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| | The English language Guild Wars Wiki is administered by the community. New [[Project:administrators|administrators]] are selected by a democratic process in the English language Guild Wars Wiki. There are two levels of adminship: [[#Sysops|sysop]] and [[#Bureaucrats|bureaucrat]]. |
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| Guild Wars Wiki is administered by the community. There are two types of formal administrator status: [[#Sysops|sysop]] and [[#Bureaucrats|bureaucrat]]. This status is not intended to represent extra weight within community decisions or generally directing the wiki, nor is it a requirement for moderating or enforcing policy. Like all users, administrators are expected to respect policy and consensus.
| | == Administration and [[ArenaNet]] == |
| | ArenaNet are not formally involved in the administrator selection process. Community decisions may not be appealed to them. ArenaNet staff may participate in the administrator selection process just as any other contributor in good standing, but their opinions are given equal weight as other members of the community. |
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| == Sysops == | | == Sysops == |
| {{shortcut box|[[GWW:SYSOP]]}} | | {{shortcut box|[[GWW:SYSOP]]}} |
| | Sysops are administrators who perform cleanup tasks (deleting pages, undoing page move vandalism) and can block accounts and IP addresses according to the rules of the Guild Wars Wiki [[Project:policy|policy]]. Sysops also protect critical or unusually contentious pages from editing. Sysops are granted reasonable discretion, but they are expected to apply policy rigorously and respect consensus. Sysops are expected (but not required) to provide a publicly reachable e-mail address or other means of private contact. |
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| Sysops are users that are also granted technical access to [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Administrators a few restricted features] (including blocking users and deleting pages), and the additional responsibility of not misusing them. When effecting a change that requires this access, a clear reason must be provided and the action must only be performed in these cases (or else be reversed): | | Sysops are selected by a review process based on nominations. New nominations may be made by any contributor in good standing, and nominators may nominate any contributor in good standing, including themselves. The nomination is reviewed for a fixed period of time, after which a [[#About bureaucrat|bureaucrat]] will assess the community consensus and appoint the nominee if the consensus is in favor. |
| * As specifically noted in any written policy, e.g. deletion according to [[Guild Wars Wiki:Deletion policy|deletion policy]]. For this purpose, mentions of ''"administrative action"'' should be interpreted as an allowance of blocking/banning offenders.
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| * At their own discretion, whenever he or she believes it would be supported directly by community consensus (regarding the specific change/action). If going against what would normally be accepted as policy or going beyond usual sysop actions, the sysop is to note this action on the [[Guild Wars Wiki:Sysop discretion log|sysop discretion log]]. If this discretion is exercised and the expected consensus is seriously challenged by any user, an actual consensus needs to be established and implemented or the action(s) should be reverted. In challenged cases that break an explicit restriction, the action(s) are to be reverted while that consensus is not yet established.
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| == Bureaucrats ==
| | Sysops are appointed for life, but may voluntarily resign. Their status may also be formally examined by the [[Project:arbitration committee|arbitration committee]]. |
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| Bureaucrats are sysops that have the following additional powers and responsibilities:
| | For a complete list of sysops, see [[Special:Listadmins/sysop]]. |
| # Update the group-level permission of users based on community decisions and policies. (See [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:User_rights#List_of_Groups the MediaWiki manual on user rights].)
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| #* This includes appointing or removing sysops according to formal [[GWW:RFA|requests for adminship or reconfirmation]].
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| #* Managing the status of wikibots.
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| # Provide a publicly-reachable e-mail address on the [[Guild Wars Wiki:List of bureaucrats|list of bureaucrats]].
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| # Resolve existing disputes and (where sensible) prevent them from taking place.
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| # Document their actions appropriately and respond to any questions from the community.
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| == Selection process ==
| | To start a new nomination, see [[Guild Wars Wiki:Requests for adminship]]. |
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| Sysop selection and reconfirmation is governed by the [[Guild Wars Wiki:Requests for adminship|policy for requests for adminship]]. Sysops can resign their position at any time and can be removed by bureaucrat discretion if it serves the best interests of the community.
| | == Bureaucrats == |
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| | Bureaucrats have the power to appoint or revoke the administrative status of users based on community decisions. Additionally, the group of bureaucrats, as long as there are at least 2, form an [[Project:arbitration committee|arbitration committee]], who are the final arbiters on the English language Guild Wars Wiki of user conduct, including that of administrators and issues with an individual user's conduct (but not general content decisions). |
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| Bureaucrats were chosen by election according to the [[Guild Wars Wiki:Elections|policy for elections]] until August 2012, at which point then-current bureacrats became permanent, subject to the same reconfirmation process as sysops. Vacated bureaucrat seats are filled as follows:
| | The Arbitration committee is in charge of (but not limited to) cases where enforcing policy has not resolved the case or no applicable policy exists. This includes specificially ongoing hostiliy among users or groups of users, disruptive behaviour and [[w:WP:TROLL|trolling]] (at least until a policy dealing with [[Guild Wars Wiki:No profanity|profanity]] and [[Guild Wars Wiki:No trolling|trolling]] is effective).<sup><small>2</small></sup> |
| * A bureaucrat resigning their position in good terms may choose their own replacement from the community.
