Project:Staff

NOTE TO STAFF MEMBERS: Please read the Abuse of Power section of this page, it is important.

This is the page that holds all the information regarding staff, ranks, edit rewards, joining staff, etc.

Bureaucrats and Admins (Arena Closers)
High Chancellor Zathus - Earned adminship on June 16th, 2016 through vote. Is currently the head of the wikia due to the Founder’s inactivity.

On July 18th, 2016 he received Bureaucrat status after a long two months of Founder inactivity. His biggest achievement on the wiki is the founding of the Diep.io Fan Ideas Page. He has been working on the wikia the longest of all current staff, helping out since less than a week after it was created.

Council Secretary Ursuul - Earned Content Mod position directly through a Special Vote on September 17th, because of her knowledge of HTML, CSS, & JavaScript. On September 18th she was promoted to Admin on a temporary basis to implement custom User Tags & to doctor the Chat.css & Common.css pages. After two days of solid activity & Code expansions she finally finished her job & stepped down from the temporary position, but minutes later a Petition came online demanding her return, & so she was reinstated as an Admin on September 20th for good.

Tonn Lenk - Earned the power of Discussions Moderator on June 20, 2016 because she proved her worth by being super useful, devoted, and stuff. Creator of the Résumés board, the spearhead of being in charge of helping Zathus with code, and is like... his advisor. She became an Admin July 27th because of how responsible, knowledgeable, and overall savvy she is with wikia property. She was demoted on October 23rd for Inactivity, but then later returned on the 31st.

Content Mod (Boss Tank)
Friendly - One of the two Admins from the Official Diep.io Wiki, he came over during the October Merge. Because of his past experience as an Administrator, he was given Content Mod Rights on October 3rd.

Guilmon - One of the two Admins from the Official Diep.io Wiki, he came over during the October Merge. Because of his past experience as an Administrator, he was given Content Mod Rights on October 3rd. Be warned however, his English is rudimentary, so it may be best to ask another Staff member for help.

Discussion Moderators (Motherships)
Akkaviv - One of the wikis longest standing members, having made edits to the Diep.io Fan Ideas Page as the start of his story since its first two weeks of existence. He has stuck around and done nothing but prove he can help and be useful to the community since Day 1. He is also a pretty cool guy. Became Chat Moderator June 22, 2016; and Discussions Moderator on August 15th.

Head Mothership SuperRobot - Applied for Rollback due to his great moderation of vandalism prior, he has proven his worth excellently. With experience being staff on a wikia, there was no doubt he would get the job. Was ultimately made a Guardian on August 16th, 2016. He won a Staff Election for Mothership on September 17th, and was promoted later that day.

Transforming Eevee - Eevee is a powerful contributor. His edits and anti-vandalism ideal has saved this wikia from harm more than once, even before obtaining this role. But now, on August 29th, 2016, Transforming Eevee can finally fulfill his destiny, and evolve into a Guardian! He later applied for Mothership on September 29th, and was promoted on September 30th.

(ON HIATUS) Anson - Anson, for a long time, has helped the Diep.io Wikia with undying support and meaningful contributions. It was no surprise when this editing god among men and guardian of our integrity applied for Rollback. At first all of his Resumes were lost and/or missed, but once the message got across and the staff realized their mistake. Anson became a Guardian on August 22th, 2016.

However, he switched positions from Rollback to Chat Moderator on September 2, 2016. He was then promoted to Mothership via a staff vote on September 30th, 2016.

Finale - Finale is a decently new member of the wiki (as of her promotion), but her talent is what got her the position so quick. She has experience, knowledge, and maturity, qualities that staff members of any kind should have. She cares for the wiki quite a lot, always letting the higher ups know when a problem is stirring, and there is a prosperous future of chat coming way. Promoted on September 1st, 2016. On October 1st she applied for Mothership, and won the majority vote for the last position the next day. She was was promoted on October 2nd.

Apentashot - Applied for Chat Moderator way too long ago, He only just received the position on September 1st, 2016, after being drafted in by the huge Chat Moderator crisis. He is a fantastic member of the wikia, and is reliable in almost every aspect. One of the longer standing members of Diep.io Wikia, after being Admitted to the Mothership Waiting List, he was promoted on October 9th.

