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The '''staff of Bulbanews''' are the editors, writers, columnists, and administrative staff who make up the backbone of the wiki. While any registered user may submit a news draft, the Bulbanews staff need to approve the article before it can be published.  
The '''staff of Bulbanews''' are the editors, writers, columnists, and administrative staff who make up the backbone of the wiki. While any registered user may submit a news draft, the Bulbanews staff need to approve the article before it can be published.  


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==Editorial staff==
==Editorial staff==
===Webmasters===
This group of staff are the webmasters of Bulbagarden. They can delete and protect articles, and block problematic users.
{| style="margin:auto; {{roundy|1em}} background:#a1c747; border:2px solid #4E8234" width="100%"
! style="padding:3px" | Username
! style="padding:3px" | Activity
! style="padding:3px" | Since
! style="padding:3px" | Location
! style="padding:3px" | Position
|- style="background:#ffe"
| style="padding:5px" | {{u|Archaic}}
| style="background:#84ED68; padding:5px" | Active
| style="padding:5px" | 2003
| style="padding:5px" | {{flag|Australia}} Australia
| style="padding:5px" | Bulbagarden Webmaster <span style="font-size:80%">(since like almost forever)</span>
|- style="background:#ffe"
| style="padding:5px" | {{u|evkl}}
| style="background:#F97C5B; padding:5px" | Inactive
| style="padding:5px" | 2004
| style="padding:5px" | {{flag|United States}} United States
| style="padding:5px" | Bulbagarden Chief of Staff
|- style="background:#ffe"
| style="padding:5px" | {{u|Evil Figment}}
| style="background:#84ED68; padding:5px" | Active
| style="padding:5px" | June 10, 2012
| style="padding:5px" | {{flag|Canada}} Canada
| style="padding:5px" | Bulbagarden Chief of Staff
|- style="background:#ffe"
| style="padding:5px" | {{u|Zhen Lin}}
| style="background:#F97C5B; padding:5px" | Inactive
| style="padding:5px" | 2005
| style="padding:5px" | {{flag|Malaysia}} Malaysia
| style="padding:5px" | Bulbagarden Vice-Webmaster
|- style="background:#ffe"
| style="padding:5px" | {{u|MAGNEDETH}}
| style="background:#84ED68; padding:5px" | Active
| style="padding:5px" | 2008
| style="padding:5px" | {{flag|United States}} United States
| style="padding:5px" | Vice-Webmaster, Former Bulbapedia Editor-in-Chief <span style="font-size:80%">(2010-2012)</span>
|- style="background:#ffe"
| style="padding:5px" | {{u|Iteru}}
| style="background:#84ED68; padding:5px" | Active
| style="padding:5px" | April 28, 2011
| style="padding:5px" | {{flag|England}} England
| style="padding:5px" | Deputy Chief of Staff, Former BMGf Head Administrator <span style="font-size:80%">&nbsp;</span>
|- style="background:transparent"
| colspan="5" style="font-size:80%; padding-left:5px" | While Bulbanews makes every effort to keep this list updated, [[Special:ListUsers/editboard|this list]] may contain more recent information.
|}
===Executive staff===
The '''Executive staff'''  have previously served as Editors-in-Chief of Bulbanews. This group also contains the current and former Bulbapedia Editor-in-Chief. They can delete and protect articles, and block problematic users.
{| style="margin:auto; {{roundy|1em}} background:#a1c747; border:2px solid #4E8234" width="100%"
! style="padding:3px" | Username
! style="padding:3px" | Activity
! style="padding:3px" | Since
! style="padding:3px" | Location
! style="padding:3px" | Position
|- style="background:#ffe"
| style="padding:5px" | {{u|Argy}}
| style="background:#F97C5B; padding:5px" | Inactive
| style="padding:5px" | 2005
| style="padding:5px" | {{flag|United States}} United States
| style="padding:5px" | Former Bulbanews Editor-in-Chief <span style="font-size:80%">(2005-2009)</span>
|- style="background:#ffe"
| style="padding:5px" | {{u|Xan Hutcheon}} (Bikini Miltank)
| style="background:#F97C5B; padding:5px" | Inactive
| style="padding:5px" | 2010
| style="padding:5px" | {{flag|United States}} United States
| style="padding:5px" | Former Bulbanews Editor-in-Chief <span style="font-size:80%">(2012-14)</span>
|- style="background:#ffe"
| style="padding:5px" | {{u|the dark lord trombonator}} (trom)
| style="background:#F97C5B; padding:5px" | Inactive
| style="padding:5px" | 2009
| style="padding:5px" | {{flag|New Zealand}} New Zealand
| style="padding:5px" | Former Bulbanews Editor-in-Chief <span style="font-size:80%">(2011-12)</span>
|- style="background:#ffe"
| style="padding:5px" | {{u|RexRacer}}
| style="background:#F97C5B; padding:5px" | Inactive
| style="padding:5px" | 2009
| style="padding:5px" | {{flag|United States}} United States
| style="padding:5px" | Former Bulbanews Editor-in-Chief <span style="font-size:80%">(2009-2011)</span>
|- style="background:#ffe"
| style="padding:5px" | {{u|Kogoro}}
| style="background:#84ED68; padding:5px" | Active
| style="padding:5px" | May 26, 2009
| style="padding:5px" | {{flag|Canada}} Canada
| style="padding:5px" | Bulbapedia Editor-in-Chief <span style="font-size:80%">(since 2014)</span>
|- style="background:#ffe"
| style="padding:5px" | {{u|Werdnae}}
| style="background:#F97C5B; padding:5px" | Inactive
| style="padding:5px" | 2010
| style="padding:5px" | {{flag|New Zealand}} New Zealand
| style="padding:5px" | Former Bulbapedia Editor-in-Chief <span style="font-size:80%">(2012-2014)</span>
|- style="background:transparent"
| colspan="5" style="font-size:80%; padding-left:5px" | While Bulbanews makes every effort to keep this list updated, [[Special:ListUsers/editboard|this list]] may contain more recent information.
|}
===Board of editors===
===Board of editors===
The '''Bulbanews Board of Editors''' are the highest ranking staff group on the wiki. These individuals have the authority to approve news articles, columns, and opinion articles and to appoint new staff members. They can delete and protect articles, and block problematic users.
The '''Bulbanews Board of Editors''' have the authority to approve news articles, columns, and opinion articles and to appoint new staff members. They can delete and protect articles, and block problematic users.


