Dear Grunny, While I am rather new to the Wookieepedia website, I have participated in a number of other wikis in the past. I am not looking for any "special statous", I am simply seeking to participate in Wookieepeida in a larger way. My credentials include the following:
Father ran all Star Wars movies at theater. Owner of original Star Wars Theatrical Posters & Relese books. Owner of Star Wars library totaling over 300 some books. Star Wars Fan
As I have stated before, I am not looking to be an administrator, as, after reading the various informational sources about it, it requires having worked on Wookieepedia for more than a years time, however, I do wish to participate more actively. I have, today, mainly worked on the cleanup of the website and unfortunetly, found a number of vandalized pages and pages that glorified Star Wars charachters that did not even exsist. As a result, I was wondering if there was any position lower than an administrator that I could use to deal with the vandalists or any position that I could use to better prevent such things. I have filled out you necessary questionarre, below, to better further why I would be apt to take on such a task.
Why do you want to become an administrator?
Well, I do not necessarily want to become an administrator in this case, however, I wish to take a more active role because I feel that the Star Wars Franchise, its subsidiaries and its work is worth sharing with the world, and I feel that I would benefit as well as others, from having a chance at sharing my knowledge with all. I also feel that it is important to uphold policies and would like to do so with such power.
In your opinion, what is the role of an administrator?
To serve, protect, edit and delete vandalized, invalid or potentially unwanted information from Wookieepedia. There purpose is to make Wookieepedia the best that it can be. In your view, do administrators hold a technical or political position?
In my view, a techinical position, if this were to be a political monopoly then where would all the fun go. There purpose is to utalize there knowledge of Star Wars and its franchise and use that to ensure that all information is canon and correct.
How do you feel admins should use their power/stand in comparison with other users?
I think it should be used sparingly. It should be used to protect and control, not delete and waste. It should only be used to make Wookieepedia better.
Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or do you feel other users have caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?
I have not had any particular conflicts as I am realitively new. If I am to have a conflict, I would began by
Of your articles or contributions to Wookieepedia, are there any with which you are particularly pleased, and why?
I enjoyed editing the "Sadari Royal Palace" article, which I continue to edit with. I just thought it was a lot of fun. I viewed the same Clone Wars episode 7 times to get the information exact.
What sysop chores do you anticipate helping with?
Cleanup, in particular and regulating vandalisim. The law rules, of course!
How important is it for you to be involved in things such as CT, FA, GA, and other community-centered items that involve discussion and voting? Very important. Public Relations and the vote of the people are what make the people great. Without it, power will overtake the minds of all. And then what will we be, simply working to "Learn to use the dark side of the force"~Sideous
Do you think admins performing actions (I.e. deletions, blocks, etc.) for reasons not covered on policy should be sanctioned/punished? If so, how? Yes, if an administrator wastes or misuese there power, they do so deserve to be punished and in a way such as stripping them of there power for a certain period of time, if it is a serious offense, forever.
What is your policy, if any, of welcoming new users? Should you welcome a new user, do you look at his/her contributions beforehand? What about anonymous IPs?
Being a newer user myself, I feel that we should welcome them. What if George Lucas became a new user, would we welcome him, of course! I feel that if one has the drive and motivation to work hard and contribute well, then new users are great. However, anonymous IPs can be robots, but, if they make good contributions, well, thats ok to.
How would you react if someone undeleted an article you'd mistakenly speedied? Under what circumstances would you consider it appropriate to undelete an article mistakenly speedied by another administrator, if any, and how would you approach this task?
Firstly, I would respond and ask the other for a valid reason why it is deemed appropriate to be undeleted. Then, I would ask the fellow adminstrator why he deleted an article. Always ask before taking action.
How would you react if your user page was vandalized? Under what circumstances would you block the offender? Is there anything else that you would do in this situation?
I would be quite angry, however, it is important to maintain an air of professionalisim when in the workplace and I would simply request that the user in question be blocked, punished or removed.
Under what circumstances would you consider blocking an established user?
Vandalizing articles, misuse of policys, misuse of administrative power, disgracing Kyle Katarn.
If you could change any one thing about Wookieepedia, what would it be?
Make being able to take an active part(administrator, burecrat) more available and easier.
Would you look at a glass to be half-empty or half-full?
Half-Full, always.
Do you feel the current blocking policy is too restrictive, not restrictive enough, or OK as it is?
Not restrictive enough. Users who vandalize are not welcome in my book.
Have you ever considered becoming a regular visitor to the Wookieepedia IRC chat? How do you feel about people who already have some influence on other Star Wars communities (TheForce.Net, StarWars.com) trying to change policies here?
In my opinion, the policy was established by Wookieepedia users. If the so called "stars" of other websites disaggree with it, they should tell us why and if the reasons are poor/falsified, then there should be no policy changes. I have considered becoming a regular visitor and plan to join soon.
How many clones do you think fought in the Clone Wars? (Note: You are wrong no matter what answer you give.)
The answer is insurmontable. So if I am wrong, so be it.
Who is the most awesome Jedi of all time? (Note: The only correct answer is Kyle Katarn.)
Well, Kyle Katran is quite cool, however, I favor Tera Sinube. His lessons of patience are quite true.
What's more important to you: consensus or policy?
Policy, if a policy was created, it is here for a reason.