Mother Of Ships - Mother Of Ships, or MOS is the one, who wants everything perfect and wants to know the best as she can. As mother of 16 drones, she know what she is doing, so vandals gonna have a bad time. MOS is a role-play-er, and she don't get triggered easily. She gives mercy. Aaand she hates apostrophes. She Applied for Rollback on Tuesday, September 20th, and she entered in a Rank Election due to a surplus of applicants. After 24 hours of polling the results came in, & she won first place late Wednesday September 21st. After a month as a Rollback, she became the first Hybrid staff (Guardian & Dominator), later she became a Discussions Mod on October 23rd. She was the first ever Head-Guardian.

Smgamermat - Applied for Chat Mod on Wednesday, September 21st, after losing in the Rank Election for Rollback. After 24 hours of polling she kept the majority vote, and was promoted to Chat Mod early Friday morning, September 23rd. After applying later for Mothership, she won her election & was promoted Sunday afternoon, October 30th.

Chat Moderators (Dominators)
TOTMGsRock - Applied for Chat Mod on Wednesday, October 5th, & though it was a close call, after roughly two days of polling he won his election, & was promoted Saturday, October 8th.

Jimmy is back (previously Jimmy YT) - An impressive editor, having made it to Tier 2 before even applying for a job, he applied for Chat Mod on Friday, October 7th. After roughly 24 hours of polling he won his election 5-0, & was promoted late Saturday, October 8th.

Queen Aysha - Applied for Chat Mod on Saturday, October 8th, & won a majority vote after 24 hours of polling. She was promoted on October 9th.

Head Dominator Captain Hayden - Applied for Chat Mod on Wednesday, October 12th, & won a majority vote after 24 hours of polling. He was promoted on October 9th. He's been one of the longest standing members on the wiki, applying on June 2, 2016.

Rollback (Guardians)
A Fallen Fighter (previously Miss Lovey Dove) - Originally applying for Discussions Mod, but suggested Chat Moderator by the people in charge of judging Résumés, they received the power of keeping chat clear of enemy tanks on June 23, 2016. Months later, after hitting the requirements, she applied for Discussions Mod a second time, and got the rights on August 4th. However, there will several high-profile Chat incidents from September 20th to September 24th, most of which MLD was involved in. Due to her involvement in them and her bad judgment with the use of her Chat Moderator rights, there was massive public outcry and demands for her resignation. Realizing that her position was untenable, she decided to Step Down of her own accord, and was given a special Rollback position on Saturday, September 24th, so that she could redeem herself.

Mother Of Ships - Mother Of Ships, or MOS is the one, who wants everything perfect and wants to know the best as she can. As mother of 16 drones, she know what she is doing, so vandals gonna have a bad time. MOS is a role-play-er, and she don't get triggered easily. She gives mercy. Aaand she hates apostrophes. She Applied for Rollback on Tuesday, September 20th, and she entered in a Rank Election due to a surplus of applicants. After 24 hours of polling the results came in, & she won first place late Wednesday September 21st. After a month as a Rollback, & then later as the Head Guardian, she became a Discussions Mod on October 23rd. However, she was demoted back to Rollback a week later due to immaturity & InterWiki Vandalism.

FallenBooster - With respects to Diep.io IN HIS NAME, FallenBooster had been long contributing under a different alias prior to his application. It took a while, but after much patience and worth, FallenBooster prevailed and became a Guardian on September 4th.

Gunpowder - Was promoted to Rollback as the result of an Rank Election on Wednesday September 21st. He came second place after 24 hours of polling. He’s a Grammar Nazi of sorts, and when not on this wiki, he can be seen playing several RPG's and first person shooters. He did not apply for Chat Mod due to his tendency to easily get triggered and stay that way. He prefers playing as the Sprayer or Booster in diep.io.

Zombie jotuc - Applied for Rollback on Monday, September 19th, but was entered in a Rank Election due ot a surplus of applicants. After 24 hours of polling the results came in, & he won third place late Wednesday September 21st.

Former Staff
This is a list of all users that were once staff members, but have since lost their roles. At the bottom of the page is a section detailing how you lose your position, so please read that for more info.
 * SpookyGoul - Was a Dominator from June 20th to July 18th. Reason For Demotion: Inactivity.
 * Ziga - Was a Dominator from June 24th to July 30th. Reason for Demotion: Resignation.

