Board Thread:Announcements/@comment-28081065-20160827135756/@comment-27528236-20160830212445

8100DSTAR wrote: Thank you, Archer, for your application. It's great to see how keen you are to become an admin, and your enthusiasm shows.

I hate for this to be your first reply, and I know that I have been helping you with enquires and suchlike, but I'm afraid that my vote is -1. Of course, this is absolutely not out of prejudice or anything like that - I'd never do that.

Let me explain my reasoning.


 * You say that you feel more help is needed on the Wiki because the others have been demoted/are inactive; but the truth is, I feel we aren't in need of any more admins right now, as the Wiki is so quiet anyway. Maybe if the Wiki was super busy, with lots of new comments being needed moderated, I would be more in favour of you being promoted. But as of now - I don't think anyone else is needed.
 * It's great that you can code plugins (heck, I can barely code VisualBasic stuff!), but do you know CSS/WikiText? (This isn't a criticism, but a genuine question).
 * You can improve the security of the Wiki. How?
 * You mentioned that you've been editing non-stop to become eligible for this position. That's great, but is that the only reason? Have you been editing because you genuinely feel pages need to be improved to help other Wiki members, or was it just to become eligible? You're still relatively new here, and it should be the experience gathered while editing, rather than how many edits you've made.
 * Lastly, while there are no age limits to becoming an admin, you seem... No offence, but a little immature for this position. Now, I don't mean immature as in "Hahaha look bums lol xd", but immature with, like I said before, experience, etc. Also, grammar and knowing when to be formal/informal are important. (Perhaps invest in a new keyboard?)

Now, I'm not criticising you for lack of experience - that obviously can't be changed right now. I'd wait a while, gain some experience, and apply again if and when the Wiki becomes more active. Who knows, with the release of GoF3, it could be active pretty soon!

TL;DR (although you should have read if you didn't): It's a -1 from me - I don't think you're ready; and I don't believe we need another admin right now.

Again, thank you for your enthusiasm, Archer. I hope this doesn't affect our Wiki friendship. Also, feel free to dispute anything I have said - I'll be happy to reply. My man, manticore is launching and we would need some help to get info on the ship's the weapons the bosses there is a ton o' content in goF 3