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| * If a bureaucrat is removed due to failed reconfirmation or otherwise leaves without naming a replacement, the remaining bureaucrats may choose one.
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| * In both cases, it is expected that the bureaucrat(s) open a discussion on the wiki for the community to offer input before the new bureaucrat is chosen.
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| * Anyone selected as bureaucrat who is not already a sysop must be confirmed according to the same RfA process as any other sysop.
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| ArenaNet is not formally involved in the administrator selection process except where explicitly specified, and community decisions may not be otherwise appealed to them. ArenaNet staff may participate in the administrator selection process just as any other contributor in good standing, but their opinions are given equal weight as other members of the community.
| | The group of bureaucrats is mutually exclusive from the group of sysops -- any status as sysop is temporarily revoked while appointed as a bureaucrat.<sup><small>1</small></sup> Bureaucrats have some extra user rights, such as editing protected pages and viewing deleted pages, but are forbidden from executing page deletions/undeletions or user blocks/unblocks (although they may unblock their own account for arbitration purposes if necessary). While ArbComm injunctions and rulings may involve those, the enforcement of such is left to sysops. Any revoked sysop status is reinstated at the end of the bureaucrat term, or upon resignation. |
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| == Standby Admins ==
| | Due to their important role in the community, bureaucrats are held to a higher standard than sysops. All bureaucrats are expected to provide explanations for the use of their powers, and they are additionally expected to respond to any questions about their actions from anyone, including via e-mail. All bureaucrats are required to list a publicly reachable e-mail address. |
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| With the maturity of the wiki, the low frequency and limited scope of game updates leading to reduced overall activity in recent years, and use of automated administrative tools, the need for everyday admin engagement on the wiki is less than in times past. In order to keep the admin team robust for times when they are needed, any admin may mark themselves with the 'Standby' status on the [[Guild Wars Wiki:List of administrators|admin list]], indicating that while they aren't regularly engaged in day-to-day affairs, they are willing to stay on-call to step in if contacted. Such admins should ensure that they have their site preferences set to notify them by e-mail when their user talk page is edited.
| | Bureaucrats are generally appointed for fixed terms of 6 months from their date of appointment. The terms are staggered to have at least one bureaucrat active at all times. New bureaucrats are elected to an open position by community-wide open elections. Bureaucrats may run for re-election arbitrarily often. Any contributor (even non-administrators) in good standing may run for an open position. See [[Guild Wars Wiki:Elections]] for a description of the bureaucrat election process and a [[Guild Wars Wiki:Elections#Current open elections|list of current open elections]]. |
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| Should a Standby Admin have a period of extended "known unavailability" upcoming, where they will be unable to access the wiki; the admin should leave a note on their talk page indicating the period of intended absence, so as to ensure editors know not to attempt to contact them during this time and not to await a response. Periods of "known unavailability" should not extend beyond a combined period of 2 months per year.
| | Bureaucrats may resign at any time. Sitting bureaucrats can only be removed by unanimous votes of the other bureaucrats. |
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| Admins who do not respond to their talk page in a timely manner will be presumed to have retired from their adminship and their admin rights removed as a site security measure. The general expectation is that a standby admin should typically be responsive the same or next day, but 2 weeks will be given before removal of rights to accomodate unknown one-off circumstances. However, an admin who regularly takes several days or longer to respond may be subject to a call for [[Guild Wars Wiki:Requests for adminship#Reconfirmation|Reconfirmation]] at the community's discretion. If an admin hasn't been heard from in a while, even if no direct requests have been made of them, the community may attempt to contact them to establish that they remain contactable.
| | The current bureaucrats in the Guild Wars Wiki are: |
| | * [[User:Dirigible]] (zee.dirigible@gmail.com) |
| | *: Term: July 1, 2007 – December 31, 2007 |
| | * [[User:LordBiro]] (paul.boxley@gmail.com) |
| | *: Term: August 1, 2007 – February 29, 2008 |
| | * [[User:Xeeron]] (wiki@xeeron.de) |
| | *: Term: September 1, 2007 - April 30, 2008 |
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| Should an admin return after presumed retirement and wish to resume admin duties, bureaucrats will use their discretion whether the rights should be immediately restored or a new [[Guild Wars Wiki:Requests for adminship|RFA]] is needed.
| | <small><sup>1</sup> The current wiki configuration requires sysophood for some rights that bureaucrats should have. Until this is changed, accounts for bureaucrats should retain the sysop tag in the database purely as a technical workaround.</small> |
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| == See also ==
| | <small><sup>2</sup> This paragraph is subject to change once one of the aforementioned policies comes into effect.</small> |
| * [[Guild Wars Wiki:Admin noticeboard]]
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| * [[Guild Wars Wiki:List of administrators]]
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| * [[Guild Wars Wiki:List of bureaucrats]]
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| * [[Guild Wars Wiki:Requests for adminship]]
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| * [[Guild Wars Wiki:Sysop guide]]
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