Forum:Adminship Request - GuardianOfTheWastes

Hello to all! I'm sure most of you will know me by now, but for new users, most people just call me Guardian. I have been here an awfully long time now (ever since I got the internet running on my own computer and could stop editing as an anon). In that time, I've gone from being a fairly reclusive editor who focused nearly solely on Fallout 2 articles to being Itachou's protégé to, more recently, being a respected editor in my own right (or at least I hope). At my last count, I had three times the amount needed to apply to be an admin, but I wasn't sure if I was going to apply for some time. However, of late I have realised a lack of European admins that can be on at the same time as me, noting that they are European due to time zones. There have been only 2 days in which I did not manage to come here in all that time, and with the loss of many admins, I feel it is now the right time to step up to the mark like Itachou would have wanted.

For my activity, I generally watch over the recent changes rather than do shed loads of editing at the moment, mainly because I want to do a large amount on several almost personal projects once things settle down. Aside from that, I check the fora at least a few times daily, and normally get messages within the hour, and I like to think of myself as some form of Roman Republican Senator in that respect (a touch like Cato the Younger or Cicero), making sure my opinion is hear, as you may have noticed.

Futhermore, I have made a lot of pages (I even stopped counting on my page), but have marked even more to be deleted and all I really want to do is to preserve the site straight away instead of having to wait around (sometimes for hours with the other mods) and fight the vandals off. I have adminship rights on a few wikis, mainly because I've been asked to. For example, when Itachou (sorry I keep mentioning him) wanted help over at Deus Ex I made 700 edits in two days, and that was mainly just doing templates.

Any road, I have rambled enough now, so let's continue onwards shall we?

Reasons for applying
Even though I have stated many, I shall, in true Johansson fashion, make a bullet point list.
 * I'm sure that the admins are as tired of me asking them to ban and delete as I am, and in this I can share the burden.
 * The tools in general really, and renaming. I hate having to ask for things (files) to be renamed.
 * I can be active at times when others can't, apart from maybe Scarface11235.
 * I'm here every single day without fail, occasionally for more than 24 hours at a time.
 * I know all the guidelines, and (thankfully) like to help new users as much as possible. This includes capatilisation, renaming, saction titles, file rules &c...

Edit count
I know that some have been removed here at Curse, but hey-ho.

Major contributions

 * I took over the Fallout 1 and 2 character project for a time, and as you will see by going to that project page, I did a lot.
 * Created a lot of pages that were missing, especially from FO2.
 * I have made a lot of maps, some taking me hours at a time, such as the Westin Ranch ones.
 * Have often come up with ideas and solutions to problems, many of which have not been used, but hopefully my text will carry more mass at some point.
 * Currently doing a personal project of adding historical articles, with Kastera if he is still here, which will result in a lot of new pages that will show solid links with our world and Fallout's.

Fini
As I have effectively broken my hand, I am now in quite a lot of pain, so I will leave it here. I think I have got everything in anyhow. Oh, yes...

Future
I will be here for quite a while I suspect, so my key target is to learn the template coding. I can do quite a lot of it, but nowhere near the amount that Porter can, and at some point, I would like to become his 'apprentice' as such, or I may have to learn it myself...

Now I'm done
Quite odd being the first person to apply fully over here at Curse, but we'll see how it goes. Thanks to all voters.

Poll

 * Yes I know you're a good user and made a great chat mod so I dont see any legit reason why you shouldn't get admin rights. JaspertheVikingD? 14:10, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes I trust your judgement enough to know that you'll be a good admin, hell, I trust you more than I trust me. Hugs [[file:MadeMan2.png|20px|link=User:Scarface11235]] "Say 'ello to my little friend!" 15:03, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes --Languorous_Maiar 22:45, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes - About time you become an admin. Shadowrunner56 18:47, 22 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes I've been waiting for this for a while. Having a Brit on the admin team will help significantly. Just think, you'll be the second "youngest" admin of The Vault with 2.5k edits. The youngest was -bleep196- with about 1.7k, I think. --Kastera (talk) 19:10, 22 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes Of course... - GobTheGoul (talk) 16:00, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

Result
Congratulations, you are now an admin! Ausir 23:56, 29 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you Ausir :) Menze's handwritten Guardian of the Wastes.pngGuardianoftheWastesTag.png 11:14, 30 December 2011 (UTC)