User blog:Echostar/New Demotion Guidelines

In light of recent user demotions, HeadofRavenclaw and I have come to terms about a few guidelines that will now be in effect.

First off, the usual guidelines for rollbacks, sysops, and bureaucrats are being enforced more strictly than usual because, quite frankly, we have more administrators than preferred. Most regretably, our strictness is necessary and essentially beneficial to the wiki; too much administration can cause unorganized chaos.

Secondly, it has been decided that all admins must join at least one of the 5 departments. If an admin has not joined a department by Saturday, he or she will be demoted one level (sysops to rollbacks, rollbacks to nothing). The departments ensure specific duties to each admin and specific goals for each individual, so we believe that it is important to put our efforts into only 1-3 departments.

For the demotion of any admin user, this is how it will work: bureaucrats are the only users allowed to put up a vote. If a bureaucrat wants to put up a vote singly, he or she may do so. However, there is a vote going on for this policy: At least half the bureaucrats must agree to the demotion before it can be passed, even if it has the majority vote.  The bureaucrats have the most experience in such matters, and while we do not wish to, in any terms, make this anything like an autocracy, the bureaucrats' opinions should be more weighted in some indefinite way, especially when a fellow bureaucrat may be demoted.

Any user can request the demotion of an admin member by referring it to the Heads of the departments that user is involved in; hence another reason for every user joining at least one department. The Heads, usually bureaucrats, in question can reflect on the activity of the user and whether he or she has done his or her duties within that department. If the bureaucrat comes to the conclusion that he or she has neglected the duties, the bureaucrat may put a demotion vote up.

Comment if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you!  Ec ho  st  ar  23:46, May 14, 2012 (UTC)