Smashpedia:Requests for adminship/Miles.oppenheimer

=== Miles.oppenheimer (talk &bull; contribs &bull; edit count &bull; RFA page) ===

Candidate, please summarize why you are running for adminship below.

Hey, the name's Miles. I've been a regular contributor since I joined in April. My edit count shows how much I've added. I am also a rollback'r, which I think is just another sign that I would be a qualified administrator. I've been a regular anti-vandal, and I know that I would be even more effective at this were I a sysop. My rollback approval can be found here, and the concept is pretty similar for me: the position just increases my ability to improve the wiki.

List of accomplishments:


 * Music (SSBB): All of the video links and most of the Usage column other than what stage the song plays on.
 * Template:SSBBStages: Adding the SSE stages, anti-vandal watching of all of these and all other stages.
 * Stage infoboxes for all the SSE stage articles.
 * Splitting The Wilds, Research Facility and the others ones of the sort.
 * General wiki-markup, such as stub and cleanup marking.
 * Writing the articles Outside the Ancient Ruins, Battleship Halberd Interior, Battleship Halberd Exterior, Battleship Halberd Bridge and more.
 * Basic designs for templates, such as Template:Split and Template:Opening, as well as actually using the otherwise defunct Template:Image

I won't say too much right now, but I think that my contributions speak for themselves. {My name is Miles, and I approve this message.} 15:52, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Support

 * Support, he does a lot of stuff on smashwiki and stops vandalism. Luigi wannabee 25 (talk) 16:07, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong Support. You're smart, a great contributor, and a huge help to the wiki, even though i think you've been here less than me. Xtrme   Talk 2 X   Wut X is doing  00:33, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Support. Same reason for why I supported for RFR, I guess.  Mario Galaxy  { talk } 00:36, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Support Miles has done nothing but good fort this wiki.  Good luck!   Cheez person  { talk } stuff ''' 01:14, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong Support &mdash; I'm convinced 5280s would be the perfect candidate of the current bunch to become an administrator. --Sky (t · c · w) 02:26, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Support: I haven't a bad thing to say about this user. Silverdragon706/FyreNWater - (T • C ) 05:53, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong Support: This dude is amazing. He has changed tiny stubs into potential featured articles. I remember when I first started going on this wiki seeing his name at the bottom of alot of pages, at the "Miles.oppenheimer made an edit at (time)".  Baltro [  talk  ] 00:15, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Support. Though usually I believe vandal-fighting is really a disguise for wanting +dicksize, even if for Miles it is, I think he (and RC!) could benefit from sysop tools. I also believe he can be moderately successful at user-related things if he tries hard enough. Like Pikamander2, I believe that there is potential in Miles. --Shadow crest  21:56, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Support. Very nice contributions. You'd be a great sysop.O, Mighty Smoreking 00:51, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Support. Awesome contribs to this wikia. Not a single bad thing done. Mas ter man  What's the matter?   Scared?
 * Support Not going to call anyone stupid, but what moron would oppose Miles? He's been one of the best things to happen to the wiki, and thus deserves adminship. Let's not forget to mention his pwnsome UserBox skillz. Blue Ninjakoopa   Talk to me 11:32, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Support Awesome, Miles. Great guy, complete know-it-all/contributor/wiki markup expert/loser (not really, LOL)/vandalism combator.  Gonna go all the way, Miles!  Good luck. Fried beef1  Holler   Gifts  21:37, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Support: Having observed his editing ethic on pages such as the Music (SSBB) page and his evident interest in working on several types of content (his Image Project subpage is what I'm referring to), I would recommend him for the admin position. Erik Jensen (Appreciate me here!) 04:23, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Seeing as there is overwhelming support, I move that this RfA be closed with the result a promotion. Miles (talk - contribs) 21:40, 7 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Hush you. You don't get to make the choices here. :P --Sky (t · c · w) 00:31, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Yet. Miles (talk - contribs) 20:52, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Last I checked this isn't a RfB, so no, you still wouldn't be making the decisions. --Shadow crest 22:15, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Last I checked this isn't a RfB, so no, you still wouldn't be making the decisions. --<font color="Steelblue">Shadow <font color="Steelblue">crest 22:15, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

Neutral

 * Neutral with slight opposition. I am afraid there is more epeen strength in this request than I had previously accounted for. While I have no concerns about this user handling the vandalism and like and such as (spot the reference!), I now lack confidence in this user's ability to deal with other users, which is just as (if not more) important. --<font face="vivaldi" size="3"><font color="Steelblue">Shadow <font color="Steelblue">crest  22:15, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
 * My "Yet." above was intended in a joking manner, and I'm disappointed that you feel my "people skills" are subpar. I would point out that for the most part, I've been a very even-minded user and would follow the same basic behavior as an admin. I have tried to show at every turn that I'm more than just a good editor/contributor, and that I can mediate between users as well.  I hope you can see where I'm coming from.  Miles (talk - contribs) 04:06, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
 * RfAs have a strong tendency to inflate an ego, and I fear that yours will be particularly susceptible, which will in turn present itself (negatively) during user conflicts and other drama. --<font face="vivaldi" size="3"><font color="Steelblue">Shadow <font color="Steelblue">crest 15:33, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I understand your concern, though I respectfully disagree. Miles (talk - contribs) 23:22, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I think Miles is responsible/wise enough to be an admin. What do you think would happen, the "incident" would repeat itself?  Mario Galaxy  { talk } 23:25, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
 * There's only one way to find out...  Cheez person  { talk } stuff ''' 00:04, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Promoting users to see if they screw up is a very poor practice indeed. --<font face="vivaldi" size="3"><font color="Steelblue">Shadow <font color="Steelblue">crest 00:23, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I was just saying is all. Everyone's taking a chance when they support someone for sysop.  Will they help the wiki?  The 4 (including myself) running right now probably will, but you never know until they're promoted.  You can't successfully argue with the truth.   Cheez person  { talk } stuff ''' 00:31, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I can in fact argue, not least of all because what may or may not happen in the future isn't truth. You yourself even said "probably" in that last sentence. Probably != will. Additionally, "help the wiki" is ambiguous and has multiple meanings. Therefore, you can excel at one thing but fail another, and still be a detriment to the wiki depending on what the cases are. There is always a little chance involved, but tbh you don't promote someone if you don't have a clue how they will act as a sysop. Which, tbh, I am fast losing faith in. --<font face="vivaldi" size="3"><font color="Steelblue">Shadow <font color="Steelblue">crest 00:50, 11 November 2008 (UTC)