Guild Wars Wiki:Requests for adminship/Auron/Archive

Auron
This request is for the sysophood of User:Auron (talk &bull; contribs). Created by poke | talk 21:25, 31 August 2008 (UTC).

Status
Succeeded. 05:48, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) Support. Auron has successfully proven his abilities within the last bureaucrat term. poke | talk 21:25, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) Support. I trust Auron not to break anything :P --[[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png | Wyn's Talk page]] Wyn 21:30, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) Support. Agree with Poke. -  anja  [[Image:User Anja Astor sig icon.png|talk]] 21:37, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 4) Support. Poke said it all. -[[Image:User Why Are We Fighting BlackRose.jpg|Talk]]Why  21:39, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 5) Strong Support. He's had the sysop tools as part of being a bcrat for months now, so there really can't be much question of trusting him not to abuse them. Knows his way around the tools, solid judgment, active. I was going to start an RfA for him myself, but Poke beat me to it. - Tanetris 21:46, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 6) Support His last term as bcrat showed enough proof for me that he can separate his normal non-social behavior from his job as admin.--Fighterdoken 21:50, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 7) Strong Support.  If there was ever any doubt that Auron wasn't fit to be a Sysop, there shouldn't be any longer.  Although people will always complain about his "attitude," Auron has always been able to compartmentalize his behavior, that is, able to separate his "user" actions from his "sysop" actions; indeed, when he wants to be, he can be remarkably diplomatic, and he's level-headed and rational besides.  [[Image:User Defiant Elements Sig Image.JPG|19x19px]]  *Defiant Elements*   +talk  21:54, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 8) Strong Support. A vote for Auron is a vote for a bright future and awesomeness. --Cursed Angel  [[Image:User Cursed Angel Signature.jpg|19px|talk]] 22:06, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 9) Strong Support. Like the others said. He knows his way around being a sysop, and being a Bcrat the last term a should show that he is perfectly capable of handling situations (Basically what DE said...) ~PheNaxKian  [[Image:User_PheNaxKian_sig.jpg|19px]] Talk  22:14, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 10) Support - the sysop-hood of Auron is a benefit to the Wiki.  Ale_Jrb  ( talk ) 23:01, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 11) Support - Auron is definitely a no-nonsense type of guy who will deal with vandals and trolls quickly and efficiently. He did fine as a bureaucrat, he'll do well as a sysop.  Calor  [[Image:User_Calor_Sig.png|19px|Talk]] 23:53, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 12) Support. There is no reason to oppose the promotion of such an intelligent and capable user to sysop. Lord Belar  02:04, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 13) Support - He doesn't dick around. And for many of the reasons stated above. -  Vanguard [[Image:User-VanguardAvatar.PNG]] 03:32, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 14) Strong Support. You aren't supposed to be able to cuddle an admin if he doesn't seem nice to you good, that means hes doing his job.--Shadowsin 03:35, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 15) Support- Yes! -- Silverleaf  [[Image:User Silverleaf sig.png|User_talk:Silverleaf]] 07:09, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 16) Strong support-Auron has shown to all of us that he deserves his role as a bureaucrat, which in my opinion makes him fit to be a sysop. --Burning Freebies 07:51, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 17) Support - As per poke. Cassie 09:15, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 18) Support What cursed said. -- NUKLEAR  [[Image:User NuclearVII signature 3.jpg|19x19px]] IIV  12:31, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 19) Support Auron has proven himself ~ Kurd [[Image:User Kurd sig.png]]
 * 20) Support. As stated by many above, he's proven himself to be more than capable of being a bureaucrat, so I see no reason to deny his having access to sysop tools. Kokuou 20:47, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 21) Support. I echo Poke's assessment. -- Lemming [[Image:User Lemming64 sigicon.png]] 18:58, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 22) If GWW needs sysops, Auron would be an excellent choice. Even if he can be a prick, most of the time it's with good reason. --Shadowcrest  00:19, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 23) Lul. &mdash;[[Image:User Warwick Signature.png]]  War  wick  17:51, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 24) Support. GogogadgetAuron. -- [[Image:User Corrran sig.png|CoRrRan]] (CoRrRan / talk) 22:43, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 25) Support. -- scourge  [[Image:User_Scourge_Signature.png|19px|rawr!]] 00:01, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 26) Support. &mdash;Zerpha[[Image:UserZerpha The Improver sig.png|talk]] The Improver 11:33, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 27) Support. I really don't have anything to add, all has been said already. Nontheless, I leave my support. &mdash; Galil [[Image:User Galil sig.png|Talk page]] 11:40, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1) Oppose His personality doesn't match what I feel is needed on this wiki. Dominator  Matrix  21:30, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) A discussion style characterised by namecalling and other insults over reason is not a suitable trait in a sysop. Backsword 09:30, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) The attitude he displays on the wiki when talking about perceived problem areas such as the ursan talk page, guild wars suggestions pages or other areas I've run into him makes me think he is more likely to misuse sysop tools to doll out harsh judgements on users which are unnecessary when there are alternative options to take. He is not the most... well how to put it, I wouldn't send him in to mitigate a problem, he is too blunt and forceful in his beliefs and would more likely escalate a small problem with a simple solution requiring patience and biting of the tongue instead of aggressive sysop action. This would particularly become a problem with users like J Kougar where bans didn't stop them (I don't disagree with the bans of the user - my point is a ban is a final last result and ultimately less valuable/effective and often counter-productive  compared to a sysop which can mitigate a problem). His brief tenure during an uneventful BC seat has nothing to do with being an admin - you could be an incredible BC but a terrible admin. Auron didn't make a bad BC but I don't think he has - and hasn't shown - the mitigation skills, temperament and dedication to resolve a problem before using sysop tools to do the job. I've changed my mind. After looking at his recent activity over the last couple of weeks I realise I was thinking of experiences with Auron from a long time ago and not recently. I no longer feel strong enough to oppose.122.104.161.96 17:04, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 4) Oppose. Should Auron choose to give a reason why the wiki would benefit from him having the sysop tools I may change my opinion but absent that I see no reason to support, and am not of the opinion that we simply need more sysops and thus should take whomever can be gotten and thus see no point in being neutral. -- Inspired  to ____ 03:44, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

Neutral

 * 1) Neutral. I really don't know about Auron being a sysop. One one hand, he's an excellent contributor and an excellent bureaucrat. On the other hand, I'm really not sure about the way he handles some situations. He has quite a blunt attitude and has little tolerance about some things. However, trying to weigh the goods and the bads is difficult, and thus far I will remian neutral about this decision. --[[Image:User Wandering Traveler Oie User Wandering Traveler Sig2.png|19px]]  Wandering   Traveler  22:05, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) Neutral. We need more sysops, and we all know that Auron has had experince with the sysop tools in the past. However, I don't think his personality is right for adminship and frankly I don't completely trust him. Due to our high need for sysops, I will stay at neutral for now. -- Shadowphoenix [[Image:User Shadowphoenix Necromancer.png|19x19px|Please, talk to me; I'm so lonely ;-;]] 22:06, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) Neutral. Sorry but i don't know enough about Auron to support or vote against. &mdash;  Seru   [[Image:User Seru Sig2.png|19px]] Talk 02:06, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 4) Neutral. Neither during the very un-eventful stint as bureaucrat nor during the period before have I seen any actions by Auron that would particularily speak in favor of a sysop position. --Xeeron 09:44, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 5) Neutral. As per Xeeron -- Salome [[Image:User_salome_sig.png|19px]] 11:44, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 6) Neutral. Same line of thinking as WT and SP. -- ab.er. rant  [[Image:User Ab.er.rant Sig.png| ]] 14:05, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 7) Neutral. A few months ago, I would have supported Auron for sysop without having to think about it. However, in the past few months, both here and especially on GuildWiki, it seems to me that he has handled some situations... less than ideally. It's not that the actions he took were wrong, but more that, in explaining, he was too blunt when just a little bit of tact could have helped prevent ensuing wikidrama. Basically, what I'm trying to say is that while bluntness is often a good thing and indeed necessary, there are also times when you need to be more diplomatic, and recently Auron hasn't shown that he can do that.  &not; Wizårdbõÿ777  ( talk ) 19:19, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 8) Neutral. I have to agree with Xeeron, while I haven't seen anything that would necessarily make me oppose; yes Auron can come off rather blunt there are times when this can be useful as well as times it isn't; I have also not seen anything that would make me support this RFA. -- Kakarot  [[Image:User_Kakarot_Sig.gif|Talk]] 21:59, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 9) Basically the same thing I said for DE's. &mdash;  ク   Eloc  貢  02:17, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
 * 10) I just think he needs to exercise a bit of resolve... (Terra Xin 11:22, 6 September 2008 (UTC))

