Board Thread:Wiki management/@comment-26397550-20170920024300/@comment-30334681-20170921082146

Anzu-TLK wrote: Hi, I'm Anzu, also known as Len or Torivor_Len on ROBLOX. I'm here to request content moderator (& possibly discussion moderator) rights.

Generally I've worked with Wikia wikis for about 2-3 years and have a decent knowledge of basic Mediawiki usage, including in fields w/ additional rights. I've probably been semi-regularly editing on here for about a year and a half or so. Or something

For general availability- I'm in the eastern timezone (USA). Almost fully available during the day on weekends and I check my computer pretty often on the weekdays between schoolwork.

I am a ROBLOX player of 4 years. On ROBLOX I primarily make hand-drawn clothing and do graphics and other stuff.

Similar experience

 * Bureaucrat (via adoption) of the Theme Park Tycoon 2 wiki
 * One of this wiki's Discord server administrators
 * Current administrator of 1000+ (ROBLOX) groups Overwatch Fans & broken parable

Main reasons for request
Currently I tend to do these normally by doing what I can and linking directly to our current administrators on the Discord for slightly quicker management, but I feel it would be a bit more efficient if I was able to resolve some of these issues myself when I notice them rather than wait for the most part.
 * I check the wiki's activity pretty regularly, which results in finding a lot of...
 * Vandalism & unproductive/bad faith/incorrect edits, in which they are reverted.
 * Spam pages, where I set them for deletion.
 * Not-notable pages, where I set them to be moved to a sub-page (or sometimes deletion).
 * I would like to help with moderation of comments & the forums (discussion mod) due to the current influx of spam & unrelated comments across the wiki forums, article comments, and such.

Common questions
Here I'm simply going over some common questions I've seen asked on other right-request threads, since they often aren't covered.

Q: What would you do with these rights?

Generally what I'd be doing what I outline in my "Main reasons for request" section. It is mostly the purpose of a content moderator. I'm a bit wary of accidentally causing problems, etc. so anything major, like page protection, I'd probably ask the other admins first.

Q: How would you respond to other editors disagreeing with your action[s]?

Most disagreements with staff on here often stem from lack of knowledge on the policies- in which case I would note the policy or guideline broken and explain why my action was performed in line with this policy/guideline. Otherwise, general, polite explanation of why the action is a default response. If reason for disagreement isn't provided then I will ask for clarification.

Q: Would your schoolwork affect availability [for any situation]?

Most of the time, no. I do online school, so I'm around the computer most of the day and can usually get on to check the wiki regularly to manage most problems.

Consensus
This is a request for rights- the community, including you, can generally support or not support my request. If something you want to know to make your decision isn't noted above, please ask below. Thanks!

Nice one :D

In case you're a moderator, destroy vandalism.

Good luck on your moderation!