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===All of the sysops===
===Aichon===
You all need a break, so I'm demoting you all. Yes, I'm sure, so I've gone ahead and done it. Enjoy your extended vacation.
I'd appreciate a full demotion, please. As for why...


I wasn't planning to do this for another few weeks, but hey, I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, and with Spider stepping down, it's time to invoke the Grim precedent so that I can fix some stuff around here once and for all. Additionally, I am declaring this, the First day in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Thirteen of the month of April, to be the beginning of my triumphant rule of this wiki as its sole overlord.
The way I see it, sysops deal with abuse all the time, and I'm used to it. In the last 24 hours I've been called a "fucking idiot" and "fucking idiotic", told I suck, been informed by a few people that I've "disappointed" them, accused of playing favorites, seen two long-time users announce their plans to leave in reaction to the decision I was a part of, and been falsely accused of banning a user for doing something I didn't like. That's just part of the job, and I'm used to dealing with it, since sysops don't always make decisions that people like.


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What makes this different is that all of those comments have come from people that I respect and want to see engaged in the wiki. In the past, I've been able to count on all of these people to calmly present counterarguments to whatever was the cause of disagreement between us. There's always been a mutual respect. Sure, everyone gets a little heated from time to time (some more than others :P), but on the whole, I've always felt like these folks knew that they could talk with me, that I'd listen, and that we'd do our best to work through the issue together. No issue was too tough to be resolved.


You may now grovel. {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 04:29, 1 April 2013 (BST)
That's clearly not what's happening here, and what that tells me is that I've lost these people's trust. Either they feel that I'm not listening, or they feel that I can't understand, and so they're trying to reach through in some other way. Well, message heard. Either I'm so out of touch with the wiki community that my only recourse is to step down, take a vacation, and regain some perspective, or else the price for being right is alienating them, which is higher than I'm willing to pay. I've always said I'm serious about being open to being convinced that I'm wrong, and my putting myself in everyone else's shoes, while not being the reason for this demotion request, is nonetheless one way of demonstrating my seriousness. {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 23:44, 9 April 2013 (BST)
 
*'''Question''' The new pope hails from Argentina. When you posted the coup, it was 01:29 in Argentinian time. Your time stamp in Argentinian time sums up to 0+1+2+9+1+4+2+0+1+3 = 23. COINCIDENCE??? --'''<span style="font-family:monospace; background-color:#222222">[[User:Spiderzed|<span style="color:Lime"> Spiderzed</span>]][[User talk:Spiderzed|<span style="color:Lime">█ </span>]]</span>''' 15:12, 1 April 2013 (BST)
*:Not at all. It was actually a hint of something to come. Yes, gentle wiki-folk, I would like to announce that the Pope himself will be joining us as a sysop. Turns out he's a closet zombie film geek. He can't get enough of them, and he's been playing UD for years under a pseudonym. After a little checkuser abuse, I was able to figure this out a few months ago, and have been receiving secret funding from the Catholic church ever since then to aid in my efforts to direct and control the wiki. I won't be revealing the name he's been using, however. That's for him to reveal. {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 15:56, 1 April 2013 (BST)
*::All of you suspected that I was Yon, or Axe, or Thad, or Corn, but you were all incorrect. The truth is much greater than that. '''Vero, Pontifex Franciscus sum.''' I understand that my faithful disciple Aichon has opted to carry out this demotion now, just before my own promotion, so that I may be elevated to the position of chief religious advisor to our new overlord. I hope to bring about a newer, more holy Wiki, one in which the [[User:Sexualharrison/tits|blatant revealing of cleavage]] is treated as the sin<!--cerely awesome thing--> it is, and the [[Misconbitragnarok|celebration of pagan festivals]] is stamped out. To celebrate, I encourage us all to meet at one of Malton's [[Cathedral]]s each year on April First to celebrate the new order of things, starting with [[St. Matthew's Cathedral]] and going by order of the holy gospels. '''Habemus Papam, y'all.''' {{User:Bob Moncrief/Sig}} 19:08, 1 April 2013 (BST)
 
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:{{User:Misanthropy/Sig}} 21:15, 1 April 2013 (BST)
::Oh, and Mis is promoted to the new rank of Chief Ne'er-do-well. {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 21:50, 1 April 2013 (BST)
:::What the fuck that sounds like a demotion. :( {{User:Misanthropy/Sig}} 20:32, 2 April 2013 (BST)
 
