User:Lradrama/Chess (a musical description of an admin)

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A view about administrators I came across during a conflict recently was one that defined an admin as bigheaded, self-centred user who thinks he knows best and anything that he says goes. As an administrator myself, I can tell everyone who takes this view that we are far from such things, but we're here to help.

However, a song came to mind, and it is from a musical called Chess. It is a song sung by an Arbiter at the opening ceremony to a chess match. All I've done here is replace the word Arbiter with Administrator, and the common viewpoint that I initially described is put into a song.

(Works best if you have the song playing in the background - track 3 in the Chess musical - Opening Ceremony). :-)


Click here for the soundtrack / how it should sound - and smile :-)



[ADMINISTRATOR]

I've a duty as the referee

At the start of the match

On behalf of all our sponsors

I must welcome you

Which I do -- there's a catch


I don't care if you're a champion

No one messes with me

I am ruthless in upholding

What I know is quite right

Black or white -- as you'll see

I'm on the case

Can't be fooled

Any objection

Is overruled

Yes I'm the Administrator and I know best


[CHORUS] He's impartial, don't push him, he's unimpressed


[ADMINISTRATOR]

You got your tricks

Good for you

But there's no gambit I don't see through

Oh I'm the Administrator I know the score


[CHORUS]

From square one he'll be watching all 64


[ADMINISTRATOR]


If you're thinking of the kind of thing

That we've seen in the past

Chanting gurus, walkie-talkies,

Walkouts, hypnotists,

Tempers, fists -- not so fast

This is not the start of World War Three

No political ploys

I think both your constitutions are terrific so

Now you know -- be good boys

I'm on the case

Can't be fooled

Any objection

Is overruled

Yes I'm the Administrator and I know best


[CHORUS]

He's impartial, don't push him, he's unimpressed


[ADMINISTRATOR]

You got your tricks

Good for you

But there's no gambit I don't see through

Oh I'm the Administrator I know the score


[CHORUS]

From square one he'll be watching all 64


[AMINISTRATOR]

Yes I'm the Administrator I know the score


[CHORUS]

From square one he's watching all 64

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That works rather well I think. Lradrama 18:50, 12 April 2008 (UTC)