Board Thread:Wiki News/@comment-6268337-20171116190917

To The Esteemed Members of This Wikia:

For quite some time, there have been calls for new administrators to be named for this site. With a number of our admins on hiatus, it has become necessary to add to the staff of this site. As I have previously stated, the admins who have not been here in a while will still keep their admin status open. If and when they are able to visit, they will continue to keep their rights as admins on this site.

Before I begin, I'd like to welcome back TaMF to active duty as he is now on summer vacation (remember it's summertime in the Southern Hemisphere).

In the past, we held nominations to determine who should be considered admins and then voted. As this is my first time taking the lead to promote admins (confirming with Angry Hearts, of course), I am going to approach this very differently.

For quite some time now, I have watched the happenings on this site to determine who, if any, would make good additions to the staff.

What I was looking for:


 * He or she had to be someone who had earned the respect among the active members of the site.
 * He or she had to make positive contributions to the site, whether it be by editing articles, or leaving comments.
 * He or she had to be welcoming to new members and get them involved in conversations that led to positive discussion.
 * He or she had to show vigilance towards people who would come in here and spam, cause friction, or create drama on the site.

What I wasn't looking for:


 * Those who completely kept themselves completely out of trouble. Nobody is perfect, but if he or she has learned from past mistakes I was willing to move forward and consider them.
 * Those with WAY TOO MUCH EXPERIENCE. I had thought about picking people who were admins on other sites, but then I realized that they might not have too much time to commit to the responsibilities of maintaining order on another site.

Because this wiki has constantly been among the top 300 in Fandom's WAM rankings, it was important that those considered for this role will continue to maintain the highest possible standards that Fandom expects (trust me, they look...and considering that there are thousands upon thousands of wiki sites under Fandom, to be among the 300 best sites under Fandom's umbrella is saying a lot).

I have made my choices, and after conferring with both AH and the prospective candidates, I have selected two members to the admin staff of the Flipline Studios Wikia. Both will be on 90-day trial periods to see how well they perform the duties of admins. The 90 days will begin today and run through February 14, 2018...Valentine's Day!

The first person who joins the admin staff is Daniel the DeltaKing. He has been around for a very long time. And, I will be the first to admit, we had a very rocky relationship in the beginning, to the point where he was actually blocked from this site for a year. However, during the one-year exile, I maintained contact with him, and he showed me that he was passionate about this place, and promised that once he returned that he'd change. And upon his return, he certainly did. In 2016, he was added to the staff as a discussions moderator, and he has earned my trust and respect, and has been a positive role model to a number of members on this site.

The second person I have selected to join the admin staff is Plaxton. He is fairly new to this site, I know. But of the newer, more active members, I thought he would make an excellent admin. We need fresh eyes around here, someone who hasn't seen a lot of the drama that happened in the past. I feel that he would provide an unbiased viewpoint and stood out among all of those who have recently joined the site.

I am not expecting either gentleman to figure out how to be good administrators on a wiki. Not right away. There is always a lot of learning to do, a lot of it "on the fly." There is no actual "rulebook" on how to be an good in this role. A lot of the things that both will learn will happen as things come up around here. I strongly believe that both Daniel and Plaxton will make good additions to the staff of this site.

So please congratulate Daniel the DeltaKing and Plaxton on being named the newest administrators to the Flipline Studios Wikia. Allow them the time to transition into their roles properly. 