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Requests for administratorship is the venue where frequent and skilled editors of The Sims Wiki can request administrative rights on the wiki. New administrators are selected by the community based on their editing history, behavior, skills, and other factors.

Any user who meets the minimum requirements for nomination (see below) may be nominated, or may submit a request for administratorship. All requests are conducted on individual pages - a bureaucrat will set up the individual request page once a nominee/applicant has cleared the minimum requirements. To nominate a user for administratorship, or to apply yourself, please go here.

Requests for bureaucratship are also handled through this page. Currently-active administrators may be nominated for or request bureaucrat rights; to nominate a user or to apply yourself, please go here

Minimum requirements

In order to apply for administratorship or be eligible for nomination, a user must:

be able to communicate effectively in English, including the use of proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling;
have extensive experience in wiki editing, preferably including edits to templates and categories, and use of more "complex" tools or features such as tables (knowledge of or experience with JavaScript and CSS is also beneficial, but is not required); and
not be prohibited from requesting or being nominated for administrative rights due to past actions or prior requests.

Bureaucratship applicants or nominees must meet all the minimum requirements of administratorship applicants, but must also currently hold administrative rights on The Sims Wiki. Bureaucratship nominees are more heavily scrutinized than administratorship nominees and the expectations for aspiring bureaucrats are higher than expectations for aspiring administrators.

Procedure for Applications

The following steps should be followed by applicants and nominees for administratorship or bureaucratship.

Stage 1 - Nomination/Application

Users may nominate themselves or be nominated by another user. The nominee then has to accept the nomination before discussion can begin. Nominations or applications for administratorship should be made here, and nominations or applications for bureaucratship should be made here.
After a user applies or accepts a nomination, a bureaucrat should determine whether the user is eligible to apply. If they are eligible, the bureaucrat will create a page for the nomination (typically 'The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship/<name of nominee> (<month and year when the nomination page was created>)') and begin the discussion there.
Multiple nominations can be queued at one time. Nominations which aren't responded to by the nominee within 2 weeks are subject to removal.

Stage 2 - Discussion

A period of discussion shall last at least seven days.
After the seven day period of discussion has elapsed, it shall be determined whether a consensus in favor of or against promotion has been reached.
- Consensus for these requests is defined as a general agreement among users engaged in the discussion (including the nominating user, if applicable). If necessary, consensus can be roughly measured as a general agreement between at least two-thirds of users engaged in the discussion (including the nominating user, if applicable).
If the discussion shows consensus for a nominee, the nomination is successful and the user is promoted. If the discussion shows consensus against a promotion, the nomination will end and the nominee will not be promoted.
After the initial seven-day discussion period, if consensus either for or against promotion is not present, discussion will continue until there is a two-day long period, or longer, in which nothing is added to the discussion.
- If this occurs and a consensus for promotion exists, the nomination is successful and the user is promoted.
- If this occurs and a consensus for promotion does not exist, the nomination will end and the nominee will not be promoted. This will occur even if a consensus against promotion does not exist.
If discussion continues for ten or more days, and it is determined by at least two bureaucrats that progress towards consensus is not occurring, the nomination will end and the nominee will not be promoted.
The requirement for consensus is higher for bureaucratship candidates than administratorship candidates. Bureaucratship candidates should not be promoted without a clear and strong consensus in favor of promotion.

Other rules

A nominee whose nomination does not lead to a consensus for promotion will not be eligible to be nominated or to request for thirty days.
A nominee may end a nomination at any time. A nominee that terminates a nomination will not be eligible to be nominated or to request for fifteen days.
A nominee who has had three failed nominations within any six-month period will be ineligible to be nominated or to request rights for three months, starting at the end of their third failed nomination.
A nominee who applies for rights and who is ineligible will be automatically denied, and will be ineligible to request rights or to be nominated for an additional fifteen days, beginning after they would have otherwise become eligible. Nominations of ineligible nominees by other users will not result in a penalty against the nominee.

