A "Gnomes" class?

[Zekurom]

I've been on and off Bulbapedia recently, and there are quite a few small, incremental edits that I'd like to make, but can't because the page is blocked. I'm talking really small edits, like edits that would normally be marked as minor. Things like spelling correction and marking pages as stubs.

What I'm proposing is a class of users called "gnomes". Based off the definition of WikiGnomes, these users are people who normally make very small edits to pages, simply to help beautify them and correct grammar. They would be the exact same as normal users on Bulbapedia, except with the privilege of being able to edit any main-namespace page, protected or unprotected.

This would obviously be a closed class of users; it would have to be on an application and approval basis, as if it were open, people would be able to abuse this to make much larger and more destructive edits than gnomes would normally make. The users of this class would have to prove that they are not troublemakers, and are only here to help beautify the 'pedia.

What do you think?

 

[Darkeiya]

I'm pretty certain we already have a user class like this called "Junior Admins".

 

[Zekurom]

I'm pretty certain we already have a user class like this called "Junior Admins".

Oh, that's the Junior Admins class?

But no, Junior Admins have the ability to protect and unprotect pages. The "BulbaGnomes" wouldn't have that kind of power.

And another major difference would be that the class could be applied to at any time, not just during staff recruitment drives. These people wouldn't be staff members - just volunteers.

 

[Umeko]

These people wouldn't be staff members - just volunteers.

>implying that Bulbagarden staff members aren't essentially volunteers :V

Anyway, Junior Admins actually do not have the power to protect/unprotect pages.

I do think I see what you're trying to say, but I don't think it's really necessary.

 

[Senzura]

and wouldnt making a class about them kinda defeat the purpose? WikiGnomes are suppose to be people that make small tiny edits under the readar, by publicizing them, its contridictary.

 

[The dark lord trombonator]

If it's one page that's locked, ask any staff member - everyone from Junior Admins right up to the Supreme Dictator himself, <s>TTEchidna</s> BulbaBot, can edit protected pages.

If the whole wiki is locked then make a list of where you want to edit when the lockdown ends, and do it then.

 

[Zekurom]

If it's one page that's locked, ask any staff member - everyone from Junior Admins right up to the Supreme Dictator himself, <s>TTEchidna</s> BulbaBot, can edit protected pages.

Alright, then.

What exactly is the purpose of the Junior Admins class anyway? I've heard about it, but don't even know what it is.

 

[The dark lord trombonator]

It's a step towards administratorship - like a provisional mod on the forums. The main powers that JAs get to use are:
* edit protected pages (but not protect them)
* see deleted pages (but not delete or recreate them)
* rollback a series of edits by a user

 

[Werdnae]

This might help.

I't basically gives them the ability to edit protected pages, hide revisions of pages, view deleted pages and move files on the Archives, on top of what normal users can do.

EDIT: trom beat me to it.

 

[Zekurom]

Alright, so I'll have to go for that, then.

Thanks for the link.

(I think you can close the thread now, my question's been answered.)