As I mentioned on http://dragonvaleworld.wikia.com/wiki/Game_Updates the admins appear to be MIA. Let's talk about adopting this wiki!

Adoption guidelines are at http://community.wikia.com/wiki/Adoption:Requests

Rollbacks

Rollbacks are members of the community who, in partnership with the Administrators, have been given a few additional abilities to help maintain the integrity of edits made to the wiki. While anyone has the ability to undo vandalism, users who have the Custodian right have a special "one click" button to revert a page to the previous edit. This can be extremely useful if a wiki is under a spam attack or someone is attempting to delete or vandalize pages. Custodians are expected to take action independently whenever possible, following the guidelines outlined herein.

Those with Rollbacks rights are able to do the following:

• Rollback spam and vandalism

Rollbacks User Conduct

In addition to page edits made as Wiki members, Rollbacks will:

• Remove any unambiguous spam or vandalism to content pages.
• Rollbacks need to show maturity. This includes quality edits, courtesy, and refraining from heavily roleplaying (like wiki "marriage", indulging in "violent acts" toward another user, etc ...)
• Rollbacks are expected to show good behavior both here and on other Wikis. As their conduct will be associated with this wiki, a block or ban on another Wiki as much as here could lead to demotion without further notice.

Promoting a Rollback

Anyone can request to be promoted to Rollback, but nominations will only be accepted for candidates who meet certain conditions:

• The candidate must have been a registered Wiki user for at least 2 months prior to nomination.

• The candidate must have 50 QUALITY edits(you can see what a quality edit is here) on main namespace pages(to see if you qualify, you can go here and enter your wiki name). This requirement is meant to demonstrate that they have some knowledge of editing and using templates.

• The candidate cannot be nominated more than once per 3 months.*

• The candidate needs 3 other users to vouch for him/her within a week. These can be admins studying the candidature should no one else know said candidate due to low social activity.

• This cannot be stressed enough: The candidate must have been making QUALITY edits(you can see what a quality edit is here). Upon nomination, at least one admin will ensure that by looking at the candidate's contributions.

• The candidate must not have received a block on this Wiki or another Wiki (This applies for 6 months following the end of the block period).

• The candidate must not also have received a ban on this Wiki's chat site (This applies for 6 months from the end of the ban period).

• If these conditions are not met, then the nomination is automatically disqualified. Otherwise, the candidate is automatically promoted to Rollback.
• The once per three months limit applies only if you can't get three vouchers within a week. For people without necessary edits, all that's needed is to come back once that criteria is met.

Requests can be made HERE

Procedure for nominating

1. You CANNOT nominate someone else, only yourself.
2. Make sure you meet the above mentioned requirements.
3. You can vouch for people you know and believe would be good for the position.
4. To vouch for a candidate Simply COMMENT that you do so. Remember a Rollback candidates must have a Rollback/Wiki Moderator/Administrator vouching for him.
5. You can Kudos a request, but it will BEAR NO WEIGHT on the candidature.
6. You can only vouch for ONE Rollback per week OR nominate yourself.

Chat Moderators

Chat Moderators are members of the community who have the extra mandate of ensuring that chat stays a healthy environment everyone can enjoy. They have tools to kick people out of chat as warning measures and ban people for a lengths of time appropriate to the offense/number of previous bans.

Those with Chat Moderators rights are able to do the following:

• Kick someone from the chat room

• Ban someone from the chat room

Chat Moderator User Conduct

Chat moderator are expected to:

• Help users in chat to the best of their ability and answer questions(both in main chat and Personal Messages).

• Help newcomers understand the Chat Policies

• Ensure those policies are followed

• Warn someone before banning(kicks count as warnings)

• Write an explanation as to the nature of the ban and it's length on the person's message wall
• Chat Moderators need to show maturity. This includes quality edits, courtesy, and refraining from heavily roleplaying (like wiki "marriage", indulging in "violent acts" toward another user, etc ...)
• Chat Moderators are expected to show good behavior both here and on other Wikis. As their conduct will be associated with this wiki, a block or ban on another Wiki as much as here could lead to demotion without further notice.

