Warriors Wiki talk:Adopt a User

Adopt a User has now reopened, and you can place requests to be a mentor or apprentice in the appropriate section below. Please keep in mind that requests may not be answered right away while the admins get the project in order again.

Requests to be Mentors
''Please make a new section for your request with a level 3 heading (===Title===), and the title should be "Your Username - Mentor Request". Before placing a request, please make sure that you meet all the mentor requirements listed on the project page.''

Icestorm-Mentor Request
I've asked to become one before, but that was declined. I have improved a lot. I am very active for an apprentice, and I would love to take one. Thanks, 22:53, September 21, 2010 (UTC)

Clarrissa-Mentor Request
I'd love to become a mentor. I've asked before, but since the requirements have changed, I'd like to ask again, to see if I fit them, now. Clarr issa! ☆ My talkpage! 17:27, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

You only have 357 conbtributive edits and you need 500 to become a mentor. Sorry. 20:46, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

Oh, okay:P. I'll have to get loads more edits. Clarr issa! ☆ My talkpage! 17:18, September 28, 2010 (UTC)

Requests to be Apprentices
''Please make a new section for your request with a level 3 heading (===Title===), and the title should be "Your Username - Apprentice Request". If you would like to request a specific mentor you should do so now.''

Cloudpaw-Appretice Request
Hello I just got to this Wiki and I hope I can become some1's apprentice!!! Cloudpaw 21:55, August 30, 2010 (UTC)

Moonshade-Apprentice Request
I'm REALLY new to this wiki so I'd really like some help..:D

Thanks. Moonshade Your destiny lies beyond.. 18:51, August 29, 2010 (UTC)

Mistystream-Apprentice Request
I would be so grateful for a mentor just visit my page

If you want, I could take you on. :) 00:30, September 24, 2010 (UTC)

Mistyfall - Apprentice Request
Hi, I registered yesterday (I know I made a lot of edits yesterday!) and I have already asked a few people to mentor me and they said no, so they gave me this link. Someone? 17:05, August 27, 2010 (UTC)

Frostblaze-Apprentice request
hi i would like Helix as my mentor :D haha If I cant have him as a mentor I would like any one free!!! -- Frostblaze Random monkeys and peanut butter!!! 23:03, August 31, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi Frostblaze. I do not wish to take an apprentice right now, as I will be away until the end of next week, so I cannot be of much help. If you still don't get a mentor by the time I return, I can take you as an apprentice. 19:49, September 1, 2010 (UTC)
 * Then ill take Bramble or if not I want a syop or a rollbacker! sorry if I dissapoint any of you but if your expirinced then ill take you as a mentor like Whitestorm or Mousetalon Frostblaze Random monkeys and peanut butter!!! 03:05, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
 * Don't worry, Frostblaze. :) They should be 'experienced' and know most of the editing basics in order to be a mentor. 23:00, September 2, 2010 (UTC)

Aspenheart-Apprentice Request
Hi! I've been editing this wiki for a while as an Unregistered User, but I made and account now. I would like a mentor to show me how to do things. I know the basics, but that's not too much. Could anybody mentor me? Aspenheart 22:12, September 21, 2010 (UTC)

Hi Aspenheart :) I could mentor you! 22:34, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

Sorry that I didn't get back to you, sometimes I forget that I posted something on a page and forget to check :)! Yes, I would like it if you could be my mentor. I put some messages on your talk page, but someone put some sort of code-box-thingy before me and my messages got stuck in there, so I wasn't sure if you would see them. Thanks! Aspenheart 22:21, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

Yay! 00:46, September 28, 2010 (UTC)

What should I do first? Aspenheart 00:49, September 28, 2010 (UTC)

Sugarplum- Apprentice request
Hi! I am Sugarplum (or Sugarpaw so to speak) I REALLY REALLY need a mentor. This is my first wiki and I don't get how everything works. If I could get a mentor to show me how everything works that would be great! My user is sugarplum99 for contact stuff.