Guidelines for discussion and consensus

Points of discussion should be focused on assessing the ability of a nominee to perform their duties. Discussion should avoid sweeping praise or generalizations (e.g. "he/she is a good editor" or "he/she deserves it"), and focus instead on specific reasons why a user is or is not a good fit for the position.
Users engaged in discussion may contradict the points raised by another user, but should remain respectful at all times. Back-and-forth arguments between two users should be avoided.
Generally, consensus in a request can be determined by answering these questions:
- Are there major and specific problems raised by multiple users regarding the nominee?
- Is there a lack of agreement between users over whether a nominee is qualified, capable of serving or a good fit for the role?
If the answer to these questions is 'no', there likely exists a consensus for the nomination.

Pending administratorship applications

Please use this space to apply for administrative rights, or to nominate another user for those rights. Please ensure that you/the nominee meet minimum requirements and are eligible.

Requests for bureaucratship

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Requests for bureaucratship is where experienced and active administrators can be nominated for or apply for bureaucratship. Bureaucrats fulfill a similar role as administrators, except that they are able to change the user rights of other users, and they cannot be demoted by anyone but Wikia staff. Bureaucrat nominees should be the most experienced and trusted editors on the wiki. Applicants or nominees for bureaucratship must already be administrators.

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-'''Requests for administratorship''' is intended to be a venue where frequent and skilled editors of The Sims Wiki can request Administrative rights on the wiki. New administrators are selected by the community based on their editing history, behavior, skills, and other factors.
+'''Requests for administratorship''' is the venue where frequent and skilled editors of The Sims Wiki can request [[Help:Administrators|administrative]] rights on the wiki. New administrators are selected by the community based on their editing history, behavior, skills, and other factors.
-Any user who meets the minimum requirements for nomination (see below) may be nominated, or may submit a request for administratorship. All requests are conducted on individual pages - a bureaucrat will set up the individual request page once a nominee/applicant has cleared the minimum requirements.
+Any user who meets the minimum requirements for nomination (see below) may be nominated, or may submit a request for administratorship. All requests are conducted on individual pages - a bureaucrat will set up the individual request page once a nominee/applicant has cleared the minimum requirements. To nominate a user for administratorship, or to apply yourself, please [[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship#Pending applications|go here]].
-To nominate a user, or to apply yourself, please [[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship#Pending applications|go here]].
+'''[[#Requests for bureaucratship|Requests for bureaucratship]]''' are also handled through this page. Currently-active administrators may be nominated for or request bureaucrat rights; to nominate a user or to apply yourself, please [[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship#Pending bureaucratship applications|go here]]
-==Pending applications==
-Please use this space to apply for administrative rights, or to nominate another user for those rights. Please ensure that you/the nominee meet [[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship#Minimum requirements|minimum requirements]] and are eligible.
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-;[[User:Icemandeaf|Icemandeaf]] - [[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship/Icemandeaf (June 2014)|in discussion]]
-{{Userlinks|Icemandeaf}}
-I would like to nominate Icemandeaf for administrator rights on the wiki. He has been an active contributor to the wiki for several months, and has shown himself to be a very capable editor. He has made several edits to templates on the wiki, including creating a new template for use on Sim pages. He has also effectively used the rollback tool and issued warnings to offending users. I think that all this, and more, demonstrates that he is ready to be promoted to administrator here on the wiki. -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]]</sup>''' 01:28, June 19, 2014 (UTC)
