Administration Handbook

On The Zoophobia Wiki, It is crutal that we have a trusted group of Admins to work together to shape and guide the wiki the way its supposed to be. Being a admin is no easy feat, as admins have lots of responsibilities to the wiki. This is the official for handbook for all Admins to oblige by. To see guidelines for Content and Discussion Mods, Please direct to the Moderator Handbook.

### Basic Abilities

Admins have access to many wiki tools that most users and mods don't have access too within the Admin Dashboard which includes features like Theme Designer, Reported where all reported posts go, Navigation and much more.

### Responsibilities

Admins should do the following things on a semi active basis:

* Look over the wiki making sure the entire wiki is factual and functional.
* Make sure all Users are Obliging by the guidelines.
	+ Issuing warnings to users in violation of the Guidelines, and if the warning is not heeded, then a block depending on how severe the action is.
* Locking and Protecting Pages and Comments (only if necessary, see Protecting Pages/Comments Policy)
* Keeping the community Updated with new wiki changes from the Administration. (This can be done in a blog post or discussion post)
* Respond to Users through Message Walls if they have a valid issue that needs to be handled by the admins that can't be done by the mods
	+ Such as Banning a User who repeatingly spams in discussions

### Taking Action

Taking action against a user is very important for a Admin to do if a user is behaving unruly on the wiki, this is no exception here on Zoophobia Wiki. We have a system of punishment and extensions for worse violations which you will see below.

1st Warning: For Minor Offenses like Placing False Information on wiki pages or unintentionally deleting info that is important. This can be done through message walls. The first warning should not be harsh or cold or stern yet, but rather a friendly heads up and links to the policy. If this was a mistake, make sure you hear the users reasoning behind their actions and don't take harsh actions right away.

2nd Warning: If the User Continues behaving in such a manner like repeating their previous offense, then issue them another message this time in a stern matter. Tell them directly that they are intentionally violating the guidelines and if the behavior continues then there will be major consequences.

3rd Warning: Only Use this if the previous warnings have been Ignored. Tell them that if they don't stop their behavior no matter how matter it is, because they were warned two times prior and ignored those warnings, that they will be blocked for a amount of time (see Block Lengths Section of this handbook). The length of the block depends on how severe the action is. If its minor, only give them a week block, if its severe then block them for a longer length of time. Indefinite blocks should rarely be used except in extreme violations.

However there are exceptions to the three strike warning. If a users actions are so offensive and extreme, it is your responsibility to take action immediately and block them. These are situations where Indefinite Blocks should and need to be used. Examples of Indefinite worthy blocks are down below.

* Extremely sexual/NSFW Content
* Extreme Bullying and Harassment
	+ Death Threats
	+ Repeating attacking users on discussions, message walls, blogs and page comments
	+ Discriminatory behavior
		- Targeting someone based on their religion, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, or disabilities
		- Using Extreme Racial Slurs (N Word, F Word Mainly, R slur can be a exception as long as its not used to discriminate against another user and its purpose is to point out something stupid or absurd, its a word that varies on context)
	+ Spamming Maleware or Virus Links anywhere on the Wiki (if this is the case, remove the link instantly, DON'T click on it, and block the user)