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@Young Mako Looks like promotions are already done, but I do want to clarify a few things. The "We try to maintain a maximum of six active Administrators" line isn't a hard rule. It evolves over time. Older users may remember that the original cap was 5 admins and 3 content moderators, but through discussion and majority consensus it was raised to 6 admins and 4 content moderators. So there's precedent that it can be raised. We had a resignation back in January of this year, and up until recently we were operating with 5 admins. So this "rule" was never a "detriment to this wiki" because a new admin could have been appointed at any point, so why was there no urgency for a replacement then? A discussion to expand the team could have been done at any point as well. As the wiki continues to grow it is reasonable to grow the team. With Season 5 on the way, we will need all the help we can get. It appears that there was already consensus on increasing the number of admins from six to eight. While there was no voting page to show my support, I do want to congratulate Freddy, Arzene, FirePsychic, and Damage on their promotions.

Guys, don't give the troll attention. Giving them attention just encourages them to keep doing it again and again. I'm going to be closing this thread now. If you see it happening again, just report their posts.

You're welcome <3 Also, thank @Shank10 for the ping. I'm still cleaning up the vandalism/spam so that should be gone soon.

I appreciate the apologies you guys gave. I also want to apologize myself to those who think I am against them or don't appreciate work. I am grateful for the work all the content moderators have done and for Des and Damage taking on the Discussions blocks. I wasn't taking those into account since contributions on a user page show only edits and the other stuff is behind a different tab. We are all here because we love My Hero Academia and want to make the wiki the best it can be so that new fans can enjoy the series. I am always around, so if you all need something I am a message wall away. I will try to keep an extra eye on Discussions going forward. I hope my suggestions for Discussions and the ban template were not lost in the thread. I am willing to meet halfway and appear on Discord in the future so long as more editing and wiki discussions are done on the wiki itself. I understand not every single editing discussion deserves a thread like "Is X character dead?", but the things we are discussing right now should be always done on the wiki. Due to personal circumstances right now, my access to Discord is limited, but I am always able to be reached via Fandom.

Pointing out a comment that KEM publicly made on the wiki in a civil manner is not "flaming". It's an observation that I noticed and brought to light which no one else did. Again, if there are edits to be made, make project pages. "And you clearly don't thoroughly check the wiki frequently if your contributions and the block/delete/move logs are anything to go by." It's reasonable to expect the wiki to be checked through out the day, but basing your argument on a quota of blocks, deletions, and moves is a weak argument. Everyone lives in a timezone and there's not always going to be a vandal to ban along with their edits to undo. Anyways, I have offered my thoughts and solutions. Cycling through the same arguments is not going to fix anything. A few articles could have been written with the amount of text here. I will continue to voice my opinions on the Fandom when necessary, but all I am going to say is if I am going to be treated with disrespect from certain individuals, while offering my thoughts in a public forum, I am definitely not going to do it behind closed doors.

@Damage3245 Yes, I am aware of that. I recently banned someone in Discussions myself. However, just dishing out blocks is not going to solve the problem. Did you actually look into every individual ban? None of your Discussions bans have reasons attached to them. But anyways, some additional suggestions/solutions for Discussions. I noticed that there are lots of memes and fan art posts. Perhaps a monthly mega thread for each topic respectively, so they all get organized to there?

@WitheredFreddy1993 You can't really force a user to use Discord if they don't want to. These discussions and decisions should be public since it effects people beyond just those in the group. I also see you used Des and Damage as examples, go back and check their recent contributions.

@Arzene If someone is breaking the rules, they will get a message wall warning like the rest. Nothing against KEM, they have done great work and I am grateful, but I am not giving anyone special treatment by private messaging them a warning on another platform. I also disagree, about users not having to reach out to admins if there is an issue. I check the wiki frequently, if I happen to see a vandal or someone in Discussions breaking the rules I will either warn or ban them. If you don't have the ability to ban, then you absolutely should reach out to an admin. If there are no admins around, then contact SOAP (formerly VSTF). As for the Design Department, I gave control to Young Mako a long time ago and none of the wiki departments have really been used at all. Also, love how you claim I am "inactive" to support your narrative when Desboy, KingCannon, and Damage haven't been that active themselves. 3 of the admins have yet to reply to this thread. At least try to be subtle about your biases. You're also forgetting that the manga has been on break more than usual this year. No chapter means no new summaries, no images, etc. If there are projects you want users to tackle, then by all means share and we can make a project page for the community.

