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Winter Promotions 2023

torcsandantlers 12 Feb 2023 16:57

Winter Promotions 2023

See Promotions-Policy for how promotions are to be handled.

A note: This is the largest group of promotion candidates that we as staff have ever put forward. There are 24! If you haven't already, please take the time to familiarize yourself with all of the candidates.

These are votes of confidence. If you are unfamiliar or on the fence about someone, vote NO or Abstain. Only vote yes if the candidate has your confidence and you genuinely feel that they are ready for promotion.

Please post even if you are abstaining from voting. Staff may abstain from voting on any individual votes.

+ Voting Rules

Operational Staff and Moderator Promotions:

All "Yes" votes are counted in favor, and all "No" votes are counted as opposed. Candidates must receive a greater number of "Yes" votes than "No" votes to gain promotion to either Operational Staff or Moderator. For a promotion vote to successfully pass, Quorum of active staff must be met as defined by the Site Charter (15 Staff), with abstentions counting towards Quorum. Staff may not cast a vote for themselves.

Administrators:

Their promotion will only pass if:

• A 75% majority of active administrators (6) vote in favor.
• A 60+% majority of participating OS+ vote in favor.

Quorum is established if a majority of active administrators (4) are present. If Quorum is achieved prior to the end of the one week voting period, the vote will not end early.

Following a failed Admin nomination, a candidate may only be nominated again after one year from the start of the failed promotion vote.

This promotion vote will end in:

Operational Staff Voting:

This is an open vote for operational staff and above.

Below is a group of suggestions regarding JUNIOR STAFF who Team Captains have nominated to be voted upwards to OPERATIONAL STAFF. Please read the commentary provided in order to help your judgement regarding these staff. If you feel they have displayed readiness, vote yes. If they are not ready, vote no; please explain your reasoning.

Junior Staff Member:	Alexander the Jar
Captain/Team:	MAST (Siddartha Alonne & torcsandantlers)
Why:	Alexander has been a consistent and productive JS for over a year. They contribute to O5 Updating, are a proactive presence in Sandbox Cleaning, has summarized more than 100 tales for Collections, and is always ready to pitch in when work arrises. They're consistently involved in discussion with staff in general about ongoing site events and site policy. They've grown and matured a lot during their time as JS.
Optional areas of improvement:	Keep your work consistent, but don't overwork yourself.
Junior Staff Member:	BattleblockB0ss
Captain/Team:	Internet Outreach (Yossipossi & UncertaintyCrossing)
Why:	BattleBlockB0ss has been an eager and helpful member of the Reddit team, displaying consistent dedication and working diligently on moderating the subreddit. Beyond just the Reddit, they have also shown initiative while interacting with staff, participating in multiple teams.
Optional areas of improvement:	Block does a lot of things on staff, and has burned out before. It would be prudent for them to pace themselves more in terms of the work they do.
Junior Staff Member:	BattleblockB0ss
Captain/Team:	IRC Critique (Marceline_Raynes)
Why:	I'm putting up Battleblockboss because of their resourcefulness and general competence as a HOP in critters. They're very skilled at the critting process, and patient with newbies as well, which I think is a crucial skill to have as a member of the crit team.
Optional areas of improvement:	N/A
Junior Staff Member:	BattleblockB0ss
Captain/Team:	Discord Critique (Pedagon)
Why:	BattleblockB0ss is an active member of crit both in Discord forums and on the policy side of crit team, offering both meta critique and in-depth concept crit on a regular basis. They have a very good mind for what critique should look like both as a staff team and as a service to the members of the wiki. I am confident that they will make a fantastic OS and will engage with policy openly and honestly.
Optional areas of improvement:	I would like to see BattleblockB0ss engage more in the general writing channels in order to give their perspective as an experienced critter to those who are just starting the writing process.
Junior Staff Member:	cdithink
Captain/Team:	Discord Critique (Pedagon)
Why:	Anyone who engages with the Discord knows who CD is and how much work they do in a moderation and critique staff capacity. CD brings a deep knowledge of writing that they happily share with new authors whenever the chance comes up. Where CD shines, however, is in the critique moderation channels during discussions of how discord critique could be improved or in conversations of how to work with particularly difficult users effectively.
Optional areas of improvement:	I would like to see CD return to doing more directed critique in the discord and engaging directly with authors more, as they had done effectively in the past.
Junior Staff Member:	DrRevan
Captain/Team:	Forum Critique (OriTiefling)
Why:	DrRevan has been an amazingly impressive new member of the Forum Crit team. His work is consistent and solid, having stepped up to help keep the forums under control during the holiday season when most of the team was on hiatus. If I could promote Revan directly to moderator right now I would!
Optional areas of improvement:	N/A
Junior Staff Member:	GlassAutomaton
Captain/Team:	Discord Critique (Pedagon)
Why:	GlassAutomaton is a very recent addition to discord critique staff but in the short time they have shown a promising approach to being staff in a way that I feel would make them an effective OS. GlassAutomaton is always willing to jump in to policy discussions and is very helpful with giving their opinions and knowledge when changes to discord critique team is being discussed.
Optional areas of improvement:	GlassAutomaton’s critique has slowed down recently, although not enough to make me reconsider this promotion opportunity, so I hope that you will return to doing regular critique once you are able to.
Junior Staff Member:	Guezma
Captain/Team:	Internet Outreach (Yossipossi & UncertaintyCrossing)
Why:	Guezma has been a consistent and resourceful member of the reddit team. They have consistently maintained the Reddit, and bring up posts they aren't sure how to handle in order to deal with them properly. Their work has been useful and productive, and they have been continually improving over time.
Optional areas of improvement:	Guezma has had some difficulty with public-facing messages in the past, but they are continuously improving and handling sensitive situations with more care.
Junior Staff Member:	Harmacy
Captain/Team:	Discord Critique (Pedagon)
Why:	Harmacy is much like cdithink in that they are a welcoming and well known face on discord in the critique channels and beyond. Harmacy has a particular fascination with policy and doing anything they can to improve the way critique is approached on discord, even if they are sometimes frustrated with the speed of the process. Harmacy will make for a fantastic OS as the ability to vote on new policy will work with their strengths while also serving to support their growth of writing new policy.
Optional areas of improvement:	I would like to see harmacy do more of the day-to-day work as a critter on discord and jump in more to crit new authors, especially in the idea critique channel.
Junior Staff Member:	LORDXVNV
Captain/Team:	Community Outreach (WhiteGuard)
Why:	LORD has been my longest-standing section header for CO despite being a junior staff member. LORD has been involved with the planning, organization, follow-up, and execution of surveys and the delivery of charts and other data for display in our monthly Site News. LORD has shown consistent work over a long time and attention to detail regarding the work produced. The culmination of this work and the work of the team can be seen in the most recent annual survey which I believe to have been a big success. I have confidence that LORD will continue to grow as a staffer and has already become a leader for my team.
Optional areas of improvement:	Due to the nature of the team, it is natural to slow down after the annual survey has been produced. I would like to make sure that we stay on target with continuing our work even during this "offseason" and as the co-leader of the team, I will look to you to continue to train and lead.
Junior Staff Member:	Lt Flops
Captain/Team:	Technical (stormbreath & aismallard)
Why:	This is Flops's second time as a Junior Staff member on the Tech Team, having worked with us in the past as a tagger, before it was parceled off to MAST. Since her second time joining, she has been one of the most dependable and reliable members of the team, experienced with tag approvals, CSS design and improvements, and Wikidot formatting as needed. She more than enough shows the necessary behavior for Operational Staff, and her promotion would allow her to handle the review of CSS Themes, an area in which the Tech Team is somewhat lacking.
Optional areas of improvement:	N/A
Junior Staff Member:	Mooagain
Captain/Team:	IRC Critique (Marceline_Raynes)
Why:	I'm putting up Mooagain because of his diligent crit work on the daily in critters. They're constantly giving their best work out there, and I can see that everytime I check critters to see whats going on. Mooagain has helped a LOT of people in their time here, myself included.
Optional areas of improvement:	I cant think of any areas of improvement (yet!)
Junior Staff Member:	Nipixel_Paxel
Captain/Team:	MAST (Siddartha Alonne & torcsandantlers)
Why:	Nipixel_paxel has been a tagging machine - more than 100 pages tagged since they began with MAST in June of 2022. They've also been a good contributor to O5 updating. We believe this type of good, consistent work deserves recognition and promotion.
Optional areas of improvement:	We'd like to see you participate a little more in staff discussion.
Junior Staff Member:	PlaguePJP
Captain/Team:	Forum Critique (OriTiefling)
Why:	Plague's work has largely been behind the scenes, but he is easily out most active Forum Crit Flight commander. He's done great work in mentoring new critters by running a flight nearly every month. I believe it would be a mistake to lose him from our team!
Optional areas of improvement:	I have already spoke with him regarding feedback, but it's mostly related to visible activity and communication wrt crit requests. Aside from that I think Plague is an excellent candidate for OpStaff.
Junior Staff Member:	TheyCallMeTim
Captain/Team:	Community Outreach (WhiteGuard)
Why:	Similar to what I said about LORD can apply to Tim as well. Although Tim has not been around as long as LORD, their work during the annual survey cannot be ignored. A lot of the new features, charts, and so forth produced in the survey were the direct handiwork of Tim. Despite a short time span, Tim is one of my best Data Analysis staffers and overall one of my best JS, and I believe they have earned their spot on staff as OS.
Optional areas of improvement:	Continue to look for survey and data opportunities to help produce content that would interest and inform our user base. This team is still new and is trying to spread its wings. Help them take off.
Junior Staff Member:	Voiiiii
Captain/Team:	MAST (Siddartha Alonne & torcsandantlers)
Why:	Voiiiii has been a consistent MAST member since joining. She's been a good and accurate tagger, and has been one of the most responsive members of O5 Updating with a good attention to detail. We believe this type of good, consistent work deserves recognition and promotion.
Optional areas of improvement:	Slow down and make sure you approach problems with a full knowledge of the situation. You've got the passion, just make sure you don't act too quickly.