Hi, I'd be glad to accept you as my apprentice. 01:48, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Apprenticeship - Bronzeflower
Hello everyone. I am fairly new and would love to learn the ways of Warriors Wikia. Will someone mentor me?

Apprenticeship - Willowstripe
HI EVERY ONE. I am in desprate need of a mentor. Help!

From Willowstripe 12:01, September 23, 2010 (UTC)


 * I accept you as my apprentice, if you agree. 08:15, September 26, 2010 (UTC)

Quickheart-Apprentice Request
I done some edits and found quotes for some cats but I need somebody that will make me good. Quickheart 23:44, September 28, 2010 (UTC)

Midnitesky-Apprentice Request
I would appreciate an active mentor to guide me around the Wiki. ^ ^ Midnitesky

Other Discussion
Please put any other discussion here, under a level 3 heading as well.

Mentor expectations.
Hi, I can see loads of users need to be adopted and there are hardly any mentors. A lot of users could be mentors, but, of course they don't fulfil expectations :P Instead of 25% in two contributive places, what about 20% ? It would make there be more mentors, and therefore, it would be better for the project, and users would not feel sad, that they have not been adopted by a mentor. Zoe27 18:48, August 7, 2010 (UTC)

I like that Idea I know most of what there is to know about WWiki I would also be like to be a mentor.....but I do not have two contubusive name space with 25% Rainear   be as silent as rain

Yes, the idea seems like a good one to me too, it looks like a lot of users are without mentors and I think it would help the wiki if this took place. Tansyfoot. 15:28, August 8, 2010 (UTC)

Hi can i please become an apprentice? i am on almost everyday.**Sunstar** 17:54, August 8, 2010 (UTC)

You should put that under Requests to be Apprentices Section above Rainear   be as silent as rain

Hm...it seems like a good idea to me. ♥Ice storm★  17:58, August 8, 2010 (UTC)

I also think this should take place incase the current mentors become inactive. I hope the admins aprove this idea! Zoe27 18:26, August 8, 2010 (UTC)

The problem with the multitude of apprentices is that we have no guidelines on when an inactive apprentice or mentor should be removed. I am attempting to fix this in the above discussion. I disagree with this proposal because at least 20% in two contributive namespaces would be less than half of a user's full edits. If a user spends more of his time doing uncontributive edits than contributive, I don't want him as a mentor. Mentors should realize the full purpose of the wiki and make sure their editcount reflects that they love contributing to it as a whole. Also, I would like to mention on a tangent that I have unprotected the main project page, so when an apprentice graduates the former mentor in question can just remove the apprentice from the list themselves. Please use the privilege respectfully; continue to use this talk page as you have. If problems occur with apprentices adding themselves in on the main page without requesting here, the page will be protected again. -- 02:30, August 9, 2010 (UTC)

Even though it would make becoming a mentor easier for me, I agree with Bramble. 03:38, August 9, 2010 (UTC)

For what it is worth, I think Bramble is absolutely correct on this. 19:42, August 9, 2010 (UTC

I agree. What Bramble says is perfectly reasonable. 02:14, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

I disagree with Bramble. First, the observation of "at least 20% in two contributive namespaces would be less than half of a user's full edits" is incorrect, as the user may have edits in other contributive namespaces as well.

For instance, I have 35% + 5% + 2% + 12% + 15% + 1% = 70% in the listed namespaces (and would have above 80% if I didn't do the charart categorizing), meaning 3500 contributive edits; however I would not qualify as a mentor with the current requirements. On the other hand, members with 100 contributive edits could easily qualify, even if I doubt someone with that much edits in the required 3 months is enough dedicated to be a mentor.

Therefore, I'd propose something of the following: "User must have at least 75%, and at least 500 contributive edits (both criteria met), all listed namespaces added up". Numbers may change as necessary, this is just an example.

