Feed The Beast Wiki:Administrators' noticeboard

Minecraft Forum links
This wiki has lots of references to topics on Minecraft Forum. In order to keep things accurate and safe, I suggest the following: --Robotkoer (talk) 07:17, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Replace all HTTP links with HTTPS (essentially batch replace string  with   on all articles)
 * Since Minecraft Forum will soon become read-only, how about appending the word "archived" to links that refer to it?
 * Regarding your second point, I figured it would be wise to tell everyone that it isn’t going into Read Only. Regarding your first point, this may or may not be needed as HTTP is usually converted to HTTPS in modern browsers. Tomodachi94 (talk) 11:14, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

Astroflux for Editor
has made a bunch of documentation on various mods, including Thermal Foundation/Thermal Expansion 5, Extra Utilities 2, Immersive Engineering, Mystical Agriculture, and Cyclic. They have picked up wiki syntax pretty well and seem to be documenting WikiPack-style (that is, documenting whatever you use while playing) which is cool. -Xbony2 (talk) 21:47, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
 * . -Xbony2 (talk) 21:47, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
 * on the condition that starts adding non-mod categories to their pages --  Satanic  Santa 🎅F T B Wiki Admin 16:24, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

Results
This seems to have passed. -Xbony2 (talk) 06:40, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

Tektopia
Please add it. P.S. Fix my grammar if I'm wrong. --111.88.15.200 (talk) 10:47, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
 * your feedback is noted. -Xbony2 (talk) 15:29, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

SizableShrimp for Editor
is a newer editor but learning quickly. Currently documenting Compact Claustrophobia. -Xbony2 (talk) 05:09, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
 * . -Xbony2 (talk) 05:09, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
 * . Did not share cute bunny gifs with me yet. 05:16, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
 * . Shared cute bunny gif. 23:45, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
 * . — Sir Moogle ( 💬 • 📝)  05:02, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

Results
Passes -Xbony2 (talk) 02:09, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Delete Template:Article class
I suggest to delete this template, because this complete system is unused. The template is still used on some archive pages (although, actually only on one, here), there you could "subst" the template. Opinions on it? Qwertxquartx (talk) 07:18, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
 * . We don't use the ranking system that Wikipedia uses. — Sir Moogle ( 💬 • 📝)  17:14, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't think we need a vote on this, I'll try to delete it right away. -Xbony2 (talk) 18:01, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I deleted the page, including all 30 other pages that referred to the template. Qwertxquartx (talk) 08:39, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
 * nice, thanks -Xbony2 (talk) 17:37, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

Tomodachi94 and FérẞteaX for Editor(s)
I hereby nominate and. Both are newer editors, and they don't have a ton of contributions, but they are editing stuff and have been active in the Discord for a bit. -Xbony2 (talk) 07:25, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

Tomodachi94

 * . -Xbony2 (talk) 07:25, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
 * . Did not share cute bunny gifs with me. Retep998 (talk) 09:04, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
 * . Did share a couple of unoriginal gifs. 21:40, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
 * . Good guy. Still need those tile renames :) -- SizableShrimp🦐  (talk ·&#32;contribs) 18:33, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
 * . Outvoting Retep998 - Astro Flux  (talk) (contributions) 01:26, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

FérẞteaX

 * . -Xbony2 (talk) 07:25, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
 * . Did not share cute bunny gifs with me. Retep998 (talk) 09:04, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
 * . Spent a lot of time DM'ing me before finally sending me unoriginal bunny gifs. 21:40, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
 * . Good luck trying to get me to use an international keyboard to type that name. FerBteaX for me, thanks. -- SizableShrimp🦐  (talk ·&#32;contribs) 18:33, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
 * . +  -  Astro Flux  (talk) (contributions) 01:26, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

Result
Both motions pass. -Xbony2 (talk) 04:41, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

Xbony2 for Bureaucrat
Well folks, it is that time again. I declare here and now a vote on whether or not I should be granted the role of "Bureaucrat." There are two bureaucrats currently: and. SatanicSanta used to be quite active, but he has been effectively inactive for a long time. He is not dead, and on occasion does stuff, but it seems he has other tasks that warrant his attention over the wiki. Which is perfectly fine. Retep998 is active on the Discord, but often unwilling to take action without some prodding. Over the past couple years I have usually been the one reminding him to give role statuses to users who have been voted to have them. Sometimes he is a bit unreliable, hence why I would to have the Bureaucrat role myself.

