Animal Crossing Wiki:Promote

L0laStarr (Rollbacker)

 * L0laStarr (talk · contributions · edit count )

Today there was someone on wikia named User:TheCrud479 and he was doing some mass vandalism. I went to one of the pages he edited, noticed the vandalism, and tried to undo it as fast as I can. This has repeated with a few pages, and I would like permission to be a rollbacker as this might happen again. Luckily, as I am typing this right now Robyn has noticed and blocked him.

Rollback isn't something that is used as often as it used to be. You need bureaucrats so they can make admins. You need admins so they can delete unnecessary content. You need chat mods to watch over wiki chat rooms. You need rollbackers as well, but think how often we have mass vandalism in comparison to how many rollbackers we really need. We have several right now, with the new addition of Catty. Think of it this way - There will always be a need for admins, a need to delete pages and photos, and to kick/ban someone, and quite a few participants for every one of those roles. Having rollback rights isn't a promotion that a lot of people get, since there just isn't a need for a bunch of people to race to see who can rollback someone's vandalism the fastest. You'd make a great rollbacker in the same way you'd make a great mod, but there isn't a need for them. ~HOA (talk) 01:01, June 20, 2014 (UTC)

It really makes my skin itch that you called it 'rollbacker'. It just sounds like someone who spends all day rolling on their back. I wish I had a back... Cloud&#39; (talk) 02:40, June 20, 2014 (UTC)


 * snapchat your back pls - Dragonfree97 [ talk  ]


 * @Cloud So you don't like the way I say "Rollback"? :P ღʟᴏʟᴀsᴛᴀʀʀღ ≧^◡^≦ (Talk)
 * I would support you all the way, but HOA did make a good point... anyway, please sign your comments/votes. ^ ~ [Catty], the one and only🎶🎶🎶 22:10, June 21, 2014 (UTC)

lola, srsly, you sound thirsty for a position at this point, uve tried to get cm and rb a few times within a damn month. GIVE IT A REST. and they have enough staff atm. MangoKiwi (talk) 03:27, June 26, 2014 (UTC)OoMango

Catty, there's not much point in signing your comments if your signature doesn't include a link. We know that you, CattyKitsune, wrote that comment because you're a regular on chat and this wiki isn't that big. But just as a general rule of thumb it's best to link to your profile; on some wikis this is an actual rule however we're a fairly lax and tight-knit community so we're not going to fuss over it too much. Fang (Talk) 08:06, June 26, 2014 (UTC)

Very few non-sysop rollbacks. I still have my doubts, but I'd be happy to teach you how to use the rights effectively. Just come see me in chat :) Fang (Talk) 04:40, June 30, 2014 (UTC)

RadarMatt (Chat Moderator)
I have served for half a year or so I believe and have done a competent job. I am very active and like to learn from my mistakes when they are made apparent to me. I love animal crossing and many of the users that we chat with. Please consider my proposal! RadarMatt (talk) 18:31, June 29, 2014 (UTC)

smelly Cloud&#39; (talk) 18:36, June 29, 2014 (UTC)

In my opinion I don't think you did anything wrong. You did make mistakes but they were either an accident or you looked at the problem the wrong way. But everyone makes mistakes in life. ~  Mini

As much opposes and enough words that made this slip-up sound like a huge crime. But like what Mini said, everyone makes mistakes, its what makes us human. One more chance perhaps to prove his true apology?

Abuses powers to single out users, does not kick people based on the rules, has caused large arguments on at least 2 separate occasions - Dragonfree97 [ talk  ] 18:52, June 29, 2014 (UTC)

^ Adamstorm64 (talk) 18:53, June 29, 2014 (UTC)

I'd like to address this since it is harder to do in chat. I didn't intend to abuse my powers, but was instead kicking someone who spammed something that I had asked them to stop earlier. As for arguments, I have done what I can to stop them, but instead have had trouble due to lack of cooperation. Chat has been full of arguments lately and it would be unfair to claim that I am the sole cause. Instead of having open communication as to what mistakes I made in order to better myself, I was demoted unfairly. I am merely just asking for the chance to show that I can use the rights effectively. Thank you for considering my perspective. RadarMatt (talk) 19:01, June 29, 2014 (UTC)

You've had and I quote 'half a year or so I believe' to show you can use your powers properly, and evidently you can't. - Dragonfree97 [ talk  ] 19:06, June 29, 2014 (UTC)

