Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5546913-20160704061212/@comment-4384018-20160704201152

I suppose I should likely comment on this; I, admittedly, am a prime example of this.

For those of you unaware, let me explain: a few months ago I was getting particularly stressed out with my school and social life, and to try to minimize my stress I took a indefinite break from the wiki. I informed no one of this beyond Water and perhaps some others, but even then I didn't fully leave until one day I just dropped off the face of the Earth. It also didn't help that sometime after that I was kinda in a mental hospital. :/ Long story.

So yes, I am one of the aforementioned moderators who just up and disappeared in complete disregard for their duties. While I apologize for this, I fully expected to have been demoted in my absence; while I am glad that I was not, I am rather surprised I was allowed to just stay inactive for a period of months without any word or notice.

With all of that said, I agree that this issue should be dealt with in a much better way than it has been. I suggest perhaps doing a system of temp. mods to fill in for any planned hiatuses or suddenly absent moderators. The plan will go as follows:

IF TOO LONG; DIDN'T READ, READ BELOW

If a moderator, of any position below buro and perhaps admin, is inactive for more than 4 weeks, I believe we should perhaps hold an election among the administration for a temporary promotion to fill their place.

If this person has left notice ahead of time, their rights should be held intact, but their admin page section or other sources (perhaps a highlighted thread?) be changed to indicate their inactivity. Once they return, the temporary replacement may be stripped of their rights, as per agreement prior to promotion. If they would like to have permanent rights instated, they could take their case to the "council", id est the active users of the wiki.

If someone is gone for more than two months without notice, I believe they should be demoted, and their position filled by their temporary moderator, at least until their return. If they had a valid reason for their disappearance, their rights can be reinstated, but if the temporary moderator has done an adequate job he may be allowed a permanent residency in the administration.

Feel free to leave any suggestions or criticisms to my laid out plan in response to this thread. Of course it likely needs revisions and the like and some aspects of it may not work, but I feel this is the best and most fair system I can come up with at this time. Thanks.

Blue Pant .- I'ᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʀᴏ ᴛʜɪs ᴡɪᴋɪ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇs...But not the one it needs right now. 20:11, July 4, 2016 (UTC)