Arena Closer
What Bureaucrats and Admins are listed as next to their names. We figured that the highest rank should be Arena Closer, because in the end, they always win and there is no killing them. Arena Closers are marked by unique characteristics; such as special fonts, personal images in chat, or black-to-red gradients. They have the powers of Dominators, Motherships, Boss Tanks, and have other extra responsibilities. Current Arena Closers: Zathus (Bureaucrat), Ursuul (Bureaucrat), & Tonn Lenk (Admin). We can accept a maximum of three Arena Closers at any given time.

Boss Tank
These are our Content Moderators. Named after the many powerful Bosses of the Diep.io realm, they can delete, move, protect, undelete, and reupload any pages or files on the wikia. They also have the power of all ranks below them (Chat Mod, Discussions Mod, and Rollback). This makes them an Admin, just without the ability to change other people’s rights, or block them. Current Boss Tanks: Friendly & Guilmon. We can accept a maximum of six Boss Tanks at any given time.

Mothership
What Discussions Mods are listed as. They go around and clear up the crap and opponents, but in the end are only tough due to their health, but this still makes them reliable. Marked by a deep hot pink, they have the power to delete/undelete/move threads, close or highlight important topics, as well as the powers of those below them; Rollback & Chat Mod. Current Motherships: Akkaviv, SuperRobot, Transforming Eevee, Finale, Penta, MOS, & Smgamermat. We can accept a maximum of seven Motherships at any given time.

Dominator
Dominators are stationary turrets who attack the baddies in Diep.io, so we figured that this the proper term for Chat Mods, as they are powerful in one stationary location too...in this case, chat. They are known for the shimmering golden-yellow name around the wiki. Current Dominators: TOTMGsRock, Jimmy, Queen Aysha, & Captain Hayden. We can accept a maximum of three Dominators at any given time.

Guardian
Guardians stick around home, cleaning the enemy scum out of the base and keeping everyone safe. We figured it was the perfect title for our Rollbacks. Rollbacks go through the wiki and clear out all vandalism, having a special ‘rollback’ button in the history that immediately removes that revision and everything added in it. When applying for your first staff position, you can either become this, or a Dominator. They're equal in our book. Current Rollbacks: MLD, FallenBooster, Gunpowder, and Zombie jotuc. We can accept a maximum of three Guardians at any given time.

''Please do not apply for Guardian at this time, as all our positions are full. If you do apply, you will be placed in the waiting list.''

User Edit Rewards
''Note: If you are a staff member, your ranks color overrides your edit reward color (except in Chat). Even if you are a Tier 3 Tank, if you are a Dominator, your color is still yellow. You can also keep lower rank colors if you like them better, your choice.''

User Edit Rewards are special aesthetic rewards that are given to users that have made a certain number of edits, showing up inside & outside of chat. They provide nothing more than showing off and making it clear that you're a powerful contributor!

Tier 1 Tank
You've grown strong among the many basic tanks, having made 500 edits to get this cool Orange gradient. Current Tier 1 Tanks: Megalodon, Mastertank, Zombie jotuc, Caspervene, Friendly, Queen Aysha, NecroTheTank, RCD, Ziga, & Tonn Lenk.

Tier 2 Tank
You’re certainly advanced, so you’ll get a light Blue-Green gradient. Achieved from making 1,000 edits. Current Tier 2 Tanks: Anson, GunnerTeam, Apentashot, Zathus, MLD, MOS, Transforming Eevee, SuperRobot, Ultimately, Joey Scheiner, TOTMGsRock, Smgamermat, & Finale.

Tier 3 Tank
You are considered a powerful contributor! Having reached this lofty position you will be considered a master compared to those below, so you will receive a fierce Scarlet & Azure gradient to show off. Achieved for making an astounding 2,000 edits! Current Tier 3 Tanks: Akkaviv & Jimmy.

Tier 4 Tank
The strongest playable tanks out there, the prestigious Tier 4 Tanks are the strongest of their kind! Like Tier 3, your incredible shimmering Golden-Red gradient will announce your high standing to all. Will you make the challenging 4,000 edits required? Current Tier 4 Tanks: Ursuul.

Want to apply for a higher Rank (Dominator and above)? Check out the new Résumés Board!

