Requests for Comment/Meta administrator and bureaucrat policies

 NOTE: This Request for Comment is a local RfC and only affects Meta 

As John pointed out here, we currently don't have a policy for administrators and bureaucrats here on Meta, so I think it is time that we make one, since right now everything is based on discretion. As always, please feel free to add proposals if you disagree with all the current ones. Reception123 (talk) ('C' ) 05:11, 17 June 2019 (UTC)

== Administrators ==

Proposal 1

 * Meta administrators are users who have been granted the technical ability to perform certain actions on Meta (some of which include deleting/undeleting pages, protecting/unprotecting pages and blocking/unblocking users). Their role on is mainly to help Meta users and the community, as well as to maintain Meta and protect it from vandalism and make sure that local policies are respected.

Proposal 1

 * Meta administrators will be appointed by agreement of current bureaucrats after the community have been given time to share their views on prospective candidates. This will mean existing bureaucrats have the final say on future administrators.

Proposal 2

 * Meta administrators will be elected by a community vote where:


 * at least 10 users share their view;
 * there is a support ratio of at least 80%.

Proposal 3

 * Meta administrators will be elected by a community vote where:


 * at least 10 users share their view;
 * there is a support ratio of at least 70%.

Proposal 4

 * Meta administrators will be elected by a community vote where:


 * at least 5 users share their view;
 * there is a support ratio of at least 80%.

Proposal 5

 * Meta administrators will be elected by a community vote where:


 * at least 5 users share their view;
 * there is a support ratio of at least 70%.

Removal of rights
(Note: There can be multiple ways to revoke, so proposals are not mutually exclusive and can work together)

Proposal 1 (Revocation)

 * The Meta community can initiate a vote of no confidence or a request of removal at any time. In order for it to pass it needs to:


 * receives at least the minimum number of votes needed for appointing;
 * have 50% or more support for removal of rights

Proposal 2 (Revocation)

 * The Meta community can initiate a vote of no confidence or a request of removal at any time. In order for it to pass it needs to:


 * receives at least the minimum number of votes needed for appointing;
 * have 75% or more support for removal of rights

Proposal 3 (Revocation)

 * A vote of no confidence or request for removal must include a reason for why users are requesting that a administrator be removed, and is not determined solely by the number of votes.

Proposal 4 (Inactivity)

 * Meta administrators who do not participate in the community in some form (responding to questions, dealing with issues, administrative tasks on Meta as a minimum) for 1 year will be deemed inactive and have their administrator rights revoked by a bureaucrat.

Proposal 5 (Inactivity)

 * Meta administrators who do not participate in the community in some form (responding to questions, dealing with issues, administrative tasks on Meta as a minimum) for 6 months will be deemed inactive and have their administrator rights revoked by a bureaucrat.

Proposal 6 (Readdition)

 * Once a Meta administrator has their rights revoked for any reason, they must make a successful request satisfy the agreed criteria above in order to regain the rights.

Proposal 7 (Readdition)

 * An administrator can be given the rights back if there are no issues raised by the community in a period of 24 hours and if they were not previously revoked per a vote of no confidence.

d) Comments
== Bureaucrats ==

Proposal 1

 * Meta bureaucrats are users who can manage permissions such as bot, administrator and other bureaucrats. Their role on Meta is limited to the assigning of the rights listed above (by community consensus or vote to be determined above in the RfC). Eventually, they may also resolve disputes between Meta administrators.

Proposal 2
(Note: This proposal is not mutually exclusive)
 * A bureaucrat may not be appointed or voted on unless they are already a Meta administrator.

Proposal 1

 * Meta bureaucrats will be appointed by agreement of current bureaucrats after the community have been given time to share their views on prospective candidates. This will mean existing bureaucrats have the final say on future bureaucrats.

Proposal 2

 * Meta bureaucrats will be elected by a community vote where:


 * at least 5 users share their view;
 * there is a support ratio of at least 80%.

Proposal 3

 * Meta bureaucrats will be elected by a community vote where:


 * at least 10 users share their view;
 * there is a support ratio of at least 70%.

Proposal 4

 * Meta bureaucrats will be elected by a community vote where:


 * at least 5 users share their view;
 * there is a support ratio of at least 80%.

Proposal 5

 * Meta bureaucrats will be elected by a community vote where:


 * at least 5 users share their view;
 * there is a support ratio of at least 70%.

Proposal 6

 * Meta bureaucrats will be elected by a community vote where:


 * at least 15 users share their view;
 * there is a support ratio of at least 70%.

Removal of rights
(Note: There can be multiple ways to revoke, so proposals are not mutually exclusive and can work together)

Proposal 1 (Revocation)

 * The Meta community can initiate a vote of no confidence or a request of removal at any time. In order for it to pass it needs to:


 * receives at least the minimum number of votes needed for appointing;
 * have 50% or more support for removal of rights

Proposal 2 (Revocation)

 * The Meta community can initiate a vote of no confidence or a request of removal at any time. In order for it to pass it needs to:


 * receives at least the minimum number of votes needed for appointing;
 * have 75% or more support for removal of rights

Proposal 3 (Revocation)

 * A vote of no confidence or request for removal must include a reason for why users are requesting that a Bureaucrat be removed, and is not determined solely by the number of votes.

Proposal 4 (Inactivity)

 * Meta bureaucrats who do not participate in the community in some form (responding to questions, dealing with issues, administrative tasks on Meta as a minimum) for 1 year will be deemed inactive and have their administrator rights revoked by a bureaucrat. (NOTE: If Proposal 2 from "Scope" passes, this will not matter since they would lose their bureaucrat rights as the same time as their administrator rights)

Proposal 5 (Inactivity)

 * Meta administrators who do not participate in the community in some form (responding to questions, dealing with issues, administrative tasks on Meta as a minimum) for 6 months will be deemed inactive and have their administrator rights revoked by a bureaucrat. (NOTE: If Proposal 2 from "Scope" passes, this will not matter since they would lose their bureaucrat rights as the same time as their administrator rights)

Proposal 6 (Readdition)

 * Once a Meta bureaucrat has their rights revoked for any reason, they must make a successful request satisfy the agreed criteria above in order to regain the rights.

Proposal 7 (Readdition)

 * A bureaucrat can be given the rights back if there are no issues raised by the community in a period of 24 hours and if they were not previously revoked per a vote of no confidence.