User:Kwopy/Sandbox

Guidelines
The following policies can be further discussed with the Staff Team. Feel free to contact User:Kwopy for any issues.


 * Rules for Editors
 * A maximum of 2 drafts can be submitted per person.
 * An editor can take down a draft they have written and awaiting approval by request, unless it is in an approval session or is already approved.
 * At any time, the staff team has the right to modify the format and wordings of the article to an extent that does not alter the original meaning.
 * We suggest for an AOTM article, but there is no hard limit. Editors can use any lengths depending on the content or their interest on that topic.
 * The author of an article has the right to modify an article after it has been uploaded or waitlisted (is waiting for a future approval session) and before it enters an approval session.


 * Criteria for Starting an Approval Session
 * An AOTM can be deployed at anytime, but it will stay for at least.
 * For an approval session to start, it must have passed since the last AOTM is deployed. There must be at least 1 draft submission at the time, and the articles voted on cannot be the same as the last approval session.
 * A maximum of 1 article from each editor will be taken for voting in a month. The latest will always be chosen unless an author requests otherwise.
 * New draft submissions cannot be added to an approval session after it starts.


 * Criteria for Removing an Article
 * If a draft has over half votes in any approval session, it will be removed from future approval sessions.
 * If a draft has not been selected as Article of the Month after it has been submitted, it will be removed from future approval sessions.
 * If a draft is non-Hypixel SkyBlock related, is too simple, is too subjective, or contains vulgar language, it will be removed from the draft submission page and from any approval sessions.
 * An article too similar to previous drafts without giving proper attributions to the author will be removed from the draft submission page and from any approval sessions.


 * Approval Voting
 * When an approval session opens, a Discord Thread will be opened. All staff can see the thread and vote.
 * Voting will take 7 days.
 * For staff who want to see or modify the drafts, a drafting space will be open for us to view and modify articles. All staff can edit the articles, just don't start wars.
 * A vote message for each draft will be pinned, with the options of, and.
 * A staff member is recommended to cast a vote on all drafts.
 * At most 1 article can be voted as per voter. Otherwise, their votes will be discarded. There is no such restriction on other options.
 * The option is for "Support to give the article a chance to participate in future sessions, but it is not my favourite this month".
 * The option is for "Support to give the article no chance to participate in future sessions".


 * Determining Approved Draft
 * Only when is over half the total votes will a draft be approved. If less than 1 approved drafts, articles with most  votes will be selected.
 * Otherwise, if is over half the total votes, or it has been 6 months after the draft has been submitted and has entered at least 2 approval sessions, it meets the Criteria for Removing an Article. The article will not participate future approval sessions.
 * Otherwise, the article will be waitlisted for future approval sessions. If the article was modified during the session, it will be pasted in place of the draft for the author's reference.
 * If there is more than one selected articles, a 24-hour tiebreaking vote will be held. The draft with the most vote will be approved. If there is a tie after the tiebreaking vote, one article will be picked using a random number. Other drafts from the tiebreaker session will be unconditionally kept for future approval sessions.
 * The outcome of the vote can be 1 approved article, or no approved article.


 * Approved Draft
 * The approved draft will be placed on its own page, and on the "Completed Articles" list, and shown on the main page for at least 30 days. Its month of deployment will be used in the page name. For example, if an article is deployed on 30 January 2022, it will be on the page Project:Article of the Month/Jan 2022.

FAQ

 * Why involve the Staff Team?
 * As AOTM can be submitted by anyone, we want to screen/improve the drafts before usage, as content may end up on the main page. We believe the staff team is the right group to approve and modify them.
 * Once I submit an article, can I edit it?
 * Yes! If you feel the need to change a few things or you think you left something out, feel free to edit it! Once voting begins, however, only Staff will be able to edit your submission, to improve it without changing the general idea.
 * If you feel you missed something out after voting has begun, feel free to contact a member of Staff.
 * Can I resubmit my article if it gets denied?
 * No. If the staff team has rejected your article, you may not repost it in future sessions. Your article may get waitlisted if the staff team believe your submission has potential in future voted, in which case you will be notified.