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To Moderator:

This is an open vote for operational staff and above.

Below is a suggestion regarding an OPERATIONAL STAFF MEMBER whose Captain has nominated to be voted upwards to MODERATOR. Please read the commentary provided in order to help your judgement regarding these staff. If you feel they have displayed readiness, vote yes. If they are not ready, vote no; please explain your reasoning.

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Operational Staff Member:	Hexick
Captain/Team:	MAST (Siddartha Alonne & torcsandantlers)
Why:	Hexick has been a member of staff for quite some time and has done consistent work the whole time. They're active on many teams, but MAST is putting them forward for recognition based on their general staff duties as well as their work on our team. They've demonstrated their responsibility and trustworthiness in multiple regards, and has had level-headed and productive contributions to policy discussion. We're putting them forward for Moderator so that they can assist with deletions, provide unlocks as are often requested in #site-17, and better assist with forum moderation.
Optional areas of improvement:	N/A
Operational Staff Member:	psychicprogrammer
Captain/Team:	MAST (Siddartha Alonne & torcsandantlers)
Why:	Psychic has been great at providing solutions and proposed efficiencies to staff processes. There contributions to staff have been great and varied - staff work, policy discussion, and policy proposals. We're putting them forward for Moderator so that they can continue their work with deletions in a greater capacity.
Optional areas of improvement:	N/A
Operational Staff Member:	Ralliston
Captain/Team:	Licensing (CityToast)
Why:	To say Ralliston is a hard worker is an understatement. He carries the brunt of Licensing's efforts in licenseboxing, and his proof of his steady work can be viewed here: http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/ralliston He paces himself through all his endeavors, which is nothing to scoff at given the history of the team in question, and a promotion to moderator feels natural insofar as moderator tools allowing him a wider array of articles he can access.
Optional areas of improvement:	A lot of his work has been centered on licenseboxing. I spoke with him for a bit, and we've agreed they could do with expanding what duties they take on.
Operational Staff Member:	Rounderhouse
Captain/Team:	MAST (Siddartha Alonne & torcsandantlers)
Why:	RounderHouse has a great mind for the technical capabilities for what can be done in Navigation as well as how to achieve it. His recent work on the redesign of the front page was great and stands as an example of his contributions toward staff. His input on policy and staff discussions have been insightful and consistent. We're putting them forward for Moderator to allow him the tools to better perform duties in making navigational and design changes.
Optional areas of improvement:	N/A
Operational Staff Member:	Uncle Nicolini
Captain/Team:	Community Outreach (WhiteGuard)
Why:	Nico is one of my best CO staffers. When it comes to Site News, Nico can do it all (and sometimes does it all in dire situations). Nico has done an excellent job in keeping the Site News consistent and has also been a help with the overall team during contests, events, recruiting, and other big decisions that have come by. I have the utmost confidence in Nico taking this step forward.
Optional areas of improvement:	Always try to push forward and keep this team afloat. Innovation is key for a team like ours and as a leader of the team, I will need help with this.
Operational Staff Member:	Uncle Nicolini
Captain/Team:	Forum Critique (OriTiefling)
Why:	Much like Revan, Nico has been an amazingly consistent and solid member of our team. Together with Revan they kept the forums functional during the holidays, and on top of their staff work Nico has continued to offer meaningful, solid feedback to new authors. Forum Crit needs as many members with moderator perms as we can get due to the work we do, and giving Nico those perms would help cut down on the workload our current moderators face by a notable amount.
Optional areas of improvement:	N/A
Operational Staff Member:	Uncle Nicolini
Captain/Team:	MAST (Siddartha Alonne & torcsandantlers)
Why:	Nico has provided excellent, conscientious work as a staffer. They've been productive in policy discussion and has a wealth of knowledge of site culture and history. There work in deletions has been particularly consistent and helpful. We're putting them forward for Moderator to allow them the tools to continue their work with deletions in a greater capacity.
Optional areas of improvement:	N/A
Operational Staff Member:	Woedenaz
Captain/Team:	Technical (stormbreath & aismallard)
Why:	Woedenaz has been an invaluable member of the team throughout his involvement with Black Highlighter, a critical site resource. Not only is his expertise with the theme essential for reviewing new themes that use the theme, it is also of immense help updating Black Highlighter themes when other parts of the site ecosystem change. His assistance with other CSS matters, including on the base site theme, are also of immense help. Woedenaz would benefit massively from moderator permissions, as theme: pages are, by default, locked to only allow edits from the page creators. Giving Woedenaz moderator would allow him to edit these pages, and is necessary for him to assist the team's operations.y.
Optional areas of improvement:	N/A

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To Admin:

This is an open vote for operational staff and above.

