2012 (UTC)

Per Red and Cod4

Per Redskin and COD4  Talk 16:29, June 29, 2012 (UTC)

Conqueror of all Zombies (talk) 21:39, June 29, 2012 (UTC)

Comments/Questions

 * Nice try potater. 06:06, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * forever 12. 190.218.45.29 06:11, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * This is the 3rd or 4th joke I've seen in the RfAs. Can we start to cut it out, it's getting rather stupid now. 06:21, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * Per Sam, it's rather pointless and irrelevant. 06:23, June 29, 2012 (UTC)


 * TIL I can't agree with somebody. 17:26, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * Just read the two opinions then. 17:27, June 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * Nowhere did I state that you can't agree with someone else. All I'm asking for is expanded reasoning, even if it means a sentence or two. A "per ____" just isn't helpful. 03:59, June 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * Asking for more detailed explanations is actually a good thing. It shows he wants to improve. Remember that COD:CON also dictates that the arguments are looked at, not just the numbers of votes. 05:32, June 30, 2012 (UTC)