Of course, this is only my own opinion of the matter, playing the devil's advocate. :) Kind regards, 14:18, August 10, 2010 (UTC)

Helix makes valid points. I find this to be a better idea over my original one. The only rub is where we set the qualifications for how many contributive edits and overall percent of contributive namespaces should be. I've been here for two years... so I don't really know what a good standard is. I would say that the percent must at least be at fifty, but I have no ideas for the number of contributive edits. What do you all think? This is more than open for suggestions. -- 14:42, August 10, 2010 (UTC)

I don't really know. I get what you are saying Bramble and I get what Helix is saying and they both make sense. I think we should merge those two ideas together. How? I have no clue. Ha XD :D 18:06, August 10, 2010 (UTC)

Agree with Bramble: the numbers might need some tweak, 75% is probably too high, although it should not be lower than 50%. About the number, 500 would mean at most 5-6 contributive edits a day (projected on 3 months), this might be lower as well. We might go as low as "50% and 250 edits". Looking fortward for input from all members, of course. :) 18:15, August 10, 2010 (UTC)

I agree with your Idea but I think it should be 50% with 450 edits and do we need it to be three months how about two months or is there even a limit?

I would say 60% with 450 edits. 18:06, August 10, 2010 (UTC)

I don't really think it should be that high. I know that users aren't here for just chatting and socializing, and they should actually contribute, but a person doesn't really need to have like 10 edits a day. They have some time to relax and enjoy this wiki. And they also contribute to other wikis as well. Maybe around 55% (or as low as 45%) with about 350 edits? I know some people will mostly disagree and say that my thoughts are too low, but just my opinion. :) 02:32, August 11, 2010 (UTC)

I get what you are saying Frostheart but, we need to make sure the mentors are serious about the wiki, so they will stay relatively active. I just thought, do we really need an edit number? I mean we haven't before, and some users edit a lot to blogs and stuff and not articles. I think we should just stay with 60%. 18:06, August 10, 2010 (UTC)

I get what your saying Whitestorm but if they only contributed on blogs, User pages, and User talk they would most likey only get 20 for contiubitive edits so I agree with Frostheart 55% with 350 edits sounds good

I'm not really getting this. 55% what? I'm a bit confused. 17:22, August 11, 2010 (UTC)

I know what your saying Whitestorm, and I do agree that mentors do need to be fully dedicated. But that doesn't mean they have to edit constantly. ^^ They might be active and checking things out, just not editing. How about we check their edit count (warriors wiki and warriors wiki talk) since the projects do help this wiki, and make sure that most of their edits go to one of those? Or both. 19:47, August 11, 2010 (UTC)

Okay, I just want to make sure that we don't have users becoming mentors that only contribute to user talk, user page, and blog posts. The main thing I am worried about is the editcount. 01:49, August 12, 2010 (UTC)

Let me make some things clearer to all of you. We are only examining contributive namespaces; these do not include things such as blog, user talk and user edits. When we say number of edits, we are talking about contributive ones. Now, my proposal is that a mentor must have at least 60% total contributive namespaces (all contributive namespace percents added up) and at least 500 contributive edits (all contributive namespaces added up). More than half of the total percent of a user's edits being contributive and a certain number of them will ascertain dedication to the wiki as a whole which should be the focal point of a mentor. -- 04:43, August 14, 2010 (UTC)

That sounds more than fair to me. 60% contributive is not actually that hard to achieve when you take into account Main, Talk, Warriors Wiki and Warriors Wiki Talk, Templates and Category edits. That's only ten percent in each if it were spread equally and most people have far higher in at least one so this is achievable. 500 edits in three months isn't so bad either; they soon add up quicker than you might think. =) 09:19, August 14, 2010 (UTC)

As I said above, 60% sounds good. I agree with Bramble. 11:28, August 14, 2010 (UTC)

60% is OK for me. About 500 edits - do you suggest this as a number for total or contributive edits? 09:16, August 15, 2010 (UTC)

I would say contributive edits, but I am just probably over-reacting. So whatever you guys want to do. 11:19, August 15, 2010 (UTC)