You had a chance, dude. You abused your powers and I it saw myself. Sorry... ~ Catty, the one and only ^-^ (Talk) 18:56, June 29, 2014 (UTC)

As a current CMOD, I believe that we not only have a duty to moderate chat and make sure nothing goes out of hand, but we owe EVERY user a fair viewing. By singling out viewers, and not making a conscious effort of treating others equally, said CMOD should not have said rights. We all make mistakes, this is true, but we have to act our age, treat others with respect, and really be aware of our actions. I mean, believe it or not, users do look up to us and I believe that we should be a good role model. Marii5962 (talk)

You hurt me,  told me every time i went on chat that you were tired of me, you were rude to my cousin, and you hardly even USE your powers. You have banned 11 people since getting the job. And come on, you just got demoted TODAY. God. MangoKiwi (talk) 22:19, June 29, 2014 (UTC)OoMango

I just wanted to apologize to everyone for letting them down. I'm not sure if this is the right place to do it, but I will try my best to better myself in the future despite having cmod rights or not.RadarMatt (talk) 19:17, June 29, 2014 (UTC)

Could someone please fill me in what has happened? Fang (Talk) 22:46, June 29, 2014 (UTC)

I looked through the revision history of this page and saw no demotion request for Matt. Ironic that you should all be shouting "power abuse" when you haven't seeked any form of consent and have just demoted him because that's what you saw was right. I doubt any one-off occasion warrants a demotion either; in the almost year that Matt has been with us I haven't seen any instances of power abuse so why should this one little instance should mean the end of his chat mod rights. I have warned you all before, if you cannot put your acts together I will temporarily disable chat. Fang (Talk) 22:59, June 29, 2014 (UTC)

5.3 Abusing your rights as Chat Moderator will result in a demotion and possible ban from the Animal Crossing Wiki. As far as I'm concerned straight up abuse warrants immediate action. Action was taken. - Dragonfree97 [ talk  ] 11:09, June 30, 2014 (UTC)

Judging by the fact that two active admins don't seem to agree with this action, don't you think that it may have been a better idea to do things the way fang suggested instead of decision making on your own? RadarMatt (talk) 16:19, June 30, 2014 (UTC)

do you really think i didn't ask a large number of people about doing this before i did it - Dragonfree97 [ talk  ] 16:55, June 30, 2014 (UTC)

I'm not going to continue to argue on this request, but my point still stands: two active sysops disagree with your actions. RadarMatt (talk) 16:58, June 30, 2014 (UTC)

and surprisingly enough two active sysops agree with my actions - Dragonfree97 [ talk  ] 17:41, June 30, 2014 (UTC)

To be honest, the only admins I regularly see on chat that could vouch for me are Lightning and Fang RadarMatt (talk) 17:47, June 30, 2014 (UTC)

/ Admittedly I don't use the chatroom much so I can't fairly give a vote pointing in any direction. However, Matt doesn't seem to have any warnings on his Message Wall or anything like that, maybe it'd be a better idea to let him know that he needs to make improvements to his behaviour/attitude and give him a chance to do that first before removing his rights? Apologies if I have misunderstood and he has in fact been warned somewhere. --Callofduty4 (talk) 18:00, June 30, 2014 (UTC)

I have not been warned. RadarMatt (talk) 18:06, June 30, 2014 (UTC)

Then removing your rights seems a little bit of a brash decision. I think you should be given a chance first.. --Callofduty4 (talk) 20:56, June 30, 2014 (UTC)

He WAS given multiple chances (I'm pretty sure). But Matt, Robyn removed your rights for a reason, and I think it would've been better if you had just waited a little while before trying to re-apply for your position. Also, why is chat moderator such a big deal? I mean, if you were an admin then that would be another story, but you're not. The results of you re-promotion are looking kind of shaky right now, so if you want a better chance of being re-promoted, then you need to try and gain your opposers' trusts back. Apologies aren't here to save you at the moment, btw. ~ Catty, the one and only ^-^ (Talk) 22:57, June 30, 2014 (UTC)

I wasn't given multiple chances, I think the fact that you know so little about the situation shows that... well... you know very little about the situation.RadarMatt (talk) 07:46, July 1, 2014 (UTC)

Catty, if chat moderator isn't such a big deal then why not let Matt keep the rights? If it's not such a big deal, why has there been so much commotion about a small kick? Fang (Talk) 08:44, July 1, 2014 (UTC)

^ ~Mini ^-^

-~Space~- If he only kicked once, and only ones, it isn't abuse. A kick is a kick. If it were a ban, on the other hand... -ahem- Anyways, it was unfair to not let him explain. Give him his moderator status back, already. -~Space~-

