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''This page is for news about the wiki. For game update news, see [[News]].'' | |||
=Community Announcements= | |||
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=UrbanDead Wiki News= | |||
== Recent News == | |||
{{Wiki News}} | |||
==2009== | |||
===December=== | |||
:''December 29th'' | |||
:A new open discussion relating to voting guidelines is currently [[UDWiki:Open Discussion/Voting Guidelines|under discussion]]. All users are encouraged to voice their opinion. | |||
:''December 20th'' | |||
:A new [[A/D/S|Scheduled Deletion]] has been requested; all users are encouraged to vote on it [[A/D/S#Amending "Crit 7 by Proxy" scheduled deletion|here]]. | |||
:''December 18th'' | |||
:An election is under way for the position of [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Election_Space|Bureaucrat]] on the wiki. All users are asked to vote for their preferred candidate. | |||
:''December 15th'' | |||
:A new [[A/D/S|Scheduled Deletion]] has been requested; all users are encouraged to vote on it [[A/D/S#Corollary to "Crit 7 by Proxy" scheduled deletion|here]]. | |||
:''December 11th'' | |||
:A [[(To The) Four Winds|group]] has been nominated for historical status. All users are encouraged to add their opinions [[Category talk:Historical Groups#(To The) Four Winds|here]]. | |||
:''December 5th'' | |||
:A [[User:Winman1/Why_zombies_have_an_advantage|guide]] has been put forward for evaluation at [[Guides/Review]]. All participants are encouraged to vote on the guide [[Guides/Review#User:Winman1.2FWhy_zombies_have_an_advantage|here]]. | |||
===October=== | |||
:''October 13'' | |||
:A user has been put up for promotion for System Administrator. Please voice your opinion [http://wiki.urbandead.com/index.php/UDWiki:Administration/Promotions#Candidates_currently_under_community_discussion here] | |||
===August=== | |||
:''August 4th'' | |||
:[[Guides/Review|Even more guides are up for review]]. Input would be appreciated on all the '''survivor''' guides. | |||
===July=== | |||
:''July 28th'' | |||
:[[UDWiki:Administration/Deletions/Scheduling|A new Scheduled Deletions]] request has been submitted, to get rid of unusable images of 0x0 size. All users are encouraged to vote. | |||
:''July 20th'' | |||
:[[UDWiki:Open Discussion/Borehamwood How Was It For You?|An open discussion on Borehamwood has begun.]] Please contribute your opinions. | |||
:''July 20th'' | |||
:[[UDWiki:Administration/Protections#Historical_Events|A new Scheduled Protection request]] has been proposed. All users are encouraged to come and participate in voting. | |||
*'''Policy Discussion''' | |||
:''July 18th'' | |||
:[[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Community Sysop Demotion|A draft]] of a community sysop recall/demotion policy is up for discussion. All users are encouraged to share their opinions [[UDWiki_talk:Administration/Policy_Discussion/Community_Sysop_Demotion|here]]. | |||
:''July 18th'' | |||
:[[UDWiki:Administration/Policy_Discussion/VB_FFO_Commenting|A policy]] regarding chatter on A/VB is being discussed. | |||
===May=== | |||
*'''General News''' | |||
:''May 4th'' | |||
:The wiki's [[DYK|Did you Know section]] is in need of some suggestions. A new best ten get featured every week. | |||
===February=== | |||
*'''Policy Discussion''' | |||
:''February 15'' | |||
:[[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Sig policy update|A policy]] relating to the wiki's sig policy is being discussed. | |||
===January=== | |||
*'''Sysop Bid''' | |||
:''January 29'' | |||
:[[User:Suicidalangel|Suicidal Angel]] was promoted to sysop. | |||
==2008== | |||
===November=== | |||
*'''Sysop Bid''' | |||
:''November 4'' | |||
:[[User:J3D|J3D]] has submitted a promotion bid, discussion will occur for the next two weeks [[A/PM#J3D|here]]. | |||
*'''Sysop Promotion''' | |||
:''November 1'' | |||
:[[User:Hagnat|Hagnat]] has been promoted to sysop. Congratulations Hag. | |||
