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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "[[RachelFaith" to "[[User:RachelFaith"

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Text replacement - "[[RachelFaith" to "[[User:RachelFaith"

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	<ol start="4"><li>[[User:JohnH\|JohnH]] 20:33, 17 March 2006 (CST) What Steelviper said</li></ol>		<ol start="4"><li>[[User:JohnH\|JohnH]] 20:33, 17 March 2006 (CST) What Steelviper said</li></ol>
	<ol style="list-style:square;"><li>Well, as a prolific and well known Sciffy poster, and I am sure my reputation precedes me even here, where I have not truly participated, as much as lurked. I feel compelled to make the case FOR support of "The Frenchmen". And let me tell you why. He asked me. Who am I to have any true sway among the wiki? I have truly only contributed to one other wiki in my life. I am a wiki reader, lurker, user... Im not a contributor. Further, the Frenchmen and I have had our rounds and bouts on Skiffy... and even some not nice words he said about me. Yet, he had the courage to ask for my vote. Folks, as a long time politico, THAT impresses me. He isn't afraid to do what it takes to get the job done. So, say what you will about his sometime irratic personality, wiki isn't a clique, or it sure as hell shouldn't be. It's about getting the job done. And I for one, for what it is worth to you, submit that vote, this vote, this word, and humbly suggest that those who can do so, be allowed to do so. Thanks. <s>[[RachelFaith\|Rachel Anderson]]</s>.</li>		<ol style="list-style:square;"><li>Well, as a prolific and well known Sciffy poster, and I am sure my reputation precedes me even here, where I have not truly participated, as much as lurked. I feel compelled to make the case FOR support of "The Frenchmen". And let me tell you why. He asked me. Who am I to have any true sway among the wiki? I have truly only contributed to one other wiki in my life. I am a wiki reader, lurker, user... Im not a contributor. Further, the Frenchmen and I have had our rounds and bouts on Skiffy... and even some not nice words he said about me. Yet, he had the courage to ask for my vote. Folks, as a long time politico, THAT impresses me. He isn't afraid to do what it takes to get the job done. So, say what you will about his sometime irratic personality, wiki isn't a clique, or it sure as hell shouldn't be. It's about getting the job done. And I for one, for what it is worth to you, submit that vote, this vote, this word, and humbly suggest that those who can do so, be allowed to do so. Thanks. <s>[[User:RachelFaith\|Rachel Anderson]]</s>.</li>
	:<li>Member since 18 March 2006. Vote will not be counted. --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 01:12, 18 March 2006 (CST)</li>		:<li>Member since 18 March 2006. Vote will not be counted. --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 01:12, 18 March 2006 (CST)</li>
	:<li>Rachel Faith, [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:What_adminship_is_not#Adminship_is_not_a_trophy\|Adminship is neither a populary contest nor a matter of politicking.]]--[[User:Noneofyourbusiness\|Noneofyourbusiness]] 22:54, 17 March 2006 (EST)</li></ol>		:<li>Rachel Faith, [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:What_adminship_is_not#Adminship_is_not_a_trophy\|Adminship is neither a populary contest nor a matter of politicking.]]--[[User:Noneofyourbusiness\|Noneofyourbusiness]] 22:54, 17 March 2006 (EST)</li></ol>

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "Peter Farago" to "April Arcus"

2020-04-11T01:54:34Z

Text replacement - "Peter Farago" to "April Arcus"

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: link fix

2006-12-18T02:04:19Z

link fix

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	:'''4.''' What can't you do as a standard contributor that administrator-ship would enable or allow you to do?		:'''4.''' What can't you do as a standard contributor that administrator-ship would enable or allow you to do?
	::A. Well for example, I would be able to delete a page like "[[NBC]]" immediately, instead of having to wait a considerable amount of time for this woefully misleading information to be removed from our online encyclopedia. --[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] 00:49, 19 March 2006 (CST)		::A. Well for example, I would be able to delete a page like "[[w:NBC\|NBC]]" immediately, instead of having to wait a considerable amount of time for this woefully misleading information to be removed from our online encyclopedia. --[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] 00:49, 19 March 2006 (CST)

	[[User:The Merovingian]] I think I'd be good for administrator because of A) My stagering knowledge of all things BSG (haha), B) my extensive body of work here notably on the episode guides, battle pages, and C) My good looks. I'm formally putting myself up for nomination, etc. --[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] 22:46, 10 March 2006 (CST)		[[User:The Merovingian]] I think I'd be good for administrator because of A) My stagering knowledge of all things BSG (haha), B) my extensive body of work here notably on the episode guides, battle pages, and C) My good looks. I'm formally putting myself up for nomination, etc. --[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] 22:46, 10 March 2006 (CST)

April Arcus: Minor formatting cleanup. Apologies for editing the archive, it was driving me nuts.

