RfA Candidate's Song

RfA: A self-nomination (parody) (sung to the tune of the w:Major General's Song)
(originally here, sound file here)

I am the very model of a modern Wikipedian:

I've knowledge of Greek drama, both comedic and tragedian;

I know historic battlefields from Ancient Rome to World War Two,

and neutral is the mode in which I always keep my point of view!

I'm very well acquainted, too, with Polynese ethnology.

I understand Samoan lore and Mā-ori mythology.

From mountain peaks of Suriname to passes of the Great Divide,

I see to it that everything is quite correctly wikified!

He sees to it that everything is quite correctly wikified!

He sees to it that everything is quite correctly wiki- wikified!

Some people think my entries are little more than trivia —

that episode of Barney or that woodwind of Bolivia —

and yet, in matters great and small, high and low and median,

I am the very model of a modern Wikipedian

In short, in matters great and small, high and low and median,

He is the very model of a modern Wikipedian!

I SIGN all of my comments; and give summaries for each edit;

I never BITE; I never POINT; I follow wiki etiquette;

I assume good faith when wiki-flamed, and wear a thickened wiki-skin.

For I am the very model of a proper wiki-citizen:

I'm often found at village pumps discussing rules and policy,

and judging notability while over at the AfD,

In matters wiki-sophic, I'm no exopede inclusionist,

but an incremento-eventuo-darwikian-delusionist!

an incremento-eventuo-darwikian-delusionist!

an incremento-eventuo-darwikian-delusion-usionist!

I am the very model of a modern Wikipedian.

I wrote this wiki-parody to ease some wiki-tedium.

When dealing with my colleagues I'm a friendly wiki-editor,

but the sight of trollishness makes me a vandal-stalking predator;

When dealing with his colleagues he's a friendly wiki-editor,

but when provoked he can become a vandal-stalking predator!

Reverts and warnings I have made while on the recent change patrol,

I play some cat-and-mouse with them, but now I want to block-a-mole,

and so at last I must become a wiki admin-candidate:

since I'm my only fan, I have no choice but to self-nominate.

As prep for this I've learned about all bans and blocks and redirects,

now I can tell you anything on SEMIs and full page protects,

and when you hear all that I know of wikipede sysop-ery,

you’ll say no better candidate has ever sought the mop-pery

you’ll say no better candidate has ever sought the mop -pery.

you’ll say no better candidate has ever sought the moppa mop-pery.

Now the adminship, as Jimbo says, is really no big deal at all:

many fail and so might I (my role in portal talk's been small)

But still in matters great and small, high and low and median,

I am the very model of a modern Wikipedian

In fact, in matters great and small, high and low and median,

He is the very model of a modern Wikipedian!

RfA Candidate's Song

See also