===October=== | |||
*'''New Policy under Voting''' | |||
:''October 29'' | |||
:A new [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy_Discussion/Arbitration Timelimit|policy to place a timelimit on arbitration rulings]] is currently [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy_Discussion/Arbitration Timelimit#Voting_Section|under voting]]. | |||
*'''Cheese becomes new Bureaucrat''' | |||
:''October 23'' | |||
:Bureaucrat Elections have concluded. [[User:Krazy_Monkey|Cheese]] has been promoted. | |||
*'''More Policy Discussions''' | |||
:''October 15'' | |||
:A new [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy_Discussion/Arbitration Timelimit|policy to place a timelimit on arbitration rulings]] is currently [[UDWiki_talk:Administration/Policy_Discussion/Arbitration Timelimit|under discussion]]. | |||
*'''Hagnat for Sysop!''' | |||
:''October 15'' | |||
:Hagnat is currently re-running for [[UDWiki:Administration/Promotions#hagnat|sysop]]. | |||
*'''New Policy Discussions''' | |||
:''October 15'' | |||
:New policies on [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy_Discussion/Amnesty|vandal amnesty]], [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy_Discussion/Misconduct_Changes|Misconduct changes]], [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy_Discussion/SysOps_ARE_Moderators|sysops being moderators]] and [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy_Discussion/Arbitration|arbitration]] are currently under discussion. | |||
*'''New Bureaucrat Voting''' | |||
:''October 9'' | |||
:A new round of Bureaucrat Elections is called due to the demotion of the previous Bureaucrat. Community members are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat Promotions|go to the relevant page and vote for the candidate of their choice]]. | |||
*'''Misconduct Trial''' | |||
:''October 8'' | |||
:Unprecedented community opinion is being sought, calling for a vote on a sysop's position, as part of a Misconduct case. [[UDWiki:Administration/Misconduct#Community_opinion|Please make your opinion known]]. ''Voting has now stopped. Thanks for the input.'' | |||
*'''Bureaucrat Votings Ended''' | |||
:''October 7'' | |||
:The latest [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat Promotions|Bureaucrat Promotions]] have ended, with [[user:A Helpful Little Gnome|AHLG]] being promoted to Bureaucrat. Congratulations Gnome! | |||
*'''WikiProject Birthday!''' | |||
:''October 1'' | |||
:The beloved wikiproject, [[ALiM|The list of Amusing Locations in Malton]] is turning one today! Head over to ALiM today and over the coming month for your dose of birthday action! | |||
===September=== | |||
*'''Policy Discussion''' | |||
:''September 30'' | |||
:A new [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy_Discussion/Arbitration|policy on arbitration]] is currently [[UDWiki_talk:Administration/Policy_Discussion/Arbitration|under discussion]]. Please come and air your thoughts on it. | |||
*'''Historical Events Nomination''' | |||
:''September 28'' | |||
:An event (the [[User:RadioSurvivor]]) has been nominated for Historical Status. All users are encouraged to vote [[Category_talk:Historical_Events#User:RadioSurvivor|here]]. | |||
*'''Historical Group Nomination''' | |||
:''September 28'' | |||
:An event (the [[Malton Block Party]]) has been nominated for Historical Status. All users are encouraged to vote [[Category_talk:Historical_Events#Malton Block Party|here]]. | |||
*'''Historical Group Nomination''' | |||
:''September 25'' | |||
:A group (the [[EF|Eastonwood Ferals]]) has been nominated for Historical Status. All users are encouraged to vote [[Category_talk:Historical_Groups#Eastonwood_Ferals|here]]. | |||
*'''New Bureaucrat Election''' | |||
:''September 22'' | |||
:A new [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions#Eligible_Candidates|Bureaucrat Election has been called]]. All users are asked to vote. | |||
===August=== | |||
*'''New WikiProject''' | |||
:August 18'' | |||
