Nookipedia:Staff demotion policy
This page documents the various ways in which Nookipedia staff members can be demoted, or removed from the staff.
Reasons for demotion
Inactivity
If a staff member has not edited the wiki in over a year, they will be removed from their position. Only wiki edits make a user 'active' in this regard. Activity in the Discord server or anywhere else off-wiki does not count.
Resignation
Any staff member may voluntarily step down from their staff position or move down to a lower position (e.g. Bureaucrat to Administrator) by asking a Bureaucrat (for Patrollers/Administrators) or Director (for Bureaucrats).
Lacking account requirements
If an existing staff member no longer has a valid email address on their account, they will have 30 days to add a valid email address, else they will be removed from the staff.
If an existing Bureaucrat removes two-factor authentication from their account, they will have 30 days to re-enable it, else they will be demoted to Administrator.
Expulsion
If a staff member does not utilize their abilities as staff, improperly utilizes them, or is otherwise seen as unfit to be staff, they may be expelled from the staff by a vote. Only Bureaucrats or Directors may call for a vote to expel another staff member. If an expulsion vote is called in bad faith, it may be vetoed by a Director. To be expelled from the staff, there must be support from 65% of voting staff members and a minimum of 5 total votes.
If a staff member clearly abuses their staff powers, vandalizes the site, or does any other action that would result in a block, they will be blocked from editing and removed from their staff position immediately.
If a staff user account is known to have become compromised, it will be immediately blocked without notice to protect the site and its users.
How to demote
Only Bureaucrats and Directors can demote staff members, and only Directors can demote Bureaucrats. To demote a staff member, a Bureaucrat or Director may go to Special:UserRights and enter the username of the staff member being demoted.
Returning to staff
There are various ways that demoted users can return to the staff:
- Users who were demoted for the following reasons may, within a year of their demotion, request to return to their previous staff position. The request will be handled at the discretion of Nookipedia's Bureaucrats and Directors. After one year, if the user wishes to return to the staff, they must apply again, although if they were an Administrator or Bureaucrat, they can apply directly for their previous position.
- Inactivity — the user must first resume activity
- Resignation
- Lacking account requirements — the user must first meet the requirements again
- Users who were expelled from the staff may apply for staff again as a Patroller (regardless of their previous position) after six months.
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