Guild Wars Wiki:Requests for adminship/Auron/Archive 3

Auron
This request is for the reconfirmation of based on user requests.

Created by Auron  12:22, 13 October 2009 (UTC).

Status
Successful. 16:06, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Candidate statement
rfr per community's request. - Auron 22:51, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Support
is though :P) and Shard too. -- Kakarot  03:39, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) ilu, k?  How well has this user shown to perform the duties of his position in the past?  Exceptionally well, I'd say.  Not only has he performed the routine tasks in stride, but, in my opinion, he has also shown admirable qualities in his user-to user dealings.  A no-nonsense, impartial attitude is definitely something that I see as a positive quality in many admins, even if it does earn them dislike from some parties.  While I'm sure many will disagree, administrators are better respected than liked. Frankly, most of the reasons presented against Auron's sysophood have boiled down to "Auron Said Something And I Did Not Like It So I Am Butthurt Now Plz Remove Sysop Thx" (I'm lookin' at you, baseless accusations of favoritism and ridiculous cries of "amg personal attax").  [[Image:User_Raine_R.gif|19px]]  is for   Raine,   etc.  13:00, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 2) It's pretty clear that the only people who opposes Auron are those that have a known history of disruption, general rule breaking, and idiocy. Please QQ more when Auron does his job by banning retards from the wiki. Kthx. Pika Fan 14:52, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 3) Support A down to earth person who will tell you to shut up when you need to shut up. Auron is like a born Admin. Frosty 15:07, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 4) Auron does what a sysop is meant to do- it's that simple. Auron fulfills his duties and does them well. Sure he may not be the loving care-bear sysop, but that's not what this is about. He's like the member in a team that does the dirty work no one else is willing to do. ~Celestia 15:09, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 5) Support. This section will fill up quick. NuVII  [[Image:User NuclearVII signature 3.jpg|19x19px]] 15:13, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 6) In my opinion, he's the ideal of what a sysop should be here. He does what needs to be done and does it well. He can be a little harsh sometimes, but I'm much rather have a sysop like him than more carebears like Wyn. Karate [[File:User Karate Jesus KJ for sig.png]] Jesus  15:15, 13 October 2009  (UTC)
 * 7) Support Bold, harsh, annoying and i like it ^^ You just can't pleas everyone.  - J.P. [[Image:User J.P. sigicon.png| ]] Talk   15:21, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 8) Auron is so mean, he hurt people's feelings sometimes. :> &mdash; derp de derp derp a tum tee tiddly tum ta tum Maf 15:58, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 9) Lol ya. -  Mini Me  [[Image:User Mini Me sig.png|19px|talk]] 17:04, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 10) Support ^ C4K3 [[Image:User_C4K3_Signature.jpg]] Talk 18:51, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 11) Auron has consistently proven himself to be one of the most (if not the most) competent and capable users around, and excels at most everything requiring more than just banning vandals and deleting pages. –  Emmett  19:53, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 12) Support. Still a little rough around the edge, but nothing I can't deal with. &mdash;  Jon  [[Image:User_Jon_Lupen_Sig_Image.png|18px]]  Lupen  20:03, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 13) Probably the most capable admin atm, and one of the few really awesome people on the wiki. --salvius 20:12, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 14) He's a badass and I live vicariously through his badassness. In other news, while his attitude can be like Agent Orange on your sweat glands, I've seen him effectively keep his attitude separate from his sysop responsibilities. --User Ezekial Riddle silverbluesig.png R I D DLE 20:34, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 15) Strong Support The guy lives in Hawaii and manages to have near-iridescent skin. If that is not a Wiki Administrator born and raised, I'm not sure what is. Also what Frosty said. ···  Danny  Pew   Pew  21:19, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 16) Support. Auron actually does those tasks most other sysops don't even want to bother with. I think he is an important part of the sysop team and I actually never seen a good reason for this reconfirmation. He might be different than what a lot people think an admin should be, but I think this is needed with the current community to make it work. And unlike Wyn, I don't think people who are working for a wiki and its community need to be always positive about the actual content of that wiki. The sysop job is a community related job and that has less to do with the content or the game. Apart from that Auron might not stand behing behind GW for most of the time, but he has incredible knowledge about the game and that is all that is required in my opinion. poke | talk 21:33, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 17) Support. While he reaches borderline troll status at times, i haven't seen him having problems separating his role as admin from his participation on the community as user. Haven't seen any act from his part that goes beyond "sysop discretion" territory yet either.--Fighterdoken 23:08, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 18) Support. As per Poke et al.  &mdash;  Defiant Elements   +talk  23:38, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 19) Apple. Auron is kinda like me, except... He's like me in an alternate dimension where I actually still care about the wiki - FireFox  [[Image:User_FireFox_av.png]] 00:52, 14 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 20) Support: I like him, even if he doesn't like me. Wiki needz moar Auron.-- User Vanguard VanguardLogo.png anguard  01:38, 14 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 21) ilu, k? Whatever people up there said is probably right. Moo Kitty 01:55, 14 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 22) Support Auron has never abused his sysop powers, and despite his loss of interest in the game itself, still helps out on the wiki when needed. There's no reason for him to lose his sysop duties.  ~Shard  [[Image:User Shard Sig Icon.png]] 02:17, 14 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 23) Support. Because the number of votes matters more than vote content.  Vili &#x70B9; [[Image:User Vili sig.jpg|User talk:Vili]] 02:27, 14 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 24) Support. even though i dont agree with him at times he knows what he is talking about.- [[Image:User_Zesbeer_sig.png|link=User talk:Zesbeer‎]] Zesbeer 07:43, 14 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 25) Yawn. Biscuits [[Image:User Biscuits sig.png]] 14:49, 14 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 26) Support. Auron's blunt, but at least he knows when to be blunt. No-nonsense is something we need. --[[Image:User Wandering Traveler Sig2.png|19px]] Wandering  Traveler  15:22, 14 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 27) Super Duper Strong Support. Auron is a valuable member of the wiki, and a great sysop. He has helped me many times, and I can't imagine the wiki without him. -Faer 16:10, 14 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 28) Support as per above. -- Lemming [[Image:User Lemming64 sigicon.png]] 16:29, 14 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 29) Support.  Gg Wyn.  And all of the above, too.  Ben Tbh 22:12, 14 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 30) Support as per Poke, Raine and others above. Cress Arvein [[Image:User Cress Arvein sig.JPG]] 00:53, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 31) Support 31 supports...nuff said. --Dominator  Matrix  02:30, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 32) Semi-Weak-Full-Support. Since Aurons last rfa my view on him acquiring or in this case retaining his sysop status has changed from a more neutral position to a support position. At that time while I recognized that being blunt isn't necessarily a bad thing; dependent on the situation; as it can be useful in dealing with certain types of users, I also wasn't too familiar with him or how he would make use of the added responsibilities/powers to make a definite yes vote. Since that time my view of Auron; or more specifically his ability to be a sysop on gww; has changed to more of a supportive position, although having said that while my support is still not a definitive full-blown support it is not a weak support either hence the semi-weak-full (in other words it is somewhere between a weak support and a full support). During his time as a sysop I have noticed that while he doesn't actively play the game; something that in my opinion is not required to sysop a wiki effectively; he still makes the time to use the additional tools that his sysoption provides effectively, while not letting his views influence his sysop actions. In other words from what I have seen he hasn't abused his position as sysop nor it's additional powers/tools. Finally I agree with the reasoning given above by Poke (no idea what "behing"
 * 1) Support Liking the game should not be a requirement, as long as there is no harassment (as there have been in other cases). I don't see any reason to remove Auron's sysop status, as per Poke, Kakarot et al. -  anja  [[Image:User Anja Astor sig icon.png|talk]] 05:43, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 2) While he may be an asshat at times, he still has the required skills to keep the wiki fixed and bannhammering vandals and etc. etc. And like Anja says, the game has nothing to do with wiki skills/keeping it clean. Long live asshats! -- User Halogod35 Sig.png  Halogod35  13:44, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 3) Support. While what Wyn said may be true, his negativity is shrinked and thrown into an exploding A-bomb in comparison to the times he helped. I for one know that I can come to him with GWW questions and be sure to be answered or redirected to the right place, and so I have. He can give reasons to why he did what he did, as can be seen at the time when Backsword tried to trample him. Auron isn't full of bias or bullshit and when he wants to, he can be of great help. And quoting: "+Well over 9000! cookies for Auron." Titani  [[image:User Titani Ertan chrome.png|Uth]] Ertan  12:00, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 4) Support. I like Auron, but aren't they from PvX? *cringe* [[Image:User_Felix_Omni_Signature.png]]elix Omni 12:08, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 5) Support. What poke said. -  B ex [[Image:User BeXoR sig.gif]] 03:03, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 6) Support. His views on anet aren't as negative as they are truthful. His honesty serves as a balance here, and as such, I feel he does an excellent job here.-- *Yasmin Parvaneh*  [[Image:User_yasmin_parvaneh_sig.png]] 03:42, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 7) Support Who cares if can be a bit negative. He gets the point across, he  usually gets straight to the point instead of joking around. And, he doesn't have to play the game or like the company to keep wiki status.  pers  onn5 [[Image:User_Personn5_sig.jpg|19px]]05:24, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 8) Support -- Nick  123  User Nick123 sig.jpg 12:35, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 9) Orange +1, cos liek, numbers matter Jennalee 14:57, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 10) Support because he is doing great. And he shares my views!  Koda  [[Image:User_Koda_Kumi_UT.jpeg‎|19px]]  Kumi  20:56, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1) Auron is so mean, he hurt people's feelings sometimes. :( --<font color="Black">Cursed Angel  [[Image:User Cursed Angel Signature2.jpg|19px|Q.Q]] 15:55, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 2) Oppose Auron's history of disruption as well as his overall generally negative attitude towards Guild Wars, and the company that makes it, is imo detrimental to the community, and I don't believe he is an effective sysop any longer. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]]  talk  18:54, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 3) Oppose -- Unending  fear  User Unendingfear Crane eats peanut.jpg 17:07, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 4) Oppose I'd rather have this guy also, i dont see the point of him being an admin on a wiki for a game he no longer plays. -- adrin  [[Image:User_Adrin_mysig.jpg|20px]] 04:15, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

