Guild Wars Wiki talk:Elections/2008-10 bureaucrat election/People of Antioch

Amazing

Discussion has been started when discussion should be started!! Seems like all the discussion happened in the nomination phase....Anyways. I'm going to start off with the regular questions for ya.

1. Why do you want to be a bureaucrat?
2. Do you feel that you could be used to your full potential as a bureaucrat?
3. What makes you unique or different from the other candidates?
4. Can you explain to me how you would handle an ArbCom involving a "major" troll?
   

Thanks! -- Wandering Traveler 03:58, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Copycat >.> --Shadowphoenix 04:53, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Btw... PoA Bcrat 10/08! --Shadowphoenix 04:54, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the support Shadow! --Antioch 06:32, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

I agree with my fellow wikiers. This guy is a good sysop. Why not make him better? We can squeeze more juice from this orange. Im voting for you! --Burning Freebies 08:44, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

Burning, I am not a Sysop. Though, I wonder if others have mistaken that! :-) Thank you for the support! --Antioch 15:50, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

Answering Wandering Traveler

Thanks for the questions Wandering Traveler! I want to be a bureaucrat for the same reason I am a user here: to make it better. Many of the candidates want that as well. Though I believe we all (the candidates and I) will benefit if I take this bit of Bureaucrat first. The reason behind that statement is this: most of the candidates would do better as Sysops! This was/is a hot topic issue in the form of Brain's discussion too. I just believe it is in the wiki's best interests to have someone who is level headed. I have not ever had an outburst (afai-perceived) against a user, and I can collaborate with the other B-Crats during RfAs.

As for being used to full potential, I want the wiki to be a better place. It is my belief that if I were elected, the wiki would be a better place as the Sysops would not be quite as involved with the red tape of bureaucracy: blocking only when no sysops are online or other sysop actions...

The thing about uniqueness in a wiki is that in the end, we're all working to the same goal. Even major trolls usually have a plan to try to make the wiki better. I sympathize with them and I would be more inclined to call them "radical thinkers". I would give them an alternate way of letting their ideas be heard, rather than let them be disruptive. I even believed the page movements of HALP VANDALISM was - in a way - positive for the wiki as it made it better. Sure there are better ways, we must always at first Assume Good Faith. I would give such a disruptive user well reasoned and evidence if they could not execute their plan as originally thought . If the user continues to be disruptive and an ArbCom is called, I will analyze the situation based on the case in point and gather up the evidence and/or listen to the claims of the "plaintiff(s)". I don't see anything wrong with how ArbCom is handled now, so I see no reason to fix it. If it is realized that it should change, I will do my best and work with the users on how to best proceed.

Hope I answered your questions to your satisfaction. If you have more, please ask! --Antioch 06:32, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Well, that answered what I needed to know. PoA for Brat!! (but only if I don't stand a chance :P) -- Wandering Traveler 19:39, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

So...

No last few questions? --Antioch 20:10, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

what is ur favorite color? --Cancer Angel 20:14, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

White, and yourself? --Antioch 20:20, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

z0mg racist! /oppose! --Shadowcrest 20:26, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Hah. The way I see it is that it is every color in visible light, and no color in solids (like paint). --Antioch 23:05, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Tbh white is my favorite color because it's so nice and pretty :P --Shadowcrest 01:33, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

It's all pure and such. When I was taking weight training I wore it more often. For obvious reasons of course. But we're going a little off subject. Any questions related to the election, ability, or actions etc, ?--Antioch 02:49, 21 October 2008 (UTC)