User blog:Reddude/ADMIN BLOG-POST: Wiki Officers

Hello everyone! Reddy here, and this blog is basically here to prevent Sprink's blog from becoming cluttered (his blog really isn't the place for the admin discussion) and so I can input a lot of my ideas. I know not everyone shares the same opinion as me, and feel free to state your own in the comments. Now, let's start.

The Facts
Okay, first let's start off with the facts. With Sprink's sudden retirement, the wiki is left with only one active bureacrat (myself, unless you count Nalyd) and four active admins (Gideon, Owe, Toad, and Webly). I think it's safe to run under the assumption that we need more than one or two bureaucrats-- if Nalyd drops off the face of the earth again, I don't want to be stuck with the decision.

Of the three admins, I think Gideon would be the best choice. Owe normally operates like he's a normal user, and doesn't use his admin powers much, while Toad's relatively new to the admin world, and I don't want to promote him again so early (Sorry, Owe and Toad). Then it's a toss-up between Webly and Gideon; I support Gideon in this match-up. Both users do a lot for the wiki, but Gideon's experience and ability to make unbiased decisions without hesitation is why I'd like to see him as a bureaucrat. It's really nothing different than being an admin, and Gideon's done a great job at that, as has Webly.

Feel free to voice your opinion on that matter below. Now onto the inactive admins, which make up 7/13 admins (we have fourteen at the moment, but I am disregarding Sprink from the numbers). Two of those admins are also bureaucrats themselves; Gigi and Sunshine, but of whom edit irregularly and only stick around for at max a month at a time. Gigi's last edit was the first of April, while Sunshine's the sixth of May.

The other five inactive admins are Layla, TAU, Brandon, Kenny, and Goldenshane. None of them have been inactive long enough to warrant demotion, but it's worth bringing up. the first three (like Owe) have never really demonstrated their admin abilities, while Kenny's edits are sporadic and Shane pops-up every now and then.

Promotions
As Fanny pointed out on Sprink's blogs, we really should promote at least a couple more admins, just to re-inforce the five regularly active admins we have. I have a couple suggestions for new admins myself, presented to you in a pretty little chart:

Yeah, not very many suggestions, but then again we don't need to promote an army. If you were listed in the chart, please note, you are in no way obligated to accept adminship. Also, anyone can suggest new admins. the admins will eventually be selected by some process I'm not syure of yet. If you have an question, ask!

~Reddy