Adoption:Pokémon Ethereal Gates Wikia

Adoption requests →

What is your username? TechSkylander1518

Please link to the wiki here: http://ethereal-gates.wikia.com/

How many edits have you made on that wiki? 774

How many days/months have you been editing there? 20 days.

On the Special Pages → Special:ListAdmins when was the last time an admin edited, and who was it? The most recent contribution from an admin was by M814, on September 5, 2016. (However, this user made only one edit and one comment on that day, and this had been after a period of absence since July 28 of the same year. This is not meant as a criticism of the user or their contributions-they clearly were an asset to the wiki in the past-but only to indicate their inactivity)

Any other information: I realize both the number of edits I have currently made and the amount of time I've spent are slightly small, and I ordinarily would not apply for adminship so early. (For the most part, any of an admin's tasks have already been done, and quite well) The main reason behind my application is to delete unnecessary templates and maps.

This wiki is about a Pokémon fangame, and so it appears that a number of templates used by Bulbapedia were added to the wiki in the event that they might become necessary. While a number of templates are put to great use, this has also resulted in a number of infoboxes relating to subjects such as anime episodes, trading cards, and the like, something which a fangame is not likely to ever develop.

The map section is already fairly unnecessary, as this game only features one map. Some of the maps created are at least actual maps, but that's all that can be said for them-maps for locations featured in Mario Kart and Five Nights at Freddy's are not going to be used with this subject. Some "maps" are not maps at all, instead depicting figurines or various species of owls. One such "map" is a rather strong issue-it features a highly explicit image of characters from The Simpsons, including bondage and near-nudity. While this fangame is not directly targeted at children, this image is certainly far more mature than most of the game, in addition to being entirely unrelated.

I am rather new to the function of creating maps, and so I am not positive the images I wish to delete are directly associated with the wiki and may be deleted. However, I am certain that I could remove the Create a map option from the contribute button, and so could at least prevent that image from being seen by unsuspecting users, as well as prevent further abuse of the system.

Apologies for the long explanation, I'm told I have a tendency to get wordy. Thank you very much for your time!


 * Hello. The admin M814 actually edited the wiki shortly after you left this request.  Please leave them a message on his wall about gaining rights there, and let him know you have requested an adoption as he cannot grant you rights.  Keep editing and let me know on my wall when he answers.  If he does not answer then you will need to wait until he has been inactive for 30 days (later this month) and contact me at that time on my wall.


 * The image you mentioned does not appear to be in among the options when using the "Create a Map" button at this time. So I believe the feature, while not particularly useful, should be ok to leave for now.  -- Wendy  (talk ) 03:29, December 10, 2016 (UTC)