Since Ephemeral didn't make a thread first here I am, going to repost what he put in the BN and QAT discord, so that we, as a community, can discuss it here! In the forums. Which has more permanence instead of any and all brainstorming and discussion being lost in discord chats.
If you have any complete or semi-complete proposals concerning this, feel free to post them in a separate thread (in development) and then notifying a member of the QAT to add them to the list below. This way feedback can be given directly to the post rather than mixing everything here, thereby making things easier to follow.
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Ephemeral wrote:
the current QAT system as we all know it today, is officially being declared as "end of life" as of this announcement.
what this means is that in the near future, ideally sometime during mid-January 2019, we'll be completely flipping the table on the entire QAT addition and promotion system, as well as introducing a clearly defined set of roles and expectations of all QAT members. this may or may not include a complete reselection of the current roster as well. all existing QAT will be allowed to migrate to the GMT if they wish to continue helping out on the moderation front in this particular instance as a one-off thing.
this will also include at the barest minimum, the institution of some kind of term limit and a goal of making the QAT much more immediately accessible to people who are currently engaged in the community.
until then, things will continue as they currently are. during this transition period, any and all feedback or proposals on possible new systems will be considered if properly fleshed out and presented for everyone to discuss. these proposals should seek to use as little development time as possible, since that's the kind of restriction the QAT has pretty much always operated under.
Ephemeral wrote:
btw we wont just "not have a QAT" if we hit some arbitrary point in mid-january/feb next year and have no solid system. this isn't some brexit shit.
the eol is just a kind of notice to say "hey, we should really seriously think about replacements/improvements to this system" and would like to have something ready to go by this date, etc.
a few core points to (maybe) focus on in your discussions:
* QAT engagement in "controversial" maps, current QAT are too placid and passive
* greater accessibility for people to both enter and exit the team
* the creation of a more focused role/responsibility for the QAT in the context of checking qualified maps
If you have any complete or semi-complete proposals concerning this, feel free to post them in a separate thread (in development) and then notifying a member of the QAT to add them to the list below. This way feedback can be given directly to the post rather than mixing everything here, thereby making things easier to follow.
List of Proposals
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