2006-06-10T17:02:12Z

Minor formatting cleanup. Apologies for editing the archive, it was driving me nuts.

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	:<li>Member since 26 February 2006. Vote will not be counted. --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 10:31, 17 March 2006 (CST)</li></ol>		:<li>Member since 26 February 2006. Vote will not be counted. --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 10:31, 17 March 2006 (CST)</li></ol>
	<ol start="3"><li>[[User:lordmutt\|Lordmutt]] 17:11, 17th March</li></ol>		<ol start="3"><li>[[User:lordmutt\|Lordmutt]] 17:11, 17th March</li></ol>
	<ol start="4"><li>[[User:JohnH\|JohnH]] 20:33, 17 March 2006 (CST) What Steelviper said</ol></li>		<ol start="4"><li>[[User:JohnH\|JohnH]] 20:33, 17 March 2006 (CST) What Steelviper said</li></ol>
	<ol style="list-style:square;"><li>Well, as a prolific and well known Sciffy poster, and I am sure my reputation precedes me even here, where I have not truly participated, as much as lurked. I feel compelled to make the case FOR support of "The Frenchmen". And let me tell you why. He asked me. Who am I to have any true sway among the wiki? I have truly only contributed to one other wiki in my life. I am a wiki reader, lurker, user... Im not a contributor. Further, the Frenchmen and I have had our rounds and bouts on Skiffy... and even some not nice words he said about me. Yet, he had the courage to ask for my vote. Folks, as a long time politico, THAT impresses me. He isn't afraid to do what it takes to get the job done. So, say what you will about his sometime irratic personality, wiki isn't a clique, or it sure as hell shouldn't be. It's about getting the job done. And I for one, for what it is worth to you, submit that vote, this vote, this word, and humbly suggest that those who can do so, be allowed to do so. Thanks. [[RachelFaith\|Rachel Anderson]].</li>		<ol style="list-style:square;"><li>Well, as a prolific and well known Sciffy poster, and I am sure my reputation precedes me even here, where I have not truly participated, as much as lurked. I feel compelled to make the case FOR support of "The Frenchmen". And let me tell you why. He asked me. Who am I to have any true sway among the wiki? I have truly only contributed to one other wiki in my life. I am a wiki reader, lurker, user... Im not a contributor. Further, the Frenchmen and I have had our rounds and bouts on Skiffy... and even some not nice words he said about me. Yet, he had the courage to ask for my vote. Folks, as a long time politico, THAT impresses me. He isn't afraid to do what it takes to get the job done. So, say what you will about his sometime irratic personality, wiki isn't a clique, or it sure as hell shouldn't be. It's about getting the job done. And I for one, for what it is worth to you, submit that vote, this vote, this word, and humbly suggest that those who can do so, be allowed to do so. Thanks. <s>[[RachelFaith\|Rachel Anderson]]</s>.</li>
	:<li>Member since 18 March 2006. Vote will not be counted. --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 01:12, 18 March 2006 (CST)</li>		:<li>Member since 18 March 2006. Vote will not be counted. --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 01:12, 18 March 2006 (CST)</li>
	:<li>Rachel Faith, [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:What_adminship_is_not#Adminship_is_not_a_trophy\|Adminship is neither a populary contest nor a matter of politicking.]]--[[User:Noneofyourbusiness\|Noneofyourbusiness]] 22:54, 17 March 2006 (EST)</li></ol>		:<li>Rachel Faith, [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:What_adminship_is_not#Adminship_is_not_a_trophy\|Adminship is neither a populary contest nor a matter of politicking.]]--[[User:Noneofyourbusiness\|Noneofyourbusiness]] 22:54, 17 March 2006 (EST)</li></ol>

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* The Merovingian */ nomination failed; archiving

2006-03-21T03:11:47Z

[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]]: nomination failed; archiving

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	:My campaign music: [http://bsg-cz.net/news/files/audio/Bear_McCreary_-_Resurrection_Ship.mp3 enjoy] --[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] 18:31, 11 March 2006 (CST)		:My campaign music: [http://bsg-cz.net/news/files/audio/Bear_McCreary_-_Resurrection_Ship.mp3 enjoy] --[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] 18:31, 11 March 2006 (CST)

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Dogger: /* The Merovingian */

2006-03-19T12:08:28Z

[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]]

