Hey all. It seems that the Admins are mostly "not around" (for lack of a better expression). Is there a way to get some of the other more active contributors "promoted" so that spam and other types of abuse can be mitigated somewhat? I know that type of behavior exists no matter what, but there are updates that need to be done to the main page and many other various things, and there aren't any Admins around to do it.  Ideas/info/assistance appreciated.

User:8131snake  has received sufficient vouches/kudos to be moving on to the discussion board

Chat Moderators

Chat moderators are members of the Knights & Dragons Wiki's staff team with the responsibility of managing the chat room. They have the tools to be able to kick and ban a user from the chat room. Chat moderator are expected to:

• Help users in chat to the best of their ability and answer questions (both in main chat and Personal Messages).
• Help newcomers understand the Chat Policies
• Warn someone before banning (kicks count as warnings), with exception of extreme cases where a ban is the best option for the well-being of the community and chat
• Explain on the banned user's message wall the reasons for the ban
• Chat Moderators need to show maturity. This includes quality edits, courtesy, and refraining from heavily roleplaying (like wiki "marriage", indulging in "violent acts" toward another user, etc.)
• Chat Moderators are expected to show good behavior both here and on other Wikis. As their conduct will be associated with this wiki, a block or ban on another Wiki as much as here could lead to demotion without further notice.

Discussion board

• After receiving three support Kudos, the user will have a voting and discussion board
• The discussion and voting board will be where the comment will either support the user's promotion or oppose.
• This board will also serve as a method of asking the (nominee) important questions only regarding his promotion or about the nominee in general
• The nominee must reply within 48 hours without any excuse (except religious, secular,medical or family reasons)
• If the user does not reply, than the board will be closed and the nominee will be cancelled.
• The discussion will last for a week
• If the nominee gets at least a majority of supports, he/she will be promoted

Only registered users can vote/discuss, All non related questions and posts will be removed. Sock puppeting will lead to a block of all perpetrators.

 This discussion will last until January 5th, 2015

User:Knightdestroyer has received sufficient vouches/kudos to be moving on to the discussion board

Chat Moderators

Chat moderators are members of the Knights & Dragons Wiki's staff team with the responsibility of managing the chat room. They have the tools to be able to kick and ban a user from the chat room. Chat moderator are expected to:

• Help users in chat to the best of their ability and answer questions (both in main chat and Personal Messages).
• Help newcomers understand the Chat Policies
• Warn someone before banning (kicks count as warnings), with exception of extreme cases where a ban is the best option for the well-being of the community and chat
• Explain on the banned user's message wall the reasons for the ban
• Chat Moderators need to show maturity. This includes quality edits, courtesy, and refraining from heavily roleplaying (like wiki "marriage", indulging in "violent acts" toward another user, etc.)
• Chat Moderators are expected to show good behavior both here and on other Wikis. As their conduct will be associated with this wiki, a block or ban on another Wiki as much as here could lead to demotion without further notice.

Discussion board

• After receiving three support Kudos, the user will have a voting and discussion board
• The discussion and voting board will be where the comment will either support the user's promotion or oppose.
• This board will also serve as a method of asking the (nominee) important questions only regarding his promotion or about the nominee in general
• The nominee must reply within 48 hours without any excuse (except religious, secular,medical or family reasons)
• If the user does not reply, than the board will be closed and the nominee will be cancelled.
• The discussion will last for a week
• If the nominee gets at least a majority of supports, he/she will be promoted

Only registered users can vote/discuss, All non related questions and posts will be removed. Sock puppeting will lead to a block of all perpetrators.

 This discussion will last until October 18th, 2014

User:UnumPluribus has received a majority of support on the discussion board. Therefore, he will be moving onto the vetting round.Please note that only Chat moderators and Administrators are allowed to reply and give their final input. All non chat mod/ admin votes and replies will be removed.

Chat Moderators

Chat moderators are members of the Knights & Dragons Wiki's staff team with the responsibility of managing the chat room. They have the tools to be able to kick and ban a user from the chat room. Chat moderator are expected to:

• Help users in chat to the best of their ability and answer questions (both in main chat and Personal Messages).

