Community Central:Adoption requests

DRM
The only DRM Wiki at NL's Wikia is one I would like to adopt. However, the reason behind this is to help keep it free from graffiti and crack sharing and only leave it as a VERY BASIC source of DRM information that is for PC games listing publishers, DRM types and specific version limitations. If possible a change from the NL domain would be good too. I've realised this certainly wont be a 1 man job to make such a huge list, but would like some control due to the outrage over Spore that is likely to happen. I've already started adding pages and can see there isn't anything like this out there on the net yet. --user:Doesthisgamehavedrm
 * Hi. You made a nice start on this wiki, but you only contributed for 1 day.  There is a lot you can do for the wiki as a regular user.  Please ask us again about the adoption after you have worked on the wiki for a couple of weeks.  -- Wendy  (talk ) 21:28, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Note the nl.drm wikia is for the Dutch language (nl = The Netherlands) -- to work on articles about DRM in English, please work at http://drm.wikia.com -- it was just started a few days ago and doesn't have any edits yet. I will encourage the founder to return and begin editing with you; if s/he doesn't start editing in a few weeks then we may be willing to let you adopt it.  — Catherine (talk) 02:02, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Adoption request for 2320ad
Wiki inactive since April. | 2320ad wiki
 * Hi Reijerink! It looks like you're off to a great start.  I made you a bureaucrat on that wiki.  Keep up the good work! --KyleH (talk) 21:09, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

petz wiki
only one edit ever that was by user:Angela so i  want to help grow this wiki user:Super24daisy
 * Hi Super24daisy! I'm glad to hear that you're excited about the petz wiki, but the wiki was just created and you haven't made any edits there yourself.  There are a lot of things you can do without being an admin.  The wiki needs some articles, an updated homepage, and all other things that you can work on now.  Help out there some, and if Leopardmoon doesn't return within a month or so, we can make you an admin.  --KyleH (talk) 21:13, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Far cry wikia
It has come to my attention that the wikia is up for adoption because of inactivity. So I was wondering if someone could help me adopt this wikia. Kthxbai. DeathSlayer74 22:09, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi DeathSlayer! That wiki definitely needs some help, but you haven't spent much time there yet.  Can you help out there for a week or two then ping me again? --KyleH (talk) 21:18, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Spyro Wiki
I would like to adopt the spyro wiki. I played many of the games so I know what I will be writing. I have some experience with editing and I have some great ideas for it. You can contact me on R&C wiki and Spyro wiki. Being a sysop would allow me to help protect agains vandalism. Many of the pages are not categorized, a lot can be done for this wiki. Thanks

23:23, 18 September 2008 (UTC)Clank 720
 * Hi Clank! It's true that the Spyro wiki needs an active admin, but it looks like there are other contributors there who should get a say in who is promoted to admin.  Could you post a message on the community portal saying that you want to adopt the wiki and that you would like their support in doing so?  Once you post the message, let me know and I'll add a link to your message in the site notice so that everyone can see it. --KyleH (talk) 21:22, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Winnie the pooh wiki
I would like to adopt the Winnie the pooh wiki, it has been inactive for a while and I promise to stay and edit it well.Bulldog180 00:38, 20 September 2008 (UTC) 1
 * Hi. You've been doing some nice work on the Pooh wiki!  A couple of things.  One you need to welcome other contributors (you should have a welcome template too).  And could you please ask the two other active contributors in the last 30 days (User:BlueFraggle and User:Scarecroe) if they are ok with you becoming an admin?  -- Wendy  (talk ) 21:08, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

MY SHOW
I wanna make a wiki about my fairly unknown youtube show Funky grandpa under the youtube username herbster4 so people can find out about my show so it can get more well known and then ill have a reason to make more episodes. we have lots of characters like funky grandpa,jason(Friday the 13th),crazy,loco,pshyco,loopy,funky grandma, funky son, funky grandson,scream aka: ghostface(SCREAM)and lots more. also ive always wanred a wiki for something of my own work. you can see summa dis show (that isnt that great) at www.youtube.com/herbster4.


 * To request a wiki, try Requests. -- Wendy  (talk ) 21:09, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

w:c:conlang
I want to adopt conlang during a really short time, may be just a month. I am not really a conlanger, and I do not plan to become a permanent member of that wiki.

I just want to improve the general interface to make easier to use that wiki. This wiki is basically administratorless since a long time, may be years, and it has become a mess.

It has no permanent users right now, people just come and then go after leaving one or two articles.

I already created a new main page, my general plans for this wiki are:
 * To link this wiki to related more functional creative wikis, like conworlds and novelas
 * To remove many useless wikipedia templates that were recently spammed with no reason
 * To remove lots of meaningless articles. There are looots of articles that are only the traslation of a word, i.e: "Rojus is the nujitsian word for woman". These articles must be deleted and their definition must go to an organized dictionary page.


 * To categorize languages, making it a more explorable wiki
 * To remove articles that are not articles but lists of external links
 * To remove a lot of pages that have nothing to do with constructing languages, i.e. the pilingual miniarticles
 * To flush away the Candidates_for_speedy_deletion category

The result will be a simpler more organized conlang wiki.

This wiki lacks of a community, users just come then leave, but I am sure these change will keep them at the wiki.

