Thread:BP Vermilion/@comment-4765539-20150125224622/@comment-4765539-20150127023018

To clarify what I've said, I had no intention of being condescending towards him. It's worth repeating that he's a good contributor, he's active, he gives info in areas where many users (admittedly including myself) would likely not, and he's good at what he does. I simply feel he lacks experience in advanced areas, something that's very necessary in this position. Night has it, I have it (to a markedly lesser extent), and for anyone to have the position in the future, they need it. All of your arguments are valid, and I meant no disrespect to the man himself, either. His qualification for the position has increased noticeably since he first left that application more than a year ago. I, in a subjective point of view, simply feel like it hasn't increased quite enough. In a nutshell, he was 1/4 of the way at that time, now, he's 3/4 of the way there. Nevertheless, that is my point of view, and as I see, I'm overruled in that field 6/1 here.

The chief problem here is not you, nor your promotion itself, but the means - not per procedure, but via a sudden promotion, from an inactive bureaucrat at that. Yes, indeed, I'm that guy, the one who insists on following protocol to a fault in situations such as these. You're active and you're helpful, and if you stay the course, the position may well favor you in a future opening. But then, one could say the same about Zedar, and at some point not too long ago, DarkGhostMikel and Kagaribito. The latter two were rather active, both did a lot for the wiki, and both, in my opinion, deserved adminship as well. But, even though they had the support of Night, BP, and myself, they didn't receive the position either. The fact stands that we simply have no need for new admins at this moment, nor did we have the need then, and certainly not now if Takoto plans on reviving, as he insinuated he would on his user page. The same goes for BP. In some areas, he deserves it more than they did even at their peak moments of activity. In some areas, however, he doesn't. Even if consensus seems to point in the opposite direction, I'm afraid that all that can be said is that it's valid, on the points that he is a user who has earned a good reputation on this wiki. This doesn't mean that he'll never, ever attain this position - no, if he does as he is now, he'll be the first we come to when we need some fresh blood, and given the way life is leaving me less and less time to myself (therefore the Internet, therefore Wikia), mine may well be the shoes he has to fill before too long.

All said and done, though, I'm simply being a stickler for the rules and the status quo, and thus, I don't anticipate a warm reception to my counterpoint to your collective support. But that's alright. I'm more than happy to hear your grievances. It could've been anyone, even those two I listed above, and the same issue would be here - it's illegitimate, because we need no new admins, and a long-dead bureaucrat has no business making these decisions when he himself is not as up-to-date as we are. I see no issue with the way things are, given that he can do as he has been as a normal user, and continue to improve himself, more importantly. There's little he can do here that he cannot do as he is. Someday soon, he'll have the approval of Night and myself, as well as Takoto and all of you anons. I've said what I'll say to all of you, and to him, I can only say to keep up what he's doing. This is no indictment of you, nor a dismissal of your abilities and commitment. All that is required is a sharpening of your teeth, and you'll be as prime a candidate as anyone. Keep it up, and don't let this setback phase you - it's only a case of easy come, easy go. Legitimacy will come only as soon as it's needed. Trust me.