Open Positions
The demand for Staff positions on this Wiki has increased considerably. New procedures for handling the new influx of applications are required, along with a list of open positions for those interested in applying. This list will be ordered by seniority:

Arena Closers

 * 1) High Chancellor Zathus
 * 2) Council Secretary Ursuul
 * 3) Tonn Lenk

Boss Tanks

 * 1) Head Boss Tank Friendly
 * 2) Guilmon
 * 3) OPEN BOSS TANK POSITION
 * 4) OPEN BOSS TANK POSITION
 * 5) OPEN BOSS TANK POSITION
 * 6) OPEN BOSS TANK POSITION

Motherships

 * 1) Akkaviv
 * 2) Head Mothership SuperRobot
 * 3) Transforming Eevee
 * 4) Anson (On Hiatus)
 * 5) Finale
 * 6) Apentashot
 * 7) MOS
 * 8) Smgamermat

Dominators

 * 1) TOTMGsRock
 * 2) Jimmy
 * 3) Queen Aysha
 * 4) Head Dominator Captain Hayden

Guardians

 * 1) A Fallen Fighter
 * 2) FallenBooster
 * 3) Gunpowder
 * 4) Zombie jotuc

Rank Elections
In the event ALL positions of both Rank 1 staff types (Dominator and Rollback) are filled, and one ascends to Mothership forcing a spot open, an election will be held of ALL pending users with Resumes for the position. To be considered pending, you must be listed on a Waiting List.

So let's say one of the five Guardians moves up to Mothership. That means a spot opens for Guardian. Now let's say four people have had Guardian Resume's set for when one moves up. This election system is how we decide who gets the spot. Basically, a new post on the Resume board will be created listing links to all of the Resumes, and a poll. The poll will contain each of the people applying's usernames. After 24 hours, whichever name has the most votes in the poll is promoted to Guardian, and the others are left to wait.

The same applies for Mothership into Boss Tank, Boss Tank into Arena Closer, etc. However, as the ranks get higher, the votes get more restricted in who can participate, such as staff-only elections for higher ranks.

How To Climb the Staff Ladder
So you want to help out the Diep.io Wikia, but you don't know how? Here is a guide on working your way up the user access level ladder and ultimately becoming a member of Diep.io Wikia's staff.

Notice: If you have a Strike active, or a Consequence Flag in your history that has not been absolved, you cannot run for a staff position.

Making a Résumé
This is necessary for even coming close to getting any job. All positions require you to write up an application explaining why YOU should be a member of our team. There are a few requirements that you need to have in your application, but other than that you can write whatever you want. Here is an excerpt from our welcome message on the Résumés board, written by Tonn Lenk:

"There's a few things you need to do in your Resume to get promoted!

First of all, be professional. We want a mature person, with good grammar.

Next thing, don't make it really short. Put some effort in your Résumé, so we know you're serious about the job. We want at least 2 paragraphs of 3 sentences explaining why you would be good in the position you want, and a list of pros and cons.

These pros and cons help us know two things;
 * 1.You realize your strengths, and can be an efficient member of the community.
 * 2.You also realize your weaknesses. A trust worthy person with good qualities will acknowledge their mistakes, and admit them. This is a good step to letting us know you're good for the job".

The First Rung
Now that you know how to write a Résumé, you have two options. You can apply for Chat Moderator (Dominator) or Rollback (Guardian). This usually isn't too much to ask for, but still requires a poll by the public and a majority to say 'Yes'. Should cheating be found through the use of multiple accounts, the applicant will be banned. In order to apply for Guardian or Dominator at all, you must have contributed to the wiki for at least two weeks. We also require some special qualities depending on the role. We may flush you into Rollback naturally if you go around and fix vandalism for the sake of it. And for Dominator, if you act as a leader in chat, you may be given that for your work too. The next stage is a lot harder to ascend, however.

Requirements

 * 400 Edits without Farming for Dominator
 * 500 Edits without Farming for Rollback
 * You have been contributing positively for at least two weeks.
 * You have been naturally doing the job you're applying for.
 * A poll is done by the community, where majority say 'Yes'.
 * You do not have a strike currently active.

The Second Rung: Discussions Mod
You've been helping and working with us as a Rollback or Chat Moderator for quite a bit, and you want to move up to the next stage: Mothership, the Discussions Mod of our wikia. Discussions Mod have the responsibilities of a Dominator and a Guardian, with the added rights to edit, close, highlight, and remove Forum posts. As well as all that, they can delete comments on any pages, etc.

However, for this position and all above it, a poll is taken by the staff only.