Request for Reconfirmation

 * 1) I no longer believe the sysophood of this user is of any benefit to this wiki.  &mdash; Why [[Image:User Why s.png|User talk:Why Are We Fighting]] 03:46, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I do not wish to be part of the lynch mob that has formed on this talk page. &mdash; Why [[Image:User Why s.png|User talk:Why Are We Fighting]] 00:52, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) Being a sysop has gotten to his head. Dominator  Matrix  04:44, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I have changed my opinion of Auron. Dominator <font color="mediumblue" size="1px">Matrix  03:45, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) I would be interested to see if Auron can pass muster again. Vili [[Image:User Vili sig.jpg|User talk:Vili]] 10:20, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 2) I'm sorry to say, but I think Auron just doesnt have the right character for a sysop. I was hesitant in the RFA, and I'm even more hesitant now. --[[Image:User Wandering Traveler Sig2.png|19px]] <font color="#D2691E">Wandering  <font color="#D2691E">Traveler  03:40, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * This has gone too far. The most I was looking for was a check on his way of dealing with situations, not a riot to start. I fully apologize. --[[Image:User Wandering Traveler Sig2.png|19px]] <font color="#D2691E">Wandering <font color="#D2691E">Traveler  04:01, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) Seconded. ^^ Auron tends to walk the same fine line that many others users do, and have gotten blocked for crossing. &mdash;  Jon  [[Image:User_Jon_Lupen_Sig_Image.png|18px]]  Lupen  03:46, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I've done some thinking on this, and count me out. I would much rather see him stick around as a sysop. &mdash; Jon  [[Image:User_Jon_Lupen_Sig_Image.png|18px]]  Lupen  18:38, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) Abuses his Sysop, hates ANET, hates Guildwars... doesn't deserve to be an admin whatsoever.--<font color="Black">Ñö  Ẋ  ĭƑý' [[Image:User_NoXiFy_Signature.jpg|19px|talk]] 15:45, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 2) I'm relatively new to the wiki, but I was very surprised when I learned that Auron was an admin. Freedom Bound 16:01, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 3) Besides everything said before, common troller, agitator and flamer. The sysop status has gone to his head and common disinterest in Guild Wars.--ShadowFog 20:26, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 4)  Karate   Jesus  <font face="Arial" color="gray" size="1">20:28, 17 June 2009  (UTC)
 * 5)  BVt  21:38, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 6) --Wealedout 22:24, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 7) -- Shadowphoenix [[Image:User Shadowphoenix Necromancer.png|19x19px]] 00:55, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 8) -- He should not be is not a great sysop. --Max 2 14:17, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 9) -- Sysops should be able to adress issues in a polite and respectful manner. [[Image:User_Qaletaqa_sig_icon.jpg]] Qaletaqa Hania  12:20, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 10) -- Disruptive posting with internet memes is not a quality of a responsible sysop. Loves to Sync 01:30, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 11) --<S>Being a Sysop has drove Auron mad...</S>-- Yo Jm  User_Yo_Jm_SigNew2.png‎ 18:03, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Agreed with Why,W.t and Jon, This has gone too far, im not going to vote. -- Yo Jm  User_Yo_Jm_SigNew2.png‎ 18:27, 29 June 2009 (UTC)