Below is a suggestion regarding a MODERATOR who the admin team has nominated to be voted upwards to ADMIN. Please read the commentary provided in order to help your judgement regarding these staff. If you feel they have displayed readiness, vote yes. If they are not ready, vote no; please explain your reasoning.

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Staff Member:	Cassandra_Prime does not match any existing user name
Captain/Team:	Admin Team
Why:	Cassandra has been an active presence in Policy discussions since she became junior staff. During this time she has offered input and feedback into policy discussions, policy proposal formulation, and policy votes in a way we typically would expect from an extant administrator. Cass consistently demonstrates thoroughness in thinking about how to craft and implement policy in a way that is both productive, and considers particular problems or angles, demonstrating an awareness of the need to future proof policy. In policy discussions she exemplifies a remarkable levelheadedness, not allowing her passion or emotion to disrupt discussion, and when she does feel like her ability to contribute is compromised by emotional investment she recuses herself. Importantly, Cass demonstrates an exceptional knowledge of our extant policies and policy structures, which she uses to advocate for productive change through policy as well as examining structure weaknesses of our extant system. For these reasons Cass is being put up for promotion to Administrator.
Optional areas of improvement:	N/A
Staff Member:	HarryBlank
Captain/Team:	Admin Team
Why:	Harry Blank is a staff member who initially signed on for work through collections, through which they have catalogued a remarkable number of tales. From that work they spring boarded to joining other staff teams where they have consistently contributed to staff projects. Harry provides valuable input from the perspective of someone who has carefully evaluated the policy and issues at hand, offering valuable insight that the individuals in the minutiae of the proposal/discussion may lose sight of. Harry has shown exemplary discipline in tackling large long term tasks, and consistently chipping away at them over extended periods of time. The most notable example of this is collections, but he's also demonstrated this in other staffwork. Finally, Harry has demonstrated remarkable personal growth since joining staff, especially in the past year/year and a half towards negative or critical feedback. For these reasons we feel Harry Blank is ready to be promoted to administrator.
Optional areas of improvement:	N/A
Staff Member:	OriTiefling
Captain/Team:	Admin Team
Why:	OriTiefling was initially recruited to MAST under the banner of collections but quickly branched out to other teams, nominally both criticism teams. Ori has been a consistent voice of reason in policy discussions, often standing to give input from the community and attempting to communicate and reach across the aisle for compromise in situations of divided opinion. Ori does excellent work for both Discord and Forum crit, often taking on large numbers of threads themselves while proving to be exceptionally good at giving workable feedback. This gives them robust insight into the current challenges of criticism on the wiki, as well as intimate knowledge of crit processes as they are currently a VC of Crit team and are in charge of Forum crit under Crit Team's umbrella. Ori's previous experiences with moderation/administration of large communities is also clearly visible in how they conduct themselves as a staff member. For these reasons, we believe OriTiefling is ready to be promoted to administrator.
Optional areas of improvement:	N/A

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Vote YES or NO. Someone who you are ambivalent to should not receive your vote of confidence for staff, thus abstain or no. If you don't know who someone is, then I invite you to educate yourself and get to know their work before voting.

Voting block code

||~ Operational Staff Candidate||~ YES||~ NO||
||[[*user Alexander the Jar]]|| X || X ||
||[[*user BattleblockB0ss]]|| X || X ||
||[[*user cdithink]]|| X || X ||
||[[*user DrRevan]]|| X || X ||
||[[*user GlassAutomaton]]|| X || X ||
||[[*user Guezma]]|| X || X ||
||[[*user Harmacy]]|| X || X ||
||[[*user LORDXVNV]]|| X || X ||
||[[*user Lt Flops]]|| X || X ||
||[[*user Mooagain]]|| X || X ||
||[[*user Nipixel_Paxel]]|| X || X ||
||[[*user PlaguePJP]]|| X || X ||
||[[*user TheyCallMeTim]]|| X || X ||
||[[*user Voiiiii]]|| X || X ||

||~ Moderator Candidate||~ YES||~ NO||
||[[*user Hexick]]|| X || X ||
||[[*user psychicprogrammer]]|| X || X ||
||[[*user Ralliston]]|| X || X ||
||[[*user Rounderhouse]]|| X || X ||
||[[*user Uncle Nicolini]]|| X || X ||
||[[*user Woedenaz]]|| X || X ||

||~ Admin Candidate||~ YES||~ NO||
||[[*user Cassandra_Prime]]|| X || X ||
||[[*user HarryBlank]]|| X || X ||
||[[*user OriTiefling]]|| X || X ||

EDIT:
On February 16th, we were informed by IO Captain Yossipossi that TheeSherm wished to withdraw their candidacy for promotion, because of this TheeSherm's candidate blurb and listing in the voting block code have been removed. No edits have been made to the votes in comments, so any made before the time of this edit will contain an extra candidate.

Last edited on 16 Feb 2023 18:18 by torcsandantlers Show more

Re: Winter Promotions 2023

stormfallen 19 Feb 2023 17:04

Operational Staff Candidate	YES	NO	ABSTAINS	PROMOTED?
Alexander the Jar	35	1	2	YES
BattleblockB0ss	37	0	1	YES
cdithink	34	0	4	YES
DrRevan	32	0	6	YES
GlassAutomaton	28	0	10	YES
Guezma	29	0	9	YES
Harmacy	35	0	3	YES
LORDXVNV	22	11	5	YES
Lt Flops	37	0	1	YES
Mooagain	35	0	3	YES
Nipixel_Paxel	32	0	6	YES
PlaguePJP	24	8	6	YES
TheyCallMeTim	33	0	5	YES
Voiiiii	36	0	2	YES

Moderator Candidate	YES	NO	ABSTAINS	PROMOTED?
Hexick	34	1	2	YES
psychicprogrammer	17	11	9	YES
Ralliston	36	1	1	YES
Rounderhouse	37	0	0	YES
Uncle Nicolini	36	1	0	YES
Woedenaz	35	0	3	YES

Administrator Candidate	YES	NO	ABSTAINS	PROMOTED?
Cassandra_Prime does not match any existing user name	37	0	0	YES
HarryBlank	34	1	2	YES
OriTiefling	37	0	0	YES

Congratulations to all candidates!

Re: Winter Promotions 2023

stormfallen 19 Feb 2023 21:35

Per the Inactive/Retirement Policy, Elenee FishTruck and Jack Waltz (see Admin Fiat:https://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-15668964/fiat-jack-waltz-inactivity) have not voted in two consecutive promotion cycles and will be retired. The other votes missing were:

Administrators (not subject to the above policy):

• DrClef
• pxdnbluesoul
• SoullessSingularity
• thedeadlymoose

Moderators:

• DrAkimoto
• Joreth
• Leveritas
• ProcyonLotor
• TheMightyMcB

Operational Staff:

• Crow-Cat
• Lazar Lyusternik
• Luxaiko
• Meserach
• Modulum
• SketchyTh0ughts
• tawnyowljones
• weizhong

All have been added to be noted for the next promotion cycle.