Requirements

 * 1,000 Edits without Farming (to show competence)
 * You have been a Dominator/Guardian for at least a month.
 * A majority of the current staff of Diep.io Wikia say 'Yes'.
 * You have written a second Résumé supplying more reasons why you're cut out for your next job.

The Third Rung: Content Moderator
Its a been a long time since you started your Diep.io Wikia career, and you think you've done a lot for this wikia. You really think its time to move up to Content Moderator, the lesser Admin. You think you're responsible enough to move and control what goes on pages. A Content Moderator can delete, undelete, move, protect, and reupload pages and files, making them a powerful position.

Requires majority of votes from current Content Moderators, Admins, and Bureaucrats only. Discussions Mods, Chat Mods, and Rollbacks cannot partake in the vote, as Content Moderator is a serious job to have, so only ones who have experienced it can be sure when someone else is ready.

Requirements

 * 2,000 Edits without Farming (to show a deep commitment)
 * You have been a Discussions Mod for at least two months. (We want to make sure we have enduring professionals).
 * You must have an application assessing how your contributions as a Discussions Mod has positively effected the wikia. You may also list any problems you have fixed and/or stopped here.
 * You have a majority vote from the Senior Council approving your promotion.
 * You do not have an Active Consequence Flag. If you do, you must wait for it to become inactive before applying.

The Final Step: Administrator
Your journey has been long and hard. Its been about a year since you made your first contribution to this little wikia. While we have had rare exceptions in the past (there will be no more such exceptions), this is the hardest staff position to achieve on Diep.io Wikia, since the Bureaucrat rank will be restricted to Zathus and Ursuul until Ursuul decides to name a successor.

What is an Administrator & what can it do?

An Admin is a Content Moderator who can make other people members of our Staff (only Dominators and Discussions Mods actually), or ban users altogether. However, these former powers, while important, are really insignificant. An Admin’s greatest power is his ability to edit MediaWiki Pages, which control a great deal of how our Wiki functions. Its a great power, but requires an immense amount of responsibility.

Requirements

 * 4,000 Edits without Farming (to demonstrate the ultimate dedication to the Wiki you shall be given power over).
 * You have been a Content Mod for at least three months (You must be patient and skilled. We want Admins in peak condition of their previous role before they ascend).
 * You must write a final application (Résumé) proving how your contributions and use of power as a Content Mod have helped and benefited the wiki. Please list any major problems you have fixed and/or stopped in this list.
 * You provide in your application your future plans as an Administrator, and what you look ahead fixing, adding, or removing for the fate of the wiki.
 * You must have no active Strikes.
 * You must not have any kind of Consequence Flag. If you have a Consequence Flag and want to apply for Admin, you can plead for Absolution.
 * You must at least know enough .CSS (which MediaWiki uses), to be able to change and/or modify anything involving it on the Wiki.
 * You must know enough JavaScript to be able to maintain and operate the existing Scripts on the Common.js page.
 * You must have a Bureaucrat Sponsor.
 * This means you must convince a Bureaucrat that you are ready for the role of Admin. If one agrees to Sponsor your promotion, then a vote will be held by the Senior Council to decide whether you become a Full Admin or not.
 * The Senior Council must vote on your application.
 * When the vote is held, the Council must unanimously agree to promote you. If they do, then congratulations, you shall become an Admin.
 * If the Council unanimously votes nay, then your application is rejected, & you must wait until the next Council Meeting to try again.
 * If the vote is not unanimous, then the vote shall be redone. If this happens, then the Council will discuss the matter a second time, & them hold a second vote.
 * If that vote is not unanimous, then the vote shall be redone one last time. The council will discuss the matter for a final time, and then the last vote shall be held. If this third vote is not unanimously in favor of your promotion, even if only one person votes nay, then your application shall be rejected, and you must wait until the next Council Meeting to try again.

Being Revoked of a Staff Position
As it stands, we are still looking for reliable long term staff who are willing to stop at nothing to protect Diep.io Wikia and keep order. Without order, there is chaos, and where there is chaos, there is hate and destruction. But, if you have proven to be UNFIT for a job after having been promoted, your rights and power can be removed, and you will not be able to reapply for at least two weeks since you have acknowledged your loss of position.