• Help newcomers understand the Chat Policies

• Warn someone before banning (kicks count as warnings), with exception of extreme cases where a ban is the best option for the well-being of the community and chat

• Explain on the banned user's message wall the reasons for the ban

• Chat Moderators need to show maturity. This includes quality edits, courtesy, and refraining from heavily roleplaying (like wiki "marriage", indulging in "violent acts" toward another user, etc.)

• Chat Moderators are expected to show good behavior both here and on other Wikis. As their conduct will be associated with this wiki, a block or ban on another Wiki as much as here could lead to demotion without further notice.

Vetting of the Candidate.

• After receiving a majority of supports in the discussion board. Admins and chat moderators will have a chance to talk about their choice of support or oppose to the candidate.
• Only Admins and chat mods will be able to post their thoughts on the candidate. All non admins/Cm replies will be removed.
• The vetting members will clearly state whether they support or oppose the promotion with a detailed reasoning.
• The candidate must receive at least 75% of supports to be promoted.
• The candidate will not be permitted to post since it is the decision of the vetting team.
• No questions can be asked to the candidate. Only discussions and votes will be permitted.

ONLY CHAT MODERATORS AND ADMINS ARE ALLOWED TO PUT THEIR INPUT. ALL NON CHAT MOD OR ADMIN VOTES WILL BE REMOVED. ALL NON RELATED POSTS WILL BE REMOVED. THIS VETTING WILL LAST FOR 1 WEEK.

Nbenks has received sufficient kudos to be moving on to the discussion round

Chat Mods

Chat moderators are members of the Knights & Dragons Wiki's staff team with the responsibility of managing the chat room. They have the tools to be able to kick and ban a user from the chat room. Chat moderator are expected to:

• Help users in chat to the best of their ability and answer questions (both in main chat and Personal Messages).
• Help newcomers understand the Chat Policies
• Warn someone before banning (kicks count as warnings), with exception of extreme cases where a ban is the best option for the well-being of the community and chat
• Explain on the banned user's message wall the reasons for the ban
• Chat Moderators need to show maturity. This includes quality edits, courtesy, and refraining from heavily roleplaying (like wiki "marriage", indulging in "violent acts" toward another user, etc.)
• Chat Moderators are expected to show good behavior both here and on other Wikis. As their conduct will be associated with this wiki, a block or ban on another Wiki as much as here could lead to demotion without further notice.

Discussion Board

• After receiving three support Kudos, the user will have a voting and discussion board
• The discussion and voting board will be where the comment will either support the user's promotion or oppose.
• This board will also serve as a method of asking the (nominee) important questions only regarding his promotion or about the nominee in general
• The nominee must reply within 48 hours without any excuse (except religious, secular,medical or family reasons)
• If the user does not reply, than the board will be closed and the nominee will be cancelled.
• The discussion will last for a week

If the nominee gets at least a majority of supports, he/she will be promoted

This discussion will last for a week (June 19th) Only registered users can vote or discuss. All non related replies will be removed.

User:EBCM1022 has received sufficient support for a possible Administrator selection. You can discuss this nomination here. 

Administrators

Administrators (or "admins" or "sysop") are trusted users, who are generally chosen by the community and also have access to the administrative tools.

Administrator's Tools

See Help:Administrators for an overview of advanced editing tools available to admins

Administrators should not use their administrator powers to settle editing disputes; for example, to lock a page on a version he or she prefers in an editing dispute that isn't vandalism. Administrator powers should be used to help keep the wiki clear of vandalism, spam, and users who make malicious edits, but not for simple disagreements between users acting in good faith. Ideally an admin shouldn't be considered "in charge". The ideal admin is just someone who is trusted to have a few extra buttons and to use them for the benefit of the Wikia community.

Administrator Traits One Should Have

• A kind approach to fellow members of the community.
• Is helpful to other members of the community by trying to answer questions or complaints.
• Is familiar with basic editing in source mode on Wikia.
• Has a well-rounded knowledge of the content in Knights and Dragons.
• Is respected by other members of the community.
• Is able to work well with others.
• Seems like their contributions to the Knights and Dragons community would benefit with the administrator specific tools.

