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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

Crystal Clear app xmag.png main article: Policy Text

  • 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

Recent Actions

MisterGame

(talk | contribs | logs1 | user rights)

Right. I was originally planning on finishing my term to October before requesting a demotion, but doing this now won't make much of a difference, so I'll go down now. I'll spare you an extended goodbye speech, I've had a good time here the past 4 years (It's been that long!?). I'd like to thank the people who made this possible in that time, for I am grateful. Some of you have long since left the wiki, some still reside but still...Thanks guys, I wish you the best. I'll stay around in the foreseeable future, may check in from time to time later, who knows. -- Cat Pic.png Thadeous Oakley Talk 20:24, 3 September 2011 (BST)

FWIW Thad I thought the bad rap during your term was grossly exaggerated. The fact that you pretty much took it all in stride disproved a lot of what was being said about you. I wish you had taken it a step further and proved everyone wrong by being a stronger member of the sysop team but I'm glad you at least stuck it out as long as you did. Hope you stick around after your demotion. ~Vsig.png 21:58, 3 September 2011 (UTC)
I agree with Vapor's assessment and opinion in this. All things considered, you done well, Thad. Aichon 22:00, 3 September 2011 (BST)
It's nice to hear a compliment for once in a while :). Although you're absolutely right, I rarely, barely towards the end, used my sysops powers. There is no excuse for that. -- Cat Pic.png Thadeous Oakley Talk 22:52, 3 September 2011 (BST)
My beef was always over the failure to finish your promotions project. Beef. --"Workshed" 23:53, 3 September 2011 (BST)
Finding myself agreeing with Vapor and Aichon for once? Where's the real DDR? -- ϑanceϑanceevolution 15:44, 4 September 2011 (BST)
For once? Didn't realize you disagreed with me that often. ~Vsig.png 21:18, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
Seriously. Since when has DDR been at loggerheads with me on a regular basis? Aside from a handful of times, I thought we were pretty much always in agreement, especially on the important issues. Aichon 01:57, 5 September 2011 (BST)
Cmon guys, that was the joke!! :D -- ϑanceϑanceevolution 08:47, 5 September 2011 (BST)
So...you don't agree with us? :P Aichon 13:56, 5 September 2011 (BST)

:( --Yonnua Koponen Talk ! Contribs 22:30, 3 September 2011 (BST)

Are you really sure, Thad? -- boxy 22:35, 3 September 2011 (BST)

Aye. Though I'll request the opposite of Yon; I specifically want Revenant to be my mercy angel. Which probably means I'll stay Op until my forced A/RE. (No really, just demote me in three days or something if he still hasn't come in yet. Whatever's cool.) -- Cat Pic.png Thadeous Oakley Talk 22:52, 3 September 2011 (BST)
this is all a plot to drive boxy insane, isnt it.--Alice Gravesend 22:54, 3 September 2011 (BST)
Aw. I'm touched. And so are you! Enjoy your new freedom. ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾ 01:14, 5 September 2011 (BST)

Yonnua Koponen

Effective on 1st September 2011, I shall be resigning as System Operator. It was always my plan to resign after my second term, especially given that I’ll soon be starting University. I’ve had a good time working on this wiki over the past year or so, and I’ll continue to hang around. Maybe, if my course isn’t too difficult I’ll reapply some time, but at the moment I don’t think it’s likely. Cheers Donkeys and Donkettes, it’s been a blast!

--Yonnua Koponen Talk ! Contribs 00:01, 15 August 2011 (BST)

Aww. You sure, Yon? ~Vsig.png 00:10, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
Yep, I've been sure of this for a long time. I'll continue to sysop through to midnight going in to the 1st of September, but then I expect a demotion going pretty much from then.--Yonnua Koponen Talk ! Contribs 00:11, 15 August 2011 (BST)
Understandable. College/Uni can be demanding. Hope you'll find time in your schedule to check the game/wiki. Thanks for donating your time here as an op. ~Vsig.png 00:20, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
Yeah, well, I'll still be around fro the most part. E.g. I'll be setting up the MMI quite soon.--Yonnua Koponen Talk ! Contribs 00:21, 15 August 2011 (BST)
Right. Let me know if you still need help with anything. ~Vsig.png 00:31, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
Let's have a moment of silence for the demotion of a great wiki lege-bw-pfftttt-hahahahaha! I couldn't say that with a straight face! But all silliness aside, you will be sorely missed, Yon. --•▬ ▬••▬ • •••• •▬ ▬•▬• ▬•▬ #nerftemplatedsigs 01:40, 15 August 2011 (BST)
Sad.gif -- Cat Pic.png Thadeous Oakley Talk 09:53, 15 August 2011 (BST)
Right, well unless you state otherwise beforehand, you'll be demoted on the 1st. Good luck with the uni thing. I found it was best to use nostalgic children tv shows as an ice breaker in freshers week. Worked a treat. Oh, and vodka. --"Workshed" 13:55, 15 August 2011 (BST)
Damn Straight. Btw, my plan to be demoted by Boxy is working perfectly.--Yonnua Koponen Talk ! Contribs 14:11, 15 August 2011 (BST)
C'mon, Yon, I promised you I'd demote you first! Don't ruin that! Tongue :P In all seriousness, all the best with the course, good working with you, and hope to see you around the traps. ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾ 12:01, 21 August 2011 (BST)
One of the best things I ever did while living in the dorms was to prop my door open (especially during move-in week and the first few weeks of the semester), crank up the volume on my TV just a bit so that it could be heard easily from the hallway without being too loud, sit down in a place where people could see me easily from the hall, and then play Ocarina of Time or some other classic game that has music or sounds everyone has heard a bajillion times. I swear, every time Zelda's Lullaby played someone new would walk in and go, "Is that Ocarina or Time? Oh, and hi, I'm <name>." Easiest way to meet new people and make friends. Aichon 05:23, 22 August 2011 (BST)
For me it was Goldeneye. "Oh hey! Want to grab a controller? Its hour 4 of our no weapons, one hit kills, bobble headed deathmatch. No you can't be Oddjob." --"Workshed" 17:49, 22 August 2011 (BST)
Goldeneye did wonders for me too. But Super Mario Kart and Rock'n Roll Racing were the ones which would draw the most attention :) --hagnat 19:02, 22 August 2011 (BST)
"Fuck off you powersliding gay" was one of my favourite catchphrases. --"Workshed" 19:18, 22 August 2011 (BST)
If the graphics of your youth didn't exclusively consist of alphanumerics, you aren't old-school enough. -- Spiderzed 20:20, 22 August 2011 (BST)
Is this old-school enough for ya? :P --•▬ ▬••▬ • •••• •▬ ▬•▬• ▬•▬ #nerftemplatedsigs 22:55, 22 August 2011 (BST)

