Board Thread:Applications/@comment-27036118-20160222192216/@comment-27975634-20160728215851

Dear wiki staff,

Thank you for the opportunity to apply for this position. This application for patroller should be accepted because I have the ability to perform the task, the motivation to choose to use this ability, and the situation that makes that use practical.

I have the ability to be patroller largely because I have done the reading to understand what needs to be done, such as the Manual of style, description, and some things such as assuming good faith in special:community. In addition, I have made enough edits to avoid seeing errors as correct like I did in some early edits. I am willing to do research, and have done tests with the game to check things before. The time frame of under 20 minutes per day makes it doable.

I am motivated firstly by the desire to protect the wiki. It is the best online resource on Undertale, and has a collaborative structure that supports improvement and that I admire. Additionally, I enjoy editing and assisting with the wiki, building upon that motivation, particularly since it has become difficult to find new ways to help. To protect this motivation from slowly waning is the simplicity and briefness of the task.

Initially it seemed my time zone would render this useless, as I intersect either KockaAdmiralac or Cheeseskates. I have now realized that this is untrue. Firstly, I would often be able to maintain coverage when one is absent - such an absence has happened recently. Secondly, it would assist them by providing them with more time to do other jobs here or even attend to personal matters. This leaves the wiki at worst with a maintenance of effort, and at best with greater contribution.

Thank you,

Man Son You (talk) 21:58, July 28, 2016 (UTC)