Last edited on 19 Feb 2023 22:04 by stormfallen Show more

Re: Winter Promotions 2023

thedeadlymoose 20 Feb 2023 23:10

My apologies for my tardiness — ironically, my recent return to advisory activity got in the way of me actually voting. :') RIP. Congratulations to everyone!

And for y'all running promos and making these posts — thank you for your hard work!

Last edited on 20 Feb 2023 23:11 by thedeadlymoose Show more

Re: Winter Promotions 2023

DrBleep 12 Feb 2023 17:43

Operational Staff Candidate	YES	NO
Alexander the Jar	X
BattleblockB0ss	X
cdithink	X
DrRevan	X
GlassAutomaton	X
Guezma	X
Harmacy	X
LORDXVNV		X
Lt Flops	X
Mooagain	X
Nipixel_Paxel	X
PlaguePJP	Abs	tain
TheeSherm	Abs	tain
TheyCallMeTim	X
Voiiiii	X

Moderator Candidate	YES	NO
Hexick	X
psychicprogrammer	Abs	tain
Ralliston	X
Rounderhouse	X
Uncle Nicolini	X
Woedenaz	X

Admin Candidate	YES	NO
Cassandra_Prime does not match any existing user name	X
HarryBlank	X
OriTiefling	X

Candidate Reasonings

JS to OS

• Alexander the Jar - Alex has come a long way from the incident a year or two ago where they accidentally leaked an -INT incident. They have consistently kept their head down, sat back and learned how to voice their input on policy, and do phenominal work as junior staff. This is an easy yes.
• BattleblockB0ss - Block is a constant presence in staff chat, notifying staffers of items that need attention. The reccomendations of two captains are enough to convince me they are ready to become operational staff.
• cdithink - I'm not overtly familiar with this staffer or her work, but I trust her captains objective judgement in putting her up for promotion.
• Glassautomaton - Same as cdithink
• DrRevan - I'm relatively unfamiliar with DrRevan but I trust their captain's reasoning.
• Guezma - Same as cdithink
• Harmacy - Harmacy does great work in critique and the fact that she went out of her way to approach me for advice on writing and executing policy raises all kinds of green flags. Her engagement in staff chat has been high and I think she will make great operational staff.
• LORDXVNV - I want to start by saying this is not a hard no. It's a soft no. I think Lord has a great mind for staff and policy work, and I have a lot of respect for the data analytics they do alongside other staffers. The reason I am voting no has entirely to do with the way they communicate, and how they frequently voice their opinion. It's the internet, and Irony poisoning is a considerable thing in many chat circles, but the way Lord uses it to communicate, though at times funny, is more often inflammatory and confusing. Their reaction over the past few years to users that disagree with them has, at times, been petty, passive aggressive, and disparaging in ways that at this time I do not find sufficiently overcome by their staffwork. Should Lord be promoted, I hope they will take this feedback and use it to shore up their shortcomings.
• Lt Flops - Flops has been Junior staff several times in the past under different teams, and she has always done good and consistent work and offered levelheaded feedback in heated conversations and topics, often striving to see both sides of issues. This is an easy yes.
• Mooagain - Mooagain is practically soloing IRC crit, and is a frequent participant in staff chat, calling out things that need attention. Easy yes.
• Nipixel_Paxel - I'm relatively unfamiliar with this user and their work, but I trust their captains reccomendation.
• PlaguePJP - By and large Plague has generated somewhat poor judgement in the past that likely delayed their promotion greatly. With that said, Plague does really good work with critique and on flights, and I feel it unfair of me to ding him for past mistakes when he has kept his head down and done so much work on the site recently. Thus I'm abstaining.
• TheeSherm - This was a complicated/difficult vote for me. Sherm does phenominal social media work across multiple major platforms, and has been nothing but a positive presence in all instances that I've seen them. But their continued platforming of harassment banned users is a major barrier for me to endorse their promotion to operational staff. That said I remain incredibly conflicted about voting no for someone who does such talented work. So I'll abstain.
• TheyCallMeTim - I don't see Tim in staffchat very often, that said their captains recommendation combined with some of what I have seen of their data collection work is enough for me to vote yes.
• Voiiiiii - Voi is a constant presence in staffchat, and her tagging work is phenominal. Easy yes.

OS to Moderator

• Hexick - Hexick's growth over the last two years has been beyond impressive. I finally feel comfortable voting yes.
• psychicprogrammer - This was not as easy of a yes due to the mishandling of one or two policy threads, but his body of work leads me to believe this is less a pattern and more of one time flukes. After seeing some of the other rationales, and hearing about some of the items you are dealing with, I can't in good conscience vote yes given the sensitive nature of moderator perms. But I understand your dedication to the site and what you're doing, and your work has been good if at times not messy, so I can't vote no either. Thus I'm going to switch my vote to an abstain.
• Ralliston - I had to think about Ralliston's moderator vote. There were a few times when he was JS/OS where he was unnecessarily aggressive and even abusive to active members of staff discussions and even regular users, but I have not see that behavior from him for quite some time. So considering that gap and the sheer amount of licensing work he does, especially with sourcing images and the licensebox, this is a yes from me.
• Rounderhouse - Oh boy. Oh boy. Are you surprised at my vote? Rounder has been one of the biggest turnarounds/personal growths of anyone who joined staff in 2021. Over the last two years I've been able to watch their growth in policy input, staffwork, and interpersonal interactions with both staff and users, and it has been a pleasant and often humbling surprise at just how much he's grown. I'm happy to be at a point where I can vote yes for Rounder to moderator.
• Uncle Nicolini - Similar to rounder, since returning to staff, Nico has demonstrated a monstrous amount of personal growth in their approach to interactions with staffers, staffwork ethic, and self moderation. Two years ago I would not have been entertaining this sort of glowing endorsement, but I truly believe Nico is ready to become a moderator at this time. What's in the past is in the past.
• Woedenaz - I'm not even going to say anything here, Woed should have been a moderator years ago, the amount of love he puts into the site, and the way he was treated in 2018-2020 by select groups to this day makes me irritated.

Admins:

I wrote the rationales, so you can guess how I feel about them.

Last edited on 12 Feb 2023 23:19 by DrBleep Show more

Re: Winter Promotions 2023

Uncle Nicolini 12 Feb 2023 18:13

Operational Staff Candidate	YES	NO
Alexander the Jar	X
BattleblockB0ss	X
cdithink	X
DrRevan	X
GlassAutomaton	X
Guezma	X
Harmacy	X
LORDXVNV	X
Lt Flops	X
Mooagain	X
Nipixel_Paxel	X
PlaguePJP	X
TheeSherm	X
TheyCallMeTim	X
Voiiiii	X

Moderator Candidate	YES	NO
Hexick	X
psychicprogrammer	X
Ralliston	X
Rounderhouse	X
Uncle Nicolini	where we came in?	hey, isn't this
Woedenaz	X

Admin Candidate	YES	NO
Cassandra_Prime does not match any existing user name	X
HarryBlank	X
OriTiefling	X

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Don't really have much to say for the majority of these candidates, however, I do have something to say about a few of them.

cdithink: You do good work, but i think you need to pace yourself a little better. This isn't a dealbreaker by any means, but i think you shouldn't stretch yourself so thin. Stay golden.

