GuildWiki:Requests for adminship/Auron of Neon (2)

Auron of Neon (talk &bull; contribs)
Auron pulls no punches. This is a good thing. He is helpful to those who ask for help and blunt to those who break policy or demonstrate foolishness. While this isn't always the best attitude for an editor in general, my experience has judged it to be quite useful to a team of sysops. We have enough nice guys like Xasxas256 and Gem on the sysop team already. Auron actually reminds me quite a bit of User:Karlos before he became a sysop -- except without the whole "the man is keeping us down!" complex. ;)

'''Note that, because I am a bureaucrat, by nominating this user for adminship via this process I willfully give up my right to appoint him. If Auron does get appointed as a sysop, LordBiro will have to be the one to do it.''' &mdash;Tanaric 13:06, 28 March 2007 (CDT)


 * Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:

Support

 * 1) Support. --Dirigible 13:31, 28 March 2007 (CDT)
 * 2) We need an admin with great PvP background and auron is definitely it.  With changes in the builds section, and he has been VERY helpful in creating new policies for builds and helping people understand what is going on.  With Skuld no-longer a sysop, we no longer have that "bad-cop" that really gets things done.  Like Tanaric said we already have the good cops on the sysop team.  We just need that bad cop to lay down the hammer especially when policy breaking is becoming ever more prevalent with many users not taking the wiki seriously, and using it as their personal playground. --Lania Elderfire[[Image:Pinkribbonsig.gif|My Talk]] 13:39, 28 March 2007 (CDT)

Oppose

 * 1) "blunt to those who break policy or demonstrate foolishness". The policy part is fine, though diplomacy is always helpful in positions of authority. The real problem comes with the second part. Who is the judge of what is or not foolish? Auron himself? That doesn't work. Ps: and about the whole mess that came out of the previous request for adminship for Auron, the end result is a box with "censored" twice. It isn't really that he accepted what was discussed, but rather he was "forced" to do something, "under protest", and he is making that pretty clear. Not the reaction I'd expect to see from a mature person nominated for adminship. I also don't see the current sysop team as being lenient at all. I'm pretty sure they are capable of strictly enforcing and perhaps even going overboard on the reaction. :) If you really need a "bad cop", by all means, Skuld for president.  Reading the past nomination Requests for adminship/Auron of Neon makes me wince from the amazing level of aggressiveness - compare it to Skuld's short, to the point and respectful response. While his recent contributions have been indeed helpful, I'm afraid of what could surface if given the opportunity.  NightAngel 13:10, 28 March 2007 (CDT)
 * 2) Weak Oppose I took a look at the previous nomination for adminship, and, I feel that I am torn between respect for Auron as an editor and the many problems, excepting the Swastika thing that users brought up before. I feel that, based on what I have seen, Auron has trouble being objective and in matters of conflict resolution.  While being blunt is sometimes necessary, taking it too far is another thing altogether.  The whole elitist complex is also nagging me.  I think he has the wrong mentality when it comes to GuildWiki.  Despite his vast knowledge of both the site and Guild Wars I am at this moment leaning towards opposed despite the good arguments in his favor made by Lania.  In the previous RFA, people said he might make a good Admin if he could clean up his act, from everything I have seen, while he is a valuable contributor, he hasn't cleaned up his act.  Also, I am not convinced of what exactly he would be able to do as a Sysop that would be much different from what he does as a regular user.  Feel free to convince me otherwise.  To be honest, Aurons rashness and lack of "people" skills make me worry what he would do given the powers of an Admin.  For now though, opposed.  Defiant Elements  (talk ~ contribs) 13:34, 28 March 2007 (CDT)

Neutral

 * 1) I have seen auron around, and I agree a little with what everyone says. D.E. makes a few good points, however, I dont think that Auron would be as bad as D.E. is saying. Lania Elderfire also makes a good point. Policy Breaking is happening more and more frequently. As stated, we already have enough Gems and XasXases in the Sysop. Maybe the wiki needs a bit more of a strict policy. However, both sides make good points, and I am still undecided. Caramel Ni 13:42, 28 March 2007 (CDT)