ESB:Convention/Policy reviews - News team

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The topic is on the news team article of the ESB:Policies. Please also make note which polices you think should be part of the bylaws.

XX. News team

A. Introduction (revised December 29, 2016)

1. The ESB News Team is a group of users who create publications for the events of the SpongeBobia network.

B. Application process (revised September 23, 2017)

1. To join you should leave a message on the editor's wall or on a head editor's wall.
2. Members participating in the news team will then vote. For an application to pass 70% must approve of the user joining.
3. The user will then be invited to our Skype group, where they will be assigned a role. They will also get a profile tag!

C. Special roles (revised September 23, 2017)

1. Special roles are assigned to one person, usually to news team administration roles.
2. The head editors have the right to promote and demote users of the news team at will if the majority of them support the decision. The publisher counts as a head editor because of their abilities in the News Team. The current head editors are Nicko756 and Alex.sapre.
3. The publisher is the one who publishes the publications, as well as the ability to promote and demote users at will. They also can make sections, and declare sections as obsolete. They also can create and remove roles and move members around roles at all times. The publisher is Alex.sapre.

D. Roles (revised September 23, 2017)

1. The roles of the news team are:

a. Checkers
b. Editors
c. Technical helpers
d. Substitutes
e. Head editors
f. Publisher

E. Termination process (revised September 23, 2017)

1. A termination is when an editor is demoted from their position(s) on the News Team.
2. Users can be terminated by the publisher and head editors or a majority vote by the members.
3. A terminated member can not be added back to the News Team at all unless two head editors or a head editor and the publisher agree to let them back or if 90% of the members agree.
4. An immediate termination does not need a consensus. The Head Editor/publisher can dismiss someone if they feel necessary.
5. Immediate terminations are things such as:

a. Revealing private information
b. Blocked on ESB
c. Inactivity
d. Breaking ESB policies
e. Harassment and/or abuse towards other members

F. Sections (revised September 23, 2017)

1. We have a few start-up sections, but with time more will be added.
2. User right changes: This documents new requests, demotions, administration reviews, and user rights reviews .
3. Open proposals: A documentation of opened proposals.
4. Closed proposals: A documentation of closed proposals.
5. User/Article of the Month: Once a month, we will include a section for the user and article of the month if one is nominated, along with a link to the announcement thread about it.
6. News about the show: Current news around SpongeBob SquarePants.
7. Editorials: An opinion-based article.
8. Editor's notices: A notice at the end of a publication about important information from the publisher.
9. Unprotection and deletion requests

G. Publications (revised September 23, 2017)

1. We will release a publication every week, but we have different sets of issues.
2. Bi-weekly: Open/closed proposals, editorials, user rights changes, news about SpongeBob SquarePants, requests for unprotection/deletion, chat ban/block reviews, and the publisher's notices.
3. Monthly (First week of the month): All sections along with user of the month, article of the month, and birthdays added to the edition.

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Created subtopic: F. Sections

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As we are now publishing about the convention,

"10. Open Convention topics: A documentation of recently opened convention topics or convention topics that have advanced a round." and

"11. Closed Convention topics." should be added to Section F. The most expensive boss, Alex.sapre (talk) 21:11, November 28, 2017 (UTC)

Created subtopic: Committee

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This section is mostly outlining policies specific to the new team in the form of a committee. We may want to restructure our bylaws/policies to accomodate committees establishing their own procedures. — AMK152 (Wall • Contrib) 00:32, December 10, 2017 (UTC)

Created subtopic: C. Special roles

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After a recent vote, Rocky Lobster is also now a head editor. The text should now say "The current head editors are Nicko756, Alex.sapre, and Rocky Lobster.

Created subtopic: Revisions.

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Here are the proposed revisions, with some new ones.

XX. News team

A. Introduction (revised December 29, 2016)

1. The ESB News Team is a group of users who create publications for the events of the SpongeBobia network.

B. Application process (revised September 23, 2017)

1. To join, ~~you should~~ leave a message on the message wall of an editor or the head editor. ~~editor's wall or on a head editor's wall.~~
2. News Team Members ~~participating in the news team~~ will ~~then~~ vote on the new user. For an application to pass, 70% must approve of the user joining.
3. The user will then be invited to our Skype group, where they will be assigned a role. They will also get a profile tag!

C. Special roles (revised September 23, 2017)

1. Special roles are assigned to one person, usually to news team administration roles.
2. The head editors have the right to promote and demote users of the news team at will if the majority of them support the decision. The publisher counts as a head editor because of their abilities in the News Team. The current head editors are Nicko756, ~~and~~ Alex.sapre., Rocky Lobster.
3. The publisher is the one who publishes the publications, as well as the ability to promote and demote users at will. They also can make sections, and declare sections as obsolete. They also can create and remove roles and move members around roles at all times. The publisher is Alex.sapre.

D. Roles (revised September 23, 2017)

1. The roles of the news team are:

a. Checkers
b. Editors
c. Technical helpers
d. Substitutes
e. Head editors
f. Publisher

E. Termination process (revised September 23, 2017)

1. A termination is when an editor is demoted from their position(s) on the News Team.
2. Users can be terminated by the publisher and head editors or a majority vote by the members.
3. A terminated member can not be added back to the News Team at all unless two head editors or a head editor and the publisher agree to let them back or if 90% of the members agree.
4. An immediate termination does not need a consensus. The Head Editor/publisher can dismiss someone if they feel necessary.
5. Immediate terminations are things such as:

a. Revealing private information
b. Blocked on ESB
c. Inactivity
d. Breaking ESB policies
e. Harassment and/or abuse towards other members

F. Sections. The following sections may be included in the news releases. Additional sections may be added later.

~~1. We have a few start-up sections, but with time more will be added.~~
2.1. User right changes: This documents new requests, demotions, administration reviews, and user rights reviews .
3.2. Open proposals: A documentation of opened proposals.
4.3.Closed proposals: A documentation of closed proposals.
5.4.User/Article of the Month: Once a month, we will include a section for the user and article of the month if one is nominated, along with a link to the announcement thread about it.
6.5.News about the show: Current news around SpongeBob SquarePants.
7.6.Editorials: An opinion-based article.
8.7.Editor's notices: A notice at the end of a publication about important information from the publisher.
9.8.Unprotection and deletion requests
9. Open Convention topics: A documentation of recently opened convention topics or convention topics that have advanced a round.
10. Closed Convention topics.

G. Publications (revised September 23, 2017)

1. We will release a publication every week, but we have different sets of issues.
2. Bi-weekly: Open/closed proposals, editorials, user rights changes, news about SpongeBob SquarePants, requests for unprotection/deletion, chat ban/block reviews, and the publisher's notices.
3. Monthly (First week of the month): All sections along with user of the month, article of the month, and birthdays added to the edition.

Thoughts? — AMK152 (Wall • Contrib) 01:36, December 27, 2017 (UTC)

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