Harmacy: You have grown and matured a lot since last year. i am proud of you. Keep up the good work.

LORDXVNV : You do your job well and are a frequent participant in policy discussion, even if sometimes you may get folks riled up with what you say. i think that you deserve the promotion, but i also think you could do well to cut back on the shenanigans. i am confident in your ability to do your job, so i am voting yes.

Re: Winter Promotions 2023

Naepic 12 Feb 2023 18:22

Operational Staff Candidate	YES	NO
Alexander the Jar	X
BattleblockB0ss	X
cdithink	X
DrRevan	X
GlassAutomaton	X
Guezma	X
Harmacy	X
LORDXVNV	X
Lt Flops	X
Mooagain	X
Nipixel_Paxel	X
PlaguePJP	X
TheeSherm	X
TheyCallMeTim	X
Voiiiii	X

Moderator Candidate	YES	NO
Hexick	X
psychicprogrammer	X
Ralliston	X
Rounderhouse	X
Uncle Nicolini	X
Woedenaz	X

Admin Candidate	YES	NO
Cassandra_Prime does not match any existing user name	X
HarryBlank	X
OriTiefling	X

Some thoughts on some specific members:

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LORDXVNV - lord I love you buddy, and I get much of staff has an thing for tossing in shitposts and taking crackshots in the midst of discussion, but rarely have I seen someone able to come off as biting as well as you that people can't tell if you're joking or not.

Lt Flops - she's done so much by now that I feel she should have been promoted to moderator before I even became op staff

PlaguePJP - though he's not part of Community Outreach proper, I have to commend him for the excellent job he did running the art exchange alongside Dune. Fantastic work all around

TheeSherm - This was the hardest vote for me. I cannot deny how positive Sherm's influence on the TikTok has been. However, Sherm was also the person whose body of work was hardest for me to find: their staffwork doesn't necessarily intersect with wikidot, which I fully get. But going through the discords, it doesn't look like they don't do much in the vein of policy, either. A lot of their visible presence ultimately does come down to outreach, which I think is great! I don't think lack of input on policy should warrant voting no or abstain, especially the good work they do do, but I'd like for Sherm to take this promotion cycle to think about what they want to do as staff moving forward.

Cassandra_Prime - Very few members of staff have been as crucial to policy discussion as Cass has been. She is someone who does so, so much in ensuring policy is well-rounded and accounts for multiple angles. Admin feels like a natural progression for you.

HarryBlank - It's become a running gag at this point that everytime I loudly complain about workload, I have to bring up how the first time I looked at your comments section and the sheer amount of links you gave, I did a spittake. And look at you now! Jokes about singlehandedly reducing Licensing's burden in half by tagging your own article aside, I'm genuinely pleased at the amount of growth you've shown emotionally at those who may be more critical of your writing. Coupled with literally all the other work you've done, you've earned this.

OriTiefling - There's a lot I want to say, and I genuinely am struggling to figure out how I want to put this. But I'll shorten it to this: Ori is by far the most deserving candidate in this batch by far. I just hope your luck can catch a break soon.

Re: Winter Promotions 2023

Ralliston 12 Feb 2023 18:38

Operational Staff Candidate	YES	NO
Alexander the Jar		X
BattleblockB0ss	X
cdithink	X
DrRevan	X
GlassAutomaton	X
Guezma	X
Harmacy	X
LORDXVNV	X
Lt Flops	X
Mooagain	X
Nipixel_Paxel	X
PlaguePJP	X
TheeSherm		X
TheyCallMeTim	X
Voiiiii	X

Moderator Candidate	YES	NO
Hexick		X
psychicprogrammer	ABS	TAIN
Rounderhouse	X
Uncle Nicolini	X
Woedenaz	X

Admin Candidate	YES	NO
Cassandra_Prime does not match any existing user name	X
HarryBlank	X
OriTiefling	X

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Re: Winter Promotions 2023

Prime Girl 12 Feb 2023 21:25

Operational Staff Candidate	YES	NO
Alexander the Jar	X
BattleblockB0ss	X
cdithink	X
DrRevan	X
GlassAutomaton	X
Guezma	X
Harmacy	X
LORDXVNV	X
Lt Flops	X
Mooagain	X
Nipixel_Paxel	X
PlaguePJP	X
TheeSherm		X
TheyCallMeTim	X
Voiiiii	X

Moderator Candidate	YES	NO
Hexick	X
psychicprogrammer	X
Ralliston	X
Rounderhouse	X
Uncle Nicolini	X
Woedenaz	X

Admin Candidate	YES	NO
Cassandra_Prime does not match any existing user name	what?	really?
HarryBlank	X
OriTiefling	X

Candidate Reasoning:

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Alexander the Jar As it says in the blurb, Alex has been doing good work in MAST since joining. I know that this staffer has made some missteps in the past, and I know this is why they've been voted against or abstained on in previous promo cycles. I have however long since been of the opinion that Alex has long learned their lesson. I really hope that's far enough in the past for people to look past because I am of the firm belief that OS for this candidate is overdue.

BattleblockB0ss I've seen the work they do in Discord Crit and that'd be enough for me to vote them up, can't speak for Reddit moderation or IRC crit, but the fact that three captains put them up for a promo is, I think, a good enough sign in and of itself.

cdithink I've seen CD do good Discord Crit work and, even though she's not been put up for it, I've seen her do good Discord moderation work. Easy yes.

DrRevan I don't check out forum crit much but I've nonetheless seen some of this user's work enough that, especially given Ori's glowing review, I'm comfortable voting yes.

GlassAutomaton Having seen Glass's work on Discord Crit I'm happy to vote yes.

Guezma It is difficult to judge a staff member for the work they do in a moderation capacity if you yourself are not on that same moderation team. I can't really recall interacting with Guezma in a staff capacity in the past either. However, merely checking out the comments made by Guezma (weirdosorus on Reddit) and scrolling through them and seeing the amount of stickied staff comments on r/scp, as well as the blurb from IO Captaincy has me voting yes.

Harmacy I see enough of Harmacy in Discord Crit to know that I'm voting yes from the getgo.

LORDXVNV The work Xunu puts in for the Data Analysis subteam is undeniable. Every time I see Xunu talk about Data Analysis work the passion he has for it is clear to me. Excited to see what he does next in that capacity. Easy yes for me.

Lt Flops I haven't worked closely with Tech in the past but given what I've seen of her level-headedness and CSS know-how, and that that is indeed what tech captaincy is saying here, as well as the clear utility in promoting Flops in regards to allowing her to do Theme Review this is an easy yes.

Mooagain
Given Moo's work in IRC crit this is a yes.

Nipixel_Paxel
What the blurb said.

PlaguePJP
Forum Crit is very important. Being a Forum Crit flight commander that runs flights fairly consistently as well. Willing to support Plague's promotion.

TheeSherm
From what I've seen there has been, even as far back as 2020, a fair amount of controversy regarding Sherm. From what I gather nothing has changed here aside from IO captaincy needing to put Sherm up for promotions due to policy preventing teams from having permanent Junior Staff. I hear excellent things about their work for IO but I am sorry to say I cannot in good conscious vote in a way other than no.

