UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat Promotions

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This page is for the election of Bureaucrats.

FAQ

What is a Bureaucrat?

A bureaucrat (aka. crat) is a user with the ability to promote and demote users for sysop and bureaucrat positions. The Urban Dead Wiki mantains two active bureaucrats at all times, with elections occurring every three months to promote a sysop into bureaucrat, filling the position of the one who has least recently had an election.

A bureaucrat whose position is being filled can run for reelection, with no limits on how many times a bureaucrat can remain in the position.

Can I become a Bureaucrat?

Only System Operators (aka sysop) can become bureaucrats. Users who are part of the Urban Dead Wiki community for a set period of time and which have made a certain number of edits can be promoted to sysop, as long as they get the rest of the community support. For more information on how to become a sysop, read the sysop promotions page.

System Operators can become bureaucrat if elected by the community. A sysop needs to be active in the previous months of the election in order to run for crat. If he becomes active AFTER the election begun, he will only be able to run for 'crat in the next election.

Can I vote?

Any user can vote. Unless said otherwise, you can only vote in one candidate per election, and any user who vote more than once will have all their votes stricken.

Can I vote for myself?

If you are a sysop and eligible for voting, you can vote for yourself.

Rules

Rules for starting an election.

1. When a Bureaucrat resigns, or loses his status due to demotion or inactivity an election is started immediately.
   • A Bureaucrat that hasn't made a single edit in one month is considered to be inactive and forfeits their status as bureaucrat.
2. After 3 months with no elections on a bureaucrat position, an election is called for the bureaucrat position longest without an election.
3. If, for any reason, an individual Bureaucrat position hasn't faced an election after 8 months, then an election is called after that period.
4. The election ends after two weeks wiki time counting from the when the election is started.
5. The candidate with the most votes wins the election.
6. In the event of a tied vote the remaining bureaucrats will decide between the tied candidates.

Rules concerning candidates

1. All active users with the sysops status are automatically declared candidates for any vacant Bureaucrat positions.
   • Users with at least 12 edits in the 30 days before the election are considered "active" for purposes of the election.
2. The Bureaucrat whose position comes up for election if said election is started under rule 2 of Rules for starting an election is automatically declared a candidate.
   • Unless said otherwise, a bureaucrat who lost its powers through demotion cannot run for bureaucrat on the election that will fill its position
3. A candidate can retract his own candidacy at any time.

Rules concerning voting.

1. All users have only one vote per bureaucrat position to be filled.
2. Users vote for a candidate by signing under the preferred candidates name.
   • Users can't cast more than one vote per candidate.
3. Users may change their votes for a candidate as long as the election has not ended.
   • Multiple votes at the same time will be struck.
4. Sockpuppetry is considered vandalism.

Election Space

The next election will be on the 15th August or something. Someone check that. I won't be running, so everyone else do super sysopy thing in order to win at any cost. Thanks. --Rosslessness 16:29, 3 June 2011 (BST)

You should run, you need the exercise.--Yonnua Koponen ^{T G P} ^^^ 17:38, 3 June 2011 (BST)

Someone should sort this tomorrow. Just to confirm I won't be running. I only hope I've been the best female crat you've ever had. --"Workshed" 20:45, 14 August 2011 (BST)

You should probably tell everyone now that you gave your account to DCC ages ago.--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 20:46, 14 August 2011 (BST)

You're female?!--THE Godfather of Яesensitized, Anime Sucks ^{Yalk | W! U! WMM| CC CPFOAS LOE ZHU | Яezzens} 20:47, 14 August 2011 (BST)

wow and were not waving our e-penises at you and hounding you off the wiki... must just be for kath than.--User:Sexualharrison21:11, 14 August 2011 (bst)

Samus is a girl! -- Spiderzed█ 22:21, 15 August 2011 (BST)

Election started: 00:00 15 August 2011 (BST)
Voting ends: 00:00, 29 August 2011 (BST)
Current time: 16:46, 27 April 2024

Eligible Candidates

Boxy

1. Always bet on Box. ~ _{00:25, 15 August 2011 (UTC)}
2. I still demand Boxy is placed back into power. --•▬ ▬••▬ • •••• •▬ ▬•▬• ▬•▬ ^{#nerftemplatedsigs} 01:43, 15 August 2011 (BST)
3. Aslong as I get a box of my own.       02:20, 15 August 2011 (BST)
4. This vote is sponsored by 'I Can't Believe He Ain't A Bureaucrat'. ~~ Chief Seagull ~~ ^talk 09:17, 15 August 2011 (BST)
5. This one is a solid vote between Boxy and Vapor. Normally, I might go for Vapor, he has the most contributions, he makes solid decisions and he's an excellent janitor. However, it is my sincere belief that, at this time, the wiki needs Boxy.--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 09:38, 15 August 2011 (BST)
6. Let's just give him perma-crat status and be done with it. =p -- Cheese 10:50, 15 August 2011 (BST)
7. crat 4 life --hagnat 12:36, 15 August 2011 (BST)
8. if boxy was not running, than it would be easy to vote for vapor over the rest of these clowns. but he is, so too bad. box for everything!--User:Sexualharrison13:04, 15 August 2011 (bst)
9. Always reliable. --Papa Moloch 16:40, 15 August 2011 (BST)
10. Bandwagon. --^A_O^R_D^M_O^P_R^I _! ^T 17:08, 15 August 2011 (BST)
11. Yep -- Asheets 18:24, 15 August 2011 (BST)
12. Good times with Boxy, help me alot setting up individual block pages in suburbs back before the great page history wipe --JD 18:08, 16 August 2011 (BST)
13. Purge the records of him not being a bureaucrat ever. -- †  talk ? f.u. 04:14, 17 August 2011 (BST)
14. Everyone else is making a comment, so I am too. - Wyronth 06:00, 17 August 2011 (BST)
15. Grargh! -- User:Whitehouse 14:18, 19 August 2011 (BST)

