Guild Wars 2 Wiki talk:Requests for adminship/Ventriloquist
This could go in the site notice. In other news, if we're going to sit on this request for a while, can we give Ventriloquist extended editor rights so that I don't have to delete every move remnant >.> -Chieftain Alex 15:41, 30 August 2014 (UTC)
Question to the candidate[edit]
I could probably just pass this as-is, even with the lack of numbers of not-votes, but I do have a minor concern I'd like an answer about first. I hope you take no offense to this question, Vent, but do you feel you have the temperament for adminship? The impression I have of you (possibly outdated?) is that you can be a bit brash at times, and one of the most important skills for an admin is knowing the difference between a vandal and a confused user: one requires a hammer, and the other requires a guiding hand. Mind you, not every admin needs to do everything, so you can always leave the guiding hand to someone else if that's not your thing, but I just want to confirm that you know to be judicious about when not to hammer, before we give you said hammer. ;) Apologies if this comes off as insulting or dismissive; I wouldn't be asking if I didn't think you were worth considering. - Tanetris (talk) 13:15, 31 August 2014 (UTC)
- No worries, the discussion page is used for discussions - right? It's your role as an administrator to inspect if the user is fit for adminship, so of course I won't take it as insulting. Onto the answer - are you referring to a specific case in which I acted in an abrasive way, or is this your overall impression over certain edits/discussions? I don't recall having any fights with other users or editors, although I had a bit of a disagreement on the Ascalon Tome page - specifically about linking waypoints, which I was strongly against at the time. I'll agree that that wasn't my best move ever. User:Thrain reverted my edit and I answered in a non-chill way, but I didn't have any more "beef" with him from that point on. About the vandal/confused thing, are you again referring to a certain vandal? I've reverted plenty in my time here; especially with a certain IP, but I always made sure to post a message on their talk page if the edits persisted for some time. Other than that, I had no "ongoing" discussions with another vandal/user, that I can recall. Thanks for the question, though, glad I can answer something, at least! --Ventriloquist 13:34, 31 August 2014 (UTC)
- Nothing specific leaps to mind, just a general sense that I recall seeing you get a bit aggressive with revert edit summaries in the past. Not even to the point of "behaving badly" but the sort of thing where... Everything an admin does has a bit extra weight behind it, even if you're acting no different than you would as a regular editor, y'know? That said, nothing I notice in your recent contribs leaps out as problematic, so... I'mma ask Poke if he has an opinion, then we'll see what we're gonna do.
- (in the meantime, anyone who hasn't voiced their support/opposition/neutrality/other, now is a good time to do so) - Tanetris (talk) 18:15, 31 August 2014 (UTC)