User blog:Sprinklemist/Admin Post (Admins reply only, please)

Redflare named me as the wiki's new leader (which everyone knows). I'm very honored, and I'll do my best. One thing I wanna say, though, is that I would rather not have the admins wait around in order for me to have the final say in a decision. If three of the admins all agree on somethng they can go ahead and do it. If I'm not a part of the decision and I have a strong reason not to agree with it, I'll voice my concern, though. I'll be sure to talk it through with the admins if I have any ideas. I think voting for new admins is the one thing that each admin should be able to voice their opinion on. I have a few things I'd like to go over regarding the wiki.

1. The color scheme. I think we should have a custom one. Nalyd and I talked about this and think that it would be best not to have character images displayed on the sides, or anything, as that would only make people feel left out if one of their characters wasn't there. Any ideas as to what colors would be good? I would only like the admins to discuss this for now, as everyone is bound to have conflicting opinions, so if we open it up to everyone at this point, there are bound to be more.

2. The "wikia" logo. Nalyd suggested having several people submit logos, and then having the users vote for the favorite. I like this idea.

3. I was thinking of having a rule against "I'd rather have this character win" oppose votes in featured voting. The problem with it is that people say they want something to win, and prevent another thing from winning, even though the thing they say they wanted to win doesn't. Those votes don't apply, but they're still there. I think it's more fair for users to use their support votes for what they would like to win, and show the fact that they don't support the other thing by not voting to support it, unless they have a stronger reason to oppose.

4. Another thing that bugs me a little is when users say nothing other than "XD" or "Lol", or things like that, especially in blog comments. It's a waste of time for anyone looking to read something with content, and I tend to feel disappointed when someone commented on something I said/did and that's all I see. It's especially bothersome when someone double posts just to say "XD", and it just seems like they're trying to boost their edit count. My suggestion for this is to warn users who do it, just asking them not to do it out of common courtesy. Threatening to ban them is a little too strict, though, in this case.

I don't know if I left anything out... Anyway, if other users have something they feel important to say about any of these issues, please let me know on my talk page, and if they're worth mentioning, I'll post them in this blog for you. I'd just rather not have this blog post become an off-topic discussion.