Discussion Procedure

• Upon receiving sufficient vouches, one of the Admin Team will open up a discussion thread for the possible promotion of the user. The user will be notified about the discussion thread once it is set up and opened.
• Upon opening the discussion thread, community members are allowed to ask whatever questions they need to get an answer with, in terms of the user running for Administrator. The discussion thread will be opened for 1 WEEK.
• Questions must be clear AND related to the Administrator's job.
• The candidate is expected to answer pertinent questions.
• RESPECT shall be the word of order at all time. Not agreeing with the candidate being possibly promoted does not allow someone to disrespect that person.
• A failure from the candidate to answer a question for more than 48hrs during the discussion(candidate shall be expected to be active during the discussion process) will result in a cancellation of the possible Administrator selection.
• After 1 week of discussion, the Admin team will evaluate the user's answers to any questions the community asked; determine whether the user is going to be a beneficial for the community if ever the Administrative Tools are granted. This will take 1 week.
• After up to 2 weeks of Staff Evaluation, a bureaucrat will then notify the user on his/her Message Wall whether he/she has been promoted for admin or not. A detailed reason will be provided in case the request is declined.

User:GamingOshawott has received sufficient vouches/kudos to be moving on to the discussion board

Chat Moderators

Chat moderators are members of the Knights & Dragons Wiki's staff team with the responsibility of managing the chat room. They have the tools to be able to kick and ban a user from the chat room. Chat moderator are expected to:

• Help users in chat to the best of their ability and answer questions (both in main chat and Personal Messages).
• Help newcomers understand the Chat Policies
• Warn someone before banning (kicks count as warnings), with exception of extreme cases where a ban is the best option for the well-being of the community and chat
• Explain on the banned user's message wall the reasons for the ban
• Chat Moderators need to show maturity. This includes quality edits, courtesy, and refraining from heavily roleplaying (like wiki "marriage", indulging in "violent acts" toward another user, etc.)
• Chat Moderators are expected to show good behavior both here and on other Wikis. As their conduct will be associated with this wiki, a block or ban on another Wiki as much as here could lead to demotion without further notice.

Discussion board

• After receiving three support Kudos, the user will have a voting and discussion board
• The discussion and voting board will be where the comment will either support the user's promotion or oppose.
• This board will also serve as a method of asking the (nominee) important questions only regarding his promotion or about the nominee in general
• The nominee must reply within 48 hours without any excuse (except religious, secular,medical or family reasons)
• If the user does not reply, than the board will be closed and the nominee will be cancelled.
• The discussion will last for a week
• If the nominee gets at least a majority of supports, he/she will be promoted

Only registered users can vote/discuss, All non related questions and posts will be removed. Sock puppeting will lead to a block of all perpetrators.

 This discussion will last for one week(June12th)  

Zellox has received sufficient kudos support to be moving on to the discussion and voting board.

Chat Moderators

Chat moderators are members of the Knights & Dragons Wiki's staff team with the responsibility of managing the chat room. They have the tools to be able to kick and ban a user from the chat room. Chat moderator are expected to:

• Help users in chat to the best of their ability and answer questions (both in main chat and Personal Messages).
• Help newcomers understand the Chat Policies
• Warn someone before banning (kicks count as warnings), with exception of extreme cases where a ban is the best option for the well-being of the community and chat
• Explain on the banned user's message wall the reasons for the ban
• Chat Moderators need to show maturity. This includes quality edits, courtesy, and refraining from heavily roleplaying (like wiki "marriage", indulging in "violent acts" toward another user, etc.)
• Chat Moderators are expected to show good behavior both here and on other Wikis. As their conduct will be associated with this wiki, a block or ban on another Wiki as much as here could lead to demotion without further notice.

Discussion board

• After receiving three support Kudos, the user will have a voting and discussion board
• The discussion and voting board will be where the comment will either support the user's promotion or oppose.
• This board will also serve as a method of asking the (nominee) important questions only regarding his promotion or about the nominee in general
• The nominee must reply within 48 hours without any excuse (except religious, secular,medical or family reasons)
• If the user does not reply, than the board will be closed and the nominee will be cancelled.
• If the user gets at least a majority of supports he will be promoted

​Only registered users can ask, discuss or vote. All non-related questions and posts will be removed.