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	<ol><li>[[User:Dogger\|Dogger]] 02:41, 12 March 2006 (CST)</li></ol>		<ol><li>[[User:Dogger\|Dogger]] 02:41, 12 March 2006 (CST)</li></ol>
	:Sorry, I did not realise what a collaborative process this kind of vote is, thus my simple vote without an explanation, and my absence from this page and suddenly coming back to find that all sorts of discussions are going on. This may be too late to make any difference, but for the record, I agree with the ideas that an adminship should not be a trophy nor an entitlement. I am not here voting for The_Merovingian because we are friends on SciFi.com. In fact, The_Merovingian is all about facts and doesn't pal around, and I daresay there are few people at Skiffy who would not hesitate at the question 'Is The_Merovingian your friend?' That being said, I do consider him a friend in that I think I understand what drives him and I respect it and I find that he returns the respect in kind. But that is not why I'm voting for him. I have seen The_Merovingian get into a lot of scuffles on SciFi.com. He can be merciless with newbies, to that I can attest. However the number of repaired relatioships The_Merovingian has on the board is almost as high as the number of his altercations -- and I am one of those repaired relationships. When he is faced with superior facts, he has no trouble at all acknowledging. He can be haughty and arrogant, but when someone responds by getting nasty, vicious, and vulgar, there is a line he will not cross. And when a newbie begins to 'get' him, that relationship is almost instantly repaired. I have never seen The_Merovingian stalk someone throughout the board and seek revenge by finding excuses to heap more ridicule upon them. That shows an ethical boundary and at least a measure of level-headedness. The only 'headbuttings' that I have seen get out of hand, are the ones in which Mero's opponent is well known for driving conflicts to extremes with other users. In at least one case, this opponent was eventually banned for this behaviour. Because Mero's dedication to detail is so prodigious, and his temper has very clear limits that I have never seen exceeded, and he is quite willing to repair relationships with someone who is also willing, I have no trouble with the idea of him having the power which I have come to understand as 'the mop'. I realise that I am a short-history user with few edits, and truth to tell I don't know if I will ever become a very regular contributor, though I will always follow the impulse to fix someting obvious. But that's where I stand on The_Mero. I would have no problem with him as an admin on the scifi.com board, and I have no problem with him as an admin here. Take this for what it's worth from a casual member; I expect nothing more. --[[User:Dogger\|Dogger]] 06:07, 19 March 2006 (CST)		::Sorry, I did not realise what a collaborative process this kind of vote is, thus my simple vote without an explanation, and my absence from this page and suddenly coming back to find that all sorts of discussions are going on. This may be too late to make any difference, but for the record, I agree with the ideas that an adminship should not be a trophy nor an entitlement. I am not here voting for The_Merovingian because we are friends on SciFi.com. In fact, The_Merovingian is all about facts and doesn't pal around, and I daresay there are few people at Skiffy who would not hesitate at the question 'Is The_Merovingian your friend?' That being said, I do consider him a friend in that I think I understand what drives him and I respect it and I find that he returns the respect in kind. But that is not why I'm voting for him. I have seen The_Merovingian get into a lot of scuffles on SciFi.com. He can be merciless with newbies, to that I can attest. However the number of repaired relatioships The_Merovingian has on the board is almost as high as the number of his altercations -- and I am one of those repaired relationships. When he is faced with superior facts, he has no trouble at all acknowledging. He can be haughty and arrogant, but when someone responds by getting nasty, vicious, and vulgar, there is a line he will not cross. And when a newbie begins to 'get' him, that relationship is almost instantly repaired. I have never seen The_Merovingian stalk someone throughout the board and seek revenge by finding excuses to heap more ridicule upon them. That shows an ethical boundary and at least a measure of level-headedness. The only 'headbuttings' that I have seen get out of hand, are the ones in which Mero's opponent is well known for driving conflicts to extremes with other users. In at least one case, this opponent was eventually banned for this behaviour. Because Mero's dedication to detail is so prodigious, and his temper has very clear limits that I have never seen exceeded, and he is quite willing to repair relationships with someone who is also willing, I have no trouble with the idea of him having the power which I have come to understand as 'the mop'. I realise that I am a short-history user with few edits, and truth to tell I don't know if I will ever become a very regular contributor, though I will always follow the impulse to fix someting obvious. But that's where I stand on The_Mero. I would have no problem with him as an admin on the scifi.com board, and I have no problem with him as an admin here. Take this for what it's worth from a casual member; I expect nothing more. --[[User:Dogger\|Dogger]] 06:07, 19 March 2006 (CST)
	<ol style="list-style:square;"><li><s>[[User:Mazzy\|Mazzy]] 09:41, 15 March 2006 (CST)</s></li>		<ol style="list-style:square;"><li><s>[[User:Mazzy\|Mazzy]] 09:41, 15 March 2006 (CST)</s></li>
	:<li>Member since 16 March 2006. Vote will not be counted. --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 10:31, 17 March 2006 (CST)</li></ol>		:<li>Member since 16 March 2006. Vote will not be counted. --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 10:31, 17 March 2006 (CST)</li></ol>

