Author's Note: If you have ANY questions at all, whether it's regarding helpers or the wiki in general, please feel free to PM me or any staff member on this list and we'll be glad to assist you
Contents
1. Introduction.
2. What is a Helper?
3. The Requirements & Things To Keep In Mind.
1. Introduction
Hi, Rickyb20 here. For those of you who do not know me, I'm a Wiki Moderator on this site and the current Head of Helpers.
You may be wondering why the Helper System was created in the first place. The Helper System was created to give some form of structure to the wiki. Due to the fact that the wiki gets so busy at times, the staff felt that it was necessary to have this system in order to even out the workload and reduce the stress on the other moderators/admins.
This thread will be explaining the definition of a Helper, all the requirements, and the do's and don'ts (should you want to become one)
2. What is a Wiki Helper?
Now, you may be wondering what a Wiki Helper is. In basic terms, a Wiki Helper is someone who has been hired by me to regularly help around the wiki, whether it be with editing, helping other wiki members, or specific tasks around the wiki.
Here's what you need to know about being a Wiki Helper:
- You are assigned to Sections of the Wiki which you request, after the Head of Helpers has approved of these sections. It will be your job to keep the assigned page(s) up-to-date and free of errors.
- If there are problems that you don't have the power to fix, PM one of the mods and we'll fix it ASAP.
- If there are users who aren't following the rules, either send a PM to notify a mod, or send the user a PM telling them what they're doing wrong and what they should do. Or do both.
- Having a positive attitude is important. If we find that you're behaving negatively towards users, chances are, you won't be chosen to be a helper, or if you are already one, you won't get promoted and, depending on the severity of your behaviour, may even be dropped from the list of helpers.
- Helpers are monitored by the Head of Helpers, who is currently me, rickyb20. They play a big role in which Helpers are approved and which sections they are assigned to. They will watch a user's progress as a Helper and make sure they are acting appropriately.
- So long as you remain a helper, you are a member of the wiki staff. You must follow all wiki and AE game rules so long as you are using your Helper alias. If we do catch you breaking either wiki rules or AE rules, you won't be chosen to be a helper (depending on the severity of the situation), or if you are already one, you won't get promoted and, depending on the severity of your behaviour, may even be dropped from the list of helpers.
3. The Requirements & Things To Keep In Mind
We have alot of these, so make sure to read through them all carefully.
- You do not have to be part of the team to help out. As this is a wiki, editing (most) pages is open to all. This is for those who have been around for a while, helped out a lot and want to be part of the team that manages the entire wiki.
- If you're new to the wiki, we would not consider you for a Helper position. You'll need to familiarize yourself with the wiki and our ways of doing things before we can consider adding you. We judge by the quality of your posts/edits, overall behavior, and of course how active you are (which can be judged by the karma system).
- We'll be looking at your history to see if you've proven to be helpful. If you qualify, we'll add you to the Helpers List, and send you a PM to notify you. Excessively asking me or other staff members while doing little to nothing will do you no good, and may get you removed from the wiki if it becomes a problem.
- Being on the Wiki Team is more than just being a good editor. You must be a helpful and friendly participant of the Wiki's community. You should try your best to be involved in the Wiki Forum and Wiki IRC Channel.
- Having a title does not make you better than others. All rules must still be followed.
- The wiki is separate from the forums. Being a wiki mod does not get you any powers on the AEForums or in AQWorlds.
- If you ask to be promoted, you will NOT be. Ever. We will promote who we see fit. If you ask, it tells us that you're in it for the title/power, and nothing more.
- Activity is important. If you're a helper (or up), and you're inactive, you will most likely be removed. If you have been removed and would like to be a helper again, you will have to repeat the process again, as we won't know if you'll actually be active again or not.
- Those who become helpers are eligible to receive the helper reward, Blade of the Wiki'd. This, however, is only given to those who are helping for the sake of helping, not for the sake of the reward. After becoming a helper, there will be a period of time where we check your progress, and if we find you're doing just as good as you did before, or even better, then you will receive the item.
~Rickyb20