Promoting a Chat Moderator

Anyone can nominate someone as a candidate to become a Chat Moderator, but nominations will only be accepted for candidates who meet certain conditions:

• The candidate must be a registered user for at least three months.
  • This requirement is meant to demonstrate that they have some knowledge of chat environments and policies.
• The candidate cannot be nominated more than once per 3 months.
  • If a nomination is refused due to the candidate not meeting requirements, then it is not considered a nomination and the candidate can be nominated again once the other requirements are met.
  • If a nomination is refused due to the candidate not accepting it, then it is not considered a nomination and the candidate can be nominated again at any other time.
• The candidate must not have received a block on this Wiki or another Wiki (This applies for 6 months following the end of the block period).
• The candidate must not also have received a ban on this Wiki's chat site (This applies for 6 months from the end of the ban period).
• Chat Mod nominee must receive 3 vouches: one voucher from Admin AND one from a Chat Mod who does not also serve as an Admin. (although holding a Wiki Mod position does not make him/her ineligible to provide the Chat Mod voucher)
  • If there is no vouch received from an Admin, a Wiki Mod of 3 or more months may vouch in their place. However, in this case the Wiki Mod must provide a written explanation of support on the nomination.
• The candidate will be notified that they have been nominated by leaving a message on their message wall.
• If the candidate does not wish to be nominated, they can give a statement saying that they decline the nomination, at which point the discussion will be closed.
• If the nomination/vouching requirements are met, and the candidate formally accepts the nomination, a Wiki Admin will open a highlighted discussion forum to allow the community to discuss the nomination.

Discussion Process

• Within 24 hours of opening the discussion, the nominee must post a comment providing information as to why s/he is interested in the position and what qualifications s/he has for the role.
• Within 48 hours of opening the discussion, the staff member who provided the Chat Mod voucher for the candidate must post a comment providing information as to why s/he supports the candidacy.
• After the community discussion has been open for 7 days, one of the current administrators will open the Voting Process, wherein community members can indicate whether they support or oppose the candidacy. This is not a vote for whether or not the nominee will become an Administrator, but whether or not the community supports the candidate moving to the "Admin Vetting" process.

Voting Procedure

• Clearly state whether you support or oppose.
• One vote per person.
• A small explanation of your vote can be provided but people aren't expected to answer to it. This is meant to vote, not discuss.
• Participant must be registered users since before the nomination of the candidate.
• Sockpuppeting will result in a cancellation of the votes and a block of all perpetrators.
• No questions or discussions allowed. Any non-vote will be deleted.
• Voting will last for a week from the time it started.

Voting Results:

• If at least 80.0% of the community votes cast are in "Support" of a candidate then the candidate will automatically become a staff member on the DragonVale Wiki in that role.
• If 60.0% to 79.9% of the community votes cast are in "Support" of the candidate then the candidate will go through a one month probation period with the tools. At the end of the one month if more than 80.0% of the community votes cast are in "Support" of the candidate keeping the tools the candidate will keep them. If less than 80.0% of the community votes cast are in "Support" after the probation period the tools will be removed.
  • Users that do not support the candidate in the post-probation voting thread should list at least one point that the user could improve in the probation period, so that the user can use it to improve; the points should be reasonable and not being personal reasons.
• If less than 60.0% of the community votes cast are in "Support" in the vote then the candidate does not receive the tools or a probation period.
• Candidates can be nominated again three months from the end of their probation/end of the vote.
• If the candidate is accepted for promotion, a bureaucrat will make the user rights changes. If there are no bureaucrats, then one of the administrators should send a message to Wikia staff at Special:Contact/general with a link to the discussion/vote and a request to promote the user.

