DDO wiki talk:Administrators

Nominations for Promotion
Archived nominations for promotion
 * Yawgmoth
 * Taurolyon
 * Cru121
 * Backley
 * Susalona
 * Nibelung
 * Aldyron
 * Eeepy
 * Joenuts

Requests for review and possible demotion
Archived nominations for demotion:
 * Shade

Promotion / Demotion requirement discussion
Archive: April 2012 discussion


 * It has been quite some time since we drafted up and implemented this policy, and I think it is time for a review and some modifications!

---  Promotion to this group  --- There are multiple requirements for procuring this user group status as defined:
 * Users are required to have made at least 1,000+ edits.
 * The  template will put you in Category:1,000 edit users.
 * Users are required to have been editing for an amount of time of no less than six consecutive months.
 * No editing gap of more than one month.
 * No more than three gaps of more than three weeks.
 * Users that do not meet the time requirements, may be recommended for a probational promotion of up to 90 days if:
 * They have met the edit count requirement outlined above.
 * They have showed exceptional edit content.
 * They must be nominated by an existing administrator.
 * Any objection/question will be addressed and fully resolved before proceeding.
 * It must be seconded by another administrator or at least three registered users.
 * Users that meet the above two requirements may be nominated or nominate themselves here.
 * Probational administrators will be automatically considered nominated at the end of their probational period barring any incident.
 * An agreement of two thirds of the voting system operators is required.
 * Seven days with no objections if nominated by a system operator.
 * Registered users may voice their opinions in the matter, which may influence the administrators, however, these opinions and thoughts do not count as votes.
 * Anonymous users opinions will be ignored and deleted from the conversation (should be a semi-protected page anyways).
 * All newly promoted system operators will be automatically placed into a 30 day probational period.

---  Demotion from this group  ---
 * Any user that has failed to contribute for a period of one year should be removed from this group.
 * Any user that disrupts the flow of this wiki, may be requested to be removed from this group pending Administrative review on this pages Talk Page.
 * Due to the elevated risk that an upset system operator may pose:
 * Users placed under review will be temporarily demoted to VIP & Super User until the outcome of the review has been determined.
 * Users placed under review may not take any retaliative steps against the person that placed them under review.
 * }
 * Thoughts:
 * "No editing gap of more than one month." should be revised to "No editing gap of more than fourty-five days."
 * This is a much more concise (and easier to calculate with scripts) wording and adds an extra 1/2 month to wikibreak lengths.
 * "No more than three gaps of more than three weeks. " should be revised to "No more than three gaps of more than thirty days."
 * Three weeks was just awkward, let's give 30 days (a concise number for about a month).
 * We don't currently have a definition for "exceptional edit content", which is ambiguous, and I think we should define one someplace (not on this page directly, but offer a link).
 * Alternatively, we should remove that wording from the requirements (I much rather it should be defined).
 * "It must be seconded by another administrator or at least three registered users." seems too strict to me now.
 * Perhaps "It must be seconded by another administrator or at least two registered users."
 * Perhaps "It must be seconded by at least two registered users."
 * Now I would love to hear your thoughts, questions, comments, criticisms! If I get no opposition or discussion, I will consider that full support for these changes and just make them at will.  Thanks! ShoeMaker (Contributions • Message) 09:42, January 13, 2014 (EST)