===[[User:Spiderzed|Spiderzed]]===
I've been thinking long and hard about that the last 6 weeks. But I have now learned the hard way that I am not made for the murderous pace that comes with the crat position.<br><br>I should also note that I refuse to railroad the upcoming next crat by making a last-minute decision, i.e. I refuse to promote Bob Moncrief before this demotion is processed. That means that Bob won't be promoted before a new crat election has been finished. That may be harsh, but sacrifices must be made. (Provided these sacrifices are made by others than by me d-: ) --'''<span style="font-family:monospace; background-color:#222222">[[User:Spiderzed|<span style="color:Lime"> Spiderzed</span>]][[User talk:Spiderzed|<span style="color:Lime">█ </span>]]</span>''' 01:15, 1 April 2013 (BST)
:Noooo!!! I was so looking forward to serving as your minion!
:And my apologies if I'm not seeing it, but is your request to be demoted to sysop or user? {{User:Bob Moncrief/Sig}} 01:21, 1 April 2013 (BST)
:<!--I'm-->Noooooooo<!--foooooool--> ~[[Image:Vsig.png|link=User:Vapor]] <sub>01:23, 1 April 2013 (UTC)</sub>
:It takes a courageous and honorable person to put the needs of the community above their own. As far as Bob...why not just decline his bid now? That way, the new 'crat can handle and see the entire process from start-to-end and not feel like Aichon's little mind-controlled puppet. -[[MHS|<span style="color: Black">'''MHS'''</span>]][[User_Talk:MHSstaff|<span style="color: DarkBlue">'''staff'''</span>]] 01:29, 1 April 2013 (BST)
:Stayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. Or Else!!!!!!!!!!!
:[[Image:Zfinal.jpg‎|50px]] -[[MHS|<span style="color: Black">'''MHS'''</span>]][[User_Talk:MHSstaff|<span style="color: DarkBlue">'''staff'''</span>]] 01:46, 1 April 2013 (BST)\
 
fuck you yon!--{{User:Sexualharrison/sig}}<small>14:55, 1 April 2013 </small>
 
Demoted. See the demotion case above for details. {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 04:29, 1 April 2013 (BST)
 
I hope you all had a great April's Fool Day. --'''<span style="font-family:monospace; background-color:#222222">[[User:Spiderzed|<span style="color:Lime"> Spiderzed</span>]][[User talk:Spiderzed|<span style="color:Lime">█ </span>]]</span>''' 17:12, 2 April 2013 (BST)


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This page is for system operators to request a demotion of status, or for enaction of demotion due to long-term inactivity. The act of demotion is restricted to those with bureaucrat status, and as such system operators will need to request their demotion here.

Guidelines for Demotion Requests

Request

System operators who wish to request demotion must consider these things before applying.

  • Reason for demotion - As demotions cannot be reversed unless the user goes through promotions page again, the user is asked to make sure that they are making the correct decision when applying for demotion.

After a system operator has submitted his or her demotion request, the active Bureaucrats will review it, and after reaching a unanimous decision, choose to either demote the system operator or deny his or her request. After action has been taken, the request will be moved to the archive.

Inactivity

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  • A sysop that hasn't made any edit in four months will be warned, on their talk page, by a Bureaucrat, that they face demotion of their sysop powers in one week, if they remain inactive.
  • One week after the warning has been placed, dependant on the actions of the sysop, the Bureaucrat will decide whether or not to carry out the demotion.
  • This is to avoid, for example, the unlikely case of a sysop simply making a single edit with the aim of avoiding the demotion.
  • The Bureaucrat is trusted and bound to make a fair decision, and not to demote a sysop who clearly demonstrates a return to activity on the wiki.
  • Any demonstrable abuse of this power by a Bureaucrat, however unlikely, could (as with any other abuse of specific powers) be grounds for a Misconduct case.
  • If the sysop makes no response at all to the warnings, they must be demoted.

Requests for demotion still needing to be processed

Aichon

I'd appreciate a full demotion, please. As for why...

The way I see it, sysops deal with abuse all the time, and I'm used to it. In the last 24 hours I've been called a "fucking idiot" and "fucking idiotic", told I suck, been informed by a few people that I've "disappointed" them, accused of playing favorites, seen two long-time users announce their plans to leave in reaction to the decision I was a part of, and been falsely accused of banning a user for doing something I didn't like. That's just part of the job, and I'm used to dealing with it, since sysops don't always make decisions that people like.

What makes this different is that all of those comments have come from people that I respect and want to see engaged in the wiki. In the past, I've been able to count on all of these people to calmly present counterarguments to whatever was the cause of disagreement between us. There's always been a mutual respect. Sure, everyone gets a little heated from time to time (some more than others :P), but on the whole, I've always felt like these folks knew that they could talk with me, that I'd listen, and that we'd do our best to work through the issue together. No issue was too tough to be resolved.

That's clearly not what's happening here, and what that tells me is that I've lost these people's trust. Either they feel that I'm not listening, or they feel that I can't understand, and so they're trying to reach through in some other way. Well, message heard. Either I'm so out of touch with the wiki community that my only recourse is to step down, take a vacation, and regain some perspective, or else the price for being right is alienating them, which is higher than I'm willing to pay. I've always said I'm serious about being open to being convinced that I'm wrong, and my putting myself in everyone else's shoes, while not being the reason for this demotion request, is nonetheless one way of demonstrating my seriousness. Aichon 23:44, 9 April 2013 (BST)

Recent Actions

Shortround/Yon was demoted. Aichon 02:25, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

Rosslessness was retained. -- Spiderzed 18:10, 6 March 2013 (UTC)


Older actions can be found in the archive.


Sysop Activity Check

User Position Last Contribution Seat Available
A Helpful Little Gnome (Contribs) Bureaucrat 2021-10-29 2021-12-01
DanceDanceRevolution (Contribs) Bureaucrat 2021-10-28 2021-12-01
Rosslessness (Contribs) Sysop 2021-10-14 N/A
Stelar (Contribs) Sysop 2021-10-29 N/A

Total Sysops: 4 (excluding Kevan, LeakyBocks and Urbandead)

Last updated at: 03:58, 28 October 2021 (UTC)