TheyCallMeTim

Voiiiii

Hexick

psychicprogrammer
Psy has truly been a boon for Deletions, changing up the whole system in a good way. He wrote up some code and now we don't have to manually write up the PMs anymore, (something that believe you me was time consuming and hella annoying). He has a proposal out now to change the process even further as well. He's often collecting articles for the deletions channel that have gone past the timer, dividing them into smaller batches, etc…

And that's just what he does on one subteam, I know he does excellent work on Data Analysis, and I've heard good things about his Tech work. Though of course I really only see promotions to mod in regards to "does he need the tools, can he be trusted with the tools" to which by far the answer is yes on both counts. This is by far the easiest vote for me.

Ralliston
Licenseboxing powerhouse. Justified use of tools that come with the Moderator rank.

Rounderhouse
Did a great front page redesign. Will make good use of Moderator.

Uncle Nicolini
Good deletions work, will be glad to have Nico as member of the team able to perform moderator actions.

Woedenaz
Per the blurb and what I've seen this staff member would make good use of Wikidot Moderator powers.

Harry Blank does not match any existing user name
What makes a good admin? That's hard to say but I think Harry fits the bill. His Collections work and his Licensing work, as well as his general disposition leaves me no doubt to his suitability to the position.

OriTiefling
As I mentioned I'm not terribly active in crit spaces so I often don't see the invaluable work done in them. However, especially recently, I've seen the excellent work and leadership displayed by Ori in Discord Crit. Leadership being one of the most important qualities for an admin Ori will make an excellent one I'm sure.

To Be Continued (man there are a lot of candidates!)

Re: Winter Promotions 2023

stormbreath 12 Feb 2023 22:10

Nota bene: SOSS means "SCP Official Staff Server" and most people call it staffchat or the staff discord.

Operational Staff Candidate	YES	NO	Commentary
Alexander the Jar	ABSTAIN		My concerns from the last promotion cycle remain, although not enough to prevent me from voting No.
BattleblockB0ss	X		You've been an active member of SOSS and discussions, and are doing everything I would want to see in an OpStaff candidate. No notes.
cdithink	X		No notes here either — you're a good candidate and are involved in both the individual staffwork of your teams and in general policy discussions.
DrRevan	X		I'm trusting Ori's recommendation of you here, although I don't know you all that well. You're not super active in policy discussions, so I would recommend engaging with SOSS a little more.
GlassAutomaton	ABSTAIN		While I trust the recommendation of your Captain, and can confirm your activity on the Discord Crit channels, I notice you are not a member of SOSS or 05Command. Those aren't necessary for a JStaff — but I do look for them in an OpStaff. Since I don't know you that well, I'm abstaining.
Guezma	ABSTAIN		As with GlassAutomaton — I know you do good work on the areas you are involved in, but question your lack of general involvement with the rest of the staff functions (you aren't a member of 05 or SOSS), and have to abstain.
Harmacy	X		I have no notes for you — you are active and engaged with staffwork on all levels, but on the individual Discord Crit team you are on as well as SOSS. Keep up the good work.
LORDXVNV	X		You do good work, but seriously — cool it with the ironic schizoposting all the time. Please.
Lt Flops	X		I wrote the promo blurb for this candidate, so just read what I said in the opening post.
Mooagain	X		You've been staff for a while, and are quite involved in policy discussions. I'm going with the recommendation of Marceline for your involvement in IRC Crit (without access to the logs myself), and would recommend you consider joining some other staff teams — IRc Crit is a pretty small focus area, and I'm sure other teams would benefit from your involvement.
Nipixel_Paxel	X		Tagging is good, reliable work and the backbone of the site. I'm not very familiar with your work, but Tagging is always good. I'd encourage you to be more involved in policy discussions.
PlaguePJP		X	dude your vibes are terrible
TheyCallMeTim	X		While I'm not very familiar with you — and more activity in SOSS might be good — I've skimmed through the work you do for Data Analysis and it is very high quality. No issues with promotion.
Voiiiii	X		You are another candidate that I don't have any real notes for — you are active in staffchat, you do good work there, and you do good work on Tagging as well.
Moderator Candidate	YES	NO	Commentary
Hexick	X		Honestly I'm surprised Hex isn't already a Moderator.
psychicprogrammer		X	I'm going to be honest — I think that if you get moderator permissions, it is only a matter of time before something goes wrong in the automation processes you are fond of using and pages get deleted that shouldn't have been. With Deletions it is very easy to break something that cannot be put back again, and you've been pushing for more automation in that space while still an OpStaff. I'm sorry to vote No here, but the ultimate truth is that the things you use mod powers for are things I have fears about your involvement in.
Ralliston	X		Ralliston is an absolute powerhouse of the Licensing Team with his involvement in getting Licenseboxes onto pages. Licenseboxes are one of the staff duties where Moderation tools make sense, and giving them to Ralliston would greatly help those processes.
Rounderhouse	X		In addition to the comments made about Rounder for MAST, he has been a great and insightful member of the Tech Team for over a year now. His skills on the team are great, and giving him Moderation permissions would allow him to edit themes and components, an essential duty of the team.
Uncle Nicolini	X		Nico has been a Moderator before, and it is a no brainer to bring them back to that level now. We know we can trust them with the Wikidot tools. This is an easy Yes vote.
Woedenaz	X		I wrote the promo blurb for this candidate, so just read what I said in the opening post.
Admin Candidate	YES	NO	Commentary
Cassandra_Prime does not match any existing user name	X		Cass has been a great worker on the site and a driving force in shaping new policy. She's exactly what we look for in a new admin, and she'd be great on the admin team.
HarryBlank	X		Harry is a quiet powerhouse of staffwork and a level-headed and solid voice in staff discussions.
OriTiefling	X		Ori is similar to the above candidates: a solid worker and a good voice in shaping and driving site policy. He'd be a great member to have in admin team discussions, and to help distribute the load of admin responsibilities.

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can I get some nice "no signatures on my forum"
sigma-9 css machine broke
understandable have a nice day

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Re: Winter Promotions 2023

psychicprogrammer 12 Feb 2023 22:23

Operational Staff Candidate	YES	NO
Alexander the Jar	|↑⟩
BattleblockB0ss	|↑⟩
cdithink	|↑⟩
DrRevan	|0⟩	|0⟩
GlassAutomaton	|0⟩	|0⟩
Guezma	|0⟩	|0⟩
Harmacy	|0⟩	|0⟩
LORDXVNV	|↑⟩
Lt Flops	|↑⟩
Mooagain	|0⟩	|0⟩
Nipixel_Paxel	|↑⟩
PlaguePJP	|0⟩	|0⟩
TheeSherm	|0⟩	|0⟩
TheyCallMeTim	|↑⟩
Voiiiii	|↑⟩

Moderator Candidate	YES	NO
Hexick	|↑⟩
psychicprogrammer	|0⟩	|0⟩
Ralliston	|↑⟩
Rounderhouse	|↑⟩
Uncle Nicolini	|↑⟩
Woedenaz	|↑⟩

Admin Candidate	YES	NO
Cassandra_Prime does not match any existing user name	|↑⟩
HarryBlank	|↑⟩
OriTiefling	|↑⟩

reasoning

OS:
I have to abstain on most of the crit staff and IO staff as I do not interact with them in a staff capacity, the ones I am supporting in based on performing well in general staff capacity

Alexander: Does good work for 05 updating and works well for general staff

BattleblockB0ss: Does good work in staffcord, not much else to say

CDIthink: Fantastic in the discord team, full support

LORDXVNV: While I do have major issues with his tendency to be irony poisoned he has been good at keeping that out of staff discussions lately. His work in data analytics has been fantastic on the other hand. Tentative support

Lt Flops: Should have been promoted ages ago, fantastic member of tech

Nipixel_Paxel: Has done a lot of work for tagging should be promoted

TheyCallMeTim: Has does fantastic work on the data analytics anual survey along with our other projects. Though I would like to see him interact more in staffchat as data analytics needs to be responsive to the needs to staff.

