WiKirby talk:Editor-in-Chief/draft

Length of Term

Should the position be annually elected or only done "as needed"? Tacopill (talk) 23:03, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

1. I'd say as needed. ---PinkYoshiFan 23:07, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
2. As needed. Having yearly elections would invite campaigning, which I find distasteful for a wiki. --Samwell (talk) 23:10, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
3. I would say either way works, but I have a small lean towards it being as needed. - Gigi (talk • edits) 23:21, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
4. Probably as needed. I don't mind yearly election, but it creates an odd situation where the EiC would only have the option to quit every year, which undermines the principle of volunteer work. I'm in no rush to retire from the position, of course, but we probably don't need yearly election here at least as of now. --YFJ (talk · edits) 23:32, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
5. As needed. I see no reason to reconfirm an EiC when there's no good reason to (like a controversy). If the EiC is no longer trusted from their position, the community will always say so. We are also a small wiki, and we probably all know each other well. pandakekok9 (poyo) 03:08, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
6. As needed per arguments above. Superbound (talk) 12:15, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
7. As needed. There is no need for replacement when/if the current team already does a good job. Trig - 15:33, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
8. I say as needed per the reasons above. -- Jellytost♡ (talk) 04:54, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Position Requirements

Should being nominated be restricted to admins and above, patroller and above, open to all? Tacopill (talk) 23:04, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

1. Admins+ only. They are the ones with the most experience with the wiki. --Samwell (talk) 23:10, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
2. Admins+ only is also my preferred option, for the same reason as Samwell. - Gigi (talk • edits) 23:21, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
3. Admins+ definitely seems like the best option, for reasons that Samwell expressed quite clearly. Admins have the most experience with wiki work, and considering that the EiC position includes a promotion to bureaucrat, already have experience with many of the tools that the EiC has access to. --YFJ (talk · edits) 23:34, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
4. I'm neutral to this. Obviously if someone is clearly edible to be a 'crat, then there's a bug chance that they already are, and inexperienced users who try to self-nominate will probably fail imminently. Probably. That's my reasoning for my doubt, since there users on this wiki whose age isn't in the double digits yet, who knows what might happen. It might be good to create idiot-proof system. Superbound (talk) 12:15, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
5. I say patrollers+ only if self- nomination is banned. Otherwise, admins+ per above reasoning. ---PinkYoshiFan 12:22, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
6. I would suggest having Moderator+ instead of Admin+ as the specific powers of moderator are for preventing any harm from the wiki almost exclusively, and as so, would insinuate that being the second rank garners at least some general experience. Perhaps what could be suggested is that people below admin can only nominate in the ranks higher than their own (for example, at this time, patroller Scrooge200 could only nominate a Moderator, Admin, or Crat, while Moderators such as Superbound could only vote for Admins or Crats. Admins and Crats can naturally vote for anyone. Just an idea. Trig - 15:33, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

Review

Alright I have few questions to ask.

1. I think 1 week voting period and 3 day nomination period are waaaaaaaay to short, considering our Referendums last two weeks. I think that time will do enough for voting and 1 week for nomination.

1. I'm unsure if we really should skip over the process of election and just appoint AEiC automatically. I suggest having AEiC (assuming they weren't removed as well) to run the election.

1. Does AEiC needs to be a 'crat? Since if they are taking over their responsibilities they probably should have 'crat tools. If EiC appoints someone who isn't a 'crat, are they going to be promoted (even if just temporarily for that period of time)?

Overall I'm mostly fine with everything else (sans annual elections but they are already discussed above). Superbound (talk) 14:07, 10 February 2021 (UTC)