Dogger: /* The Merovingian */

2006-03-19T12:07:56Z

[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]]

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	<ol><li>Sorry, I did not realise what a collaborative process this kind of vote, thus my simple vote without an explanation, and my absence from this page and suddenly coming back to find that all sorts of discussions are going on. This may be too late to make any difference, but for the record, I agree with the ideas that an adminship should not be a trophy nor an entitlement. I am not here voting for The_Merovingian because we are friends on SciFi.com. In fact, The_Merovingian is all about facts and doesn't pal around, and I daresay there are few people at Skiffy who would not hesitate at the question 'Is The_Merovingian your friend?' That being said, I do consider him a friend in that I think I understand what drives him and I respect it and I find that he returns the respect in kind. But that is not why I'm voting for him. I have seen The_Merovingian get into a lot of scuffles on SciFi.com. He can be merciless with newbies, to that I can attest. However the number of repaired relatioships The_Merovingian has on the board is almost as high as the number of his altercations -- and I am one of those repaired relationships. When he is faced with superior facts, he has no trouble at all acknowledging. He can be haughty and arrogant, but when someone responds by getting nasty, vicious, and vulgar, there is a line he will not cross. And when a newbie begins to 'get' him, that relationship is almost instantly repaired. I have never seen The_Merovingian stalk someone throughout the board and seek revenge by finding excuses to heap more ridicule upon them. That shows an ethical boundary and at least a measure of level-headedness. The only 'headbuttings' that I have seen get out of hand, are the ones in which Mero's opponent is well known for driving conflicts to extremes with other users. In at least one case, this opponent was eventually banned for this behaviour. Because Mero's dedication to detail is so prodigious, and his temper has very clear limits that I have never seen exceeded, and he is quite willing to repair relationships with someone who is also willing, I have no ~~problem at all~~ with the idea of him having the power which I have come to understand as 'the mop'. I realise that I am a short-history user with few edits, and truth to tell I don't know if I will ever become a very regular contributor, though I will always follow the impulse to fix someting obvious. But that's where I stand on The_Mero. I would have no problem with him as an admin on the scifi.com board, and I have no problem with him as an admin here. Take this for what it's worth from a casual member; I expect nothing more. --[[User:Dogger\|Dogger]] 02:41, 12 March 2006 (CST)~~</li></ol>~~		<ol><li>[[User:Dogger\|Dogger]] 02:41, 12 March 2006 (CST)</li></ol>
			:Sorry, I did not realise what a collaborative process this kind of vote is, thus my simple vote without an explanation, and my absence from this page and suddenly coming back to find that all sorts of discussions are going on. This may be too late to make any difference, but for the record, I agree with the ideas that an adminship should not be a trophy nor an entitlement. I am not here voting for The_Merovingian because we are friends on SciFi.com. In fact, The_Merovingian is all about facts and doesn't pal around, and I daresay there are few people at Skiffy who would not hesitate at the question 'Is The_Merovingian your friend?' That being said, I do consider him a friend in that I think I understand what drives him and I respect it and I find that he returns the respect in kind. But that is not why I'm voting for him. I have seen The_Merovingian get into a lot of scuffles on SciFi.com. He can be merciless with newbies, to that I can attest. However the number of repaired relatioships The_Merovingian has on the board is almost as high as the number of his altercations -- and I am one of those repaired relationships. When he is faced with superior facts, he has no trouble at all acknowledging. He can be haughty and arrogant, but when someone responds by getting nasty, vicious, and vulgar, there is a line he will not cross. And when a newbie begins to 'get' him, that relationship is almost instantly repaired. I have never seen The_Merovingian stalk someone throughout the board and seek revenge by finding excuses to heap more ridicule upon them. That shows an ethical boundary and at least a measure of level-headedness. The only 'headbuttings' that I have seen get out of hand, are the ones in which Mero's opponent is well known for driving conflicts to extremes with other users. In at least one case, this opponent was eventually banned for this behaviour. Because Mero's dedication to detail is so prodigious, and his temper has very clear limits that I have never seen exceeded, and he is quite willing to repair relationships with someone who is also willing, I have no trouble with the idea of him having the power which I have come to understand as 'the mop'. I realise that I am a short-history user with few edits, and truth to tell I don't know if I will ever become a very regular contributor, though I will always follow the impulse to fix someting obvious. But that's where I stand on The_Mero. I would have no problem with him as an admin on the scifi.com board, and I have no problem with him as an admin here. Take this for what it's worth from a casual member; I expect nothing more. --[[User:Dogger\|Dogger]] 06:07, 19 March 2006 (CST)
	<ol style="list-style:square;"><li><s>[[User:Mazzy\|Mazzy]] 09:41, 15 March 2006 (CST)</s></li>		<ol style="list-style:square;"><li><s>[[User:Mazzy\|Mazzy]] 09:41, 15 March 2006 (CST)</s></li>
	:<li>Member since 16 March 2006. Vote will not be counted. --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 10:31, 17 March 2006 (CST)</li></ol>		:<li>Member since 16 March 2006. Vote will not be counted. --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 10:31, 17 March 2006 (CST)</li></ol>

