Wiki Staff
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The Wiki Staff tag is the newer version of the Portal Staff tag. To become Wiki Staff, you must be a great contributor, gaining the Wiki Contributor tag, and be very outstanding in a Wiki. If the Wiki you have been working on needs extra staff, and you get noticed, you could become a Wiki Staff member.
They use a green icon.
The responsibilities of the Wiki Staff are to constantly monitor their wiki, and to make sure that the information provided is 100% true and not plagiarized. They can also move pages, delete pages, rename pages, and "lock" pages.
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New System
As per December 24th, 2008, the process for selecting Wiki Staff was updated. Special recognition would still be given by the administration, however a new application process was introduced by Avalith, Deathsythe, Krunal, and tekmosis to help expedite the selection process. Borrowing from the old Moderator Requests system, the new application system would allow the administration to better handle promoting and acknowledging people for their hard work and dedication towards the wikis that might seemingly go unnoticed. The Guidelines for the system are outlined below and linked to in the See Also section.
Guidelines
Hello there everyone, and welcome to the first version of the Wiki Staff application system. The appearance of something like this may shock some of you, considering that staff promotions have long been handled only on a "don't call us, we'll call you" basis. However, with nearly 100 wikis, four wiki administrators, a ton of members, and more wikis being added every day, the old "system" gets a bit draining. This has been a factor in some promotions being delayed or overlooked in their processing.
Why an application system now? Why not earlier?
Simply put, the wiki administration team wasn't prepared for the number of wikis that were being created as over half the team is still trying to break free of the more restricted mindset that was around with portals due to their flawed design.
How do we apply?
It's simple. You click this link. In the thread title, you simply put the name of the wiki you're applying for after the [APPLICATION] bit. In the body, just put a link to your contributions page for that wiki. That's all that's needed!
Are there any restrictions?
Yes, there are a few restrictions:
- You may not apply to more than one wiki at a time. This is important, especially if it's the first wiki you're applying to. If you're promoted, we need to see that you're able to maintain an acceptable level of activity as staff on that wiki before we feel comfortable considering you for another wiki.
- If you are already a staff member on four wikis, you may not apply. The reason for this is that four is the established limit for the number of wikis one can be a staff member on. The limit is overlooked only on rare circumstances, but you are not allowed to apply for an exception to this rule. If the wiki admin team feels that you can handle a fifth or sixth wiki, we'll approach you instead of you approaching us.
- You may not apply to the following wiki(s):
- NeoWiki
- The number of staff members already working on a wiki does not matter. Everything will be handled on a case by case basis and the administration's opinion of how many staff members are enough for a wiki can change at any time.
Do we HAVE to apply to be promoted?
No, you don't have to apply. If you're active with your contributions and a wiki admin happens to be looking over a wiki you're working on, we'll still take notice of you if we think the wiki needs some more staff and we'll approach you. However, this hasn't exactly been a common occurrence lately, so it would make things much easier for everyone if you did. The entire system is private and only accessible to wiki admins, supermods, and admin once you've submitted your application, so you don't have to worry about anyone laughing at you because you applied.
What if I need to request demotion from a wiki?
We understand that you are all volunteers, and really appreciate the hard work that you all put in. We also understand that issues in real life are obviously more important, and should always come first. If you feel that you are for any reason unable to fulfill your duties as Wiki Staff, or cannot devote enough time to one or more of your respective wikis to warrant your position; please follow this link with the name of the wiki you are requesting demotion from and citing a reason in the body if there is one. You could still also PM a wiki admin, but this method will ensure that the first active wiki admin will see the request and deal with it as soon as possible.
Thanks for the continued help and support everyone![1]
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