Thread:Project:Current issues/User:MZMcBride and sysopping of User:Fram/reply (45)

From that same Project:Requests page: "That said, there aren't really any formal policies on what's required: you just have to convince a bureaucrat. Use common sense―if you're trustworthy and your services are in need, there's no reason not to promote you to administrator at least, but don't ask for administrator without giving a concrete reason (unless you're a developer). Being personally known to a developer or having administrator or higher status on a major Wikimedia project are two ways to be deemed trustworthy."

Apparently I have convinced a bureaucrat (without asking for it), so I have met the requirements. And I do have administrator status on a major Wikimedia project (en-wiki); so the final part is met as well. Being trustworthy isn't being infallible, as shown by me and the admins that posted on my talk page.

This doesn't mean that I need to keep the sysop flag or that it can't be overturned, but using the Requests page to argue that I incorrectly have gotten the flag is ignoring those parts of that page that make it clear that the actual granting of the flag was perfectly acceptable.