TestWiki:Requests for Comment/Amending Consul policy

Hi everyone,

I’d like to propose a series of changes to the TestWiki Consuls Policy. Please note that no proposal in this Request for Comment is mutually exclusive to another. BrandonWM (talk - contribs) 02:18, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

Proposal 1
Add a revocation criteria that states that if the user has been inactive for a period of 6 months or more (log actions, edits, any contributions to TestWiki in any manner), their rights will be removed. They of course, can request admin or bureaucrat at RfP at any time, or consul here. BrandonWM (talk - contribs) 02:24, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

Support (1)

 * 1) As proposer. BrandonWM (talk - contribs) 02:21, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

Comments (1)

 * 1) This is pointless because they will already be removed after 3 months, as being a consul no longer gets you an exemption from the inactivity policy. Therefore, this would never happen. Naleksuh (talk) 06:33, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Where does it say that consuls are no longer exempt from the inactivity clause? As far as I've seen, there's nothing to suggest that. BrandonWM (talk - contribs) 06:34, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
 * All consuls have been cleared out from the list. Right now only Revibot is exempt. Naleksuh (talk) 06:38, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

Proposal 2
The appointment requirement for consuls is 75% with at least 5 users leaving their comments. The request also must be left open for at least 7 days. BrandonWM (talk - contribs) 02:24, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

Support (2)

 * 1) As proposer. BrandonWM (talk - contribs) 02:21, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

Proposal 3
The revocation requirement (when it comes to community revocation requests and not inactivity or misuse of rights, etc.) for consuls is 60%, with at least 5 users voting and the request being left open for at least 7 days. BrandonWM (talk - contribs) 02:24, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

Support (3)

 * 1) As proposer. BrandonWM (talk - contribs) 02:22, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

Proposal 4
Consuls have the ability to demote other consuls, as opposed to only Stewards. BrandonWM (talk - contribs) 02:24, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.
 * This is not globally allowed per meta:Local_elections but with consuls. Changing this policy must be discussed at Meta Naleksuh (talk) 06:38, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
 * The article you linked says "by default". I tested it on my wiki, and yes, it's absolutely possible to grant bureaucrats the ability to demote other bureaucrats. The article also says that it's not a policy Collei (talk) 07:02, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
 * The purpose of the page isn't about what the interface allows, it's about the policy on how it can and cannot be used. Removing the managewiki group is supposed to be done by a steward. If a consul were to do it, the user whose groups were removed would have every right to have a steward put them back. Stewards are delegated the removal, and this is a long standing custom for many years. Naleksuh (talk) 07:05, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

Support (4)

 * 1) As proposer. BrandonWM (talk - contribs) 02:22, 29 January 2023 (UTC)