Hi everyone, Branebriar1930 here and I am putting myself up for Content Moderator. Tagaziel has endorsed me. Been a patroller since the end of June (so about 3 months) and recently hit 10k edits. I am ready to take it up a notch. If I am completely honest my initial reason for applying was because I feel we have a shortage of cmods at the moment. The more I thought about it however I think that cmod is a good fit for me due to my diligence when it comes to overseeing newer editors, my regular activity, and my general knowledge of the Fallout universe.
Not going to deny the fact that my record has not been spotless, and I have had my share of cringeworthy arguments, yet I feel that I have learnt from them and my interactions with other users has improved dramatically over the past year or so. This has been acknowledged by both Leon and Kate (thank you both). Their respective comments can be found on my page as well.
My editing
I am strictly a Fallout content editor. I don't go on the discord or write blogs. My favorite games to edit are 3, 4, and New Vegas. My favorite topics are factions and military conflicts. I am one of the foremost adversaries of speculation, 2nd person terminology, ambiguity, word contraction, and those world-ending, real-world weapon comparisons.....incidentally ALL crimes I have committed myself when I first started editing.
In conclusion
All in all, I hope my actively and interactions with all of you can speak for themselves. If you feel that I'm up for the position then I am grateful for your support, if not, that's alright as well. Thanks everyone. --Branebriar1930 (talk) 11:11, September 23, 2020 (UTC)
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Endorsement
Based on my interactions with Branebriar, I can wholeheartedly endorse his candidacy for Content Moderator. Not out of any nepotism or favoritism, but because he has demonstrated good judgment in his editing and when he finds himself at odds with another editor - myself included - then he aims to find a consensus, rather than compromise or treat it as a competition. Wholeheartedly endorsed. 
Tagaziel (call!)
Votes
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Yes
Me too against weapon comparisons and all this crimes) --ExplorerSmaily (talk) 12:02, September 23, 2020 (UTC)- I was recently told by an old user that because of developments with speculation/theories/fanon on Nukapedia pages they no longer considered the wiki "a lore reliable source anymore". That is a beyond disappointing thing to hear about a community that's supposed to be dedicated to sharing information. So you running with anti-speculation as one of your platforms? You got my vote in a heartbeat. Saxhleel12 (talk) 12:45, September 23, 2020 (UTC)
I enthusiastically support Branebriar for the role of content moderator. He is a consistent patroller that I have come to rely on daily for managing significant number of recent changes. Branebriar's knowledge base and editing skills are excellent, and I am confident that providing him with additional tools will only benefit the wiki overall. Solid yes. -kdarrow take her for a spin! 13:49, September 23, 2020 (UTC)- Obviously. :) Tagaziel (call!) 14:05, September 23, 2020 (UTC)
- But of course. |\| () |\/| /\ |) | Talk | Discord | NMC 17:06, September 23, 2020 (UTC)
- If you were running for any of the other rights positions, I'd be voting no. With that being said, I think Content Moderator is the perfect fit for you, and I support you gaining those tools so long as you use them responsibly. 寧靜 22:29, September 23, 2020 (UTC)
- Yes, I saw the applicant's edits. Jinau (talk) 00:10, September 24, 2020 (UTC)
- Nothing but improvement on his editing while he's been here, I see no reason that this is a logical next step for him to improve. Devastating DaveZIP ZAP RAP 01:50, September 24, 2020 (UTC)
No
- Qualified, maybe. Capable, maybe. But I've noticed a lot of gung ho editing and user interaction throughout your time here, even as a patroller, and I don't think that's the kind of user I'd like to see be able to delete stuff.--DankalorYT 15:08, September 23, 2020 (UTC)
- LovinglyGaslight (talk) 16:05, September 23, 2020 (UTC)
- Dank pretty much took the words out of my mouth. The thing is, I would've (or might've) voted neutral/ going to yes if only you had gotten an admin to deescalate the problems relating to the edit-war situation than playing fire with fire. --Cassie The Rodio Girl I see you.。✿ 17:59, September 23, 2020 (UTC)
- You did not state what would you do with content moderator tools. you only said that you "were ready to take it up a notch." Rights are not cookies that we give out as a price for good work. Aditionaly, I agree with Dank completely. Jgrsoto 01:14, September 24, 2020 (UTC)
Neutral
- Since we had no interactions thus far, I will stay neutral on your request. Good luck with the vote nonetheless. -Findabair (talk) 15:22, September 23, 2020 (UTC)
- Discord is a cruel mistress, and without a voice of his own there to see how Brane handles interactions, most of what I have to go on are one sided complaints against him in Editorial. Hardly fair, but that’s the reputation I am familiar with. His recent talk page and staff in his favor definitely paint a different picture, but not one clear enough to vote in favor. The Dyre Wolf (talk) 16:03, September 23, 2020 (UTC)
- I like Brane's eagerness and attention to detail, there's a definite desire to make sure things are correct and decent quality, my only qualm would be a slight heavy handedness with less experienced/new editors, from what I've had to go on. I don't doubt this can be worked on, but for now I'll remain nuetral. --Tribal Wisdom Tawlk ta me! 22:39, September 23, 2020 (UTC)
- Dyre pretty much sums up my reasoning. I don't really look at your edits since, as patrollers, we don't tend to patrol the work of other patrollers. You do have a lot of edits and I know you from reputation as a good editor, but I have also heard complaints about your behavior here and I've seen some talk page messages you've left for other people that seem particularly inflammatory. That is why I cannot fully support your bid for content moderator. - Sigmund Fraud Talk Contributions 00:24, September 24, 2020 (UTC)
Excluded
- I may be new to the forum, but based on the information, I could agree here. User:Makeineer
- I 100% agree, I also love Fallout NV, 3, and 4, and would love to hear more from your editing! I hope to see you as a mod soon! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dawglover22 (talk • contribs) 18:22, September 23, 2020. Please sign your posts with ~~~~!
Comments
With the extra permissions from the content moderator position, I am not sure what you would seek from the enhanced permissions that you don’t currently have access to as a patroller. I did not see this stated in your application? Great Mara (talk) 14:13, September 23, 2020 (UTC)
Content Moderator tools
I went ahead and voted yes, but I do still have a couple of rhetorical questions for you:
- Do you know what protecting an article means, and when it's applicable?
- Ditto for deleting articles
These are questions to keep in mind, as there's a lot of responsibility that goes into protecting or even outright deleting an article, and it's a responsibility that you're going to need to be able to put thought into, as we will notice when these actions are performed. In any case, good luck with your request, and I'll be looking forward to seeing what you can potentially do with the extra tools. 寧靜 
22:34, September 23, 2020 (UTC)