User blog:Forestpaw13/Rights

Okay, guys, I've noticed a lot of stuff around here about becoming users with rights. I kind of want to clear something up.

Just because you get nominated DOES NOT MEAN you will become a user with those rights. I myself got nominated to be an admin a few months ago, and I didn't get through.

You know what you do? You live and learn.

I nominated myself because I figured that it is time. GB is always gone, EU is on the Warriors wikia, Sparrowsong is... who knows where she is? We need an admin here.

But, in truth, it took a lot of hard work to get to where I am. I've been here for a long, long, time. Since last March, I think. (Correct me if it's been longer!) My life has changed since then. I've still managed to get on. In addition to being a good user, you have to make yourself likable, and you have to learn from mistakes and make edits that benefit the wiki.

Having rights is a lot like being in a Clan. No doubt, GB is GBstar. We have no deputy. Sparrowsong is the medicine cat. She isn't seen in fights, but she comes out towards the end and fixes everything.

Senior warriors are the ones with rollbacker rights. You've already gone through apprenticeship, and now you've done great things on your own, without being guided. You're past asking for help a lot, and users begin to look up to you.

I am being considered for deputy. GBstar is not about to die, maybe he has a few lives left. I'm a senior warrior, no doubt.

If I become deputy, I'm going to have some changes. Good ones, granted, but they will be changes. I can add things to the wiki. Not change old things, you know? Things that are not normally edited will be, such as the site notice and the poll on the front page.

I'll still be the same old Forestpaw13, you don't have to worry. But I'll be doing things, and when I get into high school, who knows what will happen? It's half a year from now.

Maybe the wiki will be divided into Clans. Wouldn't that be fun? There'll be a leader for each Clan, and a deputy and a medicine cat. When you need help, you go to your Clan leader and ask. I know it sounds cheesy, but it'll make things a whole lot easier around here.

I'll also add (maybe) a place where YOU can suggest features for the wiki. Because it isn't about the users with rights, it's about sharing your fanfictions.

So, think about what I said.
 * It's hard to become a user with rights.
 * If I become admin, I'll still be the same old Forest.
 * Having rights is like being a highly acknowledged Clan cat.
 * Being here is about sharing your fanfictions, not being a user with rights.

Rethink your goals, will you all? It's alright to want to be a user with rights, but not everyone gets it. We have to consider the entire wiki, or Clan, and make our decisions.

Have fun writing!

--Forest