Karek

1. I'll go with one of the guys who didn't cause the Izumi drama. --Akule ^{Maker of fine, hand-crafted UDWiki sass since 2006 -- Akule School's back in session™} 22:08, 15 August 2011 (BST)

   Vapor didn't cause the Izumi Drama.--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 22:17, 15 August 2011 (BST)

   isn't Vapor a chick?--THE Godfather of Яesensitized, Anime Sucks ^{Yalk | W! U! WMM| CC CPFOAS LOE ZHU | Яezzens} 23:11, 15 August 2011 (BST)

   True. I was going to vote for Vapor, but I realized that Karek was running, and I figured if he was interested, I would toss my support behind him. If Karek backs out, then I will move back to Vapor. --Akule ^{Maker of fine, hand-crafted UDWiki sass since 2006 -- Akule School's back in session™} 23:19, 15 August 2011 (BST)

   I never back out on principle but I also don't "campaign" so I tend to be a green party candidate. :p --Karek^{maps 2.0?!} 23:46, 15 August 2011 (BST)

2. kareeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk --Karloth Vois ^¯\(°_o)/¯ 04:07, 16 August 2011 (BST)

MisterGame

1. I wanna see what happens--THE Godfather of Яesensitized, Anime Sucks ^{Yalk | W! U! WMM| CC CPFOAS LOE ZHU | Яezzens} 00:32, 15 August 2011 (BST)

   ZOMG! Worst crat evarrrr of course.-- Thadeous Oakley Talk 09:56, 15 August 2011 (BST)

Spiderzed

I'll leave that here for now in order to maintain the paper-thin illusion of democracy on UDWiki. -- Spiderzed█ 17:05, 15 August 2011 (BST)

The General

1. MY vote goes here--^TCAPD(╯°□°)╯ ┻━┻ 13:59, 15 August 2011 (BST)

   Good to see that the General is the new me. :P --Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 14:08, 15 August 2011 (BST)

Vapor

1. Probably any of these flavourings are fine. --  AHLGTG THE END IS NIGH! 00:36, 15 August 2011 (BST)
2. This guy. 11:42, 15 August 2011 (BST)
3. Because boxy will remove himself from voting in the next few days, or will win by a landslide. --"Workshed" 13:57, 15 August 2011 (BST)
4. V! Veni, vidi, vici. -- Spiderzed█ 17:05, 15 August 2011 (BST)
5. This is a comment. —Aichon— 04:43, 17 August 2011 (BST)
6. -- Goribus 05:32, 17 August 2011 (BST)
7. -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 10:18, 17 August 2011 (BST)
8. In the words of flava flav - Yeeeeeeeah boyyyyyyyyyy!--Jambalaya 05:52, 18 August 2011 (BST)
9. Why not, he's a good guy. -- Thadeous Oakley Talk 21:13, 18 August 2011 (BST)
10. Heil Vapor!   ▧  ^{: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :} _{01:39, 19 August 2011}
11. Way too active for his own good. Let's punish him with moar responsibility and see how he handles it. :Þ ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ 11:55, 21 August 2011 (BST)
12. [insert witty comment here]   URGGGGGGGHTalk PSYCHOUTTalk STAN SATANTalk 15:47, 21 August 2011 (BST)
13. Uh huh. Petite Fille 04:12, 27 August 2011 (BST)
14. Ditto Gordon 21:55, 27 August 2011 (BST)
15. yup --Kirsty Cotton 22:28, 27 August 2011 (BST)

Ineligible Candidates

• Krazy Monkey - <12 edits in the last 30 days
• Red Hawk One - <12 edits in the last 30 days
• Revenant - current bureaucrat.

Withdrawn Candidates

Misanthropy

Vote Vapor instead. 11:42, 15 August 2011 (BST)

Rosslessness

Rosslessness has expressed that he shall not be running above.--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 00:00, 15 August 2011 (BST)

Yonnua Koponen

See this for full details.--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 00:00, 15 August 2011 (BST)

DanceDanceRevolution

I still check udwiki several times a day but my activity is barely worth sysop powers currently, lest crat privs. I'm also not interested in the position. There are plenty of operators more than capable of handling the job properly right now. -- ϑ^anceϑ^anceℜ^evolution 00:05, 15 August 2011 (BST)

Axe Hack

As Cloud Strife would say..."Not interested." --•▬ ▬••▬ • •••• •▬ ▬•▬• ▬•▬ ^{#nerftemplatedsigs} 01:43, 15 August 2011 (BST)