Thread:Josephyr/@comment-36.37.224.57-20150826080853/@comment-26009167-20150826104506

Hey there! Welcome to Wikia, and more specifically, Community Central. I'm not Josephyr but I can definitely answer these questions for you! If any of my answers are too complicated, or you simply don't understand what I'm saying, please let me know and I will try my best to resolve that issue.


 * Is Josephyr one of the staff?
 * That depends on which type of staff you are referring to. Josephyr is not a Wikia employee, but he is part of the VSTF, which is a global user group that allows users within it to be able to combat cross-wiki vandalism and spam.


 * Here on Community Central, Josephyr is also assigned the local admin right. This allows him to delete pages and locally block vandals - basically, he's sort of a manager of this wiki. If you're interested in what else local admins can do, then feel free to read Help:User rights.


 * Quick note - even though he is an admin on this wiki, don't be afraid to chat with him. Most of the admins here on CC and VSTF don't mind being asked things or complimented or what-have-you.


 * How do I avoid being blocked?
 * If you're in a wiki with at least semi-logical admins, then the answer is really just... Common sense. :) In that sense, you shouldn't need to worry too much if you accidentally break a rule, even here on Community Central. Most, if not pretty much all, admins will warn once or twice before blocking - however, given that you are asking how to avoid being blocked, I don't think you'll be seeing that happen much, at least to you.


 * Keep in mind, though, that there are two different types of blocks. Local blocks are per-wiki, which means that if you get blocked from one wiki, you will not be blocked on other wikis. Global blocks are different - they block you from the entirety of Wikia. Keep in mind, though, that you are not likely to get a global block unless you are breaking Wikia's w:c:www:Terms of Use - in general that's pretty hard to do unless you're actually intending to break it anyway.


 * Hopefully you never get caught in either type of block! However, should you find yourself in that exact situation, there is the option of appealing. If you decide to take that option, then read Help:I have been blocked for the recommended instructions on how to do so.


 * How to be an admin?
 * You want to become an admin? Well besides needing an account, you'll want to be a trusted member of the wiki that you're attempting to be admin on. This means you should be respectful (as you already seem to be) and active on it - although each specific wiki or community may have different standards or guidelines. You may find that Brandon Rhea's blog on this may be useful to you. In general though, it may be best to ask someone who is already admin on that wiki as their answer would fit better than mine.


 * Community Central works similarly. They have certain standards for who can become admin - BUT unlike how most wikis operate, CC is maintained by Wikia employees. If you want to become an admin on CC, basically you'll have to ask a Wikia Staff user - although they have much higher standards for who can become admin, so you won't really have too much luck unfortunately.


 * Since you asked about admins, I feel that Help:User rights may be of interest to you. I know I linked it above and that you may have very well of read it all the way through already, but it details pretty much every user group you'll want to know about, both global groups and local groups. :)


 * What can anonymous users do?
 * Well in a way you're like a normal user here on Wikia. You can read article pages and make edits to them if needed; you can send "hello!"s and such on users' message walls, and stuff like that. The only real major differences are that anonymous users can't upload videos or photos, get achievement points on wikis that have them enabled, and stuff like that - See Help:Create an account for what you could do if you had an account.


 * Since you seem to be a nice fellow, I think you'll be a nice fit here on Wikia. I recommend you create an account, if it suits your fancy. If you need help on how to create an account, the page linked above (Help:Create an account) should help you through it. :)

I hope you enjoy your stay here on Wikia and Community Central. Don't be afraid to ask me or someone else any additional questions should you have them.

(By the way, Community Central isn't just a centralized hub for all things on Wikia! From what I've seen, it's a major socializing hub. You're free to chat via message walls about various topics or whatever you wish, should you desire to!)