Editing Battlestar Wiki:Requests for adminship

{{Policy|16 December 2005|shortcut=BW:RFA}}

'''Requests for adminship''' ('''RfA''') is the process by which this wiki's community decides who should be an administrator (or sysop). Administrators have access to a few technical features that help with maintenance. A user may submit his own request for adminship (a self-nomination) or may be nominated by another user.

==About RfA==

The community grants administrator status to trusted users who are familiar with Battlestar Wiki's policies. Admins are held to high standards, as they are often perceived as the "official face" of Battlestar Wiki.  Admins should be courteous and should exercise good judgment and patience in dealing with others. Nominees should have been with Battlestar Wiki long enough for people to see whether they have these qualities. Almost all admin actions are reversible; being an admin is primarily an extra responsibility, as there are rules and policies that apply only to admins.

; '''Nomination standards'''

:There are no official prerequisites for adminship, other than a basic level of trust from other editors. However, some users set a variety of [[Battlestar Wiki:Requests for adminship/Standards|standards]] on a personal basis. You may nominate yourself. Some people apply higher standards to self-nominations, while others view them more favorably as showing initiative and desire to serve the community.

; '''Nomination process'''

: Any user in good standing may nominate any other user. Nominations remain for seven days from the time the nomination is posted on this page, during which time interested users register their opinions or make comments. At the end of that period, candidates who receive consensus supported will be made admins. The bureaucrats who handle admin promotions review the discussion to see if a consensus is present (the threshold for consensus here is roughly 75-80 percent support). '''Only bureaucrats may close or de-list a nomination as a definitive promotion or non-promotion.''' In the case of vandalism, improper formatting or a declined or withdrawn nomination, non-bureaucrats may choose to de-list a nomination but they are never empowered to decide on whether consensus has been achieved.

:In exceptional circumstances, bureaucrats may extend the deadline or call for a revote if this will make the consensus more clear. If your nomination fails, please wait a reasonable period of time &ndash; at least a month &ndash; before nominating yourself again or accepting another nomination.

:Bureaucrats, please use <tt><b><nowiki>{{subst:rfap}}-{{subst:rfab}}</nowiki></b></tt> as a header and footer, respectively, when closing a successful nomination. Similarly, use <tt><b><nowiki>{{subst:rfaf}}-{{subst:rfab}}</nowiki></b></tt> for a failed nomination. 

; '''How to nominate an editor for adminship'''

:To nominate either yourself or another user for adminship, [[Battlestar Wiki:Requests for adminship/nominate|follow the instructions on this page]].

; '''Voting and commenting'''

:Any Wikipedian with an account is welcome to vote, including the nominator (however, because the focus is on whether other people in the community trust the user, '''self-nominating candidates or nominees should not vote for themselves'''). To add your vote, click the "Vote here" link for the relevant candidate. You may then indicate whether you '''support''' or '''oppose''' the nomination by signing your name under the relevant heading.
:Please include a short explanation of your reasoning, particularly when opposing a nomination. Remember that we are all people with feelings, emotions and pride:  please respect others in your comments and responses. 
:'''Neutral''' votes are also permitted, but not necessarily counted in determining percentages, although they will be considered by bureaucrats in borderline cases. Discussions should be held in the '''Comments''' section. Long discussions should be held on the '''discussion page''' of the individual nomination.
:If you are new to Battlestar Wiki, it is believed that new users may not fully understand the nuances or job responsibilities of an administrator.  Therefore, while new users are encouraged to ''comment'' on RFAs, they may not vote. Should they vote, their votes will not be counted.  A '''new''' user, as defined by this RFA process, is a user who has joined the wiki.  A user is no longer "new" after a period of a 30 days. '''It should be made exceptionally clear that this is not an effort to disenfranchise voters, but to ensure that voters ''know'' the duties and responsibilities of an admin and to vote accordingly based ''not'' on superficial criteria but on the actions of the potential admin. '''

; '''Executive privilege'''

:Please note that in special, extenuating circumstances, [[User:Joe.Beaudoin|Joe Beaudoin]] may exercise executive privilege and appoint a user to administrative status. (At the same time, should the issue arise, an administrator may have their privileges revoked by Joe Beaudoin for any reason.)

==Current nominations==

*[[Battlestar Wiki:Requests for adminship/Mercifull (2)]]
*[[Battlestar Wiki:Requests for adminship/Shane]]

Add new requests at the top of this section.

Nominations must be accepted by the user in question. If you nominate a user, leave a message on their talk page and ask them to reply here if they accept the nomination.

'''''Please remember to update the vote-tallies in the headers when voting.'''''

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==Archived requests==

* [[Battlestar Wiki:Requests for adminship/Successful requests]]
* [[Battlestar Wiki:Requests for adminship/Unsuccessful requests]]
* [[Battlestar Wiki:Requests for adminship/Declined nominations]]

== See also ==

The following are pertinent for Battlestar Wiki.

* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:What adminship is not|Wikipedia:What adminship is not]]
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Guide to requests for adminship|Wikipedia:Guide to requests for adminship]]