Board Thread:News and Announcements (Staff use only)/@comment-28119130-20150316160140

Today, on chat, Eighth doctor 14 told me a new idea he had; that if a user is inactive for two months, articles by him/her may be adopted by an other user. He also added his idea for a 'timelock'-like thing; if a user knows he is going to be inactive he can put something on the page to let users know they are not allowed to adopt it.

It's my duty to discuss it with you - the staff - before letting the idea go to the next stage; a public voting by all users here.

I am highly against the idea, however. Take for example MasterCharmander13; he went on a hiatus for over two months. What if this rule was there, and he came back, in shock, that his series had been fully changed. Not only would it be a bad thing for Andrew, but also for the user who adopted it; they have done all the work for nothing! Now the timelock idea sort of solves this, but on the other hand it doesn't; some users might not know that they will go on a hiatus; they are simply too busy, or something happens to them. They might forget about the timelock, or something like that.

I don't think it's a good idea, and I gave my reasons above. But that's just my decision; the entire staff must decide, before the idea going to public voting. So please leave your opinion in the replies below. Thank you.

Finn Tracy (talk) 16:01, March 16, 2015 (UTC) 