Nominations can be made HERE

Procedure for nominating

1. Make sure your candidate meets the above mentioned requirements.
2. Make sure the candidate hasn't been nominated already.
3. You can nominate yourself, but it's better if someone else does. Also, you need three vouchers nevertheless.
4. Should that be the case, you can vouch for the candidate instead of nominating him/her.
5. To vouch for a candidate Simply COMMENT that you do so. Remember a Chat Moderator candidates must have an Administrator AND a current Chat Mod (non-Admin) vouching for him/her.
6. You can Kudos a nomination, but it will BEAR NO WEIGHT on the candidature.
7. You can only nominate OR vouch for ONE Chat Moderator per week.

Wiki Moderators

Wiki Moderators are members of the community with added tools to help the community. They work closely with Administrators to fight against vandalism, spamming and trolls.

Wiki Moderators are given the following tools:

• Block other users from editing
• Rollback spam and vandalism
• Edit and Delete Comments
• Delete unnecessary images
• Delete and undelete content pages
• Move files

Wiki Moderators User Conduct

In addition to page edits made as Wiki members, Wiki Moderators will:

• Delete inappropriate images. These include vulgar, pornographic, racist, or offensive images or images that are unused for an extended period of time.
• Remove any unambiguous spam or vandalism to content pages. Spam may include any comment added that does not pertain to the page content (such as "random comment", "first comment", etc.)
• Remove or edit vulgar, abusive or derogatory comments.
• Remove or edit Game Center requests that violate policy limiting multiple entries on Friends page or any entry on content pages.
• Edit comments containing excessive punctuation, capitalization or emoticons. Users are expected to limit usage of "all caps", punctuation or emoticons to no more than 2-3 occurrences in a comment.
• Delete comments clearly placed on the wrong page (i.e., discussion of obtaining a Topaz dragon on the Rainbow dragon page when there is no connection made between the two).
• Remove user names and formatted signatures from comments.
• Remove comments that are considered spam under Wiki policy (i.e., excessive repetition or have no relation to the page topic).
• Consult with administrators to determine if comment trails have become excessively argumentative or spam-filled. Actions taken when such determination is made will include adding a comment indicating that the thread must end and that subsequent comments will be deleted or, in certain circumstances, deleting all comments in the thread.
• Make every effort to notify users of comments that are changed, either by adding edit notes within the comment or leaving a message for registered users on the user wall.
• Block users who blatantly and voluntarily spam or troll the Wiki.
• Wiki Moderators need to show maturity. This includes quality edits, courtesy, and refraining from heavily roleplaying (like wiki "marriage", indulging in "violent acts" toward another user, etc ...)
• Wiki Moderators are expected to show good behavior both here and on other Wikis. As their conduct will be associated with this wiki, a block or ban on another Wiki as much as here could lead to demotion without further notice.
• Follow process and rules pertaining to Chat Moderator role.

Promoting a Wiki Moderator

Anyone can nominate someone as a candidate to become a Wiki Moderator, but nominations will only be accepted for candidates who meet certain conditions:

1. The candidate must have been a Rollback for at least 2 months.
2. The candidate needs 3 other users to vouch for him/her within a week. One of these users must be Wiki Moderator or Administrator. The nomination shall count as a vouch except in cases of self-nomination.
3. The candidate must not have received a block on this Wiki or another Wiki (This applies for 6 months following the end of the block period).
4. The candidate must not also have received a ban on this Wiki's chat site (This applies for 6 months from the end of the ban period).
5. The candidate cannot be nominated more than once per 3 months.
   • If a nomination is refused due to the candidate not meeting requirements, then it is not considered a nomination and the candidate can be nominated again once the other requirements are met.
   • If a nomination is refused due to the candidate not accepting it, then it is not considered a nomination and the candidate can be nominated again at any other time.

If these conditions are NOT met, then the nomination is automatically disqualified.

Once the nomination is made and appropriate vouchers are received, an Administrator will notify the candidate through Message Wall, asking if he/she accepts the nomination.