Contributive edits. I find it extremely annoying if a user celebrates over having reached the 1,000 edit marker, but only ten percent of their edits actually contributed to anything. I want at least half contributive. If we are all agreed on this I can alter the guidelines. -- 05:06, August 16, 2010 (UTC)

Sounds good to me. 10:58, August 16, 2010 (UTC)

Is this agreed with everyone? 17:59, August 20, 2010 (UTC)

I agree. 23:19, August 21, 2010 (UTC)

Agreed. =) Makes it simpler for me to become a mentor. 01:39, August 22, 2010 (UTC)

I agree. 16:42, August 23, 2010 (UTC)

I kinda agree...but my idea was better. Zoe27 10:57, August 24, 2010 (UTC)

I completely agree now. I am currently trying to do 40+ edits a day over 15 days to reach 1000 edits, and to tell you, it is not hard if you are dedicated to this site. 02:31, August 28, 2010 (UTC)

But wait. Which edits are considered contributive? I know they're listed on the Project page, but aren't there other categories that are contributive? 19:33, September 4, 2010 (UTC)

I don't think you need to announce that you think your old idea was better to everyone reading this thread :P This is a great system :) I think we should probably update the requirements part of the project page, because I didn't know about this new system, I only read this after posting my mentor request (luckily, I checked again and I'm still qualified to be a mentor) 03:13, September 15, 2010 (UTC)

My idea was better, thanks Zoe27 Gossip Queen!!! 19:22, September 17, 2010 (UTC)

Zoe, it may be in your opinion, but we have already agreed to put it higher. :P 21:04, September 19, 2010 (UTC)

Graduating Apprentices
It is with great pride, that I announce that both of my apprentices: Smoketaill88 and SpottedFlight are ready to graduate. I have had a great pleasure working with them, and I believe that they are ready to graduate and contribute more and more to this wiki. I have also taken them off the list. Well done! 17:32, August 20, 2010 (UTC)

Willowheart1231 - Question
Hi! What does "Must have at least 25% of total edits in two of the following namespaces individually, or 50% of total edits in one of them: Main, Talk, Warriors Wiki, Warriors Wiki talk, Template or Template talk. One can check their edits in special Editcount for their percentages. " mean? Thanks! Willowheart May StarClan light your path! 02:49, August 24, 2010 (UTC)Willowheart1231


 * This is the page listing your editcount in different namespaces. You have 26% in Warriors Wiki Talk, which is good, but no other contributive namespace reaches 25%. In any case, the requirements are about to change, so check back soon. 20:21, August 27, 2010 (UTC)

Okay, thanks Helix! ♫Wi ll  ow  he  ar  t1  231♫  22:41, September 5, 2010 (UTC)Willowheart1231

Justpeachy and Echostar - Graduation
My apprentice Justpeachy left a message on my talk page telling that she wishes to terminate the apprenticeship as she does not have time any more for the wiki. I have removed her from the list. Kind regards, 18:26, August 24, 2010 (UTC)

I also release my other apprentice Echostar, as I haven't heard from her since early August, and it seems she has left the wiki. 08:15, September 26, 2010 (UTC)

Ashclaw and Breezestar - Apprentice Removal
Both my apprentices have not asked any questions or even made any edits in quite a while. I'm sure they need to be removed. 19:02, September 13, 2010 (UTC)

Er, don't you know... Ashclaw left the wiki in favour of CotC. Zoe27 Gossip Queen!!! 19:23, September 17, 2010 (UTC)

Updates
Congratulations to Spottedpath who has graduated her apprenticeship =)

Also, I have terminated the apprenticeship of Jayfeatherslover55 due to inactivity.

I am also stepping down as a mentor and will not be taking on any new apprentices. I'll update the main page accordingly. 14:38, September 20, 2010 (UTC)

Snowfeather-apprentice request
i need a mentor plz!!!!!!!!

Snowfeather60-apprentice request
i need a mentor because i need to know some more stuff!!!! i like warriors wiki but i still need to know some stuff you can leave me a mesage at my talkpage!!!!!