Sorry but I'm going to have to oppose, you've just had some pretty deep drama going around and arguments. It's too early for you to already be putting yourself up to mod considering i'm fairly sure most people aren't too comfortable about what's been happening; I don't think the community is too happy for what you've done. BlueeCookie (talk) 19:28, July 1, 2014 (UTC)

I think there's a misunderstanding here. This, in my opinion, is partially a rebuttal to my rights being taken in the first place because I was not given a fair demotion vote or any ability to dispute my demotion. I was not even warned during my "chances". If I were to wait a certain amount of time then people likely would have forgotten or became apathetic to what has happened. I don't even really know where I can dispute my demotion. I think that if I were to leave a message on the bureaucrat who did it's wall then my thread would likely be locked before I can even say anything or defend myself. As I was told in chat, I have no side, opinion or ability to dispute an arbitrary and unwarned action. I've also talked to many people that are afraid to weigh in on this because of the fact that action may be taken against them as well. RadarMatt (talk) 19:39, July 1, 2014 (UTC)

I've done plenty of thinking about this and am deciding to put in my two cents. I, as a mod, am struggling to keep the chat in line. Within a few hours, we've had several users making alts, spamming/advertising links in our chat, and being unfair to one another. We are currently at a minimal amount of mods for such a large chat community. Kieran and myself were the only 2 mods in the chat at the time, though Kieran was away. I was struggling to kick several users at once, potentially ban them, find out where they were from, and end the argument on my own. If Matt had chat moderator rights, he could have helped me. As we all know, there has been plenty of drama in these parts lately where Matt has been blamed for some, if not all. Whether he started it or got in the middle of it, it's ridiculous. This is cliche, but everyone (to a certain extent) deserves a second chance. I have heard from Matt that he wishes to be like the mod he once was when he was first promoted back in February. With a second chance, this can be made possible. He will be able to regain the trust of other users and show that he can handle a situation in the chat room (which really has already been done). The first step in ending the drama that is going on around this wiki is to get a solution on this issue. Don't you wish you had a magic remote that could rewind to a few months back? Well, we don't have one, but we have the ability to recreate the past- the good past.  ~HOA  (talk) 23:36, July 1, 2014 (UTC)

By the way, I'd just like to say that since there were 4 votes in any direction here, there are July 13 2014 19:10:00 UTC left until the voting ends.

I'm not voting because I didn't witness Matt abusing his mod rights, but it's clear that it occurred. I would also like to state that Matt has been very friendly and easygoing in my experience with him, and it surprises me to see that this is unfolding. G-Bot (talk)

even though some people have been telling me to vote, i have decided to not to,since i have not seen Matt abusing his mod rights,as G-bot has stated. Even though i do believe in second chances, i also don't want drama to buzz in again. so i will have to leave it up to the voters! ~(kii saegusa,pair.Yammy) OtomeRainbow (talk) 04:33, July 2, 2014 (UTC)

Wolf-gangs (Administrator)
I have been in this wiki since 2012. I'm working on cleaning up the characters and events pages. I introduced to this wiki a new gallery style, that can be found now. Well, in terms of edits, I mostly upload high quality images. Other than that, I didn't do anything great KP. Anyway, I believe I'm experienced enough, as I have been an admin and bureaucrat in other wikis for like 2-3 years and have a normal skills in editing. I seek for improving this wiki and I'm currently working on cleaning few things that Dragonfree is aware of. Thank you, Wolf-gangs (talk) 18:02, July 5, 2014 (UTC)

L0laStarr ≧^◡^≦ 13:12, July 6, 2014 (UTC)

Kittycatlover Oh yeah 19:41, July 6, 2014 (UTC)

good community member for a long time - Dragonfree97 [ talk  ] 11:15, July 7, 2014 (UTC)

We have Anna, Hannah, Fang, Braeden, plus the bureaucrats. Maybe in the future?  ~HOA  (talk) 17:23, July 7, 2014 (UTC)

I probably already made my vote, but I'm going to have to change it to neutral. On one hand, I feel like you would be a great admin, but on the other hand I agree with HOA. L0laStarr ≧^◡^≦ 18:36, July 7, 2014 (UTC)

like it matters how many we have lol - <font style="color:#04B4AE;">Dragonfree97 [ <font style="color:#04B4AE;">talk  ] 21:03, July 7, 2014 (UTC)