Meh. You are pussing out. I went through uni in the worst moments of this wiki history. Yes, I failed a couple of classes cuz of that (and some other RL issues, mostly involving beer and girls, LOL) but currently the wiki is a nice and drama-less place to be (which is boring, actually). You should stay, and only leave the wiki if it started to hinder your studies. --hagnat 14:27, 15 August 2011 (BST)

Yeah, but if I'm not a sysop then I can start creating drama again and make the place a more fun place for everybonks.--Yonnua Koponen Talk ! Contribs 17:24, 15 August 2011 (BST)
what forbids you from creating drama while ur a psyop ? Heck, most of the drama *I* created was during my psyhood --hagnat 04:15, 16 August 2011 (BST)

Damnit, I wanted to meatpuppet you out!--THE Godfather of Яesensitized, Anime Sucks Yalk | W! U! WMM| CC CPFOAS DORISFlag.jpg LOE ZHU | Яezzens 05:21, 16 August 2011 (BST)

Noooooooooooo. Although uni is as good a reason as any. =p -- Cheese 10:38, 22 August 2011 (BST)

fuck when I was in uni there was barely was an internet. yon I'm sure you will make as many friends as you have made on here. good luck too you.--User:Sexualharrison11:20, 22 August 2011 (bst)

So, none ? also, when i was in uni ? git out me lawn u damn kids ?! --hagnat 12:28, 22 August 2011 (BST)
i finished school in the mid ninety's so yeh. damn meddling kids!--User:Sexualharrison13:22, 22 August 2011 (bst)
You're all old. Oh wait, maybe I shouldn't be talking...The upcoming semester would make the start of my forth year... <_< --•▬ ▬••▬ • •••• •▬ ▬•▬• ▬•▬ #nerftemplatedsigs 18:37, 22 August 2011 (BST)
I was born in the early mid-nineties. :/--Yonnua Koponen Talk ! Contribs 15:15, 24 August 2011 (BST)
My housemates the last few years were all born around '91-'92, whereas I was born in '83. We'd talk about old cartoons occasionally, but it always got weird whenever I forgot that they were barely walking when X-Men came out, or hadn't even been born in time for TMNT (TMHT for you ninja-haters across the pond). Aichon 05:00, 25 August 2011 (BST)
Dear god. Barely old enough to comprehend Batman TAS, animaniacs or duck tails. I pity them, I really do. --"Workshed" 09:14, 25 August 2011 (BST)

Boxy has to do it.--Yonnua Koponen Talk ! Contribs 18:39, 29 August 2011 (BST)

Slave driver! Tongue :P
If Rev agrees (I assume he will), will demote you. Usually we'd ask if you were sure... but damn, this has been up for weeks, so it's obviously not being done on a whim -- boxy 12:32, 1 September 2011 (BST)
I'd like to make clear that my demotion is conditional on you doing it. If you aren't the one to do it, I don't want it done.--Yonnua Koponen Talk ! Contribs 13:20, 1 September 2011 (BST)
Good grief... -- boxy 09:51, 2 September 2011 (BST)
hes tryin to wiggle out of it after getting whatever attention he can for threatening to step down again. just do it! for the love of all that is good and right.--Alice Gravesend 10:41, 2 September 2011 (BST)

OK, it seems that Rev is currently inactive, but as he's already contributed to this discussion, I'll assume he agrees, so I've demoted Yon. Thanks for your months of sysops contributions -- boxy 22:26, 3 September 2011 (BST)

Thank you.--Yonnua Koponen Talk ! Contribs 22:29, 3 September 2011 (BST)
Rev ain't inactive. That fool is always lurking in irc. ;) --•▬ ▬••▬ • •••• •▬ ▬•▬• ▬•▬ #nerftemplatedsigs 23:39, 3 September 2011 (BST)

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