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* Delegating their responsibilities to any staff member, or in some cases, any user, whom they feels can perform the job well. | * Delegating their responsibilities to any staff member, or in some cases, any user, whom they feels can perform the job well. | ||
* Recommending users to be promoted to admins, and have users promoted to Patroller who could be candidates for future staff. | * Recommending users to be promoted to admins, and have users promoted to Patroller who could be candidates for future staff. | ||
* Serve as a representative for the community to NIWA, | * Serve as a representative for the community to NIWA, System Theta, affiliates, and more | ||
A user may remain as Editor-in-Chief for as long as they choose, or as long as they have staff support. At the time of | A user may remain as Editor-in-Chief for as long as they choose, or as long as they have staff support. At the time of their departure, they should run an election to see whom will be elected the next Editor-in-Chief. They may nominate one person, and the Editor-in-Chief's vote counts as one vote. However, the Editor-in-Chief cannot close the election until at least one week has passed and a simple majority has been reached, even if the Editor-in-Chief's selected candidate is not elected. | ||
If the incumbent Editor-in-Chief has no nominations, they may simply oversee the election process. | If the incumbent Editor-in-Chief has no nominations, they may simply oversee the election process. | ||
If the incumbent Editor-in-Chief becomes unavailable for an extended period of time, responsibility falls to the wiki owner to hold a new election, or appoint a temporary Editor-in-Chief to fulfill the position until one can be formally elected. | If the incumbent Editor-in-Chief becomes unavailable for an extended period of time, responsibility falls to the Assistant Editor-in-Chief to either step up and become the new Editor-in-Chief, or hold an election to choose a new one. | ||
If the incumbent Editor-in-Chief and the Assistant Editor-in-Chief both become unavailable for an extended period of time, responsibility falls to the wiki owner to hold a new election, or appoint a temporary Editor-in-Chief to fulfill the position until one can be formally elected. | |||
On the 6th of September, 2019, [[User:Samwell|Samwell]] was elected WiKirby's first Editor-in-Chief. | On the 6th of September, 2019, [[User:Samwell|Samwell]] was elected WiKirby's first Editor-in-Chief. | ||
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== Assistant Editor-in-Chief == | == Assistant Editor-in-Chief == | ||
An assistant Editor-in-Chief (AEiC) is also appointed via vote by the community, who can take over in the absence of the EiC while they are away for long periods of time, give advice on policy, help make decisions, etc. | |||
In the event of the EiC losing confidence of the community or in case of extended absence, the EiC may be removed from their position and have the AEiC automatically take over. | In the event of the EiC losing confidence of the community or in case of extended absence, the EiC may be removed from their position and have the AEiC automatically take over permanently or temporarily. | ||
The staff of the wiki can vote to remove the EiC (and AEiC, if needed) from the position. If anyone interferes with the removal process, the owner can remove them as well. | The staff of the wiki can vote to remove the EiC (and AEiC, if needed) from the position. If anyone interferes with the removal process, the owner can remove them as well. | ||
If the current EiC steps down either voluntarily or involuntarily, the AEiC can choose to either step up and become the new EiC, or hold an election to select a new EiC. If they step up to become the new EiC, an election to choose a new AEiC must be held. | |||
If the current AEiC steps down either voluntarily or involuntarily, an election must be held to choose a new AEiC. | |||
== Election timeline == | == Election timeline == | ||
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== Nominating and voting == | == Nominating and voting == | ||
All nominations and voting should go in a subpage of this page, with the title of the subpage being of the form "WiKirby:Editor-in-Chief/Election_#" where the number is the cardinal number of elections that has happened before, plus one. Generally, the voting page will be set up and moderated by the outgoing Editor-in-Chief and other bureaucrats. Copy the following code into the voting page, replacing the <number> and <username> variables as appropriate: | All nominations and voting should go in a subpage of this page, with the title of the subpage being of the form "WiKirby:Editor-in-Chief/Election_#" or "WiKirby:Assistant Editor-in-Chief/Election_#" where the number is the cardinal number of elections that has happened before, plus one. Generally, the voting page will be set up and moderated by the outgoing/current Editor-in-Chief, Assistant Editor-in-Chief and other bureaucrats. Copy the following code into the voting page, replacing the <number> and <username> variables as appropriate: | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
This page is for electing the WiKirby's <number> [[WiKirby:Editor-in-Chief|Editor-in-Chief]]. Please vote on and discuss this election below. | This page is for electing the WiKirby's <number> [[WiKirby:Editor-in-Chief|Editor-in-Chief]]. Please vote on and discuss this election below. | ||
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Add links to the voting page here under "[[#Current Election|Current Election]]", at [[WiKirby:Requests for permissions#Editor-in-Chief|WiKirby:Requests for permissions]] under "Editor-in-Chief", and in an announcement on the main page's [[Template:News|News template]]. | Add links to the voting page here under "[[#Current Election|Current Election]]", at [[WiKirby:Requests for permissions#Editor-in-Chief|WiKirby:Requests for permissions]] under "Editor-in-Chief", and in an announcement on the main page's [[Template:News|News template]]. | ||
After a reasonable amount of time has passed (not less than one week), the vote may be closed by the outgoing Editor-in-Chief, or the bureaucrat they have chosen to place in charge of overseeing the election. The winner will be the user with a simple majority of votes. The voting page should be [[Help:Protected Page|fully protected]]. The links on [[WiKirby:Requests for permissions#Editor-in-Chief|WiKirby:Requests for permissions]] and [[Template:News|the News template]] should be removed, and the link here under "[[#Current Election|Current Election]]" moved to "[[#Past Elections|Past Elections]]". The winning user should then be promoted to Bureaucrat, if they are not already one. | After a reasonable amount of time has passed (not less than one week), the vote may be closed by the outgoing/current Editor-in-Chief, Assistant Editor-in-Chief or the bureaucrat they have chosen to place in charge of overseeing the election. The winner will be the user with a simple majority of votes. The voting page should be [[Help:Protected Page|fully protected]]. The links on [[WiKirby:Requests for permissions#Editor-in-Chief|WiKirby:Requests for permissions]] and [[Template:News|the News template]] should be removed, and the link here under "[[#Current Election|Current Election]]" moved to "[[#Past Elections|Past Elections]]". The winning user should then be promoted to Bureaucrat, if they are not already one. | ||
== Current Election == | == Current Election == | ||