:Help keep the wiki up to date by participating in [[The Great Suburb Group Massacre]]. Let us know if your group is still active. | |||
*'''Policy Discussion''' | |||
:''August 03'' | |||
:Two policies concerning Soft warnings have been put up to [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy_Discussion#Under_Discussion|discussion]]. Users are encouraged to discuss them [[UDWiki talk:Administration/Policy Discussion/Forbidding soft warnings|here]] and [[UDWiki talk:Administration/Policy Discussion/Soft warnings|here]] | |||
===July=== | |||
*'''Policy Discussion''' | |||
:''July 24'' | |||
:A new policy on [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Sysop Sub Groups:The Cheesy Version|adding a new level of sysopship]] is now [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Sysop Sub Groups:The Cheesy Version#Voting Section|under voting]]. | |||
*'''Historical Event Nominee''' | |||
:''July 24'' | |||
:An event is up for historical voting. All users are encouraged to vote [[Category_talk:Historical_Events#The_Battle_of_SantLUEville| here]]. | |||
===May=== | |||
*'''ParserFunctions extension: Arguments for-and-against''' | |||
:''Saturday, May 17'' | |||
:An [[UDWiki:Open Discussion|Open Discussion]] regarding [[UDWiki:Open Discussion/ParserFunctions extension|Arguments for-and-against the ParserFunctions extension]] is underway. | |||
==2007== | |||
===November=== | |||
*'''Suggestions discussion page re-organisation''' | |||
:''Monday, November 26'' | |||
:A new [[Category_talk:Suggestions#Change_to_suggestions_talk_page_proposal|policy]] regarding a possible re-organisation of the suggestions discussion page is currently up for voting | |||
*'''Obnoxious Sigs Policy Vote''' | |||
:''Monday, November 21'' | |||
:A new policy to vote on [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Obnoxious Sigs|obnoxious sigs]], that are not covered by current policy, is being voted on. Voting ends December 5th. | |||
*'''Bureaucrat Promotions Round''' | |||
:''Monday, November 19'' | |||
:A new [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat Promotions|Bureaucrat Promotions round]] has begun. Voting ends on December 3rd. | |||
*'''Policy Discussion: No Autobans Allowed''' | |||
:''Sunday, November 18'' | |||
:A new [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy_Discussion/No_autobans_allowed|policy concerning Sysops autobanning themselves]] is currently [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy_Discussion#Under_Discussion|under discussion]] | |||
*'''Suggestions Policy Voting: Justifications''' | |||
:''Sunday, November 18'' | |||
:A suggestion policy change for modifying justifications is [[Category_talk:Suggestions#Adjust_Justification_2|under voting]]}} | |||
*'''Suggestions Discussion: Dupe Reform''' | |||
:''Friday, November 16'' | |||
:A new policy of [[Category_talk:Suggestions#Sensible_.28.3F.29_Dupe_Reform|Dupe Reform]], pretaining to the Suggestion Page is under discussion. | |||
*'''Policy Voting: Automatic Sysop Cycling''' | |||
:''Friday, November 16'' | |||
:A new [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy_Discussion/Automatic_Sysop_Cycling|policy concerning reviews for Sysops]] is currently [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy_Discussion#Under_Voting|under voting]] | |||
*'''Policy Discussion: Obnoxious Sigs''' | |||
:''Sunday, November 10'' | |||
:A new policy to vote on [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Obnoxious Sigs|obnoxious sigs]], that are not covered by current policy, is under discussion. | |||
===July=== | |||
*'''Defining [[NPOV]]''' | |||
:''Sunday, July 8'' | |||
:A discussion has been started to formalise how neutral contributions to community pages should be. All interested users are asked to contribute to the [[Talk:NPOV|discussion]]. | |||
===June=== | |||
*'''Bureaucrat Elections''' | |||
:''Saturday, June 30'' | |||
