Happy Tree Friends Wiki:Policy/Voting

The Happy Tree Friends Wiki Voting Policy is a set of guidelines for voting on this wiki. This policy helps ensure the stability, consistency, and professionalism of the wiki. =Voting Requirements= To vote on Happy Tree Friends Wiki. You must have at least 25 edits in total, and have been on the wiki for at least two weeks. Once you reach these requirements. You may vote in any upcoming or active vote on the wiki. Voting rights may be taken away if you are caught doing fraud or using any kind of program to add votes. Only primary accounts can vote. Anyone with multiple accounts can not vote with one of their other accounts. =List of Votes= This is a list of all the different kind of votes this wiki may hold.

Elections and Demotions
On this wiki. We have very specific rules on how admin and bureaucrat elections and demotions are handled.

Elections
Happy Tree Friend Wiki holds elections whenever an admin resigns or is demoted. There is no specific number of admin or bureaucrats that this wiki should have, but the recommended number should be 3 to 5 admin and 2 to 4 bureaucrats. Before we can start an election. The administration of this wiki must discuss if one is needed, and if one is. The admin should look into finding two suitable nominees. There must be two unless no other user meets the criteria and either nominee declines or accepts the offer. Elections begin after both nominees are decided on and either accept or decline the offer. Elections must be put on the voting board on forums, and they must last from 1 to 3 days before the 23rd of any month. They must be done in EST or UTC time. There is no vote threshold, and if a tie happens. The vote will be reopened until one more vote cast. After the election. The winner will be promoted on the 23rd of that month.

Demotions
Demotions are a very rare and sparingly used vote. Demotions should only happen for the following reasons:
 * The admin or bureaucrat will not peacefully give up their rights after many referrals and misnomers.
 * Admin or bureaucrat has blatantly abused his rights.
 * And/or is overall inactive for more then a month. (Exceptions for if they tell the wiki in advance they will be inactive for more then a month)

Demotions must be decided on by the community as a whole in a discussion. After a consensus is made that an admin must be demoted. A vote will be held. A vote must last at least one day for a normal admin, and at least three days for a bureaucrat. It must be also timed either EST or UTC time. A vote must be at least 2 votes or more over the opposing side. If the vote is too close. The community will have a discussion over it, and decide if the admin should really be demoted or not. If the users is an admin and the vote is decided to hold. A bureaucrat will demote the user. If the user is a bureaucrat. A staff will be contacted, and will demote the user, if they will not demote themselves.

Site Changes
Voting for site changes is the most common type of voting. This can cover a wide range of changes from as small as a revision on a template to as big as what gender a character is or if something should be canon. Happy Tree Friends Wiki has the right to vote to make anything canon.

Every site change is handled the same way. The only difference is how many will vote. Some votes will only have 3 voters at most, while some larger votes will have 10 to 15 voters. Each vote site change vote will have: Some Votes might have other things included:
 * A description of what is being voted on, and how it will change the wiki.
 * What the choices are to vote on.
 * A set time the vote will be closed. Must be set up like this: Oct. 1 17:00 UTC.
 * All votes will be highlighted by an admin or discussion moderator.
 * They all must be either 1-3 day long. (Longer votes are not allowed unless made unlimited with a voter threshold)
 * May need a certain amount of votes to come into effect.
 * Some votes may have pictures showing differences.