Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-8055391-20181219083441

Well gang, it's been a while since I've done one of these posts (although to be fair, this was long overdue); and, with the ability to highlight threads going away soon and because I have a lot to talk about, I thought now would be a good time for this. You can check out Part 1 here for a refresher of things I said there.

Note: Please keep in mind that because it is the Christmas season (at the time of writing this), everything listed below will likely not take effect until the start of 2019 at the earliest.

I've broken down everything below into section headers to better organize this information.

Where I've Been
Well, technically I haven't gone anywhere; I just haven't been as active as I'd like to have been; and for that, I'm sorry. I'll explain more in a blog post that link here once it's live.

Second Bureaucrat
In Part 1, I mentioned how I would be picking someone to become our second bureaucrat and, therefore, would have about the same amount of power as me. Well, as I'm sure most of you have seen, I've chosen AdamantiumBladez to fill that role. His skill and experience made him an obvious choice for this role.

What does this mean?
Should something happen to me, he would take over my role as leader of the hub and would appoint someone else to fill the second spot in his place.

New Admins
On the note of admins, we recently appointed RB-Man as a new admin for this wiki; however, we also had to let go of two former admins due to inactivity.

That being said, if you would like to become an admin/chat mod/rollback, you'll need to read these two pages first. Once you've done that, you can fill out a request here.

New Logo
In light of PR getting a new logo in February, it would only make sense for us to adjust ours as well. I've already seen a few submissions uploaded here, but if you have a new design that you think we should use, send it in at bestredlegend1@gmail.com; I might pick it.

Speaking of new artwork...

New Background
This was something I campaigned for a while back; so, again, if you guys have a design for a background that you think would look good, send it to me; once again, I might use it.

Art Creators
A question I've gotten often is who creates artwork (i.e. Rangers, Zords, logos, etc.) around here? So, I'm putting together a category called Category:Artwork Creator so that other users can network with those creators and see about getting help art-wise with their creations.

Discord
This is something I know a lot of you have asked for, so I'm excited to let you all know that I've been working on an official Discord for not only this wiki but our entire hub (small as it may be) as well.

That's the good news. The bad news? It still needs some work; so I'll be picking some people to help test it out before we go live with it. That said, I'm not completely well-versed at Discord, so if you consider yourself a "Discord Expert", let me know and I'll send you the link.

Hub Aquisition
Last year on March 3rd, I acquired this wiki as part of a plan to have our whole hub under my ownership. As part of that plan, I still have yet to submit a request to acquire the other two wikis, so that'll be something I tackle in the coming year.

Rule Updates
Here are some slight updates to the rules
 * Don't create pages for other users' series without their permission. If you're part of a collab with said user, however, this won't be an issue.
 * Creating templates on the wiki is allowed, however using a brand new template on live pages will require a discussion with Admins. Failure to do so will result in a block.
 * If you're making a Sentai series, you are not required to have Japanese text on any of your respective pages. While I personally recommend having it, we also recognize that not everyone knows Japanese that well; therefore, we don't require it on any Sentai pages made here.

Rule Reminders
A quick reminder on some rules that I've seen broken a lot lately.
 * You are not allowed to alter the content of a series belonging to someone else. Editing a page to organize it or correct spelling or grammar mistakes is fine, but changing names, weapons or ideas is not.
 * You're also not allowed to add Japanese text to Sentai pages belonging to users that don't want it on their pages.
 * Don't re-upload an image that is already on the wiki. Click here for a list of commonly used images.
 * An admin’s decision is final. This means if an admin tells you something (such as how things are done), that's the way it is; don’t keep arguing afterward.
 * Do not "mini-mod" as in acting as an admin if you're not one. If you're not a bureaucrat, administrator, or forum moderator, you have no business telling off other editors. We'll usually see their offenses in Wiki Activity or Recent Changes. If you do see something wrong, revert and report it, then let us (the admins) decide if any punishment is due.
 * This also means that you do not tell admins what to do.
 * You are, however, allowed to tell users to stop if they're messing with/vandalizing your own pages. In that situation, if it keeps up, contact an admin and we'll take a look at the situation and take action as needed.

Okay, I think that about does it for this post. As I mentioned before, because it's the holiday season, not all of this will take effect right away. Odds are a good majority of all this will start in early 2019 once the chaos of the season has subsided; trust me.

If there's anything else I forgot to mention, I'll post it as a reply here. If there are any other major announcements like this, I'll be posting them in Announcements (which will pop up in the bell icon at the top of the page) since, as I mentioned before, no one will be able to highlight threads anymore. In fact, the day you're probably reading this (December 19th) is the last day any admin can highlight forum threads, making this thread the last forum thread to be highlighted on this wiki.

Adamantium and RB-Man, if there's anything you guys would like to add, feel free to reply below. Additionally, if you guys have any questions, concerns, or if you need us to clarify anything, respond below with your questions and we'll try to answer them as soon as possible. 