After 30 days you can remove my adminship, and it will be OK. Thanks.Golden Eagle 19:24, 21 September 2008 (UTC)


 * I think this is a good idea, and I agree, it looks like most people work for a few days on their own language and then leave.  However, since the wiki is not completely inactive, I suggest you post about it on the community portal there and we can link it in a site notice; give people a few days to comment about it, and if there's no objection you can set to work on tidying things up.  I think it would be excellent to have a clearer and more welcoming structure for new editors, as we get many requests for new wikis about a constructed languages, and we always ask them to start at the Conlang wiki first.  Please talk to the community about what you have in mind so we can get this process started.  — Catherine (talk) 02:38, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Ok, thanks. I will post a message there11:30, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

The Mummy Wikia
I would like to adopt the Mummy Wikia, as it is a pleasure fully to be integrating a part of this wikia, specially from a bloody movie, as good a it should be. My name is Tim Parody.


 * Hi. The founder/admin on The Mummy, User:Kongisking, is still active.  You should leave a message for him about becoming an admin there.  -- Wendy  (talk ) 02:15, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

The Real Deal Wiki
I would like to adopt an New video games wiki. You see my best friend Nick has terific ideas for new games and making the games like ( Soul Calibur ) ( Naruto) And many more into worth while games, games you like to pplay over and over agian and never get bored with it. But he doesn't have enough people or support to help him out, like software and a bunch of other stuff and i want to help him out anyway possible. So thats why i need this. He acourse has his own games but first please help me and him out please. We also if we get help with this we would pay you back with money and Create your own character and give him/her an storyline but thats ig you willing to help.... all so he want to crate movies, anime shows, and Manfa on another project same rules aply so please help.
 * Hi. This is the page for adopting existing wikis.  To request a new wiki, go here.

Smallville wiki
I would like to adopt Smallville wiki as an admin. I have made over 1,000 edits to site since March 2008. Elbutler 17:16, 18 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Hi. The Smallville Wiki has two acive contributors: Marikology and Kanamekun. If you're interested in becoming an admin there, you should start by welcoming new contributors to the wiki, and talking to one of the admins about the process. —Scott ( talk ) 00:34, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Sam & Max Wiki
I'd like to adopt the Sam & Max wiki as admin. It had only 10 articles when I first found it, mostly copied from Wikipedia, and hadn't been worked on for months. I've already promoted the wiki on a related forum and attracted at least two other dedicated editors, both of which support me on this. Together we've more than tripled the pagecount in three days and have spruced up the place considerably. Zoinker 23:56, 21 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Hi. Everything looks good -- you should be all set.  -- Wendy  (talk ) 00:55, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Adoption
I would like to adopt The English Pokemon Encyclopedia! I believe that I can make sure it has more info on games and images of the site it self. I can also make a wicked Pokemon layout for it. When you say "Yes" reply back!

Literatura wikia
I want to adopt http://es.literatura.wikia.com/wiki/, the Spanish Literature Wikia. There is no activity there for months and I have made several contributions. I want to be administrator to delete some off-topic content and also to prevent vandalizing. I think adoption means bureaucracy rights, because I need to give adminship to another user, also. David 01:54, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

Javascript Wiki
I'd like to adopt the Javascript wiki. I realize that I've only been contributing two days, and from what I see here that's not long enough - but it was a Wikia admin's idea, not mine. :) --Jesdisciple (talk) 13:43, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

Hello there. This message is in regards to the deathnote wikia. My attempts to contact the "admin" for over a week as of yet have been unsuccessful. The founder has long since left the site and I have been revamping this entire wikia, trying to clean it up and make it more decent and informational for other users. However, vandalism and other problems that occur are rampant as well as not being addressed by the only "sysop" (for whatever reason). Finally, an admin from another wikia had to intervene, delete the vulgar pages and ban the vandal's IP address. This wiki can't always depend on outside help alone.

In only the past week, I've written more new pages than the "admin" has in a year: My Contributions. The so-called sysop hardly logs on two times a month (only to glance), and even then he only squelches actual contributors' edits. Now users won't even bother to register because they'll be shut down by this kid. It should be the responsibility of a sysop to be proactive and fair with the wikia he/she sees over as well as help it's users. However, this 16-year-old "admin" must have a power complex, because all he does is ignore my requests to help out with the site more. He also hasn't actually contributed in a month, and all that he did was change 3-4 letters on a page.

As of today, the site has been pretty much wide open to abusive users who aren't afraid to create explicit and malicious content. This is because they think their IP addresses aren't going to be banned, because their pages are never deleted and logged problems are never resolved. I check the site and contribute every day, and I sincerely want this wikia to thrive and expand, not just merely exist. Right now, it's a ghost town, but I'm trying to bring in more fans that need unbiased information, not unfair abuse of "power." My question is: what can be done about this? I love this manga/anime series, and I already love this wiki like my own, even though it's as barren as Purgatory.

Many, many thanks in advance.

Michigan Wiki
To whom it may concern:

I am requesting to adopt the Michigan Wiki, a wiki which I've been the sole contributor on. The wiki was inactive for about three years other than some tweaking of the main page by Wikia Staff.

Per the prerequisites above: I have contributed all existing material to the content of the wiki; there are no other active members on the wiki; the current admin has not contributed for about three years; a customized welcome template has been created to welcome any new members that should come aboard; I have neither founded a wiki nor been given admin access on any other wiki.

Thank you very much! &mdash; Jedimasterfiolli