Club Penguin Fanon Wiki:Governance

Club Penguin Fanon Wiki:Governance, or just the Governance Policy is our policy on how the wiki is run and operated, as it has been for many years. This page IS an official policy.

Introduction
For any kind of country, website, or group, there is always some sort of established government system in place. The Club Penguin Fanon Wiki is no exception. Without some sort of government, any country or website would fall apart into Anarchy or chaos. For many years, we did not have an official "written down" government description, until now. Please read this and understand this, as it is law that is to be followed by ALL USERS, present and future.

To make things LESS complicated, this policy is made in a Q&A Format. You're welcome.

What Kind of Government Are We?
The Club Penguin Fanon Wiki, in all due respect, is basically a Consensus-based Direct Democracy. However, because of our Staff, Admins, and Bureaucrats, we are a somewhat Oligarchy/Bureaucracy.

What does that mean?
That means that in this form of government, ALL Users* (who are registered) may petition, participate, and vote in some sort of debate, proposition, law, or blog post. For any debate, it is simply organized into a "For" and an "Against" category. The majority of the votes win.**

'*SIDENOTE 1: Any IP Adresses that vote MUST identify themselves as their registered username/nickname or else the vote does not count.

'**SIDENOTE 2: If this is a law proposition, or something proposed that can have a large impact on the wiki content/community, it MUST be approved by AT LEAST 3 Administrators and/or Staff.

If this wiki is a Consensus-run site, then why are the Administrators/Bureaucrats/Staff of higher status?
Just because everyone can vote doesn't mean that everyone has equal capabilities on this wiki. We technically have our own "Ranking Classes" on the wiki. Read the next question to find out how we are organized.

What is the Ranking System of the Club Penguin Fanon Wiki?



 * First off, the Staff Members are basically the top dogs of ALL Club Penguin related wikis. The head of the staff is User:Seahorse. He is basically the CEO of the whole Club Penguin Wiki Network, and the financial/legal owner of the whole network. The Staff really aren't too involved into our wiki's politics, but they are responsible for fixing any server issues.


 * Then we have the Bureaucrats. They are basically the highest level of the CPFW Ranking Classes, and they are responsible for Promoting and Demoting users. They can be consulted if you have any issues on the wiki.


 * Admins are also the overseers and protectors of the wiki. They have the power ban users.


 * Patrollers are the lowest of the Upper Class users. They have the power to delete and protect pages.


 * Rollbacks are the higher end of our middle class users. They have the power to undo the continuous edits of a single user. This is a perfect tool for reverting a whole chunk of vandalism done by a single person.


 * Imports are people who can import pages from the old Fanon Wiki to here. By now, this is a rather obsolete rank.


 * Registered Users are the regular users of this site. They are considered to be the regular middle class. They only have the rights to edit non-protected pages and upload images.


 * IP Adresses are people who do not register with an account or do not use their account. They are considered to be the lowest of the Ranking Classes. This rank can change if they decide to become registered users, which they are free to do.

Does the Fanon Wiki have a kind of User Council?
Yes and no. We do not have a regular user Council, but we do have an "Admin Council", which consists of our active admins and bureaucrats. This council can also decide on certain problems, laws, propositions, or bans.

Reporting Misconduct or Suspicious Activity
As a regular user, the Club Penguin Fanon Wiki Administration and Staff encourages you to report any misconduct or suspicious behavior of another user or IP Adress. If you experience Vandalism, you have the rights to revert (undo) the edits from the Vandal. If the Vandal is on an editing spree and is breaking any of the rules above, report them to your nearest Administrator or Staff Member on their talk page or on the IRC.

If you notice any suspicious activity from an IP Adress or possibly a new user, (i.e. Making OOC Articles, breaking any of the above laws, being rude to other users, putting gibberish on other pages, etc.) Please report them to us on an Administrator or Staff member on their talk page or on the IRC so we can have them under surveillance and so we can fully evaluate them.

Duty of the Rollbacks
At the rank of a rollback, one is responsible for battling vandals. Rollbacks have the special power to revert the edits of a single person back to the last version edited by another user. Rollbacks are extremely useful for undoing multiple edits of a single vandal. Rollbacks are the lowest but rather important rank of users who can really help the wiki in a dangerous Vandal attack.

Duty of Patrollers, Admins, and Bureaucrats
Patrollers, Admins, and Bureaucrats have the upper advantage in Vandal strikes or User Misconduct. All users under these categories are Rollbacks. However, starting with the Patroller rank, one can delete unnecessary, offensive, or unlawful articles and images. Patrollers can also protect articles to prevent Vandalism or Flame Wars that can occur. Admins have the right to ban users and IP Adress who have Vandalized articles or have broken the laws above. Bureaucrats have the ability to demote users who have abused their powers or promote users who are voted into their new position.

How do you resolve a debatable question or propose a law on the wiki?
Well, if you're a registered user or above, as it was said, you just create a blog post and propose a new law to be made. The community will evaluate the law or proposition and vote either "For" or "Against". The faction with the most votes wins. Remember that after everyone votes AT THE END, that as long as there are three admins that voted FOR your proposition, it can pass.

Do Admins reserve the right to delete any law proposition or blog?
Yes, they do. It depends on what you have written, whether if it is considered appropriate, if it's relevant, if it's sane, if it's safe, and if it is not threatening/offensive to any other users.