Voiii: Does good mast work, contributes usefully to staffchat discussion easy promotion

Moderators:

Given the upcoming shift in how moderators will work I am mostly voting based on how much I think they need moderator powers.

Hexick: Very active deleter, and we do need more deletion mods

psychicprogrammer: He owes me money, so abstain

Ralliston: Does fantastic work for licensing and we need people who can box the S1 and S2 pages

Rounderhouse: Very useful tech team worker on the CSS side, can be mostly trusted with mod powers (just don't break wikidot again)

Uncle Nicolini: Same as Hexick

Woedenaz: Same as rounderhouse

Admins:

Cassandra_Prime: Has done a fantastic job of running MAST and her policy work is great, full support

HarryBlank: Has done very good work running collections

OriTiefling: One of the best staff members I know, does fantastic work in staffchat and in discord crit managing. Full support if he can stop his habit of being hit by cars.

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Re: Winter Promotions 2023

OriTiefling 12 Feb 2023 22:39

Operational Staff Candidate	YES	NO	REASONING
Alexander the Jar	X		Alex, you've improved for sure since your last promo round. Just be sure to continue deferring to your team before doing things.
BattleblockB0ss	X		Make sure you do a quick review of site rules, I think I had to staffpost you once recently for dropping Zalgo text in the forums :P
cdithink	X		cd has been a Discord superstar and done great work for the Discord team as well as the Discord crit teams. Easy yes.
DrRevan	X		Revan is part of why the forums didn't burn down over Christmas. Easy yes and I wish I could promo straight to mod.
GlassAutomaton	X		You are wonderfully active in crit team policy discussions. Keep it up!
Guezma	X		I see your work on Reddit and Discord, so I know the effort you put forth. Another easy yes.
Harmacy	X		The ONLY reason I didn't put you up, as we discussed, was that period of inactivity you had for school. That said I take no issue with promoting you. Easy yes.
LORDXVNV		X	Lord this was a difficult decision. You're a friend, and I respect your thoughts and role in policy discussions. That said, you often say things that feel calculated to get the strongest negative reaction possible to the point where it feels like it poisons discussions. I've spoken with you in the past about abrasiveness, and right now I do think it's still an issue. I respect you and the work you do, but right now I need to see you be less abrasive and ironic in discussions before I can vote yes.
Lt Flops	X		Flops you're one of the few candidates whose work I don't actively see, but that's all good. I know you're dependable, and I can appreciate the tech work you do.
Mooagain	X		Moo you are one of the like 3 people keeping IRC crit alive. Beyond that, your active participation in critique policy discussions and general efforts to communicate with the team at large make you an easy yes.
Nipixel_Paxel	X		I can't claim to know much of anything about Nipixel's work. That said, tagging is one of those grueling and thankless tasks on site. If you're one of the reasons things aren't slipping through the cracks, then I'm willing to vote yes to recognize that.
PlaguePJP	X		Plague I respect your efforts keeping Flights going. Your work is largely behind the scenes, but it's still valuable. Like I've said already I just want to see you being more responsive to review requests and generally more publicly visible in things like crit policy discussion.
TheeSherm		X	This was another difficult one. I like Sherm, and I greatly respect his work with bringing SCP to a wider community. That said, based on my experience it doesn't actually feel like Sherm is a JStaff at all. He isn't in staffchat, he doesn't opine on staff discussions, and while I am not in the IO server to my knowledge he isn't particularly active there either. I can appreciate the help Sherm has offered with regards to internet outreach, but right now I don't see what he's done in a staff capacity that's warranted having the JStaff role, let alone a promotion to OpStaff.
TheyCallMeTim	X		I've seen some of your work, Tim, but not a ton. I'm sure it will be said a few times but a stronger presence in wider staff discussions would be great, especially since you're involved in survey work. That said, I see no strong reasons to vote no.
Voiiiii	X		Tagging is thankless, so here's my thank you. In more serious notes, I've noticed your regular staffchat activity and involvement. Easy yes.

Moderator Candidate	YES	NO	REASONING
Hexick	X		Honestly you're an honorary Forum Crit member in my eyes. You staffpost rulebreaking threads as regularly as my team members do, and mod perms would really help us out.
psychicprogrammer	ABS	TAIN	Psy I stand by the praise I've given you recently regarding helping deletions and splitting things into batches to make them more manageable. That said, I am very concerned by the overreliance on automation that you have and champion for the team. Right now I don't feel comfortable giving you full moderator perms. EDIT: Received some clarity regarding a concern here. That said I do still have a lot of hesitation regarding the other points made, and I'm still not ready to say yes at this time. Abstaining as a result.
Ralliston	X		Rall is the licensing powerhouse of all time. You've almost single handedly kept the licenseboxing alive on site, and beyond being reliable I know the work you do could benefit from mod perms.
Rounderhouse	X		Rounder I'm surprised this is a MAST promo and not a tech promo. You are experienced and reliable, and I would be nice to not be your unlocking person for when you need to edit the front page (please let me see my family again).
Uncle Nicolini	X		please forum crit needs mods so very bad please
Woedenaz	X		From what I understand part of your general quietness is due to the backend nature of your work. If moderation tools ensure that the technical aspects of our site function the way they need to, then let's get you those perms.

Admin Candidate	YES	NO	REASONING
Cassandra_Prime does not match any existing user name	X		I had a feeling when I heard that there were going to be admin candidates that Cass was going to be one of them. Cass, you are a driving force behind policy discussions and site bureaucracy (said with fondness this time). You are an effective leadership force, and I would be happy with you as an admin.
HarryBlank	X		Harry! Aside from being the Man of the Hour and a general modern community icon, you are also quite an effective leader and generally reliable individual. You have a mature, level-head that the team as a whole would greatly benefit from. I welcome the idea of you becoming a site admin with open arms.
OriTiefling	what	the fuck	I'm honored to be considered. Thank you all for the consideration!

I have a huge amount of respect for all the candidates. These were hard choices to make. Please know that none of my no votes are intended to be personal.

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Re: Winter Promotions 2023

Yossipossi 12 Feb 2023 22:48

I'll preface this by saying that I'm making these voting decisions purely based on whether I believe they are good candidates for the staff position, and not based on my personal opinions of the person.

