All new administrator applications must include a selection of two administrative projects that the applicant would like to fill upon promotion. Check the administrative projects page for a list of projects and the duties associated with them.
Administrator requests are almost always open on The Sims Wiki.
Minimum requirements
If you have proven yourself to be a valuable member of the community, and you think you're capable of doing the job, this is where to apply. Minimum requirements are:
Average or higher wiki editing knowledge.
This means you have to have contributed regularly to some wiki (not necessarily this one).
Having started to contribute on The Sims Wiki (edits in the content namespace are not taken too seriously).
Your first edit on The Sims Wiki should not be your application on this page.
Understandable, (almost 100%) correct English all the time.
If u talk liek dis, ur not rdy 2 bcome admin
Playing the game is nice, since you'll be editing and making decisions based on the game's content.
Be able to expand articles to make them more useful for the community.
You should not copy articles from Wikipedia and paste them here.
Rollback rights are a prerequisite for requesting adminship.
Stage 1: Nominating
Users may nominate themselves or be nominated by another user for administratorship. The nominee then has to accept the nomination before voting can begin.
If the nominee accepts the nomination, they should also choose two Administrative projects when stating their acceptance.
Multiple requests at one time are allowed.
Administrator candidates that are not given administrator privileges are ineligible to be nominated or to nominate themselves for at least a month.
Stage 2: Voting
Users may support, be neutral toward, or oppose the nomination. Users must provide a reason behind their position.
Users must have 50 edits and be a regular contributor for a month to be able to vote or nominate. Users who have been absent for extended periods of time (3 months or more) will be considered as "new users" for the purposes of RfA and must make 50 edits and be contributor for a further month before voting.
Everyone's vote counts as one vote. Admins do not hold extra power.
A bureaucrat will then determine whether consensus has been reached. This means that administrator requests require at least a two-thirds support rate to pass. Strength of argument is more important than the number of votes.
Admins and bureaucrats may nominate and/or vote on a nomination. However, a bureaucrat who votes on a nomination and later reviews the nomination must review according to the vote result, not their personal opinion of the nominee.
A vote on an RfA shall last for 1 week.
Votes on an RfA may be closed early if it is obvious that consensus against it will not be reached. (e.g. 6+ support and 0 oppose)
What you will do as an admin
Revert vandalism, warn and/or block vandals.
Move pages to correct page names, delete unnecessary redirects.
Have a strong voice when decisions have to be made.
Represent The Sims Wiki well in the Wikia and internet community.
What you may not do as an admin
Use your administrator privileges to take advantage of users or to control the wiki.
Ignore the needs and wants of wiki users.
Act as a poor representative of The Sims Wiki on other wikis, or participate in major cross-wiki drama.
More info and a list of current admins can be found at Administrators.
Positions available
Additionally, some special positions are available for administrators and members of the community. These are filled on the Requests for special positions page, though users requesting administratorship here may in their request ask for one or more of these positions. List of positions and their responsibilities is available on this page. Willingness to take on special duties may make you more likely to be selected.
I'd like to nominate Waikikamukow (talk · contribs · editcount · block · modify rights · logs · block log) for adminship. From taking a quick look at her contributions, you can see that she knows what she is doing, whether it comes to adding new information, cleaning things up or even patrolling other's edits to the mainspace. In addition to this, she also has a strong countervandalism history, seems to know the difference between the "Undo" and "Rollback" tools, and is, obviously, highly active. Compound onto this she is in a timezone where administrative activity is fairly low (compared to the UTC-0 users) and she regularly gets involved with the community. With what I have mentioned in mind, I am confident that Waikikamukow would be a great user to have on the administration team and hopefully she'll accept my nomination. :) LostLabyrinth • (c) • (b) 23:11, March 10, 2013 (UTC)
Okay, so when I saw this, I have to admit I was pretty shocked. I took some time to think about it and I read a few of the pages about being an admin, and I would like to accept Lab's nomination (thank you very much, Lab :D). However, should the consensus go my way, I may have to speak to one or a couple of admins about using some of the new tools and "admin projects". Anywho, thank you to Lab and WH (for nominating me for rollback rights) and everyone else that has helped me so far and I'm ecstatic that I was even nominated. :) ~ Waikikamukow (Anyone wanna chat?) 20:07, March 12, 2013 (UTC)
Consensus
This will last for up to one week. Countdown: 20:07:00 March 19, 2013 UTC
Support - As nominator. LostLabyrinth • (c) • (b) 20:24, March 12, 2013 (UTC)
Mathetesalexandrou (talk · contribs · editcount · block · modify rights · logs · block log) has been a long-time contributor and by far our most prolific Fanon author. His qualities go far beyond his ability to tell a good story, though. Though he is not an administrator, he has tried to improve the Fanon namespace for other contributors; one example of this is his pursuit of Fanon Battles. He has even served as an inspiration for other budding authors, and this in turn bolsters the Fanon namespace even more.
Ultimately, Mathetesalexandrou is a competetent experienced editor and a good community role model, and I think he would make a good addition to the administrative team. Therefore, I'd like to nomiate Mathetesalexandrou for administratorship on The Sims Wiki. -- LiRspeak ~ read 06:03, November 28, 2012 (UTC)
And I would happily accept, although there is a small issue regarding the project element. Although the Fanon administration is the obvious choice, I am rather unclear on the second project to administer. Henceforth I shall be open to accepting, although I shall need some sort of recommendation or work-around for the second needed project. MILK FOR THE UNYUUFEX, FLAT CHEST FOR THE CUTENESS THRONE, SKULLS FOR THE SKULL PROBES (user talk:Mathetesalexandrou) 06:05, November 28, 2012 (UTC)
Consensus
This will last for up to one week. Countdown: 06:10:00 December 5, 2012 UTC
- Support (obviously), for the reasons stated above. -- LiRspeak ~ read 06:11, November 28, 2012 (UTC)
- Support - I've always believed that he's eligible to become one. He sure knows the wikia workarounds here, even though he mostly spends his time in Fanon namespace. NikelTalk–Vote! 11:24, November 28, 2012 (UTC)
- Support - Dharden (talk) 12:01, November 28, 2012 (UTC)
Support - I've often seen Math weighing in with his views and vision on the fanon namespace. Given the work he's produced and his watchful eye on the demise of Featured Fanon Content, I think he'll benefit from the sysop tools. LostLabyrinth • (c) • (b) 17:45, November 28, 2012 (UTC)
- Support - Star-Talk 20:51, November 28, 2012 (UTC)
Oh look voting dried up here. Consensus is obviously positive, and admin rights will be granted. ―ฬђtalk08:45, November 30, 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I would like to become an admin because I been on the Wiki for a few years already and I'm going to start to edit grammar and i been called "Friendly" and "Nice" And i always hated vandalism.
Thank you and Happy Simming!
--Fanboy123 02:27, February 3, 2013 (UTC)
Application Declined - you do not meet the necessary prerequisites in order to apply. Please be sure to meet all minimum requirements before applying again. -- LostInRiverviewtalk ~ blog 02:40, February 3, 2013 (UTC)
Open to requests.
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