* RexRacer - Editor-in-Chief
{| style="margin:auto; {{roundy|1em}} background:#a1c747; border:2px solid #4E8234" width="100%"
* The dark lord trombonator - Managing Editor
! style="padding:3px" | Username
* evkl - Bulbagarden Chief of Staff
! style="padding:3px" | Activity
* MAGNEDETH - Bulbapedia Editor-in-Chief
! style="padding:3px" | Since
* Archaic - Webmaster (not actual member of the Board)
! style="padding:3px" | Location
* Argy - Former Editor-in-Chief (not actual member of the Board)
! style="padding:3px" | Position
|- style="background:#ffe"
| style="padding:5px" | {{u|G50}}
| style="background:#84ED68; padding:5px" | Active
| style="padding:5px" | 2012
| style="padding:5px" | {{flag|United States}} United States
| style="padding:5px" | Editor-in-Chief <span style="font-size:80%">(since 2014)</span>
|- style="background:#ffe"
| style="padding:5px" | {{u|SnorlaxMonster}}
| style="background:#84ED68; padding:5px" | Active
| style="padding:5px" | 2010
| style="padding:5px" | {{flag|Australia}} Australia
| style="padding:5px" | Deputy Editor-in-Chief <span style="font-size:80%">(since 2014)</span>
|- style="background:#ffe"
| style="padding:5px" | {{u|Maverick Nate}}
| style="background:#84ED68; padding:5px" | Active
| style="padding:5px" | 2014
| style="padding:5px" | {{flag|United States}} United States
| style="padding:5px" | Associate Editor-in-Chief <span style="font-size:80%">(since 2014)</span>
|- style="background:#ffe"
| style="padding:5px" | {{u|Adil}}
| style="background:#84ED68; padding:5px" | Active
| style="padding:5px" | 2010
| style="padding:5px" | {{flag|Pakistan}} Pakistan
| style="padding:5px" | Former Deputy Editor-in-Chief <span style="font-size:80%">(since 2014)</span>
|- style="background:transparent"
|- style="background:#ffe"
| style="padding:5px" | {{u|Water Max}}
| style="background:#84ED68; padding:5px" | Active
| style="padding:5px" | 2011
| style="padding:5px" | {{flag|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| style="padding:5px" | Associate Editor-in-Chief <span style="font-size:80%">(since 2017)</span>
|- style="background:transparent"
| colspan="5" style="font-size:80%; padding-left:5px" | While Bulbanews makes every effort to keep this list updated, [[Special:ListUsers/editboard|this list]] may contain more recent information.
|}