:A position as bureaucrat is under election, Eligible candidates for bureaucrat are the current bureaucrat Boxy and the sysops Conndraka, Daranz, Dux Ducis, Hagnat, Matthewfarenheit, Max Grivas, The General, Vantar, Vista and Zombie slay3r. All users are asked to [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat_Promotions|Vote]]. | |||
*'''Suburb Danger Colors under discussion''' | |||
:''Thursday, June 28'' | |||
:A new way to grade the danger level for [[suburbs]] is [[Talk:Suburb#Color_System_Discussion|under discussion]]. After 15 months in use, the old system no longer is capable of rating the new tactics used by [[survivors]] and [[zombies]]. | |||
*'''Mall Tour '07 voted Historical''' | |||
:''Wednesday, June 27'' | |||
:The [[zombies]] of the [[Mall Tour '07]] are now part of the [[Mall Tour '07/Historical_Group_Voting|UrbanDead history]]. Barhah! | |||
*'''St. Valentine's Cherubs voted Historical''' | |||
:''Wednesday, June 20'' | |||
:A new chapter in the history of <alton is written. St. Valentine's Cherubs [[St. Valentine's Cherubs/Historical Groups Voting|voted historical]]. | |||
*'''New Historical Events page!''' | |||
:''Monday, June 18'' | |||
:After a month of [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Historical Events|discussion and voting]], a [[:Category:Historical_Events|new category]] was created to list the most important events ever ocurred in UrbanDead. | |||
*'''Matthewfarenheit promoted!''' | |||
:''Friday, June 16'' | |||
:After two weeks, {{usr|Matthewfarenheit}} was promoted to [[SysOp]], with 27 votes for, and 7 votes against. | |||
*'''Mall Tour '07 for Historical Group''' | |||
:''Wednesday, June 13'' | |||
:Two months after {{usr|Xyu}} disbanded the group, the [[Mall Tour '07]] tries for the second time to get it [[:Category_talk:Historical_Groups#Mall_Tour_.2707|historical status]]. | |||
*'''New Clothes Suggestions page''' | |||
:''Monday, June 4'' | |||
:After {{usr|Kevan}} [[News#31st_May|added Clothes to UrbanDead]], many where thinking about suggestion some more. A [[Clothes/Suggestions|new suggestions page]] was created then, only for suggesting new clothes for Malton. | |||
*'''Matthewfarenheit for SysOp''' | |||
:''Saturday, June 2'' | |||
:{{usr|Matthewfarenheit}} tries for the third time to get [[A/PM|promoted to SysOp]]. | |||
===May=== | |||
*'''Dulston Defense Death Squad voted Historical!''' | |||
:''Wednesday, May 30'' | |||
:After two weeks of voting, the [[Dulston Defense Death Squad]] was [[:Category_talk:Historical_Groups/SucceededArchive#Dulston_Defense_Death_Squad|promoted to Historical Group]], with 18 votes for, and 4 against. | |||
*'''Cyberbob240 demoted after voting''' | |||
:''Monday, May 28'' | |||
:After a failed [[UDWiki:Administration/Promotions/Cyberbob240 (3)|re-promotion process]], long term Wiki Mod {{usr|Cyberbob240}} was demoted from its powers and returned to be a regular wiki user. | |||
*'''St. Valentine's Cherubs for Historical Group''' | |||
:''Friday, May 25'' | |||
:The [[St. Valentine's Cherubs|group famous for this year]] [[Valentine's Day Massacre|valentine's day massacre]] tries to get its [[Category_talk:Historical_Groups#St._Valentine.27s_Cherubs|historical status]] | |||
*'''Gage requests his own demotion''' | |||
:''Thursday, May 10'' | |||
:Long term Wiki Mod {{usr|Gage}} requests his own demotion. So long, and thank you... |
Revision as of 02:23, 16 January 2010
This page is for news about the wiki. For game update news, see News.
Community Announcements
- WanYao has been nominated for promotion.
- The February round of Bureaucratic Elections has ended with Suicidal Angel winning the election and being promoted to bureaucrat.
UrbanDead Wiki News
Recent News
Wiki News | |
July 29 | A policy regarding Historical Group voting requirements is being discussed. All users are encouraged to voice their opinions. |
go to Wiki News |
2009
December
- December 29th
- A new open discussion relating to voting guidelines is currently under discussion. All users are encouraged to voice their opinion.
