Forum:AR:Adoption request for Jem & the Holograms Wiki

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What is your username? Faded-Myth

Please link to the wiki here: http://jem.wikia.com/wiki/Jem_%26_The_Holograms_Wiki

How many edits have you made on that wiki? 162

How many days/months have you been editing there? 8 days

On the Special Pages -> Special:ListUsers when was the last time an admin edited, and who was it? User:Professore Saberhagen

Any other information: I’m writing in regards to the current lack of administration over at the Jem and Holograms Wiki.

The Wiki has three admins, none of them active. The funder, User:Ladyrose 01, has not touched the Wiki since 2009. The other two, User:Professore Saberhagen and User: SpadeAce have more recent activity this year, but the last editing date is August 20 2012. User:SpadeAce posted a blog on June 2nd 2012, stating that due to their absence from the Wiki, they were recruiting up to 3 new admins. That was 3 months ago and my recent response has not been replied to, though it has not been contended either. I have also emailed the funder. User:Professore Saberhagen made a few small edits about 10 days ago but no major admin activity, including news or community information, has be performed.

The Wiki is in a rough state, the biggest issue being a blank Main Page, poor grammar and unfinished and inconsistent articles. In the short time I’ve been on the Jem Wiki, I’ve started building the Main Page, creating templates for videos and songs and rewriting the articles. It’s been a slow progression since it’s primarily myself and one other editor who has put in a phenomenal effort into added articles, though his grammar has required some edits on my part. I understand that my stats on the Wiki are not impressive, having only joined the Wiki about a week ago. However, I have been administrating the Silent Hill Wiki since 2009 and understand the hard work and time required for a Wiki to be successful. With the help of a couple others, we built the Silent Hill Wiki from the ground up and we’re very proud of it. It’s my goal and passion to bring that same level of commitment to the Jem Wiki. My main focus, after the Main Page, is creating banners, fleshing out articles and creating new ones. I’d like to try and create more unique themes and styles for the Wiki that suit the Jem franchise. Unfortunately I cannot do this without administrative ability since some of the core coding is admin-only. Since the previous admins have advertised admin slots, I would request that I be allowed to adopt this Wiki so I can perform these tasks effectively. I would even be happy to share admin rights with the other tester currently helping out.

There is one other issue I feel I should bring up. Shortly after trying to contact the other admins and having no replies, and I thought to create my own Jem Wiki and funded a new one, which I have not touched since funding. I know this breaks one of the requirements needed to adopt a Wiki (that being I am not allowed to have funded a Wiki 60 days prior to adopting a new one), but it was for the purposes of starting a new Jem Wiki, and I realized it was probably better to wait it out and request to adopt this one.

I have a huge passion for Jem, and I have an extremely mature attitude and approach to Wiki management. Since the previous admins have advertised 3 admin positions, I think it would be in this Wiki’s best interest if I could obtain admin status so that I can give it the full attention and effort it deserves.

Thank you for your time. -- Faded-Myth  Discuss   My Workload  18:36, August 31, 2012 (UTC)

UPDATE: A chat with User:Professore Saberhagen on my talk page decided that I am allowed to be granted Admin rights. However, he is not a Beurocrat so he cannot grant me admin rights himself. I further request Beurocrat rights as well so that I can help better maintain the site, and we need them so that we can maintain the Wiki optimally. Thank you.  Faded-Myth  Discuss   My Workload  20:52, September 3, 2012 (UTC)