Admin Forum:Does the Community Council have any responsibilities?

...or do they just get to play with new features? I've never seen any blog about Community Council, so it seems just like a club for admins that Wikia likes, but doesn't want to make helpers. -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 29 Jul 2011 10:05 AM Pacific


 * Nope, they just test things. That's all.--


 * Per Godisme, they're just beta testers. Being a part of council only gives you read access on their wiki, it doesn't come with global admin or anything like that.
 * Yes it's just a beta testing group who provide early stage feedback. We have worked to add a diversity of users (so mix of new and experienced). I have it on my to do list to create a help page on what it is. There hasn't been a blog post since it's by invite only currently. If that ever changes we will let you know. I am currently managing the project, so feel free to ping me if you have more questions. Sarah (help forum | blog) 18:11, July 29, 2011 (UTC)


 * Could we see some feedback comments from the wiki or maybe reviews--Tama 63  18:15, July 29, 2011 (UTC)


 * "Community Council" seems like a misnomer, if they are basically just beta testers. They are from the community, but they don't really represent or get picked by the community. I guess they are a council in the very narrow sense. -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 29 Jul 2011 11:41 AM Pacific


 * I can tell you as a former beta tester, the original description given here is probably right. I heard plenty of great ideas when Oasis was in testing and almost none of them have been developed or even hinted at outside of the "closed doors" of the testing forum. Wikia wants its beta testers to simply report bugs, not provide feedback, so calling it a collection of admins wikia likes is dead on in my book. The name is a horrible choice either way though, mainly because unelected "community councils" smacks of dictatorships and criminal enterprises. - 20:19, July 29, 2011 (UTC)