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vs battle staff heirarchy

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HrishikeshM

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this question i wanted to ask for a very long time but always forgot to ask. what is the staff heirarchy in vs battle wiki?

i know bureaucrats are topmost authority but who comes after them? admins or consultants? what about discussion and content and chat moderator? what about calc and human resources members and image helper?

please answer

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Discussion mods may be above chat mods since they have all the powers of a chat mod plus more. Discussion mods also lose their chat mod status if they get promoted from that position.
 
Calc Group members technically exceed bureaucrat authority when it comes to evaluating their specific area. Consultants probably also do in their expert areas. Content moderators and discussion moderators are specialised regarding different areas, and administrators combine them. We also tend to make staff decisions via discussions. I have been outvoted quite recurrently. I do tend to veto suggested changes that risk to be dangerous for the wiki as a whole though.
 
In terms of calculation evaluation Calculation Group members' opinion have the highest priority, while in terms of image evaluation Image Helpers' opinion will usually go to the highest priority.

In terms of overall authority I will categorize the roles as this list:

  1. Bureaucrats
  2. Consultants (They are administrators with a superior opinion on wiki's various aspects)
  3. Administrators
  4. Content Moderators and Discussion Moderators
  5. Chat Moderators
  6. Calculation Group members and Image Helpers
Note: Technically Calc Group members have the higher authority via rollback's power, but it is simply given as a symbolic role out of their respect.
 
I can see that calculations are extremely important to the wiki. That's why you put the calculation group members above chat moderators and image helpers.
 
I thonk that they have equal overall authority. But they also specialize in their respective roles.
 
Discussion Mods because they were once able to access the admin dashboard and even had low level profile deletion powers at one one point. When did we Content Mods ever be given such extra privileges?
 
Technically, Fandom Staff are above even Bureaucrats, but they're not generally the primary staff here.. But they're the highest as far as members here are overall, Calc Group members technically have more authority regarding calculation acceptances, but the accepted calc being agreed to scale to anyone is a different story.

Consultants could be seen as a bit more powerful than Admins, but are given permission to edit things without it appearing on notifications. Basically they're more discrete helpers in the more experted areas. Admins are basically a combination of Content Mods + Discussion Mods with a bonus of having banning rights. And Content Mods and Discussion Mods have authorities in different areas; Content Mods can edit locked profiles while Discussion Mods can close and open threads. Calc Group, Chat Mod, and Image helper all have specific authority, but I think Calc Group might be the most important overall of those three. Chat Mods are also clearly below Discussion Mod since the latter can do everything the former can do and more.
 
I am considering back and forth regarding whether or not I should accept Fandom's offer to make me a consultant. On the one hand, it would be nice to get official recognition for my work here, and it might open up for getting paid a bit of a salary down the line, and on the other I would have to sign an extremely scary NDA, and potentially get sued if I am too much of a blabbermouth.
 
If you're not comfortable, then don't do it. TBH, I do think you do deserve some form of benefits given the hard work you put into the wiki. But the potential dangers may not be worth it. And if you don't feel your up for it, then it may be best to just continue what you do and don't overwork.
 
In general. The consultants are appointed for being extremely helpful Fandom members, and are supposed to give the official staff feedback for new features. I am afraid of being sued for accidentally revealing confidential information though, so I do not know what I should do.
 
Antvasima said:
In general. The consultants are appointed for being extremely helpful Fandom members, and are supposed to give the official staff feedback for new featured. I am afraid of being sued for accidentally revealing confidential information though, so I do not know what I should do.
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As in information up you could reveal on accident or things you have already accidentally revealed?
 
As in if I mention some confidential piece of information to the wrong person due to having limited mental filters.
 
DarkDragonMedeus said:
If you're not comfortable, then don't do it. TBH, I do think you do deserve some form of benefits given the hard work you put into the wiki. But the potential dangers may not be worth it. And if you don't feel your up for it, then it may be best to just continue what you do and don't overwork.
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Well, it wouldn't be much extra work to just participate in the special forum for evaluating new features that the consultants have access to, but that NDA contract I read through was extremely scary.
 
Yobo Blue said:
Ah. I assume you have already mentioned that concern to the people in question?
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Yes, the Fandom staff told me that it was very unlikely that I would get sued, but I am a cautious and rather paranoid sort of person.
 
Well, I personally think you are capable enough to avoid that scenario, but I may not be the best judge of the situation in this case.
 
Ah I see, I'd say wait for the time being at least. Maybe you could if you feel comfortable, but if you're still concerned then maybe hold off at least until you feel confident.
 
Antvasima said:
I am considering back and forth regarding whether or not I should accept Fandom's offer to make me a consultant. On the one hand, it would be nice to get official recognition for my work here, and it might open up for getting paid a bit of a salary down the line, and on the other I would have to sign an extremely scary NDA, and potentially get sued if I am too much of a blabbermouth.
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I would take it tbh. Yes, NDAs are scary (hell I also think they should be made illegal but that is another story.) But us as a community having a word is probably more valuable in the long run. At least we will have a figurative seat at the table. We have already clashed with Fandom and their rules a few times. It would at least give them a chance to listen. Plus, Salaries are nice, you work hard.
 
Well, I wouldn't get a salary just from that, but I have noted that some members of the consultants and helpers groups seem to have been made into part-time staff, so at least there would be a possibility.
 
I'm sure that you feel that unsure because of sheer extent of the stress you are getting every single day...
 
Antvasima said:
No, I am just afraid of being sued.
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Yeah that is partly why NDAs are sort of stupid. Idk how legality works cross borders, but violating NDAs removes your ability to fight back, even if you do have a lawyer. But yeah, to answer the OP, imo. 1. Bureaucrats 2. Consultants 3. Administrators 4. Calc Group and Discussion Mod (I honestly think it is tie. It depends on who the calcer is. Therefir and Spino are more valuable then say Cal was in calcing, sorry man if you are reading this <\3) 5. Content Mods 6. Chat Mods and Helpers, some Calc Group Members are here too.) Some regular members are pretty valuable. Before Garg was promoted, he had alot of say in vs threads. And some others who focus on Niche verses might be defacto in number 6, but for the most part that is the Hiearchy as I see it, both official and with some opinion on how I see threads turn out with some people present.
 
Antvasima said:
Content moderators and discussion moderators have roughly the same hierarchical position. They are just responsible for different areas.
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is that so? what areas are they responsible for?
 
HrishikeshM said:
is that so? what areas are they responsible for?
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Page maintenance and discussion evaluations respectively.
 
It is probably best to avoid any potentially controversial discussions in this environment. My apologies for having limited mental filters and poor social skills.
 
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