To be honest, I am not as active as I used to be myself. However, I do keep track of all Discord activity, and as you can see by looking above and through the archives, I have usually been the sole person to nominate new Editors over the past few years. Once my spring semester of college starts (gulp), it's going to be hard to keep track of everything, but regardless, having two somewhat involved Bureaucrats I think will be better than one. (edit: just to note, this kind of vote usually lasts for two weeks) -Xbony2 (talk) 21:15, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
 * . -Xbony2 (talk) 21:15, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Lykrast (talk) 21:23, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
 * . I fully support this idea ;) --Qunynawy (talk) 21:24, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
 * If he abuses it, then it can be revoked, right? Tomodachi94 (talk) 21:34, 16 December 2020 (UTC) (I forgot to sign in lol)
 * Bureaucrat enables some actions that are a bit harder to revoke. Retep998 (talk) 21:30, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes. Gamepedia staff can swoop in at any time. Although after more than 6 years of editing, I hope we can rule abuse as unlikely. Although ummm, perhaps you should log in? -Xbony2 (talk) 21:32, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
 * (okay he logged in) -Xbony2 (talk) 21:38, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm not quite sure if I'm still qualified to vote here, but when I was active in the wiki xbony2 was helpfup with everything, heck I even think he has the most contributions of us all combined here.. --sokratis12GR (talk) 21:44, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
 * By edit count, definitely, although I don't think that metric should be fetishized. Santa for example has probably done a bit more in terms of writing/fixing software for the wiki that we rely on. -Xbony2 (talk) 21:40, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
 * They're handling the responsibility already, having the power just streamlines things. Canis Artorus (talk) 21:38, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Xbony is the best staff member!! F e r ß t é ax 21:39, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
 * . Did not proactively bribe me with cute original bunny pictures despite knowing my policy. 21:40, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
 * . Did eventually share some bunny gifs. 18:54, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm worried that if the vote doesn't pass I may be pinged next year to vote again --Super fluke (talk)
 * . --Hubry (talk) 22:00, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
 * . Infrequently active is still active. SirMoogle (talk) 22:37, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
 * my first edit in 2020. ImmortalPharaoh7 (talk) 23:06, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
 * . Hueso would be proud. #Bony4Bureaucrat2020 -- SizableShrimp🦐  (talk ·&#32;contribs) 00:39, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't know what this means but thanks? -Xbony2 (talk) 03:08, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Intipablo (talk) 01:38, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
 * #OutvoteRetep998 - Astro Flux  (talk) (contributions) 03:02, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Uh... I don't know if I should be relieved or scared. Tomodachi94 (talk) 03:04, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I thought he was that ages ago! — 🍕 Yivan 000 viewtalk 🍕 03:24, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
 * , but with some leaning to . My inactivity here may cast doubt on credibility of my vote, but what I do have is a six-plus-year of editing Gamepedia wikis. I believe that the minimum amount of active bureaucrats on a wiki should equal two, as a means to rely less on global Fandom/Gamepedia staff and as a safeguard against possible intra-administration conflicts (something I’ve unfortunately been a witness of). —  Babylon A S  16:18, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
 * By the way, with Xbony2 getting bureaucrat status, all admins would have bureaucrat status. Being accustomed to wikis without a sizeable intermediate user group in the form of “editors” (or “staff” before that), I find the lack of non-bureaucrat admins quite weird. Should we consider promoting some editors to admins? —  Babylon A S  16:34, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Perhaps. It would be nice to have some more competent people as admins. 18:54, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Perhaps. SizableShrimp and SirMoogle are probably the most likely candidates, though Sizable is a bit too new, and dunno if either want to be put into that position. -Xbony2 (talk) 01:30, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Nope, thanks. I can just tag Xbony on discord with all my problems and they usually get resolved within 2-12 hours. :) Module work on large, important modules and/or templates can be annoying since all the important ones are admin-only, but my edits usually already have a 50/50 chance of working or breaking so I think it best to stay this way. Becoming an admin after slightly only half a year makes no sense to me, and I personally have no want for it. -- SizableShrimp🦐  (talk ·&#32;contribs) 02:15, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Now, normally I'm not one to suggest bureaucrat appointments on Gamepedia, but with custom user groups being involved, there can be a bit more of a case to be made for having someone as a backup person to be on call for such duties when the use of said groups is rather limited, as is the case here. My only question is, why has this not been suggested for this person much earlier? DSquirrelGM (talk) 01:55, 19 December 2020 (UTC)