Forum:A request for admin rights for JBed

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Don't get me wrong, I know the wiki has had numerous opportunities to give me the right but haven't in the past.

But currently I'm working on editing the wiki's design which requires admin rights to edit directly. Bluestar pretty much became admin for his CSS and JS skills alone. So it's not that outlandish of an idea.

But I'm not requesting becoming an admin. Just the rights. This would mean I can edit the CSS pages. You may ask "Why can't I just ask admins to edit the CSS pages?" --Because I notice little details to change here and there and I don't want to have to keep requesting someone to change it but I still want them fixed as quick as possible.

If I had the rights:

• I wouldn't be added to the staff page.
• I would never delete a page, I would still use SD.
• I would never rollback edits, I would still use undo.
• I would never move an image, I would still request it.
• I would never protect a page.
• I would never edit the MediaWiki pages other than CSS.
• I would never edit the JS pages... if I needed someone to change them I would still request that. (although you can debate this if you want, it would probably be useful for me to be able to edit them but I don't think there would be any significant reason I would need to edit it myself)
• I would never make major changes to anything without first discussing it.
• I would never make wiki-wide changes without testing it first.
• I would never promote a user.
• I would never edit a protected page.
• I would still only the JBed account as I always do: Only when I need it. I'd still editing as an anon when I don't need the rights.
• My rights can still be removed if I break any of the above rules.
• The rights would only be mine until I didn't need them anymore. And the wiki can decide when this is.
• By the time I have given up the right I should have commented all the CSS so other admin's understand the changes and thus be more equipped to edit CSS themselves.

So? I want to help the wiki. I believe I am the most equipped to do it. This would be the easiest way to get it done. JBed (talk) 16:34, October 19, 2012 (UTC)

...Why not just start using ILHI again? As a mod account you would be more likely to receive admin rights on that account. Anyway, giving you and only you admin rights without being an admin would be unfair to the entire wiki, as suddenly, you would be the special one. Tia-Lewise 16:42, October 19, 2012 (UTC)

I don't care about admin rights, I want to help the wiki efficiently because I am the best person available to help the wiki. It's not about being fair and unfair to other users.

The wiki would be allowing me an extra right to help improve the wiki and clean it over. Because the wiki would trust me with this. JBed (talk) 16:46, October 19, 2012 (UTC)

I doubt being so self-centered about yourself will help you much, to be honest. We note that a lot. Tia-Lewise 16:48, October 19, 2012 (UTC)

Please look up the definition of self-centred before using it. I think "I don't care about admin rights, I want to help the wiki efficiently" is like... the opposite? But if you're problems lie with me saying I am the best person for the job--- will people stop labelling truthful comments as egotistical. It so happens that the statement is true.

Also, people's opinions of me does not matter. It's not about the rights, it's about helping the wiki. JBed (talk) 16:55, October 19, 2012 (UTC)

A user able and willing to do CSS quickly and to tweak it would be appreciated. If it is possible to give JBed the right to edit CSS pages without having the accompanying other Admin rights, I would support this. Doreiku Kuroofangu 16:52, October 19, 2012 (UTC)

I don't believe it is possible to edit user groups in Wikia. The closest we can get (I think) is giving me full-SysOp-rights, then trusting me to only use the rights you want me to (CSS) and then trusting bcrats (can SysOps change SysOps rights? I don't think so) to remove all rights if I step out of line. JBed (talk) 16:55, October 19, 2012 (UTC)

Damn edit conflicts. What I meant was that you saying you were the best available person to help the Wiki was raising yourself up a fair amount, true or not. Yes, you're a valued contributor, I won't deny that, but I don't believe in singular users having special treatment. Not even admins get that, with the exception of protected userpages and such. Tia-Lewise 16:57, October 19, 2012 (UTC)

Not even for the benefit of the wiki? I would be treated exactly the same as normal, I will just be given access to the site-wide CSS files for a likely-not-so-long period of time. It's a less time consuming way of adding new CSS, which puts less pressure on admins who are editing something they don't fully understand, and removes effort (and that feeling you get when you have to keep asking someone to take time out of what they are doing to do something else) that it takes on repeatedly having to ask admins, in the quickest space of time. JBed (talk) 17:30, October 19, 2012 (UTC)

Since it seems like this would help efficiency a lot, I support temporary rights. --Shockstorm (talk) 17:40, October 19, 2012 (UTC)

I am serious about this request and would like other people's input. If I don't get anything I will just throw it into a vote and if there are more users for this change then I will take it to a bcrat. JBed (talk) 17:00, October 20, 2012 (UTC)