Have you had any previous leadership experience (in your community, on the web, etc.)?
Yes, I have lead an FPS team, been team captain in a number of community events, run two wikis privately "Newhart Wiki" & The "Harvard Wiki"
What is your attitude towards users who have quit the site or have been banned, but still continue to attempt to influence the site in any way? If there reason for being blocked was valid, they should not be allowed to influence the site. If there reason was invalid, perhaps their case should be examined again.
What is your wiki philosophy? To always uphold policy, prevent vandalisim and preserve the truth.
Again, I ask that you consider this as a questioning as to weather or not I may take a more active role in Wookieepeida. I thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, --Lambgrams22 (talk) 22:18, February 17, 2013 (UTC)Lambegrams22--Lambgrams22 (talk) 22:18, February 17, 2013 (UTC)
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Hey, I wanted to notify you of changes made to the image CT; it has been overhauled following IRC discussion and now only deals with images in scroll boxes. Feel free to review the changed proposal and alter your vote if your opinion on the new issue is different. Thanks! Cade Calrayn 
19:47, February 27, 2013 (UTC)
Next AC Meeting Edit
Hey Grunny. Not sending this notice out to everyone because some others already signed up, but AC Meeting 56 is scheduled for March 23. Come in your favorite starship! CC7567 (talk) 20:16, March 7, 2013 (UTC)
Lightsaber form infobox Edit
Hey grunny, I have a question about bot assistance. In the lightsaber form infobox, I've removed the "notable" from the practitioner field to avoid any issues. I've recently removed "famous" from the species infobox because certain people, including myself, had issues dealing with who's famous and who isn't. This came about last year in the Mon Calamari article. The removal of "famous" was clean and didn't disrupt the infoboxes in the various species articles, but "notable" in the lightsaber form infobox does. So as for my question, could a bot go through every article and remove "notable" from the infobox? If you take a look at my edit here, you'll see that if I remove notable, that entire field disappears in the articles that contain the infobox. Thanks man, JangFett (Talk) 19:35, March 8, 2013 (UTC)
- Hey Jang. Done. :) Cheers, grunny@wookieepedia:~$ 19:55, March 8, 2013 (UTC)
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- Yeah, I see him. :P JangFett (Talk) 19:59, March 8, 2013 (UTC)
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Hello Grunny. I'm sure this isn't the best place to contact you, but I was recommended to send my message here. Everyone's saying you know a lot about templates, so I figured I'd ask if you could please help here. I've been trying to put the title of a page into italics, but it hasn't been working, and so I wondered if you had any suggestions. Thanks! -- Hunnie Bunn (talk)
- Hi. Contacting me here is fine. :) It's better to use {{DISPLAYTITLE:''{{PAGENAME}}''}} as it doesn't require any JS. We really shouldn't be using {{Title}} anymore as it's far less efficient than {{DIPLAYTITLE:}}, and I'll probably get around to killing the template and JS at some point. Cheers, grunny@wookieepedia:~$ 08:25, April 3, 2013 (UTC)
- Hi Grunny. I wondered - there's been another problem on the same wiki with the infoboxes. Over on the Harry Potter Wiki, the text will go down onto another line or such if it outgrows the infobox. On this wiki, the infobox simply grows to accommodate the text; in one edit I tried to make, it almost took up the whole page. I wondered if you knew what the problem was. Thanks :) --Hunnie Bunn (talk) April 13, 2013
Inq reviewing tutorial Edit
Hey Grunny. As per discussion at Inq Meeting 56, I've started to write a draft for what will eventually become the Inquisitorius' tutorial guide for new reviewers. It can be accessed here. I haven't had as much time as I would like to work on it recently, so there are still some sections that have yet to be written, but I've started off with trying out some basic organization with the current sections. Please feel free to jump in, either by writing new stuff for the guide or commenting on/adjusting what's already there.
Every current member of the Inq will eventually have to approve the guide in its entirety, so getting involved with its development would be great, sooner rather than later. The talk page can be used to discuss ideas about organization, sectioning, content, you name it. Let me know if you have any questions, and your contributions are appreciated! CC7567 (talk) 21:02, April 16, 2013 (UTC)
Correcting my mistake Edit
Hey Grunny. A short while ago while doing some CA archiving I accidently archived this nom not realising that it still had an outstanding objection. The user who raised the objection is fine with it, but I've been told that a beauracrat will have to strike the objection. If you could do that it would be great. Thanks. Commander Code-8 G'day, mate 11:00, April 17, 2013 (UTC)
Duplicate link detector Edit
Hello. When you have the time, could you create a gadget that simply imports this script (documentation)? This would be extremely useful for us, particularly on larger articles. Using the script, it took me less than 45 minutes to kill every duplicate link in Wedge Antilles, a task that would be next to impossible to do manually. The script as written only works in Monobook (as it adds a link to the toolbox in the sidebar, which Oasis does not have) and should be restricted to that skin. Thanks. —MJ— Comlink 02:24, April 24, 2013 (UTC)
- Done. Cheers, grunny@wookieepedia:~$ 16:29, April 25, 2013 (UTC)
Template Preload Edit
How did you do that? I cant seem to find the code anywhere. TechFilmer - Please reply on my talkpage 13:08, May 13, 2013 (UTC)