-:I would first like to say that I am very honored (and again floored) to be nominated for administrator rights. When I was first nominated for rollback rights, I was flabbergasted. At that time, I looked into what administrators do because it was mentioned that rollback rights was a step to administrator rights. I was honestly intimidated by the prospect of becoming an administrator. I still kind of am — worried I might do something wrong. But I have learned from the rollback rights that while it may have seemed like a daunting responsibility, it is possible for me to learn what I need to become a good administrator just like I have learned with the rollback rights. While the prospect scares me a little, I will '''accept''' this nomination because I know that the community won't give me administrator rights if they feel I am not yet ready. [[User:Icemandeaf|Icemandeaf]] ([[User talk:Icemandeaf|talk]]) 05:04, June 19, 2014 (UTC)
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-;[[User:C.Syde65|C.Syde]] - '''Pending'''
-{{Userlinks|C.Syde65}}
-I, C.Syde would like to nominate myself for administrator-ship on the Sims wiki. I have been an active contributor to the wiki for six months now, and I have proven myself to be a very capable editor. I have been patrolling recent changes on a regular basis, issuing level 1 and 2 warnings to users who are clearly acting in bad faith, reverting bad faith edits, and I have also reported vandalism [[The Sims Wiki:Report|here]] on at least two occasions. I have made many contributions in a short period of time, not only in quantity but quality as well. I have made several edits to templates on the wiki, and I also understand the concept of the more "sensitive" sides of things. It would be nice for me to receive some more tools that I could benefit from.
-As an administrator, I'll be starting small - more or less like I did when I first became a rollback. Until I get used to being an administrator, but before I can get used to being one, first I need to become one. The benefits I feel I will receive will be:
-* Deleting obviously unneeded files / pages.
-* Blocking obvious vandals, trolls and sockpuppets.
-* Deleting comments from fanon pages by (e.g. myself).
-* Moving pages to their rightful places without leaving re-directs.
-* Locking pages (only for the correct circumstances).
-* Issuing level 3 warnings (I accidentally used one in the past but I reverted it).
-* Taking part in more sensitive discussions.
-If my request for administrator-ship does fall through, I promise I won't abuse my new tools. I will act like a regular rollbacker, and only live up to my title as administrator when necessary. The administrators are not here to be lorded over others, they are here to help.
-If my request doesn't fall through, then no matter. I've already received positive feedback, and I already have a good editing history, which will be a huge advantage, if ever I wish to nominate myself (or be nominated) again.
--- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 05:42, June 19, 2014 (UTC)
-:You're eligible to request administratorship. Your request will be handled when the current request is dealt with. -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]]</sup>''' 05:47, June 19, 2014 (UTC)
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-''No new applications or nominations will be discussed while the current request is still in discussion. New nominations or applications can be added, and they will be addressed after the current request is concluded.''
 ==Minimum requirements==
 In order to apply for administratorship or be eligible for nomination, a user must:
-* have [[The Sims Wiki:Rollback|Rollback]] rights;
+<!---* have [[The Sims Wiki:Content moderator|content moderator]] rights;--->
 * be able to communicate effectively in English, including the use of proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling;
 * have extensive experience in wiki editing, preferably including edits to templates and categories, and use of more "complex" tools or features such as tables (knowledge of or experience with JavaScript and CSS is also beneficial, but is not required); and
 * not be prohibited from requesting or being nominated for administrative rights due to past actions or prior requests.
+Bureaucratship applicants or nominees must meet all the minimum requirements of administratorship applicants, but must also currently hold administrative rights on The Sims Wiki. Bureaucratship nominees are more heavily scrutinized than administratorship nominees and the expectations for aspiring bureaucrats are higher than expectations for aspiring administrators.
 ==Procedure for Applications==
-The following steps should be followed by applicants and nominees.
+The following steps should be followed by applicants and nominees for administratorship or bureaucratship.
 ===Stage 1 - Nomination/Application===