Love, how you're taking things out of context and twisting my words to fit your narrative FirePsychic. I do not "own" the Wiki's discussions, it belongs to the community. Not sure, why you're specifically singling me out and putting me on blast when it's a team effort. Arzene asked for Discussions Moderator rights from another administrator, not me. As for the KEM screenshot, it is very recent and I found it while banning another user in Discussions a few days ago. I was not "searching for dirt". That's a huge accusation to make. Me being a "Global Discussions Moderator" does not mean I call all the shots for this wiki's discussions. Not sure what your issue with Global Discussion Moderators is. Message walls exist for a reason man. As for "you haven’t communicated with us at all" this is quite dishonest. Arzene just left this thread on my wall 2 days ago and I responded within ample time. I will once again say that using Discord is not and should not be the place to discuss these issues. As for Wikia Boardroom's creation, that was made by Besty nearly 3 years ago as a private chat for admins only and was seldom used. Recently it appears to have become the unofficial "block request channel". "You only care for yourself and not the wiki" Again, not sure why you're being so hostile. I edit when there are edits to be made. If someone is already going to write a summary for the recent chapter, it is counter-productive to "race" to make that same edit.

So there's a few things I want to address. First and foremost, there is no requirement that block requests should be done via Discord. There is no requirement that every editor has to have a Discord account. Every admin has a message wall and that should be used as the first means of communication. TyLee was the previous discussion moderator before KEM and they regularly reached out on the wiki when they needed help. I was waiting for the UCP update to iron things out before introducing a new template for "Users to be banned" that would act as a category similar to "Candidates for Deletion". I don't have an issue with adding another admin since our max is six and season 5 is coming soon. However, there is no need for another bureaucrat since the established cap is two and the only difference between the two user groups is to promote administrators and content moderators which is not often and which can't be done without going through the proper process anyways. As for Discussions, it is something that can't be fixed overnight. It will require a plan and a team effort. While I appreciate KEM's efforts in Discussions, I do find their behavior to be inappropriate and counterproductive at times such as here https://imgur.com/BYBU2QB A Discussion moderator is supposed to serve as a role model for the wiki and cussing out someone else is unprofessional and should be a bannable offense. Other users may see this and become more agitated as a result contributing to Discussion's "instability". This is not a point I saw brought up by anyone else. Also, keep in mind that the world is currently still in the midst of a Global Pandemic, so I sympathize with users who may have excruciating real-world circumstances that take priority over the wiki. Horikoshi himself has taken an unprecedented number of breaks this year. One last thing I am going to address is that these discussions should not be done in "Wiki Boardroom", these are things the community and the rest of the editors have the right to see. Blaming Discussions is not an excuse, it's part of the wiki and foremost. It's what we have and we will work with it. For example, if the concern was that this thread was going to get brigaded, you could have made the post, locked it, wait a day or two and let this get buried before unlocking it. It will still appear on the top for the "Wiki Editing" category for those who need to see and find it, but it won't be at the top for the "New" or "Hot" after a couple of days.

It's been 2 weeks and looks like we have a majority, so I will be closing this thread. I will update the relevant My Hero Academia Law Book pages later based on the contents of this thread. In addition, I will be posting the link in regards to further discussing and voting in regards to bureaucrat appointment(s) later.

Hello. Whatever happened to your original account is between you and Fandom Staff. Until you get your global block worked out with them you are not allowed to participate in Discussions. Using alternate accounts is not allowed and will continued to be blocked.

Come on now. This is literally spam. Considering how the guidelines have been mentioned several times already this week, there is no excuse for such behaviour.

The purpose of this Wiki is for the My Hero Academia series and to an extent Horikoshi's other works and it will never stray from that purpose. Our stance is firm on that. This isn't really the optimal place to socialize as sharing personal information on Fandom as a whole isn't allowed.