User:Ricken/SandboxPG/Bureaucrats

AmtWiki policies and guidelines
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Bureaucrats are Wikipedia users with the technical ability to:

• add the administrator, bureaucrat, account creator, reviewer, or bot user group to an account; and
• remove the administrator, account creator, IP block exemption, reviewer, or bot user group from an account.

They are bound by policy and consensus only to grant administrator or bureaucrat access when doing so reflects the wishes of the community, usually after a successful request at AmtWiki:Requests for adminship. In the same fashion, they are expected to exercise judgement in changing usernames, and in granting or removing bot flags. They are expected to be capable judges of consensus, and are expected to explain the reasoning for their actions on request and in a civil manner. Actions by bureaucrats are also bound by the policy on use of administrative rights.

On AmtWiki, there are currently 2 bureaucrats. There should always be at least three, to allow of uninvolved bureaucrats to add or remove adminship rights of other admins. The user who is the current AmtWiki:Linden will always be in the bureaucrat user group.

Procedures

These are instructions and procedures concerning bureaucratic actions and processes.

Adminship promotions

After a Request for adminship has been open at least seven days, check the request history to make sure that the comments are genuine. Tehn, determine whether there is a consensus that the person should be promoted using your best judgement.

Following this, remove the request from requests for adminship.

• For successful nominations, add a summary of the outcome to successful requests update the relevant counts
• For unsuccessful nominations, add the summary to unsuccessful candidacies and update the relevant counts

Bot flags

Bot flags may be granted or removed in accordance with the bot policy. Ensure that the request is compliant with relevant policies and guidelines.

Renames

Users may request renaming by contacting a bureaucrat. Accounts may not be renamed if the user account is currently subject to any blocks, restrictions, or sanctions, or if it is currently in a dispute of any sort. Bureaucrats should take care and search for any outstanding reason why a user might want a name change in bad faith, before fulfilling any request.

Removal of permissions

Bureaucrats may remove the "administrator" user right from an account in some situations:

• If self-requested by the administrator
• If the administrator is deemed inactive per AmtWiki:Administrators#Procedural removal for inactive administrators

Bureaucrats should include a permanent link to the request or relevant policy when removing permissions. If necessary, the affected user should be immediately notified and given a reason for the removal along with advice on seeking the reinstatement of the permissions.

Inactive bureaucrat accounts

Bureaucrat accounts which have been completely inactive for at least one calendar year (without any edits or other logged actions) may have their bureaucrat permissions removed. The bureaucrat must be contacted on their user talk page and via email one month before the removal of permissions and again several days before the request is made. Should the bureaucrat remain inactive, another bureaucrat may request the procedural removal of permissions. This is not to be considered a reflection on the user's use of, or rights to, the tools. If an inactive bureaucrat returns to AmtWiki, they may request restoration of the permissions provided they have not been inactive for three consecutive years.

Restoration of permissions

In the case that a former administrator or bureaucrat requests their permissions be restored via the AmtWiki:Admin noticeboard:

1. Check that the user in question is indeed a former administrator or bureaucrat (in particular, a bureaucrat restoring permissions should satisfy themselves that the account has not been compromised since the permissions were relinquished).
2. Check their talk page history and any pertinent discussions or noticeboards for indications that they may have resigned (or become inactive) for the purpose, or with the effect, of evading scrutiny of their actions that could have led to sanctions.
3. If a former administrator ("lengthy inactivity") or bureaucrat ("inactive bureaucrat accounts") has been inactive (defined by zero edits or logged actions) for a period of three years or longer after the removal of permissions (or for three years from the last edit or log action in the case of permissions removed due to inactivity), they must be successful in a new request for adminship to have the permissions restored. They must also be successful in a separate request for bureaucratship, assuming they are approved for adminship.