Confirmation of Nomination

If the user does NOT accept, then the nomination process is automatically stopped.

Upon acceptance, a discussion forum will be opened with the set date that will be agreed upon with the Administrator opening the forum and the candidate. The Discussion Forum will be opened to allow members of the DragonVale Wiki community to discuss the candidate's qualifications.

Discussion Process

• Within 24 hours of opening the discussion, the nominee must post a comment providing information as to why s/he is interested in the position and what qualifications s/he has for the role.
• Within 48 hours of opening the discussion, the Wiki Mod or Administrator who provided the voucher for the candidate must post a comment providing information as to why s/he supports the candidacy.
• After the community discussion has been open for 7 days, one of the current administrators will open the Voting Process, wherein community members can indicate whether they support or oppose the candidacy.

Voting Procedure

• Clearly state whether you support or oppose.
• One vote per person.
• A small explanation of your vote can be provided but people aren't expected to answer to it. This is meant to vote, not discuss.
• Participant must be registered users since before the nomination of the candidate.
• Sockpuppeting will result in a cancellation of the votes and a block of all perpetrators.
• No questions or discussions allowed. Any non-vote will be deleted.
• Voting will last for a week from the time it started.

Voting Results

• If at least 80.0% of the community votes cast are in "Support" of a candidate then the candidate will automatically become a staff member on the DragonVale Wiki in that role.
• If 60.0% to 79.9% of the community votes cast are in "Support" of the candidate then the candidate will go through a one month probation period with the tools. At the end of the one month if more than 80.0% of the community votes cast are in "Support" of the candidate keeping the tools the candidate will keep them. If less than 80.0% of the community votes cast are in "Support" after the probation period the tools will be removed.
  • Users that do not support the candidate in the post-probation voting thread should list at least one point that the user could improve in the probation period, so that the user can use it to improve; the points should be reasonable and not being personal reasons.
• If less than 60.0% of the community votes cast are in "Support" in the vote then the candidate does not receive the tools or a probation period.
• Candidates can be nominated again three months from the end of their probation/end of the vote.
• If the candidate is accepted for promotion, a bureaucrat will make the user rights changes. If there are no bureaucrats, then one of the administrators should send a message to Wikia staff at Special:Contact/general with a link to the discussion/vote and a request to promote the user.

Administrators

Administrators are members of the community with great knowledge in coding, editing, the wiki's content and Dragonvale itself. Their role is to help the community to function properly as a whole, through the use of tools similar to Wiki Moderators and Chat Moderators, with a few extra ones.

Administrator User Conduct

See Help:Administrators for an overview of advanced editing tools available to admins

• Administrators are responsible for addressing disruption on the wiki by other users, including breaches of civility.
• A good administrator listens to the opinions of other people in the community and tries to find a way to respond to issues or suggestions whether it is as small simple accidental error in a template or opening a forum for discussion.
• An administrator's authority is as large as the community would like it to be.
• Administrators have no right to claim authority over the content and policies of the wiki.
• Administrators do not own the site. They cannot shut out the opinions of others.
• Abuse of administrator privileges may result in a removal of user rights after community discussion.
• Nominees need to show maturity. This includes quality edits, courtesy, and refraining from heavily roleplaying (like wiki "marriage", indulging in "violent acts" toward another user, etc ...)
• Administrators are expected to show good behavior both here and on other Wikis. As their conduct will be associated with this wiki, a block or ban on another Wiki as much as here could lead to demotion without further notice.

Traits to look for in a potential administrator include, but are not limited to:

• A kind approach to fellow members of the community.
• Is helpful to other members of the community by trying to answer questions or complaints.
• Is familiar with basic editing in source mode on Wikia.
• Has a well-rounded knowledge of the content in DragonVale
• Is respected by other members of the community.
• Is able to work well with others.
• Seems like their contributions to the DragonVale community would benefit with the administrator specific tools.