Dogger: Dogger explains his vote

2006-03-19T12:00:52Z

Dogger explains his vote

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	<ol><li>[[User:Dogger\|Dogger]] 02:41, 12 March 2006 (CST)</li></ol>		<ol><li>Sorry, I did not realise what a collaborative process this kind of vote, thus my simple vote without an explanation, and my absence from this page and suddenly coming back to find that all sorts of discussions are going on. This may be too late to make any difference, but for the record, I agree with the ideas that an adminship should not be a trophy nor an entitlement. I am not here voting for The_Merovingian because we are friends on SciFi.com. In fact, The_Merovingian is all about facts and doesn't pal around, and I daresay there are few people at Skiffy who would not hesitate at the question 'Is The_Merovingian your friend?' That being said, I do consider him a friend in that I think I understand what drives him and I respect it and I find that he returns the respect in kind. But that is not why I'm voting for him. I have seen The_Merovingian get into a lot of scuffles on SciFi.com. He can be merciless with newbies, to that I can attest. However the number of repaired relatioships The_Merovingian has on the board is almost as high as the number of his altercations -- and I am one of those repaired relationships. When he is faced with superior facts, he has no trouble at all acknowledging. He can be haughty and arrogant, but when someone responds by getting nasty, vicious, and vulgar, there is a line he will not cross. And when a newbie begins to 'get' him, that relationship is almost instantly repaired. I have never seen The_Merovingian stalk someone throughout the board and seek revenge by finding excuses to heap more ridicule upon them. That shows an ethical boundary and at least a measure of level-headedness. The only 'headbuttings' that I have seen get out of hand, are the ones in which Mero's opponent is well known for driving conflicts to extremes with other users. In at least one case, this opponent was eventually banned for this behaviour. Because Mero's dedication to detail is so prodigious, and his temper has very clear limits that I have never seen exceeded, and he is quite willing to repair relationships with someone who is also willing, I have no problem at all with the idea of him having the power which I have come to understand as 'the mop'. I realise that I am a short-history user with few edits, and truth to tell I don't know if I will ever become a very regular contributor, though I will always follow the impulse to fix someting obvious. But that's where I stand on The_Mero. I would have no problem with him as an admin on the scifi.com board, and I have no problem with him as an admin here. Take this for what it's worth from a casual member; I expect nothing more. --[[User:Dogger\|Dogger]] 02:41, 12 March 2006 (CST)</li></ol>
	<ol style="list-style:square;"><li><s>[[User:Mazzy\|Mazzy]] 09:41, 15 March 2006 (CST)</s></li>		<ol style="list-style:square;"><li><s>[[User:Mazzy\|Mazzy]] 09:41, 15 March 2006 (CST)</s></li>
	:<li>Member since 16 March 2006. Vote will not be counted. --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 10:31, 17 March 2006 (CST)</li></ol>		:<li>Member since 16 March 2006. Vote will not be counted. --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 10:31, 17 March 2006 (CST)</li></ol>

The Merovingian at 06:49, 19 March 2006

2006-03-19T06:49:22Z

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	:'''4.''' What can't you do as a standard contributor that administrator-ship would enable or allow you to do?		:'''4.''' What can't you do as a standard contributor that administrator-ship would enable or allow you to do?
			::A. Well for example, I would be able to delete a page like "[[NBC]]" immediately, instead of having to wait a considerable amount of time for this woefully misleading information to be removed from our online encyclopedia. --[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] 00:49, 19 March 2006 (CST)

	[[User:The Merovingian]] I think I'd be good for administrator because of A) My stagering knowledge of all things BSG (haha), B) my extensive body of work here notably on the episode guides, battle pages, and C) My good looks. I'm formally putting myself up for nomination, etc. --[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] 22:46, 10 March 2006 (CST)		[[User:The Merovingian]] I think I'd be good for administrator because of A) My stagering knowledge of all things BSG (haha), B) my extensive body of work here notably on the episode guides, battle pages, and C) My good looks. I'm formally putting myself up for nomination, etc. --[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] 22:46, 10 March 2006 (CST)

