Forum:AR:Adoption request for The Tekkit Wiki

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'''What is your username? MinecraftRogue'''

Please link to the wiki here: http://thetekkit.wikia.com/wiki/The_Tekkit_Wiki

'''How many edits have you made on that wiki? 650'''

'''How many days/months have you been editing there? 1 week (7 days)'''

'''On the Special Pages -> Special:ListUsers when was the last time an admin edited, and who was it? July 26, 2012; Fido488'''

Any other information:

'''The reason I am asking for admin rights is the "Candidates for deletion" page contains over 140 pages. I wish to start deleting them so I can make The Tekkit Wiki a better one. I realize that I have only been editing for one week; however, I believe the Wiki needs urgent modification.'''


 * For a wiki to become adoptable, all admins on the wiki have to have not edited for the past 60 days at least. Because of how recently Fido has edited, it currently isn't adoptable. The soonest the Tekkit Wiki can become adoptable is September 24, given that no other admins edit until then. If the candidates for deletion are getting clogged up, perhaps you could post on Fido's talk page/message wall to notify them of it and request that they work on clearing the category. 06:33, August 4, 2012 (UTC)
 * For a wiki to become adoptable, all admins on the wiki have to have not edited for the past 60 days at least. Because of how recently Fido has edited, it currently isn't adoptable. The soonest the Tekkit Wiki can become adoptable is September 24, given that no other admins edit until then. If the candidates for deletion are getting clogged up, perhaps you could post on Fido's talk page/message wall to notify them of it and request that they work on clearing the category. 06:33, August 4, 2012 (UTC)

OK thanks for telling me. When I receive a official response, I know now that I have to wait until September 24. Is there any way I can become an admin exactly on that day?

Request #2
What is your username? The Exterminator; (user page on wiki in question)

Please link to the wiki here: The Tekkit Wiki

How many edits have you made on that wiki? 57

How many days/months have you been editing there? 1 month (since June 7)

On the Special Pages -> Special:ListUsers when was the last time an admin edited, and who was it? July 26, 2012, Fido488 (sysop); February 23, 2012, Mjnj521 (b'crat)

Any other information: The only problem we're having with the admin, Fido488, is that his activity was already declining by the time he made his most recent edits. As you can see on contributions, the last time he was steadily active was in the beginning of April; after that, he didn't edit again until the middle of June, and then only a few edits. If you look on the log page, you'll notice he managed to delete quite a few things in short "active" time in July; however, on closer inspection, he only managed to delete 4 pages, as the rest were comments assigned to those pages or spam/vandal comments. At the bottom, you'll notice he created his account on March 7, 2012, which shows that's all the help he's done so far. Currently, as MinecraftRogue has said, the delete category has risen to over 100 pages (not including those where IPs have removed the tag/category). The next sysop, Rapture88, has not edited since the beginning of May, and our only b'crat, Mjnj521, has not edited since February. Currently, this wiki is becoming a big target for vandalism; if you'll notice on the Wiki Activity page, the most edited page is a not-so-friendly page to kids coming to research a game. We're having problems with vandals and edit warrings, as seen on these history pages:, ,. This is becoming a very serious problem as this wiki is incredibly active. I haven't even mentioned the spam/vandal comments that are flooding the RC, yet. As you can see, this wiki is in dire need. We can't really wait until September 24, as the vandalism will just continue to rise until the entire place is just a pile trash. We really need to get someone admin status so we can clean the place up. MinecraftRogue here has made more edits on this wiki than me, and he promises to be an active user. I have been admin and b'crat on another wiki, and have been for about 2 1/2 years, so I'm pretty familiar with responsibilities and abilities. It would be better if at least one of us was able to be b'crat, that way we can promote more to admins in case we need extra help. However, if you still can't grant us permanent admin status, at least grant us temporary status, that way we can clear up the place. What I mean by temporary, is we'll remain admins until one of the official wiki admins becomes active and then we'll leave it up to them to decide whether or not we'll remain admins. If they say no, then we can desysop ourselves and let them handle it from there on out. I do urge you to heavily consider this, as this wiki really needs help. No matter what you decide, I thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, The Exterminator.

Request #3
What is your username? Jguy

Please link to the wiki here: http://thetekkit.wikia.com/wiki/The_Tekkit_Wiki

How many edits have you made on that wiki? Only 20 but I plan on a lot more

How many days/months have you been editing there? about 13 days

On the Special Pages -> Special:ListUsers when was the last time an admin edited, and who was it? July 26, 2012; Fido488

Any other information:

This wiki is largely unmaintained by its admins and only has a few (I count 5 people) major editors, the rest is vandalism. I'm reverting 1-2 a day, and the two folks above me are reverting and editing even more. With more blood and fresh start, we can get this wiki turned around and pointed in the right direction before it falls completely into the cesspool of vandalism. We have 125+ Articles that are Candidates for Deletion due to heavy vandalism and more being added each day. Multiple edit wars and a comment system which is out of control. I urge you to consider our pleads for someone on this page to become an admin before the 60 day limit is reached.

Again, thank you for your time. Jguy (talk) 19:05, August 7, 2012 (UTC)


 * I would also like to point out that on Fido488's page, it has the text that he doesn't know why he's admin, nor does he know how to use it to its full potential (banning users, reverting pages, dealing with vandalism, etc). Jguy (talk) 19:27, August 7, 2012 (UTC)