Staff Guide

##### Q: Can I apply for admin/bureaucrat?

A: Nope. However, you can become an admin through being a thread moderator/content moderator and serving this wiki well for a considerable amount of time, and eventually get a promotion to admin/bureaucrat. You must be active, helpful, trustworthy, and hard-working in order to get a promotion.

##### Q: Are content/thread moderator applications open?

A: Nope, currently, they are not. However, we will make announcements when we open/close applications.

##### Q: Can I still become content/thread moderator if I have a history of being blocked/warned?

A: Yes, you can, as long as you have not done severe violations such as posting NSFW, etc. Here, we believe everyone can have a second chance.

##### Q: Are there any requirements to apply for content/thread moderator?

A: Yes, there are. To apply for thread or content moderator, you must have at least 100 posts and 50 edits.

## Content Moderator Guide

Content moderators are users who are granted extra tools to moderate the content of the wiki. Your job as a content moderator is to make sure all the pages are in their best shape. Some additional tools you are granted are listed below:

* Editing and moving fully protected pages
* Deleting and undeleting pages and files
* Editing and moving protected files
* Rollback
* Protecting and unprotecting pages
* Patrolling pages if the community has the recent changes patrol feature enabled

You may issue warnings to users if you find their behavior has violated the Wiki Rules.

## Thread Moderator Guide

As a thread moderator, your job is to moderate posts, organize posts into the appropriate category, and keep the threads safe and positive. You are granted access to specific tools as a thread moderator, those being:

* Removing and restoring threads and replies by any user
* Closing and reopening replies
* Deleting blog comments
* Editing and deleting article comments
* Moderating the Discussions

You may issue warnings to users if you find their behavior has violated the Discussion policies.

## Warning Format

When users break rules that warrant warnings, you must leave a gentle warning on their message wall. These have a specific format that must be followed.

You must put the title of your message as "Warning X" (x being the number of the warning. If it is their first warning, it will be Warning #1, etc.)

The contents of the message must contain the reason of the warning, put gently. Avoid being harsh, blunt, or rude.

A proper warning might look like this:

   Please only warn users if they have behaved in ways that violate the guidelines. Falsely warning users can result in punishments, and if done continuously may result in demotion.

## Reminder Format

If users have done something that slightly violates the guidelines, but is not enough to warrant a full warning, you may issue them a friendly reminder on their message wall.

The title will only consist of "Reminder," and the contents will have the reminder.

Some actions that may warrant reminders are incorrectly categorizing posts, spam posting, being disrespectful (assuming good faith, not on purpose), etc.

A valid reminder might look like this: