Inkipedia:Demotion

User rights management is an important part of Inkipedia. Because certain abilities are given to only a few editors, we as a community must ensure that they are using their rights to the fullest. A demotion movement can be created for any reason, but the involved user must be notified via talk page one day before their demotion is further discussed.

Why would a user get demoted?

 * The user is inactive for an extended period of time (six months or more without contributing)
 * The user does not use their rights
 * The user does not use their rights in a way helpful to the Inkipedia community
 * The user uses their rights in an abusive way, causing harm to community members or Inkipedia itself
 * The user is completely unresponsive to any form of contact (30 days or more without responding to talk page messages, emails, or Discord messages)

Inactivity demotions
Special rules apply to inactivity demotions:
 * Before a user can be demoted for inactivity, they must be notified by talk page 30 days before a demotion request is submitted. A talk page notice can be given after five months of inactivity at the earliest. If the inactive user responds to the talk page message with an acceptance of the demotion, then the demotion request can be submitted immediately.
 * A template for notifying an inactive user is available at Template:Inactive. Using that template is not required, but notification is required; users may write a message in their own words if they wish.
 * Admins may demote patrollers without submitting a demotion request. The admin is expected to notify the user by talk page 30 days before the demotion. A talk page notice can be given after five months of inactivity at the earliest. If the inactive user responds to the talk page message with an acceptance of the demotion, then the admin can demote the user immediately.
 * Bureaucrats may demote admins and patrollers without submitting a demotion request. The bureaucrat is expected to notify the admin or patroller by talk page 30 days before the demotion. A talk page notice can be given after five months of inactivity at the earliest. If the inactive user responds to the talk page message with an acceptance of the demotion, then the bureaucrat can demote the user immediately.

Excused status
Users with an inactivity reason may excuse their absence. Excused users are immune to inactivity demotion, within reason. Possible excuses may include but are not limited to: vacation, military service, mental health, illness, injury, personal projects, needing time to work on another wiki. To become excused, the user should edit the RightsList template, changing the activity status to 'excused', and including the absence reason and expected duration of inactivity in the edit summary and/or a comment (using  wikicode) next to their activity status in the RightsList template.

It is also suggested that excused users post a notice on their talk page and user page regarding the absence.

Demotion requests
The involved user must be notified via talk page one day (30 days for inactivity demotions) before a request can be made.

A demotion can be requested by any user with more than 1 month of Inkipedia experience and at least 100 mainspace edits. Each request must include the involved user's username, their rights, the rights under question for demotion, a reason why the request is being made, and a timestamped signature of the user requesting the demotion.

To file a new request for demotion, you may create a page at Inkipedia:Demotion/Username with this format: Detailed explanation of why you are requesting demotion for this user. ~ ==Remove Username's rights== ===Support=== # ===Oppose=== # ===Comments=== * [ [Category:Active demotion requests]]

If a user has requested their own demotion or agreed to their own demotion, no voting is needed. The following format should be used: Explanation of why you are requesting demotion for this user. Make sure to mention that the user has agreed to the demotion. ~ ==Remove Username's rights== ===Comments=== * [ [Category:Active demotion requests]]

Current demotion movements
Any active demotions will be listed below. category=Active demotion requests shownamespace=false mode=ordered ordermethod=categoryadd order=ascending

Past demotions
All past demotions are located in the archives.