Board Thread:Wiki Discussion/@comment-5264386-20140810061848

Hello everyone,

In the past, when a person was appointed to a role on the wiki (such as a Chat Moderator or Administrator), they were appointed by a member of the admin team without getting the overall community's opinion. When we first started out, this system was fine, since the wiki was only very small, so it wasn't hard to gather an overall opinion just from our chatroom.

However, in the here and now, the fact of the matter is that we are larger than we once were, and things like the recent Crown of the Sunken King DLC for Dark Souls II, or the Games With Gold release of Dark Souls, have also brought several new users to the wiki. It's only logical to assume that we will continue to get larger (regardless of the longevity of the Dark Souls series), and I personally feel that now is the right time to start setting the stepping stones towards that identity of a larger community.

Thus, my proposal is that we introduce a Consensus system (similar to that of other wikis, such as the TES Wiki) to the wiki for making important decisions affecting the wiki, such as making changes to our policies or electing new people to the chat mod or admin team. These sorts of discussions and/or votes would take place in a separate Forum board, presumably called the Consensus Board or something of the like.

In addition, which of the following would everyone prefer: a discussion-only system, a voting-only system, or a mix of both? As a starting point, I'll suggest a system where discussion takes place first, then users vote based on the outcome of that discussion. However, there are, as with all other things in life, pros and cons of each system; it's a case of deciding which system suits us best.

Thank you for your time, Volknur 