Thread Moderators

Introduction
Discussions Moderators (also known as "thread moderators") are users who have additional tools available to manage conversations in various features across the community where users are having discussions.

Thread Moderator Rights
Thread Moderators have the following rights: Having this status causes the tag "Thread Moderator" to appear next to user's username in their profile, unless changed on MediaWiki:Userprofile-global-tag-threadmoderator. See Special:ListUsers/threadmoderator for a member list.
 * Removing and restoring threads and replies by any user
 * Closing and reopening replies
 * Manage Discussions categories, and move posts from one category to another
 * Deleting blog comments
 * Editing and deleting article comments
 * Moderating the Discussions feature, if enabled.

Benefits
The benefits of being a Thread Moderator are:
 * Staff member: They are part of the managing staff, and as such can take part in staff discussions. In other words, members have the opportunity to directly discuss the future direction of the site, and their opinions will be taken into consideration when creating/modifying site policies.
 * Thread Moderators are widely regarded as respected and capable members of the site. Their opinions are highly valued, and they are fundamental cornerstones for keeping the wiki running smoothly on a daily basis.

Appointment
The following pre-requisites must be met for appointment as a Thread Moderator:
 * The member must display intimate familiarity with the site's rules and regulations, in addition to understanding the mechanics of how the site fundamentally works.
 * The member must be levelheaded, rational, responsible, objective, and reliable, with good logical reasoning and decision-making ability, and a healthy amount of experience.
 * The member should have been active for a minimum of 6 months, with at least 3 months of frequent activity.
 * Once promoted, the member must preferably remain similarly active. A period of inactivity over 3 month upon being promoted will likely result in the position being removed.

Removal
The Thread Moderator position may be revoked under any of the following conditions:
 * Severe violation of the wiki rules.
 * Bad-mouthing the wiki policies. (Personally disagreeing with them is an entirely separate issue. In case of such a disagreement, it is recommended that the matter is resolved with a private conversation, instead of exploding publicly).
 * Direct disobedience of a bureaucrat in case of a site policy. (Personally disagreeing with a policy is an entirely separate issue. In case of such a disagreement, it is recommended that the matter is handled via personal messages. Publicly disagreeing about a page's content (such as a character's statistics, or the profile image) is, of course, permitted, as long as done within the confines of the site's rules).
 * Public argument is prohibited in cases of site policies only. In such instances, it is strongly recommended that the matter be handled via private messages.
 * Complete inactivity for a period of three months or more.