	:My campaign music: [http://bsg-cz.net/news/files/audio/Bear_McCreary_-_Resurrection_Ship.mp3 enjoy] --[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] 18:31, 11 March 2006 (CST)		:My campaign music: [http://bsg-cz.net/news/files/audio/Bear_McCreary_-_Resurrection_Ship.mp3 enjoy] --[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] 18:31, 11 March 2006 (CST)

Day: /* The Merovingian */

2006-03-19T03:21:35Z

[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]]

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	****No it's not. I asked this on my personal page, but for some reason; our signatures are using "CST"; central time. But it says that the poll ended at 4:46 UTC; that's Grenwich Mean Time, and was at 12.:30 in the morning Eastern Standard Time. --[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] 09:16, 18 March 2006 (CST)		****No it's not. I asked this on my personal page, but for some reason; our signatures are using "CST"; central time. But it says that the poll ended at 4:46 UTC; that's Grenwich Mean Time, and was at 12.:30 in the morning Eastern Standard Time. --[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] 09:16, 18 March 2006 (CST)
	*****You need to go into your Preferences and edit your Time Zone settings. It's fairly painless. A few clicks and you should be good to go. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|Joe Beaudoin]] 18:07, 18 March 2006 (CST)		*****You need to go into your Preferences and edit your Time Zone settings. It's fairly painless. A few clicks and you should be good to go. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|Joe Beaudoin]] 18:07, 18 March 2006 (CST)
			: Also, Merv. Please notice that a user added a question for you to answer. --[[User:Day\|Day]] 21:21, 18 March 2006 (CST)

	'''Questions for the candidate'''<br />		'''Questions for the candidate'''<br />

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	<ol start="3"><li>[[User:lordmutt\|Lordmutt]] 17:11, 17th March</li></ol>		<ol start="3"><li>[[User:lordmutt\|Lordmutt]] 17:11, 17th March</li></ol>
	<ol start="4"><li>[[User:JohnH\|JohnH]] 20:33, 17 March 2006 (CST) What Steelviper said</li></ol>		<ol start="4"><li>[[User:JohnH\|JohnH]] 20:33, 17 March 2006 (CST) What Steelviper said</li></ol>
	<ol style="list-style:square;"><li>Well, as a prolific and well known Sciffy poster, and I am sure my reputation precedes me even here, where I have not truly participated, as much as lurked. I feel compelled to make the case FOR support of "The Frenchmen". And let me tell you why. He asked me. Who am I to have any true sway among the wiki? I have truly only contributed to one other wiki in my life. I am a wiki reader, lurker, user... Im not a contributor. Further, the Frenchmen and I have had our rounds and bouts on Skiffy... and even some not nice words he said about me. Yet, he had the courage to ask for my vote. Folks, as a long time politico, THAT impresses me. He isn't afraid to do what it takes to get the job done. So, say what you will about his sometime irratic personality, wiki isn't a clique, or it sure as hell shouldn't be. It's about getting the job done. And I for one, for what it is worth to you, submit that vote, this vote, this word, and humbly suggest that those who can do so, be allowed to do so. Thanks. <s>[[RachelFaith\|Rachel Anderson]]</s>.</li>		<ol style="list-style:square;"><li>Well, as a prolific and well known Sciffy poster, and I am sure my reputation precedes me even here, where I have not truly participated, as much as lurked. I feel compelled to make the case FOR support of "The Frenchmen". And let me tell you why. He asked me. Who am I to have any true sway among the wiki? I have truly only contributed to one other wiki in my life. I am a wiki reader, lurker, user... Im not a contributor. Further, the Frenchmen and I have had our rounds and bouts on Skiffy... and even some not nice words he said about me. Yet, he had the courage to ask for my vote. Folks, as a long time politico, THAT impresses me. He isn't afraid to do what it takes to get the job done. So, say what you will about his sometime irratic personality, wiki isn't a clique, or it sure as hell shouldn't be. It's about getting the job done. And I for one, for what it is worth to you, submit that vote, this vote, this word, and humbly suggest that those who can do so, be allowed to do so. Thanks. <s>[[User:RachelFaith\|Rachel Anderson]]</s>.</li>
	:<li>Member since 18 March 2006. Vote will not be counted. --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 01:12, 18 March 2006 (CST)</li>		:<li>Member since 18 March 2006. Vote will not be counted. --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 01:12, 18 March 2006 (CST)</li>
	:<li>Rachel Faith, [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:What_adminship_is_not#Adminship_is_not_a_trophy\|Adminship is neither a populary contest nor a matter of politicking.]]--[[User:Noneofyourbusiness\|Noneofyourbusiness]] 22:54, 17 March 2006 (EST)</li></ol>		:<li>Rachel Faith, [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:What_adminship_is_not#Adminship_is_not_a_trophy\|Adminship is neither a populary contest nor a matter of politicking.]]--[[User:Noneofyourbusiness\|Noneofyourbusiness]] 22:54, 17 March 2006 (EST)</li></ol>

