User blog:Fanfiction2010/The Admin Blog ~ Suggestions, Questions, Ideas (Opinions Please, Especially Admins)

Well, I usually don't like to get too involved in the whole admin ideas and stuff, but it just has seemed like the biggest thing on the wiki currently. So, last week a user created a blog about suggestions and ideas to help improve the wiki. These ideas were amazing, and I hope we follow through with them. But probably the biggest issue a lot of people feel is the lack of admin support and lack of actives admins on the wiki. While Jkl suggested some users who'd be great for the idea of being admins, I think there are just so many users who are willing to be admins themselves. Most people out there know it is a personal dream of mine to be an admin, and that got me to thinking. What really is so great about being an admin. I guess, maybe the power? You're pretty much a regular user just with a label and a few superpowers. You can ban, you can delete. And I guess comment on Admin Blogs if those are even still around.

It has come to my concern, that in Chatango many of the users want to take the inactive admins and demote them. I feel like they shouldn't be demoted just because they've been inactive lately. They worked hard to get the admin step, and it shouldn't be taken away. Maybe I feel this way because I've been on the wiki long enough to remember some of our inactive friends (Spenny, Nonny, Gigi, Sunshine) while others don't really have a relation or connection with them, so they don't care if there an admin or not. While I was looking over the active users list this morning, I realized that a lot of the admins we have are now bureaucrats. For those who aren't familiar with this term on wikia bases, it's pretty much the highest level you can be. You're an admin, plus you can demote, promote, and I guess there's other tidbits there as well. Nonny, Spenny, Gigi, FeathertailxCrowfeather 4ver, Jakko123, Nalyd, Redflare, Reddy, Sprinklemist, Sunshine, Whenyouknowthenotestosing, and Zakkoren are the bureaucrats on our wiki. As you can see, many of the names in that list are very unfamiliar. Redflare, the wiki creator made a few of those users bureaucrats when the wiki was first started. Another thing to add about bureaucrats, once you are one, your status can never be taken away unless we issue a complaint to MainWikia. Now, meaning that Nonny, Spenny, Gigi, and Sunshine are bureaucrats, that leaves Kenzen11 and Goldenshane left who are just both administrators. Shane is still active on our wiki, so I'm betting he wouldn't be demoted. And, I don't see much what is going to be a big deal of just demoting Kenzen, if he's the only available one left. That's just my opinion on demoting inactive admins. With that closer look, does it change your opinion?

Now, with promoting admins, this was hard for myself to suggest. I looked at the Active Users list, and there are many deserving users with over 1,000 edits that are very deserving. There's no reason in particular for over 1,000 edits, this just seemed like a solid number with the vast number of users on this wiki. I figured, we want someone with experience on this wiki, so about you've been here for 10 months or so. I figured we'd want people who seem about active every other day, maybe four or more times a week, or people who come daily on a normal basis. I then figured of who the admins themselves would decide as worthy, or deserving, based on their attitude and their fanfictions/commenting. I then created a list of eight users who I feel are very, very deserving, not that we all aren't, but these are just my opinions. And please, don't leave a comment saying 'I didn't add you', or hold a grudge against me. Again, these are just my opinions based on interactions and obsevations. So, I'm also figuring that maybe two, three, or four would be promoted.

My List: So, those are just ideas and suggestions and opinions. Care to comment?
 * 1) Gideoncrawle - Now, is it really surprising that Gideon's on not only mine, but pretty much everyone else's lists? Gideon, the oldest member on our wiki (unless people are lying about their age) has been on for over a year, and has certainly made an impact. He's generous, kind, and wrote that gigantic fanfiction of his, using the styles of Gilbert and Sullivan! Man, I love how you speak/write. It's just so professional, I love it. I will be seriously surprised if you're not promoted to an admin.
 * 2) Toadgamer80 - Toad's on his third story, it will finish before the end of the summer, and he's nice to pretty much everyone. Toad's one of my closest friends on Wikia. Like, many people on the wiki agree, he does have Wiki Experience on the Adventure Time wiki, so Toad knows what he's doing. Along with that, he's helped the wiki along his way and made an impact as well.
 * 3) TAU - What can I say about this guy? Man, he doesn't even write a fanfiction, but he made a large impact on the wiki. With his helpful advice and suggestions and his character library, and just niceness. Plus, he's the inspiration for Sebastian who no one hates. No one. I think TAU deserves it. It'd be unique to have a administrator who doesn't even write fanfics. No badmouthing Sunshine with that comment, she does write fanfics.
 * 4) Crystal - No competition fanfics for Crystal which is weird on this wiki. I think that Crystal's more of the modern Gigi on our wiki, not saying Gigi is old, either just Crystal kinda came on when Gigi started being on less and less. Crystal has many one-shots and romance fics that are adored all over the wiki. She's also an amazing artist and really nice to everyone on the wiki. I don't think I've ever seen her be a tad mean to any other users.
 * 5) TDIwriter - Now, putting aside the mean remarks said about TDIwriter on Chatango, he really is a good author and nice to other users. He's been here for a long time, and has a lot of the most memorable characters on the wiki. I know some of you trash him on Chatango, but I find him deserving, so I put him on my list.
 * 6) Weblykinly - Webly, I think he's one of the oldest still active users on this wiki. He might know how it runs more than any of us. Deserving, no doubt about it. I can't really think of anything else to say. Haha.
 * 7) Lalainee - I never noticed it's been more than a year you've been on our wiki. I think I was inactive for a month when it was your Wiki-Versary so I never had any idea you were on for a year. But yes, despite the trash people say about you on Chatango, I've observed you to be nice to a lot of the users. I looked at some of your art work, and I must agree you're very talented and more than I am. I think you'd be a nice addition to the list of administrators.
 * Me, Myself, and I - Now, people probably will not agree with this decision, but I feel I've done a lot on this wiki to deserve it. Put aside my large amount of edits, and my inability to update my fanfictions, I feel like I'm pretty nice to most users. I feel my anger comes out on the TDICamps wiki, and here I seem a lot nicer to users. I also think I do my fair share of reading fanfictions and contributing for advice and suggestions to other users. My vast array of friends and my vast array of people I don't know too well, have really changed me I think. I know that sounds kinda mushy or stupid, but I think Wikia did change my life in for a positive way. I don't know how exactly, but I think it did. My ultimate dream on this wiki was to be an admin. I hope I get that opportunity.