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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.

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, or to apply yourself, please 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 minimum requirements and are eligible.

Icemandeaf - in discussion

Icemandeaf (talk · contribs · editcount · block · modify rights · logs · block log)

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. -- LostInRiverview^{talk ~ blog} 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. Icemandeaf (talk) 05:04, June 19, 2014 (UTC)

C.Syde - Pending

C.Syde65 (talk · contribs · editcount · block · modify rights · logs · block log)

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 seven months and I have been a rollback for five of those months. In that time 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 have also reported vandalism here on at least two occasions.

I have made many contributions in a short period of time, and have excelled not only in quantity but quality as well. I have also made several templates on the wiki.

I have participated in several community discussions, and have given my opinions about more sensitive things like on this page here.

Naturally I have also understood the more "sensitive" situations which I will be held responsible for being an admin. I know how to partake in sensitive discussions which is important for any admin.

It would be great 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).

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.

-- C.Syde (talk | contribs) 05:42, June 19, 2014 (UTC)

You're eligible to request administratorship. Your request will be handled when the current request is dealt with. -- LostInRiverview^{talk ~ blog} 05:47, June 19, 2014 (UTC)

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 Rollback 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.

Procedure for Applications

The following steps should be followed by applicants and nominees.

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 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.
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.
- 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.
- 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.

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.

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