Forum:Inactive Administrators

After discussing the idea thoroughly with a few users of the wiki (mainly Fly the Fox among a few others), I have come to a personal realization that "inactive" administrators/chat moderators/rollbacks should probably be demoted.

Before you all oppose the thread claiming that the idea is unfair, ponder this. If a new user, experienced or not, goes through the administrator page, they may feel so inclined to contact such an administrator asking for help. Although listed as 'inactive', it may just be better to scrap the idea of listing status as an administrator, and just list the active ones. Now, the possibility of a user potentially bugging an inactive is low, and I realize, but I have other reasons. What if they come back, make an edit and leave? A user may be inclined to ask them a question, and they will be leaving a welcome message on others talk pages if they are the last to edit. If the user is not editing, why do they need the rights? We understand and appreciate their service to the wiki, but it's completely unnecessary to allow them to maintain their rights. They deserved their rights, they got them. If their time on the wiki is done, they can be removed until they come back to the wiki. If they decide to come back and be fully (or at least partially) active with the community, they will be given their rights once again. Instead of continuing to ramble, I'll summarize what I believe should be done here:


 * Inactive Administrators and Bureaucrats are to be demoted (the latter by Wikia Staff, who are always more than happy to assist) when inactive. This is to keep the current administrative list fresh and new for users to easily see who is an active administrator and who can quickly respond to them, among other reasons. It is unnecessary for said administrators to maintain their rights, and it will decrease the amount of administrators we actually have.
 * If the demoted administrator becomes active once again, they will be allowed to keep their rights. They will be repromoted for the entire duration they are active.
 * Demoted administrators will be maintained on the administrator list in respect, and for posterity. They will be under the main administrator list and it should be made clear not to contact them, as they are inactive.

Do not think of this as a "demotion" in the way you think of it. Think of it as them retiring. If you retire from a job, logs are kept, but you aren't going to be maintained on a list of staff members. These users are retired, and should be treated as such. They may regain their rights if they become active, it's just pointless to allow them to maintain their rights. -- 21:46, April 29, 2013 (UTC)