- December 20th
- A new Scheduled Deletion has been requested; all users are encouraged to vote on it here.
- December 18th
- An election is under way for the position of Bureaucrat on the wiki. All users are asked to vote for their preferred candidate.
- December 15th
- A new Scheduled Deletion has been requested; all users are encouraged to vote on it here.
- December 11th
- A group has been nominated for historical status. All users are encouraged to add their opinions here.
- December 5th
- A guide has been put forward for evaluation at Guides/Review. All participants are encouraged to vote on the guide here.
October
- October 13
- A user has been put up for promotion for System Administrator. Please voice your opinion here
August
- August 4th
- Even more guides are up for review. Input would be appreciated on all the survivor guides.
July
- July 28th
- A new Scheduled Deletions request has been submitted, to get rid of unusable images of 0x0 size. All users are encouraged to vote.
- July 20th
- An open discussion on Borehamwood has begun. Please contribute your opinions.
- July 20th
- A new Scheduled Protection request has been proposed. All users are encouraged to come and participate in voting.
- Policy Discussion
- July 18th
- A draft of a community sysop recall/demotion policy is up for discussion. All users are encouraged to share their opinions here.
- July 18th
- A policy regarding chatter on A/VB is being discussed.
May
- General News
- May 4th
- The wiki's Did you Know section is in need of some suggestions. A new best ten get featured every week.
February
- Policy Discussion
- February 15
- A policy relating to the wiki's sig policy is being discussed.
January
- Sysop Bid
- January 29
- Suicidal Angel was promoted to sysop.
2008
November
- Sysop Bid
- Sysop Promotion
- November 1
- Hagnat has been promoted to sysop. Congratulations Hag.
October
- New Policy under Voting
- October 29
- A new policy to place a timelimit on arbitration rulings is currently under voting.
- Cheese becomes new Bureaucrat
- October 23
- Bureaucrat Elections have concluded. Cheese has been promoted.
- More Policy Discussions
- October 15
- A new policy to place a timelimit on arbitration rulings is currently under discussion.
- Hagnat for Sysop!
- October 15
- Hagnat is currently re-running for sysop.
- New Policy Discussions
- October 15
- New policies on vandal amnesty, Misconduct changes, sysops being moderators and arbitration are currently under discussion.
- New Bureaucrat Voting
- October 9
- A new round of Bureaucrat Elections is called due to the demotion of the previous Bureaucrat. Community members are encouraged to go to the relevant page and vote for the candidate of their choice.
- Misconduct Trial
- October 8
- Unprecedented community opinion is being sought, calling for a vote on a sysop's position, as part of a Misconduct case. Please make your opinion known. Voting has now stopped. Thanks for the input.
- Bureaucrat Votings Ended
- October 7
- The latest Bureaucrat Promotions have ended, with AHLG being promoted to Bureaucrat. Congratulations Gnome!
- WikiProject Birthday!
- October 1
- The beloved wikiproject, The list of Amusing Locations in Malton is turning one today! Head over to ALiM today and over the coming month for your dose of birthday action!
September
- Policy Discussion
- September 30
- A new policy on arbitration is currently under discussion. Please come and air your thoughts on it.
- Historical Events Nomination
- September 28
- An event (the User:RadioSurvivor) has been nominated for Historical Status. All users are encouraged to vote here.
- Historical Group Nomination
- September 28
- An event (the Malton Block Party) has been nominated for Historical Status. All users are encouraged to vote here.
- Historical Group Nomination
- September 25
- A group (the Eastonwood Ferals) has been nominated for Historical Status. All users are encouraged to vote here.
- New Bureaucrat Election
- September 22
- A new Bureaucrat Election has been called. All users are asked to vote.
August
- New WikiProject
- August 18
- Help keep the wiki up to date by participating in The Great Suburb Group Massacre. Let us know if your group is still active.
- Policy Discussion
- August 03
- Two policies concerning Soft warnings have been put up to discussion. Users are encouraged to discuss them here and here
July
- Policy Discussion
- July 24
- A new policy on adding a new level of sysopship is now under voting.
- Historical Event Nominee
- July 24
- An event is up for historical voting. All users are encouraged to vote here.
May
- ParserFunctions extension: Arguments for-and-against
- Saturday, May 17
- An Open Discussion regarding Arguments for-and-against the ParserFunctions extension is underway.
2007
November
- Suggestions discussion page re-organisation
- Monday, November 26
- A new policy regarding a possible re-organisation of the suggestions discussion page is currently up for voting
- Obnoxious Sigs Policy Vote
- Monday, November 21
- A new policy to vote on obnoxious sigs, that are not covered by current policy, is being voted on. Voting ends December 5th.
- Bureaucrat Promotions Round
- Monday, November 19
- A new Bureaucrat Promotions round has begun. Voting ends on December 3rd.
- Policy Discussion: No Autobans Allowed
- Sunday, November 18
- A new policy concerning Sysops autobanning themselves is currently under discussion
- Suggestions Policy Voting: Justifications
- Sunday, November 18
- A suggestion policy change for modifying justifications is under voting}}
- Suggestions Discussion: Dupe Reform
- Friday, November 16
- A new policy of Dupe Reform, pretaining to the Suggestion Page is under discussion.
- Policy Voting: Automatic Sysop Cycling
- Friday, November 16
- A new policy concerning reviews for Sysops is currently under voting
- Policy Discussion: Obnoxious Sigs
- Sunday, November 10
- A new policy to vote on obnoxious sigs, that are not covered by current policy, is under discussion.
July
- Defining NPOV
- Sunday, July 8
- A discussion has been started to formalise how neutral contributions to community pages should be. All interested users are asked to contribute to the discussion.
June
- Bureaucrat Elections
- Saturday, June 30
- A position as bureaucrat is under election, Eligible candidates for bureaucrat are the current bureaucrat Boxy and the sysops Conndraka, Daranz, Dux Ducis, Hagnat, Matthewfarenheit, Max Grivas, The General, Vantar, Vista and Zombie slay3r. All users are asked to Vote.
- Suburb Danger Colors under discussion
- Thursday, June 28
- A new way to grade the danger level for suburbs is under discussion. After 15 months in use, the old system no longer is capable of rating the new tactics used by survivors and zombies.
- Mall Tour '07 voted Historical
- Wednesday, June 27
- The zombies of the Mall Tour '07 are now part of the UrbanDead history. Barhah!
- St. Valentine's Cherubs voted Historical
- Wednesday, June 20
- A new chapter in the history of <alton is written. St. Valentine's Cherubs voted historical.
- New Historical Events page!
- Monday, June 18
- After a month of discussion and voting, a new category was created to list the most important events ever ocurred in UrbanDead.
- Matthewfarenheit promoted!
- Friday, June 16
- After two weeks, Matthewfarenheit was promoted to SysOp, with 27 votes for, and 7 votes against.
- Mall Tour '07 for Historical Group
- Wednesday, June 13
- Two months after Xyu disbanded the group, the Mall Tour '07 tries for the second time to get it historical status.
- New Clothes Suggestions page
- Monday, June 4
- After Kevan added Clothes to UrbanDead, many where thinking about suggestion some more. A new suggestions page was created then, only for suggesting new clothes for Malton.
- Matthewfarenheit for SysOp
- Saturday, June 2
- Matthewfarenheit tries for the third time to get promoted to SysOp.
May
- Dulston Defense Death Squad voted Historical!
- Wednesday, May 30
- After two weeks of voting, the Dulston Defense Death Squad was promoted to Historical Group, with 18 votes for, and 4 against.
- Cyberbob240 demoted after voting
- Monday, May 28
- After a failed re-promotion process, long term Wiki Mod Cyberbob240 was demoted from its powers and returned to be a regular wiki user.
- St. Valentine's Cherubs for Historical Group
- Friday, May 25
- The group famous for this year valentine's day massacre tries to get its historical status
- Gage requests his own demotion
- Thursday, May 10
- Long term Wiki Mod Gage requests his own demotion. So long, and thank you...