User:Bond em7/Sandbox/Department Rosponsibilities

Below are the four different administrative departments we have on the wiki, along with a description of their expected duties. Each department will be headed by a B-crat. Additional duties for departments will be handed down from the B-crat team, and those in the department will be made aware by the head of their department. Each Department head is required to meet with their department and keep them informed of anything going on in the department as well as setting any standards which need to be set for their department (such as what's acceptable to sort, or GMing standards), including the department head putting together a clear concise list of what is expected, and posting it here under their department section. Each admin and rollback will be expected to sign up for at least one of the departments, and perform the expected duties regularly. Once signed up, the head of the department will contact you to let you know you have been accepted.
 * It has been asked that I clarify this more, so I'm adding specific expectations for each Department Head, and of those in the Department.

OOC Department
Duties:This department handles the coding and unification of new pages, including adding categories, making sure templates are used for talk bubbles, helping users to repair or fix coding etc. They are also responsible for helping create new pages for events, removing old pages, and keeping "community" pages, such as the three broomsticks archived. Finally, between semesters, they will help cleanup Hogwarts, getting rid of all old archives and resetting class pages for the next school year. This department is also responsible for the updating and upkeep of the wiki's policies, taking input from meetings and other departments, and updating the policies to reflect needed changes.
 * Head:Bond_em7

Department Head Duties
The Department Head will, in addition to the duties listed above, be responsible for Promoting/Demoting from the Admin team as needed. As most of the duties above are situational, and not needed at all times, the Head will also assign members of the department work from the list above as it's needed, and ensure it's completed. It's also this Department Head's duty to respond to Affiliation Requests.

Stores and Sorting
Duties:This department handles roleplaying in the stores both in Hogsmeade and in Diagon Alley. Each user will have at least 1 character/shop owner to roleplay and keep active, also keeping their store updated and archived. They will also help sort both adult and student characters. This includes knowing the wiki's policies on character limits, abilities, and when to deny a character being sorted due to conflicting with the policies. It also includes working with new users to help them get their characters updated and sorted, and posting on users talk pages with what House they've been sorted into.
 * Head:Football444
 * As a special request, can you please alert the Hogwarts Headmaster to any teachers in need of sorting, and he will sort the teachers personally.

Department Head Duties
The Department Head is responsible for making sure all character's get sorted in a reasonable amount of time (usually within 2 days). The Department Head will also insure that all Shops are being taken care of, and assigning Department duties. If a new method of Sorting is required, the Department Head will be responsible for creating and implementing it.

Activity Implementation
Duties:This department is in charge of creating storyline and events, preparing for the events, GMing the events, making sure they continue in a timely manner, and closing them out promptly. These events will include anything outside normal role-playing, including, but not limited to:battles, quidditch matches, school clubs, war between countries, House Tournaments, Tri-wizard Tournaments, and Quidditch World Cups. Preparation includes getting out notices about events, getting assistance from the OOC department to help set up needed pages, and making sure things are ready and begin promptly. If a GM is needed, anyone in this department should be able to GM as requested. This also means understanding how to GM, standards of GMing, not playing favorites, and helping find a different GM if there's a conflict of interest.
 * Head:Zanzan28

Department Head Duties
The Department Head is responsible for creating the primary storyline for events. This includes all the major parts of the storyline (Villians, Plot Points, etc), and presenting it to the Department. The Department will then help revise the Storyline and add additional details to the given storyline. If the Department Head wants to delegate the creation of the Storyline duty to another member of the department, they are able to with a majority vote from the Bcrats. The Head will also be responsible for assigning duties to the rest of the department, from event creation to GMing duties, and is responsible for ensuring that the duties assigned are completed in a timely manor.

User Relations
Duties:This department's primary focus is helping users, especially new users. Those in this department will welcome new users, and each new user will be assigned a buddy to help get them through sorting, creation of talk bubbles, getting them into classes, and introducing them to people. This includes both IC and OOC help of new users. If events are happening, it will be the job of this department to help get the new users to understand the event, and get them involved if possible. Working with other departments is essential, as you'll be working to get new templates set up (and possibly need OOC Dept help), get users involved in events (Activity Implementation), and help get them settled and sorted (Stores and Sorting).
 * Head:Jiskran

Department Head Duties
The Department Head is responsible for ensuring that new users have been welcomed, and the a Buddy has been assigned to them to help integrate them into the world. It's also the Department Head's duty to watch trends as news users come onto the wiki, and apprise the other Bcrats of changes that need to be made to accomidate and attract new users. If changes need to be made to streamline the way new users are brought into the community, this Department Head will work with the others to make the appropriate changes. Finally, it's this Department Head's responsiblity to know where to direct users for help, if they cannot help the users themselves.