Prolonged Inactivity

 * If you go inactive for more than two weeks without letting us know, you will be demoted to an average user to make room for more applicants. If you return & want to rejoin Staff, you will start one rank lower than where you left off. If you were a simple Rollback or Chat Mod, then you must start all over.
 * Be sure to let an admin know you are going to be gone and cannot contribute until you return. You will be given a Hiatus Tag & an extended time limit if you do.
 * If you will only be going away for a few days maximum, you have no need to worry about losing your position.

Abuse of Power

 * Abusing one's trusted and given rights will result in punishment based upon the severity of the situation.
 * An example of this would be a Chat Mod kicking or banning people from chat with no reasoning, and not kicking based on rules broken.
 * Abuse of power would also be for Chat Moderators, NOT punishing for broken rules because you share a connection with them. Your job should come first, in this situation alone.
 * Examples of Power Abuse include:
 * Rollbacks


 * Rollbacking edits you do not personally agree with based on your opinion without consulting the editor first. The guys meant to fix edit wars should not start them. The only case where the rules can be bent here, is if the edit you are rollbacking added an opinion. Wikias are for fact.
 * Chat Mods


 * Kicking for no reason.
 * Banning for no reason.
 * Not applying the proper penalty when someone does break the rules.
 * Using your higher status in chat to break the rules because you cannot be penalized if no higher staff members are in the room as well. If any contributor notices this, please let us know who is abusing their power.
 * Discussions Mods


 * All of the Chat Moderator examples, due to having those powers as well.
 * Closing and/or removing threads for no reason.
 * Repeated unnecessary highlighting of threads that you or people you personally know created.
 * Removing messages for no given reason.
 * Removing Violation Report threads about you, or messages on a higher staff ranks' Message Wall to PREVENT being reported about in the first place. This results in an instant ban, for not only breaking the rules, but trying to hide the fact you committed them at all.
 * Content Mods


 * All Chat Mod and Discussions Mod examples.
 * Deleting pages unnecessarily.
 * Creating redirects and moving pages to cause havoc.
 * Administrators


 * All above listed examples from any other staff position.
 * Modifying the core .CSS to remove code you know is necessary.
 * Banning people for way longer than they deserve.
 * Banning people for absolutely no reason at all.
 * Demoting staff members and not following this list.
 * Changing pages only Administrators and Bureaucrats can edit knowing you have the privilege.
 * Creating an environment where you use your power to instill fear and silence opposition.
 * Punishments Can Include:
 * Chat Mods reported committing any of the actions considered power abuse will be revoked of power for three days, and given a warning.
 * The rules that Rollbacks must break to even be considered power abuse are so trivial that it will only result in a 1 day demotion. However; repeated offense will give a warning.
 * Discussions Mods reported doing any of the actions considered power abuse will be revoked of power for 1-3 days depending on which rule they break from that list. However; the last bullet under that section is an instant ban as it states.
 * Content Mods reported to have done any actions considered power abuse will be penalized for 1-7 days depending on which rule from that list they broke. Repeated offense will result in demotion to Discussions Mod, and a warning.
 * Administrators reported to be doing any of the actions labelled as power abuse will be penalized for 1-14 days depending on severity. Some rules can result in instant demotion or blocking if things get too out of hand, such as continuous banning for no reason.
 * After three Strikes are given, you are permanently demoted of all rights, and are flagged as having been given a consequence. Users with any 'Consequence Flags' will never be able to become an Administrator, even if they begin climbing the ladder again. That is, unless they get their Consequence Flag absolved.
 * If you ARE given a permanent ban for repeated offenses of power abuse, you must formally apologize to the entire community, explain you understood what you did wrong, must be sincere about it, and you will be unbanned. You will not be given your staff position back, and must climb the ladder once more. Your actions will be even more closely monitored this time; however. By apologizing to the community, this also allows you to plea for Absolution and remove the Consequence Flag.

Resigning

 * You, simple as that, decide you don't want to have the job anymore.
 * You CAN right up a resignation paper explaining why you want to resign to supply context, but this is not required.
 * Please let the Bureaucrat know that you want to be demoted to an average user, and you will be.
 * There is a way to get your position back should you change your mind somewhere down the line.
 * This requires there to be general community consensus that they want you to be back in the job.
 * For something as trivial as Chat Moderator or Rollback, you will be immediately given your role back. This 'reverse resigning' is only required for Discussions Mod or above.

