Forum:Change to rollback rights requests: Difference between revisions

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As a bureaucrat on The Sims Wiki, I and the other bureaucrats are sometimes expected to weigh in on the possibility of promoting new [[The Sims Wiki:Rollback|rollbackers]] through the [[TSW:RFR|RFR]] process. The RfR process gives the bureaucrats a large degree of discretion when deciding whether users are or are not qualified to take on rollback rights. The assent or refusal of a single bureaucrat can decide whether a user will ultimately be promoted. Rollbackers on The Sims Wiki are given access not only to the rollback tool – which is itself a powerful tool for fighting vandalism – but are also the only non-administrators allowed to use the [[Template:Warning|warning template]], and are the only users eligible to be nominated for [[TSW:RFA|administrator rights]]. It seems to me that allowing a single bureaucrat to control who is or is not allowed to access these rights and privileges may ultimately be misguided. However, at the same time, I do not feel that RfRs need to become fully drawn-out community discussions, as RfAs and RfBs are. Some kind of balance needs to be struck, I feel.

After a request is made or a nomination is accepted by the nominee, a member of the administrative team will need to '''support''' the application/nomination on the RfR page. Before promotion can continue, a second administrator/bureaucrat must '''concur''' with the first administrator on the RfR page as well.