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 begin on the 7th October 2012, or at the next point that a Bureaucrat resigns.--Shortround }.{ My Contributions 17:16, 12 July 2012 (BST)

Todays's the day we need to kick it off. -- Spiderzed█ 18:54, 7 October 2012 (BST)

Election started: 18:54, 7 October 2012 (BST)
Voting ends: 18:54, 21 October 2012 (BST)

Eligible Candidates

Aichon

1. Acorn. ~ _{19:10, 7 October 2012 (UTC)}
2. Based on all his answers here. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 19:22, 7 October 2012 (BST)
3. If boxy is back, he can have my seat next time. --Ross Less Ness ^{Enter Stranger...} 19:30, 7 October 2012 (BST)
4. Positives outweigh Aichon's controversial stands on both Mattel toys and bureaucrat-mercy killings. -MHSstaff 20:16, 7 October 2012 (BST)
5. Fuck this guy in the arse with an umbrella. down with the inactive box! More spambits for everyone!--User:Sexualharrison20:45, 7 October 2012
6. - 00:36, 8 October 2012 (BST)

Boxy

1. C-c-c-c-c-c-combo breaker! --•▬ ▬••▬ • •••• •▬ ▬•▬• ▬•▬ ^{#nerftemplatedsigs} 22:53, 7 October 2012 (BST)
2. four more years --hagnat 01:44, 8 October 2012 (BST)
3. A horse a horse of course of course. Also things seem to just go wrong whenever he's not one. --Karek^{maps 2.0?!} 02:11, 8 October 2012 (BST)

Spiderzed

1. Boxy too inactive. I don't wanna risk having crat turn Aichon off udwiki faster than it already will. SZ is a good guy, I'd trust him, sort of. A ZOMBIE ANT 01:48, 8 October 2012 (BST)

Ineligible Candidates

• Rosslessness - Current bureaucrat.
• The General - <12 edits in the last 30 days.

Withdrawn Candidates

Axe Hack

Real life is a bit too hectic for me right now to even consider being interested in this seat. --•▬ ▬••▬ • •••• •▬ ▬•▬• ▬•▬ ^{#nerftemplatedsigs} 22:53, 7 October 2012 (BST)

Archived Promotions Rounds

Rosslessness has retained his seat. —Aichon— 17:29, 12 July 2012 (BST)