Bulbanews:Board of editors

Revision as of 06:42, 3 September 2012 by The dark lord trombonator (talk | contribs) (→‎Members: George change your bio if you want. Congrats on your new role and thanks for helping me out so much over the past few months.)
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The board of editors, also known as the editorial board, is the authority on official policy and endorsed style on Bulbanews. They can be considered the highest authority on Bulbanews, with power to set official policy, endorse non-binding guidelines, appoint and dismiss staff members, and approve and reject news articles, columns and opinion pieces.

Members

The current membership of the Board of Editors is listed below:

George Hutcheon
George Hutcheon (Active) TalkContributions
Editor-in-Chief
Bulbawiki staff since 2010
United States (UTC - 7)
George (Bikini Miltank on Bulbapedia and the forums) is a seasoned Bulbanews columnist, news journalist, and editor for Bulbanews. In real life, he's a biologist.
SnorlaxMonster
SnorlaxMonster (Active) TalkContributions
Associate Editor
Bulbawiki staff since 2010
Australia (UTC + 10)
SnorlaxMonster is an experienced Bulbapedia editor. Most of his contributions are to video game articles, but he is happy to help out all over. He edits some other NIWA wikis too.
Adyniz
Adyniz (Active) TalkContributions
Associate Editor
Bulbawiki staff since 2010
Pakistan (UTC + 5)
Ady contributes to anime-related articles on Bulbanews and Bulbapedia.
The dark lord trombonator
The dark lord trombonator (trom) (Hiatus) TalkContributions
Former Bulbanews Editor-in-Chief
Bulbawiki staff since 2009
New Zealand (UTC + 12)
The dark lord trombonator, or trom, was the Editor-in-Chief of Bulbanews in 2011 and 2012. He is also former Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Bulbapedia, an ex-professional trombone player.
RexRacer
RexRacer (Inactive) TalkContributions
Former Bulbanews Editor-in-Chief
Bulbawiki staff since 2009
United States (UTC - 5)
RexRacer is the former head of Bulbanews. He's really busy in real life but don't be afraid to ask him any questions you have.
MAGNEDETH
MAGNEDETH (Active on Bulbapedia) TalkContributions
Bulbapedia Editor-in-Chief
Bulbawiki staff since 2008
United States (UTC - 5)
MAGNEDETH is the current Editor-in-Chief of Bulbapedia. He's made of metal, his magnets gleam, he is perpetual and he keeps the site clean.

Executive members

Due to their service to Bulbagarden and Bulbanews, three former members of the Board of Editors retain their Editor usergroup as executive members. They are not considered current members of the Board of Editors and are not active on Bulbanews, thus unlikely to respond to talk page requests.

Archaic
TalkContributions
Owner, Bulbagarden Networks
Argy
TalkContributions
Former Editor-in-Chief
evkl
TalkContributions
Former Bulbapedia Editor-in-Chief
Former Bulbagarden Chief of Staff

Former members

These are former members of the Board of Editors, formerly the Editorial Board.

Unown Lord
TalkContributions
Former Research Editor
Current Writer
Zhen Lin
TalkContributions
Former Managing Editor
Current Technical Staff
Fabu-Vinny
TalkContributions
Former Europe Editor
Current Administrator
Maverick Nate
TalkContributions
Former TCG Editor
Current Senior Writer
TTEchidna
TalkContributions
Former Managing Editor
tc26
TalkContributions
Former Anime Editor
Current Senior Writer
Kevzo8
TalkContributions
Former Miscellaneous Editor
Current Senior Writer
immewnity
TalkContributions
Former Games Editor
AiedailEclipsed
TalkContributions
Former Events Editor
Current Writer
CoolPikachu!
TalkContributions
Former Manga Editor

Authority

The board of editors has the authority to:

  • Set official binding policy.
  • Endorse non-binding guidelines.
  • Issue statements.
  • Appoint and dismiss editorial board members.
  • Approve and reject columns.
  • Issue and revoke writer, columnist, sysop, checkuser and bureaucrat powers.
    • This power is devolved to the Bulbapedia Editorial Board in emergency situations.


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