Thread:LLIGHTSS/@comment-957747-20140710184308

I see that you have moved on with the fork and are continuing to use Wikia to promote it. This message is to clear the air with what is allowed and what is not in this situation.


 * 1) You cannot have a link to the new wiki on the main page. It's OK to leave links in former discussions, but they can not be permanent notices.
 * 2) Former discussions need to clearly say that people have a choice to move with you or to stay - this seems to already be the case.
 * 3) You are not allowed to post to users' talk pages with messages about the fork. We look on this just as you would have if someone came here in the past, and started leaving mass messages about their site on talk pages.
 * 4) Do not try to delete pages, change fundamental elements of the site, or otherwise damage the content. The wikia should be left intact and available for any future editors to use.
 * 5) Please do not use the wikia to promote your new fork. This includes templates, notices or URLs on pages other than the announcement.

In the past, we have had problems with admins moving to a new fork, but also staying and trying to influence the direction of the wikia they have left. We haven't removed rights from departing admins, unless they have tried to harm the wikia or use it to promote their own, but there can be a serious conflict of interest in trying to run what will become two competing communities. Because of these problems, I would ask that those who have chosen to leave remove their admin rights at Special:UserRights. This will also make it clearer to any future editors who to contact if they need help (staff will be available for that until new admins are found).

I have removed the newly created thread as well as returned the article comments and the poll extension (it's still being used on the main page). 