Battlestar Wiki:Requests for adminship/The Merovingian (2)

The Merovingian

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Battlestar Wiki:Requests for adminship/The Merovingian (2)|action=edit}} Vote here (2/2/3) ending 03:18 @ June 16, 2006 (UTC)

I know this is shocking that I writing this RFA, but I wanted to nominate him so I can say: “You’re doing the right thing now.”

Over the past few weeks, I have been watching Merv, just to see if his attitude towards people, me, and others has changed for the better or worse. While it has improved and is not “perfect”, I think after all I been through with Merv, I am ready to fall in. For the past two times, Merv has nominated himself for Adminship, without much success. This time around I have nominated him.

I could use the excuses on my "List of Merv" actions and the PDF file from his SciFi board post to justify for not doing this, but I am giving him a chance to prove he is worthy at being an admin.

He’s on top of the news of Battlestar Galalaica, has contact contact with the crew/cast of the series, and has now proved to be a "regular" Joe at the SciFi.com boards in which before he was acting like the Wiki was his. I know this is a shock for most of you to see this, but it is true. I hope you all agree with me and vote him unanimous to be an admin. He is now worthy of an adminship. Merv, if you accept, take the red pill and I’ll show you how far Alice’s hole really does go. (Or if you’re a Cyprus fan, "Kanas is going bye-bye.") --Shane ^{(T - C - E)} 22:20, 9 June 2006 (CDT)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I am The Merovingian, and I accept this nomination. --The Merovingian ^{(C - E)} 01:49, 10 June 2006 (CDT)

Support

1. Shane ^{(T - C - E)} - Per Nominator
2. Support with caveat I am not sure how this board truly works, since it doesnt have a very user friendly board for these discussions. Never the less, I would like to speak on this matter and I would hope that my words have some impact on the discussion. I would hope that some of you know me, at least by reputation by now. And while I will recap a bit about myself, it isnt because Im looking for any attention, it is to clearly set the stage that I am not a stooge put up to anything by anyone. I represent as well as can be, a truly neutral party and opinion. The Merv and I go back as far as my first days on Skiffy. He and I dont agree on much. Hes a liberal, pretentious, self deluded mommas boy who makes up for his frail ego by over reacting to every slight. Ive never seen him turn the other cheek or show anyone some grace if there wasnt some angle in it for himself. Those are his well known and documented negatives. And baby those are some serious ones. Lets be frank. His people skills suck. he'd have trouble getting work at an Iraqi prision. But... If he did get that job, AND the other guard could be aware of and manage his tendency to beat prisioners for looking at him wrong... he'd be a fine guard. Truly. Not one prisoner would escape or fight nor would any drugs or bad gaurds get away with jack on his watch. He'd run a tight ship. He is an exceptionally hard worker. And what is Wiki if not a lot of tedious hard work? He is idealicly suited for this job... Notice I did not say as an Admin. He can do his job without that power or prestige. But, he is human, and male. And he does need his ego stroked. We all do. Being an Admin IS a suitable reward for his work. And if you can show him the grace he hasnt shown others, including myself, as he has lied about me and attacked me for my politics and not politiclly but personally, but if you can deal with who the man is, and I mean know it, accept it, manage it and bitch slap him with revokation if he doesnt listen, then Id say the deal is one you should make. Think of him like the badboy basketball player. You know he's gonna have off the court issues. But I will say this, you probably will be hard pressed to find a better person than the Merv. Good luck Merv... I truly wish that when you do get this, you realize that HUMILITY and GRACE will get ya further than being an ass... Sincerely, Rachel Faith Anderson.... (RFA) <--- aint that a heck of an ironic thing for this... LOL —The preceding unsigned comment was added by RachelFaith (talk • contribs).

Oppose

1. The KoenigRules incident took place just a month and a half ago, and was part of an ongoing series of questionable behavior which the Merovingian has exhibited since the beginning of his time with us. Although his behavior since then has been exemplary, at present I have no reason to believe that this pattern will not recur. --Peter Farago 01:50, 10 June 2006 (CDT)
   • Peter is right on adopting a "wait and see" attitude regarding this matter. While apologies were extended, I am still being very cautious. As a result of the "Trash KR" campaign, someone from M.'s camp did phone my workplace, trying to make the supervisors see that my scholarly research was without merit. Whether the intent was to remove me from the institution (or not), the fact is this was a BIG DEAL. People like M. need to see that what they say can impact on others' behavior. And they need to bear the responsibility for their actions- even those that they may not have contributed directly to- but even indirectly- through the malicious campaigns that they started. I still have not had apologies extended from M. regarding the call to my workplace. It would have been nice, but so be it. And as long as M. thinks he had no bearing in the issue, then that reflects badly on him and his character. Unfortunately, I too see that other things will arise that will cast this site in a bad light, as a result of M.'s behavior. Just my two cents here. Sorry for the rant, but when your career is on the line, you cannot forget the individual(s) that were involved. I just hope situations like this never happen to you. --Koenigrules 12:53, 11 June 2006 (CDT)
2. I've seen some of the interactions at the Sciffy forum with respect to the last incident, and I'm not convinced he's mended his ways. I've seen his work (when he's not interacting with other people) and he definitely has a talent at what he does, but I don't think this is an appropriate role for him. In any case, this is premature. --Larocque6689 22:31, 10 June 2006 (CDT)

Neutral

1. I don't really think this should be done at the moment, we have more than enough admins for right now. Especially since this is a long hiatus there is no real necessity for any new admins. I'd say we should postpone the RFA to October or November, when Season 3 starts and new information will really start being pumped in and a new admin may actually be necessary. --Sauron18 02:46, 10 June 2006
2. I personally believer we have plenty of US timezone admins right now and I dont think Merv has done anything amazingly special to warrant creating a new post. Thats why I am neutral on this. --Mercifull 05:08, 10 June 2006 (CDT)
3. Since there seems to be no immediate need, I concur with Sauron18 --gougef 10:23, 11 June 2006 (CDT)

Comments

• Shane, are you only "giving him to chance to prove he is worthy at being an admin", or do you actually personally believe that he is? --Peter Farago 01:45, 10 June 2006 (CDT)
• Existing Admins: Is there a need for another admin? IMHO, along with a qualified candidate, there should be a need. just my 2 cubits worth. --gougef 10:27, 10 June 2006 (CDT)
  • We are not in urgent need of new admins right now, but our staff is smaller than it looks, and I would not object to a new admin on principle. --Peter Farago 12:25, 11 June 2006 (CDT)
  • We may be in need for more admins in the future. But as the situation currently stands, between the active contributors like Shane, Mercifull, et al. and the admins, we have it more than covered. -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate} 12:59, 11 June 2006 (CDT)

Questions for the candidate
A few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:

1. What duties, if any, would you anticipate helping with? Please check out Battlestar Wiki:Project List's for a list of projects.

A.

2. Of your articles or contributions here, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?

A.

3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or do you feel other users have caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?

A.