==Technical staff==
==Technical staff==
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===Bureaucrats===
===Bureaucrats===
Members of the {{bp|Bulbapedia:Editorial Board|Bulbapedia Editorial Board}} are assigned the '''bureaucrat''' group on Bulbanews. Some former Bulbanews staff members may also be allocated membership of this group. They can edit published articles, move articles, delete articles, protect articles, block users, suppress redirects, change userrights, and lock the wiki to edits by staff members only of all groups below them.
Members of the {{bp|Bulbapedia:Editorial Board|Bulbapedia Editorial Board}} are assigned the '''bureaucrat''' group on Bulbanews. Some former Bulbanews staff members may also be allocated membership of this group. They can edit published articles, move articles, delete articles, protect articles, block users, suppress redirects, change userrights, and lock the wiki to edits by staff members only of all groups below them.
 
{{Bulbanews:Bureaucrats}}
* Kogoro
* Jioruji Derako
* Sketch
* electAbuzzzz
* CoolPikachu!
* Jello
* Zhen Lin
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===Administrators===
'''Administrators''' are mainly senior Bulbagarden staff members who have served staff roles on Bulbanews in the past. They can edit published articles, move articles, delete articles, protect articles, and block problematic users.
 
* Kenji-girl
* Fabu-Vinny


===Support staff===
===Support staff===
Bulbanews's '''support staff''' are users who have staff roles on other Bulbagarden sites, but are not regular writers. They can edit published articles, move articles, and delete vandalized revisions of articles.
Bulbanews's '''support staff''' are users who have staff roles on other Bulbagarden sites, but are not regular writers. They can edit published articles, move articles, and delete vandalized revisions of articles.
{{Bulbanews:Support Staff}}


* Darkeiya (Bulbapedia staff)
* Dogasu (Bulbagarden forums staff)
* ht14 (Bulbapedia/Archives staff)
* PsychicRider (Bulbapedia/Archives staff)
* PPNSteve (Bulbacast staff)
* SaturnYoshi (Bulbagarden forums staff)
* Umeko (Bulbapedia staff)


==News staff==
==News staff==
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===Senior Writers===
===Senior Writers===
The '''senior writers''' are dedicated writers who know and understand Bulbanews style. In addition to being able to report their own and other contributors' articles, they can delete articles, protect articles, bypass redirects, and block problematic users.
The '''senior writers''' are dedicated writers who know and understand Bulbanews style. In addition to being able to report their own and other contributors' articles, they can delete articles, protect articles, bypass redirects, and block problematic users.
{{Bulbanews:Senior Writer}}
{{Bulbanews:Senior Writers}}




===Writers===
===Writers===
The '''writers''' are some of Bulbanews's regular reporters. They can publish directly in the mainspace, as well as move others' articles to this area. They should be familiar with most Bulbanews style.
The '''writers''' are some of Bulbanews's regular reporters. They can publish directly in the mainspace, as well as move others' articles to this area. They should be familiar with most Bulbanews style.
{{Bulbanews:Writer}}
{{Bulbanews:Writers}}




===Columnists===
===Columnists===
From time to time, Bulbanews will hire '''columnists''' to write regularly-scheduled opinion articles on a topic of their own choice (at the Board of Editors' discretion). They can publish their columns directly in the main namespace.
From time to time, Bulbanews will hire '''columnists''' to write regularly-scheduled opinion articles on a topic of their own choice (at the Board of Editors' discretion). They can publish their columns directly in the main namespace.
{{Bulbanews:Columnists}}


* George Hutcheon ("On the Origin of Species")
* Yeoldejacob (Games reviewer)
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==More information==
==More information==
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If you wish to be part of Bulbanews staff, you will need to impress the Board of Editors through regular reporting and knowledge of Bulbanews style. If you wish to write a regular column for Bulbanews, you may [[Bulbanews:Contact us|contact the editors directly]].
If you wish to be part of Bulbanews staff, you will need to impress the Board of Editors through regular reporting and knowledge of Bulbanews style. If you wish to write a regular column for Bulbanews, you may [[Bulbanews:Contact us|contact the editors directly]].
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[[Category:Bulbanews user groups]]
[[Category:Bulbanews user groups]]
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