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	:<li>Member since 26 February 2006. Vote will not be counted. --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 10:31, 17 March 2006 (CST)</li></ol>		:<li>Member since 26 February 2006. Vote will not be counted. --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 10:31, 17 March 2006 (CST)</li></ol>
	<ol start="3"><li>[[User:lordmutt\|Lordmutt]] 17:11, 17th March</li></ol>		<ol start="3"><li>[[User:lordmutt\|Lordmutt]] 17:11, 17th March</li></ol>
	<ol start="4"><li>[[User:JohnH\|JohnH]] 20:33, 17 March 2006 (CST) What Steelviper said</ol></li>		<ol start="4"><li>[[User:JohnH\|JohnH]] 20:33, 17 March 2006 (CST) What Steelviper said</li></ol>
	<ol style="list-style:square;"><li>Well, as a prolific and well known Sciffy poster, and I am sure my reputation precedes me even here, where I have not truly participated, as much as lurked. I feel compelled to make the case FOR support of "The Frenchmen". And let me tell you why. He asked me. Who am I to have any true sway among the wiki? I have truly only contributed to one other wiki in my life. I am a wiki reader, lurker, user... Im not a contributor. Further, the Frenchmen and I have had our rounds and bouts on Skiffy... and even some not nice words he said about me. Yet, he had the courage to ask for my vote. Folks, as a long time politico, THAT impresses me. He isn't afraid to do what it takes to get the job done. So, say what you will about his sometime irratic personality, wiki isn't a clique, or it sure as hell shouldn't be. It's about getting the job done. And I for one, for what it is worth to you, submit that vote, this vote, this word, and humbly suggest that those who can do so, be allowed to do so. Thanks. [[RachelFaith\|Rachel Anderson]].</li>		<ol style="list-style:square;"><li>Well, as a prolific and well known Sciffy poster, and I am sure my reputation precedes me even here, where I have not truly participated, as much as lurked. I feel compelled to make the case FOR support of "The Frenchmen". And let me tell you why. He asked me. Who am I to have any true sway among the wiki? I have truly only contributed to one other wiki in my life. I am a wiki reader, lurker, user... Im not a contributor. Further, the Frenchmen and I have had our rounds and bouts on Skiffy... and even some not nice words he said about me. Yet, he had the courage to ask for my vote. Folks, as a long time politico, THAT impresses me. He isn't afraid to do what it takes to get the job done. So, say what you will about his sometime irratic personality, wiki isn't a clique, or it sure as hell shouldn't be. It's about getting the job done. And I for one, for what it is worth to you, submit that vote, this vote, this word, and humbly suggest that those who can do so, be allowed to do so. Thanks. <s>[[RachelFaith\|Rachel Anderson]]</s>.</li>
	:<li>Member since 18 March 2006. Vote will not be counted. --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 01:12, 18 March 2006 (CST)</li>		:<li>Member since 18 March 2006. Vote will not be counted. --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 01:12, 18 March 2006 (CST)</li>
	:<li>Rachel Faith, [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:What_adminship_is_not#Adminship_is_not_a_trophy\|Adminship is neither a populary contest nor a matter of politicking.]]--[[User:Noneofyourbusiness\|Noneofyourbusiness]] 22:54, 17 March 2006 (EST)</li></ol>		:<li>Rachel Faith, [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:What_adminship_is_not#Adminship_is_not_a_trophy\|Adminship is neither a populary contest nor a matter of politicking.]]--[[User:Noneofyourbusiness\|Noneofyourbusiness]] 22:54, 17 March 2006 (EST)</li></ol>

