Bulbapedia:Leadership Board

In accordance to Bulbagarden's four core values, members of the Leadership Board act as leaders for the encyclopedia, fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment for all contributors. In addition to the expectations for both Bulbapedia staff members and all previous staff levels (Junior Administrators and Administrators), the Leadership Board has the following responsibilities and expectations:

• Actively participate in the planning and execution of site-wide initiatives that go beyond basic content improvements, both on-wiki, and in the overall Bulbagarden network and beyond
• Participate in the majority of monthly goal-setting meetings (or equivalent)
• Serve as project lead for complicated wiki improvements with wide-reaching implications, synthesizing all available information in an unbiased manner, comfortable asking for help and input as needed from a wide range of sources
• Prioritize decision-making reached through discussion and mutual agreement
• Comfortable identifying and facilitating change around operational pain points and roadblocks
• Act as mentors to peers and lower staff levels, with the authority to manage user issues that involve staff members
• Trusted to represent Bulbapedia off-wiki in other parts of the Bulbagarden network and wider community, using the Bulbapedia name to build contacts

The current membership of the Leadership Board is listed below:

The Leadership Board is tasked with setting official binding policy, synthesizing all available information to do so. The Leadership Board is also afforded the following rights:

• Locking and unlocking of the Bulbapedia database for maintenance
• The ability to change all user rights on Bulbapedia and Bulbagarden Archives
• The ability to rename users on individual wikis and in the central database

These are former members of the Leadership Board, listed with the position they held. Former members of the Leadership Board can retain Administrator rank provided they can meet the requirements and expectations of the role.