Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-7424710-20161009181114

Hello, and welcome to the first part of the moderation elections. Last year, we tried to do an '''[http://deathbattlefanon.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:WarpyNeko930/Admin_Elections! admin election]'''. The result was, and I'm not going to sugarcoat it, controversial. Not to mention that the event itself wasn't very organized in a proper manner, no proper rules outside of one exception, and especially no actual results that were near accurate to the public vote count. This time, since I'm hosting it, things are going to be very different.

To start, yes, I've discussed with the active admins and they have an okay say on this happening. Second, the reason why we're doing this is that even though we've had a lot of promotions in recent times due to our previous outcry about administration faults, we're still light in certain areas, and some of the older ones are retiring as we speak. Not only can these shoes be filled in by lower moderator who has done more than they should, but it can help open up some new ones to users who have shown fantastic work on making this Wiki better than it is. It's like rewarding for good community service.

The elections this time around are going to revolve around all five positions possible, which include:

- Bureaucrat

- Administrator

- Content Moderator

- Discussion Moderator

- Chat Moderator

But when it comes to moderation, there can be a thing as too much. That's why, in the end, we're only going to accept only one or two people maximum per position. Yet it doesn't end there. Even if you win in the second part of the election, which is the actual voting, you won't get an immediate promotion. I know I said in the past that we need a public opinion and an admin huddle can leave to bad things, but I never said we shouldn't fuse the two into a perfect system. After your victory, we will check you to see if you have a satisfactory history of conduct. You don't have to be a goody two shoes, but don't have to be mean regularly. Once that's checked and given the okay, we will test you to see if you're fit for the postion. This includes things to see if:

A. You know the Rules and Guidelines

B. You know proper reactions to violations within the Rules and Guidelines (will include things such as ban/block sentence times)

C. You have an understanding of what your job as whatever your position won is and how to perform basic tasks as one.

Think of it as a final exam of sorts, basically just to see if you're really ready for your job and to be trusted to follow those Rules and Guidelines. I know it may look or seem difficult, but it's really not that hard. Just be aware of what you do and how you're supposed to do things.

If you pass, then you pass. Though again you won't be promoted immediately, rather temporarily trained to make sure you're even more aware of what to do than you already are. It's like tutoring. If you fail, then you fail. No second chances, really, not unless you've won two position categories, which is nigh impossible considering the rules I'm about to implement.

Speaking of rules, here they are:

- No Self-Nominations

- Nominations of an individual must have valid reasoning behind them

Let me make an example of what does not work as valid reasoning:

"I vote Arigarmy for Admin because he's nice lol"

"I vote Arigarmy for Bureaucrat because he makes good fights"

Here's an example of valid reasoning

"I vote Arigarmy for Chat Mod because he's constantly reporting trouble in the chatroom"

"I vote Arigarmy for Content Mod because he neatly organizes, fixes, and updates pages on a daily basis"

Basically, name something that they do that actually contributes to the Wiki, don't just point out their personality or attitude. It's nice if they're nice people, but that doesn't mean they're actually qualified.

'''- A user must have at least five nominations to be considered as a nominee. We're not going to include anyone just because they're mentioned by one person.'''

- You can only nominate up to three users for positions and only those three; choose wisely.

With those rules stated, and nothing else to say, let the party begin.

USERS NOMINATED SO FAR:  