Promoting an Administrator

Anyone can nominate someone as a candidate to become an administrator, but nominations will only be accepted for candidates who meet certain conditions:

1. The candidate must have been a either a Chat Moderator for at least 3 months or a Wiki Moderator for at least 2 months.
2. The candidate needs 3 other users to vouch for him/her within a week. One of these users must be Wiki Moderator or Administrator. The nomination shall count as a vouch except in cases of self-nomination. The staff member giving the voucher must create a written post on the nomination discussion board explaining the reasons for supporting the nominee.
3. The candidate must not have received a block on this Wiki or another Wiki (This applies for 6 months following the end of the block period).
4. The candidate must not also have received a ban on this Wiki's chat site (This applies for 6 months from the end of the ban period).
5. The candidate cannot be nominated more than once per 3 months.
   • If a nomination is refused due to the candidate not meeting requirements, then it is not considered a nomination and the candidate can be nominated again once the other requirements are met.
   • If a nomination is refused due to the candidate not accepting it, then it is not considered a nomination and the candidate can be nominated again at any other time.

Once the nomination is made and appropriate vouchers are received, a member of the Administrator team will leave a message for the candidate asking if s/he accepts the nomination. Upon acceptance, a highlighted discussion forum will be opened to allow members of the DragonVale Wiki community to discuss the candidate's qualifications.

Discussion Process

• Within 24 hours of opening the discussion, the nominee must post a comment providing information as to why s/he is interested in the position and what qualifications s/he has for the role.
• Within 48 hours of opening the discussion, the Administrator who provided the voucher for the candidate must post a comment providing information as to why s/he supports the candidacy.
• After the community discussion has been open for 7 days, one of the current administrators will open the Voting Process, wherein community members can indicate whether they support or oppose the candidacy. This is not a vote for whether or not the nominee will become an Administrator, but whether or not the community supports the candidate moving to the "Admin Vetting" process.

Voting Procedure

• Clearly state whether you support or oppose.
• One vote per person.
• A small explanation of your vote can be provided but people aren't expected to answer to it. This is meant to vote, not discuss.
• Participant must be registered users since before the nomination of the candidate.
• Sockpuppeting will result in a cancellation of the votes and a block of all perpetrators.
• No questions or discussions allowed. Any non-vote will be deleted.
• Voting will last for a week from the time it started.

Voting Results:

• If at least 80.0% of the community votes cast are in "Support" of a candidate then the candidate will automatically become a staff member on the DragonVale Wiki in that role.
• If 60.0% to 79.9% of the community votes cast are in "Support" of the candidate then the candidate will go through a one month probation period with the tools. At the end of the one month if more than 80.0% of the community votes cast are in "Support" of the candidate keeping the tools the candidate will keep them. If less than 80.0% of the community votes cast are in "Support" after the probation period the tools will be removed.
  • Users that do not support the candidate in the post-probation voting thread should list at least one point that the user could improve in the probation period, so that the user can use it to improve; the points should be reasonable and not being personal reasons.
• If less than 60.0% of the community votes cast are in "Support" in the vote then the candidate does not receive the tools or a probation period.
• Candidates can be nominated again three months from the end of their probation/end of the vote.
• If the candidate is accepted for promotion, a bureaucrat will make the user rights changes. If there are no bureaucrats, then one of the administrators should send a message to Wikia staff at Special:Contact/general with a link to the discussion/vote and a request to promote the user.

Nominations can be made HERE

Procedure for nominating

1. Make sure your candidate meets the above mentioned requirements.
2. You can nominate yourself, but it's better if someone else does. Also, you need three vouchers nevertheless.
3. Make sure the candidate hasn't been nominated already.
4. Should that be the case, you can vouch for the candidate instead of nominating him/her.
5. To vouch for a candidate Simply COMMENT that you do so. Remember an Administrator candidate must have another Administrator vouching for him.
6. You can Kudos a nomination, but it will BEAR NO WEIGHT on the candidature.
7. You can only nominate OR vouch for ONE Administrator per week.