GuildWiki talk:Administrator information

This page is so much easier to read now that you've split it. GJ! RT | Talk  - A joyous wintersday to all 08:12, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Lack of Admins
Two admins active, no beuracrats... I've left a message on Biro's talk on GWW, hoping that He'll promote somone to succeed him (Jedi hopefully), and hopefully we can get a few more admins up. I'm thinking Gimme and Viper, possibly Shadow, and maybe RT. Probably not me, since I'm hated around here. XD ^^ -- Warwick (Talk)/(Contr. ) 00:33, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I believe that Gem is on rather frequently and I know that Pansola still is keeping an eye on things. Frankly, while we only have a few admins, I don't think we need that many. Maybe a few more in Euro time zones... We just do custodial work really.&mdash;♥Jedi ♥ Rogue ♥ 00:53, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Really? I'm on the wiki almost 24/7 and I nearly never see Gem or Pansola. For the most part, they're inactive. Sure, they pop in and do some banning/deleting/talking, but they're not active. We need a European admin (RT? Viper? Gimme(Idk if hes Europe)? ATM, if somone like Raptors came in and started vandalising, we'd be helpless for about 5-10 hours. No offense, Jedi, and Marco, but two people both living in america isnt enough. Though admittedly as of late contributions have dried up, and the wiki seems to be dying, we do have vandals. Admittedly, I've debated going to the offical wiki, but I'm sticking here until its truly dead. I'll know them that happens. --[[Image:Warwick sig.JPG]] Warwick (Talk)/(Contr. ) 01:01, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Typo
Deleted my post. I feel stupid. 牛 Correct 仔 Jeans 裤 15:57, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

What constitutes "active?"
By exactly what standards do we judge particular administrators to be active, semi-active, or inactive? This goes beyond appearances and vanity, because Administrator information is one of the first things new users would check. Surely there must be some attempt to standardize this label. Two examples:
 * User:Shadowcrest, who is on semi-active status by his own request, yet has nearly 150 contributions in August already. Granted, there is a 5-day break mixed in there, and many of contributions are to user talk, but would Shadowcrest be a reliable individual to contact in the case of an emergency? Certainly.


 * User:Gimmethegepgun, semi-active with 350 contributions this month.


 * User:R.Phalange, who claims to be "active," yet has made three contributions in the last three weeks, and that's being generous by counting the revert to this article. Futhermore, he won't even defend his claim beyond an edit summary saying "I'm still here." Would a new user looking for an administrator's help who posted on Phalange's talk receive that help? All evidence says no. He'd probably be chastised for spamming and possibly banned a week later, though.

So, is this GuildWiki article merely a formality, a bit of fluff where admins are given pretty colored boxes? Or is it intended to help old and new users should the time arise? The community must decide. 00:34, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually, that answer would be yes. I browse through the wikis multiple times each day. I'm always here. -- R [[Image:RPhalange star.png|18px]] Phalange  00:38, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
 * And I responded to this while in RA. -- R [[Image:RPhalange star.png|18px]] Phalange  00:40, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Note- I just moved myself back to active, but for the purposes of discussion it would be best to keep pretend like I was still in semi-active status. (or felix can beat me to it) --Shadowcrest 00:45, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Merely claiming that you browse the wiki multiple times a day is not very strong proof. The fact of the matter is, you have no presence. You don't even lurk on IRC anymore. You're like a plastic bag blowing in the wind. [[Image:Felix_Omni_Signature.png]] 00:47, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm almost always on #gww, but #gwiki either gets too much spam, or doesn't have any activity (and then there's the hostility that's sometimes aimed at me if I say something like "I'm still here"). I'm always available for contact, so this page is fulfilling its primary function for me. -- R [[Image:RPhalange star.png|18px]] Phalange  00:54, 13 August 2008 (UTC)