This discussion will remain open until June 7th 2014. 

KandD GSE Andy has received sufficient kudos support to be moving on to the discussion and voting board.

Chat Moderators

Chat moderators are members of the Knights & Dragons Wiki's staff team with the responsibility of managing the chat room. They have the tools to be able to kick and ban a user from the chat room. Chat moderator are expected to:

• Help users in chat to the best of their ability and answer questions (both in main chat and Personal Messages).
• Help newcomers understand the Chat Policies
• Warn someone before banning (kicks count as warnings), with exception of extreme cases where a ban is the best option for the well-being of the community and chat
• Explain on the banned user's message wall the reasons for the ban
• Chat Moderators need to show maturity. This includes quality edits, courtesy, and refraining from heavily roleplaying (like wiki "marriage", indulging in "violent acts" toward another user, etc.)
• Chat Moderators are expected to show good behavior both here and on other Wikis. As their conduct will be associated with this wiki, a block or ban on another Wiki as much as here could lead to demotion without further notice.

Discussion board

• After receiving three support Kudos, the user will have a voting and discussion board
• The discussion and voting board will be where the comment will either support the user's promotion or oppose.
• This board will also serve as a method of asking the (nominee) important questions only regarding his promotion or about the nominee in general
• The nominee must reply within 48 hours without any excuse (except religious, secular,medical or family reasons)
• If the user does not reply, than the board will be closed and the nominee will be cancelled.
• If the user gets at least a majority of supports he will be promoted

​Only registered users can ask, discuss or vote. All non-related questions and posts will be removed.

This discussion will last for a week. 

User:MissingNo.27 has met the requirements in order to proceed to the voting board. 

Chat Moderators

Chat moderators are members of the wiki team with the responsibility of the Chat room. They are vital to the community and ensure that the chat stays fruitful and enjoyable for thee wiki community.

Those with Chat Moderators rights are able to do the following:

• Kick someone from the chat room
• Ban someone from the chat room

Chat Moderator User Conduct

Chat moderator are expected to:

• Help users in chat to the best of their ability and answer

  questions(both in main chat and Personal Messages).

• Help newcomers understand the Chat Policies
• Ensure those policies are followed
• Warn someone before banning (kicks count as warnings)
• Write an explanation as to the nature of the ban and it's length on the person's message wall.
• Chat Moderators need to show maturity. This includes quality edits, courtesy, and refraining from heavily roleplaying (like wiki "marriage", indulging in "violent acts" toward another user, etc ...)
• Chat Moderators are expected to show good behavior both here and on other Wikis. As their conduct will be associated with this wiki, a block or ban on another Wiki as much as here could lead to demotion without further notice.

Voting Procedure

• Clearly state whether you support or oppose.
• One vote per person.
• A small explanation of your vote can be provided but people aren't expected to answer to it. This is meant to vote, not discuss.

Participant must be registered users since before the nomination of the candidate.

• Sockpuppeting will result in a cancellation of the votes and a block of all perpetrators.

Voting will last for a week from the time it started.

Discussion

• Questions are allowed but they must be to the nominee about the role
• Any non related questions will be removed
• The nominee must reply to all question within 48 hours or the voting procedure will be shut down.(unless secular, religious, medical and family reasons are exuded and no penalty will come.)

ONLY REGISTERED USERS CAN VOTE

This discussion will end on May 18th 2014.

FrosteeSnoman has received sufficient support for a possible Administrator selection. You can discuss this nomination here. 

Administrators

Administrators (or "admins" or "sysop") are trusted users, who are generally chosen by the community and also have access to the administrative tools.

Administrator's Tools

See Help:Administrators for an overview of advanced editing tools available to admins

Administrators should not use their administrator powers to settle editing disputes; for example, to lock a page on a version he or she prefers in an editing dispute that isn't vandalism. Administrator powers should be used to help keep the wiki clear of vandalism, spam, and users who make malicious edits, but not for simple disagreements between users acting in good faith. Ideally an admin shouldn't be considered "in charge". The ideal admin is just someone who is trusted to have a few extra buttons and to use them for the benefit of the Wikia community.

