User:AlexBot2004/Staff policy

The following are proposed policies regarding the promotion and demotion Nookipedia's staff members.

Promotion
All users wishing to become a staff member for the first time must meet the requirements listed on the staff application page and be voted in as a Patroller by a 2/3 majority of all existing staff members. A user who has not been staff before cannot apply to be an Administrator or Bureaucrat.

If a user was previously an Administrator or Bureaucrat and voluntarily stepped down or was demoted due to inactivity, they can then skip past the Patroller position and apply directly for an Administrator position.

A Patroller must wait at least six months from their promotion date to be promoted to an Administrator, and an Administrator must wait another six months to be promoted to a Bureaucrat.

Account requirements
To aid with account recovery in the case of a forgotten password, all staff members must have a verified email address attached to their account. A verified email is not required to apply for staff, but a user cannot be promoted before one is added, even if the application is successful.

Due to the great amount of power held by Bureaucrats that could be catastrophic to the site if an account is compromised, all Bureaucrats must have two-factor authentication enabled on their accounts. Two-factor authentication is not required for an Administrator to apply to become a Bureaucrat, but a user cannot be promoted to Bureaucrat before it is enabled, even if the application is successful.

Due to inactivity
If a staff member has not edited the wiki in over one year, they will be demoted. Users demoted in this manner who resume activity on the wiki can, at the discretion of one of Nookipedia's Directors, return to their previous staff position within one year of their demotion. After one year, the user must go through the staff application process again.

Resignation
Any staff member may voluntarily step down from their staff position or move down to a lower position (e.g. Bureaucrat to Administrator). Users demoted in this manner can, at the discretion of one of Nookipedia's Directors, return to their previous staff position within one year of their demotion. After one year, the user must go through the staff application process again.

Removal
If a staff member does not utilize their abilities as staff, improperly utilizes them, or is otherwise seen as unfit to be staff, they may be removed from the staff by a 2/3 majority of all staff members (excluding the one being considered for removal). A user removed from the staff in this manner may, at the discretion of one of Nookipedia's Directors, apply for staff again as a Patroller after one year. If a user becomes staff again and is once again removed from their position, they will be indefinitely barred from becoming staff again.

If a staff member clearly abuses their staff powers, vandalizes the site, or does any other action that would result in a block, they will be blocked from editing and removed from their staff position. A user removed from the staff in this manner will be indefinitely barred from becoming staff again, even if their block expires or is successfully appealed.