-* Users may nominate themselves or be nominated by another user for administratorship. The nominee then has to accept the nomination before discussion can begin. Nominations or applications should be made [[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship#Pending applications|here]].
+* Users may nominate themselves or be nominated by another user. The nominee then has to accept the nomination before discussion can begin. Nominations or applications for administratorship should be made [[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship#Pending administratorship applications|here]], and nominations or applications for bureaucratship should be made [[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship#Pending bureaucratship applications|here]].
-* If the nominee accepts the nomination, they should also choose two Administrative projects when stating their acceptance.
 * After a user applies or accepts a nomination, a bureaucrat should determine whether the user is eligible to apply. If they are eligible, the bureaucrat will create a page for the nomination (typically 'The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship/<name of nominee> (<month and year when the nomination page was created>)') and begin the discussion there.
 * Multiple nominations can be queued at one time. Nominations which aren't responded to by the nominee within 2 weeks are subject to removal.
 ===Stage 2 - Discussion===
-* A period of discussion shall last at least five days.
+* A period of discussion shall last at least seven days.
-* After the five day period of discussion has elapsed, it shall be determined whether a consensus in favor of or against promotion has been reached.
+* After the seven day period of discussion has elapsed, it shall be determined whether a consensus in favor of or against promotion has been reached.
 **''Consensus'' for these requests is defined as a general agreement among users engaged in the discussion (including the nominating user, if applicable). If necessary, consensus can be roughly measured as a general agreement between at least two-thirds of users engaged in the discussion (including the nominating user, if applicable).
 * If the discussion shows consensus for a nominee, the nomination is successful and the user is promoted. If the discussion shows consensus against a promotion, the nomination will end and the nominee will not be promoted.
-* After the initial five-day discussion period, if consensus either for or against promotion is not present, discussion will continue until there is a two-day long period, or longer, in which nothing is added to the discussion.
+* After the initial seven-day discussion period, if consensus either for or against promotion is not present, discussion will continue until there is a two-day long period, or longer, in which nothing is added to the discussion.
 **If this occurs and a consensus for promotion exists, the nomination is successful and the user is promoted.
 **If this occurs and a consensus for promotion does not exist, the nomination will end and the nominee will not be promoted. ''This will occur even if a consensus against promotion does not exist.''
 * If discussion continues for ten or more days, and it is determined by at least two bureaucrats that progress towards consensus is not occurring, the nomination will end and the nominee will not be promoted.
+*The requirement for consensus is higher for bureaucratship candidates than administratorship candidates. Bureaucratship candidates should not be promoted without a clear and strong consensus in favor of promotion.
-==Other rules==
+===Other rules===
 * A nominee whose nomination does not lead to a consensus for promotion will not be eligible to be nominated or to request for thirty days.
 * A nominee may end a nomination at any time. A nominee that terminates a nomination will not be eligible to be nominated or to request for fifteen days.
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 * A nominee who applies for rights and who is ineligible will be automatically denied, and will be ineligible to request rights or to be nominated for an additional fifteen days, beginning after they would have otherwise become eligible. Nominations of ineligible nominees by other users will not result in a penalty against the nominee.
-==Guidelines for discussion and consensus==
+===Guidelines for discussion and consensus===
 * Points of discussion should be focused on assessing the ability of a nominee to perform their duties. Discussion should avoid sweeping praise or generalizations (e.g. "he/she is a good editor" or "he/she deserves it"), and focus instead on specific reasons why a user is or is not a good fit for the position.
 * Users engaged in discussion may contradict the points raised by another user, but should remain respectful at all times. Back-and-forth arguments between two users should be avoided.
