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BrandonWM (Administrator)[edit source]

BrandonWM (talk • contribs • page moves • block log • CA • rights log • global rights log • abuselog • farmer log • block)
Group: Administrator
Reason: Hello all, I am nominating BrandonWM for meta administrator. Brandon has been on the platform since 2020 and has a well-established record of participating on meta including RFC/discussions, troubleshooting, improving our documentation and collaborating with other volunteers and other users. His path has come with major improvements in attitude, knowledge and ability to handle issues; he is now one of our primary wiki creators having dealt with the queue himself quite a few times until recent reinforcement. He is not perfect (who is, of course) but I think he's shown enough growth and willingness to be involved that becoming a meta administrator would be a worthwhile step in his Miraheze journey. This is something I've discussed with him, so this nomination comes with his knowledge.

I know there will be skepticism from some and I will make the following points, to be expanded in the discussion area if needed.

  • Too many sysops: Meta has always had a high volume of admins, though in effect only a couple do administrative things at a given time here and the rest have the role as a convenience to their global function. Brandon is very active and would be able to take the front line in things like clerking general issues, meta-specific affairs and dealing with behavioral issues or vandalism as a first responder.
  • Judgement/discretion: while I agree there remains work to be done, Brandon has learned many lessons in not only making reasonable calls in the first place, but also working with other people to smooth his rougher edges. He has not made a severe misstep in a long time, any issue that's more recent I'd classify as minor and overshadowed by his much more useful inputs.
  • Communication: Brandon is extremely willing to contact others for feedback and to listen & evolve with that feedback. Heck, I was one of the ones who left a warning to this effect in '22 if you look at the archives, and he has improved in the time since. Paired with above I think he would thrive being able to clerk 'clear cut' issues while collaborating with more senior members/roles in tackling more tricky situations, building up his skills further without being at 'arm's length' shall we say. He is proactive and energetic when available, and this is an energy Miraheze should always encourage and refine especially when the potential is very clear.

With the above in mind I believe we should give him a chance to do more and see how he takes on this role.

--raidarr (💬) 16:14, 27 March 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Statement by candidate[edit source]

I’m honored to accept this nomination. I hope the community chooses to place its trust in me once again and I am more than happy to answer any questions or concerns that may arise. BrandonWM (talkcontributionsglobalrights) 16:21, 27 March 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Questions for candidate[edit source]

  1. Q: What tasks do you intend to undertake if this is successful? Globe - (TalkContributionsCA) 18:29, 27 March 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    A: Hi Globe, and thank you for the question, more than happy to answer. If elected by the community, at first I would serve as more of a janitorial sysop, not making myself involved with any specific projects. After familiarizing myself with the role, I'd love to be able to update protected policy pages. Not the Content Policy or any of those, mind you, since they're all very clearly worded. Developing more documentation around their (and other groups) exact responsibilities is something I'd like to define, so it's just more thorough overall. I'd also love to brainstorm initiatives for potentially expanding Meta, though this is of course all early stages and there's no strong specifics just yet, though one idea of mine would be to create a "Wiki of the Month" type page to celebrate our diverse community. Aside from that, my task if elected would just be to keep AN maintained and without too much of a backlog, and carry out administrative actions as needed. I haven't been tasked with senior volunteer responsibilities at this time (Steward, SRE), and I believe I would be one of two Meta sysops if elected with that current status, which allows me to be a lot more active for the Meta community and less focused on global matters, aside from my global rollbacker flag.
    I hope that answers your question, though if you have any further ones, or wish clarification at all, I'm more than happy to provide at request. I serve at the wishes of the community :) BrandonWM (talkcontributionsglobalrights) 18:38, 27 March 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Discussion[edit source]

  1.  Support as proposer, --raidarr (💬) 16:14, 27 March 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  2.  Support Brandon is a great volunteer and would be helpful to the current lineup of sysops. --Blad (tcg) 17:02, 27 March 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  3.  Weak support I should first recall that at the beginning of this year in January I opposed BrandonWM weakly for administrator and made a suggestion that with time I might be able to support this or the a "trial run". Almost three months have passed since then and I now have had the opportunity to further analyze the contributions made by BrandonWM and come to a view on this matter. Meta administrator is not the most significant role on Miraheze but other than administrative tasks it does require interacting with users who are problematic and making decisions as to whether to issue warnings or to block these users if they cause disruption to this project. It is my belief that activity is very important in this role as well as the actual necessity for the tools. I have no doubt that BrandonWM is active and regularly patrols Meta and I can see why he might need access to the tools offered by administrator. The fact that according to Raidarr BrandonWM is "energetic" and "proactive" are also qualities that one would want to see in a Meta administrator. I would agree with Raidarr in the analysis that there is still work needed in the area of discretion and I must add that some of the warnings issued or the replies to problematic users have been somewhat indelicate and while similar criticism can be made of other administrators which I will not name here I think more work can be done on the way that users are approached. The reason why I have decided to weakly support this request is based on the "assurances" given by Raidarr that BrandonWM listens and evolves to feedback. In the absence of such assurances I would have strongly hesitated to support however if BrandonWM is willing to consult other administrators in more delicate situations involving discretion and refrain from acting until getting more acquainted with them I believe it is fair to give him a chance as Raidarr proposes since the he has been active on Meta and is clearly willing to help prevent disruption and generally improve the project. I would strongly recommend that BrandonWM abides by the promises that were seemingly made to Raidarr when discussing this candidature. I have chosen to give BrandonWM a chance with this vote and if it turns out that the candidate is not in fact suited for the role there are evidently several avenues that can be pursued. --DeeM28 (talk) 18:26, 27 March 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  4.  Strong support User is active and can assist current meta sysops and stewards with their duties. His answer to my question shows both the candidate's ability to communicate kindly and effectively, but also his knowledge of the role and what he would use it for. Globe - (TalkContributionsCA) 18:45, 27 March 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  5.  Support Brandon has shown good judgement and is willing to accept feedback when he makes mistakes, arguably two of the most important qualities of being an administrator. Tali64³ (talk | contributions) 19:20, 27 March 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  6.  Support BrandonMW is a very active volunteer, including updating and reverting articles on meta where possible. I think this is the next logical step. – Jph2 (talk) 19:45, 27 March 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  7.  Support Although BrandonWM has made mistakes, as all humans do, he is a very talented, helpful, dedicated, and good-faith contributor who helps clean up many issue on Meta. He has helped me improve my behavior when I make mistakes by politely explaining why a comment I made is rude, unnecessary, etc. and his advice is very well-worded and well-reasoned. His help on Meta is also greatly appreciated, as he cleans up formatting issues on noticeboards, reverts vandalism, and is all-around a great user. I have no doubts that he is going to help Meta and will be a great contributor. コレイ (talk) (contributions) 20:04, 27 March 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]