Guild Wars Wiki:Requests for adminship/Defiant Elements/Archive 2

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Defiant Elements

This request is for the sysophood of User:Defiant Elements (talk • contribs).
Created by *Defiant Elements* +talk 21:49, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

Status

Succeeded. 05:28, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Candidate statement

I always hate writing candidate statements because, as I've said on more RfAs than I can count, there are only a very few people who can honestly claim that they “need” the Sysop tools. That said, I'll limit my self-aggrandizement to simply saying that I believe I'd make a strong addition to the Sysop team and let you all be the judges. Remember, a vote for me is a vote for me becoming a sysop. *Defiant Elements* +talk 21:49, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

Support

1. Support. I feel Defiant Elements would respect the sysop tools, and use them to benefit this wiki. -- Wyn 21:52, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
2. Support. Especially with the last bureaucrat election, DE has proven that the community trusts him, so do I. poke | talk 21:54, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
3. Support. Agreed with Wyn. Dominator Matrix 21:53, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
4. Support. Agreed with Wyn. -- Salome 21:56, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
5. Support. I believe DE will handle the sysop tools well, and for the better of the wiki. Why 21:58, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
6. Support. In agreement with Wyn and Poke --Shadowphoenix 22:02, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
7. Support. This is something he'd excel at, and the previous bureaucrat election has shown us that he's got 'the right stuff' -- Indochine talk 22:06, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
8. Support. In agreement with all of the above. -- Wandering Traveler 22:08, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
9. Support. A vote for DE is a vote for awesomeness. (and what every one else said ;D, not really much else to say.) ~PheNaxKian Talk 22:17, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
10. Support DE gets things done. He would be a great addition to the sysop team, and definitely thinks more difficult actions through. He'd deal with users appropriately, but not overkill it. Calor 23:55, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
11. Support. About time. Lord Belar 02:14, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
12. Support--Shadowsin 03:32, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
13. Communism rocks. -Auron 05:34, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
14. A smart guy, who would make an excellent administrator. --Readem 05:50, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
15. Support. As per Calor. --People of Antioch 06:02, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
16. Support Communism? Cool. All for all and one more vote for DE. --Silverleaf 07:14, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
17. --Burning Freebies 07:27, 1 September 2008 (UTC), a good bureaucrat should be a sysop when his term is up. (mistaken)
18. Support. Knows the policies around here better than some sysops and can be trusted to enforce them. --Xeeron 09:47, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
19. And slowly, slowly, slowly, we put the PvXwiki administrators into positions of power... *evil cackle* -- Armond Warblade 11:46, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
20. Support. DE is a powerful administrator. Misery 11:59, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
21. Pretty much everything has been said already. -- Mini Me 12:32, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
22. Support. -- ab.er.rant 14:07, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
23. Support. Time and again, DE has shown that he is calm, articulate, and understands wiki policies thoroughly. Kokuou 20:52, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
24. Support. The single best candidate for every wiki I've seen him contribute on. — Skakid 20:54, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
25. Support "Defiant Elements" is basically synonymous with "epic adminness incarnate". ¬ Wizårdbõÿ777(talk) 04:44, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
26. I'm not as sure as Xeeron, but if Xeeron is right, I belive DE would make a good sysop. Backsword 09:14, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
27. Support. More walls ftw. - anja 17:41, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
28. Support. Gogo DE. — Warwick 17:53, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
29. Support. -- scourge 00:02, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
30. Support. So. Many. Walls... But that alone isn't a reason to oppose. I trust DE not to misuse the sysop tools and to make good, level-headed decisions. — Galil 11:48, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

Oppose

1. A vote for DE is a vote for communism! --Cursed Angel 22:09, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
2. Oppose. Not only do fail to see such a pressing need for additional sysops, but especially not to go recruiting them from other wikis. Of course it should be important what a potential sysop has done here, after all this is where they will be using the sysop tools if granted to them. On that basis combined with a discomfort over the direction DE would like to take this wiki's policies I oppose him becoming a sysop. -- Inspired to ____ 03:55, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
3. From what I've seen from DE on the wiki it seems more to me that his interest in the Sysop position is more to do with a desire for power than a genuine interest to benefit the wiki. Candidates these days look so much politicians putting in token time with small contributions, while not pissing anyone off. Getting your name out the heavier wiki editors, often sysops, is also a must. I'm also hesitant to give power to anyone who is so invested in policy making. While I recognise the synergy between policy making and the role of a sysop, I think there is too much emphasis on admin discretion and the idea of giving power to someone with such strong views of how he wants things to be. 122.104.161.96 01:11, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Neutral

1. Not really sure how to feel about this. On one side, I haven't had very good experiences with Defiant Elements, but on the other, he has experience. — ク Eloc 貢 01:58, 4 September 2008 (UTC)