Alphabet Lore Wiki:Staff/Policies

Welcome to the staff guidelines! These guidelines have been put in place to ensure that all staff members are aware of the expectations and standards we hold ourselves to. As a member of our team, it is important that you understand the values and principles that guide our wiki. By following these guidelines, we can work together to provide the best possible service to our customers and maintain a positive and productive work environment. Thank you for taking the time to review these guidelines and for your commitment to upholding our wiki's values. In addition to the staff guidelines, it is important to note that all staff members, regardless of rank or position, must adhere to our organization's wiki guidelines. These guidelines outline the proper procedures for adding and editing content on our internal wiki, which serves as a valuable resource for our team. By following these guidelines, we can ensure that the information on our wiki is accurate, up-to-date, and relevant to our work. It is the responsibility of all staff members to familiarize themselves with these guidelines and to follow them at all times. Thank you for your cooperation in maintaining the integrity of our wiki and the information it contains.

## Bureaucrat selection process

When a bureaucrat either steps down or gets demoted and a vacancy is left, unless the bureaucrat had selected a successor beforehand, the bureaucrat selection process must be set into place. After the bureaucrats rights are removed, another bureaucrat must message all the administrators about their candidacy in the upcoming election, of which they have 24 hours to respond to. After the 24 hours subside, a post made by a staff member notifies the community of the upcoming bureaucrat vote, and who the current candidates are. In the wiki's discord server, multiple bullet-round style voting rounds shall occur, whittling down the candidates until only two remain. For that portion of the process, only staff can vote. Then, for the second part of it, only admins can vote, and finally, after there are only two candidates, a site-wide vote will decide whoever of the two finalists becomes a bureaucrat. If at any time one of the finalists decide to forfeit the vote, then the remaining candidate wins by default.

## Staff reinstatement

If a former staff member wishes to have their rights back, they must go through a process to determine if they are worthy of returning to the administration. We call this the 'reinstatement process', which all former staff must go through if they wish to become staff again. To start the process, the user must message a bureaucrat with their wishes to become staff again, which when prompted the bureaucrat will usually tell the user about the reinstatement process. From that message onward, the user must edit (for content roles) or post (discussions roles) for seven consecutive days. On the seventh day of the reinstatement process, the staff will vote on their reinstatement of the user, and if the majority of the staff vote for their reinstatement, they will regain rights again. If the majority of the staff are not in favor of their reinstatement, they cannot go through the process for another 180 days (6 months). If they were promoted before there was a staff requirement, then they must meet the requirements of the role they are wanting.

## Demotion Rules

There are certain criteria staff must follow in order to remain staff. If these criteria are not met, then there is the looming possibility of demotion.

### Inactivity

If a staff member is inactive for more than two months and does not have the 'Unknown' status on the staff page (which exempts users from this policy), they will be demoted for inactivity. However, one month into their hiatus, they will be notified of their pending demotion and given one more month to raise their activity levels.

Violating the staff guidelines
While rare, staff can get demoted for violating the staff guidelines. There are many reasons why a staff member can be demoted for these reasons, such as abuse of rights or general underperformance. There are more in depth reason listed in the actual staff rules, so read that for more specific scenarios.