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 ** Is there a lack of agreement between users over whether a nominee is qualified, capable of serving or a good fit for the role?
 * If the answer to these questions is 'no', there likely exists a consensus for the nomination.
+==Pending administratorship applications==
+Please use this space to apply for administrative rights, or to nominate another user for those rights. Please ensure that you/the nominee meet [[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship#Minimum requirements|minimum requirements]] and are eligible.
+----
+==Requests for bureaucratship==
+{{Shortcut|TSW:RFB}}'''Requests for bureaucratship''' is where experienced and active [[The Sims Wiki:Administrators|administrators]] can be nominated for or apply for bureaucratship. Bureaucrats fulfill a similar role as administrators, except that they are able to change the user rights of other users, and they cannot be demoted by anyone but Wikia staff. Bureaucrat nominees should be the most experienced and trusted editors on the wiki. Applicants or nominees for bureaucratship must already be administrators.
+==Pending bureaucratship applications==
 ==Archives==
+===Requests for administratorship archives===
-;Old Archives
+====Old Archives====
 [[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship/Archive 1]] - April 2009 to July 2010<br />
 [[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship/Archive 2]] - July 2010 to April 2011<br />
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 [[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship/Archive 5]] - November 2012 to May 2013<br />
 [[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship/Fanon archive|Fanon Administratorship Archive]]
-;New Archives
+====New Archives====
-[[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship/Beds (June 2013)|Beds]] - June 17 to 22, 2013 - ''Approved''<br />
+;2013
-[[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship/Hurshbr (June 2013)|Hurshbr]] - June 22 to 25, 2013 - ''Not approved''<br />
+[[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship/Beds (June 2013)|Beds]] - June 17 to June 22, 2013 - ''Approved''<br />
+[[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship/Hurshbr (June 2013)|Hurshbr]] - June 22 to June 25, 2013 - ''Not approved''<br />
 [[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship/Pidgeoraptor7 (August 2013)|Pidgeoraptor7]] - August 1 to August 6, 2013 - ''Approved''<br />
 [[The_Sims_Wiki:Requests_for_administratorship/JasonThePlum (September 2013)|JasonThePlum]] - September 24 to October 5, 2013 - ''Approved''<br />
 [[The_Sims_Wiki:Requests_for_administratorship/Walker_guy94 (October 2013)|Walker guy94]] - October 5 to October 10, 2013 - ''Approved''<br />
 [[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship/Mate1234 (November 2013)|Mate1234]] - November 20 to December 5, 2013 - ''Not approved''<br />
+;2014
 [[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship/K6ka (January 2014)|K6ka]] - January 24 to January 29, 2014 - ''Approved''<br />
-[[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship/Joey.eyeball (January 2014)|Joey.eyeball]] - January 30 to February 5, 2014 - ''Not approved''
+[[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship/Joey.eyeball (January 2014)|Joey.eyeball]] - January 30 to February 5, 2014 - ''Not approved''<br />
+[[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship/Icemandeaf (June 2014)|Icemandeaf]] - June 19 to June 24, 2014 - ''Approved''<br />
+[[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship/C.Syde65 (June 2014)|C.Syde65]] - June 24 to June 29, 2014 - ''Not approved''<br />
+[[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship/Joey.eyeball (August 2014)|Joey.eyeball]] - August 2 to August 7, 2014 - ''Approved''<br />
+[[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship/Beds (August 2014)|Beds]] - August 14 to August 19, 2014 - ''Approved''<br />
+;2015
+[[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship/C.Syde65 (February 2015)|C.Syde65]] - February 1 to February 10, 2015 - ''Not approved''<br />
+[[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship/WikiBuilder1147 (February 2015)|WikiBuilder1147]] -   February 11 to February 16, 2015 - ''Approved''<br />
+[[The Sims Wiki:Requests for administratorship/C.Syde65 (October 2015)|C.Syde65]] - October 18 to October 23, 2015 - ''Approved''<br/>
+===Requests for bureaucratship archives===
+;Old Archives
+[[Project:Requests for bureaucratship/Completed requests|Completed Requests]]
+;New Archives
+[[The Sims Wiki:Requests for bureaucratship/Beds (November 2013)|Beds]] - November 11 to 16, 2013 - ''Approved''<br />
+[[The_Sims_Wiki:Requests for bureaucratship/K6ka_(February_2015)|K6ka]] - January 31 to February 5, 2015 - ''Approved''<br />
+Icemandeaf - Nominated October 5, 2015 - ''Candidate declined nomination''