Board Thread:Plants vs. Zombies Wiki discussion/@comment-3474455-20160120134516

This time, it will be a controversial (and incredibly long) topic for some, and it might potentially cause some distrust and fighting between users. Unfortunately for the good of the wiki, we will still have to do it: It is about demoting and removing rights from currently rarely active or poorly-performing staff members.

First things first, I think we should talk about the history of the idea. The history is rather blurry since it is not logged on chat log or the forum, but I can say that Uselessguy might have started planning about this for a few month. For unknown reason, most likely schoolwork, he was unable to follow the plan and instead shared the idea with Oreo. From there on, Oreo enlisted me to the cause, and we worked with the bureaucrats to continue the work, since we believed that this is a potentially good thing for the wiki.

The main reason for this work is, that there is currently several staff members who are either not maintaining sufficient activity, not performing well enough to warrant their position, or not having interest in the wiki in general. A particularly bad case is SunShroom: It does sound harsh, but he makes low quality edits, barely uses his rollback right effectively, and has a rather poor activity record. Of course, we are not going to demote every single staff members on earth just because they have issue with school or something - we believe that only those types of staff members like SunShroom should have their staff rights reconsidered, and they will serve as reminder for the rest of the team to think about their recent performance.

There might be certainly some persons who believe that our proposal could be too cruel or unfair, or that this could be an attempt to purge the staff team. We understand that some staff members will feel hurt when they get their rights removed, but we must also have to inform them that the wiki rule does cover their poor performance issue: If you are promoted, you must show you can do your job, or you may be demoted. We need to remember that being a staff is not just about having a flashy userlink but also about upholding the duty that comes with it, and that we should be vigilant at all times. Since I believe that not many bother to check the rule, this should be prime opportunity to research about it.

Now what we are asking is your personal opinion. Should we demote or remove some rights from a certain staff member? Or should we ditch the idea and keep the situation as it is? It is your choice, and we will consider it in order to improve ourselves. 