About the Admin Team Roles
Rookie Admin - 3 month probation period (RA)
We will be bringing on new potential admins called Rookies shown as [username-RA]. They will have a different colour to their icon. Admins icons being red, theirs will be white. Rookies will be a trainee position, or a 3 month learning period to get used to the room.
First month - only to access the room as Rookie while Debs, Village_Idiot or Mr. Spock is available. A Manager will be your Mentor to help guide you during the whole 3 months.
Second and Third month - only access the room when any other admin is available. You will be then monitored by other Admins. You will be expected to take what you've learnt from the first month to apply, how you so wish, to any situation you come across within the last two months.
At the end of the probation period we will review your progress and decide whether or not to have you as a more permanent member of the team. It is important that you understand that we cannot guarantee you a place on the team. You will not automatically be given full Admin privileges - either as EA or Regular Admin.
Rookie Privileges. What you will be able to do: Kick, Silence/Voice, Speak as System Speaker, Used Canned Messages, See IP's that enter, and normal chatter controls.
Emergency Admin (EA)
This is not a lower status to Regular Admin. This is not a stepping stone to jump to Regular Admin.
Only to be used in an emergency - either when another Admin requires help or if there is no Admin available and there's a problem in the room when a Rookie Admin is in.. Otherwise, please use normal chatroom username. This position has a lot less pressure than normal Admin.
Assisting Rookie Admins. This will be the only time where you are allowed to sit in the room as an EA. Please allow Rookies to deal with a problematic person and then step in to ban if needed. You are only there as back up.
Regular Admin
The is no limitation as to when you can or cannot be Admin. You can come in when you are available.
Assist Rookie Admins - Please allow Rookies to deal with a problematic person and then step in to ban if needed. You will only be required to back them up.
EA and Regular Admin Privileges. What you will be able to do: Ban. Kick. View IP numbers. Silence/Voice. Change names. Admin speaker notice. View Admin notice. Speak as system speaker. Admin Macros. Cloak*. View cloaked Admins. Normal chatter controls. Access to the Remote Admin Console. *Only when necessary.
What you won’t be able to do: View Transcripts. Subnet Bans. Grant Admin privileges.
EA and Regular Admin's Other Requirements
Report all bans: including ones done on your behalf for Rookie Admins.
Nominate and vote for new recruits. Based on attributes and positive judgements. Discuss reasons for nominations.
Review Rookie Admins progress. Email good and bad points of each RA to either Debs or Village_idiot. Give reasons why you feel they should or should not be considered for a permanent position.
Discuss any issue regarding FP. Giving new ideas, suggestions and anything else that will help better the chatroom. Discuss problem areas and how you feel they would best be solved, including who you feel should be given an instant ban and give reasons.
Accountability For Admin Team
While the Admins and EAs are the leaders of our community, chatters are on equal footing - we’re all involved in nurturing our friendly community! So it’s important to know that Admins are held accountable for their actions. Where several serious complaints are made for inappropriate conduct against a current Admin or current EA to chathelp, there will be a process followed.
We encourage Admins to be active in the room, joining often to carry out their duties and help other chatters. However, we understand that life brings different priorities at different times and wish to support our Admins. Admins who need to take a break from the room but still wish to remain on the team can take the option to go ‘on leave’. This status will be reflected on the main page, and they will in effect be on holidays. Admins are welcome to return from leave when they are able. If Admins wish to go on leave or return to the team, they just need to email the team or chathelp. To be fair to other team members, Admins may be removed from the team at the Managers’ discretion if they don’t join the room for an extended period of time without any communication.
Recent Past Admins
Take a trip down memory lane with a look at some of our past Admins who have helped to make The Friendship Page Chat the place it is today. Visit Past Admins.
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