Fairy Tail Wiki:Dragons of Design/Midnight Nest/9

=Admin=

Administrators are experienced members of the community who have been entrusted with access to restricted technical features ("tools") which help with maintenance. They are a small set of editors the wiki considers to be highly trustworthy, mature and responsible, able to lead by example.

Those seeking help will often turn to an administrator for advice and information. In community discussion and interaction, administrators may help provide a thoughtful voice in some kinds of consensus, and can also be helpful as discussion moderators. However, administrators words and votes do not carry more weight in any form of discussions on the site.

Additional Abilities

 * Not Done.png Delete pages, page histories, files etc
 * Rename.png Rename files (these are mainly images and videos).
 * Lock Icon.png Lock (protect) a page so it cannot be edited or renamed by users without administrator rights.
 * Antagonist.png Block an IP address or user name from editing.
 * Back.png Revert bad edits more easily using a "rollback" link.
 * Wikia Icon.png Edit the MediaWiki namespace to make changes to the interface.

Administrator Tasks
As part of administratorship, administrators are regularly expected to:


 * Delete pages that the community has decided are unwanted, including
 * Pages that are obvious spam/vandalism
 * Pages marked with a  tag if appropriate
 * Pages that the community has decided are unneeded through votes for deletion
 * Protect pages that meet the criteria for protection
 * Block users that meet criteria for blocking

Administrator Conduct
Administrators have been entrusted with the means to maintain the overall quality of the site. With this in mind:
 * Administrators have no right to authority over the content and policies of the wiki. The administrators' authority is as large as the community would like it to be.
 * Administrators do however have authority over behavioral problems such as vandalism or intimidation, hence the ability to block and delete.
 * Administrators do not own the site. They cannot shut out the opinions of others.
 * Abuse of administrator privileges may result in a removal of user rights after community discussion.

Administrator Noticeboard

 * For the most accurate times, you should [ refresh the page].

Inactivity
Administrators should remain active to assist the wiki, who has entrusted them with additional user rights.
 * An active status is defined as:
 * Continuing substantial contributions, defined as edits that do not include modifying user space pages, or correcting spelling/grammar/formatting.
 * A steady flow of such contributions, defined as editing on most days each month.
 * Reasonable speed in replying to user talk messages, defined as replying before the poster of the user talk message is forced to make an alternative consultation.
 * Administrators should alert the community to a leave of absence by adding the inactivity template to their user page. The administrator should also mark themselves as inactive on the list of administrators. Leaves of absence may be for any length up to two months.
 * If the administrator continues to be inactive for a prolonged period of time, removal of user rights will be considered by the active bureaucrat. Consideration will begin from when any leaves of absence were meant to finish.

Becoming an Administrator
In general, the wiki should not have more than five administrators at one. However, users may at always nominate themselves for adminship so that they may be considered if a position ever opens. The Chairman/woman of the Policy & Standards Council, under certain circumstances, may have administrative powers but this is usually temporary.

Badges
For use by Administrators only!!!

Type   on your user page; this badge is a symbol that you're a Administrator of this wiki. If you are excommunicated from the Guild, you must remove it from your user page, or another user will remove it for you.

For use of former members ONLY!

However, you can replace it with  , which is a symbol of you being a former Administrator of the site.

=P&S Council=

The Fairy Tail Wiki Policy & Standards Council are a group of users responsible for reviewing and enforcing our policies. They also have the responsibility of maintaining the quality standards of articles by helping other users adhere to the policies of the wiki.

Currently we aren't looking for any Policy & Standards Councilors. If you wish to become a councilor, or wish to nominate someone else, please apply in the talkpage. Please also try to provide a supporting statement.

Councilor Responsibilities

 * In the case of an inactive Administrator, the Council leader will act as a temporary admin.
 * Regularly assist in the Wiki's Guilds.
 * Quality check the recent edits to articles.
 * Quality check articles in general
 * Assist members with edits and other issues
 * Roll-back vandalism
 * Check the Sorcerer Magazine for updates on Wiki News.

Councilor Powers

 * Full Star.svg In rare occasions, the Chairman or Chairwoman of the council will be allowed Administrative powers.
 * Move.png Move user questions or articles that are not in the correct place.
 * Alert Icon.png Help resolve issues with the site that don't require Admin intervention.
 * Icon-Archive.png Monitor talk pages/Forums/Blogs.
 * Back.png Revert bad edits more easily using a "rollback" link.

Councilor Qualifications

 * Be an active user of the wiki
 * Have a good amount of edits on the wiki, but the edits should be of good quality and useful.
 * Good spelling and grammar is useful
 * Good communication skills
 * Must be well read on our policies and help enforce them
 * At least 3 months on the wiki

Removal of Councilor
Conditions under which an involuntary removal would be considered,
 * In-active for three months or more.
 * Repeated abuse of rollback privileges
 * Repeated violation of policies.

Councilor Noticeboard

 * For the most accurate times, you should [ refresh the page].

Inactivity
Councilors should remain active to assist the wiki, who has entrusted them with additional user rights.
 * An active status is defined as:
 * Continuing substantial contributions, defined as edits that do not include modifying user space pages, or correcting spelling/grammar/formatting.
 * A steady flow of such contributions, defined as editing on most days each month.
 * Reasonable speed in replying to user talk messages, defined as replying before the poster of the user talk message is forced to make an alternative consultation.
 * Councilors should alert the community to a leave of absence by adding the inactivity template to their user page. The councilors should also mark themselves as inactive on the list of councilors. Leaves of absence may be for any length up to two months.
 * If the councilor continues to be inactive for a prolonged period of time, removal of user rights will be considered by the active bureaucrat. Consideration will begin from when any leaves of absence were meant to finish.

Becoming a Councilor
In general, the wiki should not have more than five councilors at one. However, users may at always nominate themselves to become a councilor so that they may be considered if a position ever opens. The Chairman/woman of the Policy & Standards Council, under certain circumstances, may have administrative powers but this is temporary.

Membership Suggestion
If you wish to become a Council Member then it is suggested that you complete at least some summaries of either the manga, anime, or fight summaries, and aid in the referencing project. This would boost your edit count, a requirement for membership, and demonstrate that you are interested in contributing something substantial to the wiki.

Membership Nominations
Please feel free to nominate either yourself or a fellow wiki user you believe should be given membership and roll-back rights on the talkpage. Please also try to provide a supporting statement.

Badges
Councilors can display the Rollback Box and Council Box on their page by using and the  command. If you are removed from the council you must remove it from your user page.

For use of former councilors ONLY!

However, you can replace it with  , which is a symbol of you being a former Councilor of the site.