Operational Staff Candidate	YES	NO
Alexander the Jar	X
BattleblockB0ss	X
cdithink	X
DrRevan	X
GlassAutomaton	ABSTAIN	ABSTAIN
Guezma	X
Harmacy	X
LORDXVNV	X
Lt Flops	X
Mooagain	X
Nipixel_Paxel	ABSTAIN	ABSTAIN
PlaguePJP		X
TheeSherm	X
TheyCallMeTim	ABSTAIN	ABSTAIN
Voiiiii	ABSTAIN	ABSTAIN

Moderator Candidate	YES	NO
Hexick	X
psychicprogrammer	X
Ralliston	X
Rounderhouse	X
Uncle Nicolini	X
Woedenaz	X

Admin Candidate	YES	NO
Cassandra_Prime does not match any existing user name	X
HarryBlank	ABSTAIN	ABSTAIN
OriTiefling	X

+ Explanations +

Alexander the Jar: I voted abstain on Alexander last time, but I believe that I now know and have seen enough from them to conclude that they're ready to be on staff. If I had known that Alex would get screwed over by the Abstention 1/3 rule last time, I might have voted yes then. Still, the past is behind us, and I think I can rectify that error now. Alex certainly have been proactive in staff work that typically doesn't get done unless someone does it (like Sandbox Cleaning), and I think they demonstrate the skills necessary to be a productive member of staff.

BattleblockB0ss: I nominated and wrote the blurb for B0ss, but I want to just further add that your duties on the Reddit are greatly appreciated and UncertaintyCrossing and I have utmost confidence in you.

cdithink: I've had the pleasure of working with cdithink directly on the Discord Team, and although there's been a few hiccups, she's been an adaptive and dedicated member of the team. Her work on shaping policy on discord critique and also giving good critique has been incredibly useful in the continued function of the team, and I completely back up Pedagon's blurb for her. I vote yes on cdi in full confidence, and look forward to working with her as Operational Staff on 19cord.

DrRevan: I will be frank in that I was going to abstain on DrRevan, but OriTiefling's testimony on how consistent they were alongside them helping ease the holiday workload convinced me that they should be on staff, even if I have not seen their accomplishments with my own two eyes.

GlassAutomaton: I'm not super familiar with their work and the area of improvement makes me hesitant to vote yes yet. I am abstaining for this reason (thank God for the new abstention rules).

Guezma: Nominated and wrote their blurb. They are invaluable for handling the Reddit, and although they still have a little difficulty with talking to the (sometimes super annoying) redditors, they are continuously improving and their work is heavily appreciated on IO.

Harmacy: Harmacy is one of the most promising J. Staff on the board today. She's been active in 19cord as a discord critique team member and, much like cdi, has been heavily engaged in improving the functionality of the Discord's critique section through policy. I do not have much to say beyond that Pedagon's blurb is (again) quite accurate and Harmacy has my full confidence.

LORDXVNV: I was initially going to vote no on LORD, but upon further reflection I realized that my Dark Triad traits were sorely lacking, and I concluded that voting yes on him would be a perfect way to improve my machiavellianism. All jokes aside, LORD is a consistent and reliable staff member who I've had a bunch of both positive and very confusing interactions with. It is clear he shows dedication to this community and aspires for it to be a more productive and enjoyable place. Although LORD has certainly pitched more wild ideas (whether ironic or non-ironic I haven't the faintest clue), I think this gives him a certain edge when the ideas happen to be out-of-the-box but genuinely useful. All-in-all, the trolling question mark doesn't bother me when you look at the overall picture.

Lt Flops: Although I have not seen much of Flops' work directly, I do not doubt for a second that everything stormbreath wrote in her blurb is true. In my experience, Flops is not only a dedicated member of any team she joins, but is also reliable and has a plethora of experience and knowledge that is invaluable. Full support for her promotion.

Mooagain : I was initially going to abstain on Mooagain, but they've been J. Staff for a while, and I believe that — in conjunction with their captain's review — they are suitable for promotion to Operational Staff.

Nipixel_Paxel: I don't know them and am not particularly convinced by their blurb. Still, their consistent staffwork means I am not against their promotion.

PlaguePJP: Based on both past and recent behavior, I do not necessarily believe Plague is fully willing to withhold inflammatory comments or actions unless there is risk of punishment. I do not have confidence that he would be capable of meeting behavioral standards in tense staffchat conversations. As such, I cannot in good faith vote yes on Plague, regardless of the staffwork he may have done.

TheeSherm: Nominated. No further notes to add, beyond that we appreciate your work for the TikTok.

TheyCallMeTim & Voiiiii: Ambivalent. No real comments to say on either of them.

Hexick: I have known Hexick for a while, and I know they are a diligent staffer who is adept at helping manage the IRC. I don't have any qualms about their promotion; I'm sure they will be able to use the tools that come with it well.

psychicprogrammer: Although they've had a very rough start on the Discord Team, I can testify they are enthusiastic about the Wiki and never make the same mistake twice. The skills they've acquired in university certain translate over to their staffwork in an overt manner, and have been immensely useful, as their blurb states. I have confidence in them and believe they will be able to use their moderator powers to the fullest extent.

Ralliston: The second easiest yes I've cast this round. Their sheer body of licensing work and diligence on staff makes them a clear and promising moderator candidate. They have clear need for the moderator tools and the level of trustworthiness to have it granted to them. I'm not sure there's more I can say. Full confidence.

Rounderhouse: I'll admit that I had some concerns over Rounder's tendency to "discuss" certain matters in ways I would not necessarily approve of in certain private spaces, but I believe that Rounder has not only contributed immensely to the site, but also significantly improved his temperament from the days of "town hall meetings". He has become a level-headed staff member with a good eye for problem solving and spotting discussions where there wasn't even a problem to solve. Regardless, I think Rounderhouse would do well with moderator perms and use them responsibly in great ways.

Uncle Nicolini: I know Nico was expecting me to vote no, but surprise, I'm voting yes. Nico's body of staffwork is, like Ralliston's, monumental (as evident by the three teams putting them up for promotion). They have striven to contribute their all to the Wiki, and it's paid off immensely. While I know some may be concerned about their history, I believe over the past half-decade Nico has spent significant time self-reflecting and self-improving, and they have achieved a much better state of mind overall because of it. I am sure Nico will use the moderator permissions to perform even better staffwork.

Woedenaz: Woed has demonstrated incredible skill in Tech, as evident by the fact that they made BHL. I have full faith that their position on Tech rewards the team with much valuable experience, and that Woed would benefit greatly with the permissions.

Cassandra_Prime does not match any existing user name: I have been recommending Cassandra as an admin for months and I'm very glad that the admin team agreed with me that she is perfect for the admin position. Beyond being incredibly competent, dilligent, and dedicated, she has performed immense amounts of staffwork and is an expert at crafting well-thought-out and useful policy. I have nothing bad to say about Cassandra — she is absolutely perfect for this role.

HarryBlank: Abstaining on Harry hurts a bit. He's a competent, level-headed staffer with a good body of staffwork on him. However… he hasn't really been active since October? I'm a little confused on this myself but I haven't seen him post more than one or two messages in the team-specific servers he's in since October, and he has relatively few messages in the main staff server compared to most active staffers. While I do not object to Harry being an admin at all, I would prefer having more administrators that are promoted for their consistent (and good) work rather than just being great people.

OriTiefling: While Ori and I don't necessarily agree on some topics, I am certain that Ori's experience and disposition gives him the requisite knowledge to be a proper administrator. He is also quite active in staff, which I believe is an important quality to have for new members of the blackbox bunch.

And that's everyone! I wrote the latter half of this on mobile at a birthday party, so please forgive me if there are any typos haha. Good luck to all the candidates!

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