WiKirby:Site merge negotiations

The drastic changes by Wikia have been scattering regular and loyal editors to all four winds. Some are moving to ShoutWiki, while some are going independent and paying for their hosting, domain, and other costs. The option to be discussed here is a merge of WiKirby and Kirby (Wikia)'s communities into one grand and united Kirby Wiki. All discussions and negotiations will take place in the talk page of this draft. The following terms will define the status of each draft section.

• Negotiable- Open for negotiations and not currently finalized.
• Negotiations ongoing- Any discussed point deemed unresolved at the present time.
• Finalized- Agreement or consensus reached among all parties.
• Disputed- Any point awaiting a compromise from either party. Or to indicate a revisited topic to consider new options brought to light later.

Guidelines

Discussions are open to any and all members of both communities. Comments will be weighed for their worth regardless of wiki staff rank. Outsider comments are welcome, but persons seeming disruptive to the discussion may receive a temporary block if deemed necessary to progress. Signatures are required on all posts, (type ~~~~ or click on the tab above the edit box to add a signature). Removing comments, or editing to change statements will not be tolerated. If the discussion becomes active, copy your comment to an offline word document, as edit conflicts will likely occur, and try again. Given the high priority, this page will be locked to WiKirby administration and changes will follow discussions as needed.

Community and Wiki Merge Proposal

Current editors and staff of Wikia's Kirby Wiki are migrating and welcomed here at WiKirby. The following and unforeseen issues and options will be discussed at length until agreements/compromises are reached.

Staff Positions

Negotiable Initially Axiomist offered full transfer of Kirby Wikia's staff positions as they are; However, after viewing Staff Rolls it seems all 8 admins are also bureaucrats. As a compromise, WiKirby can remove its inactive and intended temporary staff members. If at all possible, WiKirby would like to divide the Kirby Wikia staff (8) into the following WiKirby staff groups:

• Bureaucrats- 2 members from Kirby Wikia, elected by Kirby Wikia's community.
• Admin- 3 members from Kirby Wikia, elected by Kirby Wikia's community.
• Patroller- 3 members from Kirby Wikia, elected by Kirby Wikia's community.

If any members of the current 8 Kirby Wikia staff have not been and are not expected to be active, WiKirby would prefer to have the position foregone until a later date when new staff members can be recruited. At the present time, given the potentially high amount of work to be done, experienced administration would be most preferred.

NIWA Access

Negotiable Currently, all staff members of WiKirby, even patrollers have access and are allowed input on behalf of WiKirby. At the time being, it is preferred by WiKirby to maintain this position, however, at a later date, we may be required to trim eligible representatives to keep in balance with other member wiki representation.

WiKirby Sig Policy

Negotiable Currently, WiKirby does not allow images in talk page sigs. However, in an effort to accommodate the influx of Kirby Wikia, and present users from Mario Wiki.com. We can find a balance and size limit to allow more signature customization.