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	<ol><li>[[User:Dogger\|Dogger]] 02:41, 12 March 2006 (CST)</li></ol>		<ol><li>[[User:Dogger\|Dogger]] 02:41, 12 March 2006 (CST)</li></ol>
	:Sorry, I did not realise what a collaborative process this kind of vote is, thus my simple vote without an explanation, and my absence from this page and suddenly coming back to find that all sorts of discussions are going on. This may be too late to make any difference, but for the record, I agree with the ideas that an adminship should not be a trophy nor an entitlement. I am not here voting for The_Merovingian because we are friends on SciFi.com. In fact, The_Merovingian is all about facts and doesn't pal around, and I daresay there are few people at Skiffy who would not hesitate at the question 'Is The_Merovingian your friend?' That being said, I do consider him a friend in that I think I understand what drives him and I respect it and I find that he returns the respect in kind. But that is not why I'm voting for him. I have seen The_Merovingian get into a lot of scuffles on SciFi.com. He can be merciless with newbies, to that I can attest. However the number of repaired relatioships The_Merovingian has on the board is almost as high as the number of his altercations -- and I am one of those repaired relationships. When he is faced with superior facts, he has no trouble at all acknowledging. He can be haughty and arrogant, but when someone responds by getting nasty, vicious, and vulgar, there is a line he will not cross. And when a newbie begins to 'get' him, that relationship is almost instantly repaired. I have never seen The_Merovingian stalk someone throughout the board and seek revenge by finding excuses to heap more ridicule upon them. That shows an ethical boundary and at least a measure of level-headedness. The only 'headbuttings' that I have seen get out of hand, are the ones in which Mero's opponent is well known for driving conflicts to extremes with other users. In at least one case, this opponent was eventually banned for this behaviour. Because Mero's dedication to detail is so prodigious, and his temper has very clear limits that I have never seen exceeded, and he is quite willing to repair relationships with someone who is also willing, I have no trouble with the idea of him having the power which I have come to understand as 'the mop'. I realise that I am a short-history user with few edits, and truth to tell I don't know if I will ever become a very regular contributor, though I will always follow the impulse to fix someting obvious. But that's where I stand on The_Mero. I would have no problem with him as an admin on the scifi.com board, and I have no problem with him as an admin here. Take this for what it's worth from a casual member; I expect nothing more. --[[User:Dogger\|Dogger]] 06:07, 19 March 2006 (CST)		::Sorry, I did not realise what a collaborative process this kind of vote is, thus my simple vote without an explanation, and my absence from this page and suddenly coming back to find that all sorts of discussions are going on. This may be too late to make any difference, but for the record, I agree with the ideas that an adminship should not be a trophy nor an entitlement. I am not here voting for The_Merovingian because we are friends on SciFi.com. In fact, The_Merovingian is all about facts and doesn't pal around, and I daresay there are few people at Skiffy who would not hesitate at the question 'Is The_Merovingian your friend?' That being said, I do consider him a friend in that I think I understand what drives him and I respect it and I find that he returns the respect in kind. But that is not why I'm voting for him. I have seen The_Merovingian get into a lot of scuffles on SciFi.com. He can be merciless with newbies, to that I can attest. However the number of repaired relatioships The_Merovingian has on the board is almost as high as the number of his altercations -- and I am one of those repaired relationships. When he is faced with superior facts, he has no trouble at all acknowledging. He can be haughty and arrogant, but when someone responds by getting nasty, vicious, and vulgar, there is a line he will not cross. And when a newbie begins to 'get' him, that relationship is almost instantly repaired. I have never seen The_Merovingian stalk someone throughout the board and seek revenge by finding excuses to heap more ridicule upon them. That shows an ethical boundary and at least a measure of level-headedness. The only 'headbuttings' that I have seen get out of hand, are the ones in which Mero's opponent is well known for driving conflicts to extremes with other users. In at least one case, this opponent was eventually banned for this behaviour. Because Mero's dedication to detail is so prodigious, and his temper has very clear limits that I have never seen exceeded, and he is quite willing to repair relationships with someone who is also willing, I have no trouble with the idea of him having the power which I have come to understand as 'the mop'. I realise that I am a short-history user with few edits, and truth to tell I don't know if I will ever become a very regular contributor, though I will always follow the impulse to fix someting obvious. But that's where I stand on The_Mero. I would have no problem with him as an admin on the scifi.com board, and I have no problem with him as an admin here. Take this for what it's worth from a casual member; I expect nothing more. --[[User:Dogger\|Dogger]] 06:07, 19 March 2006 (CST)
	<ol style="list-style:square;"><li><s>[[User:Mazzy\|Mazzy]] 09:41, 15 March 2006 (CST)</s></li>		<ol style="list-style:square;"><li><s>[[User:Mazzy\|Mazzy]] 09:41, 15 March 2006 (CST)</s></li>
	:<li>Member since 16 March 2006. Vote will not be counted. --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 10:31, 17 March 2006 (CST)</li></ol>		:<li>Member since 16 March 2006. Vote will not be counted. --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 10:31, 17 March 2006 (CST)</li></ol>