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Sabbatical Fandyllic is taking a sabbatical from WoWWiki starting 1-June-2009 and lasting until at least August. Messages here will be responded to, but not much else.

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WoW is SUPER ADDICTIVE! Don't play it if you value your free time... ;-)

Test silly new sig. -- Fandyllic (talk · contr)

BlzzCon 2007

I probably don't have anything to add from stuff that has been reported in the online press. I did get to play with the goodie bag stuff and I was mostly impressed with the Warcraft TCG box. --Fandyllic (talk · contr) 9:01 PM PDT 12 Aug 2007

Signs that Fandyllic is famous

When someone makes a username like this: User:Fandyllicisameanie

lol. Congrats. Schmidt 18:39, 27 March 2006 (EST)

From my iPod Touch!

Typing is a little slow, but otherwise very cool... -- Fandyllic (talk · contr) 4:28 PST 11 Nov 2007

Killer startup?

Stumbled on an interesting article:

www.KillerStartups.com WoWWiki.com - The Warcraft Wiki

Doesn't really talk about how a business model could work, but interesting that some people are thinking about WoWWiki that way. -- Fandyllic (talk · contr) 10:47 PM PST 5 Feb 2008

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Re:Adminship

I think a nomination is fine, I just have some questions before you go forward.

• Do I need to hang out on MIRC/chat?
• Would I have any responsibilities/commitments? or is adminship more like access to do deletes, ip bans for spammers, etc?
• Anything else I should I know?

I'm honored - thanks for thinking of me. (and lol, I really need to work on getting a sig working. This is kind of dull, don't u think?) -Howbizr (talk) 20:08, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

You are definitely the best candidate for admin in my mind, but I'm looking for others.

• Being on IRC will make you more liked by that crowd, but it is not necessary.
• We don't put specific responsibilities on admins, but here are some of the things it is good to see admins doing:
  • Answering questions on the forums (technical and policy questions are usually the most valuable).
  • Settling disputes.
  • Review the Violations list for updates, bans or comments.
  • Review Category:Articles for speedy deletion, Category:Miscellany for speedy deletion, and Category:Terminated articles.
  • Help cleanup vandalism (with revert and rollback mostly).
  • Protect pages that need protecting.
  • Encourage good contributors.
• I would do a thorough review of current policies and the more popular guidelines, but mostly so other policy lawyers don't embarrass you too much.
• Feel more free to create new articles that you think would be generally helpful, i.e. ask forgiveness and not permission.
• If you get the job, make sure you get on the admin mailing list (ask Kirkburn).

See the Administrator section of Special:ListGroupRights for the powers admins get. I usually check with Pcj or Kirkburn for any javascript or CSS changes or ideas I have (which is rare).

--Beware the sneaky smile! Fandyllic (talk · contr) 3:42 PM PST 27 May 2009

If you really think wowwiki needs more admins, Eirik Ratcatcher comes to mind as a possibility. He's a very courteous editor, but I would definitely still give him the quality of bold. I'm not sure what other qualities you're looking for exactly, but just a thought. -Howbizr (talk) 22:09, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

Yup, he's on my list for consideration along with Ose. --Beware the sneaky smile! Fandyllic (talk · contr) 3:11 PM PST 28 May 2009

I'm not really seeing what makes them good for consideration; then again I rarely understand you. --gOurra[T҂C] 22:19, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

Who would you consider? --Beware the sneaky smile! Fandyllic (talk · contr) 4:20 PM PST 28 May 2009

Apart from Howbizr? None, to be honest. --gOurra[T҂C] 23:44, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

Fair enough. --Beware the sneaky smile! Fandyllic (talk · contr) 4:49 PM PST 28 May 2009

For me it was enthusiasm. And the kind of questions he asks. He's put in a lot of edits for a short period of time. I know that's not the only reason one should be an admin, but it's something.  Howbizr^(t·c) 5:47 PM, 3 Jun 2009 (EDT)

When you get back

See here.  Howbizr^(t·c) 3:30 PM, 14 Jun 2009 (EDT)

Again I know you're gone, but if you are reading this, are you in charge of this? It seems like it's been neglected for oh... the past couple of years.

If it's just supposed to be self-designation, then maybe there shouldn't be a sign up page, and applications, and all of that hoopla.  Howbizr^(t·c) 9:38 PM, 6 Jul 2009 (EDT)

Since welcoming is automatic now... I see no need of a welcoming committee, probably why its been abandoned. Sssssssssssssssssssssssss For Pony! ^{(TDon't hiss at me.•CIf you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.)} 01:43, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, as Coobra said, it is effectively abandoned. I will decommission the Welcoming committee when I get back. If you become and admin, you will automatically be part of the welcoming committee... --Beware the sneaky smile! Fandyllic (talk · contr) 9:25 AM PST 7 Jul 2009

As Howbizr pointed out on WoWWiki:Help Team, seems its the same thing. WoWWiki:Article Council seems to be dead in the water with no leader or members hanging around anymore as well. Sssssssssssssssssssssssss For Pony! ^{(TDon't hiss at me.•CIf you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.)} 20:49, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

I would ask if the community teams are dead on the forums or post/send a message to Kirkburn, kd3, or both. --Beware the sneaky smile! Fandyllic (talk · contr) 5:01 PM PST 9 Jul 2009