For context on this thread and others associated with this initiative, please see the following vote: http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-14564017/voting-temporary-delay-in-policy-proposals
In the original design of the team structure, the primary purpose of administration is to manage and assist with policy. However, due to compounding difficulties in staff-wide policy discussion, admins have been increasingly cloistered from the rest of staff since that time, with the current admin chat being used for almost all administrative business, rather than the limited use role it had back then.
As such, we are proposing new channels in staffcord to improve transparency, help intra-staff engagement, and better facilitate the administration's role in policy:
- #admin-policy-discussion: Read-only for JS+. A location where administrative staff discusses most site happenings, events, and policy. The goal is for this channel to replace most of the current functions of #current-admins, with the latter beginning to shift into an #admin-sensitive type channel.
- #admin-policy-feedback: Open for JS+. This is where staff can ask questions or discuss items that occur in #admin-policy-discussion, and more generally, as a direct line of communication with the administration when needed. Regular discussion should not be here but should be in staff discussion or another appropriate channel.
Additionally, to facilitate staff's migration during this period, we are suggesting the following temporary channel, to be archived at the end of the period:
- #policy-overhaul-discussion
O5 Mirror: http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-14564022/discussion-staffcord-channel-creation