Administrator Traits One Should Have

• A kind approach to fellow members of the community.
• Is helpful to other members of the community by trying to answer questions or complaints.
• Is familiar with basic editing in source mode on Wikia.
• Has a well-rounded knowledge of the content in Knights and Dragons.
• Is respected by other members of the community.
• Is able to work well with others.
• Seems like their contributions to the Knights and Dragons community would benefit with the administrator specific tools.

Discussion Procedure

• Upon receiving sufficient vouches, one of the Admin Team will open up a discussion thread for the possible promotion of the user. The user will be notified about the discussion thread once it is set up and opened.
• Upon opening the discussion thread, community members are allowed to ask whatever questions they need to get an answer with, in terms of the user running for Administrator. The discussion thread will be opened for 1 WEEK.
• Questions must be clear AND related to the Administrator's job.
• The candidate is expected to answer pertinent questions.
• RESPECT shall be the word of order at all time. Not agreeing with the candidate being possibly promoted does not allow someone to disrespect that person.
• A failure from the candidate to answer a question for more than 48hrs during the discussion(candidate shall be expected to be active during the discussion process) will result in a cancellation of the possible Administrator selection.
• After 1 week of discussion, the Admin team will evaluate the user's answers to any questions the community asked; determine whether the user is going to be a beneficial for the community if ever the Administrative Tools are granted. This will take 1 week.
• After up to 2 weeks of Staff Evaluation, a bureaucrat will then notify the user on his/her Message Wall whether he/she has been promoted for admin or not. A detailed reason will be provided in case the request is declined.

Kuby101 has received sufficient support for a possible Administrator selection. You can discuss this nomination here. 

Administrators

Administrators (or "admins" or "sysop") are trusted users, who are generally chosen by the community and also have access to the administrative tools.

Administrator's Tools

See Help:Administrators for an overview of advanced editing tools available to admins

Administrators should not use their administrator powers to settle editing disputes; for example, to lock a page on a version he or she prefers in an editing dispute that isn't vandalism. Administrator powers should be used to help keep the wiki clear of vandalism, spam, and users who make malicious edits, but not for simple disagreements between users acting in good faith. Ideally an admin shouldn't be considered "in charge". The ideal admin is just someone who is trusted to have a few extra buttons and to use them for the benefit of the Wikia community.

Administrator Traits One Should Have

• A kind approach to fellow members of the community.
• Is helpful to other members of the community by trying to answer questions or complaints.
• Is familiar with basic editing in source mode on Wikia.
• Has a well-rounded knowledge of the content in Knights and Dragons.
• Is respected by other members of the community.
• Is able to work well with others.
• Seems like their contributions to the Knights and Dragons community would benefit with the administrator specific tools.

Discussion Procedure

• Upon receiving sufficient vouches, one of the Admin Team will open up a discussion thread for the possible promotion of the user. The user will be notified about the discussion thread once it is set up and opened.
• Upon opening the discussion thread, community members are allowed to ask whatever questions they need to get an answer with, in terms of the user running for Administrator. The discussion thread will be opened for 1 WEEK.
• Questions must be clear AND related to the Administrator's job.
• The candidate is expected to answer pertinent questions.
• RESPECT shall be the word of order at all time. Not agreeing with the candidate being possibly promoted does not allow someone to disrespect that person.
• A failure from the candidate to answer a question for more than 48hrs during the discussion(candidate shall be expected to be active during the discussion process) will result in a cancellation of the possible Administrator selection.
• After 1 week of discussion, the Admin team will evaluate the user's answers to any questions the community asked; determine whether the user is going to be a beneficial for the community if ever the Administrative Tools are granted. This will take 1 week.
• After up to 2 weeks of Staff Evaluation, a bureaucrat will then notify the user on his/her Message Wall whether he/she has been promoted for admin or not. A detailed reason will be provided in case the request is declined.