Neutral

 * 1) Neutral I remember when I first noticed he was a Sysop, my reaction was, after reading very critical and/or very deliberately crude messages in regards to either players or Arenanet was "This guy is a sysop?  What?".  One can be critical, or "not be a carebear" but, from my point of view at least, that has limitations when in a role like a Sysop.  Bar often crudely worded approaches, he does appear to hold his responsibilities seriously and has demonstrated he can use the tools well.  I take him half seriously so, for the moment at least, I will vote neutral.  <font color="Black">000.00.00.00  19:22, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 2) Neutral I've seen good and bad. So, I'm on the fence of this one. ♥ Ariyen ♀ 01:00, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 3) Neutral  -- <font color="Black">| <font color="Cyan">Cyan <font color="Black">Light [[Image:User Cyan Light sig.jpg|19px]]<font color="Cyan"> Live! |  13:28, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 4) Neutral Freedom of speech but disruptive. -- S  ilverleaf   [[Image:User Silverleaf sig.png|Special:Contributions/Silverleaf]] Don't assume, Ask! 23:08, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 5) Neutral<font color="Black"> -- [[Image:User_Lacky_Blue_Paw_Sig.png|15px|My Talk]] <font color="#0104C6">Lacky  08:26, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 6) Neutral. I still don't really agree with the way he does things, but it works nonetheless.  &mdash; Why [[Image:User Why s.png|User talk:Why]] 14:01, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

Request for Reconfirmation

 * 1) disruption and trolling &mdash; The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.169.40.21 (talk) at 05:40, 27 March 2010 (UTC).
 * 2) [Indirectly] pisses me off. →[ » Halogod  User Halogod35 Sig.png  (talk)« ]← 16:18, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) paranoia: specifically the block of User:Briar (and others) --Max 2 17:07, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
 * 4) As per the three above.--<font color="#9c5a3c">/ u /   nending <font color="#990000">fear  User Unendingfear Avatar.png 17:13, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
 * 5) - [[Image:User_Zesbeer_sig.png|link=User talk:Zesbeer‎]] Zesbeer 21:29, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
 * 6) Lack of control. --<font color="limegreen" size="2px">Dominator  <font color="mediumblue" size="1px">Matrix  06:24, 28 March 2010 (UTC)
 * 7) Because my previous thing being removed and me being late isn't enough. [[Image:User_Ryuu_R.jpg|19px]]  Ryuu   - Meow~ ♥  06:41, 28 March 2010 (UTC)
 * 8) Because I like helping people out, even idiots, and the resulting drama is a huge plus. Pika Fan 09:04, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
 * 9) You cant sit there and discuss perma-blocking a user for creating drama and then go stirring it up yourself. -- <font color="Orange">Briar User Briar BriarSig4.png <font color="Orange">Flame Me  20:36, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
 * 10) That latest block for Briar was pretty nonsensical. Morphy 12:52, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
 * 11) 1 2 3 4 other trolling that i CBA to link to.  Support boils down to things like "hes a good janitor", thats really all he does, delete tagged things, block some necessary people, etc etc.
 * 12) GWW:NPA
 * 13) Guild_Wars_Wiki:User_pages & Guild_Wars_Wiki:Arbitration_policy
 * 14) GWW:1RR
 * 15) Guild_Wars_Wiki:User_page
 * "Knowledge is power." &mdash; Scythe  0:40, 6 Aug 2010 (UTC)