Requests for Staff (RfS) is the process by which the community decides who will become staff members, who are trusted editors to serve as a Janitor or a Chat Moderator. A user either submits his/her own request for staff (a self-nomination) or is nominated by another user. For record purposes, we will be keeping previous applications on file as reference and for public access in the Archive.
Requirements
Before submitting a request for staff, users must meet a list of requirements. The requirements are listed below:
- The user must have completed at least 400 (or 100 if applying for chat moderator) or more mainspace edits at the time of their submission.
- The user must have been an accounted member of the wikia for at least three months at the time of their submission.
If a user submits a request without matching one of these requirements, their submission will be removed immediately. They can re-submit their request at a later date, with an existing admin's permission.
Request Process
1. A user submits their request for staff or is nominated by another user. Submit your request by leaving a message detailing why you feel you are qualified for the position and why you would be an asset to the community. Follow your message with your signature.
2. Users in the community will have a period of time to support, oppose, or remain neutral to a user's request. IPs, or users without accounts are not allowed to vote.
3. After a reasonable amount of given time, voting will end. If the request has at least 8 supportive votes* and more supportive votes than opposing votes, it is qualified for admin voting. If not, the request is denied.
4. If the request is qualified, the admins will have to vote. They will submit their votes via the administrative board on the forums, or anonymously amongst themselves. The request needs a simple majority of the voting admins** to be approved.
5. If the majority of the voting admins and community staff support the candidate, an admin/bureaucrat will promote the user to a staff member.
Support a User by leaving a signature and a reason why you support, and the same for not supporting. Non-constructive posts will be removed.
Staff members are decided through a person's contributions and their activity on the Wiki. Before requesting a staff position, take a look at where your edits lie (we prefer that Staff members have at least 400 edits). This also applies to supporting or opposing to a user's request. If they are lacking constructive edits or their edits are within a different field than the one they're applying for, they obviously aren't cut out for the job.
IPs are not allowed to edit this section.
How to vote
To vote, simply place one of the four voting templates below the request, along with any existing votes. The voting templates to choose from are "Support", "Oppose", "Neutral", and "Comment". After placing the template, explain why you cast that specific vote. Provide valid reasoning; don't support a user simply because they are your friend or oppose a user because you don't like them. Provide solid and clear reasoning. Keep in mind that you are not only voting on the request, but also trying to persuade the admins to support or oppose the submission. Follow your reasoning with your signature.
Voting templates
| Code | Produces |
|---|---|
| {{support}} |  Support
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| {{oppose}} |  Oppose
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| {{neutral}} |  Neutral
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| {{comment}} |  Comment
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Discord Moderators
Discord Moderators are staff members who help manage The Walking Dead Wiki’s Discord server. Applicants should also be active on the wiki.
Requests
- Gerald-XR-Donovan - My username on the server is Dina. I'm one of the most active users on that server, and I feel I'd do a good job at managing it if I got the position.
Support Given Dina's activity on the server, I believe they would make a good Discord mod. Domitron3 (talk) 19:58, September 7, 2020 (UTC)
- Valvedian - My username on the wiki server is Valvedian. I'm ranked #1 on the server's local Tatsu list. I've been there since April 2019, and I have been an active member since then. I have also ran a Breaking Bad server, which adds to my required «skillset» as a moderator.
Support Same here for Val, he's great for the position. Domitron3 (talk) 19:58, September 7, 2020 (UTC)
- Narutorulez - My username on the discord sever is Naruto of course. I'm always and been on the wiki for 7 years. I run my college server, and i'm a fair minded person.
Janitors
Janitors are users who are always on the lookout for spelling errors, coding errors, useless information, run-on sentences, etc.