What Are Strikes and Consequence Flags?
The abuse system is measured by the use of Strikes (warnings) and temporary demotions ranging from 1-14 days based on severity. Each time you break one of the Staff Rules considered as Power Abuse, or one of the General Policies, you will receive a Strike. One Strike will go away each month, and all will be removed if you are promoted to a staff position. For members of Staff if you reach three Strikes total, you will be automatically stripped of all rights (if you are a general user you will be banned outright instead) for one month and flagged as having been given a consequence. Should you go an entire three months without getting another Strike, then your “Consequence Flag” will become inactive, but will stay with you forever unless you receive Absolution (read below).

Each time you get a Strike while the Flag remains active, the three-month period resets, and if you get three total strikes before the Flag becomes inactive you’ll be given an outright ban for one month and lose the right to apply for all staff positions forever.

Everyone with an active Consequence Flag, whether on Staff or not, is effectively on probation. You lose the right to apply for Content Mod or above, and you will be watched closely. If you screw up, there will be consequences. Once your Flag goes inactive you will be back to normal and may once again apply for Content Mod, but so long as you have the Flag, even when inactive, you will be prevented from becoming an Admin even if you begin climbing the Ladder again, and your actions on staff may be scrutinized from time to time.

Challenging a Strike
Each time you receive a Strike you will be notified and given instructions and a link to a place where you can Challenge it. If you believe, for whatever reason, that you have been unjustly punished, then you may follow the instructions for writing an Appeal for your Strike. Here you must detail your reasoning for the Challenge and why you believe you did nothing wrong. The Bureaucrat will review all Challenges and deem their worthiness.

If it is decided that you were unjustly reprimanded, then your Strike will be removed and an official apology will be issued on behalf of the Staff. If it is decided that your punishment was just, then your Strike will be upheld and you will lose your right to Challenge further Strikes for one month. For this reason, and because almost all Challenges will be rejected, you should only Challenge Strikes you are absolutely certain you did not deserve. The only time we recommend you Challenge a Strike is if it is your third strike after receiving a Consequence Flag or Ban, because otherwise you will almost always have your Challenge rejected.

'Strikes may only be Challenged for three days after you receive them. After that point your Strike is permanent and you may not Challenge it.'

Absolution
We believe in second chances here, so Absolution is sort of a clean slate, and the only way to remove a Consequence Flag for good. If you receive a Consequence Flag, and you spend one of the three months under the active Flag in any staff position, you may appeal for Absolution. If you do not spend the required time under the Flag on Staff atoning for your wrongs, then you must be promoted to Content Mod before being allowed to appeal for Absolution. To appeal, you must write a formal apology to the Community explaining your errors and how you will improve in the future. Apologies are submitted here.

Once you make your appeal, the Senior Council will vote, and if the majority votes for Absolution then you are absolved; your history of abuse will be totally forgotten, and all Consequence Flags are permanently removed, meaning you may now apply for Admin. If you lose the vote, then you may apply again next month with a new written apology. You may only receive Absolution once however, and certain serious crimes like rigging polls, receiving a full ban, or removing Violation Reports about you in an attempt to hide your crimes will revoke your right to appeal for Absolution forever.

Who Can Strike Who?
Any Staff Member can issue a Strike to someone, & since they aren’t kept track of in any subpages all you have to do is post the date somewhere (just not on their message wall) & tell at least one higher member of Staff that you gave them a strike. Afterwards any Mothership ranked Staff or higher (provided they know how) will handle notifying the offender that they have been given a Strike. However, only full Admins have the ability to actually Ban someone, so if you issue someone their third Strike, be sure to tell an Admin so that they can Ban them on your behalf. An Admin will not question your motivation, they’ll just Ban them. Be warned though, if the Strike you give gets successfully Challenged then you will be given a Strike as a reprimand, so don’t give them out for no reason.

If a staff member wants to issue a Strike to another staff member, all the same rules apply, except you can only issue Strikes to staff ranked lower than yourself. If the person causing problems is equal or higher than you on the Staff Ladder, then you can either write a Violation Report about them or show another Staff member what they did, so that they can issue the Strike. It’s generally best to just contact the Bureaucrat or another full Admin, even if you do have the authority to give them a Strike on your own. However, if the Strike you issue is the third strike that member has, then you should contact the Bureaucrat immediately so that the proper procedures for removing their User-Rights & giving them a Consequence Flag can begin.